The Project Gutenberg EBook of History of the United States
... Views of the War Abroad.--England's Hostility.--Causes.--The Trent Affair.--Seward's Reasoning.--Great Britain's Breach of Neutrality.--Louis Napoleon's Hypocrisy.--Invasion of Mexico.--Maximilian.--War Expenditure.--How Met.--Duties.Internal Revenue.-Loans.--Bonds.--Treasury Notes.--Treasurer's Rep ...
... Views of the War Abroad.--England's Hostility.--Causes.--The Trent Affair.--Seward's Reasoning.--Great Britain's Breach of Neutrality.--Louis Napoleon's Hypocrisy.--Invasion of Mexico.--Maximilian.--War Expenditure.--How Met.--Duties.Internal Revenue.-Loans.--Bonds.--Treasury Notes.--Treasurer's Rep ...
Chapter 9: The Civil War, 1861-1865
... Attrition—the wearing down of one side by the other through exhaustion of soldiers and resources—played a critical role as the war dragged on. The North, with its large population, could replace its troops much more easily than the South. ...
... Attrition—the wearing down of one side by the other through exhaustion of soldiers and resources—played a critical role as the war dragged on. The North, with its large population, could replace its troops much more easily than the South. ...
chapter 16 - apel slice
... the war remained strong. Recalling the example of the American Revolution, when the smaller, weaker colonies had won independence from wealthy Great Britain, many believed the South had a good chance of winning. One Northern advantage was not obvious until later. Both sides greatly underestimated Ab ...
... the war remained strong. Recalling the example of the American Revolution, when the smaller, weaker colonies had won independence from wealthy Great Britain, many believed the South had a good chance of winning. One Northern advantage was not obvious until later. Both sides greatly underestimated Ab ...
Chapter 7: The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
... powder to develop the first gun. In the centuries that followed, numerous nations would develop and improve on the gun—which made all other weapons before it obsolete. For what peaceful purposes can gunpowder be used? ...
... powder to develop the first gun. In the centuries that followed, numerous nations would develop and improve on the gun—which made all other weapons before it obsolete. For what peaceful purposes can gunpowder be used? ...
WHO WAS THE CIVIL WAR`S PREMIER CAVALRY COMMANDER?
... to authorities were in vain, so Forrest came to the conclusion that his best source of supply was to be the Union army. On January 3, Forrest’s force rejoined the Army of Tennessee after the retreat from the battle of Stones River. Fifteen days earlier they had gone into West Tennessee ill-equipped ...
... to authorities were in vain, so Forrest came to the conclusion that his best source of supply was to be the Union army. On January 3, Forrest’s force rejoined the Army of Tennessee after the retreat from the battle of Stones River. Fifteen days earlier they had gone into West Tennessee ill-equipped ...
Strategies and Battles
... its greatest advantages was its network of roads, canals, and railroads. Some 22,000 miles of railroad track cold move soldiers and supplies throughout the North. The South had only about 9,000 miles of track. . . . The Confederacy had advantages as well. With its strong military tradition, the Sout ...
... its greatest advantages was its network of roads, canals, and railroads. Some 22,000 miles of railroad track cold move soldiers and supplies throughout the North. The South had only about 9,000 miles of track. . . . The Confederacy had advantages as well. With its strong military tradition, the Sout ...
The American Civil War`s Western Theater Part 01
... Taking the Mississippi River Valley was a major part of General Winfield Scott’s Anaconda Plan to win the Civil War. ...
... Taking the Mississippi River Valley was a major part of General Winfield Scott’s Anaconda Plan to win the Civil War. ...
LEQ: Of what Union general did President Lincoln
... The fall of Fort Donelson opened the way for a Union advance south toward a railroad center at Corinth, Mississippi. This image is titled “Evacuation of Corinth, Mississippi, Lately Held by the Rebel general Beauregard– Burning of Stations, Warehouses and Supplies– Entry of National Troops. This ima ...
... The fall of Fort Donelson opened the way for a Union advance south toward a railroad center at Corinth, Mississippi. This image is titled “Evacuation of Corinth, Mississippi, Lately Held by the Rebel general Beauregard– Burning of Stations, Warehouses and Supplies– Entry of National Troops. This ima ...
The Civil War (1861–1865)
... Spotsylvania Court House. – The fighting that took place over nearly two weeks is called the Battle of Spotsylvania. ...
... Spotsylvania Court House. – The fighting that took place over nearly two weeks is called the Battle of Spotsylvania. ...
Section 1
... In the East In July 1861, the battle was fought in Manassas, Virginia, outside of Washington, DC. The Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) resulted in a Union defeat by Confederate General Stonewall Jackson. Lincoln appointed a new commander, George B. McClellan. In March 1862, McClellan attacked Richmond, ...
... In the East In July 1861, the battle was fought in Manassas, Virginia, outside of Washington, DC. The Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) resulted in a Union defeat by Confederate General Stonewall Jackson. Lincoln appointed a new commander, George B. McClellan. In March 1862, McClellan attacked Richmond, ...
Grant - Reading Community Schools
... that no terms would be accepted except “unconditional surrender”, which matched his initials and became a nickname. Grant’s superior did not like him though, and he was even temporarily removed from command. ...
... that no terms would be accepted except “unconditional surrender”, which matched his initials and became a nickname. Grant’s superior did not like him though, and he was even temporarily removed from command. ...
Union Generals - Ulster Scots Community Network
... switching troops from his right to his left. This turned the tide of battle and Union troops panicked and fled the scene in disorder. The first man to realize that the Confederacy had secured a victory was ‘Stonewall’ Jackson who was having a minor wound dressed at field hospital at the time: ‘We ha ...
... switching troops from his right to his left. This turned the tide of battle and Union troops panicked and fled the scene in disorder. The first man to realize that the Confederacy had secured a victory was ‘Stonewall’ Jackson who was having a minor wound dressed at field hospital at the time: ‘We ha ...
The Civil War - Chino Valley Unified School District
... In 1861, that spark occurred at Fort Sumter, a federal outpost in Charleston, South Carolina, that was attacked by Confederate troops, beginning the Civil War. Determined to seize the fortress—which controlled the entrance to Charleston harbor— the Confederates ringed the harbor with heavy guns. Ins ...
... In 1861, that spark occurred at Fort Sumter, a federal outpost in Charleston, South Carolina, that was attacked by Confederate troops, beginning the Civil War. Determined to seize the fortress—which controlled the entrance to Charleston harbor— the Confederates ringed the harbor with heavy guns. Ins ...
Civil War Leaders - Doral Academy Preparatory
... the Western theater. Lincoln appointed him to head all Union armies in 1864. Master tactician. Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, ...
... the Western theater. Lincoln appointed him to head all Union armies in 1864. Master tactician. Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, ...
Chapter 16 - AP United States History
... The first secession, between December 20, 1860, and February 1, 1861, had taken seven Deep South states out of the Union. Now, in April, the firing on Fort Sumter and Lincoln’s call for state militias forced the other southern states to take sides. Courted— and pressured—by both North and South, fou ...
... The first secession, between December 20, 1860, and February 1, 1861, had taken seven Deep South states out of the Union. Now, in April, the firing on Fort Sumter and Lincoln’s call for state militias forced the other southern states to take sides. Courted— and pressured—by both North and South, fou ...
Civil War - Mrs. Huber`s Social Studies Class
... released the Emancipation Proclamation It freed slaves only in areas fighting the union. (Not in Border States) Many freed slaves began to join the Union Army ...
... released the Emancipation Proclamation It freed slaves only in areas fighting the union. (Not in Border States) Many freed slaves began to join the Union Army ...
USA WORLD
... while making coffee; some died while they were still lying in their blankets. With Union forces on the edge of disaster, Grant reorganized his troops, ordered up reinforcements, and counterattacked at dawn the following day. By midafternoon the Confederate forces were in retreat. The Battle of Shilo ...
... while making coffee; some died while they were still lying in their blankets. With Union forces on the edge of disaster, Grant reorganized his troops, ordered up reinforcements, and counterattacked at dawn the following day. By midafternoon the Confederate forces were in retreat. The Battle of Shilo ...
Grierson Raid
... Union because it, and it’s supporting forts, Grand Gulf and Port Hudson, were the only obstacle preventing the Mississippi River from being under Union control. Confederate resistance along the Mississippi was defiant, however, and Grant’s first two attempts to siege the city had failed. His next ga ...
... Union because it, and it’s supporting forts, Grand Gulf and Port Hudson, were the only obstacle preventing the Mississippi River from being under Union control. Confederate resistance along the Mississippi was defiant, however, and Grant’s first two attempts to siege the city had failed. His next ga ...
Confederate Strategy in 1863: Was a Strategic
... US National Military Strategy The concepts of mass and concentration have been central to U.S. military thinking for more than a century. From the beginnings of strategic thought in the United States, the idea of concentration was present. Indeed, Washington's Yorktown Campaign stands out from his o ...
... US National Military Strategy The concepts of mass and concentration have been central to U.S. military thinking for more than a century. From the beginnings of strategic thought in the United States, the idea of concentration was present. Indeed, Washington's Yorktown Campaign stands out from his o ...
Chapter 16 File
... the South. Armies found this land difficult to cross. Also, in Virginia, many of the rivers ran from east to west. Because of this, they formed a natural defense against an army that attacked from the north to the south . As a result, Northern generals were often forced to attack Confederate troops ...
... the South. Armies found this land difficult to cross. Also, in Virginia, many of the rivers ran from east to west. Because of this, they formed a natural defense against an army that attacked from the north to the south . As a result, Northern generals were often forced to attack Confederate troops ...
Chapter 16: The Civil War
... at first, was superior to the North’s. Southern families had a strong tradition of military training and service, and military college graduates provided the South with a large pool of officers. Overseeing the Southern effort was Confederate president Jefferson Davis, a West Point graduate and exper ...
... at first, was superior to the North’s. Southern families had a strong tradition of military training and service, and military college graduates provided the South with a large pool of officers. Overseeing the Southern effort was Confederate president Jefferson Davis, a West Point graduate and exper ...
The Civil War
... of railroad track. This made the movement of troops, food, and supplies quicker and easier in the North. More than twice as many facto ries were in the North as in the South. The North was thus better able to produce the guns, ammunition, shoes, and other items it needed for its army. The North’s ec ...
... of railroad track. This made the movement of troops, food, and supplies quicker and easier in the North. More than twice as many facto ries were in the North as in the South. The North was thus better able to produce the guns, ammunition, shoes, and other items it needed for its army. The North’s ec ...
October 2014 - The Civil War Round Table of Chicago
... we do – and thought that perhaps I might find some indications that Grant had misjudged William S. Rosecrans and others. After all, Rosecrans had been involved in a whole string of Union victories – at Iuka, Corinth, and Stones River – and only one apparent defeat, which took place at Chickamauga. I ...
... we do – and thought that perhaps I might find some indications that Grant had misjudged William S. Rosecrans and others. After all, Rosecrans had been involved in a whole string of Union victories – at Iuka, Corinth, and Stones River – and only one apparent defeat, which took place at Chickamauga. I ...
Civil War: The Military Campaigns Directions: Use 3
... grade aspects will be removed from the team and required to write out and turn in all answers on their own for the grade. ...
... grade aspects will be removed from the team and required to write out and turn in all answers on their own for the grade. ...
Western Theater of the American Civil War
The Western Theater of the American Civil War encompassed major military and naval operations in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee, as well as Louisiana east of the Mississippi River. (Operations on the coasts of the states, except for Mobile Bay, are considered part of the Lower Seaboard Theater.)The Western Theater was the avenue of military operations by Union armies, chief among them the Army of the Tennessee, directly into the agricultural heartland of the South via the major rivers of the region (the Mississippi, the Tennessee, and the Cumberland). The Confederacy was forced to defend an enormous area with limited resources. Union operations began with securing Kentucky in Union hands in June 1861. Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee had early successes in Kentucky and western Tennessee in 1861–1862, marched towards and captured Vicksburg in 1862–64, and combined with the armies of the Cumberland and of the Ohio, who had been working their way through central Tennessee in 1862–63, to capture Chattanooga in 1864. Chattanooga served as the launching point for Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, who was put in charge of the combined armies by Grant following his elevation by Abraham Lincoln to General-in-Chief in command over all operations in the Eastern Theater, to capture the Confederate rail hub of Atlanta and march to the Atlantic. Operations in theater concluded with the surrender of Southern forces to the Union army in North Carolina and Florida in May 1865 following General Robert E. Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House.