These civil war battles were a major victory for General Ulysses Grant from the Union and a disaster for the Confederate forces in the South. General Grant seized Forts Henry and Donelson in Tennessee as a way to invade the South directly. Both forts were important for the South because of Tennessee and Cumberland rivers ways as supply line. Factors that played an important role in the Unions victory were Grant’s character traits and the weather. General Grant’s leadership and critical traits of initiative, aggressiveness, constantly seeking creativity, inventive, and resourcefulness were key to the Unions victory.
However, when Confederate troops attacked Fort Sumter in 1861, Captain Grant heard the need and decided to return to service. He was promoted to Brigadier General as the war began. He proved himself through many different battle and strategies, such as the battles of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson. Both of these victories were integral to the war effort and are considered the earliest significant
The Army of the Potomac went through a series of command changes throughout the Civil War (Johnson, 150). Lincoln replaced generals of the Army of the Potomac a lot throughout the war; Lincoln appointed aggressive generals, such as McClellan, Pope, Burnside, Hooker, and Meade, to ensure the Union’s military victories and quickly end the war (Johnson, 149). In 1863, Lincoln appointed General George G. Meade as commander of the Army of the Potomac (Johnson, 151). In a letter to Meade, Lincoln stated, “I do not believe you appreciate the magnitude of the misfortune involved in Lee’s escape. He was within your easy grasp, and to have closed upon him would…have ended the war” (Johnson, 155).
Ulysses S. Grant By Deondre Brock The person I am doing this biography on is Ulysses S. Grant. Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th POTUS and commanding general of all union armies. Ulysses is famous for taking Fort Donelson in Tennessee during the Civil War . Ulysses is called the hero of the civil war. www.cr.nps.gov/logcabin/html/usg2.html Ulysses was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio on April 27,1822.
Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph over Adversity, 1822-1865. By Brooks D. Simpson. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. Print. Brooks D. Simpson is a professor of history and humanities at Arizona State University and the author of several books on the period of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Robert served as military advisor to President Jefferson Davis until June 1862 when he was given command of the wounded General Joseph E. Johnston’s embattled army on the Virginia peninsula. He was offered command of the Federal Forces in April 1861 but instead accepted a general’s commission in the newly formed Confederate Army (Civil War Trust).However, when a displaced dispatch outlining the invasion plan was discovered by Union commander George McClellan the element of surprise was lost, and the two armies faced off at the battle of Antietam. Addicted to noticing Yankees run in the face of his aggressive troops, Lee attacked vicious Union positions on high ground. Following consistent Union victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, Mississippi, Ulysses S. Grant assumed command of the Federal armies (Civil War Trust). The attack known as Pickett’s charge was a defeat and Lee, recognizing the battle was lost, ordered his army to retreat.
Grant was elected for president in 1869 and again in 1873. Grant began the civil war training new recruits and was promoted to the rank of colonel on June 1861. Major General John C. Frémont acclaimed to Grant’s “iron will to win” and promoted him to Commander of the
Ulysses S. Grant chased General Lee’s army for a long time in order to finally reach it and defeat it. The defeating of General Lee’s army is considered by many to be the end of the civil war, showing that General Ulysses S. Grant was a superior general to many other generals in the United States’ history. He used tactics that may have seemed controversial, but did help
Grant led the North to multiple victories during the Civil War and served as the 18th president of the United States. After great success in the Mexican-American War, Grant halted his time in the army, until the Civil War. His victories at Vicksburg, Chattanooga, Fort Donelson, and Fort Henry all showed Abraham Lincoln that Grant was capable of leading the Union. After General Lees’ army was left starving, and exhausted during the battle of Appomattox in Virginia, Lee surrendered to General Grant. This was important during the War because Grant was first Union general who had beaten Confederate leader Robert E. Lee.
General William Tecumseh Sherman was called to provide a victory for the Union. Sherman marched from Tennessee in the spring of 1864 with 100,000 troops. He and his troops moved through the Appalachian Mountains toward Atlanta for 4 months (May-August). From November 15 until December 21, 1864, General William T. Sherman led some 60,000 soldiers from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia. The purpose of the march was to scare civilians into abandoning the Confederates.
President Lincoln changed generals often as he wanted to quick and decisive end to the war. With an extremely hard-fought victory at Vicksburg and Gettysburg, Grant was promoted to general-in-chief of the Armies of the United States. Even though Grant was not in
On that day, he took control of the Union troops and developed a strategy to finally defeat the Confederates and save the Union. Grant’s strategy was to destroy the South’s resources and men, and their will to continue fighting. He was an experienced military leader, and was trusted by the public and his troops. Once Grant was promoted to Lieutenant General by Lincoln, the next steps were entirely up to Grant. Lincoln had great trust in Grant to achieve the Union’s goals.
Vicksburg Campaign was to prove a difficult proposition for General Ulysses S. Grant. One of the major battlefields in the civil war was during Abraham Lincoln's presidency, 16th president and served in an office from March 4, 1861 to April 15, 1865. Union Forces, who besieged Vicksburg, won this battle. In May and June of 1863, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s armies converged on Vicksburg, investing the city and entrapping a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John Pemberton. On July 4, Vicksburg surrendered after prolonged siege operations.
Lincoln’s plan was to bring the nation together and stop the fighting. Along with Lincoln there were other great commanders by his side. General McDowell led the second battle of the Civil War making the North realize this wasn’t going to be an easy battle to win. General Grant led the Union to a victory and the capture of the first Confederate capital. General Sherman led the Union to another victory and ended the Confederacy control on the Mississippi Valley.
He always exercised his place by strategic planning, weapon testing, and the promotion and demotion of officers. McDowell, Fremont, McClellan, Pope, Buell, Burnside, and Rosecrans were all generals who were held under Lincoln’s authority as they failed to bring him victories. Lincoln did not install his famous Emancipation Proclamation until January 1, 1863 which was after the victory at the Battle of Antietam. The proclamation was legally based on the president’s right to take back property of the states that were rebelling, only freed slaves in the Southern states where Lincoln’s forces had no control. But it did change the face of the war, from the northern point of view they were not only trying to save the union but to also end
