Monday, November 9
... and the bloodiest with more than 50,00 casualties; Confederates forced to retreat, never to regain the offensive ...
... and the bloodiest with more than 50,00 casualties; Confederates forced to retreat, never to regain the offensive ...
The war - Activity in small groups
... staved off invasions and attacks by the Union Army commanded by a series of ineffective generals until Ulysses S. Grant came to Virginia from the Western theater to become general in chief of all Union armies in 1864. 2. 1863 can be considered the turning point of the war. Southerner states began to ...
... staved off invasions and attacks by the Union Army commanded by a series of ineffective generals until Ulysses S. Grant came to Virginia from the Western theater to become general in chief of all Union armies in 1864. 2. 1863 can be considered the turning point of the war. Southerner states began to ...
Civil War Study guide
... • Union Fort in South Carolina • Fort under UNION control however their supplies were running low. • Confederacy asks Union to surrender fort. They refuse. • Confederacy opens fire! • April 13th., the Union surrenders the fort. ...
... • Union Fort in South Carolina • Fort under UNION control however their supplies were running low. • Confederacy asks Union to surrender fort. They refuse. • Confederacy opens fire! • April 13th., the Union surrenders the fort. ...
Major Battles of the Civil War and Technology
... wounded -- 2,700 Confederates were killed and 9,029 wounded. The battle had no clear winner, but because General Lee withdrew to Virginia, McClellan was considered the victor. The battle convinced the British and French -- who were contemplating official recognition of the Confederacy -- to reserve ...
... wounded -- 2,700 Confederates were killed and 9,029 wounded. The battle had no clear winner, but because General Lee withdrew to Virginia, McClellan was considered the victor. The battle convinced the British and French -- who were contemplating official recognition of the Confederacy -- to reserve ...
Chapter 11 PowerPoint - Henry County Schools
... Lincoln narrowly wins reelection, but is assassinated as the war ends. ...
... Lincoln narrowly wins reelection, but is assassinated as the war ends. ...
UIL Civil War Study Guide
... wounds “with malice toward none, with charity for all” April 9th, 1865: Union general Ulysses S. Grant accepted Confederate general Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia Battle of Palomino Ranch - generally recognized as the final battle of the American Civil War, since it wa ...
... wounds “with malice toward none, with charity for all” April 9th, 1865: Union general Ulysses S. Grant accepted Confederate general Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia Battle of Palomino Ranch - generally recognized as the final battle of the American Civil War, since it wa ...
Civil War notes
... It wasn't easy to move an army through the soggy marshes, thickets and flooded streams near the river; because of this, it took longer for the Confederate Army to attack than first planned. But they still had the element of surprise, and in the early part of the battle they forced the Union army bac ...
... It wasn't easy to move an army through the soggy marshes, thickets and flooded streams near the river; because of this, it took longer for the Confederate Army to attack than first planned. But they still had the element of surprise, and in the early part of the battle they forced the Union army bac ...
Chapter
... prompts preliminary Emancipation Proclamation Surrender in 100 days or lose slaves ...
... prompts preliminary Emancipation Proclamation Surrender in 100 days or lose slaves ...
American Civil War
... (against slavery) when elected in 1860. The secession of South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas - and the threat of secession by 4 more - Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina (after the battle of fort Sumter). These 11 states eventually formed the C ...
... (against slavery) when elected in 1860. The secession of South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas - and the threat of secession by 4 more - Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina (after the battle of fort Sumter). These 11 states eventually formed the C ...
Chapter 16 Study Guide/Notes
... Appomattox Courthouse - The Virginia town where General Robert E. Lee was forced to surrender, thus ending the Civil War Battle of Antietam - A union victory in the Civil War that marked the bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. military history border states - Four slave states that lay between the N ...
... Appomattox Courthouse - The Virginia town where General Robert E. Lee was forced to surrender, thus ending the Civil War Battle of Antietam - A union victory in the Civil War that marked the bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. military history border states - Four slave states that lay between the N ...
Caleb - Strouse House Of History
... Battle of Fort Sumter lasted from 3:25 AM on April 12, 1861 to April 13 at around 10:30 PM when the Union soldiers surrendered There were no casualties in the battle but the Civil War had begun ...
... Battle of Fort Sumter lasted from 3:25 AM on April 12, 1861 to April 13 at around 10:30 PM when the Union soldiers surrendered There were no casualties in the battle but the Civil War had begun ...
Chapter 12
... • Confederates had a shortage of rifles at the start South imported rifles and stole even more in 1862 to better supply their army Eventually stole some breech-loaders as well ...
... • Confederates had a shortage of rifles at the start South imported rifles and stole even more in 1862 to better supply their army Eventually stole some breech-loaders as well ...
THE CIVIL WAR by Ken Burns – Video Guide Questions
... to “Until death or _______ do you part. 9. What was Eli Whitney’s important invention?______ 10. How many pounds of cotton could be processed in one day with a gin?_____ 11. By 1860, one out of ___ Americans belonged to another American (as slaves)._____ 12. William Lloyd Garrison published an anti- ...
... to “Until death or _______ do you part. 9. What was Eli Whitney’s important invention?______ 10. How many pounds of cotton could be processed in one day with a gin?_____ 11. By 1860, one out of ___ Americans belonged to another American (as slaves)._____ 12. William Lloyd Garrison published an anti- ...
AIM: THE CIVIL WAR BEGINS Which of the following statements
... o The military supervised new elections and a pro-Union state legislature was elected In order to preserve the Union and enforce martial law, Lincoln suspended writs of habeas corpus—a person’s right not to be imprisoned unless charged with a crime and given a trial o This allowed Lincoln to impriso ...
... o The military supervised new elections and a pro-Union state legislature was elected In order to preserve the Union and enforce martial law, Lincoln suspended writs of habeas corpus—a person’s right not to be imprisoned unless charged with a crime and given a trial o This allowed Lincoln to impriso ...
Chapter 12
... Lack of transportation & supplies caused the South to suffer By the end of the war, the south claimed only 12% of the national wealth as opposed to 30% before the war it’s per capita income was 2/5 that of Northerners, as opposed to 2/3 of Northerners prior to the war ...
... Lack of transportation & supplies caused the South to suffer By the end of the war, the south claimed only 12% of the national wealth as opposed to 30% before the war it’s per capita income was 2/5 that of Northerners, as opposed to 2/3 of Northerners prior to the war ...
sons of confederate veterans - Albert Sidney Johnston Camp #67
... their service in the Mexican War, and then set about the business at hand. Officers could keep their side arms, and all men would be immediately released to return home. Any officers and enlisted men who owned horses could take them home to help put crops in the field and carry their families throug ...
... their service in the Mexican War, and then set about the business at hand. Officers could keep their side arms, and all men would be immediately released to return home. Any officers and enlisted men who owned horses could take them home to help put crops in the field and carry their families throug ...
Chapter 22 - Cloudfront.net
... • War plans discovered • Antietam Creek in Maryland and fought a bloody fight. 22K dead • A decisive battle b/c Britain and France were just about to sign an alliance but backed off when they saw the Union’s power • Lincoln will also use this partial victory to announce plans for the Emancipation Pr ...
... • War plans discovered • Antietam Creek in Maryland and fought a bloody fight. 22K dead • A decisive battle b/c Britain and France were just about to sign an alliance but backed off when they saw the Union’s power • Lincoln will also use this partial victory to announce plans for the Emancipation Pr ...
Ch. 18 Sec. 3 Answers
... Main Idea Questions 1. Why was General Sibley trying to capture the Southwest part of the U.S. for the Confederacy? The region had great wealth from its gold and silver mines and also had ports along the Pacific Ocean ...
... Main Idea Questions 1. Why was General Sibley trying to capture the Southwest part of the U.S. for the Confederacy? The region had great wealth from its gold and silver mines and also had ports along the Pacific Ocean ...
Section 2: North vs. South
... South. The sheer size of the South made this a daunting task. The South, in contrast, could win simply by defending its territory until Northerners grew tired of fighting. The South did have an important geographic disadvantage. If the Union could control the Mississippi River, it could split the Co ...
... South. The sheer size of the South made this a daunting task. The South, in contrast, could win simply by defending its territory until Northerners grew tired of fighting. The South did have an important geographic disadvantage. If the Union could control the Mississippi River, it could split the Co ...
civil war gazette ii - Cajon Valley Union School District
... The Union went right to work on capturing Richmond, but found this more difficult than originally planned. For example in the Battle of Bull Run, the Union was blocked by Confederate General Stonewall Jackson. Finally, on April 1, 1865 and many months of fighting Grant’s troops captured the Confeder ...
... The Union went right to work on capturing Richmond, but found this more difficult than originally planned. For example in the Battle of Bull Run, the Union was blocked by Confederate General Stonewall Jackson. Finally, on April 1, 1865 and many months of fighting Grant’s troops captured the Confeder ...
15-4 Secession and War
... how the south now knew they could be out voted by the north. Talk of secession began to increase. On December 20, South Carolina held a convention and voted to secede from the Union. ...
... how the south now knew they could be out voted by the north. Talk of secession began to increase. On December 20, South Carolina held a convention and voted to secede from the Union. ...
Chapter 11: The Civil War
... 2. Angry at having to free slaves, mobs rampage through New York City Section 3: Life During Wartime The Civil War brings about dramatic social and economic changes in American society. I. African Americans Fight for Freedom A. African-American Soldiers 1. African Americans 1% of North’s population, ...
... 2. Angry at having to free slaves, mobs rampage through New York City Section 3: Life During Wartime The Civil War brings about dramatic social and economic changes in American society. I. African Americans Fight for Freedom A. African-American Soldiers 1. African Americans 1% of North’s population, ...
Chapter 15-5 Notes: Decisive Battles
... Only a few hundred made it to the lines as Union artillery and rifle fire rained down Pickett’s charge failed to help Lee’s army win the battle Confederates had more than 28,000 casualties; Union had more than 23,000 Lee would never attack the north again ...
... Only a few hundred made it to the lines as Union artillery and rifle fire rained down Pickett’s charge failed to help Lee’s army win the battle Confederates had more than 28,000 casualties; Union had more than 23,000 Lee would never attack the north again ...
The Civil War
... 2. May ’63 south wins at Chancellorsville, VA (Stonewall Jackson dies) 3. Lee goes on the offensive into Maryland and up into PA – Gen. Meade (union) follows north, they meet at Gettysburg, PA ...
... 2. May ’63 south wins at Chancellorsville, VA (Stonewall Jackson dies) 3. Lee goes on the offensive into Maryland and up into PA – Gen. Meade (union) follows north, they meet at Gettysburg, PA ...
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.""