Major Battles of the Civil War (50)
... On September 17, 1862, McClellan and Lee clashed at ______________, marking one of the bloodiest days in the war. At the Battle of _________________, General Meade forced Confederate troops to retreat from Pennsylvania. After a six-week siege, the city of __________________ surrendered to Grant’s ar ...
... On September 17, 1862, McClellan and Lee clashed at ______________, marking one of the bloodiest days in the war. At the Battle of _________________, General Meade forced Confederate troops to retreat from Pennsylvania. After a six-week siege, the city of __________________ surrendered to Grant’s ar ...
“SO IT BEGINS…..AGAIN” 155TH BULL RUN
... victory, and a reinforced Washington Artillery kept the Union troops under fire as they retreated. Colonel Patrick T. Moore of the 1st Virginia Infantry, later a Confederate brigadier general, received a severe head wound in the skirmish and was incapacitated for further field service. ...
... victory, and a reinforced Washington Artillery kept the Union troops under fire as they retreated. Colonel Patrick T. Moore of the 1st Virginia Infantry, later a Confederate brigadier general, received a severe head wound in the skirmish and was incapacitated for further field service. ...
Grant - Images
... This did not free any slaves immediately because it applied only to areas behind Confederate lines, outside Union control. ___________ is a draft that forced men to serve in the army. She cared for the wounded and sick & eventually founded the Red Cross. In order to pay for the war in the North Cong ...
... This did not free any slaves immediately because it applied only to areas behind Confederate lines, outside Union control. ___________ is a draft that forced men to serve in the army. She cared for the wounded and sick & eventually founded the Red Cross. In order to pay for the war in the North Cong ...
Gettysburg - Culp`s HIll - July 3, 1863 (Apr 2011)
... divisions, and then attacking the Union right at Culp’s and East Cemetery Hills with Ewell’s divisions. By evening, the Federals retained Little Round Top and had repulsed most of Ewell’s men. During the morning of July 3, the Confederate infantry were driven from their last toe-hold on Culp’s Hill. ...
... divisions, and then attacking the Union right at Culp’s and East Cemetery Hills with Ewell’s divisions. By evening, the Federals retained Little Round Top and had repulsed most of Ewell’s men. During the morning of July 3, the Confederate infantry were driven from their last toe-hold on Culp’s Hill. ...
Chapter 11: The Civil War
... poised to strike a blow into the heartland of the South. Grant had been at this location for about a month, awaiting the arrival of additional troops under General Buell before he began his march southward. ...
... poised to strike a blow into the heartland of the South. Grant had been at this location for about a month, awaiting the arrival of additional troops under General Buell before he began his march southward. ...
The War In The East: Chapter 16, Section 2
... Neither ship inflicted heavy damages but the Monitor’s efforts sent the Confederate ship back home. ...
... Neither ship inflicted heavy damages but the Monitor’s efforts sent the Confederate ship back home. ...
Civil War Strategies
... capturing the Mississippi River Cut the states between the Appalachian Mts. and the Mississippi River in half by controlling the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers Capture Richmond, Virginia ...
... capturing the Mississippi River Cut the states between the Appalachian Mts. and the Mississippi River in half by controlling the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers Capture Richmond, Virginia ...
The 4th Rhode Island Stands Alone at Antietam
... The Army of Northern Virginia had been saved from destruction but at a terrible cost. More than 22,000 Americans fell at Antietam, 3,600 never to rise again. With 10,000 casualties in the Southern army, Lee knew that his invasion of the North had come to an end. Ironically for the anti‐abolitionis ...
... The Army of Northern Virginia had been saved from destruction but at a terrible cost. More than 22,000 Americans fell at Antietam, 3,600 never to rise again. With 10,000 casualties in the Southern army, Lee knew that his invasion of the North had come to an end. Ironically for the anti‐abolitionis ...
Battle of Seven Pines
The Battle of Seven Pines, also known as the Battle of Fair Oaks or Fair Oaks Station, took place on May 31 and June 1, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. It was the culmination of an offensive up the Virginia Peninsula by Union Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, in which the Army of the Potomac reached the outskirts of Richmond.On May 31, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston attempted to overwhelm two Federal corps that appeared isolated south of the Chickahominy River. The Confederate assaults, although not well coordinated, succeeded in driving back the IV Corps and inflicting heavy casualties. Reinforcements arrived, and both sides fed more and more troops into the action. Supported by the III Corps and Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick's division of Maj. Gen. Edwin V. Sumner's II Corps (which crossed the rain-swollen river on Grapevine Bridge), the Federal position was finally stabilized. Gen. Johnston was seriously wounded during the action, and command of the Confederate army devolved temporarily to Maj. Gen. G.W. Smith. On June 1, the Confederates renewed their assaults against the Federals, who had brought up more reinforcements, but made little headway. Both sides claimed victory.Although the battle was tactically inconclusive, it was the largest battle in the Eastern Theater up to that time (and second only to Shiloh in terms of casualties thus far, about 11,000 total) and marked the end of the Union offensive, leading to the Seven Days Battles and Union retreat in late June.