Which of the civil war battles was the most interesting/coolest?
February 1, 2010 by
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I need to do a presentation and essay on one of the battles of the Civil War for history class and its going to count for A LOT. So I want something that won’t bore me and make for an interesting project. Thanks in advance =)
Oh yeah and it can’t be Gettysburg or Shiloh. . .
Bunker Hill which technically wasn’t even fought on Bunker Hill lulz.
Fort Sumpter, Bull Run, Antetim
Gettysburg is considered to be one of the most strategically significant, but I would say that the battle of Vicksburg is one of the coolest. You had ships fighting on the Mississippi River, cities under siege, and General Grant winning in the South prior to taking over the entire Union Army.
Sherman’s March to the Sea, which consisted of several battles is a very interesting topic as well. He destroyed everything in a line from the mississippi river to the Atlantic Ocean, including Atlanta.
To the first person who answered………Bunker Hill was a battle during the Revolutionary War, not the Civil War.
First Manasses
Union General McDowell assembled a fighting force of more than 28,000 men, the largest ever assembled in North America, while the Confederates had about 21,000 men.
On July 21st. fighting raged throughout the day as Confederate forces were driven back to Henry Hill. General Bernard E. Bee proclaimed, “There is Jackson standing like a stone wall,” and a legend as well as a nickname was born.
Late in the afternoon, Confederate reinforcements (one brigade arriving by rail from the Shenandoah Valley, first in history) extended and broke the Union right flank. The Federal retreat rapidly deteriorated into a rout.
By July 22, the shattered Union army reached the safety of Washington. This battle convinced the Lincoln administration that the war would be a long and costly!
Early on the evening of the 23rd the rail cars began arriving back in Richmond President Davis, it was said, was on the train. The tide had definitely turned. Instead of an undermanned force of retreating people, the South was now confident, strong and determined. Jefferson Davis knew how to play the crowd, and the crowd, including the press, was quite willing to be played.
BOTH SIDES WERE IN FOR A VERY LONG FIGHT.
There’s lot’s of wefsites for info, there are many political, social and economic consequences, not to mention the impact this would have on Britain and France, and the rest of the world.
i would go with vicksburg, nashville and her surrounding areas, or chattanooga.