Battle Of The Civil War And The Movie Glory

The Civil War was a big part of history having over 620,000 deaths. In this essay I am going to be talking of 3 of the battles of the civil war and the movie Glory along with 6 of the main characters and the 3 that impacted me the most. The civil war had 50 major battles but for this essay I'm going to be talking about 3 of them. In this case it'll be Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Antietam.

The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the biggest battles in the civil war, causing over 51,112 casualties. The 2 commanders for that battle were Robert E Lee for the confederate side and George G. Meade for the union side. A total of 165,620 forces were engaged and more than half of the forces were union soldiers. The battle lasted for 3 days. Many lives were

In his speech, Lincoln emphasized the importance of the battle and its role in defending American ideals. He praised the sacrifice of those who fought on the ground and stressed the importance of the United Nations to remain true to the principles of equality and freedom. Now let's get started on a new battle, the battle of vicksburg.

The Battle of Vicksburg lasted 47 days and was eventually won by Union soldiers, gaining complete control of the Mississippi River. This was one of the longest-running battles of the Civil War, and I'm going to tell you about it in this part. The battle takes place on the Mississippi River in 1863. The two commanders of the battle were Ulysses S. Grant as the union commander and John C. Pemberton as the confederate commander.

During the battle, Grant's army was exposed to the elements and their food supplies were reduced. However, after suffering and losing men, the Union army eventually won the battle. casualties were 37,273, mostly Confederate, bringing the casualties to a huge number of 32,363. The long battle was a bloodbath for the Confederates. The final battle i'm going to be talking about is the antietam

The Union commander of the battle was George B. McClellen and the Confederate commander was Robert E. Lee. A total of about 132,000 soldiers were deployed. During the battle, the Union soldiers were ferocious, they had the advantage, and the confederates were outnumbered. As you know, the union soldiers had deployed 87,000 forces and Confederate soldiers were his 45,000. Both soldiers launched an attack, gunshots were heard, and bodies fell.

After the battle ended, the Confederates withdrew and the Union forces were victorious. Even if it was a day of bloody fighting. At the end of the battle there were approximately 22,717 casualties. 2,108 Union soldiers were killed, 9,540 wounded, and 753 captured or missing. In total there were 12,401 trade union casualties. The Confederates suffered 1,546 killed, 7,752 wounded, and 1,018 missing or taken prisoner. In total, Confederate casualties totaled