Civil War Driving Guide Page 1
... James River at Deep Bottom, the Union V Corps and elements of the IX and II Corps under command of Maj. Gen. G.K. Warren were withdrawn from the Petersburg entrenchments to operate against the Weldon Railroad. At dawn August 18, Warren advanced, driving back Confederate pickets until reaching the ra ...
... James River at Deep Bottom, the Union V Corps and elements of the IX and II Corps under command of Maj. Gen. G.K. Warren were withdrawn from the Petersburg entrenchments to operate against the Weldon Railroad. At dawn August 18, Warren advanced, driving back Confederate pickets until reaching the ra ...
gettysburg 2013 xi
... search of the elusive Confederates, having slid down the Shenandoah Valley and past them. These two armies would come together soon enough; C.S. officer J. F. J. Caldwell: “a great blow was to be stricken by Union or Confederate, before the revolution of many suns.” ...
... search of the elusive Confederates, having slid down the Shenandoah Valley and past them. These two armies would come together soon enough; C.S. officer J. F. J. Caldwell: “a great blow was to be stricken by Union or Confederate, before the revolution of many suns.” ...
The longest siege
... philosophy into action on the grand scale in order to achieve the final defeat of the Confederacy. On taking command, Grant's plan was simple. With a determination to use the greater manpower of the Northern States, he called for a "simultaneous movement all along the line," and advised Major Genera ...
... philosophy into action on the grand scale in order to achieve the final defeat of the Confederacy. On taking command, Grant's plan was simple. With a determination to use the greater manpower of the Northern States, he called for a "simultaneous movement all along the line," and advised Major Genera ...
Civil War Battles
... Commanders: Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Maj. Gen. George G. Meade (US); Gen. Robert E. Lee (CS) Forces Engaged: Army of the Potomac (US: average 83,000); Army of Northern Virginia (CS: average 52,000) Casualties: 85,386 total (US: 53,386; CS: 32,000) Victor: Union Significance: the prolonged natur ...
... Commanders: Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Maj. Gen. George G. Meade (US); Gen. Robert E. Lee (CS) Forces Engaged: Army of the Potomac (US: average 83,000); Army of Northern Virginia (CS: average 52,000) Casualties: 85,386 total (US: 53,386; CS: 32,000) Victor: Union Significance: the prolonged natur ...
Supporting Robert E. Lee`s Decisions at Gettysburg By Michael
... If Longstreet had trusted Lee's judgment, and ordered the attack at the appropriate time, the outcome would likely have been vastly different. It is likely that the shock of the artillery strike, immediately followed by a massive attack by the infantry, would have taken the Union by surprise, and br ...
... If Longstreet had trusted Lee's judgment, and ordered the attack at the appropriate time, the outcome would likely have been vastly different. It is likely that the shock of the artillery strike, immediately followed by a massive attack by the infantry, would have taken the Union by surprise, and br ...
Antietam:Article Template
... a try. But, I suspect all you are likely to see is a Confederate army in full retreat through the town, and you would not be recreating Antietam. On that fateful morning, Lee had once again gambled on McClellan’s proclivity for indecision and caution. He reasoned that he would be able to shift his m ...
... a try. But, I suspect all you are likely to see is a Confederate army in full retreat through the town, and you would not be recreating Antietam. On that fateful morning, Lee had once again gambled on McClellan’s proclivity for indecision and caution. He reasoned that he would be able to shift his m ...
Ch. 15 The Civil War
... Estimated Casualties: 4,700 total (US 2,950; CS 1,750) Confederate Gen. Bee and Col. Bartow were killed. Description: On July 16, 1861, the untried Union army under Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell marched from Washington against the Confederate arm On the 21st, McDowell crossed at Sudley Ford and attacked ...
... Estimated Casualties: 4,700 total (US 2,950; CS 1,750) Confederate Gen. Bee and Col. Bartow were killed. Description: On July 16, 1861, the untried Union army under Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell marched from Washington against the Confederate arm On the 21st, McDowell crossed at Sudley Ford and attacked ...
The Battle of Gettysburg - Crest Ridge R-VII
... also taking advantage of its weak leadership. Not discouraged by the disastrous attempt at Antietam to bring his army into Northern territory, Lee moved out. After learning that General George G. Meade had replaced Joseph “Fighting Joe” Hooker as Union commander and that Meade was leading his army n ...
... also taking advantage of its weak leadership. Not discouraged by the disastrous attempt at Antietam to bring his army into Northern territory, Lee moved out. After learning that General George G. Meade had replaced Joseph “Fighting Joe” Hooker as Union commander and that Meade was leading his army n ...
UNIT 111 THE CIVIL WAR
... 2) Gen. Jackson’s men hold and General Bee of Georgia yells to his men, “Look at Jackson’s Virginians standing like a stonewall, rally behind the Virginians.” 3) Gen. Bee was killed a few moments later. But a legend had been born here. The South’s first great hero-“Stonewall” Jackson. g. Southern re ...
... 2) Gen. Jackson’s men hold and General Bee of Georgia yells to his men, “Look at Jackson’s Virginians standing like a stonewall, rally behind the Virginians.” 3) Gen. Bee was killed a few moments later. But a legend had been born here. The South’s first great hero-“Stonewall” Jackson. g. Southern re ...
The Civil War - Leon County Schools
... Many women also served as nurses on the battlefield despite many men thinking it was improper (helped with food, bandages, etc.) Women in the South were especially hurt by the war (lost homes, had an enemy army in their towns, faced starvation, etc.) and the blockade was crushing the economy and ...
... Many women also served as nurses on the battlefield despite many men thinking it was improper (helped with food, bandages, etc.) Women in the South were especially hurt by the war (lost homes, had an enemy army in their towns, faced starvation, etc.) and the blockade was crushing the economy and ...
Teacher`s Guide - Penguin Random House
... efficiently into position around Chancellorsville, and his May 1 assault is a success, the rebels “have been pushed back to the edge of the open ground.” But then, inexplicably, both Hancock’s and Couch’s divisions are ordered to withdraw. In a nightmarish repetition of the mistakes of his predecess ...
... efficiently into position around Chancellorsville, and his May 1 assault is a success, the rebels “have been pushed back to the edge of the open ground.” But then, inexplicably, both Hancock’s and Couch’s divisions are ordered to withdraw. In a nightmarish repetition of the mistakes of his predecess ...
The Wilderness Campaign and Beyond: The Civil War Letters of
... assault, Burnside decided he would flank around Lee. The men were not able to build fires due to the rain and therefore had no food or coffee on the march. As Burnside realized the frustration his men had encountered trying to get the pontoons and guns through the mud, he ordered whiskey issued to a ...
... assault, Burnside decided he would flank around Lee. The men were not able to build fires due to the rain and therefore had no food or coffee on the march. As Burnside realized the frustration his men had encountered trying to get the pontoons and guns through the mud, he ordered whiskey issued to a ...
The Clash of The Blue and The Gray
... and escorted an Interim Term trip which trailed the U. S. army’s path across Europe in World War II. Caro Ann told me that there was no way I could turn down the offer to develop that program, given the many years that I have taught the subject in European and American History at Kinkaid. It was one ...
... and escorted an Interim Term trip which trailed the U. S. army’s path across Europe in World War II. Caro Ann told me that there was no way I could turn down the offer to develop that program, given the many years that I have taught the subject in European and American History at Kinkaid. It was one ...
Chapter One - University of South Carolina
... the president of the Pittsburgh and Connellsville Railroad, and entered the anthracite coal business as an engineer at Pottsville, Pennsylvania, in 1857. The start of the Civil War found him a widower; Pleasants served in a three-months unit and later accepted a commission in the 48th Pennsylvania. ...
... the president of the Pittsburgh and Connellsville Railroad, and entered the anthracite coal business as an engineer at Pottsville, Pennsylvania, in 1857. The start of the Civil War found him a widower; Pleasants served in a three-months unit and later accepted a commission in the 48th Pennsylvania. ...
West Point Classmates - Civil War Enemies
... Government? They were officers who had served in America’s Civil War, both Federal and Confederate officers, including some who had fought, also, in the earlier Mexican War and the later Spanish-American War. They were men like: Edward Porter Alexander, the Confederate artillery commander at Gettysb ...
... Government? They were officers who had served in America’s Civil War, both Federal and Confederate officers, including some who had fought, also, in the earlier Mexican War and the later Spanish-American War. They were men like: Edward Porter Alexander, the Confederate artillery commander at Gettysb ...
The Road to Gettysburg
... point in the Civil War? A. It ended Lee's second invasion of the North. B. Lee lost over one-third of his army. C. The Union victory helped Lincoln win reelection in 1864. D. It revealed Grant as a Union general who could win tough victories. E. The defeat ended Southern hopes of European diplomatic ...
... point in the Civil War? A. It ended Lee's second invasion of the North. B. Lee lost over one-third of his army. C. The Union victory helped Lincoln win reelection in 1864. D. It revealed Grant as a Union general who could win tough victories. E. The defeat ended Southern hopes of European diplomatic ...
Chapter 11 Section 4 Notes
... to Grant's in Virginia. • He would force the main Confederate army in the West to attempt to stop his advance. • If the Southern general took the bait, Sherman would destroy the enemy with his huge 98,000man force. • If the Confederates refused to fight, he would seize Atlanta, an important rail and ...
... to Grant's in Virginia. • He would force the main Confederate army in the West to attempt to stop his advance. • If the Southern general took the bait, Sherman would destroy the enemy with his huge 98,000man force. • If the Confederates refused to fight, he would seize Atlanta, an important rail and ...
Chapter 11 Section One Battles
... Significance: Burnside orders his men to advance across a narrow bridge, leading to thousands of Union casualties. Lee was successful in stopping the Union advance into Virginia. Burnside resigned following his defeat. Battle of Chancellorsville: USA General: Hooker CSA General: Lee/Jackson Signific ...
... Significance: Burnside orders his men to advance across a narrow bridge, leading to thousands of Union casualties. Lee was successful in stopping the Union advance into Virginia. Burnside resigned following his defeat. Battle of Chancellorsville: USA General: Hooker CSA General: Lee/Jackson Signific ...
CHAPTER 25 World War II
... invasion of Maryland. He led his men at South Mountain, then in the early morning attack at Antietam, where he was soon wounded. He was only out of action for six weeks, and put in charge of the V Corps for a week before Burnside (the new commander of the Army of the Potomac) reorganized it into th ...
... invasion of Maryland. He led his men at South Mountain, then in the early morning attack at Antietam, where he was soon wounded. He was only out of action for six weeks, and put in charge of the V Corps for a week before Burnside (the new commander of the Army of the Potomac) reorganized it into th ...
Vermont at Gettysburg - Vermont Historical Society
... dry their throats were from marching for hours in the choking dust! How they longed for the old spring in the back pasture with its clear bubbling water! Well, it was a nice dream at any rate, but this was war and blood and death. The sky grew light in the east; the bugles sounded, and they dragged ...
... dry their throats were from marching for hours in the choking dust! How they longed for the old spring in the back pasture with its clear bubbling water! Well, it was a nice dream at any rate, but this was war and blood and death. The sky grew light in the east; the bugles sounded, and they dragged ...
July 1861- Mar 1862
... Most of the hull was underwater Pointed at both ends, flat rotating cylinder ...
... Most of the hull was underwater Pointed at both ends, flat rotating cylinder ...
America`s Birth At Appomattox - Jeff Littlejohn, Assistant Professor of
... Reconciliation was an explicit policy goal of Abraham Lincoln’s, which he made clear to Generals Grant and Sherman and Adm. David Dixon Porter in a conference aboard the River Queen at City Point, Virginia, after his visit to the front on March 27, 1865. Lincoln knew that unless “the better angels o ...
... Reconciliation was an explicit policy goal of Abraham Lincoln’s, which he made clear to Generals Grant and Sherman and Adm. David Dixon Porter in a conference aboard the River Queen at City Point, Virginia, after his visit to the front on March 27, 1865. Lincoln knew that unless “the better angels o ...
17-3 The North Wins
... Grant’s Virginia Campaign After taking Savannah, Sherman moved north through the Carolinas seeking to meet up with Grant’s troops in Virginia. Since May 1864, Grant and his generals had been fighting savage battles against Lee’s forces. In battle after battle, Grant would attack, rest, then attack a ...
... Grant’s Virginia Campaign After taking Savannah, Sherman moved north through the Carolinas seeking to meet up with Grant’s troops in Virginia. Since May 1864, Grant and his generals had been fighting savage battles against Lee’s forces. In battle after battle, Grant would attack, rest, then attack a ...
Battle of the Wilderness
The Battle of the Wilderness, fought May 5–7, 1864, was the first battle of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign against Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Both armies suffered heavy casualties, a harbinger of a bloody war of attrition by Grant against Lee's army and, eventually, the Confederate capital, Richmond, Virginia. The battle was tactically inconclusive, as Grant disengaged and continued his offensive.Grant attempted to move quickly through the dense underbrush of the Wilderness of Spotsylvania, but Lee launched two of his corps on parallel roads to intercept him. On the morning of May 5, the Union V Corps under Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren attacked the Confederate Second Corps, commanded by Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell, on the Orange Turnpike. That afternoon the Third Corps, commanded by Lt. Gen. A.P. Hill, encountered Brig. Gen. George W. Getty's division (VI Corps) and Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock's II Corps on the Orange Plank Road. Fighting until dark was fierce but inconclusive as both sides attempted to maneuver in the dense woods.At dawn on May 6, Hancock attacked along the Plank Road, driving Hill's Corps back in confusion, but the First Corps of Lt. Gen. James Longstreet arrived in time to prevent the collapse of the Confederate right flank. Longstreet followed up with a surprise flanking attack from an unfinished railroad bed that drove Hancock's men back to the Brock Road, but the momentum was lost when Longstreet was wounded by his own men. An evening attack by Brig. Gen. John B. Gordon against the Union right flank caused consternation at Union headquarters, but the lines stabilized and fighting ceased. On May 7, Grant disengaged and moved to the southeast, intending to leave the Wilderness to interpose his army between Lee and Richmond, leading to the bloody Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.