The Civil War: Key Battles & Turning Points
... Being commander-in-chief of Union army, it was his job to name commanders in the field He changed generals frequently until he found Ulysses S. Grant Issued the Emancipation Proclamation Was assassinated shortly after the surrender at Appomattox Courthouse ...
... Being commander-in-chief of Union army, it was his job to name commanders in the field He changed generals frequently until he found Ulysses S. Grant Issued the Emancipation Proclamation Was assassinated shortly after the surrender at Appomattox Courthouse ...
Chapter 14: Two Societies at War, 1861
... bogged down in a bloody, slow campaign involving thousands of casualties. As the fighting intensified, his army laid siege to Richmond and Petersburg and constructed a vast system of trenches and emplacements around both cities. Meanwhile, Sherman's forces surged toward Atlanta, which they took in S ...
... bogged down in a bloody, slow campaign involving thousands of casualties. As the fighting intensified, his army laid siege to Richmond and Petersburg and constructed a vast system of trenches and emplacements around both cities. Meanwhile, Sherman's forces surged toward Atlanta, which they took in S ...
Chapter 16.2- Lecture Station - Waverly
... soldiers, called the Army of the Potomac. McClellan launched an effort to capture Richmond called the Peninsular Campaign. Stonewall Jackson launched an attack towards Washington, preventing Union reinforcements. Confederate army in Virginia was under the command of General Robert E. Lee. Lee attack ...
... soldiers, called the Army of the Potomac. McClellan launched an effort to capture Richmond called the Peninsular Campaign. Stonewall Jackson launched an attack towards Washington, preventing Union reinforcements. Confederate army in Virginia was under the command of General Robert E. Lee. Lee attack ...
Causes of Confederate Defeat in the Civil War
... the Civil War Contributed by Aaron Sheehan-Dean The surrender of Confederate general Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865, effectively ended the American Civil War (1861–1865). But why did Lee surrender? And why in the spring of 1865? Historians have a ...
... the Civil War Contributed by Aaron Sheehan-Dean The surrender of Confederate general Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865, effectively ended the American Civil War (1861–1865). But why did Lee surrender? And why in the spring of 1865? Historians have a ...
Civil War - Denton ISD
... • Johnston attacks, finding most of Grant’s troops still in their bedrolls • Johnston is mortally wounded, second in command calls off the attack • 20,000 dead total • Civil War Pattern: fighting leads to one side retreating, the other side not pursuing because they are too unorganized, and each sid ...
... • Johnston attacks, finding most of Grant’s troops still in their bedrolls • Johnston is mortally wounded, second in command calls off the attack • 20,000 dead total • Civil War Pattern: fighting leads to one side retreating, the other side not pursuing because they are too unorganized, and each sid ...
Chapter 16.5 Vocabulary Two Column Notes
... plan to destroy southern railroads and industries ● September 2, Sherman captures Atlanta, Georgia/important railroad hub and industry ● Sherman practices Total War on his way to Savannah, Georgia Total War: destroying civilian and economic ...
... plan to destroy southern railroads and industries ● September 2, Sherman captures Atlanta, Georgia/important railroad hub and industry ● Sherman practices Total War on his way to Savannah, Georgia Total War: destroying civilian and economic ...
Civil War Notes p21 - Henry County Schools
... taking Atlanta & his brutal“march to the sea." General George Custer: was a United States Army officer who served in both the CW & Indian wars, meeting his end at the Battle of Little Bighorn. ...
... taking Atlanta & his brutal“march to the sea." General George Custer: was a United States Army officer who served in both the CW & Indian wars, meeting his end at the Battle of Little Bighorn. ...
The Civil War Begins - Johnston County Schools
... Lee’s top general His death was a turning point in the war Lee: “Jackson has lost his left arm, I have lost my right” ...
... Lee’s top general His death was a turning point in the war Lee: “Jackson has lost his left arm, I have lost my right” ...
Gettysburg to Appomattox Presentation
... could end the war. • It turns out to be his last advance into the north- the turning point of the war… • July 1st: Troops (both sides) showed up and headed to the hills…stretching 4 miles. General Meade is in command of the Union. Cemetery Ridge was in the middle of the Northern line and Seminary Ri ...
... could end the war. • It turns out to be his last advance into the north- the turning point of the war… • July 1st: Troops (both sides) showed up and headed to the hills…stretching 4 miles. General Meade is in command of the Union. Cemetery Ridge was in the middle of the Northern line and Seminary Ri ...
Chapter 15
... Union President: Abraham Lincoln Confederate President: Jefferson Davis * South Carolina – 1st state to secede On April 17th, Lincoln’s “call for troops” led many southern states to secede. States that seceded: Virginia Arkansas Tennessee North Carolina ...
... Union President: Abraham Lincoln Confederate President: Jefferson Davis * South Carolina – 1st state to secede On April 17th, Lincoln’s “call for troops” led many southern states to secede. States that seceded: Virginia Arkansas Tennessee North Carolina ...
The Big Picture Answer Key
... The attack ultimately fails, and most of Pickett’s division are killed or wounded. The days just after the battle Southern forces retreated into Virginia via Chambersburg; they would never return. Union troops did not pursue them, and some argue that the failure to do so prolonged the war further. W ...
... The attack ultimately fails, and most of Pickett’s division are killed or wounded. The days just after the battle Southern forces retreated into Virginia via Chambersburg; they would never return. Union troops did not pursue them, and some argue that the failure to do so prolonged the war further. W ...
The Civil War
... cautious and waited days before he attacked. ► This enabled Lee to gather most of his forces together near Sharpsburg, Maryland. ► The forces clashed on September 17 in the Battle of Antietam- the single bloodiest day of the entire war. ► The Union troops claimed victory when the Confederate troops ...
... cautious and waited days before he attacked. ► This enabled Lee to gather most of his forces together near Sharpsburg, Maryland. ► The forces clashed on September 17 in the Battle of Antietam- the single bloodiest day of the entire war. ► The Union troops claimed victory when the Confederate troops ...
Union and Confederate forces fought many battles in the
... inflicting casualties to demoralize the North. ...
... inflicting casualties to demoralize the North. ...
Powerpoint 24
... While the two sides fought for control of the Tennessee and the Mississippi River, The Union was trying to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond Virginia, close to the Union. Why would each side want control of the Mississippi River? What did it have to offer? (Turn and talk) ...
... While the two sides fought for control of the Tennessee and the Mississippi River, The Union was trying to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond Virginia, close to the Union. Why would each side want control of the Mississippi River? What did it have to offer? (Turn and talk) ...
Civil War PPT
... CIVIL WAR • The Civil War began when Confederate General Beauregard opened fire upon Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina on April 12, ...
... CIVIL WAR • The Civil War began when Confederate General Beauregard opened fire upon Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina on April 12, ...
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... Most decisive Battle of the Civil War – Lasted three days. Turned the tide squarely in favor of the Union ...
... Most decisive Battle of the Civil War – Lasted three days. Turned the tide squarely in favor of the Union ...
The Civil War
... • Lee planned an all out invasion of Union territory • Moved into Pennsylvania in July, 1863 • Confederate & Union forces met at the small market town of Gettysburg • Pickett couldn’t break the Union hold on Cemetery Ridge • Lee retreated-never invaded North again ...
... • Lee planned an all out invasion of Union territory • Moved into Pennsylvania in July, 1863 • Confederate & Union forces met at the small market town of Gettysburg • Pickett couldn’t break the Union hold on Cemetery Ridge • Lee retreated-never invaded North again ...
CIVIL WAR Time-Line 1861-1865 - Miami Beach Senior High School
... January 31, 1865 Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolishes slavery throughout the United States. February 17 Columbia, South Carolina, is almost completely destroyed by fire, most likely set by Sherman’s troops. March 4 Lincoln is inaugurated as President for a second term. March 29 ...
... January 31, 1865 Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolishes slavery throughout the United States. February 17 Columbia, South Carolina, is almost completely destroyed by fire, most likely set by Sherman’s troops. March 4 Lincoln is inaugurated as President for a second term. March 29 ...
Am St I CP 114 end of civil war
... Grant takes control 1864 Confederate had a plan Hold on and keep the Union out of Richmond There was going to be an election in November If we can subsist… we may have peace ...
... Grant takes control 1864 Confederate had a plan Hold on and keep the Union out of Richmond There was going to be an election in November If we can subsist… we may have peace ...
1st Bull Run- (1 Manassas) JULY 21, 1861 Battle Notes: •Both sides
... •Ironclad named Monitor built to combat the Merrimac •Eventually had a very large navy (45 ships to over 600 in a few years) ...
... •Ironclad named Monitor built to combat the Merrimac •Eventually had a very large navy (45 ships to over 600 in a few years) ...
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... the Confederacy had the upper hand. The turning point in the war, however, occurred on July 1, 1863, when Confederate and Union armies met at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle that ensued was one of the bloodiest battles in American history. Eventually, Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia w ...
... the Confederacy had the upper hand. The turning point in the war, however, occurred on July 1, 1863, when Confederate and Union armies met at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle that ensued was one of the bloodiest battles in American history. Eventually, Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia w ...
Battle of Namozine Church
The Battle of Namozine Church, Virginia was an engagement between Union Army and Confederate States Army forces that occurred on April 3, 1865 during the Appomattox Campaign of the American Civil War. The battle was the first engagement between units of General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia after that army's evacuation of Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia on April 2, 1865 and units of the Union Army (Army of the Shenandoah, Army of the Potomac and Army of the James) under the immediate command of Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan, who was still acting independently as commander of the Army of the Shenandoah, and under the overall direction of Union General-in-Chief Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. The forces immediately engaged in the battle were brigades of the cavalry division of Union Brig. Gen. and Brevet Maj. Gen. George Armstrong Custer, especially the brigade of Colonel and Brevet Brig. Gen. William Wells, and the Confederate rear guard cavalry brigades of Brig. Gen. William P. Roberts and Brig. Gen. Rufus Barringer and later in the engagement, Confederate infantry from the division of Maj. Gen. Bushrod Johnson.The engagement signaled the beginning of the Union Army's relentless pursuit of the Confederate forces (Army of Northern Virginia and Richmond local defense forces) after the fall of Petersburg and Richmond after the Third Battle of Petersburg (sometimes known as the Breakthrough at Petersburg or Fall of Petersburg), which led to the near disintegration of Lee's forces within 6 days and the Army of Northern Virginia's surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia on April 9, 1865. Capt. Tom Custer, the general's brother, was cited at this battle for the first of two Medals of Honor that he received for actions within four days.