19thVirginiaRegiment

We are a confederate unit of Virginia under the command of Colonel Henry Gantt. We were one of the units involved in Pickett's Charge.

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#GetEmGrant
#theirAintNokillenGrantsRegaments
#StayStrongLee

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#KeepemGunsUpLee

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Lee had lowered his artillery and the aggressive attack got the union a lot of captured men. The confederate later recaptured them though.

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@BMSChamberlain Did they get the double ration of whiskey?

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@2ndRhodeIsland @IrishRegiment69 They weren't exactly evenly matched, then, were they?

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The battle of spot. courthouse after a while of fighting Lee expects Grant to retreat but that morning Grant leads an aggressive attack.

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@cross_ephraim @1sttex We are 4 years into the war, where have you been?

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Grants strategy comes into play at the Spotsylvania Court House, where the 9th Corps created a bulge in the center of the Confederate army

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Grant used waterways to supply his army on the move. Mix that with strong blows to key centers, and you've got Grant's strategy.

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Grant's strategy in the South was to never retreat and wage total war. A total war is a destruction of morale and resources. #BonfireOfGrain

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However, the Emancipation Proclamation was more of a military action since Lincoln has no control over the CSA rather than unconstitutional.

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This battle with the large amount of casualties inspired Abe to right the emancipation proclamation. #McClellanYouHaveAHeadUseIt

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After Antietam, McClellan was fully relieved of his commanding position and Lee was able to escape thanks to a Harper's Ferry Corps.

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#DontForgetYourCigarsNextTimeLee

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During Antietam, Lee had occupied the high ground and Mecilen attempted to surround lees army and push them towards the Potomac river.

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During the Battle of Antietam, McClellan decided to drive Lee to the river to corner them, but McClellan put the whole 5th Corps stationary.

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Yes, we agree that so much effort has been put into preserving Gettysburg because all regiments have memorials. #RememberTheGettysburg

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Gettysburg was so important because it was necessary for the north to win this battle. Had the south won the south would win the war.

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Gettysburg was such an important event in the war because it made Lee's plan to stroke the talks of peace and end the war to fail.

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@19thVirginia *Culp's