Greatest(in numbers) and bloodiest battles?
Best Union units and their commanders.
Who are some notable people?
2007-10-23 14:45:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Greatest and Bloodiest Battles
1. Chickamauga (Sept. 19-20, 1863)
Casualties: 34,624 (16,170 Union and 18, 454 Confederate)
2. Chancellorsville (May 1-4, 1863)
Casualties: 30, 099 (17,278 Union and 12,821 Confederate)
Best Union Unit
1. The Iron Brigade (2nd, 6th, 7th Wisconsin, 19th Indiana, 24th Michigan) - Brig. Gens. Rufus King, John Gibbon, and
Solomon Meredith
Notable People
General Herman Haupt - in charge of the Union's railroads
Henry J. Hunt - in charge of the Army of Potomac's artillery
Union Admiral John A. Dahlgren - inventor of the Dahlgren gun
2007-10-23 15:38:28 · answer #1 · answered by WMD 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
General US Grant was a fine commander of course as was Gen Sherman. I heard or read a comment once By Pres Lincoln when discussing Grant's drinking he said that he would find out what Grant was drinking and give some to the other union Generals. On the southern side in my opinion the generals were better. Lee, Stuart, and Jackson were all top notch commanders.
2007-10-23 22:06:05 · answer #2 · answered by Chuck J 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The best Calvary leader supposedly in all history was Southern General Nathan Bedford Forrest. He was a brilliant tactician and commander. He methods of cavalry were used as a basis for the forming of the US Army Air Cavalory. He was also one hell of a bigot. He helped form the Klu Klux Klan.
2007-10-23 22:04:58 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
battle of antietam was an 8 hour battle ending with union victory and 24,000 soldiers dead.
2007-10-23 22:03:45 · answer #4 · answered by Para-diddle 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋