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Confederate Army President Lincoln
1,208 wordsThe Civil War was one of momentous proportion. It was disastrous in terms of human life, because more Americans died in this war that any other war in history. This paper is mainly about and around those involved on the battlefield in the final months of the civil war. It will also refer to the leading men behind the Union and Confederate forces. The war was coming to an end by January of 1865. At that time, Federal, Union, armies were spread throughout the Confederacy and the Confederate Army h...
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Army Was Composed March To The Sea Sherman
755 wordsWilliam Tecumseh Sherman was born on May 8, 1820 in Lancaster, Ohio. He received his education at the United States Military Academy and then eventually became a Union General in the U. S. civil war. Sherman declared his resignation from the army in 1853 and became a banking firm in San Francisco. He became the president of the Military college in Louisiana (currently LSU) from 1859 - 1861. Sherman offered his services at the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 and was placed in command of a volun...
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1,133 wordsOn May 8, 1861, William Tecumseh Sherman wrote to the Secretary of War, offering his services not for three months, but for three years. He did not want to become a political general and on June 20, 1861 accepted the grade of Colonel in the Thirteenth Regular Infantry. He assumed command of a brigade in the First Division of McDowell's army under the command of Brigadier-General Daniel Tyler. His brigade, stationed at a stone bridge during the battle of First Manassas (Bull Run), was routed by d...
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Confederate Army President Lincoln
1,266 wordsThe American Civil War was a war of epic proportion. Never before and not since have so many Americans died in battle. It was truly tragic in terms of material losses, financial losses, and irreplaceable human life. By January of 1865, the war that started nearly four years earlier was coming to an end. Federal (Union) armies were spread throughout the south and the Confederate Army had shrunk extremely in size. In the year before, the North had lost an enormous amount of lives, but had more tha...
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True Intentions Major General
1,287 wordsIn November of 1864, Major General William Tecumseh Sherman cut a 300 -mile long, 60 -mile wide corridor of destruction across the Confederate State of Georgia. He burned every thing in his path. He torched plantations, bridges, crops, factories, and mills. The goal of this war of attrition was to stop the heart of the Confederacy. By all accounts this campaign was very successful. Shermans campaign raised many questions. First, what did Sherman think off his march? Did he see it as vindication,...
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Brevet Major George Marching With Sherman Shermans
1,266 words... ood into Tennessee after the sacking of Atlanta. In a special field order he tells why. General Hood led his army successfully far over towards Mississippi in hopes to decoy us out of Georgia. But we were not thus to be led away by him, and preferred to lead and control events ourselves. General Thomas and Schofield, commanding departments to our rear retuned to their posts and prepared to decoy General Hood into their meshes, whilst we came on to complete the original journey. (Thorndike, 2...
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American Civil War Confederate Army
2,442 wordsCivil War END OF A TRAGEDY THE ROAD TO APPOMATTOX The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the events surrounding then of the American Civil War. This war was a war of epic proportion. Never before and not since have so many Americans died in battle. The American Civil War was truly tragic in terms of human life. In this document, I will speak mainly around those involved on the battlefield inthe closing days of the conflict. Also, reference will be made to the leading men behind the Union and...
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Civil War American Heritage
857 wordsGeneral Sherman and the Civil War- William Tecumseh Sherman was born on May 8, 1820 in Lancaster, Ohio. He was educated at the U. S. Military Academy and later went on to become a Union General in the U. S. civil war. Sherman resigned from the army in 1853 and became a partner in a banking firm in San Francisco. He became the president of the Military College in Louisiana (now Louisiana state University) from 1859 - 1861. Sherman offered his services at the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 and ...
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True Intentions General Sherman
2,454 wordsSherman s March In November of 1864, Major General William Tecumseh Sherman cut a 300 -mile long, 60 -mile wide corridor of destruction across the Confederate State of Georgia. He burned every thing in his path. He torched plantations, bridges, crops, factories, and mills. The goal of this war of attrition was to stop the heart of the Confederacy. By all accounts this campaign was very successful. Sherman s campaign raised many questions. First, what did Sherman think off his march? Did he see i...
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Secretary Of War Journey
1,205 wordsHo WWI william Sherman William Sherman How would you feel if your brother came into your room and transformed it into a junkyard? You would probably have the same feelings of the civilians in Georgia when William Sherman came across their land. William Sherman was hated by most Southerners and favored by many generals from the North because if his brilliant war tactic. William Sherman was born on May 8, 1820 in Lancaster, Ohio. But according to the American History Encyclopedia, he was born on F...
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