Gettysburg College

No matter how much something can differ some characteristics are shared. As strange as it sounds it’s very true, both Grant and Lee are two different yet similar people. As these two fights for what they believe in, though their beliefs are different they share some qualities. Ulysses S. Grant wanted the nation to expand and look forward towards the future. Robert E. Lee thought that an old aristocratic way of life was the better choice and that it can survive and dominant in American life.

The Battle of Gettysburg was the most important battle of the civil war. The Battle of Gettysburg would become the climatic conclusion for the Confederated that fought in the Civil War. What transpired in the three days of this battle has significantly influenced today’s society. Because of this battle, the Union gained their lead on the Confederate forces and won the civil war, which protected the county from falling apart and completing their ultimate goal. This goal was to preserve the Union

In day one (July 1, 1863), the Confederates attack first in the west of Gettysburg. The day starts off with General Lee and General Longstreet discussing tactics while riding, Longstreet wants to out flank the Union army and cut off the road to Washington, forcing the Union to attack. Lee prefers that the Confederate army attack the Union army at Gettysburg and defeat them, then take Washington, as Lee believes that defending is not as honorable as attacking. They are interrupted by the sound of

Bravery can make a big difference in the outcome of a battle as this has been demonstrated in the book we read, The Killer Angels. Though sometimes bravery can also be a very foolish act, such as when you don’t make the best decisions for everyone as a whole. Foolishness when making important decisions can comeback and cost you later, possibly causing loss of lives and changing the momentum of a battle. There are some cases in this book, The Killer Angels, that prove bravery can be a good thing

Even despite Jackson’s victory on May 2nd, by the next morning Hooker’s forces were still in a strong position. Union forces numbered 76,000 to Lee’s 43,000 and overnight Reynolds’ corps from Fredericksburg had arrived to replace Howard’s defeated corps. Hooker then ordered Sickles to withdraw his men from Hazel Grove to a new position on Plank Road. This decision by Hooker was another costly mistake because it conceded the only high ground to the Confederates. After Sickles’ movement back to

throughout the Battle of Gettysburg was fundamentally not as essential to either side. The reason that intelligence was undervalued and not pursued on a scale that seems to acquiesce with the volume of the conflict, is due to the fact that strategic intelligence was inferior to the tactical . The training of soldiers could be considered crucial with this strategy, yet many soldiers were trained in solely 90 basic commands before entering battle . In the Battle of Gettysburg particularly Confederate

Introduction Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was alive in a very tense time for American History. The Southern States were in a full scale rebellion from the Union now calling themselves The Confederate States of America. The previously unified nation was split into two opposing sides going head to head in a battle to the death, with no end in sight. Starting his career in the US military, Jackson continued on to become one of the most famous generals in the American Civil War. Many historians consider

Our 16th president was the first born son of Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln. He was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky on February 12th, 1809. As the Leader of the Union, he fought against the Confederate President, Jefferson Davis in the Civil War. Lincoln won the war with General Ulysses S. Grant by his side. Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth on April 14th 1865. He died of his gunshot wound at 7:22 the next day.   William Tecumseh Sherman Born in Lancaster, Ohio, Sherman was only sixteen when

Gettysburg was fought during the Civil War between the Union Army of the Potomac led by General Meade, and the Confederate Army commanded by General R.E. Lee. The battle only was waged over the course of three days, but it would prove to be the most costly of the entire Civil War. In this paper, we will show how the Confederacy failed to identify certain principles of war, which lead them to incorrectly conduct a center of gravity and critical vulnerability analysis on the Union. Because of this

his administration, it was not the only defining factor of Abraham Lincoln when he was president. Lincoln saw past the inequality of black and white and regarded equality and freedom above all as a basis for a united nation because he wrote the Gettysburg Address at a crucial time during the civil war to earn favor among freed slaves and to those opposed to slavery in the North and he decreed the Emancipation Proclamation as a stepping stone to achieve his ultimate goal. Lincoln had deep feelings