HOTA Civil War Notes - SHS IB 2008 / FrontPage
... 4. Polk put troops in the disputed territory in order to instigate an offensive attack by the Mexicans so that we would have a justification to go to war – “American blood shed on American soil.” Lincoln was one of the few who questioned Polk’s motives Fought most of the war in Northern Mexico b ...
... 4. Polk put troops in the disputed territory in order to instigate an offensive attack by the Mexicans so that we would have a justification to go to war – “American blood shed on American soil.” Lincoln was one of the few who questioned Polk’s motives Fought most of the war in Northern Mexico b ...
18R-Civil_War_Politics_and_Economics
... B. Lincoln’s dilemma and decision 1. The day after his inauguration, Lincoln was notified by Major Robert Anderson that supplies to the fort would soon run out and he would be forced to surrender. Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard gave Anderson an ultimatum to give up the fort or face an att ...
... B. Lincoln’s dilemma and decision 1. The day after his inauguration, Lincoln was notified by Major Robert Anderson that supplies to the fort would soon run out and he would be forced to surrender. Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard gave Anderson an ultimatum to give up the fort or face an att ...
WV Commemorates 150th Anniversary of the Civil War
... The Battle of Philippi was fought on June 3, 1861 in Barbour County and is the site of the first land battle – and amputation – of the Civil War. On June 3-5, 2011, the battle will be commemorated in the annual Blue and Gray Reunion historical re-enactment. Visitors also may trace the area’s Civil W ...
... The Battle of Philippi was fought on June 3, 1861 in Barbour County and is the site of the first land battle – and amputation – of the Civil War. On June 3-5, 2011, the battle will be commemorated in the annual Blue and Gray Reunion historical re-enactment. Visitors also may trace the area’s Civil W ...
December, 2012 - Stow Historical Society
... Rise to Greatness: Abraham Lincoln and America’s Most Perilous Year, by David von Drehle. Nobody likes General George McClellan, which may be why he’s generally just written off in most Civil War histories as vain, arrogant, ignorant, childish, timid and a thorn in Abraham Lincoln’s side until the p ...
... Rise to Greatness: Abraham Lincoln and America’s Most Perilous Year, by David von Drehle. Nobody likes General George McClellan, which may be why he’s generally just written off in most Civil War histories as vain, arrogant, ignorant, childish, timid and a thorn in Abraham Lincoln’s side until the p ...
Guide to the Fort Monroe Telegrams, 1862
... The first telegram, 34 lines, was most likely from General John Wool, commanding officer at Fort Monroe at the time, to General George McClellan, commander-in-chief of Union forces. McClellan had sent Wool a message on February 21, 1862 informing Wool that the Monitor would arrive at Fort Monroe sho ...
... The first telegram, 34 lines, was most likely from General John Wool, commanding officer at Fort Monroe at the time, to General George McClellan, commander-in-chief of Union forces. McClellan had sent Wool a message on February 21, 1862 informing Wool that the Monitor would arrive at Fort Monroe sho ...
8 Vicksburg
... fighting valiantly1, it will probably only be a matter of time before we are forced to completely surrender to the Yankees 2 (Northerners). After the darn Yankees took New Orleans from us, we only had one place left on the Mississippi River: Vicksburg, Mississippi. We knew that if the Yankees took V ...
... fighting valiantly1, it will probably only be a matter of time before we are forced to completely surrender to the Yankees 2 (Northerners). After the darn Yankees took New Orleans from us, we only had one place left on the Mississippi River: Vicksburg, Mississippi. We knew that if the Yankees took V ...
THE UNION DISSOLVES
... • Jefferson cannot allow federal troops to occupy the Souths most important harbor = capture fort • his forces demanded that major Anderson surrender = he refused • confederates bombard the fort until Anderson and his men surrender ...
... • Jefferson cannot allow federal troops to occupy the Souths most important harbor = capture fort • his forces demanded that major Anderson surrender = he refused • confederates bombard the fort until Anderson and his men surrender ...
Section 5 Decisive Battles
... attempt to capture a place by surrounding it with military forces and cutting it off until the people inside surrender. Day after day, Union guns bombarded Vicksburg. Residents took shelter in cellars and in caves they dug in hillsides. They ate mules and rats to keep from starving. After six weeks, ...
... attempt to capture a place by surrounding it with military forces and cutting it off until the people inside surrender. Day after day, Union guns bombarded Vicksburg. Residents took shelter in cellars and in caves they dug in hillsides. They ate mules and rats to keep from starving. After six weeks, ...
THE UNION DISSOLVES
... • Jefferson cannot allow federal troops to occupy the Souths most important harbor = capture fort • his forces demanded that major Anderson surrender = he refused • confederates bombard the fort until Anderson and his men surrender ...
... • Jefferson cannot allow federal troops to occupy the Souths most important harbor = capture fort • his forces demanded that major Anderson surrender = he refused • confederates bombard the fort until Anderson and his men surrender ...
Battle at Palmito Ranch File
... Rebels at a respectable distance. Returning to Boca Chica at 8:00 pm, the men embarked at 4:00 am, on the 14th. This was the last battle in the Civil War. Native, African, and Hispanic Americans were all involved in the fighting. Many combatants reported that firing came from the Mexican shore and t ...
... Rebels at a respectable distance. Returning to Boca Chica at 8:00 pm, the men embarked at 4:00 am, on the 14th. This was the last battle in the Civil War. Native, African, and Hispanic Americans were all involved in the fighting. Many combatants reported that firing came from the Mexican shore and t ...
This lithograph of the Battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee
... tragedy set upon the path of American history that our grandparents and their grandparents had to face and grapple with. As with any major war, entire cultures, peoples, and nations changed and had to reconcile themselves with this momentous episode. After the founding of the United States in the ei ...
... tragedy set upon the path of American history that our grandparents and their grandparents had to face and grapple with. As with any major war, entire cultures, peoples, and nations changed and had to reconcile themselves with this momentous episode. After the founding of the United States in the ei ...
Secession from the Union, 1860-61: The Causes and Rationale By
... the country were generally well protected by all three branches of the federal government. For instance, although South Carolina received no support from sister states when it sought to nullify tariffs imposed by Congress, the compromise that was worked out in 1833 led to a tariff policy that genera ...
... the country were generally well protected by all three branches of the federal government. For instance, although South Carolina received no support from sister states when it sought to nullify tariffs imposed by Congress, the compromise that was worked out in 1833 led to a tariff policy that genera ...
The End of the Civil War and Reconstruction
... • Starting in September, 1865, the Freedmen’s Bureau issued nearly 30,000 rations a day for the next year. Without it, there would have been mass starvation. -> The Bureau also helped former slaves find work negotiating fair labor contracts with planters. – These contracts ensured that workers would ...
... • Starting in September, 1865, the Freedmen’s Bureau issued nearly 30,000 rations a day for the next year. Without it, there would have been mass starvation. -> The Bureau also helped former slaves find work negotiating fair labor contracts with planters. – These contracts ensured that workers would ...
THEIR MEMORY WILL NOT PERISH
... opportunity to show their lighting capability only on one occasion. The battle occurred twenty-two miles southwest of Helena, Arkansas, at Wallace's Ferry on Big Creek. During the early morning hours of July 26, 1864, the 56th USCT, along with detachments from two other black regiments, were reconno ...
... opportunity to show their lighting capability only on one occasion. The battle occurred twenty-two miles southwest of Helena, Arkansas, at Wallace's Ferry on Big Creek. During the early morning hours of July 26, 1864, the 56th USCT, along with detachments from two other black regiments, were reconno ...
Predict what Lincoln will say in his second inaugural address Timeline
... Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America, delivered one of his last public speeches of the Civil War in the African Church of Richmond. Although it had housed a black Baptist congregation since the 1840s, it was the largest auditorium in the Confederate capital and was used by ...
... Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America, delivered one of his last public speeches of the Civil War in the African Church of Richmond. Although it had housed a black Baptist congregation since the 1840s, it was the largest auditorium in the Confederate capital and was used by ...
Ms. Kamburov 11th grade U.S. History Major Civil War Battles
... o For each battle along the timeline, students must include the date, the victor (Union or Confederacy), a summary, and military generals involved. o Option 2: Write a “letter home” from the perspective of one of the generals, either from the Union side or the Confederate side, the major battles th ...
... o For each battle along the timeline, students must include the date, the victor (Union or Confederacy), a summary, and military generals involved. o Option 2: Write a “letter home” from the perspective of one of the generals, either from the Union side or the Confederate side, the major battles th ...
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... • Prior to the fall of Fort Sumter; confederate soldiers were taking over courthouses, post offices and forts. • Confederates demanded Fort Sumter; a union fort in Charleston, South Carolina. • Lincoln decides not to use navy to put down rebellion; put the ball in Jefferson ...
... • Prior to the fall of Fort Sumter; confederate soldiers were taking over courthouses, post offices and forts. • Confederates demanded Fort Sumter; a union fort in Charleston, South Carolina. • Lincoln decides not to use navy to put down rebellion; put the ball in Jefferson ...
Chapter 16 Study Guide
... • the multiple reasons that people had for enlisting • what you consider valid reasons for fighting ...
... • the multiple reasons that people had for enlisting • what you consider valid reasons for fighting ...
Plan The Civil War
... Texas Confederates • The most famous Texans were 3 groups who served in the deep South: o Hood’s Texas Brigade – Gen. Robert E. Lee called them his “finest soldiers”; led by John Bell Hood o Terry’s Texas Rangers – fought in more battles than any other cavalry regiment; led by B.F. Terry o Ross’s T ...
... Texas Confederates • The most famous Texans were 3 groups who served in the deep South: o Hood’s Texas Brigade – Gen. Robert E. Lee called them his “finest soldiers”; led by John Bell Hood o Terry’s Texas Rangers – fought in more battles than any other cavalry regiment; led by B.F. Terry o Ross’s T ...
total war
... Your note of last evening just received. In reply would say that there is but one condition I would insist upon---namely, that the men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms against the Government of the United States……..I will meet you at any point agreeable to you, for t ...
... Your note of last evening just received. In reply would say that there is but one condition I would insist upon---namely, that the men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms against the Government of the United States……..I will meet you at any point agreeable to you, for t ...
Bushwackers, Terrorists of the Past
... Webster’s Dictionary During the Civil War it is doubtful that any word struck more fear in the hearts of the civilian population, north or south, than “Bushwackers.” True to the definition, these men lived in the bush, off the people they terrorized, and for the most part, made their own rules of wa ...
... Webster’s Dictionary During the Civil War it is doubtful that any word struck more fear in the hearts of the civilian population, north or south, than “Bushwackers.” True to the definition, these men lived in the bush, off the people they terrorized, and for the most part, made their own rules of wa ...
Lincolns Views on Slavery
... Written during the heart of the Civil War, this is one of Abraham Lincoln's most famous letters. Greeley, editor of the influential New York Tribune, had just addressed an editorial to Lincoln called "The Prayer of Twenty Millions," making demands and implying that Lincoln's administration lacked di ...
... Written during the heart of the Civil War, this is one of Abraham Lincoln's most famous letters. Greeley, editor of the influential New York Tribune, had just addressed an editorial to Lincoln called "The Prayer of Twenty Millions," making demands and implying that Lincoln's administration lacked di ...
The Battle of Droop Mountain The Battle of Droop Mountain
... the orders he was given. In 1864, he attempted to capture Confederate guerrilla leader John S. Mosby, the so-called “Gray Ghost.” Instead, Mosby’s men captured Duffie—an incident that prompted Gen. Phillip Sheridan to seek his dismissal from the army. Sheridan called him “a trifling man and a poor s ...
... the orders he was given. In 1864, he attempted to capture Confederate guerrilla leader John S. Mosby, the so-called “Gray Ghost.” Instead, Mosby’s men captured Duffie—an incident that prompted Gen. Phillip Sheridan to seek his dismissal from the army. Sheridan called him “a trifling man and a poor s ...
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.""