But soon he lost his second wife and another daughter who was only an infant. During the Mexican War though, he was distinguished for abilities under fire. In this war he became close to longtime friend Captain Winfield Scott Hancock. When he decided to join the Confederacy and Hancock joined the Union, The two still attempted to stay friends. Their last meeting before the war was at Hancock’s house where they sadly said goodbye to so...
The lithograph printed by the Currier and Ives publishing company in 1880 called, “Farmer Garfield: Cutting a Swath to the White House depicts an aspect of the presidential campaign between James Adam Garfield and Winfield Scott Hancock. (LoC) In the center of the lithograph is James A. Garfield taking up most of the length of the poster holding a sheathe that has the words “Honesty, Ability, and Patriotism” inscribed into it and it looks as if he is using it to cut away a garden of snakes that are
out for blood. After suffering a devastating loss of three of his children to fever, Longstreet is tossed into battle. In Armistead’s case, he not only suffered the loss of his wife, but also of a friend fighting on the Union side, General Winfield Scott Hancock. Shaara saves his readers a front row seat to the inner turmoil of General Chamberlain regarding his hindering duty as a soldier clashes with his duty to family as he strived to serve the Union as well as protec... ... middle of paper .
James A. Garfield James A. Garfield was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in 1831. His father died in 1833, when Garfield was only two years old and so his mother had to carry on working the family farm by herself. With the death of his father, the family feel into poverty. Even though they had very little money, his mother made sure that her children went to the neighborhood school to get a good education. He belonged to the Desciples of Christ Church. While growing up, James drove canal boat teams
Ulysses S Grant was an iconic figure in the Civil War and was well known for his astounding feats throughout the war.(World book Advanced) While Ulysses S. Grant is the name he is most commonly known as, his real name is Hiram Ulysses Grant and the S. stands for nothing.(Ulysses S. Grant Homepage) Ulysses graduated from West Point with high marks in Horsemanship and Mathematics, but he had poor grades in classes like French. Grant fell in love with his roommate's sister Julia Dent, but sadly he was
The removal of McClellan was a loss for the army of the Potomac. The loss of McClellan was a loss of experience in army techniques, an advanced knowledge of organization, and an very qualified general. George McClellan was a very accomplished military general. He graduated second in his class from West point and had a mind for military organization and strategy. He trained the army of the Potomac for the Union army during the Civil War and improved the army's chances of winning the war because
his generals to devise a strategy by which the rebellious states of the Confederacy could be brought back into the Union. General Winfield Scott, commanding general of the Union army, proposed a plan of battle that became known as the Anaconda Plan. General Winfield Scott, commanding general of the Union Army From the Collections of The Mariners' Museum General Scott, a native Virginian, believed that the majority of Southerners desired a complete union with the United States. In order to restore
There were really no very interesting characters in this book. I was never one to be interested in history. There were some interesting parts though, for instance, the chapter about the railroad man was pretty good, and it was kind of cool that he got promoted to vice-president of the railroad he work on within a year after he started the job. Some of the wars he was in were ok as well. It sometimes amazes me that there were so many unnamed heroes. As you know, the book talks about his life, the
McClellan became a major general around this time. In July of 1861, Lincoln called McClellan to D.C. to be given command of Union troops. In August, he formed the Army of the Potomac and became its first and best loved commander. McClellan replaced Winfield Scott as general-in-chief of Union armies in November, and a month later was infected with typhoid fever and at the same time was under pressure to give war plans to Lincoln. In January of 1862, McClellan came up with a plan to take... ... middle
“What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors.” The Mexican war is about to start and Robert E. Lee will play a big part in it. Before and during the Mexican war, Lee will serve under General Winfield Scott, and Scott will have great influence on him (History.com “American Civil”). America had an idea of “Manifest Destiny which was American who believed it was their destiny to spread their culture across the continent to the Pacific. During the Mexican
Robert Anderson is mostly remembered by his heroism at Fort Sumter and his patriotism to this great country. He was a soldier in many wars and a Union army officer in the Civil War. Throughout Anderson’s life he showed great leadership whether in battle or at home. He was a man who would do whatever necessary to keep his country united, either at war or in some another conflict. Throughout the Civil War he was persistent in battle, but also commanding and mild-tempered. He fought and commanded
Hospital Sketches by Louisa May Alcott is a semi-fictional depiction of the Civil War in America from her own point of view as a nurse. She creates a character for her self whose name is Tribulation Periwinkle she was a brand new nurse during the Civil War. This story is broken up into three “sketches” the first basically details how Periwinkle became a nurse and her daunting travels to her post in Washington D.C. In the second sketch she details how Periwinkle wanted so badly to be out in the field
Causes After the Texas independence war, Mexico doesn’t recognize Texas’s independence because their president, General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, was captured during the Texas independence war. Although we didn’t get to annex Texas because it would be a slave state and an unbalanced between free and slave states. Texas finally got annexed in 1845 which was one of the causes that started the Mexican American War. The other cause is that President James Polk wanted California, so he offered Mexico
Abstract Winfield Scott was a true American hero. Serving in 3 wars and numerous other battles and conflicts, he left a legacy that was talked about for over 5 decades. He served in the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the Civil War. He began his military career and advanced quickly in the ranks. He was a formidable leader and very studious in military tactics. A big man, he stood at 61/2 feet tall, and demanded respect both when in uniform and without. He was referred to as "Old Fuss and
Lincoln and His Generals by T. Harry Williams Harry T. Williams was born on May 19, 1909. When in college, he was encouraged by a professor to study history. This professor's main interest was the Civil War era and had a great effect on Williams. He attended Platteville State Teachers College (later Wisconsin State University at Platteville) where he received a B.Ed in 1931. Williams continued education into graduate school was mainly due to the lack of work during the Great Depression. He went
man that goes by the name of Major General Winfield Scott Hancock, who now commands
Longstreet, George Pinkett, Richard Ewell, Ambrose Power Hill, Lewis Armistead, Richard Brooke Garnett, J.E.B. Stuart, Jubal Early are mentioned. On the union side, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, John Buford, John Reynolds, George Gordon Meade, Winfield Scott Hancock are also named. The plot of the novel is creatively explained in a way that anyone can visualize through the event... ... middle of paper ... ...efer for use to a friend. In conclusion, it is imperative to observe that not many people
Battle of Fredericksburg Introduction of the battle of Fredericksburg Fredericksburg was the meeting place of the Armies of the Potomac and of Northern Virginia because of political pressure for the Union to achieve a decisive military victory. Winfield Scott’s Anaconda plan, which would have strangled the Confederacy into surrender through economic warfare, was overshadowed by impatience in Washington D.C., and by the aspirations of officers who were students of the grand Napoleonic victories that
The battlefield was the Wilderness of Spotsylvania, an expanse of impenetrable scrub growth and rough terrain that encompassed more than 70 square miles (181 km²) of Spotsylvania County and Orange County in central Virginia. A number of battles were fought in the vicinity between 1862 and 1864, including the bloody Battle of Chancellorsville in May 1863. It is often said that the Wilderness and Chancellorsville were fought in the same spot, but the 1864 battle was actually fought a few miles to the
James A. Garfield was an outstanding man of many endeavors who went from driving boats down the canal to become a general of the union army to the twentieth president of the United States of America (The American Heritage Book of the Presidents and Famous Americans). James A. Garfield was against slavery and had great plans for reconstruction, but sadly they were cut short. His term only lasted in the first year, as Garfield was shot by an office seeker and died many months later (The American Heritage