Slide 1
... lasted less than an hour but over 10,000 men were dead wounded or missing • 5 of 25 commanders were injured; the other 15 were killed and 2 Brigadier Generals were killed. • Southern morale was ravaged • But a second attack never came…Lincoln was furious. • The South was never able to launch an offe ...
... lasted less than an hour but over 10,000 men were dead wounded or missing • 5 of 25 commanders were injured; the other 15 were killed and 2 Brigadier Generals were killed. • Southern morale was ravaged • But a second attack never came…Lincoln was furious. • The South was never able to launch an offe ...
Confederate Army Casualties Killed in action or mortally wounded
... • Northern came to watch with their picnic baskets. • 2836 killed, wounded, MIA ...
... • Northern came to watch with their picnic baskets. • 2836 killed, wounded, MIA ...
Texas and the Civil War
... Terry’s Texas Rangers fought in over 200 battles John Bell Hood’s Brigade started out with over 4,000 men when war ends there are only 600 men left Over 62,000 Texans served during the Civil War more than 1/3 were cavalry troopers ...
... Terry’s Texas Rangers fought in over 200 battles John Bell Hood’s Brigade started out with over 4,000 men when war ends there are only 600 men left Over 62,000 Texans served during the Civil War more than 1/3 were cavalry troopers ...
The North Wins 17-3
... Burnside as General but Burnside led 12,600 troops to their death at Fredericksburg John Hooker replaced Burnside as General but he was defeated at Chancellorsville by Lee with half as many troops Stonewall Jackson would be killed after the battle but Lee would plan to invade the North again to ...
... Burnside as General but Burnside led 12,600 troops to their death at Fredericksburg John Hooker replaced Burnside as General but he was defeated at Chancellorsville by Lee with half as many troops Stonewall Jackson would be killed after the battle but Lee would plan to invade the North again to ...
Civil War and Reconstruction Timeline
... 1870 protection for black suffrage, and authorize the use of Federal troops against the KKK. These acts are declared unconstitutional in Cruikshank v. U.S. in the 1880ís. 1872 Grant wins a second term as President, defeating Horace Greeley. 1873 Panic of 1873 plunges the nation into a depression. ...
... 1870 protection for black suffrage, and authorize the use of Federal troops against the KKK. These acts are declared unconstitutional in Cruikshank v. U.S. in the 1880ís. 1872 Grant wins a second term as President, defeating Horace Greeley. 1873 Panic of 1873 plunges the nation into a depression. ...
Chapter 14 Two Societies at War 1861-1865
... What were the differences between the secession movements in the ‘Cotton States’ and in the Upper South? How did Lincoln & Davis use the principles of the American Revolution to justify their causes? How did the war aims expressed by Lincoln & Davis affect the wars in which both sides prosecuted the ...
... What were the differences between the secession movements in the ‘Cotton States’ and in the Upper South? How did Lincoln & Davis use the principles of the American Revolution to justify their causes? How did the war aims expressed by Lincoln & Davis affect the wars in which both sides prosecuted the ...
01-14-2016 Civil War Battle ppt
... General John Bell Hood. Hood led an attack against Sherman in July, losing 11,000 men in two days. The two armies continued to fight until Hood concentrated his troops within the city of Atlanta. The main battle of Atlanta occurred on July 22nd. Hood hoped Sherman would follow him into the city so t ...
... General John Bell Hood. Hood led an attack against Sherman in July, losing 11,000 men in two days. The two armies continued to fight until Hood concentrated his troops within the city of Atlanta. The main battle of Atlanta occurred on July 22nd. Hood hoped Sherman would follow him into the city so t ...
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... The Battle of Antietam - On September 17th, 1862, Union and Confederate forces fought at Antietam Creek in Maryland. - It was the bloodiest single day of fighting in the entire Civil War. Over 20,000 were killed, wounded, or went missing. - Robert E. Lee tried to hold ground in Maryland, but was eve ...
... The Battle of Antietam - On September 17th, 1862, Union and Confederate forces fought at Antietam Creek in Maryland. - It was the bloodiest single day of fighting in the entire Civil War. Over 20,000 were killed, wounded, or went missing. - Robert E. Lee tried to hold ground in Maryland, but was eve ...
Rutherford County`s Civil War Battles
... the Cumberland foothills. Union commanders feared that Bragg was preparing to break the Union’s siege of Vicksburg and urged Rosecrans to attack. On June 23, Rosecrans created a diversion by feigning an attack against C.S.A. Gen. Leonidas Polk in Shelbyville while in reality concentrating his forces ...
... the Cumberland foothills. Union commanders feared that Bragg was preparing to break the Union’s siege of Vicksburg and urged Rosecrans to attack. On June 23, Rosecrans created a diversion by feigning an attack against C.S.A. Gen. Leonidas Polk in Shelbyville while in reality concentrating his forces ...
Ch. 21
... Cold Harbor—6/64. Union attacks fortified Confederate position. 7,000 Union Casualties in about 7 min. In one month, Grant looses 50,000 (Wilderness to Cold Harbor; ½ as many as lost by that army in the prior 3 years) Grant drives Lee back to Petersburg. Lee builds trenches and fortifications. ...
... Cold Harbor—6/64. Union attacks fortified Confederate position. 7,000 Union Casualties in about 7 min. In one month, Grant looses 50,000 (Wilderness to Cold Harbor; ½ as many as lost by that army in the prior 3 years) Grant drives Lee back to Petersburg. Lee builds trenches and fortifications. ...
1864-65
... In a race to get to Nashville, Hood had gotten to Spring Hill, but his men had left an opening and Schofield’s men were able to get through and set up defenses at Franklin. ...
... In a race to get to Nashville, Hood had gotten to Spring Hill, but his men had left an opening and Schofield’s men were able to get through and set up defenses at Franklin. ...
Chapter 8
... Sailed up the Mississippi, took Baton Rouge and Natchez – only Vicksburg stood in his way Southern defenders of Vicksburg had an important advantage – city’s high bluffs overlooking the river Allowed Confederates (under John C. Pemberton) to cover the area with heavy guns) ...
... Sailed up the Mississippi, took Baton Rouge and Natchez – only Vicksburg stood in his way Southern defenders of Vicksburg had an important advantage – city’s high bluffs overlooking the river Allowed Confederates (under John C. Pemberton) to cover the area with heavy guns) ...
Civil War review powerpoint
... but by 1863 it became a war for human liberty (Emancipation Proclamation was issued) –The South dominated the early campaigns of the war due, but by 1863 (Gettysburg) the weight of Northern industry & population wore down the South ...
... but by 1863 it became a war for human liberty (Emancipation Proclamation was issued) –The South dominated the early campaigns of the war due, but by 1863 (Gettysburg) the weight of Northern industry & population wore down the South ...
Chapter 21 Reading Guide
... What were the results of the first major battle of the Civil War, the Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) Why does George McClellan get the nickname “Tardy George”? How does McClellan’s failure to take Richmond in the Peninsula Campaign, as well as Lee’s counterattack in the Seven Days’ Battles, change th ...
... What were the results of the first major battle of the Civil War, the Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) Why does George McClellan get the nickname “Tardy George”? How does McClellan’s failure to take Richmond in the Peninsula Campaign, as well as Lee’s counterattack in the Seven Days’ Battles, change th ...
US1 Unit 7 Notes
... Grant took his army of 155,000 men (2X that of Lee’s) and headed directly towards Richmond in hopes of engaging Lee. May 5 the fighting began and what did Grant do that was different than other Union Generals? 2. Spotsylvania and Cold Harbor – May 1864 Two battles in Virginia were the Union to ...
... Grant took his army of 155,000 men (2X that of Lee’s) and headed directly towards Richmond in hopes of engaging Lee. May 5 the fighting began and what did Grant do that was different than other Union Generals? 2. Spotsylvania and Cold Harbor – May 1864 Two battles in Virginia were the Union to ...
the american civil war
... on July 3, General Pickett led 15,000 Confed. Troops across open fields Union mowed them down (= "Pickett’s Charge") Lee was defeated and retreated to Virgnia Gettysburg is the largest battle in the history of the Western hemisphere. Over 100,000 people died in 3 days It was the last time the South ...
... on July 3, General Pickett led 15,000 Confed. Troops across open fields Union mowed them down (= "Pickett’s Charge") Lee was defeated and retreated to Virgnia Gettysburg is the largest battle in the history of the Western hemisphere. Over 100,000 people died in 3 days It was the last time the South ...
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... 3. When Union troops neared, slave assertiveness increased 4. Slaves were “intelligent contraband”---served as Union spies, guides, and scouts or gave shelter to escaped Union prisoners of war 5. By the end of the war, almost 500,000 slaves had abandoned their plantations 6. No violent uprisings, bu ...
... 3. When Union troops neared, slave assertiveness increased 4. Slaves were “intelligent contraband”---served as Union spies, guides, and scouts or gave shelter to escaped Union prisoners of war 5. By the end of the war, almost 500,000 slaves had abandoned their plantations 6. No violent uprisings, bu ...
the civil war - Tipp City Exempted Village Schools
... were closed to foreign ships ► As blockade continued, south asked Britain for support but the British refused. ► South could not sell cotton to Europe nor could it import supplies ► North goal in the west was to control the Mississippi ...
... were closed to foreign ships ► As blockade continued, south asked Britain for support but the British refused. ► South could not sell cotton to Europe nor could it import supplies ► North goal in the west was to control the Mississippi ...
trough trough - American Trails
... out the war working his father-in-law's farm near Vienna (now New Hope in Madison County.) In the late fall of 1863, Union troops burned Rev. Johnston's father-in-law's house in retaliation for an attack by Mead’s men. Johnston’s family then moved into the out buildings. A few weeks later, Union tro ...
... out the war working his father-in-law's farm near Vienna (now New Hope in Madison County.) In the late fall of 1863, Union troops burned Rev. Johnston's father-in-law's house in retaliation for an attack by Mead’s men. Johnston’s family then moved into the out buildings. A few weeks later, Union tro ...
SECESSION AND THE CIVIL WAR
... Important Document (Motivate the Union) Emancipation Proclamation • The Gettysburg Address 1. September 22, 1862, issued 2. January 1,1863, take effect 3. Lincoln’s statement that if the Southern states did not stop the rebellion, it would become a war to free slaves (in the rebelling territories) 4 ...
... Important Document (Motivate the Union) Emancipation Proclamation • The Gettysburg Address 1. September 22, 1862, issued 2. January 1,1863, take effect 3. Lincoln’s statement that if the Southern states did not stop the rebellion, it would become a war to free slaves (in the rebelling territories) 4 ...
Opposing Views on Secession - Thomas C. Cario Middle School
... The New Confederacy now needed a president. A Mississippi Senator was elected as the President of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis. The capital of the Confederacy would be Montgomery, Mississippi for a brief time, then move to Richmond, Virginia. ...
... The New Confederacy now needed a president. A Mississippi Senator was elected as the President of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis. The capital of the Confederacy would be Montgomery, Mississippi for a brief time, then move to Richmond, Virginia. ...
The Union Dissolves
... 5. Crittenden’s Compromise was to try to save the Union by negotiating with southern states 6. Seceding states declared a new nation called The Confederacy with Jefferson Davis as their president ...
... 5. Crittenden’s Compromise was to try to save the Union by negotiating with southern states 6. Seceding states declared a new nation called The Confederacy with Jefferson Davis as their president ...
(CH 10-12) (1848
... _____________________ was the 1st battle of the Civil War and occurred in South Carolina. _____________________ was the bloodiest single day of battle in the war and Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation afterwards. _______________________ was the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississipp ...
... _____________________ was the 1st battle of the Civil War and occurred in South Carolina. _____________________ was the bloodiest single day of battle in the war and Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation afterwards. _______________________ was the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississipp ...
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.""