The franklin-Nashville campaign also known as the battle of Tennessee was conducted from September 18 to December 27, 1864; it was one of the most important campaigns in the civil war, and was of significant strategic value to both the confederates and the union. The union forces under major general Sherman had won a decisive victory over the rebels in the battle of Atlanta led by lieutenant general John Bell Hood, and now occupied Atlanta in a possible move to march further down the south. Uncomfortable with the development president Confederate President Jefferson Davis visited Lt. Gen Hood and registered his displeasure at him for his abysmal performance in the battle of Atlanta which had left the south vulnerable to attacks from Maj. Gen
3 September 1939 when Australia joined the war playing a significant role in World War 2, winning a lot of their campaigns. Almost million Australians, both men and women helped win WW2 all over the world. The war started for Australia when Great Britain declared war on Germany. This lead to Australia fighting in Germany and Italy in Europe, the Mediterranean and North Africa, Japan in south-east Asia and other parts of the Pacific. Australia was involved in one of the most important battles in WWII, Kokoda track campaign in 1942. There are several reasons why this battle was so significant. Firstly, Kokoda track campaign stopped the invasion of Australia. Secondly, the Kokoda track campaign lead to the victory of WWII with the defeat of Japan. Lastly, the conditions that all the troops at the Kokoda campaign had to go through was atrocious and against the ally troop’s odds. This battle leads to the development of the nation. This is why Kokoda was the most important battle fought by the Australian’s in WWII.
The Valley Campaign of the Shenandoah Valley of 23 March to 9 June 1862 saw the rise of the Confederate Major General (MG) Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson. The Shenandoah Valley campaign allowed for MG Jackson to incorporate the principles of maneuver, offensive and surprise operations (US Army Center of Military History, 2012) through the use of his cavalry and foot soldiers.
At the end of his “March to the Sea”, MG William T. Sherman led Union forces from Georgia to the north through the Carolinas to unite with LTG Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia. By doing so, he believed he would be able to cut Confederate forces General Robert E. Lee’s supply lines. In February 1865, MG Sherman captured Columbia, the state capital of South Carolina. The commander of Confederate forces was LTG Wade Hampton who led the force under the command of General P.G.T Beauregard. MG Sherman succeeded in defeating Confederate on the basis of the principles of mission command.
General Sherman had several objectives in mind when setting out from Atlanta aside from reaching and taking Savannah. Important objectives included destroying any buildings that could assist the Confederacy. Other valuable targets to the Union included excess livestock, railroad tracks and depots, and cotton and tobacco fields. Perhaps most critical to General Sherman was to defeat the Confederate spirit. “When requesting permission to proceed with his campaign Sherman wrote to General Grant ‘I can make this march and make Georgia howl.’” (Woodworth) Sherman’s presence in the heart of the South was an insult to the pride of local residents, and the fact the Confederate Army could do little to stop it severely belittled national unity.
Each general that was appointed commander of the army in the east had his own plans when it came to defeating the Confederates. Beginning with McDowell, the first general to command a large army in the war, the task seemed insurmountable at first. He had an army of 30,000 men, most of whom were extremely green. Despite Lincoln’s desire that he attack immediately, McDowell knew that he wasn’t ready, and initially had no plans to move against the Confederates during that first summer of the war. Lincoln insisted that he attack at Manassas with the resulting disastrous outcome. Perhaps had McDowell came along later in the war, it might have turned out differently, but that wasn’t a likely outcome.
The Battle of Antietam took place on September 17, 1862 at Sharpsburg, Maryland while George McClellan was the commander for the Union, and Robert E. Lee was the commander for the Army of Northern Virginia. The Battle of Antietam was one of the bloodiest battles that were ever recorded during the civil war with the loss of more than 23,000 soldiers all together. The main reason why the battle occurred was because Robert E Lee wanted to invade the north because he wanted to prove himself to the Europeans that the Confederacy did have the political and economic power to take out the Union. As for Abraham Lincoln he did not want Europe to enter the war, so initially the battle of Antietam became about the Emancipation Proclamation to stop and help the war over slavery come to an end. The Battle of Antietam is a significant piece of history that not only allowed the Emancipation Proclamation for freeing slaves but it also brought a huge victory win to Abraham Lincoln.
... by the war and fight more viciously. Lincoln was very careful not to underestimate his enemies in the South and sternly advised the American public not to get overconfident, “Let us not be over-sanguine of a speedy final triumph. Let us diligently apply the means, never doubting that just God, in His good time, will us the right result.” The siege of Vicksburg was in many ways the hardest blow to the South, because they lost their control of the river there, and lost communication with their western territories. In many respects, this was the day that I believe most of the southern soldiers believed the war had ended, and with Sherman making his march, the psychological impact was devastating. Without their beliefs, their way of life taken away, they had no reason to fight, and no reason to continue fighting because if Old Dixie could fall, so could anyone else.
Throughout the American Civil War there were several important battles. Each with its own significance towards the outcome of the Civil War. Although the Battle of Gettysburg was known as the changing of the Civil War, it was not as important as the Battle of Vicksburg. “It was also very probably the most important part of the Confederacy at the time” (Lepa pg. 16). The Battle of Gettysburg was not located along the supply route between the two southern regions. It was an attempted invasion into northern states. Both battles ended around the same time but because it was General Lee that lost it was a bigger story. While Lincoln and the Union celebrated both victories, the one in Vicksburg was the actual game changer. The battle or siege
This was one of the deeply anxious election outcomes for both, the Republican and Pro-war Democrats. They both joint together and formed the National Union Party, which re-nominated Lincoln and selected Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee a prominent War Democrats. The campaign of 1864 was noisy and abusive. The threat posed by the Democratic Party, which met in Chicago in August. The Democrats came forward boldly and proclaimed the Civil War a failure, demanded the immediate ending of hostilities, and called for the convening of a national convention to restore the Union by negotiation with the Confederate government (American President: A Reference Resource). The Democrats nominated General George B. McClellan, former commander of Union forces whom Lincoln had fired because of his failure to pursue Confederate General Robert E. Lee's army after the battle at Antietam in 1862. Some of the Radical Republicans were completely against Lincoln’s reelection (Mintz).
Grant’s hard-won victory at Vicksburg, Mississippi, in May of 1863 was a strategic masterpiece. On May 1, 1863, Grant's army crossed
Did you know Abraham Lincoln, President of the North and Jefferson Davis, President of the South were both from the state of Kentucky (PBS). The Civil War was one of the bloodiest battles ever and it was a very important five years in American history. The Civil War was caused by sectionalism, lifestyle, secession, and slavery, was impacted by Southern and Northern leaders, was fought in many battles and as a result started the Reconstruction era in America. Two of the leaders in the South were Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee and in the North the Union was led by Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant. Some of the major battles during the Civil War were Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Appomattox. The Civil War was caused by four main things.
Jackson and his 17,000 men marched 646 miles in 48 days and won many battles. Jackson had a defeat at the First Battle of Kernstown (March 23, 1862), but it proved to be a strategic Confederate victory because President Abraham Lincoln reinforced his Valley forces with troops that had originally been designated for the Peninsula Campaign against Richmond.
In the first battle of Winchester the Confederates won. The confederate soldiers were led by famous general, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. The Union troops were commanded by Nathaniel Banks. Stonewall Jackson had just defeated General John C. Fremont in May, 1862. He then set his sights on Banks. The battle was extremely
Grant was known for being the lead general of the troops during the American Civil War. Grant fought in several wars, including the battle of Belmont, Fort Henry, battle of Shiloh, the battle of Vicksburg, and the battle of Chattanooga. In 1862, Grant had his first major victory when he captured Fort Donelson in Tennessee. Ulysses S. Grant was the general and commander of the majority of his battles. The hard work of Grant got him far through life and fame forever.
In Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign announcement of 2015, she discussed initiatives to benefit the people and the economy as well as the differences between Democrats and Republicans. Clinton proposed to pay for the many initiatives that she promised to implement as president with new policies. According to Clinton, these future policies will produce bigger profits, more jobs, and high levels of growth in the economy. The initiatives included increased entrepreneurship, small business owners, innovation s in technology, and renewable energy. Clinton also argued that the values of the Republican Party never change and the country has suffered for it. Clinton states that the economic