The Civil War
... 2. It probably saved thousands of soldier’s lives 3. It severely hurt the relationship between the North and the South 4. It left incredible damage in the South, causing much poverty and hunger 5. It hurt civilians just as much, if not more, than Southern soldiers and politicians ...
... 2. It probably saved thousands of soldier’s lives 3. It severely hurt the relationship between the North and the South 4. It left incredible damage in the South, causing much poverty and hunger 5. It hurt civilians just as much, if not more, than Southern soldiers and politicians ...
Union
... what to do about the fort. • The debate lasted for weeks on whether to send a ship to resupply the fort. • Lincoln said, “The Union must be preserved. If we evacuate the fort, then the Union is dead.” • What was Lincoln’s concern regarding other states who had not yet seceded? ...
... what to do about the fort. • The debate lasted for weeks on whether to send a ship to resupply the fort. • Lincoln said, “The Union must be preserved. If we evacuate the fort, then the Union is dead.” • What was Lincoln’s concern regarding other states who had not yet seceded? ...
CIVIL WAR UNIT - Miss Christy`s room
... 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 to move immediately upon your works." The North had six gunboats. The fighting lasted three days. Grant ...
... 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 to move immediately upon your works." The North had six gunboats. The fighting lasted three days. Grant ...
- winnpsb.org
... New Orleans fell to Federal troops in late April 1862, Confederate control of the Mississippi was in jeopardy. The Confederate army had already fortified the river bluffs at Vicksburg, Mississippi, but it needed another series of river batteries below the mouth of the Red River. The Red River was th ...
... New Orleans fell to Federal troops in late April 1862, Confederate control of the Mississippi was in jeopardy. The Confederate army had already fortified the river bluffs at Vicksburg, Mississippi, but it needed another series of river batteries below the mouth of the Red River. The Red River was th ...
Notable leaders from Texas
... Texans Battle West of the Mississippi ∂ Texans intended to seize the Southwest and California to give them access to gold and silver mines and ports on the Pacific Ocean ∂ they captured Albuquerque and Santa Fe ∂ the Union Army captured a supply train at Glorieta Pass, this caused them to retreat ba ...
... Texans Battle West of the Mississippi ∂ Texans intended to seize the Southwest and California to give them access to gold and silver mines and ports on the Pacific Ocean ∂ they captured Albuquerque and Santa Fe ∂ the Union Army captured a supply train at Glorieta Pass, this caused them to retreat ba ...
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... a bullet, and he ran past me breathing at his throat and the blood spattering… My dead and wounded were then nearly as great in number as those still on duty. They literally covered the ground… The blood stood in puddles in some places on the rocks; the ground was soaked with blood.” ...
... a bullet, and he ran past me breathing at his throat and the blood spattering… My dead and wounded were then nearly as great in number as those still on duty. They literally covered the ground… The blood stood in puddles in some places on the rocks; the ground was soaked with blood.” ...
The Battle of Perryville and Stones River
... Charles Champion Gilbert (March 1, 1822 – January 17, 1903) was a United States Army officer during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. He mainly participated in the Battles of Wilson Creek, Perryville, and the First Battle of Franklin. Braxton Bragg (March 22, 1817 – September 27, ...
... Charles Champion Gilbert (March 1, 1822 – January 17, 1903) was a United States Army officer during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. He mainly participated in the Battles of Wilson Creek, Perryville, and the First Battle of Franklin. Braxton Bragg (March 22, 1817 – September 27, ...
tennessee - National Park Service History
... western Tennessee. General Grant threatened the left end of the Confederate line by moving down the Mississippi from Cairo, 111., but he was checked in this advance in an engagement at Belmont on the Missouri side of the river opposite Columbus on November 7, 1861. In February 1862, however, by seiz ...
... western Tennessee. General Grant threatened the left end of the Confederate line by moving down the Mississippi from Cairo, 111., but he was checked in this advance in an engagement at Belmont on the Missouri side of the river opposite Columbus on November 7, 1861. In February 1862, however, by seiz ...
Chapter 10 Civil War
... 3. What contributions did women make to the war effort? Give three examples of women who played a role in the war. 4. President Lincoln stated “my paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or destroy slavery.” Given this objective, why did he sign the Emancipa ...
... 3. What contributions did women make to the war effort? Give three examples of women who played a role in the war. 4. President Lincoln stated “my paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or destroy slavery.” Given this objective, why did he sign the Emancipa ...
The North`s Strategy of War
... The North had to invade, conquer and control an area the size western Europe. Most Southern men were from farms and knew how to ______________. The South had a strong military history - more U.S. Army officers were from the South - including General _____________. The South had hopes for sup ...
... The North had to invade, conquer and control an area the size western Europe. Most Southern men were from farms and knew how to ______________. The South had a strong military history - more U.S. Army officers were from the South - including General _____________. The South had hopes for sup ...
Chapter 20-21 Identifications
... most important to each side? What were the disadvantages of each side? Which disadvantage proved most troublesome to each side? ...
... most important to each side? What were the disadvantages of each side? Which disadvantage proved most troublesome to each side? ...
Union Campaigns Cripple the Confederacy
... soldiers’ surrender. Lee hoped to join other Confederates in fighting in North Carolina, but Grant cut off his escape just west of Richmond. Lee tried some last minute attacks but could not break the Union line. Lee’s forces were running low on supplies. General James Longstreet told about the condi ...
... soldiers’ surrender. Lee hoped to join other Confederates in fighting in North Carolina, but Grant cut off his escape just west of Richmond. Lee tried some last minute attacks but could not break the Union line. Lee’s forces were running low on supplies. General James Longstreet told about the condi ...
Academic Content Standards
... telegrams over 15,000 miles of wire set up by the Signal Corps. The most spectacular railroad supply system was that maintained for Sherman during his siege of Atlanta: 1,600 tons of supplies arrived daily in 18 trains from Union depots northwest of the city. The Civil War was a modern war in the im ...
... telegrams over 15,000 miles of wire set up by the Signal Corps. The most spectacular railroad supply system was that maintained for Sherman during his siege of Atlanta: 1,600 tons of supplies arrived daily in 18 trains from Union depots northwest of the city. The Civil War was a modern war in the im ...
The Civil War
... government, while I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend it." I am loathe to close. We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every batt ...
... government, while I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend it." I am loathe to close. We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every batt ...
The Civil War
... government, while I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend it." I am loathe to close. We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every batt ...
... government, while I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend it." I am loathe to close. We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every batt ...
Study Questions for Chapter 21 and 22 Test
... 3. What happened at Bull Run? 4. Who helped to ruin the North’s chances at the Battle of Bull Run? 5. What happened at the Battle of Antietem? 6. What happened at Gettysburg? 7. Who gave the Gettysburg address and why? 8. What were the Monitor and the Merrimac? 9. What was the siege of Vicksburg? 10 ...
... 3. What happened at Bull Run? 4. Who helped to ruin the North’s chances at the Battle of Bull Run? 5. What happened at the Battle of Antietem? 6. What happened at Gettysburg? 7. Who gave the Gettysburg address and why? 8. What were the Monitor and the Merrimac? 9. What was the siege of Vicksburg? 10 ...
The Civil War - Land of History Fun
... the previous battle at this location – Confederacy runs out of ammunition and begins to throw rocks at the Union troops ...
... the previous battle at this location – Confederacy runs out of ammunition and begins to throw rocks at the Union troops ...
Texas and the Civil War
... The War Draws to a Close • General John Bell Hood of Texas was unable to stop Sherman • Sherman completed his March to the Sea in December 1864 • Grant was pursuing Lee • In April 1865, Union forces surrounded Lee’s army near the town of Appomattox Courthouse, VA. • Lee met with Grant on April 9 a ...
... The War Draws to a Close • General John Bell Hood of Texas was unable to stop Sherman • Sherman completed his March to the Sea in December 1864 • Grant was pursuing Lee • In April 1865, Union forces surrounded Lee’s army near the town of Appomattox Courthouse, VA. • Lee met with Grant on April 9 a ...
Spring 2010 issue
... reach their enemy. The Confederates held off the Union attackers until midway through the day. About 1:30 PM the Union army attacked the Confederate left flank. After ninety minutes of vicious fighting on the mountain top they broke the enemy line. 140 Union and 275 Confederate soldiers became casua ...
... reach their enemy. The Confederates held off the Union attackers until midway through the day. About 1:30 PM the Union army attacked the Confederate left flank. After ninety minutes of vicious fighting on the mountain top they broke the enemy line. 140 Union and 275 Confederate soldiers became casua ...
Chapter 11 – The Civil War 1861-1865
... Union forces in the West invaded the Confederacy. The fighting in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee (all of which controlled parts of the Mississippi River) is referred to as the “war in the West”. • The most successful Union forces in the west were led by General Ulysses S. Grant. • Fo ...
... Union forces in the West invaded the Confederacy. The fighting in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee (all of which controlled parts of the Mississippi River) is referred to as the “war in the West”. • The most successful Union forces in the west were led by General Ulysses S. Grant. • Fo ...
Name: Date: ______ 1. Which of the following courses of action did
... A) only those slaves in the Border States. B) All slaves “henceforth and forevermore” C) only those slaves in United States territories. D) only those slaves in states still in rebellion against the United States. E) only those slaves in areas controlled by the Union army. ...
... A) only those slaves in the Border States. B) All slaves “henceforth and forevermore” C) only those slaves in United States territories. D) only those slaves in states still in rebellion against the United States. E) only those slaves in areas controlled by the Union army. ...
The_Emancipation_Proclamationforcloseread
... McClellan, clashed with about 40,000 Confederate troops under the command of Robert E. Lee at Sharpsburg, Maryland. The horrible battle, which was the bloodiest day in American history, became known as the Battle of Antietam because of the creek (Antietam Creek) that ran through the battle site. The ...
... McClellan, clashed with about 40,000 Confederate troops under the command of Robert E. Lee at Sharpsburg, Maryland. The horrible battle, which was the bloodiest day in American history, became known as the Battle of Antietam because of the creek (Antietam Creek) that ran through the battle site. The ...
Standard 9 - bervelynbenson
... Describe the roles of Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, William Tecumseh Sherman, and Jefferson Davis. Explain the importance of the Fort Sumter, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Vicksburg, Battle of Gettysburg, and the Battle for Atlanta and the impact of geography on these ...
... Describe the roles of Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, William Tecumseh Sherman, and Jefferson Davis. Explain the importance of the Fort Sumter, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Vicksburg, Battle of Gettysburg, and the Battle for Atlanta and the impact of geography on these ...
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.""