Army of the Potomac

Just years after the defeat of the British at Yorktown, most Colonials had already forgotten the extensive role African Americans had played on both sides during the Revolutionary War. At the 1876 Centennial Celebration in Philadelphia, not a single person acknowledged the contributions of Africans in establishing the nation. By 1783, thousands of African Americans had become involved in the war. Most were active participants, some gained their freedom, and others were victimized. Even through…

the opposite flank.13 Of course, Longstreet also expressed reservations in attacking uphill. He attempted to coax Lee into revising his plan, asserting that Longstreet and the remainder of Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia should march south, maneuver between Washington, D.C. and Meade’s Army of the Potomac, and force Meade to descend from the high ground to attack at a more advantageous point that Lee could choose instead.14,15,16 Lee, still without Stuart’s cavalry on the second day of the…

flexibility to be able to change his plans as new obstacles were presented. One example of this leadership style was how Lincoln managed the commanding generals of the Army of the Potomac. Lincoln replaced ineffective generals such as Mcclellan, Pope and Meede. Lincoln eventually settled on General Grant to lead the Army of the Potomac who defeated General Lee and ultimately ended the war. This is just one but important example of Lincoln’s flexible leadership…

1) Why did the South secede? The United States during Antebellum was a time of escalating tension. The North and the South were slowly drifting apart. It appeared like they wanted to become different nations. In reality, the South did want to become a separate entity. The differences between the two regions were plentiful, and the similarities were slim. Conflict and disagreement grew and grew until eventually it was too much to handle. The South after much deliberation decided to secede. The…

Reasons for North’s Victory in the Civil War Economic Capabilities, Lee’s and Grant’s Military Strategies, and the North and South Armies Many studies have been conducted by scholars to determine why the North won the Civil War. Many scholars believe that it has to do with the North’s efficient military strategies; however, there are more factors that contribute to the North’s victory. Hattaway and Jones (2001), scholars from the University of…

John Smith was born in 1580 in Lincolnshire, England. He eventually made his way to America to help govern the British colony of Jamestown. In his early life, John decided on a life of combat and served with the English Army abroad. He worked as a soldier for hire. Smith eventually embarked on a campaign with the Turks in Hungary. There he was captured and enslaved. He was sent to what is now Istanbul and served a kind-hearted mistress who did not want Smith to be enslaved. She sent him…

from the military and his return home. When Virginia voted to separate from the nation in 1861, Lee decided to lead the Confederate forces against the Union. Along with all of his victories he also had disasters as well when he tried to cross the Potomac, where 14,000 of his own men were either captured, wounded or killed. The war carried on and so did Robert E. Lee’s opponent’s victories, Ulysses S. Grant. Grant gained more and more of the Confederate’s territories until Lee finally surrendered…

funny coincidence. After Gettysburg, Meade was harshly criticized by Lincoln because he let the rest of Lee’s army go. Sometimes I am critiqued and get in trouble for little things. I feel like those people don’t look at the good overall, like Lincoln did, and only focus on the bad. But like Meade, I continue to go through with what my plan was. He was still in control of the Army of the Potomac for the rest of the…

If one were too look at the war. It was mainly fought by citizens of the North and South; rather than by an actually qualified army of profession. This was actually a consequence though for having unskilled army men. Because of them not being skilled the military strategies that was needed were not present during the war. Even the political leadership of the war was not all that great for the soldiers to follow. McPherson…

there first major win against General Lee and his confederates army. To put on top of all that the Battle of Gettysburg did heavy damage to General Lee’s forces between enlisted and officers. With all that I would have to agree that it was a major turning point in the war first win against General Lee’s boosted morale and put a dent in the confederates and shortly after that grant had taken back Vicksburg to split the confederate army in…