The longest siege
... command for the Confederate States (CS) came in June 1862 when he took command of Confederate forces in the Eastern Theater, which he renamed the Army of Northern Virginia. While he was responsible for Confederate victories at the Seven Days Battles, Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsvi ...
... command for the Confederate States (CS) came in June 1862 when he took command of Confederate forces in the Eastern Theater, which he renamed the Army of Northern Virginia. While he was responsible for Confederate victories at the Seven Days Battles, Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsvi ...
Union Commander
... Reports say that people from Washington D.C. rode out by carriage and packed picnic lunches to watch the Union Army defeat the rebels…One lady commented – “ I suppose we will take Richmond by tomorrow.” Many of the civilians became tangled up with retreating soldiers during the chaos, following them ...
... Reports say that people from Washington D.C. rode out by carriage and packed picnic lunches to watch the Union Army defeat the rebels…One lady commented – “ I suppose we will take Richmond by tomorrow.” Many of the civilians became tangled up with retreating soldiers during the chaos, following them ...
Antietam 150th Anniversary: The Battle That Changed American
... lucky that the landmass between Canada and Mexico didn't break apart into two countries ..." It was not a novelist but a historian, McPherson, who wrote a chapter titled, "If the Lost Order Hadn't Been Lost," for a might-have-been compilation edited by Robert Cowley called "What Ifs of American Hist ...
... lucky that the landmass between Canada and Mexico didn't break apart into two countries ..." It was not a novelist but a historian, McPherson, who wrote a chapter titled, "If the Lost Order Hadn't Been Lost," for a might-have-been compilation edited by Robert Cowley called "What Ifs of American Hist ...
October 2014 - The Civil War Round Table of Chicago
... E. Lee’s greatest victory. Hooker the war in the East and the West. blamed Howard for the defeat at Chancellorsville and never forgave him. Just two months later, Hooker dared President Abraham Lincoln to replace him while he was pursuing Lee’s army into Pennsylvania and promptly lost his command. A ...
... E. Lee’s greatest victory. Hooker the war in the East and the West. blamed Howard for the defeat at Chancellorsville and never forgave him. Just two months later, Hooker dared President Abraham Lincoln to replace him while he was pursuing Lee’s army into Pennsylvania and promptly lost his command. A ...
Library of Congress
... Pennsylvania in hopes that it might force the Union to end the war. It proved to be a turning point, but not the one Lee anticipated. At Gettysburg, a series of battles like the one shown here--this one on the first day of the fighting--cost Lee more than half of his entire army and forced him to re ...
... Pennsylvania in hopes that it might force the Union to end the war. It proved to be a turning point, but not the one Lee anticipated. At Gettysburg, a series of battles like the one shown here--this one on the first day of the fighting--cost Lee more than half of his entire army and forced him to re ...
Civil War Driving Guide Page 1
... Description: In combination with Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler’s offensive north of the James River, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant extended his left flank to cut Confederate lines of communication southwest of Petersburg. Two divisions of the IX corps under Maj. Gen. John G. Parke, two divisions of the V Co ...
... Description: In combination with Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler’s offensive north of the James River, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant extended his left flank to cut Confederate lines of communication southwest of Petersburg. Two divisions of the IX corps under Maj. Gen. John G. Parke, two divisions of the V Co ...
Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area Guide
... South Mountain Stand where the first major battle on Northern soil took place, straddling the border between Frederick and Washington counties. After invading Maryland less than two weeks before, Gen. Lee divided his forces upon departing Frederick. The Army of the Potomac under Maj. Gen. George McC ...
... South Mountain Stand where the first major battle on Northern soil took place, straddling the border between Frederick and Washington counties. After invading Maryland less than two weeks before, Gen. Lee divided his forces upon departing Frederick. The Army of the Potomac under Maj. Gen. George McC ...
Geology and the Gettysburg campaign
... Piedmont, both armies left it as soon as possible. At Fredericksburg in December 1862 and at Chancellorsville in May 1863, Union armies attempted, with disastrous results, to breach the Confederates’ river lines. After his great victory at Chancellorsville, General Robert E. Lee, commanding the Conf ...
... Piedmont, both armies left it as soon as possible. At Fredericksburg in December 1862 and at Chancellorsville in May 1863, Union armies attempted, with disastrous results, to breach the Confederates’ river lines. After his great victory at Chancellorsville, General Robert E. Lee, commanding the Conf ...
ch21TheFurnaceofCivilWar
... After a month of fighting with 100,000 men, Yorktown fell (it wasn’t defended very well, but it took too long to take) iv. Lincoln diverted McClellan’s reinforcements to chase Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley, close to Washington, D.C. v. June/July 1862 – Lee launched a counterattack on Mc ...
... After a month of fighting with 100,000 men, Yorktown fell (it wasn’t defended very well, but it took too long to take) iv. Lincoln diverted McClellan’s reinforcements to chase Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley, close to Washington, D.C. v. June/July 1862 – Lee launched a counterattack on Mc ...
LECTURE NOTES – Battle of Gettysburg
... Fight would be engaged, and the CSA would run the Union over Union troops would be flanked and forced to retreat back through Gettysburg throughout the day Ordered to retreat by General O.O. Howard Set up defenses on Cemetery Hill Howard was relieved of command by Winfield Hancock (sent by M ...
... Fight would be engaged, and the CSA would run the Union over Union troops would be flanked and forced to retreat back through Gettysburg throughout the day Ordered to retreat by General O.O. Howard Set up defenses on Cemetery Hill Howard was relieved of command by Winfield Hancock (sent by M ...
World Book® Online: American Civil War: Battles
... 22. Grant was called “butcher Grant” because in a month of fighting he lost almost 40,000 men in those 3 battles. 23. Abraham Lincoln replaced George McClellan because after the victory at Antietam, McClellan (who Lincoln had long felt was not aggressive enough) had permitted the Conf ...
... 22. Grant was called “butcher Grant” because in a month of fighting he lost almost 40,000 men in those 3 battles. 23. Abraham Lincoln replaced George McClellan because after the victory at Antietam, McClellan (who Lincoln had long felt was not aggressive enough) had permitted the Conf ...
February 2011 - Scottsdale Civil War Round Table
... Lincoln drove home his belief that the United States was not just Neither Lincoln nor Davis could afford to accept these a political union, but nation – a word he used five times. His resignations, largely due to the fact that there were no acceptable message was at once a defense of his administrat ...
... Lincoln drove home his belief that the United States was not just Neither Lincoln nor Davis could afford to accept these a political union, but nation – a word he used five times. His resignations, largely due to the fact that there were no acceptable message was at once a defense of his administrat ...
The Opening Fight at Gettysburg
... Although we had some good days and some bad days under the ARTEP system, the end result was a tough, highly trained combat unit. During those days, with my background in military history, I often wondered how commanders of the past would have measured up under the ARTEP system. Hence the origins of ...
... Although we had some good days and some bad days under the ARTEP system, the end result was a tough, highly trained combat unit. During those days, with my background in military history, I often wondered how commanders of the past would have measured up under the ARTEP system. Hence the origins of ...
1863: The Turning Point in The Civil War
... ● After the Battle of Gettysburg, a cemetery was to be placed on the site of the battlefield. ● Lincoln was to deliver his famous Gettysburg Address to dedicate the cemetery. ● Many say Lincoln was very nonchalant about writing the speech. ● The Speech was only 272 words, ten sentences, and two minu ...
... ● After the Battle of Gettysburg, a cemetery was to be placed on the site of the battlefield. ● Lincoln was to deliver his famous Gettysburg Address to dedicate the cemetery. ● Many say Lincoln was very nonchalant about writing the speech. ● The Speech was only 272 words, ten sentences, and two minu ...
Gettysburg Power point presentation
... George Pickett leads 15,000 Confederate soldiers in a charge across the low ground separating the two forces “High Tide of the Confederacy” – Northern-most point reached by Confederate army – Closest and last chance for Confederacy to win the War ...
... George Pickett leads 15,000 Confederate soldiers in a charge across the low ground separating the two forces “High Tide of the Confederacy” – Northern-most point reached by Confederate army – Closest and last chance for Confederacy to win the War ...
Civil War Battles
... Commanders: Maj. Gen. George G. Meade (US); Gen. Robert E. Lee (CS) Forces Engaged: Army of the Potomac (US: 83,289); Army of Northern Virginia (CS: 75,054) Casualties: 51,112 total (US: 23,049; CS: 28,063) Victor: Union Significance: Lee was concerned that time was not working in the favor of the S ...
... Commanders: Maj. Gen. George G. Meade (US); Gen. Robert E. Lee (CS) Forces Engaged: Army of the Potomac (US: 83,289); Army of Northern Virginia (CS: 75,054) Casualties: 51,112 total (US: 23,049; CS: 28,063) Victor: Union Significance: Lee was concerned that time was not working in the favor of the S ...
Unit 4: The Civil War, Part 2 – 1860`s
... hold the Rappahannock River from its source to its mouth, and be within safe ...
... hold the Rappahannock River from its source to its mouth, and be within safe ...
Skirmishes into Battles: Evolving the Federal Cavalry - H-Net
... Actions (1998), he has attempted to rework conventional wisdom in his most recent effort, The Union Cavalry Comes of Age. Contesting the long-held assumption that the Gettysburg Campaign in the summer of 1863 was the “coming out party” for Federal horse soldiers, he instead argues that “the Army of ...
... Actions (1998), he has attempted to rework conventional wisdom in his most recent effort, The Union Cavalry Comes of Age. Contesting the long-held assumption that the Gettysburg Campaign in the summer of 1863 was the “coming out party” for Federal horse soldiers, he instead argues that “the Army of ...
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... b. These states were too profitable for the Northern economy and the North needed more tax revenue to keep fighting. c. The Confederacy was a strong ally with Britain and many in the North feared a British invasion. d. All of the above. 11. What famous Confederate general died from being accidently ...
... b. These states were too profitable for the Northern economy and the North needed more tax revenue to keep fighting. c. The Confederacy was a strong ally with Britain and many in the North feared a British invasion. d. All of the above. 11. What famous Confederate general died from being accidently ...
Printable Topo Hike Map
... Longstreet to attack, but “Old Pete” demurred. 11 Stone Bridge Finally, under cover of darkness, Jackson pushed his infantry forward from the The time was just not right, he said. distant ridge into this open field. King’s troops the defeated Union army withdrew across Bull swung to meet this attack ...
... Longstreet to attack, but “Old Pete” demurred. 11 Stone Bridge Finally, under cover of darkness, Jackson pushed his infantry forward from the The time was just not right, he said. distant ridge into this open field. King’s troops the defeated Union army withdrew across Bull swung to meet this attack ...
The First Years of the Civil War
... hung. Some say he was a saint and some sinner – your historian will help you decide. Stand on the first Battlefield, Manassas just as the young solders did in July of 1861. They all thought war was glamorous and that one battle would decide the differences between the North and the South. Meet these ...
... hung. Some say he was a saint and some sinner – your historian will help you decide. Stand on the first Battlefield, Manassas just as the young solders did in July of 1861. They all thought war was glamorous and that one battle would decide the differences between the North and the South. Meet these ...
Antietam Animated Map Lesson Plan with Materials
... Winfield Scott. McClellan began his work swiftly, ensuring that Kentucky would not secede from the Union. He then commanded forces during the Rich Mountain campaign in what is now West Virginia to ensure that the portion of the state would not be fully taken by Confederates. This success, combined w ...
... Winfield Scott. McClellan began his work swiftly, ensuring that Kentucky would not secede from the Union. He then commanded forces during the Rich Mountain campaign in what is now West Virginia to ensure that the portion of the state would not be fully taken by Confederates. This success, combined w ...
Supreme Court Cases
... food to people but didn’t • CSA had many deserters –Many changed sides when defeat was inevitable ...
... food to people but didn’t • CSA had many deserters –Many changed sides when defeat was inevitable ...
Supporting Robert E. Lee`s Decisions at Gettysburg By Michael
... thousands of men. The Confederate Army arrived at Gettysburg in pieces, due to that fact that they were spread out throughout a large part of the Northeast. As stated by Guy Emery, General Lee ordered his commanders to avoid all contact with the enemy until the army was up and concentrated (37). How ...
... thousands of men. The Confederate Army arrived at Gettysburg in pieces, due to that fact that they were spread out throughout a large part of the Northeast. As stated by Guy Emery, General Lee ordered his commanders to avoid all contact with the enemy until the army was up and concentrated (37). How ...
The Battle of Gettysburg was a pivotal point in the Civil War. It took
... charge up the hill, of which you have heard much. I shall keep this letter devoted to that topic and send another separate note discussing personal issues, for I'd rather not mix the two if it is the same with you. 2) The bluecoats occupied the high ground south of Gettysburg and extended further so ...
... charge up the hill, of which you have heard much. I shall keep this letter devoted to that topic and send another separate note discussing personal issues, for I'd rather not mix the two if it is the same with you. 2) The bluecoats occupied the high ground south of Gettysburg and extended further so ...
Battle of Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle of the American Civil War, and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville Campaign. It was fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville. Two related battles were fought nearby on May 3 in the vicinity of Fredericksburg. The campaign pitted Union Army Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker's Army of the Potomac against an army less than half its size, Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Chancellorsville is known as Lee's ""perfect battle"" because his risky decision to divide his army in the presence of a much larger enemy force resulted in a significant Confederate victory. The victory, a product of Lee's audacity and Hooker's timid decision making, was tempered by heavy casualties and the mortal wounding of Lt. Gen. Thomas J. ""Stonewall"" Jackson by friendly fire, a loss that Lee likened to ""losing my right arm.""The Chancellorsville Campaign began with the crossing of the Rappahannock River by the Union army on the morning of April 27, 1863. Union cavalry under Maj. Gen. George Stoneman began a long distance raid against Lee's supply lines at about the same time. This operation was completely ineffectual. Crossing the Rapidan River via Germanna and Ely's Fords, the Federal infantry concentrated near Chancellorsville on April 30. Combined with the Union force facing Fredericksburg, Hooker planned a double envelopment, attacking Lee from both his front and rear.On May 1, Hooker advanced from Chancellorsville toward Lee, but the Confederate general split his army in the face of superior numbers, leaving a small force at Fredericksburg to deter Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick from advancing, while he attacked Hooker's advance with about four-fifths of his army. Despite the objections of his subordinates, Hooker withdrew his men to the defensive lines around Chancellorsville, ceding the initiative to Lee. On May 2, Lee divided his army again, sending Stonewall Jackson's entire corps on a flanking march that routed the Union XI Corps. While performing a personal reconnaissance in advance of his line, Jackson was wounded by fire from his own men, and Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart temporarily replaced him as corps commander.The fiercest fighting of the battle—and the second bloodiest day of the Civil War—occurred on May 3 as Lee launched multiple attacks against the Union position at Chancellorsville, resulting in heavy losses on both sides. That same day, Sedgwick advanced across the Rappahannock River, defeated the small Confederate force at Marye's Heights in the Second Battle of Fredericksburg, and then moved to the west. The Confederates fought a successful delaying action at the Battle of Salem Church and by May 4 had driven back Sedgwick's men to Banks's Ford, surrounding them on three sides. Sedgwick withdrew across the ford early on May 5, and Hooker withdrew the remainder of his army across U.S. Ford the night of May 5–6. The campaign ended on May 7 when Stoneman's cavalry reached Union lines east of Richmond.