The Battle of Shiloh took place from April 6 to 7, 1862. It was a bloody conflict that ended with Confederate withdrawal, but proved to be a deadly struggle for both sides. The battle followed a succession of Union victories led by General Grant in early 1862. However, when Grant's 28,000 troops reached Shiloh, Tennessee, they were stalled by the 40,000 Confederate forces (led by General Johnston). Although Grant managed to call in reinforcements from General Buell, the fighting ended with 13,000 men lost on the Union side and 11,000 on the Confederate. The battle, costly and showing the stubborn nature of both combatants, was an alarming event for the Southerners. However, with the threat of the capture of Richmond, reinforcements were not provided to the forces facing Grant surging onward and as such, Union forces were allowed to continue into the Southern territory, leading to the capture of Memphis and later Vicksburg.
The Battle of Glorieta Pass was a decisive battle of the New Mexico Campaign during the American Civil War. Confederate forces had occupied Santa Fe and Albuquerque without much resistance, until the first Colorado Volunteer Infantry Regiment, organized from a group of miners and adventurers , marched 400 miles from Denver to stop the unsuspecting Confederate troops on March 26-28, 1862, in the Battle of Glorieta Pass. The main battle occured on March 28, and it represented the peak of the New Mexico Campaign. It was significant for securing the Far West for the Union along with the efforts of the California militias to safeguard Arizona and Utah from capture by Confederate supporters.
The Battle of Gettysburg took place from July 1 - 3, 1863. It resulted in immense casualties on both the Union and Confederacy's side. Confederate Genera, Robert E. Lee, with his record of confederate victories, faced Union General Ulysses S. Grant in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, for one of the few battles fought on Union soil. The battle resulted in a solid Union victory that served as. A morale boost for the Union supporters and dissuaded Lee from making further major offensive moves against the Union. In his Gettysburg Address, Lincoln also used the battle to redefine the purpose of the Civil War.
The Battle of Antietam took place on September 16, 1862 and lasted two days. This battle is said to be the bloodiest fight in American military history due to the level of brutality. While it was a draw, the battle gave a "virtual victory" to the Union. This battle gave the Union public the confidence and trust in their army, and inspired Union President Abraham Lincoln to finally release his Emancipation Proclamation.
A significant battle in the American Civil War was the first Battle of Bull Run. This was the first major battle of the Civil War. It was fought on July 21st, 1861. The battle resulted in a Confederate victory. This was important because it dashed the Union's hopes of having a quick and swift victory over the Confederacy.
The battle of Vicksburg was a very important battle in the civil war. During May and June of 1863, Ulysses S Grant led the union army into the south to capture a major fort. The Battle was an important battle to securing the south and the Mississippi River. Winning this battle led to the unions control of the trade of supplies through the Mississippi river system. This battle sealed the fate of the south and their defeat. Ulysses S Grant’s military strategy led to a victory and his route to become the 17th president of the United states of America.
The battle of Ft. Sumter was a very important battle in the Civil War. It was significant because it was the battle that started the Civil War. It was fought on an island in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Ft. Sumter was a very strategic point for battle and was in control of Union hands. Lincoln decided to send supplies to help keep the fort and Davis replied by opening fire on Ft. Sumter. It was the shortest and least bloody battle of the war, and it led to the civil war.
A noteworthy battle of the Civil War was the Battle of Chancellorsville that occurred from April 30-May 6, 1863. On April 27, General Joseph “Fighting Joe” Hooker was dispatched with 130,000 Union troops to break the stalemate in northern Virginia by attacking a Confederate force at Chancellorsville. Vastly outnumbered, Confederate commander Robert E. Lee sent General “Stonewall” Jackson to flank Hooker’s troops on May 2. Taking the Union soldiers by surprise, Jackson managed to take 4,000 prisoners. For the rest of the battle, Robert E. Lee compensated for his inferior numbers by never dividing his forces. Despite this, the Union army had the upper hand after a successful campaign on May 4. The next morning, however a miscommunication between Joseph Hooker and Major General John Sedgwick led to the retreat of the Union troops across Bank’s Ford. Finding the battle unsalvageable after this egregious mistake, Hooker continued his retreat resulting in a Confederate victory. This battle was significant because it allowed Robert E. Lee to continue his advance into Union territory that culminated in the Battle of Gettysburg on July 1-3, 1863. As one of the last major Confederate victories, the Battle of Chancellorsville and Lee’s failed invasion of Pennsylvania marked the turning point of the Civil War. Although Lee inflicted 17,000 Union casualties while only sustaining 13,000 himself, this constituted more than 20 percent of his army. In addition, General “Stonewall” Jackson was accidentally killed by his own men resulting in the Confederacy’s loss of one of its most brilliant generals.
Works Cited "Chancellorsville." National Park Service - Experience Your America. 2013. Web. 9 Dec. 2013. Faragher, John M., Mari J. Buhle, Daniel Czitrom, and Susan H. Armitage. Out of Many: A History of the American People; AP Edition. Sixth ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2001. Print. Hickman, Kennedy. "Battle of Chancellorsville - American Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville." Military History - Warfare through the Ages - Battles and Conflicts - Weapons of War - Military Leaders in History. 2013. Web. 9 Dec. 2013.
The battle of Fort Henry was a significant battle in the Civil War because it was the first Union victory. It occurred on February 6. 1862 in Tennessee. General Ulysses S. Grant attacked the poorly defended fort to gain access to the main rivers west of the Appalachians. The battle, along with the victory at Fort Donelson 10 days later, gave the Union access to both the Tennessee and the Cumberland rivers as supply lines.
A significant battle of the Civil war was the Battle of Atlanta. General Sherman was sent their with his army to try to destroy the Georgia Railroad. Doing so would cut Georgia off from the rest of the confederacy. Sherman was victorious however the casualty rate was extremely high with the Union losing 3,641 soldiers and the Confederacy losing 5,500. This battle was also significant because it helped Lincoln get reelected when he himself was sure he would lose the presidential race.
On October 17th 1863 Major General Ulysses S Grant received command of the Unions western armies and went to reinforce union troops at Chattanooga who were under siege by General Braxton Bragg. General Grant managed to open up supplies lines that had been closed by Braxton’s troops. In mid-November Major General William T. Sherman arrived at Chattanooga. On Nov 23-24 the Union troops captured Orchard Knob and Lookout Mountain and on Nov 25 troops attacked and gained control of the Confederate position on Missionary Ridge which was considered to be unconquerable. The battle of Chattanooga was important because latter on Chattanooga was considered the “gateway to the lower south” and helped supply Sherman’s troops on his famous march. Source: http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/tn024.htm
The Battle of Chickamauga was a very significant battle fought on September 19-20, 1863. The battle was the largest Union defeat in the Western Theater of the Civil War, and involved the second largest number of casualties in the war after the Battle of Gettysburg. It also marked the end of the Union offensive in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia. The battle was fought between the Union Army under Major General William Rosecrans and the Confederates under General Braxton Bragg. The battle took place after Bragg had been forced out of Chattanooga by Rosecrans' artillery. As Bragg retreated south, Rosecrans pursued. Bragg, determined to recapture Chattanooga, headed back North to confront a part of Rosecrans' army. A large battle ensued, and the Union army was eventually forced to withdraw. Large amounts of casualties were suffered with 16,170 on the Union side and 18,454 on the Confederate side.
Fort Donelson was a significant battle of the Civil War that took place in the border state Tennessee on February 11 to 16 of 1862. Ulysses S. Grant lead his troops 12 miles overland from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson in hopes of controlling the Cumberland river. The Cumberland River was a strategic route of transport for the Confederates and Union control of the river would harm the south's ability to progress any further north. Ulysses S. Grant's success at Fort Donelson elevated him from an obscure, unknown leader, to a major general. It was this success that earned Grant his nickname Unconditional Surrender. This Union victory at Donelson was instrumental for making Grant more notable as a leader and provided the north with a strategic hold on the Cumberland River.
A noteworthy battle of the Civil War was the battle of Picacho Pass. This battle happened when a small contingent of Confederate soldier set out and claimed a pass in New Mexico. When the Union heard they sent out a large party to take them out. A small part of the Union party found 10 of the Confederates at the pass. There was a brief firefight in which three Union soldiers were killed and three wounded. Three rebels were captured and two were wounded. Considering the small size of the forces involved, in terms of percentages this was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. It was also the most Western of all the Civil war battles
A noteworthy battle that took place during the Civil war was the Battle of Antietam. The reason why, was because it was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with a combined tally of dead, wounded, and missing at 22,717. Also, the battle led to the final decision for Lincoln to enact the Emancipation Proclamation.
The battle at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865 was an extremely important battle between the Union and the Confederacy, as it was one of the last battles of the Civil War. It was fought by the Confederate States Army and Robert E. Lee against the Union Army under Ulysses S. Grant. Grant had gotten Lee to retreat from Petersburg, and had been following him toward Appomattox, where they met again. Grant’s army was in much better shape at the time, and Lee quickly surrendered, giving the victory of both the battle and the war to the Union.
An important battle of the Civil War was the battle of Spotsylvania Court House. At Spotsylvania Court House, the fighting went on for 13 straight days. This battle took place in Virginia.The reason this battle was important was that it was one of the top 5 bloodiest battles of the Civil War as this battle included 32,000 casualties. This was a significant battle as it was one of the deadliest of the entire war.
On March 9, 1862, two naval warships, the Confederate Virginia and the Union Monitor, battled off the Virginian coast in what is known as the “Battle of the Ironclads”. Unlike most of the vessels of the Civil War, the two warships utilized the revolutionary technology of ironcladding. A day earlier, in response to the Union blockade, the Confederates launched the USS Virginia out of Norfolk harbor to challenge Union ships. A stolen Union vessel originally called the Merrimac, it was refitted with iron plating prior to launch. The plating proved to be nearly impervious to cannon fire; soon after, the Virginia had sunk two Union vessels without any major damage. The Union, however, had an ironclad of its own, the Monitor, which engaged its counterpart the next day. The battle turned out inconclusive, but its effect on naval warfare was huge. Ironclads saw the first use of metal armor and revolving turrets on naval vessels, and when the First and Second World Wars would start in the 20th century, massive battleships, aircraft carriers, and submarines would borrow on the same aspects of the ironclads and in turn change the nature of the battlefield.
Faragher, John M., Mari J. Buhle, Daniel Czitrom, and Susan H. Armitage. Out of Many: A History of the American People; AP Edition. Sixth ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2001. Print.
Between April 18, 1862 and April 28, 1862 the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Phillip took place in the American Civil War. The Union issued attacks on the two forts, which both lied on the Mississippi River, and the only way the Confederacy could protect the city of New Orleans from being invaded by the Union was to hold strong at Jackson and St. Phillip. The South was very limited in their use of protection however due to a blockade from North, so Lincoln then used combined Army-Navy operation to attack all-out on the forts. The Union equipped themselves with 18,000 soldiers, led by general Benjamin F. Butler. The Union then moved into position near the two forts on April 18. They bombarded the South and successfully passed Forts Jackson and St. Phillip allowing for a capture of the city of New Orleans. The forts remained after the fleet had passed, but the capturing of the city greatly defeated Confederacy soldiers in Fort Jackson, forcing their surrender. This battle was a decisive Union victory and was significant in gaining control of New Orleans for the Union, which had previously been the South's largest city. It was a large blow to the Confederacy and they were unable to recover.
The Seven Days Battles were an important series of battles during the American Civil War which were fought in southeastern Virginia from June 25 to July 1, 1862. Within this short yet violent outbreak of struggle , the Confederate forces led by General Robert E. Lee stopped Union General McClellan's drive for the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia. Over the course of seven days, the Union suffered about 15,800 casualties, and the Confederates suffered about 20, 000. McClellan had been forced and ordered to withdraw his army from the Peninsula to unite it with General Joh Pope's troops, who had already been in the north of Virginia. In late August, Lee and Pope would confront each other at the Second Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of Manassas. These battles were overall an effort of McClellan's to further promote his Peninsular campaign in which his goals were to capture Richmond. The Seven Days Battles had been significantly important for this fact, for Robert E. Lee was able to successfully counterattacked and ultimately caught McClellan off guard. These battles were a setback for McClellan as the Union suffered heavy loses. The Peninsular Campaign was eventually dropped and abandoned, as Lincoln had later ordered after McClellan again failed to make any progress in the Second Battle of Bull Run.
Among the many significant battles fought during the Civil War, one of the first and most renowned was the First Battle of Bull Run. In this conflict, Union troops under Gen. Irvin McDowell marched against Gen. Beauregard's Confederate troops camped near Manassas Junction. Both armies at this time had little training, and while the Union initially held a slight advantage, the arrival of Confederate forces and several poorly executed strategies gave the Confederates a rousing victory over the Union forces. Though this war proved less important in terms of territorial gain, its significance in terms of morale cannot be underestimated. The heavy casualties sustained by both armies in this early battle foreshadowed a war longer and bloodier than either the Union or the Confederacy had anticipated.
While Yorktown was significant in the Revolutionary War, it also was a site of siege for the Peninsula Campaign. Here, McClellan brought the Union army and Magruder led the Confederates. This inconclusive battle allowed the Confederates time and planning, which eventually succeeded in pushing the Union army back from Richmond and opposing the Peninsula Campaign.
The Battle of Shiloh took place from April 6 to 7, 1862. It was a bloody conflict that ended with Confederate withdrawal, but proved to be a deadly struggle for both sides. The battle followed a succession of Union victories led by General Grant in early 1862. However, when Grant's 28,000 troops reached Shiloh, Tennessee, they were stalled by the 40,000 Confederate forces (led by General Johnston). Although Grant managed to call in reinforcements from General Buell, the fighting ended with 13,000 men lost on the Union side and 11,000 on the Confederate.
ReplyDeleteThe battle, costly and showing the stubborn nature of both combatants, was an alarming event for the Southerners. However, with the threat of the capture of Richmond, reinforcements were not provided to the forces facing Grant surging onward and as such, Union forces were allowed to continue into the Southern territory, leading to the capture of Memphis and later Vicksburg.
The Battle of Glorieta Pass was a decisive battle of the New Mexico Campaign during the American Civil War. Confederate forces had occupied Santa Fe and Albuquerque without much resistance, until the first Colorado Volunteer Infantry Regiment, organized from a group of miners and adventurers , marched 400 miles from Denver to stop the unsuspecting Confederate troops on March 26-28, 1862, in the Battle of Glorieta Pass. The main battle occured on March 28, and it represented the peak of the New Mexico Campaign. It was significant for securing the Far West for the Union along with the efforts of the California militias to safeguard Arizona and Utah from capture by Confederate supporters.
ReplyDeleteThe Battle of Gettysburg took place from July 1 - 3, 1863. It resulted in immense casualties on both the Union and Confederacy's side. Confederate Genera, Robert E. Lee, with his record of confederate victories, faced Union General Ulysses S. Grant in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, for one of the few battles fought on Union soil. The battle resulted in a solid Union victory that served as. A morale boost for the Union supporters and dissuaded Lee from making further major offensive moves against the Union. In his Gettysburg Address, Lincoln also used the battle to redefine the purpose of the Civil War.
ReplyDeleteWow, I have made some amazing grammatical errors. Sorry about that. It's actually "general" and "served as a".
DeleteThe Battle of Antietam took place on September 16, 1862 and lasted two days. This battle is said to be the bloodiest fight in American military history due to the level of brutality. While it was a draw, the battle gave a "virtual victory" to the Union. This battle gave the Union public the confidence and trust in their army, and inspired Union President Abraham Lincoln to finally release his Emancipation Proclamation.
ReplyDeleteA significant battle in the American Civil War was the first Battle of Bull Run. This was the first major battle of the Civil War. It was fought on July 21st, 1861. The battle resulted in a Confederate victory. This was important because it dashed the Union's hopes of having a quick and swift victory over the Confederacy.
ReplyDeleteThe battle of Vicksburg was a very important battle in the civil war. During May and June of 1863, Ulysses S Grant led the union army into the south to capture a major fort. The Battle was an important battle to securing the south and the Mississippi River. Winning this battle led to the unions control of the trade of supplies through the Mississippi river system. This battle sealed the fate of the south and their defeat. Ulysses S Grant’s military strategy led to a victory and his route to become the 17th president of the United states of America.
ReplyDeleteThe battle of Ft. Sumter was a very important battle in the Civil War. It was significant because it was the battle that started the Civil War. It was fought on an island in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Ft. Sumter was a very strategic point for battle and was in control of Union hands. Lincoln decided to send supplies to help keep the fort and Davis replied by opening fire on Ft. Sumter. It was the shortest and least bloody battle of the war, and it led to the civil war.
ReplyDeleteA noteworthy battle of the Civil War was the Battle of Chancellorsville that occurred from April 30-May 6, 1863. On April 27, General Joseph “Fighting Joe” Hooker was dispatched with 130,000 Union troops to break the stalemate in northern Virginia by attacking a Confederate force at Chancellorsville. Vastly outnumbered, Confederate commander Robert E. Lee sent General “Stonewall” Jackson to flank Hooker’s troops on May 2. Taking the Union soldiers by surprise, Jackson managed to take 4,000 prisoners. For the rest of the battle, Robert E. Lee compensated for his inferior numbers by never dividing his forces. Despite this, the Union army had the upper hand after a successful campaign on May 4. The next morning, however a miscommunication between Joseph Hooker and Major General John Sedgwick led to the retreat of the Union troops across Bank’s Ford. Finding the battle unsalvageable after this egregious mistake, Hooker continued his retreat resulting in a Confederate victory.
ReplyDeleteThis battle was significant because it allowed Robert E. Lee to continue his advance into Union territory that culminated in the Battle of Gettysburg on July 1-3, 1863. As one of the last major Confederate victories, the Battle of Chancellorsville and Lee’s failed invasion of Pennsylvania marked the turning point of the Civil War. Although Lee inflicted 17,000 Union casualties while only sustaining 13,000 himself, this constituted more than 20 percent of his army. In addition, General “Stonewall” Jackson was accidentally killed by his own men resulting in the Confederacy’s loss of one of its most brilliant generals.
Works Cited
Delete"Chancellorsville." National Park Service - Experience Your America. 2013. Web. 9 Dec. 2013.
Faragher, John M., Mari J. Buhle, Daniel Czitrom, and Susan H. Armitage. Out of Many: A History of the American People; AP Edition. Sixth ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2001. Print.
Hickman, Kennedy. "Battle of Chancellorsville - American Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville." Military History - Warfare through the Ages - Battles and Conflicts - Weapons of War - Military Leaders in History. 2013. Web. 9 Dec. 2013.
The battle of Fort Henry was a significant battle in the Civil War because it was the first Union victory. It occurred on February 6. 1862 in Tennessee. General Ulysses S. Grant attacked the poorly defended fort to gain access to the main rivers west of the Appalachians. The battle, along with the victory at Fort Donelson 10 days later, gave the Union access to both the Tennessee and the Cumberland rivers as supply lines.
ReplyDeleteA significant battle of the Civil war was the Battle of Atlanta. General Sherman was sent their with his army to try to destroy the Georgia Railroad. Doing so would cut Georgia off from the rest of the confederacy. Sherman was victorious however the casualty rate was extremely high with the Union losing 3,641 soldiers and the Confederacy losing 5,500. This battle was also significant because it helped Lincoln get reelected when he himself was sure he would lose the presidential race.
ReplyDeleteOn October 17th 1863 Major General Ulysses S Grant received command of the Unions western armies and went to reinforce union troops at Chattanooga who were under siege by General Braxton Bragg. General Grant managed to open up supplies lines that had been closed by Braxton’s troops. In mid-November Major General William T. Sherman arrived at Chattanooga. On Nov 23-24 the Union troops captured Orchard Knob and Lookout Mountain and on Nov 25 troops attacked and gained control of the Confederate position on Missionary Ridge which was considered to be unconquerable. The battle of Chattanooga was important because latter on Chattanooga was considered the “gateway to the lower south” and helped supply Sherman’s troops on his famous march.
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The Battle of Chickamauga was a very significant battle fought on September 19-20, 1863. The battle was the largest Union defeat in the Western Theater of the Civil War, and involved the second largest number of casualties in the war after the Battle of Gettysburg. It also marked the end of the Union offensive in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia. The battle was fought between the Union Army under Major General William Rosecrans and the Confederates under General Braxton Bragg. The battle took place after Bragg had been forced out of Chattanooga by Rosecrans' artillery. As Bragg retreated south, Rosecrans pursued. Bragg, determined to recapture Chattanooga, headed back North to confront a part of Rosecrans' army. A large battle ensued, and the Union army was eventually forced to withdraw. Large amounts of casualties were suffered with 16,170 on the Union side and 18,454 on the Confederate side.
ReplyDeleteFort Donelson was a significant battle of the Civil War that took place in the border state Tennessee on February 11 to 16 of 1862. Ulysses S. Grant lead his troops 12 miles overland from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson in hopes of controlling the Cumberland river. The Cumberland River was a strategic route of transport for the Confederates and Union control of the river would harm the south's ability to progress any further north. Ulysses S. Grant's success at Fort Donelson elevated him from an obscure, unknown leader, to a major general. It was this success that earned Grant his nickname Unconditional Surrender. This Union victory at Donelson was instrumental for making Grant more notable as a leader and provided the north with a strategic hold on the Cumberland River.
ReplyDeleteA noteworthy battle of the Civil War was the battle of Picacho Pass. This battle happened when a small contingent of Confederate soldier set out and claimed a pass in New Mexico. When the Union heard they sent out a large party to take them out. A small part of the Union party found 10 of the Confederates at the pass. There was a brief firefight in which three Union soldiers were killed and three wounded. Three rebels were captured and two were wounded. Considering the small size of the forces involved, in terms of percentages this was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. It was also the most Western of all the Civil war battles
ReplyDeleteA noteworthy battle that took place during the Civil war was the Battle of Antietam. The reason why, was because it was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with a combined tally of dead, wounded, and missing at 22,717. Also, the battle led to the final decision for Lincoln to enact the Emancipation Proclamation.
ReplyDeleteThe battle at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865 was an extremely important battle between the Union and the Confederacy, as it was one of the last battles of the Civil War. It was fought by the Confederate States Army and Robert E. Lee against the Union Army under Ulysses S. Grant. Grant had gotten Lee to retreat from Petersburg, and had been following him toward Appomattox, where they met again. Grant’s army was in much better shape at the time, and Lee quickly surrendered, giving the victory of both the battle and the war to the Union.
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ReplyDeleteAn important battle of the Civil War was the battle of Spotsylvania Court House. At Spotsylvania Court House, the fighting went on for 13 straight days. This battle took place in Virginia.The reason this battle was important was that it was one of the top 5 bloodiest battles of the Civil War as this battle included 32,000 casualties. This was a significant battle as it was one of the deadliest of the entire war.
ReplyDeleteOn March 9, 1862, two naval warships, the Confederate Virginia and the Union Monitor, battled off the Virginian coast in what is known as the “Battle of the Ironclads”. Unlike most of the vessels of the Civil War, the two warships utilized the revolutionary technology of ironcladding. A day earlier, in response to the Union blockade, the Confederates launched the USS Virginia out of Norfolk harbor to challenge Union ships. A stolen Union vessel originally called the Merrimac, it was refitted with iron plating prior to launch. The plating proved to be nearly impervious to cannon fire; soon after, the Virginia had sunk two Union vessels without any major damage. The Union, however, had an ironclad of its own, the Monitor, which engaged its counterpart the next day.
ReplyDeleteThe battle turned out inconclusive, but its effect on naval warfare was huge. Ironclads saw the first use of metal armor and revolving turrets on naval vessels, and when the First and Second World Wars would start in the 20th century, massive battleships, aircraft carriers, and submarines would borrow on the same aspects of the ironclads and in turn change the nature of the battlefield.
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DeleteFaragher, John M., Mari J. Buhle, Daniel Czitrom, and Susan H. Armitage. Out of Many: A History of the American People; AP Edition. Sixth ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2001. Print.
Between April 18, 1862 and April 28, 1862 the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Phillip took place in the American Civil War. The Union issued attacks on the two forts, which both lied on the Mississippi River, and the only way the Confederacy could protect the city of New Orleans from being invaded by the Union was to hold strong at Jackson and St. Phillip. The South was very limited in their use of protection however due to a blockade from North, so Lincoln then used combined Army-Navy operation to attack all-out on the forts. The Union equipped themselves with 18,000 soldiers, led by general Benjamin F. Butler.
ReplyDeleteThe Union then moved into position near the two forts on April 18. They bombarded the South and successfully passed Forts Jackson and St. Phillip allowing for a capture of the city of New Orleans. The forts remained after the fleet had passed, but the capturing of the city greatly defeated Confederacy soldiers in Fort Jackson, forcing their surrender. This battle was a decisive Union victory and was significant in gaining control of New Orleans for the Union, which had previously been the South's largest city. It was a large blow to the Confederacy and they were unable to recover.
The Seven Days Battles were an important series of battles during the American Civil War which were fought in southeastern Virginia from June 25 to July 1, 1862. Within this short yet violent outbreak of struggle , the Confederate forces led by General Robert E. Lee stopped Union General McClellan's drive for the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia. Over the course of seven days, the Union suffered about 15,800 casualties, and the Confederates suffered about 20, 000. McClellan had been forced and ordered to withdraw his army from the Peninsula to unite it with General Joh Pope's troops, who had already been in the north of Virginia. In late August, Lee and Pope would confront each other at the Second Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of Manassas. These battles were overall an effort of McClellan's to further promote his Peninsular campaign in which his goals were to capture Richmond. The Seven Days Battles had been significantly important for this fact, for Robert E. Lee was able to successfully counterattacked and ultimately caught McClellan off guard. These battles were a setback for McClellan as the Union suffered heavy loses. The Peninsular Campaign was eventually dropped and abandoned, as Lincoln had later ordered after McClellan again failed to make any progress in the Second Battle of Bull Run.
ReplyDeleteAmong the many significant battles fought during the Civil War, one of the first and most renowned was the First Battle of Bull Run. In this conflict, Union troops under Gen. Irvin McDowell marched against Gen. Beauregard's Confederate troops camped near Manassas Junction. Both armies at this time had little training, and while the Union initially held a slight advantage, the arrival of Confederate forces and several poorly executed strategies gave the Confederates a rousing victory over the Union forces. Though this war proved less important in terms of territorial gain, its significance in terms of morale cannot be underestimated. The heavy casualties sustained by both armies in this early battle foreshadowed a war longer and bloodier than either the Union or the Confederacy had anticipated.
ReplyDeleteWhile Yorktown was significant in the Revolutionary War, it also was a site of siege for the Peninsula Campaign. Here, McClellan brought the Union army and Magruder led the Confederates. This inconclusive battle allowed the Confederates time and planning, which eventually succeeded in pushing the Union army back from Richmond and opposing the Peninsula Campaign.
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