Lincoln and His Generals

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Lincoln and His Generals

• Failures in the East, Successes in the West (1862)

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Activity in the West

• Battle of Belmont, 11/7/61
• Forts Henry (2/6/62) and Donelson (2/12-16/62
• Unconditional Surrender Grant
• Problems between Grant and Halleck
• Shiloh
• Well Grant, weve had the Devils own day,
  today. Yeah, lick em tomorrow though.
• Farragut at New Orleans (April 29,1862)

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Shiloh, April 6, 1862 Dawn
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Shiloh, April 6, 1862 Dusk
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Shiloh, April 7, 1862 Object lesson 1, Grant is
not McClellan. See Brock Road, 1864 for Lesson
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David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870)
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Trans-Mississippi and Far West

• Pea Ridge, 3/6-7/62
• Glorieta Pass, 3/26-28/1862
• In far west, Native Americans become targetKit
  Carson in Canyon de Chelley George Wright in
  Northern California John Milton Chivington at
  Sand Creek.

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Inactivity in the East

• Lincoln, Seward, McCellan
• General War Order No. 1 (1/27/62-2/22/62)
• Urbanna Campaign
• Peninsular Campaign

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Battle of Seven Pine (Fair Oaks) 5/31/62

• Mc. at Gates of Richmond
• Stonewall in the Valley
• Johnston to the rear Lee to the Front
• The 7 Days Battles
• Change of Base
• Controversies

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Malvern Hill

• CasualtiesUnion, 3,214 CSA, 5,355
• It wasnt war, it was murder.
• McClellan wouldnt attack but would return to
  Washington.
• He asked L. for more troops L. knew Mc. would
  then say, he needed even more.
• Lee moved north.

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2d Bull Run (8/28-30, 1862)

• John Pope and Army of Virginia
• Fitz John Porter Court Martial
• Lee to Maryland
• Culture of the Army of the Potomac

John Pope, 1822-1892
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