2.1 - 2) Changing the approaches of political and military leadership

Question 1

What was Lee convinced of?

Answer 1

That Lincoln would only accept the CSA if there were southern victories on northern soil

Question 2

Gettysburg

Answer 2

July 1-3 General Meade vs Lee
July 3 - Pickett’s charge is made by Lee
Puts an end to Lee’s plan of advancing North and forces them onto the defensive

Question 3

What did Gettysburg change?

Answer 3

Lee went into largely defensive strategy, thus there was little chance of southern invasion on northern soil

Question 4

How many men did Lee loose in Gettysburg?

Answer 4

28,000 - 1/3 of his command

Question 5

How many men did Meade loose at Gettysburg?

Answer 5

23,000

Question 6

March 1864

Answer 6

Grant appointed as general-in-chief of all union armies, coming east

Question 7

Simultaneous movement along the line

Answer 7

• army of the Potomac attacks Lee (115,000 army)
• Sherman captures Atlanta
• Banks (30,000) army in Louisiana captures Mobile
• Butler (30,000) threatens Richmond
• Sigel (26,000) occupies Shenandoah Valley

Question 8

What did simultaneous movement along the line dependent on?

Answer 8

applying constant pressure on southern resources and manpower regardless of casualities

Question 9

How did Grant’s initial plan of simultaneous movement along the lines fail?

Answer 9

• Banks was defeated
• Butler couldn’t pressure Richmond
• Shenandoah valley occupation failed

Question 10

battle of the Wilderness

Answer 10

Grant looses 18,000 men during 5-6 May 1864

Question 11

After battle of the wilderness…

Answer 11

Grant advances south, crossing the James river, almost capturing a railway junction at Petersburg

Question 12

Siege of Petersburg

Answer 12

Lee knew that loss of Petersburg would mean a loss of capitol Richmond, thus forced to defend the town.
Grant forced Lee into defensive instead of winning

Question 13

When was hard/total war implemented

Answer 13

In Autumn 1864, By Sherman after the capture of Atlanta in Georgia, demoralizing south and its capacity. Mid December Savannah was captures
General Sheridan also contributed

Question 14

Siege of Vicksburg

Answer 14

April 1863
cut south in two , allowing control of Mississippi and advance into north

Question 15

Chancellorsville

Answer 15

May 1863
Lee defeats General Hooker’s army
Advancing into Pennsylvania to convince Lincoln of southern independence

Question 16

Braxton Bragg

Answer 16

November 1863
Grant defeats CSA , forcing them to retreat to Georgia, ending siege of Chattanooga , allowing Sherman’s Atlanta campaign to march to Savannah

Question 17

After summer of 1862, north decided to

Answer 17

Fight a strategic war;
putting resources into controlling the Mississipi

Question 18

Why was northern priority the western theatre in 1862?

Answer 18

• Lee’s dominance in east
• Grant’s and Sherman’s success

Question 19

How many men did Grant have at Petersburg?

Answer 19

125,000

Question 20

2 April 1865

Answer 20

Grant breaks through Lee’s forces, forcing him to abandon Peterburg and Richmond.E

Question 21

End of civil war

Answer 21

Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Court house on April 10
April 16 Johnston surrenders to Sherman
Davis is captured May 10

Question 22

Autumn & December 1864

Answer 22

Sherman takes Savannah and Atlanta.
Destroys buildings and crops to demoralize south

Question 23

What does Charles Ramdsdell argue

Answer 23

Southern political leaders failed to understand the centrality of economy and finance

Question 24

Battle of New market

Answer 24

Sigel and his 10,000 men were defeated on May 15 1864, causing retreat north

Question 25

Red River valley

Answer 25

Banks is defeated in capture of Mobile as he is defeated at Red River Valley by Dick Taylor

Question 26

Richmond night attack May 1864

Answer 26

Butler’s army came close to taking Richmond but his corps commander rejected the idea, fortifying his position