The Civil War: Considered the Greatest War in American History
The Civil War is considered the greatest war in American history, in which 3 million fought and more than 600,000 died (Civil pp). It was the only war fought on American soil by Americans, and for that reason it has been a source of fascination for many people (Civil pp). There have been hundreds of books, movies, and documentaries have been created about this war, and today the Internet provides another tool in which to study every single event from this period of American history (Civil pp). The Civil War, between the northern and southern sections of the Untied States, began with the bombardment of Fort Sumter on April 12 th `86`, and came to an end during the last days of April 1865, with the surrender of the Confederates, and is considered within its scope as one of the greatest struggles known to history (Civil pp). The war's theaters were spread over thousands of miles and included vast numbers of men (American pp). The war was fought by both sides with more relentless determination than is usual when "armed nations" meet in battle (American pp). The duration of the war was due tot he nature of the country and the enormous distances to be traversed, not to any want of energy, for the armies were in deadly earnest a
President Lincoln advised to begin offensive operations, and by the spring of 1862, McClellan invaded Virginia by way of the peninsula between the York River and James River, southeast of Richmond (American1 pp). McClellan's army reached the gates of Richmond in the Peninsula Campaign, however, his advance was halted by Joseph E. Johnston at the Battle of Seven Pines, and then Robert E. Lee defeated him in the Seven Days Battles and forced him to retreat (American1 pp). McClellan was then stripped of many of his troops in an effort to reinforce John Pope's Union Army of Virginia, however Pope was beaten spectacularly by Lee in the Northern Virginia Campaign and the Second Battle of Bull Run in August (American1 pp). Alarmed at the loss, and in an effort to prevent more slave states from leaving the Union, the United States Congress passed the Crittenden-Johnson Resolution on July 25, 1861, which stated that the war was actually being fought to preserve the Union and not to end slavery (American1 pp). The following day on July 26, 1861, Major General George B. McClellan took command of the Union Army of the Potomac and the war began in earnest in 1862 (American1 pp). When Lee attempted to escape from the besieged Petersburg and link up with Johnston in North Carolina, but he was overtaken by Grant, and finally surrendered on April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Court House (American1 pp). By July 1861, a Confederate force was built up at Manassas, Virginia, and Union troops, under the command of Major General Irvin McDowell, marched on the Confederate forces in the First Battle of Bull Run, or First Manassas (American1 pp). The Union troops were forced back to Washington, D.C. by Confederate forces under the command of Generals Joseph E. Johnston and P.G.T. Beauregard (American1 pp). It was in this battle that Confederate General Thomas Jackson received the name "Stonewall" because he stood like a stone wall
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