Notes
... - Same Yr: Union Gen. George McClellan = sent 100,000 men by ship to capture Richmond - thought victory was certain - Confederate troops = outnumbered - still stopped the Union attack in a series of well-fought battles - once more = Richmond was saved D) The Battle of Antietam - Gen. Robert E. Lee ( ...
... - Same Yr: Union Gen. George McClellan = sent 100,000 men by ship to capture Richmond - thought victory was certain - Confederate troops = outnumbered - still stopped the Union attack in a series of well-fought battles - once more = Richmond was saved D) The Battle of Antietam - Gen. Robert E. Lee ( ...
Question 1
... b. While it’s true that McClellan was uncomfortable taking risks—especially when the lives of his troops were at stake—this is a trait of all good generals and not what he is best remembered for. c. Correct answer. Nicknamed “Tardy George,” McClellan earned a reputation for his slowness to act. He o ...
... b. While it’s true that McClellan was uncomfortable taking risks—especially when the lives of his troops were at stake—this is a trait of all good generals and not what he is best remembered for. c. Correct answer. Nicknamed “Tardy George,” McClellan earned a reputation for his slowness to act. He o ...
2 The Civil War
... The Confederate strategy during the war was an Offensive Defense Protect Southern territory from “Northern aggression” but attack into Union territory when the opportunity presents itself Drag out the war as long as possible to make the North quit Get Britain and France to join their cause because ...
... The Confederate strategy during the war was an Offensive Defense Protect Southern territory from “Northern aggression” but attack into Union territory when the opportunity presents itself Drag out the war as long as possible to make the North quit Get Britain and France to join their cause because ...
Vermont at Gettysburg - Vermont Historical Society
... with hunger and hard marching; strung out in a long line and much demoralized when they come into Pennsylvania. I shall throw an overwhelming force on their advance; crush it; follow up the success; drive one corps back on another and by successive repulses and surprises, before they can concentrate ...
... with hunger and hard marching; strung out in a long line and much demoralized when they come into Pennsylvania. I shall throw an overwhelming force on their advance; crush it; follow up the success; drive one corps back on another and by successive repulses and surprises, before they can concentrate ...
The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865
... Mary Custis, a great-granddaughter of Martha Washington, and became master of the Custis estate at Arlington. Lee became a military hero in the Mexican War, and later commanded the soldiers who captured John Brown at Harpers Ferry in 1859. Politically a strong Whig, Lee was initially very unsympathe ...
... Mary Custis, a great-granddaughter of Martha Washington, and became master of the Custis estate at Arlington. Lee became a military hero in the Mexican War, and later commanded the soldiers who captured John Brown at Harpers Ferry in 1859. Politically a strong Whig, Lee was initially very unsympathe ...
civilwar-1-2
... Seven Days' Battle. However, it was also ironic – If Richmond was taken, war may have ended and slavery most likely would not have been eliminated. – Lee’s victory almost ensured that the war would not end until a total defeat of the South and also slavery was abolished. – This is evidenced in the f ...
... Seven Days' Battle. However, it was also ironic – If Richmond was taken, war may have ended and slavery most likely would not have been eliminated. – Lee’s victory almost ensured that the war would not end until a total defeat of the South and also slavery was abolished. – This is evidenced in the f ...
Spring 2014 Chapter 19 notes
... THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM o Lee moved quickly after 2nd Bull Run o Confederate leaders hoped a victory on Northern soil would: o Break Union’s spirit o Convince European powers to aid the South o Lincoln replaced Pope with McClellan o Confederate leader: Robert E. Lee o Called Sharpsburg by the South o ...
... THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM o Lee moved quickly after 2nd Bull Run o Confederate leaders hoped a victory on Northern soil would: o Break Union’s spirit o Convince European powers to aid the South o Lincoln replaced Pope with McClellan o Confederate leader: Robert E. Lee o Called Sharpsburg by the South o ...
Early Years of the War - Washougal School District
... McClellan’s troops attacked the larger part of Lee’s army at Antietam Creek, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862. This was the bloodiest day of the Civil War. The Union army attacked again and again. It suffered about 12,000 casualties—the military term for persons killed, wounded, or m ...
... McClellan’s troops attacked the larger part of Lee’s army at Antietam Creek, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862. This was the bloodiest day of the Civil War. The Union army attacked again and again. It suffered about 12,000 casualties—the military term for persons killed, wounded, or m ...
Surrender at Appomattox Court House
... The Official surrender took place on April 9, 1865. This surrender by the Confederacy’s top military leader officially ended the Civil War. The surrender took place in a house that belonged to a man by the name of Wilmer McLean. A much larger Union Army at Richmond, Virginia soundly defeated the Arm ...
... The Official surrender took place on April 9, 1865. This surrender by the Confederacy’s top military leader officially ended the Civil War. The surrender took place in a house that belonged to a man by the name of Wilmer McLean. A much larger Union Army at Richmond, Virginia soundly defeated the Arm ...
Lee Surrenders to Grant
... feelings, they were entirely concealed from my observation; but my own feelings, which had been quite jubilant on the receipt of his letter, were sad and depressed. I felt like anything rather than rejoicing at the downfall of a foe who had fought so long and valiantly, and had suffered so much for ...
... feelings, they were entirely concealed from my observation; but my own feelings, which had been quite jubilant on the receipt of his letter, were sad and depressed. I felt like anything rather than rejoicing at the downfall of a foe who had fought so long and valiantly, and had suffered so much for ...
Gettysburg Address. - Findlay City Schools Web Portal
... the Army of Northern Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of any further effusion (spilling) of blood by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States army known as the Army of Northern Virginia…… ...
... the Army of Northern Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of any further effusion (spilling) of blood by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States army known as the Army of Northern Virginia…… ...
Civil-War-Student-PwrPt-Ch-15-AmStI-13 - gcalella
... Weak form of government-Why did they go with it even with its history of failure? ...
... Weak form of government-Why did they go with it even with its history of failure? ...
Civil War - Outline #4 – Chapters 16-17
... Union Blockade = with the possession of the majority of the naval ships, the Union enforced a blockade on the South (not letting goods in or out of the South, attempting to starve and financially break the South). Blockade Runners were used by the South to counter the problem the blockade presented ...
... Union Blockade = with the possession of the majority of the naval ships, the Union enforced a blockade on the South (not letting goods in or out of the South, attempting to starve and financially break the South). Blockade Runners were used by the South to counter the problem the blockade presented ...
Unit Six PPT 2
... –This executive order freed all slaves in Confederate territories –It did not free slaves in the border states but it gave the North a new reason fight –Inspired Southern slaves to escape which forced Southern whites to worry about their farms ...
... –This executive order freed all slaves in Confederate territories –It did not free slaves in the border states but it gave the North a new reason fight –Inspired Southern slaves to escape which forced Southern whites to worry about their farms ...
Chapter 21 - Newton Public Schools
... Lincoln’s election victory in 1864 was sealed by Union military successes at a. Gettysburg, Antietam, and Vicksburg. b. the Wilderness, Lookout Mountain, and Appomattox. ...
... Lincoln’s election victory in 1864 was sealed by Union military successes at a. Gettysburg, Antietam, and Vicksburg. b. the Wilderness, Lookout Mountain, and Appomattox. ...
West Point Classmates - Civil War Enemies
... Field Marshall Lord Kitchener to inspect and advise on the military forces required for our newly created nation. One of Kitchener’s early recommendations was the establishment of a military college to train young men as officers for the newly formed army. He recommended, also, the appointment of Co ...
... Field Marshall Lord Kitchener to inspect and advise on the military forces required for our newly created nation. One of Kitchener’s early recommendations was the establishment of a military college to train young men as officers for the newly formed army. He recommended, also, the appointment of Co ...
This lithograph of the Battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee
... It was a masterful logistical exercise and daringredients of total war without knowing it, ing operation, but within three months, the in the sense that they sacrificed nearly everyPeninsula Campaign was an ignominious failthing to win. Even a limited war of attrition, ure for the United States. Aft ...
... It was a masterful logistical exercise and daringredients of total war without knowing it, ing operation, but within three months, the in the sense that they sacrificed nearly everyPeninsula Campaign was an ignominious failthing to win. Even a limited war of attrition, ure for the United States. Aft ...
Antietam Remembered - Civil War Traveler
... The area surrounding the Visitor Center saw significant action during the Battle of Antietam. This ridge was an objective point of Union attacks throughout the day. A quarter-mile walking tour is paved and easily accessible from the Visitor Center and will take you past some significant landmarks an ...
... The area surrounding the Visitor Center saw significant action during the Battle of Antietam. This ridge was an objective point of Union attacks throughout the day. A quarter-mile walking tour is paved and easily accessible from the Visitor Center and will take you past some significant landmarks an ...
The Civil War Powerpoint
... The Confederate strategy during the war was an Offensive Defense Protect Southern territory from “Northern aggression” but attack into Union territory when the opportunity presents itself Drag out the war as long as possible to make the North quit Get Britain and France to join their cause because ...
... The Confederate strategy during the war was an Offensive Defense Protect Southern territory from “Northern aggression” but attack into Union territory when the opportunity presents itself Drag out the war as long as possible to make the North quit Get Britain and France to join their cause because ...
Civil War: 1861-1865 - Amherst County High School
... relieved concerns about status of slaves in border states • After Union victory at Antietam – Lincoln issued the proclamation ...
... relieved concerns about status of slaves in border states • After Union victory at Antietam – Lincoln issued the proclamation ...
8.4-The_Civil_War-Historysage
... McClellan removed as commander of the Army of the notes: Potomac and replaced by Gen. John Pope. 4. Casualties: Confederates 20,141; Union 15,849 B. Second Battle of Bull Run (14 July to 30 August) 1. General Pope put in charge of the Union army near Washington. 2. Combined forces of Lee, Jackson, ...
... McClellan removed as commander of the Army of the notes: Potomac and replaced by Gen. John Pope. 4. Casualties: Confederates 20,141; Union 15,849 B. Second Battle of Bull Run (14 July to 30 August) 1. General Pope put in charge of the Union army near Washington. 2. Combined forces of Lee, Jackson, ...
Ch 11 Civil War Powerpoint
... Lincoln removed McClellan and chose Gen John Pope to lead the Union Army of the Potomac (army the protected DC that McClellan had led) Lincoln ordered McClellan to return to DC ...
... Lincoln removed McClellan and chose Gen John Pope to lead the Union Army of the Potomac (army the protected DC that McClellan had led) Lincoln ordered McClellan to return to DC ...
Maryland Campaign
The Maryland Campaign—or Antietam Campaign—occurred September 4–20, 1862, during the American Civil War. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's first invasion of the North was repulsed by the Army of the Potomac under Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, who moved to intercept Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia and eventually attacked it near Sharpsburg, Maryland. The resulting Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history and is widely considered one of the major turning points of the war.Following his victory in the Northern Virginia Campaign, Lee moved north with 55,000 men through the Shenandoah Valley starting on September 4, 1862. His objective was to resupply his army outside of the war-torn Virginia theater and to damage Northern morale in anticipation of the November elections. He undertook the risky maneuver of splitting his army so that he could continue north into Maryland while simultaneously capturing the Federal garrison and arsenal at Harpers Ferry. McClellan accidentally found a copy of Lee's orders to his subordinate commanders and planned to isolate and defeat the separated portions of Lee's army.While Confederate Maj. Gen. Stonewall Jackson surrounded, bombarded, and captured Harpers Ferry (September 12–15), McClellan's army of 84,000 men attempted to move quickly through the South Mountain passes that separated him from Lee. The Battle of South Mountain on September 14 delayed McClellan's advance and allowed Lee sufficient time to concentrate most of his army at Sharpsburg. The Battle of Antietam (or Sharpsburg) on September 17 was the bloodiest day in American military history with over 22,000 casualties. Lee, outnumbered two to one, moved his defensive forces to parry each offensive blow, but McClellan never deployed all of the reserves of his army to capitalize on localized successes and destroy the Confederates. On September 18, Lee ordered a withdrawal across the Potomac and on September 19–20, fights by Lee's rear guard at Shepherdstown ended the campaign.Although Antietam was a tactical draw, Lee's Maryland Campaign failed to achieve its objectives. President Abraham Lincoln used this Union victory as the justification for announcing his Emancipation Proclamation, which effectively ended any threat of European support for the Confederacy.