4.1 Lincoln-Douglas Debates - Fort Thomas Independent Schools
... losses on both sides (South had to retreat but battle was a draw) • Emancipation Proclamation (Jan, 1863): Proclaimed slaves free in the 10 states still in rebellion ...
... losses on both sides (South had to retreat but battle was a draw) • Emancipation Proclamation (Jan, 1863): Proclaimed slaves free in the 10 states still in rebellion ...
Ch 21 Questions and VocabEXEMPLAR answers
... expectations, and inflated the Confederate’s over confidence. Antietam – Union victory because the battle plans were discovered and thwarted. Gettysburg – Union victory after the failure of Pickett’s Charge. Vicksburg – Union victory under Grant Shiloh – Confederate victory and bloody battle demonst ...
... expectations, and inflated the Confederate’s over confidence. Antietam – Union victory because the battle plans were discovered and thwarted. Gettysburg – Union victory after the failure of Pickett’s Charge. Vicksburg – Union victory under Grant Shiloh – Confederate victory and bloody battle demonst ...
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... professor at the Virginia Military Institute, is said to have replied, "Then, Sir, we will give them the bayonet."[18] Bee exhorted his own troops to re-form by shouting, "There is Jackson standing like a stone wall. Let us determine to die here, and we will conquer. Rally behind the Virginians. T ...
... professor at the Virginia Military Institute, is said to have replied, "Then, Sir, we will give them the bayonet."[18] Bee exhorted his own troops to re-form by shouting, "There is Jackson standing like a stone wall. Let us determine to die here, and we will conquer. Rally behind the Virginians. T ...
Gettysburg and Vicksburg compared
... Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on July 3 after three days of fierce fighting. Total casualties were 51,000, around 30 percent of the men who fought. Gettysburg was not of strategic importance as a location, but it had been an important part of Lee’s strategy to win a de ...
... Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on July 3 after three days of fierce fighting. Total casualties were 51,000, around 30 percent of the men who fought. Gettysburg was not of strategic importance as a location, but it had been an important part of Lee’s strategy to win a de ...
Study help for Unit 6 test Clicker questions with answers
... 38. Andrew Johnson was impeached for ...
... 38. Andrew Johnson was impeached for ...
Print › Chapter 20: Girding for War: The North and the South (1861
... only had to fight to a draw to win, since all it had to do was keep them from invading and taking over all of its territory; had the most talented officers and most had been trained in a military-style upbringing; any top young men attended military schools like West Point, The Citadel, or VMI ...
... only had to fight to a draw to win, since all it had to do was keep them from invading and taking over all of its territory; had the most talented officers and most had been trained in a military-style upbringing; any top young men attended military schools like West Point, The Citadel, or VMI ...
Battle of Gettysburg Summary
... more men, but the Union had the better position – the high ground from which they could defend and not have to attack. Lee’s trusted subordinate, General Longstreet, argued that the higher ground advantage was simply too much for the Confederate troops to overcome, but Lee continued on and even put ...
... more men, but the Union had the better position – the high ground from which they could defend and not have to attack. Lee’s trusted subordinate, General Longstreet, argued that the higher ground advantage was simply too much for the Confederate troops to overcome, but Lee continued on and even put ...
Civil War Turning Points
... was better positioned. The Union (blue) was located on high ground south of the town. Confederate (red) General George Pickett heroically led his men to roust the Union. They failed. Lee and his army retreated back to Virginia. ...
... was better positioned. The Union (blue) was located on high ground south of the town. Confederate (red) General George Pickett heroically led his men to roust the Union. They failed. Lee and his army retreated back to Virginia. ...
Name - USD 322
... True or False: For the false statements, cross out the incorrect part and correct it. T or F 17. The Emancipation Proclamation was meant to end slavery in the U.S. T or F 18. Most of the fighting took place in the North. T or F 19. General Lee commanded the Army of the Potomac throughout the war. T ...
... True or False: For the false statements, cross out the incorrect part and correct it. T or F 17. The Emancipation Proclamation was meant to end slavery in the U.S. T or F 18. Most of the fighting took place in the North. T or F 19. General Lee commanded the Army of the Potomac throughout the war. T ...
Civil War - Sarah's Page
... made “freeing the slaves” the focus of the war. In the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863, Lincoln said the Civil War was to preserve a government “of the people, by the people, and for the people.” General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865, en ...
... made “freeing the slaves” the focus of the war. In the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863, Lincoln said the Civil War was to preserve a government “of the people, by the people, and for the people.” General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865, en ...
A Divided Nation at War - History with Mr. Shepherd
... Carolina. On April 12, after Lincoln ordered a fleet to resupply Sumter, Confederate artillery fired the first shots of the Civil War. Sumter’s commander, Major Robert Anderson of Kentucky, surrendered after less than two days of bombardment, leaving the fort in the hands of Confederate forces under ...
... Carolina. On April 12, after Lincoln ordered a fleet to resupply Sumter, Confederate artillery fired the first shots of the Civil War. Sumter’s commander, Major Robert Anderson of Kentucky, surrendered after less than two days of bombardment, leaving the fort in the hands of Confederate forces under ...
Civil War Major Battles
... homes, crops, cattle, and derailing of RR. Weakened morale of Confederate soldiers ...
... homes, crops, cattle, and derailing of RR. Weakened morale of Confederate soldiers ...
CE Civil War Review Questions
... What battle halted Robert E. Lee’s first advance into Maryland and Washington DC? What was clear by the end of 1862? Why did the Confederacy attempt to control Colorado? Why is the Battle of Glorieta Pass important? What did the US government do to Native American tribes that supported the South? Wh ...
... What battle halted Robert E. Lee’s first advance into Maryland and Washington DC? What was clear by the end of 1862? Why did the Confederacy attempt to control Colorado? Why is the Battle of Glorieta Pass important? What did the US government do to Native American tribes that supported the South? Wh ...
Civil War Battles 2014g
... • NC refused to send troops that would be used to fight their neighbors • Were outraged that Lincoln used the army against the Confederate States of America (Ft. Sumter) which they did not believe he would do. • On May 20, 1861 the General Assembly hosted a convention in Raleigh where they passed th ...
... • NC refused to send troops that would be used to fight their neighbors • Were outraged that Lincoln used the army against the Confederate States of America (Ft. Sumter) which they did not believe he would do. • On May 20, 1861 the General Assembly hosted a convention in Raleigh where they passed th ...
USA Civil War (1861-1865)
... The southern states, however, had a large farming economy that was based on slave labor. While the North no longer needed slaves, the South did. The election of the anti-slavery Republican Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860 caused 11 southern states to secede from the Union to form the Confederate ...
... The southern states, however, had a large farming economy that was based on slave labor. While the North no longer needed slaves, the South did. The election of the anti-slavery Republican Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860 caused 11 southern states to secede from the Union to form the Confederate ...
The Civil War: Key Battles & Turning Points
... slavery in the United States. He believed “slavery must die so that the nation might live.” On January 1, 1863, Lincoln gave a statement that freed all slaves in the Confederate states at war with the Union. ...
... slavery in the United States. He believed “slavery must die so that the nation might live.” On January 1, 1863, Lincoln gave a statement that freed all slaves in the Confederate states at war with the Union. ...
most important cash crop in the South Slave state
... - Lincoln reminded us that the world will not forget what others did for us, and that the war was not being fought in vain. The Union would be preserved. Clara Barton – served in the war by nursing the sick and wounded. She founded the American Red Cross. *General Grant had two major goals to bring ...
... - Lincoln reminded us that the world will not forget what others did for us, and that the war was not being fought in vain. The Union would be preserved. Clara Barton – served in the war by nursing the sick and wounded. She founded the American Red Cross. *General Grant had two major goals to bring ...
Civil War 1861- 1865
... 13. Union Navy used its ships to blockade Texas ports because it was a vital link in the Confederate chain of supplies 14. Despite a blockade to its ports, Texas continued to send cotton to Europe through Mexico. 15. East of the Mississippi – Hood’s Texas Brigade and Terry’s Texas Rangers were disti ...
... 13. Union Navy used its ships to blockade Texas ports because it was a vital link in the Confederate chain of supplies 14. Despite a blockade to its ports, Texas continued to send cotton to Europe through Mexico. 15. East of the Mississippi – Hood’s Texas Brigade and Terry’s Texas Rangers were disti ...
Social Notes
... - Lincoln reminded us that the world will not forget what others did for us, and that the war was not being fought in vain. The Union would be preserved. Clara Barton – served in the war by nursing the sick and wounded. She founded the American Red Cross. *General Grant had two major goals to bring ...
... - Lincoln reminded us that the world will not forget what others did for us, and that the war was not being fought in vain. The Union would be preserved. Clara Barton – served in the war by nursing the sick and wounded. She founded the American Red Cross. *General Grant had two major goals to bring ...
Chapter 11 Section 1 Notes: Contrast the resources and strategies
... 29. In the Mississippi Valley: General Ulysses S. Grant drove Confederate forces from much of western Kentucky and nearly all of Tennessee. Grant tried to take Vicksburg, but declared victory at a bloody battle in southwestern Tennessee at Shiloh. The high death rate from the Battle at Shiloh horri ...
... 29. In the Mississippi Valley: General Ulysses S. Grant drove Confederate forces from much of western Kentucky and nearly all of Tennessee. Grant tried to take Vicksburg, but declared victory at a bloody battle in southwestern Tennessee at Shiloh. The high death rate from the Battle at Shiloh horri ...
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... plan of attack this time also made provisions for a naval landing party, supported by marines to be put ashore and attack the fort from the beach, at its northeast bastion. Terry would land his force north of the fort as before and make the ground assault, while putting troops in position to protect ...
... plan of attack this time also made provisions for a naval landing party, supported by marines to be put ashore and attack the fort from the beach, at its northeast bastion. Terry would land his force north of the fort as before and make the ground assault, while putting troops in position to protect ...
17 - Coppell ISD
... 17.5 The War Ends READ pgs 505 – 511 Main Idea: Under the leadership of General Ulysses S. Grant, Union armies used their resources and manpower to defeat the Confederacy. Vocabulary: siege – military blockade or bombardment of an enemy town or position in order to force it to surrender Battle of Ge ...
... 17.5 The War Ends READ pgs 505 – 511 Main Idea: Under the leadership of General Ulysses S. Grant, Union armies used their resources and manpower to defeat the Confederacy. Vocabulary: siege – military blockade or bombardment of an enemy town or position in order to force it to surrender Battle of Ge ...
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... Ordered to march and capture from Atlanta to the Atlantic Ocean Atlanta is captured in September 1864 Sherman’s march to the sea begins and his men burn a large part of Atlanta His men rip up railroad tracks, build bonfires from the railroad ties and twist the rails They kill livestock and tear up f ...
... Ordered to march and capture from Atlanta to the Atlantic Ocean Atlanta is captured in September 1864 Sherman’s march to the sea begins and his men burn a large part of Atlanta His men rip up railroad tracks, build bonfires from the railroad ties and twist the rails They kill livestock and tear up f ...
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.""