West Virginia would enter the war on the Union side, while Virginia on the Confederacy. ... Following graduation, Lee was commissioned as an officer and saw action in the Mexican War under the command of General Winfield Scott. Lee saw combat at the siege of Veracruz, an important seaport needed by the Americans in their war with Mexico. 2 For his leadership during the siege General Scott quoted saying Lee was "the very best soldier I saw in the field". Following the war, Lee became the superintendent of his alma mater West Point. ... He would start his Army career as a 112nd Lieuten...

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The Mexican War: The Mexican-American War broke out in 1845. ... In the Mexican War Lee also met James Longstreet, Thomas J. ... After the Mexican War: After the Mexican War Lee returned to his job as an engineer. ... The Civil War: With Lee now in the Confederate Army, the War could go either way. ... This battle is also the battle that can decide who wins the war. ...

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Civil war was the greatest war in American history. It was waged in 10,000 places-from Valverde, New Mexico, and Fernandina on the Florida coast. ... The war immediately began when south and north fought for Fort Sumter. ... His offer was rejected, and in April 12, the Civil War began with shots fired on the fort. ... The great war was over, but that didn't mean any good because millions of free slaves and white people found themselves without any money or homes, and much of the South lay in ruins due to the war. ...

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Jackson's year of graduation was greeted by the Mexican War and he was sent off to action as a fresh officer just out of West Point. ... Jackson had fought in a many battles in the Mexican war, but it seemed that almost all of them had little to no impact on the war. ... In my opinion the Civil War the bloodiest of all the wars in the U.S. besides maybe WWII. The Civil war was the in terms of casualties. Almost 610,000 Americans died in that war alone. ...

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Important people of the civil war The civil war (1861-1865) took more American lives than any other war in history. ... The Civil War is also known as the War Between the States and the War of Secession. ... The war ended four years later. ... Scott, Winfield (1786-1866), a United States Army officer for more than 50 years, fought in the War of 1812, the Mexican War (1846-1848), and the beginning of the Civil War (1861-1865). ... He was a major general when the war ended. ...

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The onset of the war found Grant working as a clerk in his father's leather shop. ... A West Point graduate and Mexican War veteran, he entered the union volunteers a colonel. ... In war, chivalry was of no consequence to Grant. He was not a man who reveled in the glory found in war, as many of his fellow officers did. ... During the Mexican War, Grant had written to his wife, "If we have to fight, I would like to do it all at once, and then make friends-(Foote, Vol.1 215). ...

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The battle at Gettysburg was a game changing military endeavor between the Northern and Southern states during the Civil War in 1863. ... A campaign bringing to light the many principles of war utilized and from which generations following have learned many great lessons. There were many causes of the Civil War whereby brother fought against brother, neighbor against neighbor, but a principal cause was the institution of slavery. ... Men decidedly picked up and signed up for war in order to defend their cause. ... Lee, who had distinguished himself in the Mexican-American war, but Lee coul...

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