Civil War
... • Bull Run Ends the "Ninety-Day War" • President Abraham Lincoln concluded that an attack on a smaller Confederate force at Bull Run would be worth trying. If successful, the victory would show the superiority of Union arms and might eventually lead to the capture of Richmond. • On July 21, 1861, th ...
... • Bull Run Ends the "Ninety-Day War" • President Abraham Lincoln concluded that an attack on a smaller Confederate force at Bull Run would be worth trying. If successful, the victory would show the superiority of Union arms and might eventually lead to the capture of Richmond. • On July 21, 1861, th ...
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... 2. Burnside was replaced by General Hooker 3. Hooker was replaced by General George Meade 4. George Mead was replaced by Ulysses S. Grant ...
... 2. Burnside was replaced by General Hooker 3. Hooker was replaced by General George Meade 4. George Mead was replaced by Ulysses S. Grant ...
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... 30. During the war, Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross 31. “Copperheads” were Northern Democrats that favored negotiating with the Confederates to end the war and leave slavery in the South, they became Lincoln’s political enemies. ...
... 30. During the war, Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross 31. “Copperheads” were Northern Democrats that favored negotiating with the Confederates to end the war and leave slavery in the South, they became Lincoln’s political enemies. ...
USA Civil War (1861-1865)
... Lee and eventually accepted his surrender at the Appomattox Court House. William Tecumseh Sherman - General Sherman led under Grant at the Battle of Shiloh and the Siege of Vicksburg. He then gained command of his own army and conquered the city of Atlanta. He is most famous for his "march to the se ...
... Lee and eventually accepted his surrender at the Appomattox Court House. William Tecumseh Sherman - General Sherman led under Grant at the Battle of Shiloh and the Siege of Vicksburg. He then gained command of his own army and conquered the city of Atlanta. He is most famous for his "march to the se ...
TEST KEY
... 2. Name the three fighting branches of the armies of both sides. INFANTRY, CAVALRY, ARTILLERY 3. List the two aspects of Scott’s ‘Anaconda Plan’. CONTROL THE MISSISSIPPI, BLOCKADE ALL PORTS 4. Name the most widely used weapon in the US army in the Civil War and list its three main attributes? 1861 S ...
... 2. Name the three fighting branches of the armies of both sides. INFANTRY, CAVALRY, ARTILLERY 3. List the two aspects of Scott’s ‘Anaconda Plan’. CONTROL THE MISSISSIPPI, BLOCKADE ALL PORTS 4. Name the most widely used weapon in the US army in the Civil War and list its three main attributes? 1861 S ...
over 23000 soldiers were killed that day. While the Battle of Antietam
... After weeks of preparation, on July 30, 1864, the Federals exploded a mine, blowing a gap in the Confederate defenses of Petersburg. Unit after unit charged into and around the crater, where soldiers milled in confusion. The Confederates quickly recovered from the blast and launched several counter ...
... After weeks of preparation, on July 30, 1864, the Federals exploded a mine, blowing a gap in the Confederate defenses of Petersburg. Unit after unit charged into and around the crater, where soldiers milled in confusion. The Confederates quickly recovered from the blast and launched several counter ...
Battle of Gettysburg Summary
... territory. At the same time, President Lincoln directed his latest General, George Gordon Meade, to find and destroy Lee’s army. As the Confederate troops marched north, a division [a group of 17,000 to 21,000 soldiers commanded by General A.P. Hill heard that there was a supply of shoes in Gettysbu ...
... territory. At the same time, President Lincoln directed his latest General, George Gordon Meade, to find and destroy Lee’s army. As the Confederate troops marched north, a division [a group of 17,000 to 21,000 soldiers commanded by General A.P. Hill heard that there was a supply of shoes in Gettysbu ...
SSchapter11 - Mrs. Henriksson iClassroom Wikispace
... Mississippi River. He captured Fort Henry on the Tennessee River, and then captured Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River. • Before Grant could advance on Corinth, Confederate General Johnston attacked. He surprised Grant’s troops at Shiloh ...
... Mississippi River. He captured Fort Henry on the Tennessee River, and then captured Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River. • Before Grant could advance on Corinth, Confederate General Johnston attacked. He surprised Grant’s troops at Shiloh ...
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... the most deadly in the history of the United States. Many major battles such as Bull Run I and II, Antietam, and Shiloh, among others, claimed tens of thousands of lives on both sides in 1861 and 1862. Neither the Union nor the Confederacy had the upper hand. The turning point in the war, however, o ...
... the most deadly in the history of the United States. Many major battles such as Bull Run I and II, Antietam, and Shiloh, among others, claimed tens of thousands of lives on both sides in 1861 and 1862. Neither the Union nor the Confederacy had the upper hand. The turning point in the war, however, o ...
The Battle of Antietam…
... Get much-needed shoes, food, ammunition, and rest for his men. Eventually, make his way towards Washington, D.C. Bring war to the North and make them loose will to fight. 6.) Commander of USA: Gen. George Meade 7.) Strength: 82,289 men 8.) What did Meade hope to accomplish? Keep Lee out of the North ...
... Get much-needed shoes, food, ammunition, and rest for his men. Eventually, make his way towards Washington, D.C. Bring war to the North and make them loose will to fight. 6.) Commander of USA: Gen. George Meade 7.) Strength: 82,289 men 8.) What did Meade hope to accomplish? Keep Lee out of the North ...
Critical Events in the Civil War
... South, far from Union supply lines • South: main advantage was good leaders like Lee; fought a defensive war, close to supply lines and motivated to defend their homes. Hoped to use cotton to get France and Britain to support the Confederacy. Advances in Military Technology ...
... South, far from Union supply lines • South: main advantage was good leaders like Lee; fought a defensive war, close to supply lines and motivated to defend their homes. Hoped to use cotton to get France and Britain to support the Confederacy. Advances in Military Technology ...
Fort Sum ter • T he C ivil W ar began on A pril 12, 1861, when C
... people, by the people, and for the people”. Chickamauga • Georgia was free from major battles during the first few years of the Civil War. • In 1863, close to 58,000 Union troops moved into northwest Georgia where they battled the Confederate Army along Chickamauga Creek. • The battle resulted in bo ...
... people, by the people, and for the people”. Chickamauga • Georgia was free from major battles during the first few years of the Civil War. • In 1863, close to 58,000 Union troops moved into northwest Georgia where they battled the Confederate Army along Chickamauga Creek. • The battle resulted in bo ...
North Carolina in the Civil War
... Effects of the war on people in the South: Shortage of food, salt, cloth (for clothing), shoes and medicines Women were left to tend children and farms Inflation (driving up prices) Richard Gatling: patented the Gatling gun; his first invention was a rice seed planter ...
... Effects of the war on people in the South: Shortage of food, salt, cloth (for clothing), shoes and medicines Women were left to tend children and farms Inflation (driving up prices) Richard Gatling: patented the Gatling gun; his first invention was a rice seed planter ...
QUESTION SHEET:
... The clip includes excerpts of letters between Grant and General Lee. How would you describe their correspondence? ...
... The clip includes excerpts of letters between Grant and General Lee. How would you describe their correspondence? ...
War Erupts
... Chap 16 Sec 1 Notes War Erupts First Shots at Fort Sumter • Southern states take over most federal forts within their borders • Federal troops hold ___________, harbor of Charleston, South Carolina • Abraham Lincoln decides to send ____________ to Fort Sumter • Confederates _______ fort before suppl ...
... Chap 16 Sec 1 Notes War Erupts First Shots at Fort Sumter • Southern states take over most federal forts within their borders • Federal troops hold ___________, harbor of Charleston, South Carolina • Abraham Lincoln decides to send ____________ to Fort Sumter • Confederates _______ fort before suppl ...
Chapter 16.2- Individual Computer Station
... Union and Confederate forces fought for control of the war in Virginia. Bull Run Creek near Manassas, Virginia - July 1861 – First major battle of Civil War – Union army 35,000 – Gen. Irvin McDowell – Confederate army 22,000 – Gen. Pierre G. T. Beauregard – Union advancing early – 10,000 Confederate ...
... Union and Confederate forces fought for control of the war in Virginia. Bull Run Creek near Manassas, Virginia - July 1861 – First major battle of Civil War – Union army 35,000 – Gen. Irvin McDowell – Confederate army 22,000 – Gen. Pierre G. T. Beauregard – Union advancing early – 10,000 Confederate ...
Grant`s willingness to fight and ability to win impressed President
... reversing his earlier belief that it was proslavery, a view he had shared with William Lloyd Garrison. Douglass' change of position on the Constitution was one of the most notable incidents of a division that emerged in the abolitionist movement. This shifts in opinion, as well as some other politic ...
... reversing his earlier belief that it was proslavery, a view he had shared with William Lloyd Garrison. Douglass' change of position on the Constitution was one of the most notable incidents of a division that emerged in the abolitionist movement. This shifts in opinion, as well as some other politic ...
Civil war
... • For the first time America saw vivid photos of injured and dying soldiers, friends, neighbors and family. • The images portrayed the war in a way newspapers couldn’t put into words and left them wondering what were they fighting for? • Daily photographs showed towns being pillaged, men executed, b ...
... • For the first time America saw vivid photos of injured and dying soldiers, friends, neighbors and family. • The images portrayed the war in a way newspapers couldn’t put into words and left them wondering what were they fighting for? • Daily photographs showed towns being pillaged, men executed, b ...
The Civil War
... A. 7 southernmost states that had already seceded, formed the Confederate States of America on February 4, 1861 B. Confederate soldiers began taking over federal installations in their states C. By the time of Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration on March 4, only two Southern forts remained on Union hands ...
... A. 7 southernmost states that had already seceded, formed the Confederate States of America on February 4, 1861 B. Confederate soldiers began taking over federal installations in their states C. By the time of Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration on March 4, only two Southern forts remained on Union hands ...
The New War of Attrition
... year both armies jockeyed for position in Virginia with no results. In the West the war also slowed, as Confederate and Union troops parried from June to November 1863 in Tennessee. At the end of November, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant finally drove Southern forces back to Georgia. Although Georgia was now ...
... year both armies jockeyed for position in Virginia with no results. In the West the war also slowed, as Confederate and Union troops parried from June to November 1863 in Tennessee. At the end of November, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant finally drove Southern forces back to Georgia. Although Georgia was now ...
Power Point 15-5 - United States History Mr. Canfield
... The Confederates under Lee began running out of men and supplies, but Grant had a steady stream of both. ...
... The Confederates under Lee began running out of men and supplies, but Grant had a steady stream of both. ...