Historically Speaking - Association of the United States Army
... Antietam Creek. Vegetation and irregularities in the ground offered cover, but his back was against the Potomac River, and the higher ground was on the Union side of Antietam Creek. McClellan’s forces arrived on the afternoon of September 15. McClellan consumed the next day with skirmishing, reconna ...
... Antietam Creek. Vegetation and irregularities in the ground offered cover, but his back was against the Potomac River, and the higher ground was on the Union side of Antietam Creek. McClellan’s forces arrived on the afternoon of September 15. McClellan consumed the next day with skirmishing, reconna ...
The North Takes Charge
... Virginia into northern territory CSA soldiers hear there are shoes in Gettysburg Surprised to encounter 2 Union brigades who engage the troops ...
... Virginia into northern territory CSA soldiers hear there are shoes in Gettysburg Surprised to encounter 2 Union brigades who engage the troops ...
9.4 PowerPoint
... Gettysburg proved to be the turning point of the war Ensured British would not recognize the Confederacy & for rest of war Confederates fought a defensive war, slowly giving up ground ...
... Gettysburg proved to be the turning point of the war Ensured British would not recognize the Confederacy & for rest of war Confederates fought a defensive war, slowly giving up ground ...
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... 2. Burnside was replaced by General Hooker 3. Hooker was replaced by General George Meade 4. George Mead was replaced by Ulysses S. Grant ...
... 2. Burnside was replaced by General Hooker 3. Hooker was replaced by General George Meade 4. George Mead was replaced by Ulysses S. Grant ...
Later Stages of CW Ppt - Taylor County Schools
... Robert E. Lee sent a letter to Jefferson Davis after the Siege of Petersburg, saying that they would be better off abandoning the capital because it could no longer be defended. Taking immediate action Davis burned all Confederate documents about the war and went on the run. ...
... Robert E. Lee sent a letter to Jefferson Davis after the Siege of Petersburg, saying that they would be better off abandoning the capital because it could no longer be defended. Taking immediate action Davis burned all Confederate documents about the war and went on the run. ...
Strengths of the Union and Confederacy at the Start of
... • More motivated defending their homes • Southerners had skills (hunting & horseback riding) made them good soldiers • Superior military leadership • Better Cavalry ...
... • More motivated defending their homes • Southerners had skills (hunting & horseback riding) made them good soldiers • Superior military leadership • Better Cavalry ...
Civil War Major Battles
... Confederates: Lee Lee surrenders to Grant ending the Civil War. “There is nothing left for me to do, but to go and see General Grant and I would rather die a thousand deaths.” ...
... Confederates: Lee Lee surrenders to Grant ending the Civil War. “There is nothing left for me to do, but to go and see General Grant and I would rather die a thousand deaths.” ...
Summary: The Union Advances
... resources the Confederacy could use to fight. They stole food and killed livestock. They wrecked factories and railroad lines. They burned homes and barns. ...
... resources the Confederacy could use to fight. They stole food and killed livestock. They wrecked factories and railroad lines. They burned homes and barns. ...
The Civil War The Civil War It was the most devastating war in U.S.
... The losses in the Battle of Shiloh were enormous. Together the two armies suffered more than 20,000 casualties. The Union troops failed to capture the city because McClellan gave the Confederate army time to prepare a defense even though Lincoln kept prodding him to fight. After reports that he was ...
... The losses in the Battle of Shiloh were enormous. Together the two armies suffered more than 20,000 casualties. The Union troops failed to capture the city because McClellan gave the Confederate army time to prepare a defense even though Lincoln kept prodding him to fight. After reports that he was ...
American Civil War
... commander, General Halleck, resigned on June 28, and General George Meade replaced him as commander of the Army of the Potomac and won the battle. ...
... commander, General Halleck, resigned on June 28, and General George Meade replaced him as commander of the Army of the Potomac and won the battle. ...
Battles of the Civil War
... with pleas from their families: “We have nothing in the house to eat. I don’t want you to stop fighting those Yankees….but try and get off and come home and fix us all up ...
... with pleas from their families: “We have nothing in the house to eat. I don’t want you to stop fighting those Yankees….but try and get off and come home and fix us all up ...
The Civil War - Cobb Learning
... surrender by January 1863, “all slaves in states or districts in rebellion against the United States will be thenceforth and forever free” • The South had a choice: – Surrender and keep their slaves – Don’t surrender and the institution of slavery would be ended – Confederate leaders chose to contin ...
... surrender by January 1863, “all slaves in states or districts in rebellion against the United States will be thenceforth and forever free” • The South had a choice: – Surrender and keep their slaves – Don’t surrender and the institution of slavery would be ended – Confederate leaders chose to contin ...
TURNING POINTS IN CIVIL WAR
... south of Gettysburg. After two days, Lee was unable to dislodge the Union stronghold on Cemetery Ridge. On the third day he ordered Pickett’s Charge in which 15,000 troops marched 1 mile across an open field with the intent of overwhelming the Union fortification. Only 5000 Confederate soldiers made ...
... south of Gettysburg. After two days, Lee was unable to dislodge the Union stronghold on Cemetery Ridge. On the third day he ordered Pickett’s Charge in which 15,000 troops marched 1 mile across an open field with the intent of overwhelming the Union fortification. Only 5000 Confederate soldiers made ...
The Civil War
... A section of the Antietam Battlefield littered hoping a major victory would bring support with dead Confederate soldiers from Great Britain and France. In one day, almost 23,000 men were killed or wounded. The bloodiest one day in American history. ...
... A section of the Antietam Battlefield littered hoping a major victory would bring support with dead Confederate soldiers from Great Britain and France. In one day, almost 23,000 men were killed or wounded. The bloodiest one day in American history. ...
Chapter 11 – The Civil War 1861-1865
... June, 1863 – Lee marched his forces North. Was looking for: 1. Supplies 2. Major Confederate victory on Northern soil Union army moved North to stay between Lee and Washington. July 1, 1863 – Confederate troops entered Gettysburg, PA, looking for shoes. They ran into a Union cavalry unit and a small ...
... June, 1863 – Lee marched his forces North. Was looking for: 1. Supplies 2. Major Confederate victory on Northern soil Union army moved North to stay between Lee and Washington. July 1, 1863 – Confederate troops entered Gettysburg, PA, looking for shoes. They ran into a Union cavalry unit and a small ...
Chapter 14
... • Forces still occupying the fort ran dangerously low on supplies. • Lincoln warned S. Carolina he would send supply ships, not military. • No soldiers or reinforcements unless the ships were fired upon. • Confederates fired on the ships • Southern Code of Honor: prefer belligerent action instead of ...
... • Forces still occupying the fort ran dangerously low on supplies. • Lincoln warned S. Carolina he would send supply ships, not military. • No soldiers or reinforcements unless the ships were fired upon. • Confederates fired on the ships • Southern Code of Honor: prefer belligerent action instead of ...
EARLY BATTLES OF THE CIVIL WAR
... South Carolina’s secession Confederates fire on Fort Sumter, SC Battle of Bull Run/Manassas ...
... South Carolina’s secession Confederates fire on Fort Sumter, SC Battle of Bull Run/Manassas ...
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... Grant would proceed to follow the Tennessee River south toward Corinth, Mississippi. o Corinth was the next site in General Grant’s eyes due to its Confederate railroad center. o Before reaching Corinth, Grant and his men would come under attack at the Battle of Shiloh. Battle of Shiloh o April ...
... Grant would proceed to follow the Tennessee River south toward Corinth, Mississippi. o Corinth was the next site in General Grant’s eyes due to its Confederate railroad center. o Before reaching Corinth, Grant and his men would come under attack at the Battle of Shiloh. Battle of Shiloh o April ...
Civil War Key Events
... No Definitive Victories South starting to lose some key officers Lincoln still has not appointed Grant the ...
... No Definitive Victories South starting to lose some key officers Lincoln still has not appointed Grant the ...
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... • March to May 1863 – Crosses Miss. South of V’burg – 3 week campaign cut off from supplies… – Attacks Jackson first ...
... • March to May 1863 – Crosses Miss. South of V’burg – 3 week campaign cut off from supplies… – Attacks Jackson first ...
Battle of Antietam
... Confederates gained ground, the Union defenders still held strong positions by the end of the day. On July 3, fighting resumed on Culp's Hill, and cavalry battles raged to the east and south, but the main event was a dramatic infantry assault by 12,000 Confederates against the center of the Union li ...
... Confederates gained ground, the Union defenders still held strong positions by the end of the day. On July 3, fighting resumed on Culp's Hill, and cavalry battles raged to the east and south, but the main event was a dramatic infantry assault by 12,000 Confederates against the center of the Union li ...
1. Summary of TheCivilWar
... The Civil War was the bloodiest war in American history. It has been referred to as “The War Between the States,” “The Brother’s War,” and the “War of Northern Aggression.” More than 600,000 Americans lost their lives, and countless others were wounded severely. The Civil War led to passage of the T ...
... The Civil War was the bloodiest war in American history. It has been referred to as “The War Between the States,” “The Brother’s War,” and the “War of Northern Aggression.” More than 600,000 Americans lost their lives, and countless others were wounded severely. The Civil War led to passage of the T ...
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... The shots fired at Fort Sumter made the war a reality. Neither the North nor the South was really prepared. Each side had some advantages – more industry and railroads in the North, a military tradition in the South. The war in the East centered in the region around the two capitals: Washington, D.C ...
... The shots fired at Fort Sumter made the war a reality. Neither the North nor the South was really prepared. Each side had some advantages – more industry and railroads in the North, a military tradition in the South. The war in the East centered in the region around the two capitals: Washington, D.C ...
Chapter 8 Sec1Notes
... The Road to War What was the message of Lincoln’s inaugural address? The Union must be maintained as he has sworn in his oath to “preserve, protect, and defend it.” Fort Sumter—The Start of the War Who? ...
... The Road to War What was the message of Lincoln’s inaugural address? The Union must be maintained as he has sworn in his oath to “preserve, protect, and defend it.” Fort Sumter—The Start of the War Who? ...