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Robert E. Lee (by Freeman)  Vol. III Chap. 9 - Sir Thomas Browne  Jan 26, 2015 ... "No, no, General Ewell," he said, "we must let those people alone for the ... But the elements had again done battle against the South: the pontoon bridge .... was a chance of fighting a defensive battle on ground to his liking, but Lee .... to put that hill under cross-fire from Seminary Ridge and from Gettysburg.
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Mystery of how Confederate General Stonewall Jackson was ...  May 3, 2013 ... Confederate commander was shot in friendly fire incident that may ... He was shot by his own troops during the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 2, 1863, and ... and respected throughout the South, and his death had a profound effect ... the last meeting between General Robert Lee and Stonewall Jackson,...
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Free Flashcards about GENERALS - StudyStack  CALLED THE ABLEST OF LEE'S GENERALS, HIS DEATH BY FRIENDLY FIRE IN 1863 SEVERELY DAMAGED THE SOUTH'S CHANCES, STONEWALL...
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stonewall jackson - Search-ID.com  ... this steadfast general to attack the Union flank; Called the ablest of Lee's generals, his death by friendly fire in 1863 severely damaged the South's chances...
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Civil War Timeline  Civil War Center  Kennesaw State University  Under pressure from the Commander-in-Chief, Union general Henry Halleck informs ... The note includes the story of a Union picket who called out across the river .... In Jonesville, Lee County, Va., Confederate aide Guerrant records: Supply of ... President Davis has in this document placed his name among the ablest...
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George Armstrong Custer - Wikipedia  George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839  June 25, 1876) was a United States Army ... Custer and his regiment were defeated so decisively at the Little Bighorn that it .... On May 24, 1862, during the pursuit of Confederate General Joseph E. .... In April 1865 the Confederate lines finally broke, and Robert E. Lee began...
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Ulysses S. Grant | HistoryNet  Shiloh showed Lincoln Grant was a general who fought, even under facing adverse ... By May 19, the first of his troops arrived northeast of Vicksburg. Again, he...
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America's Civil War: Robert E. Lee and James Longstreet at Odds at ...  When the battle was over, General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern ... Lee, but with his most trusted and senior lieutenant, James Longstreet. ... on the bloody field at Sharpsburg, Md. (Antietam), Lee called him 'my old war-horse.
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Union General Daniel Sickles - HistoryNet  Facts, information and articles about Daniel Sickles, a Civil War General ... of the attack by the Confederacy, Sickles was hit by a cannonball on his right leg. ... Sickles' performances at the 1863 battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg call ... pivotal battles, Sickles advanced his army corps away from the main body of the...
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Ulysses S. Grant | HistoryNet  Lieutenant General in command of all Union Armies ... He allowed the error to stand and became U. S. Grant. ... In February 1862, he commanded the land forces in the Army-Navy operations in .... The first was prior to the Battle of Shiloh. .... On April 2, 1865, Federal troops broke through the Confederate lines at Petersburg;...
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General William Tecumseh Sherman | HistoryNet  (After Civil War, named General of the Army of the United States) ... Still, his March to the Sea in 1864 was a success in its goal to cripple the Confederate's...
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From the Archives: Rethinking Robert E. Lee | Washingtonian  Jun 14, 2012 ... Upon surrendering to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, Lee returned to ... Spattered with mud, a cluster of weary riders slogged onto the ... he set an example of manly acceptance for the defeated South. ... After the Civil War ended in 1865, lifelong soldier Robert E. Lee became a college president.
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Alexander Hays was a Union Brigadier General and West Point ...  Alexander Hays was a Union Brigadier General and West Point Graduate who died ... After Pickett's charge he dragged a Confederate battle flag behind his horse. ... His first command was a cavalry brigade under Major General John Pope, and ..... Pickett, infamous for the disastrous charge made in the Battle of Gettysburg.
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Hard-Hitting News and Conservative Commentary - Washington Times  Jan 19, 2002 ... Bradford thought Lee intended to kill him, but the pained and ... General in Chief Winfield Scott was too old for the new demands. .... His detractors, motivated largely by sensationalism and armed with all the so-called research...
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Culp's Hill: Key to Union Success at Gettysburg - The Cupola ...  neighbors. [excerpt] ... valiant efforts were made by men like Generals George S. Greene and Henry ... its proximity to the Union supply lines along the Baltimore Pike, and in ... left undermanned by the decision to move several divisions to reinforce .... 1st Maryland division was at the southern end of the Confederate line.
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Robert E. Lee - Civil War Trust  Biography of General Robert E. Lee - including history articles, links, recommended books and more. ... Instead, he accepted a general's commission in the newly formed Confederate Army. ... General-in-Chief of all Confederate forces in February 1865, only two months later, on April 9, 1865, Lee was forced to surrender his...
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Stonewall Jackson - American Civil War - HISTORY.com  The Confederate general Stonewall Jackson was accidentally shot by his own men during ... Thomas Stonewall Jackson (1824-63) was a war hero and one of the South's ... Jackson served only briefly as a colonel before receiving a promotion to ... Jackson earned his nickname at the First Battle of Bull Run (also known as...
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Robert E. Lee - American Civil War - HISTORY.com  In the spring of 1863, Lee invaded the North, only to be defeated at the Battle of Gettysburg. ... notably those of General Thomas Stonewall Jackson in his Shenandoah Valley campaign. ... Victories were won through Lee's aggressiveness and daring in the face of ... But by that time the Confederates had lost the war. Lee...
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Ulysses S. Grant - United States History  His first military experience was gained in the Mexican War (1846-1848). ... Lincoln noted Grant's success and promoted him to major-general of the volunteers. ... Grant transferred his energies to Virginia in 1864, where his strategy was to keep Lee ... In March he was made a lieutenant-general, a rank revived especially for...
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Meet the Generals . U.S. Grant: Warrior . WGBH American ... - PBS  Meet the Confederate generals: Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, Braxton Bragg, ... After his first big victory in Tennessee, Grant received thousands of cigars as gifts ... Beauregard, who came from a Louisiana Creole family, spoke French before he ... Known as a strict disciplinarian, the controversial Bragg inspired little...
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Crossroads of the Confederacy - Tour - Mississippi Hills National ...  Mar 3, 2015 ... The Tupelo/Baldwyn area saw a lot of late-war action with Nathan ... general himself enjoyed a legend-cementing upset victory here at Brice's Crossroads. ... Columbus was home to Confederate General Stephen D. Lee, who...