American Civil War 1861- 1865 - Mr. Condry`s Social Studies Site
... At the beginning of the Civil War, states provided uniforms to soldiers; and the uniforms were in a variety of colors. This led to massive confusion on the battlefield, and often soldiers fired on their own men. As the war continued, both sides chose a single color for their uniforms. The United Sta ...
... At the beginning of the Civil War, states provided uniforms to soldiers; and the uniforms were in a variety of colors. This led to massive confusion on the battlefield, and often soldiers fired on their own men. As the war continued, both sides chose a single color for their uniforms. The United Sta ...
Events in the Civil War
... Sherman’s capture of Atlanta allowed Lincoln to easily defeat McClellan. Congress passed the 13th Amendment ending slavery, and the war seemed nearly over to all but die-hard secessionists. Lincoln announced his intention to be forgiving, but the bloody war continued. ...
... Sherman’s capture of Atlanta allowed Lincoln to easily defeat McClellan. Congress passed the 13th Amendment ending slavery, and the war seemed nearly over to all but die-hard secessionists. Lincoln announced his intention to be forgiving, but the bloody war continued. ...
Lecture 14 - Upper Iowa University
... attempted a new compromise but failed The new Confederate government seized federal installations in the South Federal troops retained Fort Sumter on an island in Charleston Harbor Lincoln decided to try to hold on to this fort by resupplying the garrison, forcing the Confederates to act ...
... attempted a new compromise but failed The new Confederate government seized federal installations in the South Federal troops retained Fort Sumter on an island in Charleston Harbor Lincoln decided to try to hold on to this fort by resupplying the garrison, forcing the Confederates to act ...
civil_war_timeline
... The Battle of Shiloh The Battle of Shiloh occurred soon after the Union had divided into the East and West. General Grant led his army through the woods only to find that the Confederates were there to attack near Shiloh. This battle lasted two days with many casualties. And even though the Union w ...
... The Battle of Shiloh The Battle of Shiloh occurred soon after the Union had divided into the East and West. General Grant led his army through the woods only to find that the Confederates were there to attack near Shiloh. This battle lasted two days with many casualties. And even though the Union w ...
The Civil War - Cloudfront.net
... Sherman’s March to the Sea • November 1863 there was a series of Union victories including Chattanooga • Opened Georgia for invasion and moved Grant to general in chief in charge of the Army of the Potomac • Sherman Marched to Atlanta, captured it, then burned it in 1864 • Marched 250 miles living ...
... Sherman’s March to the Sea • November 1863 there was a series of Union victories including Chattanooga • Opened Georgia for invasion and moved Grant to general in chief in charge of the Army of the Potomac • Sherman Marched to Atlanta, captured it, then burned it in 1864 • Marched 250 miles living ...
THE BATTLE OF WISE (WYSE) - Brunswick Civil War Round Table
... “For the want of a railroad,” Wade tells us this story would have had a different ending. The final push to save the Confederacy is here, he says, and this neglected battle needed to be thoroughly chewed or digested. His goal was to do just that. How do you move and position up to 13,000 (three unio ...
... “For the want of a railroad,” Wade tells us this story would have had a different ending. The final push to save the Confederacy is here, he says, and this neglected battle needed to be thoroughly chewed or digested. His goal was to do just that. How do you move and position up to 13,000 (three unio ...
Civil War Sesquicentennial 2011-2015
... What many consider to be the central event in American History, the Civil War, has an anniversary right around the corner. This April marks 150 years ago since the first shots of the war were fired at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina and April 2015, will mark 150 years after the surr ...
... What many consider to be the central event in American History, the Civil War, has an anniversary right around the corner. This April marks 150 years ago since the first shots of the war were fired at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina and April 2015, will mark 150 years after the surr ...
General Order`s No. 9: Ending the war peacefully
... current hostilities between the North and South, and issued the order on April 10th to commanding officers. The document presented here is from a second group made out by Charles Marshall for distribution. Lee hoped his general order would help ease the South’s humiliation and sense of loss that cam ...
... current hostilities between the North and South, and issued the order on April 10th to commanding officers. The document presented here is from a second group made out by Charles Marshall for distribution. Lee hoped his general order would help ease the South’s humiliation and sense of loss that cam ...
1864-65
... Union troops attacked the entrenched Confederates. In about 20 minutes, 7,000 men were shot down. The night night before the charge, Union General Horace Porter had noticed men were writing their names on paper and sewing it to the back of their coats. ...
... Union troops attacked the entrenched Confederates. In about 20 minutes, 7,000 men were shot down. The night night before the charge, Union General Horace Porter had noticed men were writing their names on paper and sewing it to the back of their coats. ...
The Civil War Begins
... 4. Antietam 1862 A. Robert E. Lee launched an offensive on Washington D.C.. The Union counter attacked meeting the Confederates in Antietam, Maryland before they reached the capital. In a daylong battle over 24,000 Union and Confederate soldiers were killed or wounded. Lee’s troops slipped back int ...
... 4. Antietam 1862 A. Robert E. Lee launched an offensive on Washington D.C.. The Union counter attacked meeting the Confederates in Antietam, Maryland before they reached the capital. In a daylong battle over 24,000 Union and Confederate soldiers were killed or wounded. Lee’s troops slipped back int ...
Chapter 16 Notes
... Wilderness Campaign in the East • Grant named commander of all Union forces in 1864, brought East to take on Lee • Wilderness Campaign: ...
... Wilderness Campaign in the East • Grant named commander of all Union forces in 1864, brought East to take on Lee • Wilderness Campaign: ...
Civil War Battle Matching
... Confederate forces fire on the Union Fort in Charleston harbor Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia is defeated by the Army of the Potomac under George McClellan ...
... Confederate forces fire on the Union Fort in Charleston harbor Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia is defeated by the Army of the Potomac under George McClellan ...
Unit 7 Review Sheet
... 26. What were the two results of the Union campaign in the west in 1862? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________ ...
... 26. What were the two results of the Union campaign in the west in 1862? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________ ...
Caleb - Strouse House Of History
... • Also by invading the North the Confederate soldiers would be able to plunder and take supplies from farms • The battle raged from July 1, 1863 to July 3 • The part of the Southern army met the 20th Maine at Little Round Top on the 2nd ...
... • Also by invading the North the Confederate soldiers would be able to plunder and take supplies from farms • The battle raged from July 1, 1863 to July 3 • The part of the Southern army met the 20th Maine at Little Round Top on the 2nd ...
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... the Confederacy had the upper hand. The turning point in the war, however, occurred on July 1, 1863, when Confederate and Union armies met at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle that ensued was one of the bloodiest battles in American history. Eventually, Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia w ...
... the Confederacy had the upper hand. The turning point in the war, however, occurred on July 1, 1863, when Confederate and Union armies met at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle that ensued was one of the bloodiest battles in American history. Eventually, Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia w ...
16- Civil War Study guide
... What was the purpose and outcome of the Missouri Compromise? What was the outcome of the Compromise of 1850? What did Georgia write supporting the Compromise of 1850? What portion of the Missouri Compromise was nullified by the Kansas-Nebraska Act? List the advantages of the North in regards to the ...
... What was the purpose and outcome of the Missouri Compromise? What was the outcome of the Compromise of 1850? What did Georgia write supporting the Compromise of 1850? What portion of the Missouri Compromise was nullified by the Kansas-Nebraska Act? List the advantages of the North in regards to the ...
Chapter 16.5 Vocabulary Two Column Notes
... ● 1864 Grant forced Lee to fight battles in Virginia Wilderness Campaign: series of battles designed to capture Confederate capital Richmond, Virginia William Tecumseh Sherman: Carried out Union plan to destroy southern railroads and industries ● September 2, Sherman captures Atlanta, Georgia/import ...
... ● 1864 Grant forced Lee to fight battles in Virginia Wilderness Campaign: series of battles designed to capture Confederate capital Richmond, Virginia William Tecumseh Sherman: Carried out Union plan to destroy southern railroads and industries ● September 2, Sherman captures Atlanta, Georgia/import ...
Civil War Battles PPT
... The siege of Atlanta by General Sherman ended with the burning of the city by Union troops. This battle was immortalized in the movie “Gone With The Wind”. After burning the city, Sherman began his famous march to the sea, during which his troops looted and plundered their way across Georgia, destro ...
... The siege of Atlanta by General Sherman ended with the burning of the city by Union troops. This battle was immortalized in the movie “Gone With The Wind”. After burning the city, Sherman began his famous march to the sea, during which his troops looted and plundered their way across Georgia, destro ...
First Battle of Bull Run
... the Confederacy to march on northern soil. More than 23,000 KIA or WIA. Lee dares McClellan to attack the next day, but doesn’t. It is recorded as a Union victory, but perhaps the rebels would have won the battle if Lee’s messenger did not lose his battle plans. This was the single most bloodiest da ...
... the Confederacy to march on northern soil. More than 23,000 KIA or WIA. Lee dares McClellan to attack the next day, but doesn’t. It is recorded as a Union victory, but perhaps the rebels would have won the battle if Lee’s messenger did not lose his battle plans. This was the single most bloodiest da ...
Battle of Gettysburg 1863
... In June of 1863, Lee began moving his men into the Shenandoah Valley. General Ewell and his men attacked and plundered a Union garrison at Winchester, allowing Lee access to the Cumberland Valley of Pennsylvania. Union General Hooker wasn't sure what Lee was up to, but made little effort to block hi ...
... In June of 1863, Lee began moving his men into the Shenandoah Valley. General Ewell and his men attacked and plundered a Union garrison at Winchester, allowing Lee access to the Cumberland Valley of Pennsylvania. Union General Hooker wasn't sure what Lee was up to, but made little effort to block hi ...
Antietam The Civil War`s Bloodiest Day
... on the Union left flank at Rohrbach Bridge over Antietam Creek, later dubbed “Burnside’s Bridge.” After intense fighting, Major-General Ambrose Burnside succeeded in advancing two of his Ninth Corps regiments over the bridge in an attempt to block Lee from retreating across the Potomac. Finally, it ...
... on the Union left flank at Rohrbach Bridge over Antietam Creek, later dubbed “Burnside’s Bridge.” After intense fighting, Major-General Ambrose Burnside succeeded in advancing two of his Ninth Corps regiments over the bridge in an attempt to block Lee from retreating across the Potomac. Finally, it ...
The Third Day at Gettysburg: Culp`s Hill
... that they had captured the previous day. An attempt by Lee to hold off the start of the fighting was fruitless. Ewell sent back a terse reply by messenger: “Too late to recall.” Fighting continued until late in the morning and consisted of three attacks by Johnson’s men, each a failure. The attacks ...
... that they had captured the previous day. An attempt by Lee to hold off the start of the fighting was fruitless. Ewell sent back a terse reply by messenger: “Too late to recall.” Fighting continued until late in the morning and consisted of three attacks by Johnson’s men, each a failure. The attacks ...