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1 day ago · In the Battle of Gettysburg, Union Major General George Meade's Army of the Potomac defeated attacks by Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, halting Lee's invasion of the north and forcing his retreat.
- July 1-3, 1863
- Union victory [1]
3 days ago · Only disastrous performances in the field would give Grant the flexibility to put in place competent commanders—the most important being Philip Sheridan, who finally brought order to Union military operations in the valley after August 1864, but long after the opportunity for a swift victory over Lee in Virginia had passed. Worse yet, Grant found in his most important field army, the Army of ...
2 days ago · Boston Custer, brother. James Calhoun, brother-in-law. Signature. George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War [1] and the American Indian Wars. [2] Custer graduated from West Point and, though characterized as an inept for having been last in his ...
5 days ago · Overview of the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1–3, 1863) during the American Civil War. See all videos for this article. While both armies were licking their wounds and reorganizing, Hooker, Lincoln, and Halleck debated Union strategy. They were thus engaged when Lee headed north again on June 5, 1863.
4 days ago · The two armies stayed in position on July 4 (the same day the Battle of Vicksburg ended in a stunning Union victory), and then Lee ordered a retreat back across the Potomac to Virginia. [54] Meade's pursuit of Lee was tentative and unsuccessful.
5 days ago · American Civil War - Battle of Antietam, Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg: In 1862 Robert E. Lee took command of the Confederate army, which he renamed the Army of Northern Virginia. George B. McClellan began to mold the Army of the Potomac into a resolute, effective shield and sword of the Union, and in March he began his Peninsular Campaign.
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5 days ago · American Civil War - Battles, Armies, Impact: A strong defensive stand by Thomas Jonathan Jackson (who thereby gained the nickname “Stonewall”) enabled the Confederates to check and finally throw back the Federals in the First Battle of Bull Run. The Federal retreat to Washington soon became a rout.
