HIST 216 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: George Meade, White Southerners

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Musical generals(union), battles, and lots of death: ambrose burnside replaces mcclellan as head of army of the potomac, burnside nov 9, 1862- jan 26, 1863. Battle of battle of fredericksburg: dec 13 1862: union completely fails mainly because of lack of communication, and poor placement, union loss: 12,600+ killed or wounded (union), confederacy loss: 5000 killed. Siege of vicksburg nov 1862-july 4 1863: tennessee army leaders decide to leave their armies behind, and visit vicksburg, living off the land, grant and the union army sits there waiting by vicksburg, not really doing anything. Battle of chancellorsville april 30-may 6, 1863: union loss: 17,000+ union dead and wounded but 13,000+ confederate dead and wounded too, hooker attempted to surround lee"s army and ambush them from the back, however. Commanding general of all union forces from march 9, 1864 on and meade took orders from grant directly in the eastern theatre)

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