Joseph Hooker

my fearlessness and tenacity. It is 1863 and we are going to be going up against a Union General Joseph Hooker and his troops. I know in this battle we are going to be fighting nearly twice as much troops as our own. We have nearly 60,000 troops compared to their Nearly 130,000 troops. I serve under General Robert E. Lee and we have come up with a plan to rout the army of the Union General Joseph Hooker. Today is May 2, and I'm stealthily and quickly taking 28,000 troops on a 15-mile march to Hooker's

The Significance of the Battle of Chancellorsville There have been few battles throughout history that have held an esteemed position of being unprecedented. Stephen Crane’s, The Red Badge of Courage, was able to capture the significance of the battle that occurred at Chancellorsville without specifically naming the battle. Crane’s description of the events of this battle led the readers to realize that The Red Badge of Courage took place at Chancellorsville. The Battle of Chancellorsville during

Army’s leadership. General Ambrose Burnside was replaced with Major General Joseph Hooker. Hooker and Lincoln both agreed that the key to victory in the war was the destruction of Lee’s Army in a decisive battle (Sears 57-62). Hooker’s plan to accomplish this was to use his 130,000 soldiers and launch a double envelopment of Lee’s 60,000 men still camped at Fredericksburg. Between April 27 and May 1 of 1863, Hooker

Robert E. Lee, while the Union army was led by Major General Joseph Hooker. Impressively, General Hooker’s army was composed with as many as 130,000 soldiers. The Union army was very well trained, equipped, and had all odds in favor. The Union army was two times as big as that of General Robert E. Lee, whose army was composed of merely 60,000-65,000 Confederate soldiers. Of these, 30,000 soldiers were from General Stonewall

1 to July 3 near Gettysburg. The famous battle was between Robert Lee and his Northern Virginia Army and George Meade and the North's Army of the Potomac, The Union. The original leader of the Army of the Potomac was General Joseph Hooker, but President Lincoln relieved Hooker of his duties and named Meade the new General of the Army. Many soldiers died from both sides during this battle and that is the reason it is known as one of the bloodiest battles. The Battle of Gettysburg was General Robert

During the American Civil War, the United States was plagued with conflict, struggle, and copious amounts of spilled blood. Furthermore, countless battles were fought to decide the fate of slavery and the Union as a whole. However, one of these battles in particular, the Chancellorsville Campaign, should definitely be one of interest. Taking place after the “horror of Fredericksburg,” an event in which the Union Army of the Potomac failed to take the city of Fredericksburg, Virginia in 1862 (Bowery

A Confederate Divided The American Civil War has become a point of controversy and argument when discussing key events in shaping America. The arguments that arise when discussing the war tend to focus on whether the Confederate was constitutionally justified in seceding, or whether the North had the right to prevent the secession. However, when discussing the America Civil War and the idea of separation, it is important to be mindful that separation did not simply end at the state level.

The Battle of Gettysburg took place on July 1st-3rd, 1863 (Gettysburg: heading). The battle occurred in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania which is located in Adams County. Gettysburg is located in a very rocky area and has a lot of hills. It is a market town and its population is made up of mostly farmers (The Battle of Gettysburg 1863: Page 5: Paragraph 2: Line 1). This battle was part of the civil war and is known as the turning point of this war. Gettysburg is also known as one of

22, 717 total casualties, the Battle of Antietam will go down as the bloodiest battle in American history, even surpassing Pearl Harbor and even to the surprise of many, D-Day. This battle was one of many in the Maryland campaign for the Confederacy, but this battle will cost the Confederacy many lives that will be of more significance to the Confederacy then the Union, as they have a larger population to pull troops from. The Battle of Antietam was fought in the city of Sharpsburg, Maryland in September

Gettysburg while running dangerously low on supplies. After he outmaneuvered Union Gen. Joseph Hooker at the battle of Chancellorsville which is considered to be his greatest victory during the American Civil War. Hooker thought it would be an easy battle as he held the upper hand in numbers, however Confederate Gen. Henry Lee manages to split his troops and catch Hooker by surprise twice. This resulted in Hooker having to retreat across the Rappahannock River. Lee, his head inflated from