union army down on his opponents, in a more coordinated attack, by opening up multiple fronts. in georgia, general sherman will press towards atlanta and then on to the sea, whereas, in virginia, grant will begin an offensive against lee s forces, what becomes known as the overland campaign. you sure about this, general? i m sure. grant s plan depends on the army of the potomac, weary after years of devastating and unrelenting war. there was a real diminishing morale in the union army in the beginning of the overland campaign in virginia. union soldiers who had gone through second manassas, antietam, fredericksburg, chancellorsville, gettysburg they were no longer under any impression that this was an adventure. and, up to this point, the union army doesn t have a general who could inspire soldiers to fight like robert e. lee. not yet.
grant decides to press the full weight of the union army down on his opponents, in a more coordinated attack, by opening up multiple fronts. in georgia, general sherman will press towards atlanta and then on to the sea, whereas, in virginia, grant will begin an offensive against lee s forces, what becomes known as the overland campaign. you sure about this, general? i m sure. grant s plan depends on the army of the potomac, weary after years of devastating and unrelenting war. there was a real diminishing morale in the union army in the beginning of the overland campaign in virginia. union soldiers who had gone through second manassas, antietam, fredericksburg, chancellorsville, gettysburg they were no longer under any impression that this was an adventure. and, up to this point, the union army doesn t have a general who could inspire soldiers to fight like robert e. lee.
ridge. john f. reynolds is in command the first corps of the army of the potomac, of which the iron brigade is a component. and they are the first ones who reach the town of gettysburg on the morning of july 1st. reynolds is the highest-ranking officer at gettysburg and commander of the iron brigade. find them out of the wood line. .made up of a group of tough westerners from indiana and wisconsin. the iron brigade earned its fierce reputation in a battle with stonewall jackson at second manassas. fire! forward, men! for god s sakes, forward! when the first corps goes into action, one of their earliest casualties is general reynolds. shot from his saddle by a confederate skirmisher. reynolds death leaves the union army with a void in its combat leadership.
ridge. john f. reynolds is in command the first corps of the army of the potomac, of which the iron brigade is a component. and they are the first ones who reach the town of gettysburg on the morning of july 1st. reynolds is the highest-ranking officer at gettysburg and commander of the iron brigade. find them out of the wood line. .made up of a group of tough westerners from indiana and wisconsin. the iron brigade earned its fierce reputation in a battle with stonewall jackson at second manassas. fire! forward, men! for god s sakes, forward! when the first corps goes into action, one of their earliest casualties is general reynolds. shot from his saddle by a confederate skirmisher. reynolds death leaves the union army with a void in its combat leadership. fire by section!
public opinion in the north against the war. from his camp in virginia, he plans to march his army across the potomac, into the peaceful northern territory of pennsylvania. as lee marches north, union general joe hooker resigns. for president lincoln, whose generals have already lost battles at fredericksburg, second manassas, and chancellorsville, hooker s sudden resignation is another unwanted headache. [ all shouting ] [ gun cocks ] with his army in turmoil and the union in jeopardy, president lincoln seeks solace in the company of his oldest son, robert. this war is a continual trial. rebel troops are marching north