Civil War Project
... April 17, 1861 - Virginia secedes from the Union, followed within five weeks by Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina, thus forming an eleven state Confederacy with a population of 9 million, including nearly 4 million slaves. The Union will soon have 21 states and a population of over 20 million ...
... April 17, 1861 - Virginia secedes from the Union, followed within five weeks by Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina, thus forming an eleven state Confederacy with a population of 9 million, including nearly 4 million slaves. The Union will soon have 21 states and a population of over 20 million ...
21-Behind_the_War - Duplin County Schools
... Government which has always protected you, you are my enemy, and I wish you were in the ranks of my open, avowed, and manly enemies, that I might put a ball through your black heart, and send your soul to the Arch Rebel himself.” A Union Soldier in Response to a Copperhead Friend ...
... Government which has always protected you, you are my enemy, and I wish you were in the ranks of my open, avowed, and manly enemies, that I might put a ball through your black heart, and send your soul to the Arch Rebel himself.” A Union Soldier in Response to a Copperhead Friend ...
15 Civil War Dispatches 19-23 and
... 1. Calculated to bring fear and the war itself to the civilian populationof Georgia, General William T. Sherman and his Union troops have left the recently captured city of Atlanta and are on a march to the Atlantics sea. 2. As Federal troops left Atlanta in flames, the 60,000-strong force has been ...
... 1. Calculated to bring fear and the war itself to the civilian populationof Georgia, General William T. Sherman and his Union troops have left the recently captured city of Atlanta and are on a march to the Atlantics sea. 2. As Federal troops left Atlanta in flames, the 60,000-strong force has been ...
Battles of Civil War Start
... The first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter. Major Robert Anderson of the United States Army had moved his troops to the base because he feared a Confederate attack. In the early morning of April 12, 1861, the Confederates launched an attack. Northern troops under Anderson’s command r ...
... The first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter. Major Robert Anderson of the United States Army had moved his troops to the base because he feared a Confederate attack. In the early morning of April 12, 1861, the Confederates launched an attack. Northern troops under Anderson’s command r ...
The Civil War Notes`12
... North’s troops @ Gettysburg Pa. This offensive turned bad for the South---7,000 deaths. North begins a draft to replace lost soldiers. 3. Siege at Vicksburg (1863) July 4th (One day later) Gen. Ulysses S. Grant takes control of the South’s river fortress and now controls the Mississippi River dividi ...
... North’s troops @ Gettysburg Pa. This offensive turned bad for the South---7,000 deaths. North begins a draft to replace lost soldiers. 3. Siege at Vicksburg (1863) July 4th (One day later) Gen. Ulysses S. Grant takes control of the South’s river fortress and now controls the Mississippi River dividi ...
The War Begins • Main Idea 1: Following the outbreak of war at Fort
... About 180,000 African Americans served with the Union army. ...
... About 180,000 African Americans served with the Union army. ...
Unit 3-The Civil War and Reconstruction
... ______________ was the first southern state to _____________ from the union and formed the ____________________, with ________________ as president. If you compared the North and the South on paper, the South seemed to have the upper hand at the beginning of the war. While the North had more _______ ...
... ______________ was the first southern state to _____________ from the union and formed the ____________________, with ________________ as president. If you compared the North and the South on paper, the South seemed to have the upper hand at the beginning of the war. While the North had more _______ ...
Chapter 16
... and now they were 20 miles from Washington D. C. • Union found Lee’s personal messages detailing his armies locations.. Yet McClellan didn’t attack. • Battle of Antietam single bloodiest day of the war- 6000 dead 17000 wounded • McClellan removed and Burnside took over ...
... and now they were 20 miles from Washington D. C. • Union found Lee’s personal messages detailing his armies locations.. Yet McClellan didn’t attack. • Battle of Antietam single bloodiest day of the war- 6000 dead 17000 wounded • McClellan removed and Burnside took over ...
Button Text
... fort. But Gardner refused, and asked for reinforcements. This was a fatal mistake, and Banks soon had Gardner surrounded. For the next three weeks, Banks attempted to capture Port Hudson but failed each time. It was not until Vicksburg surrendered on July 4 that Gardner also surrendered ...
... fort. But Gardner refused, and asked for reinforcements. This was a fatal mistake, and Banks soon had Gardner surrounded. For the next three weeks, Banks attempted to capture Port Hudson but failed each time. It was not until Vicksburg surrendered on July 4 that Gardner also surrendered ...
Review for Chapter 11 Section 1 Quiz
... F. First battle-Bull Run-Confederate victory 1. Stonewall Jackson G. George McClellan-Union army in the East H. Ulysses S. Grant-Union victory at Shiloh I. War for capitals J. Robert E. Lee-victory at Second Battle of Bull Run K. Antietam, MD 1. bloodiest battle 2. Lee forced to retreat ...
... F. First battle-Bull Run-Confederate victory 1. Stonewall Jackson G. George McClellan-Union army in the East H. Ulysses S. Grant-Union victory at Shiloh I. War for capitals J. Robert E. Lee-victory at Second Battle of Bull Run K. Antietam, MD 1. bloodiest battle 2. Lee forced to retreat ...
Chapter 3: The Civil War and Reconstruction
... Abolish slavery, reject all debts the state acquired, deprive all former Confederate government officials right to vote and hold office ...
... Abolish slavery, reject all debts the state acquired, deprive all former Confederate government officials right to vote and hold office ...
Opener –
... Union army to retreat from near Richmond. Second Battle of Bull Run (2nd Manassas) – Jackson’s troops met and defeated Pope’s Union forces on August 29-30, 1862. Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg) – bloodiest singleday in U.S. history; McClellan defeats Lee in Maryland and drives the Army of Northe ...
... Union army to retreat from near Richmond. Second Battle of Bull Run (2nd Manassas) – Jackson’s troops met and defeated Pope’s Union forces on August 29-30, 1862. Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg) – bloodiest singleday in U.S. history; McClellan defeats Lee in Maryland and drives the Army of Northe ...
Civil War - Appoquinimink High School
... • GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX leave the union • They create the Confederate States of America ...
... • GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX leave the union • They create the Confederate States of America ...
Civil War
... 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 ...
Ch. 17.1-17.2: War Changes Society
... Q3: Why Only Southern Slaves? • Freeing Southern slaves weakened rebelling states in Confederacy, so it could be seen as a military tactic • As commander-in-chief Lincoln has this authority • Constitution did not give him power to free slaves in Union – however Lincoln asked Congress to abolish it ...
... Q3: Why Only Southern Slaves? • Freeing Southern slaves weakened rebelling states in Confederacy, so it could be seen as a military tactic • As commander-in-chief Lincoln has this authority • Constitution did not give him power to free slaves in Union – however Lincoln asked Congress to abolish it ...
Ch. 16, Section 2
... Another major battle in the West, the Battle of Shiloh The Union win a narrow victory. A very bloody two-day battle with 20,000 casualities on both ...
... Another major battle in the West, the Battle of Shiloh The Union win a narrow victory. A very bloody two-day battle with 20,000 casualities on both ...
Civil War Power Point Project - Etiwanda E
... • Mead retreated back into Virginia • Grant captured Vicksburg • Lee retreated from Gettysburg ...
... • Mead retreated back into Virginia • Grant captured Vicksburg • Lee retreated from Gettysburg ...
Advantages and Disadvantages
... Northern factories produced goods, clothes, ammunition, and shoes. North had a financial advantage-they controlled national treasury. North could take advantage of tariff . The North ability to win the war caused people to withdraw money (gold & silver) Without gold and silver the government could n ...
... Northern factories produced goods, clothes, ammunition, and shoes. North had a financial advantage-they controlled national treasury. North could take advantage of tariff . The North ability to win the war caused people to withdraw money (gold & silver) Without gold and silver the government could n ...
Secession and the Start of the Civil War Chapter 10 Section 4
... Many of the states with the largest enslaved ...
... Many of the states with the largest enslaved ...
1861 Civil War
... • The invention of the long rifle unknowing to Pickett, led to his troops demise. • Lee was defeated and retreated to Virginia ...
... • The invention of the long rifle unknowing to Pickett, led to his troops demise. • Lee was defeated and retreated to Virginia ...
Ch. 16 Civil War
... As soon as Lincoln won the election, the South started to secede. This means the South split from the Union. They no longer wanted to be part of the United States. Supporters of secession based their arguments on the idea of states’ rights. They said they had voluntarily joined the union, so the ...
... As soon as Lincoln won the election, the South started to secede. This means the South split from the Union. They no longer wanted to be part of the United States. Supporters of secession based their arguments on the idea of states’ rights. They said they had voluntarily joined the union, so the ...
Significance - West Broward High School
... needed a win to make up defeats in Kentucky and Tennessee. It also needed to stop the Union’s attack down the Mississippi Valley. Memphis and Vicksburg were now vulnerable, and after Corinth there was now doubt that those cities would be the next targets. Johnston and Beauregard made a surprise atta ...
... needed a win to make up defeats in Kentucky and Tennessee. It also needed to stop the Union’s attack down the Mississippi Valley. Memphis and Vicksburg were now vulnerable, and after Corinth there was now doubt that those cities would be the next targets. Johnston and Beauregard made a surprise atta ...
Chapter 16
... harbor of Charleston, SC. under the command of Major Robert Anderson. Lincoln decided to send supplies rather than give it to the Confederates. 1. As they seceded from the Union, the Southern states took over most of the federal forts ...
... harbor of Charleston, SC. under the command of Major Robert Anderson. Lincoln decided to send supplies rather than give it to the Confederates. 1. As they seceded from the Union, the Southern states took over most of the federal forts ...
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.""