The Martyrdom of Lincoln
... Lincoln was desperate for a commander who would fight General Lee and the Army of Virginia so after he fired McClellan for the second time, after Antietam, Lincoln appointed who as commander of the Army of the Potomac? __________________________ What did this new appointee say about his fitness for ...
... Lincoln was desperate for a commander who would fight General Lee and the Army of Virginia so after he fired McClellan for the second time, after Antietam, Lincoln appointed who as commander of the Army of the Potomac? __________________________ What did this new appointee say about his fitness for ...
Turning Points of the American Civil War
... with Lee's defeat at Gettysburg. The Confederacy compiles enough victories to force a stalemate from July 1863 to November 1863. The South wins at Chickamauga, but the Federals are successful at Chattanooga. Then in September 1864, Sherman's Atlanta (Jonesborough) and Sheridan's Valley (Opequon) cam ...
... with Lee's defeat at Gettysburg. The Confederacy compiles enough victories to force a stalemate from July 1863 to November 1863. The South wins at Chickamauga, but the Federals are successful at Chattanooga. Then in September 1864, Sherman's Atlanta (Jonesborough) and Sheridan's Valley (Opequon) cam ...
Battle of Leesburg by sfcdan
... disorganized and aware of the limitations of their newly raised armies. While the Union forces regrouped in a compact area around Washington the Confederate forces gathered themselves in a line that ran roughly parallel to the Potomac River. Directly south of Washington the Federals still occupied t ...
... disorganized and aware of the limitations of their newly raised armies. While the Union forces regrouped in a compact area around Washington the Confederate forces gathered themselves in a line that ran roughly parallel to the Potomac River. Directly south of Washington the Federals still occupied t ...
Chapter 10 - Michigan Open Book project
... disagree with the thought of a quick war was military man William Tecumseh Sherman who prophesied in late December 1860 that “You might as well attempt to put out the flames of a burning house with a squirt-gun. I think this is going to be a long war very long - much longer than any politician think ...
... disagree with the thought of a quick war was military man William Tecumseh Sherman who prophesied in late December 1860 that “You might as well attempt to put out the flames of a burning house with a squirt-gun. I think this is going to be a long war very long - much longer than any politician think ...
Battle of Philippi (West Vi
... Gen. Thomas A. Morris, commander of Indiana Volunteers. Confederate Col. George A. Porterfield had been assigned to command of state forces in northwestern Virginia on May 4 and ordered Grafton to take charge of enlistments in that area. As the Union columns advanced, Porterfield's poorly armed 800 ...
... Gen. Thomas A. Morris, commander of Indiana Volunteers. Confederate Col. George A. Porterfield had been assigned to command of state forces in northwestern Virginia on May 4 and ordered Grafton to take charge of enlistments in that area. As the Union columns advanced, Porterfield's poorly armed 800 ...
Civil war presentation
... marked the start of the Civil War. Not one man was killed in the 33-hour bombardment. It was a bloodless start to the bloodiest war in U.S history The first battle of Manassas or the battle of Bull Run. The battle of Bull Run was fought in Virginia. The Union troops were on there way to Richmond the ...
... marked the start of the Civil War. Not one man was killed in the 33-hour bombardment. It was a bloodless start to the bloodiest war in U.S history The first battle of Manassas or the battle of Bull Run. The battle of Bull Run was fought in Virginia. The Union troops were on there way to Richmond the ...
Triumph and Tragedy - Newspaper In Education
... the foliage and flowers of the Capitol grounds. . . . The old city had never, during the war, worn an aspect more serene and quiet.” But 25 miles to the south, at the besieged city of Petersburg, Va., Lee’s army had been stretched and finally broken by Grant’s forces. That morning, Lee sent a telegr ...
... the foliage and flowers of the Capitol grounds. . . . The old city had never, during the war, worn an aspect more serene and quiet.” But 25 miles to the south, at the besieged city of Petersburg, Va., Lee’s army had been stretched and finally broken by Grant’s forces. That morning, Lee sent a telegr ...
18 PROPERTY PROFESSIONAL Volume 17 Issue 3
... the fog of war, the fate of a nation and the lives of so many pivoted on the leadership skills and foibles of so few. ...
... the fog of war, the fate of a nation and the lives of so many pivoted on the leadership skills and foibles of so few. ...
What Caused the American Civil War? A number of circumstances
... as more and more of them relied on cotton as their main cash crop. Slaves were a central part of the cotton industry. (View the Census of 1860 with the number of slaves by state at: www.civil-war.net/pages/1860_census.html) Slavery, a part of life in America since the early colonial period, had beco ...
... as more and more of them relied on cotton as their main cash crop. Slaves were a central part of the cotton industry. (View the Census of 1860 with the number of slaves by state at: www.civil-war.net/pages/1860_census.html) Slavery, a part of life in America since the early colonial period, had beco ...
Vermont at Bull Run - Vermont Historical Society
... battle upstream beyond the stone bridge, was already on his way toward the fight with his brigade. He took a strong position on the flat-topped Henry Hill, planted his batteries, and sent word to Evans to fall back and join him. Evans, still full of fight, suggested that Bee had better come across t ...
... battle upstream beyond the stone bridge, was already on his way toward the fight with his brigade. He took a strong position on the flat-topped Henry Hill, planted his batteries, and sent word to Evans to fall back and join him. Evans, still full of fight, suggested that Bee had better come across t ...
The Union In Peril: Civil War and Reconstruction
... North led by Brig. General Irvin McDowell South led by Brig. General P.G.T. Beauregard, General Thomas Jackson ...
... North led by Brig. General Irvin McDowell South led by Brig. General P.G.T. Beauregard, General Thomas Jackson ...
Circular Memorandum #310 - Louisville Civil War Round Table
... counterattacks by Hooker’s and Kearny’s divisions sealed the break and saved their line of retreat along the Willis Church Road. Huger’s advance was stopped on the Charles City Road. “Stonewall” Jackson’s divisions were delayed by Franklin at White Oak Swamp. Confederate Maj. Gen. T.H. Holmes made a ...
... counterattacks by Hooker’s and Kearny’s divisions sealed the break and saved their line of retreat along the Willis Church Road. Huger’s advance was stopped on the Charles City Road. “Stonewall” Jackson’s divisions were delayed by Franklin at White Oak Swamp. Confederate Maj. Gen. T.H. Holmes made a ...
LIST 13 CIVIL WAR BOOKS 1. (BARLOW
... (...) Oates, Dan. (Editor). HANGING ROCK REBEL, Lt. John Blue's War in West Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley. (Shippensburg, PA: Burd Street Press, 1994). 324p, boards, illus., vg in dj with a few small edge tears. Originally published as articles in The Hampshire review, between 1898 and 1901. In ...
... (...) Oates, Dan. (Editor). HANGING ROCK REBEL, Lt. John Blue's War in West Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley. (Shippensburg, PA: Burd Street Press, 1994). 324p, boards, illus., vg in dj with a few small edge tears. Originally published as articles in The Hampshire review, between 1898 and 1901. In ...
Allatoona Pass Battlefield
... Atlanta had fallen. The Confederacy was desperate to stop Sherman and lure Union forces away from Atlanta. CSA General John B. Hood drove north attacking the railroad, Sherman’s line of supplies and communication. The first stage of Hood’s plan was an attack on one of the most strategic locations al ...
... Atlanta had fallen. The Confederacy was desperate to stop Sherman and lure Union forces away from Atlanta. CSA General John B. Hood drove north attacking the railroad, Sherman’s line of supplies and communication. The first stage of Hood’s plan was an attack on one of the most strategic locations al ...
Library of Congress
... wherein his troops burned the South to destroy the South’s will to fight. 4. ______________ ran against Lincoln for Pres. in 1864. 5. Lee surrendered at _______________. A. C. E. F. I. ...
... wherein his troops burned the South to destroy the South’s will to fight. 4. ______________ ran against Lincoln for Pres. in 1864. 5. Lee surrendered at _______________. A. C. E. F. I. ...
The Bugle #35 - American Civil War Round Table of Queensland
... June. The next day Colonel A. P. Hill occupied the town and so began a see-saw series of actions around Romney. Hill ordered Colonel John C. rd Vaughn of the 3 Tennessee to attack Federal forces at New Creek on 18 June. While Captain Turner th established Headquarters of the 7 Virginia Cavalry at “C ...
... June. The next day Colonel A. P. Hill occupied the town and so began a see-saw series of actions around Romney. Hill ordered Colonel John C. rd Vaughn of the 3 Tennessee to attack Federal forces at New Creek on 18 June. While Captain Turner th established Headquarters of the 7 Virginia Cavalry at “C ...
CIVIL WAR
... Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas—quickly left the Union. When President Lincoln asked for 75,000 soldiers to help restore the Union, four more states—Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina—joined their sister states. These 11 rebellious states now formed a government called the Conf ...
... Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas—quickly left the Union. When President Lincoln asked for 75,000 soldiers to help restore the Union, four more states—Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina—joined their sister states. These 11 rebellious states now formed a government called the Conf ...
Antietam Animated Map Lesson Plan with Materials
... In the spring of 1862, McClellan was removed as General-in-Chief, though he retained command of the Potomac Army. Facing great pressure from Lincoln, he launched a campaign against the Confederate capital along the Virginia Peninsula, known as the Peninsula Campaign. Continually tricked by Confedera ...
... In the spring of 1862, McClellan was removed as General-in-Chief, though he retained command of the Potomac Army. Facing great pressure from Lincoln, he launched a campaign against the Confederate capital along the Virginia Peninsula, known as the Peninsula Campaign. Continually tricked by Confedera ...
A Violent Choice: Civil War, 1861-1865
... a) Meade (like all the northern generals who preceded him) proved to be indecisive, not pursuing Lee’s retreating army after Gettysburg. B. Grant, Sherman, and the Invention of Total War 1. Lincoln appointed Grant general in chief. a) He was willing to practice total war, to tolerate enormous loss o ...
... a) Meade (like all the northern generals who preceded him) proved to be indecisive, not pursuing Lee’s retreating army after Gettysburg. B. Grant, Sherman, and the Invention of Total War 1. Lincoln appointed Grant general in chief. a) He was willing to practice total war, to tolerate enormous loss o ...
The Second Battle of Cabin Creek
... strategic site for repeated ambush attempts on the Union Army supply trains coming from Fort Scott.* The Indian t m p s were well fitted for such quick and silent cavalry attacks.6 Stand Watie's numerous raids behind the Union lines along with the work of "bushwhackers" kept the Union soldiers close ...
... strategic site for repeated ambush attempts on the Union Army supply trains coming from Fort Scott.* The Indian t m p s were well fitted for such quick and silent cavalry attacks.6 Stand Watie's numerous raids behind the Union lines along with the work of "bushwhackers" kept the Union soldiers close ...
Skirmishes into Battles: Evolving the Federal Cavalry - H-Net
... picture of the Union Cavalry prior to Gettysburg. It provides both a top-down and bottom-up perspective, utilizWittenberg continues his discussion with overviews ing the words of officers and enlisted troopers to describe of Stoneman’s Raid, the skirmish at Alsop’s field, the cav- events as they unf ...
... picture of the Union Cavalry prior to Gettysburg. It provides both a top-down and bottom-up perspective, utilizWittenberg continues his discussion with overviews ing the words of officers and enlisted troopers to describe of Stoneman’s Raid, the skirmish at Alsop’s field, the cav- events as they unf ...
Pocketing the Key - H-Net
... Taking their cue from a statement by President Abraham Lincoln that “Vicksburg is the keyâ? ¦. The war can never be brought to a close until that key is in our pocket,” authors William L. Shea and Terrence J. Winschel view the capture of Vicksburg as the critical juncture in the Civil War because it ...
... Taking their cue from a statement by President Abraham Lincoln that “Vicksburg is the keyâ? ¦. The war can never be brought to a close until that key is in our pocket,” authors William L. Shea and Terrence J. Winschel view the capture of Vicksburg as the critical juncture in the Civil War because it ...
Civil War & Reconstruction
... ordered Gen. James Longstreet to attack the southern Union line -Conf. tried to take Little Round Top hill (great position for artillery) but failed -July 3 – Lee decided to attack the Union center – Longstreet opposed – after 2 hrs. of artillery fire the South attacked ...
... ordered Gen. James Longstreet to attack the southern Union line -Conf. tried to take Little Round Top hill (great position for artillery) but failed -July 3 – Lee decided to attack the Union center – Longstreet opposed – after 2 hrs. of artillery fire the South attacked ...
LECTURE NOTES – Battle of Gettysburg
... Union XI Corps (O.O. Howard) raced north to meet them Fight would be engaged, and the CSA would run the Union over Union troops would be flanked and forced to retreat back through Gettysburg throughout the day Ordered to retreat by General O.O. Howard Set up defenses on Cemetery Hill Howar ...
... Union XI Corps (O.O. Howard) raced north to meet them Fight would be engaged, and the CSA would run the Union over Union troops would be flanked and forced to retreat back through Gettysburg throughout the day Ordered to retreat by General O.O. Howard Set up defenses on Cemetery Hill Howar ...
CHAPTER 14 INDEPENDENT STUDY
... •Davis was devastated by the fall of the Confederacy. Refusing to admit defeat, he hoped to flee to a sympathetic foreign nation such as Britain or France, and was weighing the merits of forming a government in exile when he was arrested by a detachment of the 4th Michigan Cavalry •A certain amount ...
... •Davis was devastated by the fall of the Confederacy. Refusing to admit defeat, he hoped to flee to a sympathetic foreign nation such as Britain or France, and was weighing the merits of forming a government in exile when he was arrested by a detachment of the 4th Michigan Cavalry •A certain amount ...
Battle of Cedar Creek
The Battle of Cedar Creek, or Battle of Belle Grove, fought October 19, 1864, was the culminating battle of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 during the American Civil War. Confederate Lt. Gen. Jubal Early launched a surprise attack against the encamped army of Union Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan, across Cedar Creek, northeast of Strasburg, Virginia. During the morning fighting, seven Union infantry divisions were forced to fall back and lost numerous prisoners and cannons. Early failed to continue his attack north of Middletown, and Sheridan, dramatically riding to the battlefield from Winchester, was able to rally his troops to hold a new defensive line. A Union counterattack that afternoon routed Early's army.At the conclusion of this battle, the final Confederate invasion of the North was effectively ended. The Confederacy was never again able to threaten Washington, D.C. through the Shenandoah Valley, nor protect one of its key economic bases in Virginia. The stunning Union victory aided the reelection of Abraham Lincoln and won Sheridan lasting fame.