I would write about aberham lincon because he was a very stubburn man who stood up for what he belived was right and no matter the contreversy he alway stated his mind.And as a born normal man raised in poverty he learned of the common mans strife as well as the evils of slavery.
Important People of the Civil War
Leaders of the North Leaders of the South
Abraham
Lincoln: Was beloved in the north and hated in the south aberham lincoln was powerful and influuencal man in the north and union president who rallied thousends against slavery and was assasinated on april 12th 1809 . Ulysses S. Grant: Had a formal education at the United States Military Academy at West Point was a military genuis Led the north in there conquest to end slavery initianally joined to support the north stron sense of nationalism.
Irvin
McDowell: Famous union general in charge of army during the battle of bull run even to lose was still promoted to the leader of corps 1 and was ordered to defend the capital. George B. McClellan: Was an esteemed genral of the union and was leader of several minor victorios battles majored in enginnering and reentered the army to fight the south.
George C. Meade: one of the smartestest army genrals was victorios in many major battles and was critized for not finishing off the northern virgina army by lincon was appointed major genral and was very overshadowed by Ulysses s Grant. Ambrose Burnside: Made many mistakes but also made many major victorys as an union general one of his victorys was over burnside bridge and the city of knoxville. Joseph
Hooker:Was famous for many major victorys such as the battle of antitam beloved by his men for his georosity came a shock when he resighned after the battle of channclorville William t sherman: Major genral during the civilwar with an effy record he started as a low ranking commander ranking up after the battle of bull run considered a lunitic for his stratagy of total war on the south and later became head general after grant became president.
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Jefferson
Davis: Best known as the president of the confederacy during the civil war and as a senatorial giant before hand . Robert E.
Lee: was leading general during the civil war for the Confederacy P.G.T.
Beauregard: Military officer which ordered the first shots during the civil war on fort Sumter Albert S.
Johnson: is most famous for his death as he was the highest ranking officer from each side killed during the civil war Thomas
Stonewall Jackson:One of the most famous civil war generals taught at VMI was Jackson who commanded a victory at Fredericksburg. J.E.B. Stuart:Famous civil war leader was known for his brilliance on the battlefield and his superb skills when it came to reconnaissance.
Nathan Bedford
Forrest: Incredibly successful business man in fact a millionaire when the war broke out as a slave owner he naturally joined the south. Committed a many war crimes against African Americans most famously fort pillow. George
Pickett: Major leader during the civil war most famous for Pickett's charge in which he was not even leading general Robert e lee borrowed his forces for they were the largest brigade. |
All of the leaders of the civil war all had one thing in common a unstoppable drive for victory and a certain stubbornness that drove the 2 sides apart.
The side which had the most stable leadership was the north because even though they didn't have the drive the south had they had the brute force tactics and resources the south didn't.
Good leadership is needed in any conflict because a conflict small or large needs someone with a drive and willingness to lead to diffuse a tense situation or rally troops to a victory.
The side which had the most stable leadership was the north because even though they didn't have the drive the south had they had the brute force tactics and resources the south didn't.
Good leadership is needed in any conflict because a conflict small or large needs someone with a drive and willingness to lead to diffuse a tense situation or rally troops to a victory.
Other Influential Leaders
John Brown:John brown is a radical abolitionist who believed the ends justified the means.The Abolitionist rallied a small insurrection and almost started a small scale civil war on his own.
Harriet Beecher Stowe:Is most famous for her novel uncle toms cabin which exposed the evils of slavery and rallied the north against it.
Dred Scott: Dred Scott a famous African american who appealed to the u.s court in the hopes of becoming free but instead the court announced that a slave which is property not a citizen cannot sue.