Slide 1 - Calhoun County Schools
... a. Invade the North, mainly Washington D.C. b. Kidnap Lincoln and hold him for ransom c. Destroy northern factories so that Union troops would run out of supplies d. Force the Union to recognize the rights of southern states to secede ...
... a. Invade the North, mainly Washington D.C. b. Kidnap Lincoln and hold him for ransom c. Destroy northern factories so that Union troops would run out of supplies d. Force the Union to recognize the rights of southern states to secede ...
The Civil War
... people, by the which they y gave the last full work proposition that who all that thatour nation might live. above poor power people, and for the fought here have thus are created equal. asure of devotion— men It is altogether fitting and to add or detract. people, shall not perish far sothat nobly ...
... people, by the which they y gave the last full work proposition that who all that thatour nation might live. above poor power people, and for the fought here have thus are created equal. asure of devotion— men It is altogether fitting and to add or detract. people, shall not perish far sothat nobly ...
American Civil War
... March 25 - The last offensive for Lee's Army of Northern Virginia begins with an attack on the center of Grant's forces at Petersburg. Four hours later the attack is broken. April 2 - Grant's forces begin a general advance and break through Lee's lines at Petersburg. Confederate Gen. Ambrose P. Hill ...
... March 25 - The last offensive for Lee's Army of Northern Virginia begins with an attack on the center of Grant's forces at Petersburg. Four hours later the attack is broken. April 2 - Grant's forces begin a general advance and break through Lee's lines at Petersburg. Confederate Gen. Ambrose P. Hill ...
The American Civil War
... planned to kidnap Abraham Lincoln, subsequently deciding to assassinate ...
... planned to kidnap Abraham Lincoln, subsequently deciding to assassinate ...
Unit 10: Road to the Civil War
... John Brown was almost 60 years old He thought of himself as an angel acting on ...
... John Brown was almost 60 years old He thought of himself as an angel acting on ...
The Road to Gettysburg
... B. Lee lost over one-third of his army. C. The Union victory helped Lincoln win reelection in 1864. D. It revealed Grant as a Union general who could win tough victories. E. The defeat ended Southern hopes of European diplomatic recognition and aid. ...
... B. Lee lost over one-third of his army. C. The Union victory helped Lincoln win reelection in 1864. D. It revealed Grant as a Union general who could win tough victories. E. The defeat ended Southern hopes of European diplomatic recognition and aid. ...
The War ends in Wilbur McLean`s living room. “Surrender at
... Confederate Gen. Joe Johnston’s army in the Carolinas. The Union infantry kept up steady pressure behind the Confederates, never letting them rest, while the northern cavalry tried to get in front. Gen. Lee not only needed to escape but find food for his army that now mustered about 30,000 men. As i ...
... Confederate Gen. Joe Johnston’s army in the Carolinas. The Union infantry kept up steady pressure behind the Confederates, never letting them rest, while the northern cavalry tried to get in front. Gen. Lee not only needed to escape but find food for his army that now mustered about 30,000 men. As i ...
Section 1
... broke out within the state. Finally, Lincoln sent troops, and the state stayed in the Union throughout the war. In Maryland, southern sympathizers destroyed railroad and telegraph lines. So Lincoln placed eastern Maryland under martial law. This is a type of rule in which the military is in charge a ...
... broke out within the state. Finally, Lincoln sent troops, and the state stayed in the Union throughout the war. In Maryland, southern sympathizers destroyed railroad and telegraph lines. So Lincoln placed eastern Maryland under martial law. This is a type of rule in which the military is in charge a ...
Civil War Discovery
... Grant’s commanding officer ordered him to take 42,000 troops toward Memphis, TN but to stop near a place called Pittsburg Landing, which was near a very small church called Shiloh. There he was to await General Don Buell’s 51,000 troops to reinforce his army before the ...
... Grant’s commanding officer ordered him to take 42,000 troops toward Memphis, TN but to stop near a place called Pittsburg Landing, which was near a very small church called Shiloh. There he was to await General Don Buell’s 51,000 troops to reinforce his army before the ...
File
... The passage of the Emancipation Proclamation in December of 1862 provided the impetus for the use of free black men as soldiers and, at a time when state governors were responsible for the raising of regiments for federal service, Massachusetts was the first to respond with the formation of the Fift ...
... The passage of the Emancipation Proclamation in December of 1862 provided the impetus for the use of free black men as soldiers and, at a time when state governors were responsible for the raising of regiments for federal service, Massachusetts was the first to respond with the formation of the Fift ...
The Emancipation Proclamation
... and Union soldiers. However, the vast majority of soldiers within the armed forces were not by any means abolitionists. The soldiers, as written by an Indiana Colonel, only wanted “to destroy everything that in aught gives the rebels strength,” so “this army will sustain the emancipation proclamatio ...
... and Union soldiers. However, the vast majority of soldiers within the armed forces were not by any means abolitionists. The soldiers, as written by an Indiana Colonel, only wanted “to destroy everything that in aught gives the rebels strength,” so “this army will sustain the emancipation proclamatio ...
becoming confederates - Virginia Historical Society
... By the President of the United States of America: A Proclamation Whereas on the 22nd day of September, A.D. 1862, a proclamation was issued by the President of the United States, containing among other things, the following, to wit: “That on the 1st day of January, A.D. 1863, all persons held as sla ...
... By the President of the United States of America: A Proclamation Whereas on the 22nd day of September, A.D. 1862, a proclamation was issued by the President of the United States, containing among other things, the following, to wit: “That on the 1st day of January, A.D. 1863, all persons held as sla ...
Presentation
... - says reuniting will involve Union loyalists, freed slaves - Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth is in crowd • Lincoln shot April 19, 1865 at Ford’s Theater, dies next day • Booth is the assassin; found two weeks later, shot while escaping ...
... - says reuniting will involve Union loyalists, freed slaves - Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth is in crowd • Lincoln shot April 19, 1865 at Ford’s Theater, dies next day • Booth is the assassin; found two weeks later, shot while escaping ...
Grey Curves on Blankboard
... • On April 3, 1865 the Union took Richmond, the Confederate capital – Confederates attempted to ...
... • On April 3, 1865 the Union took Richmond, the Confederate capital – Confederates attempted to ...
New Orleans ppt
... New Orleans tenable. He in no way had the military force necessary to hold it by force alone. His total military command numbered 15,000 troops. He was never sent reinforcements during the time he commanded in Louisiana. As Butler himself put it, "We were 2,500 men in a city... of 150,000 ...
... New Orleans tenable. He in no way had the military force necessary to hold it by force alone. His total military command numbered 15,000 troops. He was never sent reinforcements during the time he commanded in Louisiana. As Butler himself put it, "We were 2,500 men in a city... of 150,000 ...
web answers for chapter 15
... *1. Why did each side in the Civil War think the war would be won easily? Identify the strengths of each side. 2. What conditions did soldiers have to endure? 3. (ANSWER ONE OF THE FOLLOWING)What can I learn from this section that could help me in my own life or what important lesson is in this sect ...
... *1. Why did each side in the Civil War think the war would be won easily? Identify the strengths of each side. 2. What conditions did soldiers have to endure? 3. (ANSWER ONE OF THE FOLLOWING)What can I learn from this section that could help me in my own life or what important lesson is in this sect ...
Maryland, My Maryland I - Faculty Access for the Web
... “I think to lose Kentucky is nearly the same as to lose the whole game. Kentucky gone, we cannot hold Missouri, nor, I think, Maryland. These all against us. And the job on our hands is too large for us. We would as well consent to separation at once, including surrender of this capital.” ...
... “I think to lose Kentucky is nearly the same as to lose the whole game. Kentucky gone, we cannot hold Missouri, nor, I think, Maryland. These all against us. And the job on our hands is too large for us. We would as well consent to separation at once, including surrender of this capital.” ...
Viewing the Civil War through a natural resource window
... from west. It was a major transportation route. Geologic processes are continually at work shaping the river’s course and carving out the surrounding landscape, be it bluff, beaches, natural levies, or swamps. New channels were cut , and old ones abandoned, by the Mississippi. During the Civil War, ...
... from west. It was a major transportation route. Geologic processes are continually at work shaping the river’s course and carving out the surrounding landscape, be it bluff, beaches, natural levies, or swamps. New channels were cut , and old ones abandoned, by the Mississippi. During the Civil War, ...
Chapter 10 - Michigan Open Book project
... enlistment term was only three months. One of the few to disagree with the thought of a quick war was military man William Tecumseh Sherman who prophesied in late December 1860 that “You might as well attempt to put out the flames of a burning house with a squirt-gun. I think this is going to be a l ...
... enlistment term was only three months. One of the few to disagree with the thought of a quick war was military man William Tecumseh Sherman who prophesied in late December 1860 that “You might as well attempt to put out the flames of a burning house with a squirt-gun. I think this is going to be a l ...
Battle of Nashville Preservation Society, Inc.
... losses at Franklin on Nov. 30, when Hood recklessly attacked fortified Union positions manned by troops of Gen. John M. Schofield. This had come a day after Schofield’s troops slipped miraculously through a trap set by Hood at Spring Hill. At Nashville, Hood positioned his men in an overextended fou ...
... losses at Franklin on Nov. 30, when Hood recklessly attacked fortified Union positions manned by troops of Gen. John M. Schofield. This had come a day after Schofield’s troops slipped miraculously through a trap set by Hood at Spring Hill. At Nashville, Hood positioned his men in an overextended fou ...
THE CIVIL WAR 1861-1865 The Civil War began over
... is wrong, and ought not to be extended. This is the only substantial dispute. ♦ “In your hands, my dissatisfied countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you. You can have no conflict, without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath re ...
... is wrong, and ought not to be extended. This is the only substantial dispute. ♦ “In your hands, my dissatisfied countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you. You can have no conflict, without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath re ...
PBS-American Experience
... 6. Identify the goals/concerns of the Moderate Republicans (most of the party)? ...
... 6. Identify the goals/concerns of the Moderate Republicans (most of the party)? ...
background - dehushistory
... In several respects, the North was much better prepared for war than was the South. The North had more than twice as much railroad track as the South. This made the movement of troops, food, and supplies quicker and easier in the North. There were also more than twice as many factories in the North, ...
... In several respects, the North was much better prepared for war than was the South. The North had more than twice as much railroad track as the South. This made the movement of troops, food, and supplies quicker and easier in the North. There were also more than twice as many factories in the North, ...
Civil War and Reconstruction
... • Also increased morale in the Union, increased foreign support for the Union, and provided a first step to abolishing slavery with the 13th Amendment • Earned Lincoln the nickname of “The Great Emancipator” ...
... • Also increased morale in the Union, increased foreign support for the Union, and provided a first step to abolishing slavery with the 13th Amendment • Earned Lincoln the nickname of “The Great Emancipator” ...
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.""