4-Civil_War - IB-History-of-the-Americas
... Confederates, gathered as many troops together as they could for a counterattack. In about an hour's time, they had formed up around the crater and began firing rifles and artillery down into it, in what was later described as a "turkey shoot". Union Casualties: 5,300 ...
... Confederates, gathered as many troops together as they could for a counterattack. In about an hour's time, they had formed up around the crater and began firing rifles and artillery down into it, in what was later described as a "turkey shoot". Union Casualties: 5,300 ...
April—Charleston Harbor
... Confederacy were to be considered free. Lincoln, aware of the public’s growing support of abolition, issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, declaring that all slaves in areas still in rebellion were, in the eyes of the federal government, free. March 1863 -- The First Conscription ...
... Confederacy were to be considered free. Lincoln, aware of the public’s growing support of abolition, issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, declaring that all slaves in areas still in rebellion were, in the eyes of the federal government, free. March 1863 -- The First Conscription ...
PowerPoint Notes from 2014 - John Brown, Election of 1860, and
... countrymen, and not mine, are eth momentous issues of civil war. The Government will not assail (attack) you. ...
... countrymen, and not mine, are eth momentous issues of civil war. The Government will not assail (attack) you. ...
The Early years of the Civil War
... Stonewall Jackson both Confederates WHEN: July, 1861 WHERE: near Manassas Junction, Virginia WHAT HAPPENED: Union troops pushed the Confederates back, then inspired by “Stonewall” Jackson Confederates led a counterattack…. ...
... Stonewall Jackson both Confederates WHEN: July, 1861 WHERE: near Manassas Junction, Virginia WHAT HAPPENED: Union troops pushed the Confederates back, then inspired by “Stonewall” Jackson Confederates led a counterattack…. ...
Chapter 16.5- Lecture Station - Waverly
... increasing the range and accuracy of each shot. From behind their fortifications, the Confederate forces at Fredericksburg assault the approaching Federals with round after round of deadly fire. ...
... increasing the range and accuracy of each shot. From behind their fortifications, the Confederate forces at Fredericksburg assault the approaching Federals with round after round of deadly fire. ...
41 Leassons Learned At Cowskin Prairie
... By 1862, as a junior officer, Watie and his troops had participated in two major battles fought in the conventional style, The Confederates had won the first at Wilson’s Creek, Missouri, but lost the second at Pea Ridge, Arkansas. In both instances he had witnessed traditional maneuvers, cannons pou ...
... By 1862, as a junior officer, Watie and his troops had participated in two major battles fought in the conventional style, The Confederates had won the first at Wilson’s Creek, Missouri, but lost the second at Pea Ridge, Arkansas. In both instances he had witnessed traditional maneuvers, cannons pou ...
CIVIL WAR STUDY GUIDE
... 1. Blockade southern ports 2. Control the Mississippi River 3. Capture Confederate capital of Richmond ...
... 1. Blockade southern ports 2. Control the Mississippi River 3. Capture Confederate capital of Richmond ...
Causes of the Civil War - Effingham County Schools
... half! – Ulysses S. Grant’s laid siege to Vicksburg for 2 months • Starving Confederates surrender on July 4 ...
... half! – Ulysses S. Grant’s laid siege to Vicksburg for 2 months • Starving Confederates surrender on July 4 ...
Dr. Chris Fonvielle
... Cape Fear River. On December 24, 1864, Union forces under Benjamin F. Butler launched a twoday attack. This attack by joint army-navy Union force on Fort Fisher, fizzled when Gen. Benjamin F. Butler lost his nerve, pulled out his troops, and returned to Hampton Roads, Va. To Adm. David D. Porter, th ...
... Cape Fear River. On December 24, 1864, Union forces under Benjamin F. Butler launched a twoday attack. This attack by joint army-navy Union force on Fort Fisher, fizzled when Gen. Benjamin F. Butler lost his nerve, pulled out his troops, and returned to Hampton Roads, Va. To Adm. David D. Porter, th ...
Civil War: 1861-1865 - Amherst County High School
... shoes – unaware the Union had positioned themselves on the high ground • July 1, 1863 – first shots of the battle fired • Confederates pushed back the Union line – however Lee knew his troops were in trouble as long as the Union held the high ground • With northern reinforcements on the way, Lee had ...
... shoes – unaware the Union had positioned themselves on the high ground • July 1, 1863 – first shots of the battle fired • Confederates pushed back the Union line – however Lee knew his troops were in trouble as long as the Union held the high ground • With northern reinforcements on the way, Lee had ...
Gettysburg - Barrington 220
... arrange the surrender. Grant and the North were very kind to the Confederates. ...
... arrange the surrender. Grant and the North were very kind to the Confederates. ...
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR TRIVIA QUIZ
... 9> Bentonville, North Carolina - Considered one of best-known first-hand accounts of the Civil War, Sherman published his Memoirs in 1875. 10> North Carolina - The exact history of the term is unknown. 11> Horatio Wright - Just seconds after exclaiming 'They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance ...
... 9> Bentonville, North Carolina - Considered one of best-known first-hand accounts of the Civil War, Sherman published his Memoirs in 1875. 10> North Carolina - The exact history of the term is unknown. 11> Horatio Wright - Just seconds after exclaiming 'They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance ...
17 - Coppell ISD
... This group was known as the Army of the Potomac *** What is Potomac ? _____________________________________________________ President Lincoln lost his patience; “If Gen McClellan does not want to use the army, I would like to borrow it.” McClellan got the point; in March he sailed his troops d ...
... This group was known as the Army of the Potomac *** What is Potomac ? _____________________________________________________ President Lincoln lost his patience; “If Gen McClellan does not want to use the army, I would like to borrow it.” McClellan got the point; in March he sailed his troops d ...
secession and the civil war
... • September 22, 1862--Antietam prompts preliminary Emancipation Proclamation ...
... • September 22, 1862--Antietam prompts preliminary Emancipation Proclamation ...
File - Mrs. Hess Honor`s US History and Regular
... Lincoln ordered a blockade of Southern ports to prevent the South from exporting its cotton and importing necessary supplies such as guns, ammunition, and food. – Result-did not close off all Southern trade, but it did reduce trade by two-thirds. – Over time the North also built more ships to better ...
... Lincoln ordered a blockade of Southern ports to prevent the South from exporting its cotton and importing necessary supplies such as guns, ammunition, and food. – Result-did not close off all Southern trade, but it did reduce trade by two-thirds. – Over time the North also built more ships to better ...
Battle of the
... -- Lincoln did not believe that he had the power under the Constitution to abolish slavery... -- Lincoln did not want to risk angering the border states... -- Lincoln knew that many Northern ...
... -- Lincoln did not believe that he had the power under the Constitution to abolish slavery... -- Lincoln did not want to risk angering the border states... -- Lincoln knew that many Northern ...
Guided Reading 16-3
... 2. What was the main reason Southerners did not want to use African Americans as soldiers? 2. Southerners feared enslaved African Americans would use the weapons, which they would be given as soldiers, in a rebellion. ...
... 2. What was the main reason Southerners did not want to use African Americans as soldiers? 2. Southerners feared enslaved African Americans would use the weapons, which they would be given as soldiers, in a rebellion. ...
1861 The Civil War Begins - Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
... He feared Federal reinforcements were en-route and the time to act was now. ...
... He feared Federal reinforcements were en-route and the time to act was now. ...
Chapter 11 – The Civil War 1861-1865
... – After 2 hours, the Union artillery stopped returning fire to save ammunition. Longstreet thought that the Union artillery had been destroyed so he ordered the direct attack to begin. – Northern soldiers on Cemetery Ridge saw 15,000 Confederate soldiers, in 3 lines one mile long, heading towards th ...
... – After 2 hours, the Union artillery stopped returning fire to save ammunition. Longstreet thought that the Union artillery had been destroyed so he ordered the direct attack to begin. – Northern soldiers on Cemetery Ridge saw 15,000 Confederate soldiers, in 3 lines one mile long, heading towards th ...
Chapter 16- The Civil War Review Section 1
... In February 1862, General Ulysses S. Grant led a Union army into Tennessee. He was headed toward the Mississippi River to capture outposts that would separate the eastern Confederacy from its western, food-supplying states. On the way, Grant and his forces took both Fort Henry and Fort Donelson. Nea ...
... In February 1862, General Ulysses S. Grant led a Union army into Tennessee. He was headed toward the Mississippi River to capture outposts that would separate the eastern Confederacy from its western, food-supplying states. On the way, Grant and his forces took both Fort Henry and Fort Donelson. Nea ...
Strategies, Advantages, and Disadvantages for the North and South
... weak motivation – not fighting for a cause, or at least one they could understand officers not aggressive enough – many failed to press their enemy when they had the advantage, inexperienced fighting on unfamiliar territory – most Northerners had never been in the South, poor communication, an ...
... weak motivation – not fighting for a cause, or at least one they could understand officers not aggressive enough – many failed to press their enemy when they had the advantage, inexperienced fighting on unfamiliar territory – most Northerners had never been in the South, poor communication, an ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle
... 7 she was the most famous "conductor" on the Underground Railroad 8 violence over slavery caused the Kansas territory to called _____ _______ 9 the Union strategy to win the war was called the _____ plan 10 this eloquent speaker was an escaped slave 12 how many slaves were freed by the Emancipation ...
... 7 she was the most famous "conductor" on the Underground Railroad 8 violence over slavery caused the Kansas territory to called _____ _______ 9 the Union strategy to win the war was called the _____ plan 10 this eloquent speaker was an escaped slave 12 how many slaves were freed by the Emancipation ...
War for the West: Minnesota regiments in the Civil War
... The Second Minnesota Volunteer Infantry was organized in July 1861, and sent to Louisville, Kentucky, that October. While there the regiment received this national battle flag as a gift from the Loyal Ladies of Louisville, one of that border state’s pro-Union groups. The flag is proudly marked for t ...
... The Second Minnesota Volunteer Infantry was organized in July 1861, and sent to Louisville, Kentucky, that October. While there the regiment received this national battle flag as a gift from the Loyal Ladies of Louisville, one of that border state’s pro-Union groups. The flag is proudly marked for t ...
Ch. 10 - Civil War
... contempt for any soldier she shall be regarded and held liable to be treated as a woman of the town plying her avocation.” Fact #3 ...
... contempt for any soldier she shall be regarded and held liable to be treated as a woman of the town plying her avocation.” Fact #3 ...
Battle of Fort Pillow
The Battle of Fort Pillow, also known as the Fort Pillow massacre, was fought on April 12, 1864, at Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River in Henning, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. The battle ended with a massacre of Federal troops (most of them African American) attempting to surrender, by soldiers under the command of Confederate Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Military historian David J. Eicher concluded, ""Fort Pillow marked one of the bleakest, saddest events of American military history.""