Civil War in Virginia - Virginia History Series
... As the situation between the Union and the Confederacy worsened, tempers at the Virginia Secession Convention flared. A test vote on April 3 and a binding vote on April 4 showed the convention was still 2-1 against referring the Articles of Secession to the people. With this vote, the convention dec ...
... As the situation between the Union and the Confederacy worsened, tempers at the Virginia Secession Convention flared. A test vote on April 3 and a binding vote on April 4 showed the convention was still 2-1 against referring the Articles of Secession to the people. With this vote, the convention dec ...
dedication of new yo..
... The battles of Waterloo and Gettysburg are sometimes compared. Both are included among the decisive conflicts recorded in history. The tactics in both battles have been much discussed and freely criticised. The contending hosts were not unlike in numbers, until the arrival of Blucher made the allied ...
... The battles of Waterloo and Gettysburg are sometimes compared. Both are included among the decisive conflicts recorded in history. The tactics in both battles have been much discussed and freely criticised. The contending hosts were not unlike in numbers, until the arrival of Blucher made the allied ...
November - Old Baldy Civil War Round Table
... S. Grant seized control of Forts Henry and Donelson along the Tennessee River, and forcing the surrender of Nashville. Grant’s forces then steamed up the Tennessee River to Pittsburg Landing, leading to the important Union victory at the Battle of Shiloh, and marking the beginning of the North’s str ...
... S. Grant seized control of Forts Henry and Donelson along the Tennessee River, and forcing the surrender of Nashville. Grant’s forces then steamed up the Tennessee River to Pittsburg Landing, leading to the important Union victory at the Battle of Shiloh, and marking the beginning of the North’s str ...
Lesson: The Civil War - NC-Net
... Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas followed. This group of states formed the Confederate States of America with Jefferson Davis as President. They were joined by Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee, for a total of 13 Confederate States. ...
... Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas followed. This group of states formed the Confederate States of America with Jefferson Davis as President. They were joined by Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee, for a total of 13 Confederate States. ...
American Civil War Final
... The march started in Atlanta, GA and went to Savannah, GA. General Ulysses S. Grant said “I believe the only way for the South to surrender is if their strategic, economic, and physiological capacity for warfare were decisively broken.” Sherman took this quote to heart and destroyed everything in hi ...
... The march started in Atlanta, GA and went to Savannah, GA. General Ulysses S. Grant said “I believe the only way for the South to surrender is if their strategic, economic, and physiological capacity for warfare were decisively broken.” Sherman took this quote to heart and destroyed everything in hi ...
Reconstruction Era Timeline
... March 4 Lincoln is inaugurated for a second term. March 13 Confederate States agrees to the use of African American troops. April 1 Battle of Five Forks: In Petersburg, Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee begins his final offensive. April 2 "Evacuation Sunday": Davis and most of his Cabinet ...
... March 4 Lincoln is inaugurated for a second term. March 13 Confederate States agrees to the use of African American troops. April 1 Battle of Five Forks: In Petersburg, Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee begins his final offensive. April 2 "Evacuation Sunday": Davis and most of his Cabinet ...
Study Guide - Moore Public Schools
... 55. What part of Meade’s message bothered Chamberlain? Why was this the case? 56. Chamberlain recalls an encounter among himself and a minister and a professor, both from the south. In their discussion the professor acknowledges that each of the three feels very strongly that he is personally correc ...
... 55. What part of Meade’s message bothered Chamberlain? Why was this the case? 56. Chamberlain recalls an encounter among himself and a minister and a professor, both from the south. In their discussion the professor acknowledges that each of the three feels very strongly that he is personally correc ...
Chapter 6 – The Civil War and Beyond
... A Confederate (Southern) general who was known as an excellent leader. ...
... A Confederate (Southern) general who was known as an excellent leader. ...
People of the Civil War
... UNION soldiers who had given their lives for freedom and unity.) Where did he think government should come from? (Believed in a government by the people and for the people.) d. Second Inaugural Address (p. 509)- What did he recall in this speech? (Talked about spirit of healing the nation’s wounds a ...
... UNION soldiers who had given their lives for freedom and unity.) Where did he think government should come from? (Believed in a government by the people and for the people.) d. Second Inaugural Address (p. 509)- What did he recall in this speech? (Talked about spirit of healing the nation’s wounds a ...
Section 1
... blockade is a military action to prevent traffic from coming into an area or leaving it. Lincoln hoped to cut off the South’s supply of manufactured goods and block overseas sales of cotton. An important part of northern strategy was to gain control of the Mississippi River, the South’s major transp ...
... blockade is a military action to prevent traffic from coming into an area or leaving it. Lincoln hoped to cut off the South’s supply of manufactured goods and block overseas sales of cotton. An important part of northern strategy was to gain control of the Mississippi River, the South’s major transp ...
ch 16 notes
... general (Thomas Jackson) refused to run and began building a wall with soldiers. (one kneeling behind another) The Confederate army rallied behind this wall and stopped the Union army. The Union troops threw their rifles and ran back to Washington; D.C. ...
... general (Thomas Jackson) refused to run and began building a wall with soldiers. (one kneeling behind another) The Confederate army rallied behind this wall and stopped the Union army. The Union troops threw their rifles and ran back to Washington; D.C. ...
Tough decisions for eight states
... general (Thomas Jackson) refused to run and began building a wall with soldiers. (one kneeling behind another) The Confederate army rallied behind this wall and stopped the Union army. The Union troops threw their rifles and ran back to Washington; D.C. ...
... general (Thomas Jackson) refused to run and began building a wall with soldiers. (one kneeling behind another) The Confederate army rallied behind this wall and stopped the Union army. The Union troops threw their rifles and ran back to Washington; D.C. ...
June 2016 Newsletter
... West Point, the hot-tempered Virginian is known as “Prince John” from his elaborate personal lifestyle. ...
... West Point, the hot-tempered Virginian is known as “Prince John” from his elaborate personal lifestyle. ...
Miracle of Missionary Ridge
... Confederacy), but also their star generals (Sherman, Joseph Hooker, George H. Thomas for the North; James Longstreet, John C. Breckinridge and Patrick Cleburne for the South) and a host of mid-level officers and other figures. When I first started visiting Civil War sites, just sorting out who was w ...
... Confederacy), but also their star generals (Sherman, Joseph Hooker, George H. Thomas for the North; James Longstreet, John C. Breckinridge and Patrick Cleburne for the South) and a host of mid-level officers and other figures. When I first started visiting Civil War sites, just sorting out who was w ...
Civil War - Point Loma High School
... forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion t ...
... forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion t ...
Civil war presentation
... The battle of Gettysburg. Robert E. Lee was confident about invading the Union yet again. Lee’s plan was to capture a northern city and hope that the north would consider peace talks. The Confederate and Union troops met outside Gettysburg Pennsylvania. There they battled for three days straight. Bo ...
... The battle of Gettysburg. Robert E. Lee was confident about invading the Union yet again. Lee’s plan was to capture a northern city and hope that the north would consider peace talks. The Confederate and Union troops met outside Gettysburg Pennsylvania. There they battled for three days straight. Bo ...
Civil War - Cloudfront.net
... forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion t ...
... forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion t ...
Civil War Carousel Activity
... believed that they couldn’t lose. Lee took advantage of this increased morale among his men. Confederate General Robert E. Lee led his troops north, hoping to get to a major northern city to “bring the war out of the South and to the Northern people.” The goal was to get to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ...
... believed that they couldn’t lose. Lee took advantage of this increased morale among his men. Confederate General Robert E. Lee led his troops north, hoping to get to a major northern city to “bring the war out of the South and to the Northern people.” The goal was to get to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ...
Civil War - Point Loma High School
... forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion t ...
... forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion t ...
The First Years of the Civil War
... The First Years of the Civil War Commemorating the 150th In the Fields & Towns of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania 1859 to 1863 Take your clients on an unforgettable journey and experience an event that took place about 150 years ago. Meet some of the characters that influence the ...
... The First Years of the Civil War Commemorating the 150th In the Fields & Towns of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania 1859 to 1863 Take your clients on an unforgettable journey and experience an event that took place about 150 years ago. Meet some of the characters that influence the ...
Additional Material: Example of a “Political General”
... bullets struck Jackson, requiring his left arm be amputated. The wounds themselves did not kill him, but rather the onset of pneumonia; he died on May 10, 1863. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Popular Graphic Arts [LC-DIG-pga-01844]. ...
... bullets struck Jackson, requiring his left arm be amputated. The wounds themselves did not kill him, but rather the onset of pneumonia; he died on May 10, 1863. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Popular Graphic Arts [LC-DIG-pga-01844]. ...
A Violent Choice: Civil War, 1861-1865
... a) He devastated the South from Atlanta to Savannah and then moved north into South Carolina. b) Confederate forces formed up in North Carolina under Johnston, to block Sherman’s further advance toward Virginia. D. The Fall of Lee and Lincoln E. ...
... a) He devastated the South from Atlanta to Savannah and then moved north into South Carolina. b) Confederate forces formed up in North Carolina under Johnston, to block Sherman’s further advance toward Virginia. D. The Fall of Lee and Lincoln E. ...
Supreme Court Cases
... keep fighting for long • Tried to hang on long enough to damage morale of north ...
... keep fighting for long • Tried to hang on long enough to damage morale of north ...