Early Stages of War
... Under the Command of General Ulysses S. Grant Ordered to take control of the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers and split the east/ west rail lines at Corinth --Seized Forts Henry & Fort Donaldson Split lines at Corinth ...
... Under the Command of General Ulysses S. Grant Ordered to take control of the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers and split the east/ west rail lines at Corinth --Seized Forts Henry & Fort Donaldson Split lines at Corinth ...
Refraction of sound waves influenced the outcome of several Civil
... position also offered Lee the possibility of slipping away to the southwest and joining up with forces under General Joseph E. Johnston in North Carolina. Wary of the threat of losing Lee after having had him clamped down around Petersburg for almost a year, Union General Ulysses S. Grant sent caval ...
... position also offered Lee the possibility of slipping away to the southwest and joining up with forces under General Joseph E. Johnston in North Carolina. Wary of the threat of losing Lee after having had him clamped down around Petersburg for almost a year, Union General Ulysses S. Grant sent caval ...
war of attrition - werkmeisteramericanhistoryii
... Lee knew his troops were in danger. Lee expected that the North would be reinforced soon, so he decided to attack quickly. ...
... Lee knew his troops were in danger. Lee expected that the North would be reinforced soon, so he decided to attack quickly. ...
Chapter 11: The Civil War Section 1 The Civil War Begins What
... The Confederates might have taken Washington, D.C. after the First Battle of Bull Run if they had not At the outset, President Lincoln held that the Civil War was being fought to What was the three part Anaconda Plan? Section 2 The Politics of War Emancipation Proclamation conscription Section 3 Lif ...
... The Confederates might have taken Washington, D.C. after the First Battle of Bull Run if they had not At the outset, President Lincoln held that the Civil War was being fought to What was the three part Anaconda Plan? Section 2 The Politics of War Emancipation Proclamation conscription Section 3 Lif ...
Chapter 17, Lesson 2 Notes
... 1. July 21 – Union troops, commanded by General Irvin McDowell attacked Confederate force led by General P.G.T. Beauregard i. Virginia near small river called Bull Run ii. Spectators watched from a few miles away iii. Initially Yankees drove Confederates back iv. Rebels under General Thomas Jackson ...
... 1. July 21 – Union troops, commanded by General Irvin McDowell attacked Confederate force led by General P.G.T. Beauregard i. Virginia near small river called Bull Run ii. Spectators watched from a few miles away iii. Initially Yankees drove Confederates back iv. Rebels under General Thomas Jackson ...
The North Takes Charge-Fab
... Make the South “so sick of war that generations would pass away before they would again appeal to it” –Sherman ...
... Make the South “so sick of war that generations would pass away before they would again appeal to it” –Sherman ...
House Divided File - Northwest ISD Moodle
... 1, 1863. After three days of fighting, both sides faced great losses. But Robert E. Lee lost a third of his army and was forced to withdraw back to Virginia on July 4. This would mark the last time the Confederacy would ever invade the North. For the remainder of the war, the South was only able to ...
... 1, 1863. After three days of fighting, both sides faced great losses. But Robert E. Lee lost a third of his army and was forced to withdraw back to Virginia on July 4. This would mark the last time the Confederacy would ever invade the North. For the remainder of the war, the South was only able to ...
Civil War & Reconstruction
... 2) Split Confederacy ½ at Mississippi River 3) Capture capital, Richmond, VA ...
... 2) Split Confederacy ½ at Mississippi River 3) Capture capital, Richmond, VA ...
Civil War Packet File - Northwest ISD Moodle
... crush the enemy’s morale. But luck was not on Lee’s side. His battle plans were lost and then retrieved by the enemy. On September 17, Union forces led by George McClellan pounded the severely outnumbered Confederate forces led by Robert E. Lee. Under cover of darkness, Lee and his troops slipped ba ...
... crush the enemy’s morale. But luck was not on Lee’s side. His battle plans were lost and then retrieved by the enemy. On September 17, Union forces led by George McClellan pounded the severely outnumbered Confederate forces led by Robert E. Lee. Under cover of darkness, Lee and his troops slipped ba ...
Chapter 8 Sec1Notes
... The Road to War What was the message of Lincoln’s inaugural address? The Union must be maintained as he has sworn in his oath to “preserve, protect, and defend it.” Fort Sumter—The Start of the War Who? ...
... The Road to War What was the message of Lincoln’s inaugural address? The Union must be maintained as he has sworn in his oath to “preserve, protect, and defend it.” Fort Sumter—The Start of the War Who? ...
The U.S. Civil War 1861
... Union or Confederate? Summarize his contribution to the North or South? Civil War (Write both: Union/North) ...
... Union or Confederate? Summarize his contribution to the North or South? Civil War (Write both: Union/North) ...
chapter-8-sec1noteskey
... Union Generals’ Plan: to destroy Confederate armies and lay_waste__ to land Confederate: Confederate Land Strategy: to wear down invading Union army Confederate Sea Strategy: to use _swift_raiders to foil Union blockade ...
... Union Generals’ Plan: to destroy Confederate armies and lay_waste__ to land Confederate: Confederate Land Strategy: to wear down invading Union army Confederate Sea Strategy: to use _swift_raiders to foil Union blockade ...
Assessment: The Civil War
... 7. What did General Lee hope would be the result of sending his troops to fight on Union soil? A. A show of strength in Maryland might convince the state to join the Confederacy. B. Union troops would be defeated and the war would end. C. Confederate troops would cut off Union access to the Potomac ...
... 7. What did General Lee hope would be the result of sending his troops to fight on Union soil? A. A show of strength in Maryland might convince the state to join the Confederacy. B. Union troops would be defeated and the war would end. C. Confederate troops would cut off Union access to the Potomac ...
Civil War part 2
... Robert E. Lee pushed the Union troops, led by Gen. George Meade, back but they did not follow up quickly on their attack. By the second day, more Union soldiers had arrived. The Confederates attacked again, but the Union held their ground. ...
... Robert E. Lee pushed the Union troops, led by Gen. George Meade, back but they did not follow up quickly on their attack. By the second day, more Union soldiers had arrived. The Confederates attacked again, but the Union held their ground. ...
Name_______________________________________DUE
... promoted to command the Army of the Potomac. ● Battle of Shiloh bloody battle in Tennessee won by Grant. ● William Tecumseh Sherman Union general at battle of Shiloh. Later he commanded an army that swept through the South (“Sherman’s March to the Sea”). ● David Farragut Union naval commande ...
... promoted to command the Army of the Potomac. ● Battle of Shiloh bloody battle in Tennessee won by Grant. ● William Tecumseh Sherman Union general at battle of Shiloh. Later he commanded an army that swept through the South (“Sherman’s March to the Sea”). ● David Farragut Union naval commande ...
Emancipation Proclamation
... Sherman’s March to the Sea – ended December 10, 1864 when Sherman reached Savannah, Georgia ...
... Sherman’s March to the Sea – ended December 10, 1864 when Sherman reached Savannah, Georgia ...
The war becomes a struggle
... series of battles called the Seven Days’ Battles. Then, another Union army tried to capture Richmond, but Lee’s troops defeated them in the 2nd Battle of Bull Run. ...
... series of battles called the Seven Days’ Battles. Then, another Union army tried to capture Richmond, but Lee’s troops defeated them in the 2nd Battle of Bull Run. ...
4.7 Civil War Study Guide
... Monitor (Union) & Merrimack (Confederate) – Ships from the North and South that fought a sea battle to a draw near Norfolk and Hampton because President Lincoln used the navy to block southern ports Appomattox Court House – Confederacy & General Robert E. Lee surrenders to the Union and General Ulys ...
... Monitor (Union) & Merrimack (Confederate) – Ships from the North and South that fought a sea battle to a draw near Norfolk and Hampton because President Lincoln used the navy to block southern ports Appomattox Court House – Confederacy & General Robert E. Lee surrenders to the Union and General Ulys ...
THE TWO RIVALS: NORTH AND SOUTH - tpc
... border states) versus 8.8 million in the South (5.3 million free and 3.5 million enslaved). It had better agricultural resources (with the exception of the two cash crops: cotton and tobacco, which were useless to the south as long as the naval blockade was maintained). It had more industry: five ti ...
... border states) versus 8.8 million in the South (5.3 million free and 3.5 million enslaved). It had better agricultural resources (with the exception of the two cash crops: cotton and tobacco, which were useless to the south as long as the naval blockade was maintained). It had more industry: five ti ...
Chapter 16.5- Lecture Station - Waverly
... advancing into the town of Fredericksburg. Union troops are unable to consolidate in the town and a fierce street fight ensues. Urban warfare such as this was uncommon during the Civil War. ...
... advancing into the town of Fredericksburg. Union troops are unable to consolidate in the town and a fierce street fight ensues. Urban warfare such as this was uncommon during the Civil War. ...
The American Civil War
... • Served as U.S. Senator, Secretary of War, and President of the Confederacy. • Served as a P.O.W. for two years, U.S. dropped its case against him in 1868. ...
... • Served as U.S. Senator, Secretary of War, and President of the Confederacy. • Served as a P.O.W. for two years, U.S. dropped its case against him in 1868. ...
civil war 1 - AP United States History
... The Civil War was the bloodiest war in American history. It has been referred to as “The War Between the States”, “The Brother’s War” and the “War of Northern Aggression”. More than 600,000 Americans lost their lives with countless others severely wounded. The results of this struggle would be the 1 ...
... The Civil War was the bloodiest war in American history. It has been referred to as “The War Between the States”, “The Brother’s War” and the “War of Northern Aggression”. More than 600,000 Americans lost their lives with countless others severely wounded. The results of this struggle would be the 1 ...
Unit 8 - PowerPoints - The American Civil War
... • First shots fired at Fort Sumter, SC. • In the early morning of April 12, 1861, the Confederates launched an attack. • Northern troops under Anderson’s command returned fire, but were ineffective. • The Confederacy continued its attack with prolonged gunfire, and the Union troops in the fort surre ...
... • First shots fired at Fort Sumter, SC. • In the early morning of April 12, 1861, the Confederates launched an attack. • Northern troops under Anderson’s command returned fire, but were ineffective. • The Confederacy continued its attack with prolonged gunfire, and the Union troops in the fort surre ...