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//The battle of Gettysburg, Pa. July 3d. 1863//, by Currier and Ives. Gettysburg Campaign (through July 3); cavalry movements shown with dashed lines. red was Confederate blue was Union. Robert E Lee Was General in Chief of the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War, Born in January 19, 1807, at Stratford, Westmoreland County, Virginia he was son of Henry Lee.
 * G-** The Battle of Gettysburg was fought from July 1st- July 3rd, 1863. It was fought around and in the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign, was the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War and is frequently cited as the war’s turning point. Union Major General George G. Meade’s Army of the Potomac defeated attacks by Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, ending Lee’s invasion of the North.

After graduating second in his class from West Point in 1829, Lee was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers. He married Mary Anne Randolph Cutis in 1831, a great Granddaughter of Martha Washington, and Arlington House, Her father’s residence in Virginia was their home until the Civil War. In the Mexican War, Lee made a brilliant record as captain of engineer with Gen. Winfield Scott’s army, wining three brevets his Reconnaissance’s during the advance on Mexico City were important to the American success.

At the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, the Strategic location of the Tredegar Iron Works was one of the primarily factors in the decision to make Richmond the Capital of the Confederacy. From this Arsenal came the 723 tons of armor plating that covered the CSS Virginia, the world’s first ironclad used in war, as well as much of the Confederate’s heavy ordnance machinery. In February 1861, Jefferson Davis was inaugurated as President of the Confederate Sates of America in Montgomery, Alabama, the first Confederate Capital. In the early morning of April 12, 1861, the Confederate army fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, and the Civil War had begun. On April 17, 1861, Virginia Broke off from the United States and joined the Confederate States, and soon there after the Confederate government moved its capital to Richmond.

February 8, 1820- February 14, 1891 was an American soldier, Businessman, educator, and author. He served as a general in the United Sates Army during the American Civil War 1861-65 receiving both recognized for his outstanding command of military strategy, and criticism for the harshness of the scorched earth polices he implemented in conducting total war against the enemy. Military historian Basil Lideel Hart famously declared that Sherman was the first modern general.

Sherman served under General Ulysses S. Grant in 1862 and 1863 during the campaigns that led to the fall of the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg on the Mississippi River and culminated with the routing of the Confederate armies in the state of Tennessee. In 1864, Sherman succeeded Grant as the union commander in the Western theater of the war. He proceed to lead his troops to the capture of the city of Atlanta, a military success that contributed decisively to the re-election of President Abraham Lincoln, Sherman’s subsequent march through Georgia and the Carolinas further undermined the Confederacy’s ability to continue fighting. He accepted the surrender of all the Confederate armies in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida in April 1865.

General Grant- Ulysses S. Grant was the leader of the Union Army. He had all the qualities President Lincoln wanted for the commander of his army. Grant fought very hard and was very stubborn in battles. He did not like to be defeated.

Grant was trained at the Military Academy at West Point, New York, During the Mexican American War he was a second lieutenant in the army. In 1854 he went home to his family. When the Civil War began and the North began losing so many battles, Grant joined the Army for the second time. He was an excellent military leader because of his training and skills.

General Hooker

He was born in November 13, 1814 he died in October 31, 1879, known as fighting Joe was a career U.S. Army officer and a major general in the Union Army during the Civil War. Although he served throughout the war, usually with distinction, he is best remembered for his stunning defeat by Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863.

At the start of the war, Hooker requested a commission but his first application was rejected, possibly because of the lingering resentment harbored by Winfield Scott, general n chief of the army. He had to barrow money to make he trip east from California. After he witnessed the Union Army defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run he wrote a letter to President Lincoln that complained of military mismanagement, promoted his own qualifications and again requested a commission.


 * H- General Hooker was born November 13, 1814 - October 31, 1879 in Hadley, Massachusetts. He was also known as fighter Joe. Although he served throughout the war, usually with distinction, he is best remembered for his stunning defeat by Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863.

I- they were people who were poor and looking for a place too live they went through a lot.** In 1816 around 6,000 Irish people sailed for America. Within two years this figure had doubled. Early arrivals were recruited to build canals. In 1818 over 3,000 Irish labourers were employed on the Erie Canal. By 1826 around 5,000 were working on four separate canal projects. One journalist commented: "There are several kinds of power working at the fabric of the republic - water-power, steam-power and Irish-power. The last works hardest of all."