CivilWarTimeline
... After capturing Fort Henry along the Tennessee River the Union army with 15,000 men led by Ulysses S. Grant attacked Fort Donelson, a Confederate fort on the Cumberland River. At Fort Donelson Grant sent the message, "No terms except unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose t ...
... After capturing Fort Henry along the Tennessee River the Union army with 15,000 men led by Ulysses S. Grant attacked Fort Donelson, a Confederate fort on the Cumberland River. At Fort Donelson Grant sent the message, "No terms except unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose t ...
Georgia and the American Experience
... everything in its path, 300 miles from Atlanta to Savannah • A sixty mile-wide area is burned, destroyed, and ruined during a two-month period • Captured, but did not burn, Savannah in December 1864 because - ...
... everything in its path, 300 miles from Atlanta to Savannah • A sixty mile-wide area is burned, destroyed, and ruined during a two-month period • Captured, but did not burn, Savannah in December 1864 because - ...
Life During the Civil War Chapter 11 Section 3
... Some northern Democrats also opposed the war. They were called Copperheads, as seen in this cartoon where they were portrayed threatening the Union. President Lincoln viewed any effort to undermine the war as a grave threat to the Union. ...
... Some northern Democrats also opposed the war. They were called Copperheads, as seen in this cartoon where they were portrayed threatening the Union. President Lincoln viewed any effort to undermine the war as a grave threat to the Union. ...
Civil_War Coach PPt
... Led a raid at Harper’s Ferry in West Virginia. With a group of people, he tried to stand up for the slaves by giving them weapons, but the Union soldiers attacked back and killed/captured them. ...
... Led a raid at Harper’s Ferry in West Virginia. With a group of people, he tried to stand up for the slaves by giving them weapons, but the Union soldiers attacked back and killed/captured them. ...
the attack on fort sumter
... – Unless an attack occurs, no men, arms, or ammunition will be offloaded ...
... – Unless an attack occurs, no men, arms, or ammunition will be offloaded ...
On July 17, 1862, Congress passed two acts
... South was losing more and more ground, and some believed that only by arming the slaves could defeat be averted. On March 13, the Confederate Congress passed General Order 14, and President Davis signed the order into law. The order was issued March 23, 1865, but only a few African American companie ...
... South was losing more and more ground, and some believed that only by arming the slaves could defeat be averted. On March 13, the Confederate Congress passed General Order 14, and President Davis signed the order into law. The order was issued March 23, 1865, but only a few African American companie ...
Strengths of the Union and Confederacy at the Start of
... their homes • Southerners had skills (hunting & horseback riding) made them good soldiers • Superior military leadership • Better Cavalry ...
... their homes • Southerners had skills (hunting & horseback riding) made them good soldiers • Superior military leadership • Better Cavalry ...
Part One: - HASANAPUSH
... Overall Strategy of the War MAP 16.1a Overall Strategy of the Civil War The initial Northern strategy for subduing the South, the so-called Anaconda Plan, entailed strangling it by a blockade at sea and obtaining control of the Mississippi River. But at the end of 1862, it was clear that the South’ ...
... Overall Strategy of the War MAP 16.1a Overall Strategy of the Civil War The initial Northern strategy for subduing the South, the so-called Anaconda Plan, entailed strangling it by a blockade at sea and obtaining control of the Mississippi River. But at the end of 1862, it was clear that the South’ ...
Chapter 11 Section 3 Notes income tax –tax based on individual`s
... Southern farmers struggled to get their crops to market. The blockade prevented delivery of needed supplies. Many doubted the value of Confederate money, causing inflation. Shortage of food and inflation led to food riots in parts of the South. ...
... Southern farmers struggled to get their crops to market. The blockade prevented delivery of needed supplies. Many doubted the value of Confederate money, causing inflation. Shortage of food and inflation led to food riots in parts of the South. ...
Document
... States located between the United States and the Confederate States. They did not join the Confederacy. Border states ...
... States located between the United States and the Confederate States. They did not join the Confederacy. Border states ...
Advantages of the North and South Read and highlight the handout
... North in 1861. The Confederacy could count only 9,000,000 and more than one-third of these were slaves. A steady flow of immigrants from Europe provided the Union with a tremendous amount of manpower to run the factories and fill the ranks of the army. Over 2,000,000 men served in the Union armies d ...
... North in 1861. The Confederacy could count only 9,000,000 and more than one-third of these were slaves. A steady flow of immigrants from Europe provided the Union with a tremendous amount of manpower to run the factories and fill the ranks of the army. Over 2,000,000 men served in the Union armies d ...
Civil War
... • Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address: Preserve union or go to war • Davis’s First Inaugural Address: Secede or go to war; Based on Declaration of Independence-right to alter or abolish a government • Emancipation Proclamation 1862: Greater purpose to war to end slavery in rebelling states; Prevent Eu ...
... • Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address: Preserve union or go to war • Davis’s First Inaugural Address: Secede or go to war; Based on Declaration of Independence-right to alter or abolish a government • Emancipation Proclamation 1862: Greater purpose to war to end slavery in rebelling states; Prevent Eu ...
American Civil War
... Surrender at Appomattox Lee and Grant met to arrange a Confederate surrender on April 9, 1865 in a Virginia village called Appomattox Court House. Grant pardoned all Lee’s soldiers and sent them home with all of their possessions. Finally, after four long years, the Civil War was over leaving m ...
... Surrender at Appomattox Lee and Grant met to arrange a Confederate surrender on April 9, 1865 in a Virginia village called Appomattox Court House. Grant pardoned all Lee’s soldiers and sent them home with all of their possessions. Finally, after four long years, the Civil War was over leaving m ...
The U.S. Civil War 1861
... Union/North general. Was made Commander of All the Union Armies by Lincoln ...
... Union/North general. Was made Commander of All the Union Armies by Lincoln ...
January 1861 -- The South Secedes.
... April 1865 -- Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse. General Lee's troops were soon surrounded, and on April 7, Grant called upon Lee to surrender. On April 9, the two commanders met at Appomattox Courthouse, and agreed on the terms of surrender. Lee's men were sent home on parole -- soldiers with th ...
... April 1865 -- Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse. General Lee's troops were soon surrounded, and on April 7, Grant called upon Lee to surrender. On April 9, the two commanders met at Appomattox Courthouse, and agreed on the terms of surrender. Lee's men were sent home on parole -- soldiers with th ...
January 1861 -- The South Secedes.
... April 1865 -- Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse. General Lee's troops were soon surrounded, and on April 7, Grant called upon Lee to surrender. On April 9, the two commanders met at Appomattox Courthouse, and agreed on the terms of surrender. Lee's men were sent home on parole -- soldiers with the ...
... April 1865 -- Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse. General Lee's troops were soon surrounded, and on April 7, Grant called upon Lee to surrender. On April 9, the two commanders met at Appomattox Courthouse, and agreed on the terms of surrender. Lee's men were sent home on parole -- soldiers with the ...
Civil War Turning Points
... ship the “Merrimack” • Neither ship damaged the other, so both withdrew ...
... ship the “Merrimack” • Neither ship damaged the other, so both withdrew ...
Civil War Conclusions, Effects and Reconstruction
... General Lee found his troops to be completely surrounded and decided to surrender the army of Northern Virginia. Fighting still continued after this and no official document would ever be signed to end the war. ...
... General Lee found his troops to be completely surrounded and decided to surrender the army of Northern Virginia. Fighting still continued after this and no official document would ever be signed to end the war. ...
3.2 Fighting
... Turning point for the Union Confederate soldiers retreat under command of Gen. Lee ...
... Turning point for the Union Confederate soldiers retreat under command of Gen. Lee ...
The North Tries to Compromise - LOUISVILLE
... • He pleaded with southern states to return to the Union without bloodshed • Lincoln made it clear that any warlike actions that the South took would lead to a civil war – Civil war – war between groups within the same ...
... • He pleaded with southern states to return to the Union without bloodshed • Lincoln made it clear that any warlike actions that the South took would lead to a civil war – Civil war – war between groups within the same ...
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
... Northern fort in Charleston, SC harbor Confederates fired on the fort ...
... Northern fort in Charleston, SC harbor Confederates fired on the fort ...
Am Civil War in VA Puzzle 2.cw3
... Fugitive Slave Act, Dred Scott, James, Fredericksburg, Hooker, Mosby, West Virginia Copperheads, Stuart, Gettysburg, National Cemetery, Grant, Sheridan, Overland National Union, McClellan, Sherman, Merrimac, Danville, Appomattox ...
... Fugitive Slave Act, Dred Scott, James, Fredericksburg, Hooker, Mosby, West Virginia Copperheads, Stuart, Gettysburg, National Cemetery, Grant, Sheridan, Overland National Union, McClellan, Sherman, Merrimac, Danville, Appomattox ...
Power Point - Thomas, Philip
... is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that.” ...
... is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that.” ...
The Civil War
... When Grant left his supply base to feed his soldiers food from the farmers in Vicksburg. The biggest risk of Grant, but at least 30,000 confederate soldiers surrendered to the union army. Not only that, but controlling the entire Mississippi ...
... When Grant left his supply base to feed his soldiers food from the farmers in Vicksburg. The biggest risk of Grant, but at least 30,000 confederate soldiers surrendered to the union army. Not only that, but controlling the entire Mississippi ...
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.""