“The Siege of Petersburg Begins”
... Gen. Lee said, “We must destroy this army of Grant’s before it gets to the James River. If he gets there it will become a siege, and then it will be a mere question of time. During the long bloody summer of 1864 many of the battles ended in tactically indecisive stalemates but strategic victories fo ...
... Gen. Lee said, “We must destroy this army of Grant’s before it gets to the James River. If he gets there it will become a siege, and then it will be a mere question of time. During the long bloody summer of 1864 many of the battles ended in tactically indecisive stalemates but strategic victories fo ...
PresentationExpress - Cathedral High School
... Amendment outlawing slavery but the Confederate peace delegation could not accept it. ...
... Amendment outlawing slavery but the Confederate peace delegation could not accept it. ...
Critical Events in the Civil War
... • Focus of the war shifts to ending slavery. • African Americans join the Union army in large numbers. • July: Confederates defeated at Vicksburg, Mississippi and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. • Confederacy split in two; tide turns in the Union favor. ...
... • Focus of the war shifts to ending slavery. • African Americans join the Union army in large numbers. • July: Confederates defeated at Vicksburg, Mississippi and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. • Confederacy split in two; tide turns in the Union favor. ...
History Lecture 6a Civil War
... MO, KY, MD, DE = Unionist slave states Hill country Unionists –Including Andrew Johnson (D) ...
... MO, KY, MD, DE = Unionist slave states Hill country Unionists –Including Andrew Johnson (D) ...
SD22.8
... What evidence of destruction did Sherman leave in his march through Georgia? How far did Sherman’s troops march in 50 days? Where did Union troops enter on April 3rd 1863? When and where did Robert E. Lee surrender to General Grant? What were the generous terms Grant offered Lee and his army? ...
... What evidence of destruction did Sherman leave in his march through Georgia? How far did Sherman’s troops march in 50 days? Where did Union troops enter on April 3rd 1863? When and where did Robert E. Lee surrender to General Grant? What were the generous terms Grant offered Lee and his army? ...
Chapter 4: The War Begins
... Union, but after Fort Sumter, Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee left the Union. The Border States of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri stayed in the Union. With the majority of the South in rebellion, the US military suffered through the loss of many of its officers. Robert E. Lee, wh ...
... Union, but after Fort Sumter, Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee left the Union. The Border States of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri stayed in the Union. With the majority of the South in rebellion, the US military suffered through the loss of many of its officers. Robert E. Lee, wh ...
Chapter 16 Review
... Escaped slaves They charged at the confederates which caused the Confederates to fire upon them and that killed half of their whole entire regiment The fact of his tensions growing in the north Midwesterners that had sympathy for the south ...
... Escaped slaves They charged at the confederates which caused the Confederates to fire upon them and that killed half of their whole entire regiment The fact of his tensions growing in the north Midwesterners that had sympathy for the south ...
5.2 Sectionalism, 1850
... Confederate lines around Atlanta were some of the most fortified of the War. General Johnston hoped to inflict unacceptable losses upon Sherman if he should try to take the city. ...
... Confederate lines around Atlanta were some of the most fortified of the War. General Johnston hoped to inflict unacceptable losses upon Sherman if he should try to take the city. ...
Chapter 12 Key Terms – Road to Civil War
... Chapter 13 Key Terms – The Civil War 1. border state: _____________________ ...
... Chapter 13 Key Terms – The Civil War 1. border state: _____________________ ...
18.1 The Two Sides
... 2. His plan of confusing McClellan never a chance to work because: ______________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. McClellan did not attack ____________________ in order to let Lee gather his troops. 4. The two sides met at a place called _____ ...
... 2. His plan of confusing McClellan never a chance to work because: ______________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. McClellan did not attack ____________________ in order to let Lee gather his troops. 4. The two sides met at a place called _____ ...
Choosing Sides - Northview Middle School
... stay in the Union. Most of the states tlat supported slavery seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy. Hovfevet some of the slave states that bordered the North chose not to secede. ...
... stay in the Union. Most of the states tlat supported slavery seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy. Hovfevet some of the slave states that bordered the North chose not to secede. ...
Girding for War: The North and the South, 1861-1865
... The South was depending on foreign intervention to win the war, but didn’t get it. While the European countries wanted the Union to be split (which would strengthen their nation, relatively speaking), their people were pro-North and antislavery, and sensing that this was could eliminate slavery once ...
... The South was depending on foreign intervention to win the war, but didn’t get it. While the European countries wanted the Union to be split (which would strengthen their nation, relatively speaking), their people were pro-North and antislavery, and sensing that this was could eliminate slavery once ...
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... within any State in rebellion against the United States, shall be forever free…” • Issued “by virtue of the power in me vested as Commander in chief” ...
... within any State in rebellion against the United States, shall be forever free…” • Issued “by virtue of the power in me vested as Commander in chief” ...
The war becomes a struggle
... Confederate leaders believed a victory would damage Union morale. They believed a Confederate victory would force the Union to make peace. In Antietam, MD, Lee’s forces were attacked by a much larger Union army. In a few hours 23,000 soldiers were killed or wounded. Lee was forced to retreat back in ...
... Confederate leaders believed a victory would damage Union morale. They believed a Confederate victory would force the Union to make peace. In Antietam, MD, Lee’s forces were attacked by a much larger Union army. In a few hours 23,000 soldiers were killed or wounded. Lee was forced to retreat back in ...
Ch. 11
... amounts of supplies and equipment Military Technology and Tactics Officers were well trained and experienced Fired in mass volleys At close range-charged with bayonets Developed Conoidal bullets- much more accurate Used trenches, barricades=high casualties War of attrition ...
... amounts of supplies and equipment Military Technology and Tactics Officers were well trained and experienced Fired in mass volleys At close range-charged with bayonets Developed Conoidal bullets- much more accurate Used trenches, barricades=high casualties War of attrition ...
Jeopardy
... This is the name for the copy of these that were lost just days before the Battle of Antietam that resulted in a distinct advantage for the Union. ...
... This is the name for the copy of these that were lost just days before the Battle of Antietam that resulted in a distinct advantage for the Union. ...
Study Island
... 26. The bar graph above shows about how many soldiers the North and South had when the American Civil War began. Based on the graph above, which of these statements is true? A. Troops in the North and South were almost equal in number. B. The South had thousands more soldiers than the North. C. The ...
... 26. The bar graph above shows about how many soldiers the North and South had when the American Civil War began. Based on the graph above, which of these statements is true? A. Troops in the North and South were almost equal in number. B. The South had thousands more soldiers than the North. C. The ...
civil_war_timeline
... The Battle of Antietam While on their way to their next battle, a Confederate messenger dropped a copy of the Confederates plans and divisions. A Union soldier spotted the copy and took them to the Union general, General Grant. Grant saw that the Confederates had been divided, therefore giving him ...
... The Battle of Antietam While on their way to their next battle, a Confederate messenger dropped a copy of the Confederates plans and divisions. A Union soldier spotted the copy and took them to the Union general, General Grant. Grant saw that the Confederates had been divided, therefore giving him ...
From Secession to War
... ii. By Lincoln’s inauguration: MS, FL, AL, GA, LA, and TX iii. Confederate States of America established 1. Buchanan—no state can secede, but U.S. had no authority iv. Confederates immediately seize federal property except: 1. Fort Sumter—Charleston, SC—Buchanan refuses 2. Fort Pickens—Pensacola, FL ...
... ii. By Lincoln’s inauguration: MS, FL, AL, GA, LA, and TX iii. Confederate States of America established 1. Buchanan—no state can secede, but U.S. had no authority iv. Confederates immediately seize federal property except: 1. Fort Sumter—Charleston, SC—Buchanan refuses 2. Fort Pickens—Pensacola, FL ...
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.""