I need help with this paragraph about the civil war, its just really confusing?
im making a powerpoint and have to have the generals of the battle of fredericksburg, so i found this but i really dont understand it, its just confusing as ever can someone help me just like translate it lol
The Right Grand Division, commanded by Maj. Gen. Edwin V. Sumner, consisted of the II Corps of Maj. Gen. Darius N. Couch (divisions of Brig. Gens. Winfield S. Hancock, Oliver O. Howard, and William H. French) and the IX Corps of Brig. Gen. Orlando B. Willcox (divisions of Brig. Gens. William W. Burns, Samuel D. Sturgis, and George W. Getty). A cavalry division under Brig. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton was attached.
The Battle of Fredericksburg was commanded by two Generals. General Lee for the Confederacy and Major General Burnside for the Union. Burnside had 3 Grand divisions. Each division was commanded by a General, either a Major General or Brigdier General. Each division is broken down into smaller divisions, each commanded by a type of General.
What this paragraph is saying is the Right Grand Division (you left out the Left Grand and Center Grand Division) was commanded by Major General E. Sumner, which consisted of the II Corps (meaning 2nd Army Corps) and IX corps (9th Army Corp). Each Corps consisted of their own smaller divisions, each of which was commanded by a Brigadier General. Then there was also a cavalry division attached to the Right Grand Division. Most soldiers were foot soldiers, so there was a calvary division of men attached.
You also left out the commanding generals for the South (Confederacy) so depending on your power point presentation, you have only included one Grand Division representing the North and left out any Southern Generals.
If I were you, I woud concentrate on the 2 main generals of this battle which were Lee and Burnside, then I would add The three generals that commanded the right (Sumner), left (Franklin) and Center Grand Divsion (Hooker) for the North; and for the South the First Corp commanding General (Longstreet), the 2nd Corp commanding General(Stonewall Jackson), the artillery commanding General (Pendelton) and the Cavalry for the south (JEB Stuart). That should simplify it for you.
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