24aCW1861-1863 - Somerset Independent Schools
... •Lee’s retreat at Gettysburg on July 3rd and Grant’s defeat of the South at Vicksburg on July 4th would lead to the eventual surrender of the South by 1865. ...
... •Lee’s retreat at Gettysburg on July 3rd and Grant’s defeat of the South at Vicksburg on July 4th would lead to the eventual surrender of the South by 1865. ...
Civil War - Teachers.AUSD.NET
... A. Located at mouth of Charleston Harbor, Ft. Sumter was one of two last remaining federal forts in the South. 1. The day after inauguration, Lincoln notified by Major Robert Anderson that supplies to the fort would soon run out and he would be forced to surrender. 2. Lincoln faced with choices that ...
... A. Located at mouth of Charleston Harbor, Ft. Sumter was one of two last remaining federal forts in the South. 1. The day after inauguration, Lincoln notified by Major Robert Anderson that supplies to the fort would soon run out and he would be forced to surrender. 2. Lincoln faced with choices that ...
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... that the Union occupied with its war against slavery. And yet only a year earlier New York City had erupted in rioting against the draft and African Americans. Just as the bread riots of 1863 drew attention to fault lines in the Confederacy, so too the riots in New York ...
... that the Union occupied with its war against slavery. And yet only a year earlier New York City had erupted in rioting against the draft and African Americans. Just as the bread riots of 1863 drew attention to fault lines in the Confederacy, so too the riots in New York ...
Slide 1
... EX PARTE MERRYMAN (1861) – NOT A SUPREME COURT CASE BUT THE OPINION IS BY CHIEF JUSTICE ROGER TANEY (A DEMOCRAT – AUTHOR OF DRED SCOTT DECISION) SITTING AS CIRCUIT JUDGE: HELD ONLY CONGRESS HAS THE POWER TO SUSPEND THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, SO LINCOLN COULD NOT DO IT BY EXECUTIVE ORDER LINCOLN ...
... EX PARTE MERRYMAN (1861) – NOT A SUPREME COURT CASE BUT THE OPINION IS BY CHIEF JUSTICE ROGER TANEY (A DEMOCRAT – AUTHOR OF DRED SCOTT DECISION) SITTING AS CIRCUIT JUDGE: HELD ONLY CONGRESS HAS THE POWER TO SUSPEND THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, SO LINCOLN COULD NOT DO IT BY EXECUTIVE ORDER LINCOLN ...
Chapter 15: A War for Union and Emancipation, 1861-1865
... Carolina, and the Union troops there surrendered. When Lincoln called on the states for troops, Southern state governors refused and the second wave of secessions began. Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina joined the others. Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, and Missouri held out and the w ...
... Carolina, and the Union troops there surrendered. When Lincoln called on the states for troops, Southern state governors refused and the second wave of secessions began. Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina joined the others. Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, and Missouri held out and the w ...
Constructed Response
... and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it: and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that." -Abraham Lincoln 3. According to the quote above, was Lincoln an abolitionist? Explain. ...
... and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it: and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that." -Abraham Lincoln 3. According to the quote above, was Lincoln an abolitionist? Explain. ...
Lecture Notes – BATTLE OF ANTIETAM
... carries a couple states Some people question the designation of a “Union strategic victory” McClellan screwed up the campaign Lee does a great job leading his troops and holding his own against a Union army that GREATLY outnumbered him However – CSA loses more people (percentage wise) Lee wi ...
... carries a couple states Some people question the designation of a “Union strategic victory” McClellan screwed up the campaign Lee does a great job leading his troops and holding his own against a Union army that GREATLY outnumbered him However – CSA loses more people (percentage wise) Lee wi ...
Battle of Port Royal
... Officer Silas H. Stringham, shelled the two forts protecting Hatteras Inlet into submission. Major General Benjamin Butler's 900 soldiers then occupied the works. That action was followed two weeks later by the U.S. Navy's seizure of Ship Island off Biloxi, Miss. The Union then began planning anothe ...
... Officer Silas H. Stringham, shelled the two forts protecting Hatteras Inlet into submission. Major General Benjamin Butler's 900 soldiers then occupied the works. That action was followed two weeks later by the U.S. Navy's seizure of Ship Island off Biloxi, Miss. The Union then began planning anothe ...
US History Mid-Year Exam Review - we are not makers of history
... reasons given to King George III for the colonies to separate from Britain. 3. The ____________________________________________ militias were groups of armed citizens who were encouraged to be ready for any emergency that might arise with the British soldiers in Massachusetts. 4. The four sections o ...
... reasons given to King George III for the colonies to separate from Britain. 3. The ____________________________________________ militias were groups of armed citizens who were encouraged to be ready for any emergency that might arise with the British soldiers in Massachusetts. 4. The four sections o ...
Emancipation Proclamation
... •Lee’s retreat at Gettysburg on July 3rd and Grant’s defeat of the South at Vicksburg on July 4th would lead to the eventual surrender of the South by 1865. ...
... •Lee’s retreat at Gettysburg on July 3rd and Grant’s defeat of the South at Vicksburg on July 4th would lead to the eventual surrender of the South by 1865. ...
ch21TheFurnaceofCivilWar
... ii. Union General George Meade replaced Hooker, who took his stand atop a low-lying ridge near Gettysburg, PA iii. Meade – 92,000 troops; Lee – 76,000 troops iv. Battle lasted for three days until General George Pickett’s charge broke the back of the Confederate attack v. From now on, the South was ...
... ii. Union General George Meade replaced Hooker, who took his stand atop a low-lying ridge near Gettysburg, PA iii. Meade – 92,000 troops; Lee – 76,000 troops iv. Battle lasted for three days until General George Pickett’s charge broke the back of the Confederate attack v. From now on, the South was ...
Finnish Sailors and Soldiers in the American Civil War
... Part of the reason for a lack of study on Finnish military involvement in the Civil War is the result of very poor records kept on the various enlisted personnel. Records are so poor in fact, that amongst the Confederate forces, no mention is made of the place of birth for the soldiers who were must ...
... Part of the reason for a lack of study on Finnish military involvement in the Civil War is the result of very poor records kept on the various enlisted personnel. Records are so poor in fact, that amongst the Confederate forces, no mention is made of the place of birth for the soldiers who were must ...
8.4-The_Civil_War-Historysage
... 2. Boosted northern morale in the face of humiliating losses in Virginia. C. Shiloh (April 6-7, 1862) 1. Federals moved down through western Tennessee to take the Confederacy’s only east-west railroad linking the lower South to cities on the Confederacy’s eastern coast 2. Grant was victorious but th ...
... 2. Boosted northern morale in the face of humiliating losses in Virginia. C. Shiloh (April 6-7, 1862) 1. Federals moved down through western Tennessee to take the Confederacy’s only east-west railroad linking the lower South to cities on the Confederacy’s eastern coast 2. Grant was victorious but th ...
Jefferson Davis - Dr. Lodge McCammon
... He was a Southern General who was accidentally shot in the back by his own troops during this battle. Explain the Anaconda Plan: It was a Northern tactic to gain control of raliroads, riviers, and naval ports in order to prevent the Southern states from getting supplies for the war. _______ Sherman' ...
... He was a Southern General who was accidentally shot in the back by his own troops during this battle. Explain the Anaconda Plan: It was a Northern tactic to gain control of raliroads, riviers, and naval ports in order to prevent the Southern states from getting supplies for the war. _______ Sherman' ...
North South
... ultimately win them the war. In order to conquer the South, Federal armies would have to subdue an area the size of Western Europe. In 1860, the Federal army was only 14,000 strong. Those few troops were scattered across various parts of the continental United States. Both North and South would ther ...
... ultimately win them the war. In order to conquer the South, Federal armies would have to subdue an area the size of Western Europe. In 1860, the Federal army was only 14,000 strong. Those few troops were scattered across various parts of the continental United States. Both North and South would ther ...
Unit 5.4 The Civil War - Dover Union Free School District
... -- Most came from slave states but many came from freesoil North as well. 2. Black volunteers initially rejected. a. Initial war aim not to end slavery (but preserve the Union b. Many whites overcome by racism and fear in arming blacks 3. 1862, need for soldiers and emancipation opened door to black ...
... -- Most came from slave states but many came from freesoil North as well. 2. Black volunteers initially rejected. a. Initial war aim not to end slavery (but preserve the Union b. Many whites overcome by racism and fear in arming blacks 3. 1862, need for soldiers and emancipation opened door to black ...
Civil War - Teach Tennessee History
... * * * My distress is that our friends in East Tennessee are being hanged and driven to despair and even now I fear are thinking of taking rebel arms for the sake of personal protection. In this we lose the most valuable stake we have in the South. ...
... * * * My distress is that our friends in East Tennessee are being hanged and driven to despair and even now I fear are thinking of taking rebel arms for the sake of personal protection. In this we lose the most valuable stake we have in the South. ...
Problem Set #4 - WordPress.com
... fight for the Union, 8,000 from New York City signed up within ten days.[7] The First Battle of Bull Run in July 1861 took a heavy toll on Union forces, including those from New York City, leading to declining enthusiasm and optimism.[7] A large contingent of Democrats in New York City, known as Cop ...
... fight for the Union, 8,000 from New York City signed up within ten days.[7] The First Battle of Bull Run in July 1861 took a heavy toll on Union forces, including those from New York City, leading to declining enthusiasm and optimism.[7] A large contingent of Democrats in New York City, known as Cop ...
USch11
... Abraham Lincoln did not live to see the official end of the war. Throughout the winter of 1864–1865, a group of Southern conspirators in Washington, D.C., had plotted to kidnap Lincoln and exchange him for Confederate prisoners of war. After several unsuccessful attempts, their leader, John Wilkes B ...
... Abraham Lincoln did not live to see the official end of the war. Throughout the winter of 1864–1865, a group of Southern conspirators in Washington, D.C., had plotted to kidnap Lincoln and exchange him for Confederate prisoners of war. After several unsuccessful attempts, their leader, John Wilkes B ...
Stories
... working, they did not want to follow it. The other Union generals wanted the Civil War to finish quickly and be done with it. Their plan was to build a strong army and attack the Confederate’s fast and shock them into surrendering. They felt General Scott’s plan would take too long. We shall never k ...
... working, they did not want to follow it. The other Union generals wanted the Civil War to finish quickly and be done with it. Their plan was to build a strong army and attack the Confederate’s fast and shock them into surrendering. They felt General Scott’s plan would take too long. We shall never k ...
the hoop skirt smugglers
... in the Confederacy. Ball himself briefly fought early in Collections) the war and was once imprisoned for refusing to pledge allegiance to the Union. Also living there during this time was Elizabeth White, the wife of Confederate cavalry officer Elijah V. White. Mrs. White was not present at that ni ...
... in the Confederacy. Ball himself briefly fought early in Collections) the war and was once imprisoned for refusing to pledge allegiance to the Union. Also living there during this time was Elizabeth White, the wife of Confederate cavalry officer Elijah V. White. Mrs. White was not present at that ni ...
H. L. Hunley – A Civil War Submarine
... shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter, South Carolina in January 1861. Also in 1861 the Union Navy blockaded Confederate ports, including Charleston, to keep goods from being imported or exported. A blockade means that warships patrol the waters outside the harbor and fire upon any ships ...
... shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter, South Carolina in January 1861. Also in 1861 the Union Navy blockaded Confederate ports, including Charleston, to keep goods from being imported or exported. A blockade means that warships patrol the waters outside the harbor and fire upon any ships ...
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.""