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Compare And Contrast The Battle Of Lee And Mcclellan

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It happened on, earlier mentioned, September 13, 1862, Col. Colgrove of 27 Indiana Regiment found a copy of the Special order in a field where the soldiers were encamped. It did not take long and General Alpheus Williams received the document. He immediately sent the copy to McClellan with a short note that was emphasizing the importance of the order. The Special Order No. 191 found itself in the Union general´s hands on the same day in was found, and McClellan understood the advantage that was cast upon his army. His famous quote, “Here is a paper with which if I cannot whip Bobby Lee, I will be willing to go home.” shows the confidence McClellan had; however, there were no orders made on that day. The Army of Potomac was now closer to all …show more content…

Generals Robert E. Lee and George B. McClellan were the major commanders in the spotlight of the combat. These two men were completely different and the battle effected them in a weird way. While McClellan officially won the the battle and Lee lost it, his lack actions before, during and after the battle caused him his job and a Chief Commander, as opposed to Lee who´d always been respected gained even more respect by his campaign in Maryland and battle tactics at Sharpsburg. Despite removing McClellan from his position, President Lincoln achieved something that altered the course of American History once and for all, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation. The bloody battle of Antietam, was one of the most significant and most peculiar battles fought in the history of the USA; not only were the battle plans revealed before the battle even started, but the question is whether the Union took a full advantage of the leaked out document, evidence of which is not really straightforward in the course of the battle itself. In other words, the lack of actions on the side of the Union forces caused Antietam to be the bloodiest single-day battle in the history of the

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A man in that high of a position should make better decisions on the battlefield. General George McClellan no longer deserves his position after the events that occurred on September 17 near Antietam Creek. I hope I am not the only one shares this opinion and that President Lincoln hears our opinion and reacts with at least a demotion. I also believe

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Robert E. Lee imagined that by battling in Maryland, he could win support from the general population of Maryland, and also bolster his troops with nourishment from Maryland ranches. President Abraham Lincoln put Major General George B. McClellan accountable for the Union troops in charge of safeguarding Washington, D.C., against Lee 's attack. McClellan 's Army of the Potomac conflicted first with Lee 's men on September 14, with the

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McClellan retreated thinking his army was outnumbered two to one when in actuality he had 70,000 men while the South only had 25,000. The newspapers exploded with the news. The South was ecstatic while the North’s morale dropped very low. McPherson showed how Lincoln had written his famous Emancipation Proclamation but had stored it in a desk drawer waiting for a victory.

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• George McLellan (1826-1885), U.S. Army officer, railroad president and politician ,major general during the Civil War (1861-65) • George Brinton McClellan was born on December 3, 1826, into an elite family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A studious child, McClellan made the decision to enter military service at age 15 • Army of the Potomac in 1861, worked with Abraham Lincoln . • In 1862, McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign unraveled after the Seven Days Battles, and he also failed to decisively defeat Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army at the Battle of Antietam later that year. Frustrated, Lincoln removed him from command of the Army of the Potomac in late 1862 • McClellan opposed the outright abolition of slavery, though he was equally committed

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First of all, the battle of long island began on August 27th, 1776, was the largest battle of the revolutionary war. It was the first major struggle that happened after the Declaration of Independence. The battle of long island was in the southwestern part of Brooklyn, New York. During the battle, George Washington desperately attempts to save his army save; however, due to the fog and rain, making it hard for him and his army to see as he tries to cross the east river to Manhattan, but by the time he arrived his army banished. The battle of long island relates to the battle of Valley Forge because both battles suffered from horrible conditions that contributed to the loss of soldiers and shown that both sides of the battle would not be easy

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Commanders were thrown into unfamiliar relationships (1996, Chapter 10).” Additionally, MG Rosecrans did not effectively create a shared understanding with his subordinate commanders. On the eve of the final day of the battle, MG Rosecrans held a meeting with his corps and division commanders to present his plan for the following day. As he presented his plan, the XIV Corps commander, MG Thomas, stated the MG Rosecrans needed to reinforce the left flank. MG Thomas did not have adequate forces to hold the left flank against a Confederate attack.

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As Commander in Chief, Abraham Lincoln made numerous decisions that impacted the outcome of the war. He used a broad interpretation of his Oath of Office to justify nearly any action he took. Many of these actions overstepped the bounds of the Constitution, but all were made with the greater good of the country in mind. Despite having the best intentions, Lincoln did make mistakes throughout his presidency, such as how he handled the military.

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The first battle of Manassas as it’s known in the south cost the Union 3,000 casualties to the confederate’s 1,750. This sent the northerners reeling, because they thought it would be a quick and decisive win, and gave a false hope to the southerners that they could pull off a speedy win themselves. In truth they would have to face four long and trying years of war that would take an unbelievable loss on both the land and its people. However in the confederacy allegations flew between the Generals of Bull Run and President Jefferson Davis on who was to blame for the failure to go after and overcome the enemy after the battle. In addition McDowell was removed from command and replaced him with George B. McClellan, who would retrain and reorganize the troops defending Washington into a trained fighting force, known later as the Army of

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George B. McClellan was the general of the Union Army and was very careful when he arranged and prepared the way he wanted his army. He also built a trained and orderly Union Army. Then, Abraham Lincoln took away McClellan’s position as being the general and from the Potomac Army. He ruined his career by insulting President

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General Robert E. Lee of the Confederate army was not successful in defeating General George B. McClellan union army thus leading into European powers backing off the civil war. “Once news of Antietam and the Emancipation Proclamation arrived overseas, however, the European powers backed away and remained neutral” (Klein, 2012). Due to the Battle of Antietam, the European powers were waiting for their moment to help Confederate side because of resource they trade like cotton and other material they consumed. From the battle, the South prevails and limited the north forces from gaining support from countries like Britain and England that could have changed American history as we know it. The Emancipation Proclamation would forever change American for the better; it gave people of different race not to be treated like slaves or

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Before this Lee was making all the Union Generals look terrible and then the Union finally got a win. This changed the whole war because then the Union started winning more battles and they would add up and eventually lead to them winning the war. There was no chance of the Union winning the war until this

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General Grant’s army was very close to being defeated; nonetheless, Grant’s army resisted the attacks until the Union soldiers, at the end of the day, eventually won the battle. Although minor, Lincoln’s decision in this battle was crucial, he demonstrated independence and strong leadership qualities because he was not daunted to oppose the public. Instead, he worked independently and decided it would be better it Grant was kept as

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His complicated plan split his small army. It was doomed from the start when a lost copy of the plan found its way to the Union commander, General McClellan. Although he was cautious McClellan wasted all the benefits of his chance find and his

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Even Over the route of the September 15th and 16th, all of the Confederate and Union armies who had gathered on the opposite sides of the Antietam Creek. Which was on the Confederate sides, Jackson was commanding the left side with General James. McClellan’s strategy was to attack any of the left enemys, then at the right moment, when either of those movements met with the needs, they were going to move forward in towards the

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Lincoln called for 500,000 troops on both sides settled for a long battle. Abraham surprised a lot of people by proving to be a more than a capable wartime leader. He learned quickly about strategy and tactics in the early years of the Civil War, and choosing the best commanders. General George McClellan continually frustrated Lincoln with his unwillingness to advance, and when McClellan failed to see Robert Lee’s retreating Confederate Army in the outcome of the Union victory at Antietam in September 1862. Antietam is a creek of north Maryland emptying into the Potomac

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