Edward Higginson in the Civil War
... regiments and to use recruits to refill existing regiments that had been reduced in size from battle or disease. By the summer of 1862, Illinois had sent over 130,000 men off to the war. The 23rd Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry, was also known as the “Chicago” or “Illinois Irish Brigade,”“Fir ...
... regiments and to use recruits to refill existing regiments that had been reduced in size from battle or disease. By the summer of 1862, Illinois had sent over 130,000 men off to the war. The 23rd Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry, was also known as the “Chicago” or “Illinois Irish Brigade,”“Fir ...
Jackson MS Library The Era of the War Between the States May
... heroic soldiers in American history; and Robert E. Lee, never believing until too late that a civil war would ever truly come to pass. Shaara, Michael The Killer Angels July 1863. The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia is invading the North. General Robert E. Lee has made this daring and massive ...
... heroic soldiers in American history; and Robert E. Lee, never believing until too late that a civil war would ever truly come to pass. Shaara, Michael The Killer Angels July 1863. The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia is invading the North. General Robert E. Lee has made this daring and massive ...
People of the Civil War
... southerners that slavery was lawful where it existed.) What did he say about secession? (He made the case that states could not secede and that the Union must be preserved.) b. The Emancipation Proclamation - When was it read? (January 1, 1863) What was it supposed to do? (It was supposed to free sl ...
... southerners that slavery was lawful where it existed.) What did he say about secession? (He made the case that states could not secede and that the Union must be preserved.) b. The Emancipation Proclamation - When was it read? (January 1, 1863) What was it supposed to do? (It was supposed to free sl ...
Battles of the Civil War PPT
... • First major land battle of the Civil War. • First battle where troops were rushed to the battle by train. • Battle in which “Stonewall” Jackson received his nick name. • Many civilians from Washington D.C. came out to watch the battle and made a picnic of it. • Confederate victory ...
... • First major land battle of the Civil War. • First battle where troops were rushed to the battle by train. • Battle in which “Stonewall” Jackson received his nick name. • Many civilians from Washington D.C. came out to watch the battle and made a picnic of it. • Confederate victory ...
The Union In Peril: Civil War and Reconstruction
... Region began as rural society of self-sufficient plantations (single-crop for sale, not feed/food: tobacco, rice, indigo). Used rivers instead of ports to ship goods to North and eventually on to Europe. Plantation owners produce what they need, so did not need shops, bakeries, markets. Used slave ...
... Region began as rural society of self-sufficient plantations (single-crop for sale, not feed/food: tobacco, rice, indigo). Used rivers instead of ports to ship goods to North and eventually on to Europe. Plantation owners produce what they need, so did not need shops, bakeries, markets. Used slave ...
Civil_War_Quiz
... the South lost a major manufacturing city. the weakened Southern army could no longer try to invade the North. the South could no longer control the Mississippi River. ...
... the South lost a major manufacturing city. the weakened Southern army could no longer try to invade the North. the South could no longer control the Mississippi River. ...
Slides from Session 1 (PDF format) - Academy for Lifelong Learning
... another youth, to Mrs. Hammond's to see me. The two soldiers were full of tales of thrilling interest, of hairbreadth escapes and camp happenings, both grave and gay; and, rumours of Sherman's advance being rife, our young heroes urged my cousin to take time by the forelock and bury the family silve ...
... another youth, to Mrs. Hammond's to see me. The two soldiers were full of tales of thrilling interest, of hairbreadth escapes and camp happenings, both grave and gay; and, rumours of Sherman's advance being rife, our young heroes urged my cousin to take time by the forelock and bury the family silve ...
3-4.3 Explain the reasons for South Carolina`s secession
... For many years, the people of South Carolina had been unhappy with some of the decisions of the United States government. They believed that many of the jobs of government should be left to the states. When South Carolina joined the Union, it was with the agreement that slavery was protected by the ...
... For many years, the people of South Carolina had been unhappy with some of the decisions of the United States government. They believed that many of the jobs of government should be left to the states. When South Carolina joined the Union, it was with the agreement that slavery was protected by the ...
Library of Congress
... forces; McClellan does not act on info for 18 hours! • It is the bloodiest day of the war: 23,000 (2x the number of dead and wounded on D-Day) • Some consider Antietam the high water mark of the South’s chances for victory (vs. Gettysburg) because foreign powers never come as close to endorsing Conf ...
... forces; McClellan does not act on info for 18 hours! • It is the bloodiest day of the war: 23,000 (2x the number of dead and wounded on D-Day) • Some consider Antietam the high water mark of the South’s chances for victory (vs. Gettysburg) because foreign powers never come as close to endorsing Conf ...
Focus: If the South`s strategy for victory was to fight a defensive war
... o Confederate troops ran into Union horsemen on the Chambersburg Pike, northwest of town. Each side sent for help. The rebels got there first, and by afternoon had driven the Union south of town, where they rallied into defensive positions ...
... o Confederate troops ran into Union horsemen on the Chambersburg Pike, northwest of town. Each side sent for help. The rebels got there first, and by afternoon had driven the Union south of town, where they rallied into defensive positions ...
Ch. 9 PowerPoint
... dragged on, and both governments had to resort to conscription. • The North tried to encourage voluntary enlistment by offering a bounty to individuals who promised to serve three years in the military. • Congress finally introduced a draft in 1863 to raise necessary troops. ...
... dragged on, and both governments had to resort to conscription. • The North tried to encourage voluntary enlistment by offering a bounty to individuals who promised to serve three years in the military. • Congress finally introduced a draft in 1863 to raise necessary troops. ...
Chapter 11 Section 4 Notes
... Lincoln is Assassinated cont. • After several unsuccessful attempts, Booth revised his plan. • He assigned members of his group to kill top Union officials, including General Grant and Vice President Johnson. • Booth himself would murder the President. • On April 14, 1865, Booth slipped into the ba ...
... Lincoln is Assassinated cont. • After several unsuccessful attempts, Booth revised his plan. • He assigned members of his group to kill top Union officials, including General Grant and Vice President Johnson. • Booth himself would murder the President. • On April 14, 1865, Booth slipped into the ba ...
The Civil War
... The Lincoln–Douglas Debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate, and the incumbent Stephen A. Douglas, a Democrat, for an Illinois seat in the United States Senate ► After losing the election for Senator in Illinois, Lincoln edited the texts of al ...
... The Lincoln–Douglas Debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate, and the incumbent Stephen A. Douglas, a Democrat, for an Illinois seat in the United States Senate ► After losing the election for Senator in Illinois, Lincoln edited the texts of al ...
lancaster - Gettysburg Discussion Group
... General Jubal Early’s Division of Ewell’s Corps reached Gettysburg and brushed aside all resistance on their way east toward the Susquehanna. By Saturday evening, Early’s men were camping on the outskirts of the city of York. That evening a local man was passed through the Confederate lines asking t ...
... General Jubal Early’s Division of Ewell’s Corps reached Gettysburg and brushed aside all resistance on their way east toward the Susquehanna. By Saturday evening, Early’s men were camping on the outskirts of the city of York. That evening a local man was passed through the Confederate lines asking t ...
THE BATTLE OF PERALTA
... better known as the Sibley Brigade. Brig. Gen. Henry H. Sibley, a former Regular Army officer in the territory, proposed to capture and occupy New Mexico. He would then continue northward to bring the Colorado mining districts under Confederate control. Thereafter, Sibley planned to march westward t ...
... better known as the Sibley Brigade. Brig. Gen. Henry H. Sibley, a former Regular Army officer in the territory, proposed to capture and occupy New Mexico. He would then continue northward to bring the Colorado mining districts under Confederate control. Thereafter, Sibley planned to march westward t ...
CH 16 1862 to 1865
... Grant appointed general-in-chief of Union Army Union received reinforcements; sets up new supply line Confederates unable to turn big guns downward as Union soldiers swarm Missionary Ridge ...
... Grant appointed general-in-chief of Union Army Union received reinforcements; sets up new supply line Confederates unable to turn big guns downward as Union soldiers swarm Missionary Ridge ...
Civil War Student Packet
... her. "Madam," he replied, "we're gonna suppress this rebellion if it takes every last chicken in the Confederacy." And so, eating their way heartily through the heart of Georgia, Sherman's troops marched on. Food was not the only thing the soldiers were taking. They took everything from furniture an ...
... her. "Madam," he replied, "we're gonna suppress this rebellion if it takes every last chicken in the Confederacy." And so, eating their way heartily through the heart of Georgia, Sherman's troops marched on. Food was not the only thing the soldiers were taking. They took everything from furniture an ...
this page in PDF format
... blockade on April 19. Lincoln extended the blockade to include North Carolina and Virginia on April 27. By July of 1861, the Union Navy had established blockades of all the major southern ports. ...
... blockade on April 19. Lincoln extended the blockade to include North Carolina and Virginia on April 27. By July of 1861, the Union Navy had established blockades of all the major southern ports. ...
By Land or Sea, the Confederate States Marine Corp Was a Force to
... redeployed to Drewry’s Bluff when the Virginia was trapped in the James River by Union forces and she was scuttled to prevent her capture. After the Virginia had to be destroyed on May 11, 1862, her crew transferred to the shore defenses at Drewry' s Bluff on the James River just in time to battle f ...
... redeployed to Drewry’s Bluff when the Virginia was trapped in the James River by Union forces and she was scuttled to prevent her capture. After the Virginia had to be destroyed on May 11, 1862, her crew transferred to the shore defenses at Drewry' s Bluff on the James River just in time to battle f ...
Imagine you are a soldier in the Army of Tennessee. It is December
... joined up to fight for what they thought was right and just, but after months of drills, marching, battles and hardships most soldiers lost sight of their original inspiration to enlist. Imagine spending month after month living from only a small bag. All of your comforts of home would be a distant ...
... joined up to fight for what they thought was right and just, but after months of drills, marching, battles and hardships most soldiers lost sight of their original inspiration to enlist. Imagine spending month after month living from only a small bag. All of your comforts of home would be a distant ...
Civil War in Virginia - Virginia History Series
... Articles of Secession to the people. With this vote, the convention decided to send a delegation to ask President Lincoln what his intentions were towards the seceded states (as reported in Harper’s Weekly of April 1861). George Randolph (later Confederate Secretary of War), William Preston and Alex ...
... Articles of Secession to the people. With this vote, the convention decided to send a delegation to ask President Lincoln what his intentions were towards the seceded states (as reported in Harper’s Weekly of April 1861). George Randolph (later Confederate Secretary of War), William Preston and Alex ...
HOTA Civil War Notes - SHS IB 2008 / FrontPage
... River was not as nice of a river. There was arable land between the Rio Grande and Nueces River. 4. Polk put troops in the disputed territory in order to instigate an offensive attack by the Mexicans so that we would have a justification to go to war – “American blood shed on American soil.” Linco ...
... River was not as nice of a river. There was arable land between the Rio Grande and Nueces River. 4. Polk put troops in the disputed territory in order to instigate an offensive attack by the Mexicans so that we would have a justification to go to war – “American blood shed on American soil.” Linco ...
“Billy Yank” and “Johnny Reb”: Ordinary Soldiers in the Civil War
... “Billy Yank” and “Johnny Reb”: Ordinary Soldiers in the Civil War Student Worksheet Introduction: During the Civil War, “citizen soldiers” from all walks of life fought for the Union and for the Confederacy. For many, going into the military and serving was the first time they had ever been more tha ...
... “Billy Yank” and “Johnny Reb”: Ordinary Soldiers in the Civil War Student Worksheet Introduction: During the Civil War, “citizen soldiers” from all walks of life fought for the Union and for the Confederacy. For many, going into the military and serving was the first time they had ever been more tha ...
Battle of New Bern
The Battle of New Bern (also known as the Battle of New Berne) was fought on 14 March 1862, near the city of New Bern, North Carolina, as part of the Burnside Expedition of the American Civil War. The US Army's Coast Division, led by Brigadier General Ambrose E. Burnside and accompanied by armed vessels from the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, were opposed by an undermanned and badly trained Confederate force of North Carolina soldiers and militia led by Brigadier General Lawrence O'B. Branch. Although the defenders fought behind breastworks that had been set up before the battle, their line had a weak spot in its center that was exploited by the attacking Federal soldiers. When the center of the line was penetrated, many of the militia broke, forcing a general retreat of the entire Confederate force. General Branch was unable to regain control of his troops until they had retreated to Kinston, more than 30 miles (about 50 km) away. New Bern came under Federal control, and remained so for the rest of the war.