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Union General McClellan made a mistake by holding of his force out of the Battle of Antietam?
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How many troops did General George B McClellan hold in reserve at the Battle of Antietam in 1862?
General George McClellan's mistake in the Battle of Antietam was hesitating and not acting decisively enough to take advantage of his manpower. He held back far too many troops in reserve that he did not use. Technically the battle was a draw. Historians conclude he should have been able to deal a much heavier blow to Confederate forces.
What costly mistake did the confederate make before the battle of Antietam?
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How was a mistake responsible for the Battle of Antietam?
He was angry at himself for making his wife pregnant so he accidentally went into war.
What mistake did the Cofederacy make before the Battle of Antietam in the civil war?
It was just one Confederate officer who had dropped a set of Lee's orders in the field. By an extraordinary chance, these were found and shown to McClellan, who realised that Lee's divisions were widely separated, and that he could destroy them piecemeal. Unfortunately there was a Confederate spy in the camp, who was able to alert Lee, and McClellan did not achieve total victory. Still, the Confederates did retreat back to Virginia, and it was recognised as an important Union win.
Was it a mistake for Lee to advance into Maryland?
It can be argued that it was a mistake for Lee to advance into Maryland because it divided his forces and made them vulnerable to attack. Additionally, it allowed the Union army to gather reinforcements and launch a successful counteroffensive at the Battle of Antietam. On the other hand, Lee believed that a major Confederate victory on Union soil would demoralize the North and potentially turn the tide of the war in favor of the South.
How many troops did General George B McClellan hold in reserve at the Battle of Antietam in 1862?
General George McClellan's mistake in the Battle of Antietam was hesitating and not acting decisively enough to take advantage of his manpower. He held back far too many troops in reserve that he did not use. Technically the battle was a draw. Historians conclude he should have been able to deal a much heavier blow to Confederate forces.
What costly mistake did the confederate make before the battle of Antietam?
a
How was a mistake responsible for the Battle of Antietam?
He was angry at himself for making his wife pregnant so he accidentally went into war.
What mistake did the Cofederacy make before the Battle of Antietam in the civil war?
It was just one Confederate officer who had dropped a set of Lee's orders in the field. By an extraordinary chance, these were found and shown to McClellan, who realised that Lee's divisions were widely separated, and that he could destroy them piecemeal. Unfortunately there was a Confederate spy in the camp, who was able to alert Lee, and McClellan did not achieve total victory. Still, the Confederates did retreat back to Virginia, and it was recognised as an important Union win.
Was it a mistake for Lee to advance into Maryland?
It can be argued that it was a mistake for Lee to advance into Maryland because it divided his forces and made them vulnerable to attack. Additionally, it allowed the Union army to gather reinforcements and launch a successful counteroffensive at the Battle of Antietam. On the other hand, Lee believed that a major Confederate victory on Union soil would demoralize the North and potentially turn the tide of the war in favor of the South.
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Listening to his voices and not his general.
What costly mistake did the confederacy make before the Battle of Antietam?
Gen. Lee had poor intelligence on the terrain, especially the flow of the Potomac River, and the battle plans were compromised when a set was lost. Despite that, due to the many errors of the Union general, the Confederates came very close to defeating a Union force twice their size.
What were some of the problems surrounding General Henry Wager Halleck and his new position?
When US President Lincoln called General Henry Halleck to Washington DC, to head the Union's war effort it may have been a mistake. One clear thing at once became evident, Halleck would now be drawn into the Virginia military, McClellan, Stanton and Lincoln web of Eastern Theater confusion.
How did the Confederate win the Battle of Antietam?
In point of fact, the Seven Days Battles were a Union victory in most respects. McClellan, the Union commander, inflicted twice as many casualties on Lee's army than Lee inflicted on his. Also, McClellan did not lose the battle at Malvern Hill. On the contrary, McClellan smashed the Confederates at Malvern Hill, and Lee later said he regretted ever attacking the hill because he lost so many men trying to take it. And McClellan's retreat to Harrison's Landing was a tactical retreat that forced Lee to go back to Richmond and left McClellan in a position to still threaten Richmond.It's worth mentioning that Lee never would have been able to start the Seven Days Battles if Lincoln and Stanton had not made the awful mistake of withholding McDowell corps of 30,000 troops from McClellan's force. Lee would have been pinned to Richmond if Lincoln had followed through on his promise to send McDowell's corps to McClellan.My sources include Ethan Rafuse's book McClellan's War, Thomas Rowland's book George B. McClellan and Civil War History, and H. J. Eckenrode and Bryan Conrad's book George B. McClellan: The Man Who Saved the Union.
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