Lee's Battle Victories and Defeats: A Civil War Overview

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It is really surprising Lee lost. He won many battles but lost some major ones. Lee won major battles like the Battle at Chancellorsville and the Battle of the Second Bull Run. He also lost major battles like the battle at Gettysburg, maybe if Lee would have won the battle of Gettysburg they might have a chance at winning the war.
The Union surrounded the South to cut them off of food and all their supplies. The Union started pushing toward Petersburg and so that they cut off more of the South’s food supplies. Sherman started pushing toward Atlanta, and Hood tried to defend the attack from Sherman but failed and had to go back to Richmond. Sherman started using total war on the city. Killing citizens, burning land, and buildings. Torching everything in his way and killing everyone in his way. Lee still tried to defend Petersburg even though they lost. Lee went back even though the Union had more men. The South was also had many casualties, and sickness so they got weakened and didn’t try hard to win the battles. Grant ran Lee back to Richmond and forced the south out of Richmond. The Union than started torching Richmond and killing everyone in their path.
Lee may have lost many battles, but he also won some major battles. Including the Second Battle of Bull Run. He won this major battle. The battle of …show more content…

He then just ignored the criticism from the people in the south because of his lost. He renamed his army and became the main general for the war. He had some major people who helped him too there names are Stonewall Jackson and James Longstreet. Stonewall Jackson isn’t his real name but he is called that for being like a wall during fights. Stonewall Jackson actually died by getting shot by his own man during a battle. He later died after being killed from some sickness. James Longstreet was also good for winning battles next to or with

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