Generals in the civil war
The American civil war was fought from the year 1860 to 1865. It was one of the initial true industrial wars in America. Hundreds of generals were commissioned in the civil war together on the combination and allied armies. Some of the generals included Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson and William Tecumseh Sherman ranked in that order. Along with many generals and commanders, they led the troops and helped in deciding the result of many civil war battles.
Robert E. Lee, 1807-1870, being one of the civil war generals, resigned from the U.S army and joined forces with his native state, was named general –in-chief of all confederate land forces and rose to command the largest confederate army. One of his accomplishments was that he repeatedly defeated larger federal armies in Virginia. General Lee and his army also achieved great accomplishment during the Peninsula Campaign and at Second Bull Run and Fredericksburg.one of his failures were the unsuccessful invasions of the northern soil where the opponent would not withdraw irrespective of several setbacks (Olson, 2009).
One of the most successful generals’ between1824-1863 in the south was Stonewall Jackson. Jackson served under General Robert as lieutenant general. One of his accomplishments was establishing himself as a strong and independent commander by spearheading the Shenandoah Valley movement in the spring of 1862. Charged with the task of defending western Virginia, he continually outflanked a superior union force of more than 60,000 men using his 18000 troops. Stonewall was though known to his army as secretive and often dint tell his men what his plan was (Olson, 2009).
William Tecumseh Sherman 1820-1891 was recognized as a forceful leader and great strategist. He was also known as the best union general of the war. He was best known for his mixed performance in the civil war. In 1864, his march to the sea was a success in its aim to demolish the confederates’ ability in waging war. William’s brutal and devastating way of waging war has remained controversial over the years.
Reference
Olson, L. M., & Pearson, F. S. (2009). Civil wars: Internal struggles, global consequences. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
