Love Story Notes part 2
... Union Victories in the West -- Lincoln’s New Hero – US Grant Union strategy for the West was to capture and control the Mississippi River General Ulysses S Grant was in charge for the Union February 1862, Grant attacked and captured Forts Henry and Donelson in Tennessee These Confederate for ...
... Union Victories in the West -- Lincoln’s New Hero – US Grant Union strategy for the West was to capture and control the Mississippi River General Ulysses S Grant was in charge for the Union February 1862, Grant attacked and captured Forts Henry and Donelson in Tennessee These Confederate for ...
American Civil War: War Erupts Cornell Notes
... Dallek, Robert, Jesus Garcia, Donna Ogle, and C. Frederick Risinger. American History. Evanston, IL: McDougal Littell, 2008. Print. ...
... Dallek, Robert, Jesus Garcia, Donna Ogle, and C. Frederick Risinger. American History. Evanston, IL: McDougal Littell, 2008. Print. ...
Major Battles of the Civil War
... Monitor: North’s Iron-clad ship Ships could not sink each other North successful in keeping the Merrimack in harbor ...
... Monitor: North’s Iron-clad ship Ships could not sink each other North successful in keeping the Merrimack in harbor ...
Southern secession
... • After Lincoln elected, Southern leaders believe they no longer have a voice in government- many felt that to preserve their economy and their way of life, they needed to leave the union. • South Carolina is the first state to leave the union (December 20, 1860) • 6 more states soon follow ...
... • After Lincoln elected, Southern leaders believe they no longer have a voice in government- many felt that to preserve their economy and their way of life, they needed to leave the union. • South Carolina is the first state to leave the union (December 20, 1860) • 6 more states soon follow ...
Civil War Begins
... The north had more factories, more people, greater food production, more railroads, and more first rate generals ...
... The north had more factories, more people, greater food production, more railroads, and more first rate generals ...
A Nation Divided and Rebuilt - Barrington 220 School District
... included several senators and congressmen. When Union troops began to retreat and Confederate artillery shells came closer, the spectators suddenly realized that war was dangerous. They joined the withdrawing soldiers, adding greatly to the general confusion as the retreat became a rout. ...
... included several senators and congressmen. When Union troops began to retreat and Confederate artillery shells came closer, the spectators suddenly realized that war was dangerous. They joined the withdrawing soldiers, adding greatly to the general confusion as the retreat became a rout. ...
Major Battles of the Civil War
... Monitor: North’s Iron-clad ship Ships could not sink each other North successful in keeping the Merrimack in harbor ...
... Monitor: North’s Iron-clad ship Ships could not sink each other North successful in keeping the Merrimack in harbor ...
People of the Civil War - Mrs. Pollnow`s US History and Western
... Admiral David G. Farragut • Leader of US Navy in Civil War • “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!” ...
... Admiral David G. Farragut • Leader of US Navy in Civil War • “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!” ...
New Orleans ppt
... • In addition the city of New Orleans itself was just as indefensible for the Union as for the Confederates. Surrounded by a fragile network of levees and lower than anything else around it, New Orleans was extremely vulnerable to flooding, bombardment, or insurrection, and generally unhealthy and ...
... • In addition the city of New Orleans itself was just as indefensible for the Union as for the Confederates. Surrounded by a fragile network of levees and lower than anything else around it, New Orleans was extremely vulnerable to flooding, bombardment, or insurrection, and generally unhealthy and ...
Major Battles of the Civil War (50)
... Fill in the blanks with the names of the battle sites described below. Then, locate and label each site with its respective letter. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. ...
... Fill in the blanks with the names of the battle sites described below. Then, locate and label each site with its respective letter. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. ...
Civil War Plans and Early Battles
... Henry and Fort Donelson, giving the North control over Tennessee and Kentucky ...
... Henry and Fort Donelson, giving the North control over Tennessee and Kentucky ...
Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip
The Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip (April 18–28, 1862) was the decisive battle for possession of New Orleans in the American Civil War. The two Confederate forts on the Mississippi River south of the city were attacked by a Union Navy fleet. As long as the forts could keep the Federal forces from moving on the city, it was safe, but if they were negated, there were no fall-back positions to impede the enemy advance.New Orleans, the largest city in the Confederacy, was already under threat of attack from the north when David Farragut moved his fleet into the river from the south. The Confederate Navy had already driven off the Union blockade fleet in the Battle of the Head of Passes the previous October. Although the menace from upriver was geographically more remote than that from the Gulf of Mexico, a series of losses in Kentucky and Tennessee had forced the War and Navy Departments in Richmond to strip the region of much of its defenses. Men and equipment had been withdrawn from the local defenses, so that by mid-April almost nothing remained to the south except the two forts and an assortment of gunboats of questionable worth. Without reducing the pressure from the north, (Union) President Abraham Lincoln set in motion a combined Army-Navy operation to attack from the south. The Union Army offered 18,000 soldiers, led by the political general Benjamin F. Butler. The Navy contributed a large fraction of its West Gulf Blockading Squadron, which was commanded by Flag Officer David G. Farragut. The squadron was augmented by a semi-autonomous flotilla of mortar schooners and their support vessels under Commander David Dixon Porter.The expedition assembled at Ship Island in the Gulf. Once they were ready, the naval contingent moved its ships into the river, an operation that was completed on April 14. They were then moved into position near the forts, and on April 18 the mortars opened the battle.The ensuing battle can be divided into two parts: a mostly ineffective bombardment of the Confederate-held forts by the raft-mounted mortars, and the successful passage of the forts by much of Farragut's fleet on the night of April 24. During the passage, one Federal warship was lost and three others turned back, while the Confederate gunboats were virtually obliterated. The subsequent capture of the city, achieved with no further significant opposition, was a serious, even fatal, blow from which the Confederacy never recovered. The forts remained after the fleet had passed, but the demoralized enlisted men in Fort Jackson mutinied and forced their surrender.