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... which will find out if this nation (or any other nation which was created for the same reasons and dedicated to the same ideas) gets to survive. A great battle of that war occurred in the area where we are meeting here today. We are here to dedicate a part of it as a cemetery for the soldiers who di ...
... which will find out if this nation (or any other nation which was created for the same reasons and dedicated to the same ideas) gets to survive. A great battle of that war occurred in the area where we are meeting here today. We are here to dedicate a part of it as a cemetery for the soldiers who di ...
Worksheet by RJ Tarr at www.activehistory.co.uk / 1 ActiveHistory
... In the March to the Sea (Nov-Dec 1864, Atlanta) General Sherman pushed from the south across Georgia, capturing the state capital of Atlanta and leaving a path of destruction in his wake. In the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse (April 9th 1865, Virginia), General Grant surrounded the forces of Genera ...
... In the March to the Sea (Nov-Dec 1864, Atlanta) General Sherman pushed from the south across Georgia, capturing the state capital of Atlanta and leaving a path of destruction in his wake. In the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse (April 9th 1865, Virginia), General Grant surrounded the forces of Genera ...
The 2nd Half of the Civil War
... only wanted to preserve the Union Did not think he had the right to abolish slavery Ending slavery became a war strategy ...
... only wanted to preserve the Union Did not think he had the right to abolish slavery Ending slavery became a war strategy ...
Civil War Battles
... • March 1862, North’s Monitor, South’s Merrimack fight to a draw New Weapons • Rifles more accurate, faster loading, fire more rounds than muskets • Minié ball (more destructive bullet), grenades, land mines are used • Fighting from trenches, barricades new advantage in infantry attacks ...
... • March 1862, North’s Monitor, South’s Merrimack fight to a draw New Weapons • Rifles more accurate, faster loading, fire more rounds than muskets • Minié ball (more destructive bullet), grenades, land mines are used • Fighting from trenches, barricades new advantage in infantry attacks ...
The Civil War - United States History
... • Military commanders and theorists throughout history have formulated what they considered to be the most important strategic and tactical principles of war. Napoleon I, for example, had 115 such principles. The Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest had but one: "Get there first with the most ...
... • Military commanders and theorists throughout history have formulated what they considered to be the most important strategic and tactical principles of war. Napoleon I, for example, had 115 such principles. The Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest had but one: "Get there first with the most ...
Civil War Leaders
... Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election of 1860 and became the 16th president of the United States when he took office in 1861. As the leader of the Union during the American Civil War, Lincoln stated that his primary goal was to keep the country united. Though many historians argue that the d ...
... Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election of 1860 and became the 16th president of the United States when he took office in 1861. As the leader of the Union during the American Civil War, Lincoln stated that his primary goal was to keep the country united. Though many historians argue that the d ...
Fort Sumter
... on the Confederate side. • There were more men dead after Shiloh than all the dead of all other American wars. Complete Conquest! Grant has to go to Memphis! New Orleans taken Best bullet taken for my country Go on to Richmond! • 7 Days Battles • North-5 days • South-2 days • Could see the steeples ...
... on the Confederate side. • There were more men dead after Shiloh than all the dead of all other American wars. Complete Conquest! Grant has to go to Memphis! New Orleans taken Best bullet taken for my country Go on to Richmond! • 7 Days Battles • North-5 days • South-2 days • Could see the steeples ...
Unit 8 - PowerPoints - The American Civil War
... There were many causes for the outbreak of the Civil War. Many people agree slavery was the main cause for the war. In addition, sectional differences led to conflicts. Northern and Southern states were developing different lifestyles and cultures. Differences in the economic life of the North and t ...
... There were many causes for the outbreak of the Civil War. Many people agree slavery was the main cause for the war. In addition, sectional differences led to conflicts. Northern and Southern states were developing different lifestyles and cultures. Differences in the economic life of the North and t ...
unit 5: the nation breaks apart
... -Border states – Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri – were slave states that did not join the Confederacy, but people were divided on the war. -Western Virginia supported the Union and set up its own state government as West Virginia in 1863. c. Northern and Southern Resources -The North -Po ...
... -Border states – Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri – were slave states that did not join the Confederacy, but people were divided on the war. -Western Virginia supported the Union and set up its own state government as West Virginia in 1863. c. Northern and Southern Resources -The North -Po ...
Week 6: The Colored Volunteers/Bonnet Brigades
... Negro is the key to the situation,” he said,“the pivot upon which the whole rebellion turns...This war, disguise it as they may, is virtually nothing more or less than perpetual slavery against universal freedom.” Massachusetts governor John A.Andrew (center) was an enthusiastic abolitionist and lob ...
... Negro is the key to the situation,” he said,“the pivot upon which the whole rebellion turns...This war, disguise it as they may, is virtually nothing more or less than perpetual slavery against universal freedom.” Massachusetts governor John A.Andrew (center) was an enthusiastic abolitionist and lob ...
The Battle of Gettysburg
... thousands of wounded men on the slopes and meadows south of Gettysburg could be heard throughout the night under the blue light of a full moon. ...
... thousands of wounded men on the slopes and meadows south of Gettysburg could be heard throughout the night under the blue light of a full moon. ...
Battle of Shiloh Battle of Fredericksburg
... is rule by the army instead of by the elected government. ...
... is rule by the army instead of by the elected government. ...
AHON Chapter 15 Section 3 Lecture Notes
... In a letter to Horace Greeley, Lincoln made it clear that his main goal was to restore the Union, even if it meant letting slavery continue. ...
... In a letter to Horace Greeley, Lincoln made it clear that his main goal was to restore the Union, even if it meant letting slavery continue. ...
The Battle of Gettysburg July 1 – 3, 1863
... Little Round Top • Union leaders send Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain and his men to defend Little Round Top • Because Chamberlain was running low on fuel, he ordered his men to attack the Confederates with fixed bayonets. This surprise attack left Confederates surrendering in droves. ...
... Little Round Top • Union leaders send Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain and his men to defend Little Round Top • Because Chamberlain was running low on fuel, he ordered his men to attack the Confederates with fixed bayonets. This surprise attack left Confederates surrendering in droves. ...
Helpful Notetaking Tip - quincybrewington
... wages by refusing pay for over a year • U.S. government finally agreed to pay same to all troops ...
... wages by refusing pay for over a year • U.S. government finally agreed to pay same to all troops ...
USHG 8-Mr. Garcia Name Civil War Battle Timeline Chapters 16
... Details: 1. Abolitionists urge Lincoln to emancipate enslaved persons 2. Lincoln hesitates/did not believe Const. gave him the power 3. After Antietam he decides to act 4. January 1, 1863-Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation-frees all slaves in Confederate territory 5. even though it freed few s ...
... Details: 1. Abolitionists urge Lincoln to emancipate enslaved persons 2. Lincoln hesitates/did not believe Const. gave him the power 3. After Antietam he decides to act 4. January 1, 1863-Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation-frees all slaves in Confederate territory 5. even though it freed few s ...
Texas Secession
... Sam Houston even hoped that Texas would remain independent instead of joining the Confederate States of America. March 16, the Secession Convention required all government officials to take a new oath to pledge their loyalty to the Confederacy. When Sam Houston was called to take the oath, he ...
... Sam Houston even hoped that Texas would remain independent instead of joining the Confederate States of America. March 16, the Secession Convention required all government officials to take a new oath to pledge their loyalty to the Confederacy. When Sam Houston was called to take the oath, he ...
The Battle That Changed the Civil War
... This battle began accidentally. Two Confederate Brigades lead by Heth moved in to occupy the town of Gettysburg, not knowing that it was already occupied by two Union Calvary Brigades lead by Buford. The fighting broke out around 8 a.m. It was the costliest battle of the American Civil War, spanning ...
... This battle began accidentally. Two Confederate Brigades lead by Heth moved in to occupy the town of Gettysburg, not knowing that it was already occupied by two Union Calvary Brigades lead by Buford. The fighting broke out around 8 a.m. It was the costliest battle of the American Civil War, spanning ...
A New Birth of Freedom - Warren County Schools
... 50. Why do you think the terms where very lenient?____________________________________ _____________________________________________ 51. As news of the Confederate surrender reached the Union army what did the Union soldiers do ? ___________________________________________ 52. Why did Grant order it ...
... 50. Why do you think the terms where very lenient?____________________________________ _____________________________________________ 51. As news of the Confederate surrender reached the Union army what did the Union soldiers do ? ___________________________________________ 52. Why did Grant order it ...
Civil_War_Presentation
... • 6 of his followers were also executed • African American James Copeland wrote to his parents as he faced death that he had no regrets – “Remember that if I must die I die in trying to liberate a few of my poor and oppressed people from my condition of servitude… I imagine that I hear you, and all ...
... • 6 of his followers were also executed • African American James Copeland wrote to his parents as he faced death that he had no regrets – “Remember that if I must die I die in trying to liberate a few of my poor and oppressed people from my condition of servitude… I imagine that I hear you, and all ...
Antietam
... 2. Emancipation Proclamation - What did Lincoln consider in his decision to draft the Emancipation Proclamation and who was involved in the decision? How did the Emancipation Proclamation affect society in the short-term and the long-term? 3. Lincoln’s Cabinet - In the summer of 1862, Lincoln’s cabi ...
... 2. Emancipation Proclamation - What did Lincoln consider in his decision to draft the Emancipation Proclamation and who was involved in the decision? How did the Emancipation Proclamation affect society in the short-term and the long-term? 3. Lincoln’s Cabinet - In the summer of 1862, Lincoln’s cabi ...
Study Guide Ch. 21 AP US History The Furnace of Civil War: 1861
... _______________ 3. Key battle that forestalled European intervention to aid the Confederacy and led to the Emancipation Proclamation _______________ 4. Document that proclaimed a war against slavery and guaranteed a fight to the finish _______________ 5. General U. S. Grant’s nickname, taken from hi ...
... _______________ 3. Key battle that forestalled European intervention to aid the Confederacy and led to the Emancipation Proclamation _______________ 4. Document that proclaimed a war against slavery and guaranteed a fight to the finish _______________ 5. General U. S. Grant’s nickname, taken from hi ...
Διαφάνεια 1
... Republican president, Lincoln had been a country lawyer, an Illinois State legislator and a member of the United States House of Representatives. His tenure in office was occupied primarily with the defeat of the secessionist Confederate States of America in the American Civil War. After his electio ...
... Republican president, Lincoln had been a country lawyer, an Illinois State legislator and a member of the United States House of Representatives. His tenure in office was occupied primarily with the defeat of the secessionist Confederate States of America in the American Civil War. After his electio ...
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.""