Battle of Appomattox Court House
... Background The final campaign for Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America, began when the Federal Army of the Potomac crossed the James River in June 1864. The armies under the command of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant laid siege to Petersburg and Richmond, intending to cut t ...
... Background The final campaign for Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America, began when the Federal Army of the Potomac crossed the James River in June 1864. The armies under the command of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant laid siege to Petersburg and Richmond, intending to cut t ...
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 G.K. Warren were withdrawn from the Petersburg entrenchments to operate against the Weldon Railroad.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 G.K. Warren were withdrawn from the Petersburg entrenchments to operate against the Weldon Railroad.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 ...
Strategy of the Civil War 1863
... No shoes- if you review Hill’s and Heth’s battle reports it was a reconnaissance in force 1863 was the last opportunity for the CSA to win militarily, if they ever had that ability 1864 would be the last year they could win it politically ...
... No shoes- if you review Hill’s and Heth’s battle reports it was a reconnaissance in force 1863 was the last opportunity for the CSA to win militarily, if they ever had that ability 1864 would be the last year they could win it politically ...
Mine Run Campaign - Visit Orange County VA
... This modern structure stands on the same site as a church that was here during the war. After an initial cavalry clash in this vicinity on the 27th, Brigadier General Henry Heth’s Confederate division arrived and occupied the important hill just wet of the church. Major General George Sykes’ Union F ...
... This modern structure stands on the same site as a church that was here during the war. After an initial cavalry clash in this vicinity on the 27th, Brigadier General Henry Heth’s Confederate division arrived and occupied the important hill just wet of the church. Major General George Sykes’ Union F ...
Ten Miles from Richmond - The Cupola: Scholarship at Gettysburg
... the Potomac southward in May 1864, looking for a fight. After clashing with Lee in a series of bloody but indecisive battles, including at the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House, Grant launched another attack at Cold Harbor. a tiny crossroads town less than 10 miles from the Confederate capital ...
... the Potomac southward in May 1864, looking for a fight. After clashing with Lee in a series of bloody but indecisive battles, including at the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House, Grant launched another attack at Cold Harbor. a tiny crossroads town less than 10 miles from the Confederate capital ...
Battle-Richmond-Brochure
... Smith left 9,000 of his men there and quickly marched north from Barbourville toward the Blue Grass. His cavalry under Col. John S. Scott routed a small Federal force at Big Hill on August 23. Smith’s lead division, Gen. Patrick Cleburne’s, reached Big Hill on August 29 and immediately advanced nort ...
... Smith left 9,000 of his men there and quickly marched north from Barbourville toward the Blue Grass. His cavalry under Col. John S. Scott routed a small Federal force at Big Hill on August 23. Smith’s lead division, Gen. Patrick Cleburne’s, reached Big Hill on August 29 and immediately advanced nort ...
Lee`s Retreat - Civil War Traveler
... forces burned four spans of High Bridge but failed to destroy the lower wagon bridge. Consequently, Federal forces were able to continue their pursuit of Lee’s army north of the Appomattox River. ...
... forces burned four spans of High Bridge but failed to destroy the lower wagon bridge. Consequently, Federal forces were able to continue their pursuit of Lee’s army north of the Appomattox River. ...
Following two days of intensive battle in the hills and ridges south of
... Longstreet had presented a legitimate alternative to a frontal assault against the Federal center. The only conceivable reason for Lee overriding Longstreet’s recommendation to leave Gettysburg and fight a defensive battle closer to Washington, D.C., is that Lee believed he could win at Gettysburg. ...
... Longstreet had presented a legitimate alternative to a frontal assault against the Federal center. The only conceivable reason for Lee overriding Longstreet’s recommendation to leave Gettysburg and fight a defensive battle closer to Washington, D.C., is that Lee believed he could win at Gettysburg. ...
Bermuda Hundred Campaign by sfcdan
... reinforced. Brigadier General Bushrod Johnson arrived with the remainder of his division after the previous evening’s brief engagement. In the morning Major General D. H. Hill arrived at the Confederate position to assume overall command of the 2,668 defenders. Hill and Johnson skillfully deployed t ...
... reinforced. Brigadier General Bushrod Johnson arrived with the remainder of his division after the previous evening’s brief engagement. In the morning Major General D. H. Hill arrived at the Confederate position to assume overall command of the 2,668 defenders. Hill and Johnson skillfully deployed t ...
The Road to Gettysburg
... Since May 1864, Grant and his generals had been fighting battle after battle, all the while moving south toward Richmond. ...
... Since May 1864, Grant and his generals had been fighting battle after battle, all the while moving south toward Richmond. ...
Chapter One - University of South Carolina
... sit during the day. Any time they raised a hat on a stick above the parapet it was perforated by a Yankee bullet.19 The infantry manning this sector of the Confederate line belonged to Maj. Gen. Bushrod R. Johnson’s division of Beauregard’s command. An Ohio-born West Point graduate, Johnson resigned ...
... sit during the day. Any time they raised a hat on a stick above the parapet it was perforated by a Yankee bullet.19 The infantry manning this sector of the Confederate line belonged to Maj. Gen. Bushrod R. Johnson’s division of Beauregard’s command. An Ohio-born West Point graduate, Johnson resigned ...
Early`s Raid - Narrative Side
... during the spring campaign of May 1864, when Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, commander in chief of all Federal armies, ordered simultaneous attacks against Confederate forces throughout the South. In Virginia, he accompanied Gen. George G. Meade’s Army of the Potomac toward Richmond, while Gen. Benjamin F. B ...
... during the spring campaign of May 1864, when Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, commander in chief of all Federal armies, ordered simultaneous attacks against Confederate forces throughout the South. In Virginia, he accompanied Gen. George G. Meade’s Army of the Potomac toward Richmond, while Gen. Benjamin F. B ...
week nine handouts, history 302
... (VI Corps) and Hancock’s II Corps on the Plank Road. Fighting was fierce but inconclusive as both sides attempted to maneuver in the dense woods. Darkness halted the fighting, and both sides rushed forward reinforcements. At dawn on May 6, Hancock attacked along the Plank Road, driving Hill’s Corps ...
... (VI Corps) and Hancock’s II Corps on the Plank Road. Fighting was fierce but inconclusive as both sides attempted to maneuver in the dense woods. Darkness halted the fighting, and both sides rushed forward reinforcements. At dawn on May 6, Hancock attacked along the Plank Road, driving Hill’s Corps ...
Chapter 16 The Civil War (1861
... Chattanooga • March 1864- Lincoln put Grant in charge of all the Union armies ...
... Chattanooga • March 1864- Lincoln put Grant in charge of all the Union armies ...
Expert Testimony of James McPherson
... Like most military plans, however, parts of this one soon went awry because, as the saying goes, the enemy had a vote. Banks' campaign against Mobile never got started, because his earlier thrust up the Red River to northern Louisiana was turned back and his Army of the Gulf demoralized. Sherman's ...
... Like most military plans, however, parts of this one soon went awry because, as the saying goes, the enemy had a vote. Banks' campaign against Mobile never got started, because his earlier thrust up the Red River to northern Louisiana was turned back and his Army of the Gulf demoralized. Sherman's ...
Chapter 16 The Civil War (1861-1865)
... Southern states back into the Union • And- What the status of African Americans would be in Southern society • Americans tried to answer these questions in the years following the Civil War- an era known as Reconstruction ...
... Southern states back into the Union • And- What the status of African Americans would be in Southern society • Americans tried to answer these questions in the years following the Civil War- an era known as Reconstruction ...
Women in the Civil War
... • Grant took his army of 155,000 men (2X that of Lee’s) and headed directly towards Richmond in hopes of engaging Lee. • Lee attacks Grant three times defeating him at the battles of the (8) Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, and Cold Harbor. • Lee expected Grant to retreat like others had after ...
... • Grant took his army of 155,000 men (2X that of Lee’s) and headed directly towards Richmond in hopes of engaging Lee. • Lee attacks Grant three times defeating him at the battles of the (8) Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, and Cold Harbor. • Lee expected Grant to retreat like others had after ...
The Civil War: 1861-1865
... “…there is nothing left for me to do but go and see General Grant, and I would rather die a thousand deaths.” ...
... “…there is nothing left for me to do but go and see General Grant, and I would rather die a thousand deaths.” ...
The Final Phase - Mr. Kittek
... - Lincoln was shot in a theatre named Ford - Kennedy was shot in a car made by Ford - Kennedy was shot in a car named Lincoln - Lincoln was shot in a theatre and his assassin ran to a warehouse - JFK was shot from a warehouse and his alleged assassin ran to a theatre - Lincoln's assassin had a three ...
... - Lincoln was shot in a theatre named Ford - Kennedy was shot in a car made by Ford - Kennedy was shot in a car named Lincoln - Lincoln was shot in a theatre and his assassin ran to a warehouse - JFK was shot from a warehouse and his alleged assassin ran to a theatre - Lincoln's assassin had a three ...
The Final Salute Tour
... On May 31, 1864, Sheridan’s cavalry seized the vital crossroads of Old Cold Harbor. Early on June 1, relying heavily on their new repeating carbines and shallow entrenchments, Sheridan’s troopers threw back an attack by Confederate infantry. Confederate reinforcements arrived ...
... On May 31, 1864, Sheridan’s cavalry seized the vital crossroads of Old Cold Harbor. Early on June 1, relying heavily on their new repeating carbines and shallow entrenchments, Sheridan’s troopers threw back an attack by Confederate infantry. Confederate reinforcements arrived ...
Chapter 11-5: The Final Phase
... the western front – Grant wanted to take advantage of the Confederate shortages of men and supplies to end the war before the November election. – Ordered Sherman to “get into the interior of the enemy’s country as far as you can and inflict all the damage you can against their war resources” • Gene ...
... the western front – Grant wanted to take advantage of the Confederate shortages of men and supplies to end the war before the November election. – Ordered Sherman to “get into the interior of the enemy’s country as far as you can and inflict all the damage you can against their war resources” • Gene ...
ch16s5sg
... •Victories at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Chattanooga •March 1864- Lincoln put Grant in charge of all the ___________________ armies Grant in Charge •Grant had a plan to deliver killing blows from all sides •Grant would attack ___________________ •At the same time, Sherman would lead his attacks across t ...
... •Victories at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Chattanooga •March 1864- Lincoln put Grant in charge of all the ___________________ armies Grant in Charge •Grant had a plan to deliver killing blows from all sides •Grant would attack ___________________ •At the same time, Sherman would lead his attacks across t ...
Battle of Nashville Preservation Society, Inc.
... The Battle of Nashville, fought Dec. 15-16, 1864, was the last major battle of the Civil War and a decisive victory for the Union, commanded by Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas. The Army of Tennessee under Gen. John Bell Hood had approached the city in early December after horrendous losses at the Battle ...
... The Battle of Nashville, fought Dec. 15-16, 1864, was the last major battle of the Civil War and a decisive victory for the Union, commanded by Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas. The Army of Tennessee under Gen. John Bell Hood had approached the city in early December after horrendous losses at the Battle ...
Battle at the Big Black River Bridge
... Confederates retreated in disorder. The maneuvering, mobility, speed, and ...
... Confederates retreated in disorder. The maneuvering, mobility, speed, and ...
Gettysburg Address – Lincoln describes the Civil
... McClellan received support from Copperheads (Democrats that opposed the war), but not enough to outweigh Lincoln’s 55% of the popular vote spurred on by Sherman burning of Atlanta and the taking of Mobile, Alabama In the final stages of the war, Gen. Grant relentlessly pursues Gen. Lee through Vir ...
... McClellan received support from Copperheads (Democrats that opposed the war), but not enough to outweigh Lincoln’s 55% of the popular vote spurred on by Sherman burning of Atlanta and the taking of Mobile, Alabama In the final stages of the war, Gen. Grant relentlessly pursues Gen. Lee through Vir ...
Siege of Petersburg
The Richmond–Petersburg Campaign was a series of battles around Petersburg, Virginia, fought from June 9, 1864, to March 25, 1865, during the American Civil War. Although it is more popularly known as the Siege of Petersburg, it was not a classic military siege, in which a city is usually surrounded and all supply lines are cut off, nor was it strictly limited to actions against Petersburg. The campaign consisted of nine months of trench warfare in which Union forces commanded by Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant assaulted Petersburg unsuccessfully and then constructed trench lines that eventually extended over 30 miles (48 km) from the eastern outskirts of Richmond, Virginia, to around the eastern and southern outskirts of Petersburg. Petersburg was crucial to the supply of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's army and the Confederate capital of Richmond. Numerous raids were conducted and battles fought in attempts to cut off the railroad supply lines through Petersburg to Richmond, and many of these caused the lengthening of the trench lines, overloading dwindling Confederate resources.Lee finally gave in to the pressure—the point at which supply lines were finally cut and a true siege began on March 25—and abandoned both cities in April 1865, leading to his retreat and surrender at Appomattox Court House. The Siege of Petersburg foreshadowed the trench warfare that was common in World War I, earning it a prominent position in military history. It also featured the war's largest concentration of African American troops, who suffered heavy casualties at such engagements as the Battle of the Crater and Chaffin's Farm.