C the election of Abraham Lincoln
... Tests for Higher Standards in History/Social Studies Grade 4 South Carolina Mini Test United States Studies to 1865 4-6 12. The most famous leader of the Underground Railroad was called "Moses" by the slaves who were led to freedom. Who was this person? A B C D ...
... Tests for Higher Standards in History/Social Studies Grade 4 South Carolina Mini Test United States Studies to 1865 4-6 12. The most famous leader of the Underground Railroad was called "Moses" by the slaves who were led to freedom. Who was this person? A B C D ...
Bennett Place
... 18, Sherman submitted a “basis for agreement”: disbanding remaining Confederate armies, recognizing existing state governments, establishing federal courts, restoring political and civil rights to former Confederates, and a general amnesty. Confederate President Jefferson Davis approved the agreemen ...
... 18, Sherman submitted a “basis for agreement”: disbanding remaining Confederate armies, recognizing existing state governments, establishing federal courts, restoring political and civil rights to former Confederates, and a general amnesty. Confederate President Jefferson Davis approved the agreemen ...
Civil War
... 106 Fort Sumter: 1. What were Lincoln’s intentions at first with Fort Sumter? 2. Describe what occurred on April 12, 1861. 3. What was the result the next day? 4. How did the president respond to this situation? 5. Border states had to decide which side to support at this point. Border states that w ...
... 106 Fort Sumter: 1. What were Lincoln’s intentions at first with Fort Sumter? 2. Describe what occurred on April 12, 1861. 3. What was the result the next day? 4. How did the president respond to this situation? 5. Border states had to decide which side to support at this point. Border states that w ...
The Battle of Baton Rouge (Formatted Word Doc)
... contacted BG Daniel Ruggles to ascertain the size of the Union garrison at Baton Rouge and an estimate of what might be needed to take the city. Ruggles commanded the only other significant Confederate force in the region, a small division located at Camp Moore. On July 10th Ruggles reported to Van ...
... contacted BG Daniel Ruggles to ascertain the size of the Union garrison at Baton Rouge and an estimate of what might be needed to take the city. Ruggles commanded the only other significant Confederate force in the region, a small division located at Camp Moore. On July 10th Ruggles reported to Van ...
civil war arkansas - Arkansas Press Association
... Overview: Where the Road Begins, a historical fiction novel, covers the first two years of the war in Arkansas. The novel is well researched and based on a documentary history, titled Tattered Glory, also compiled by the author. As the book begins, the protagonist, Elijah Loring, a youth of sixteen ...
... Overview: Where the Road Begins, a historical fiction novel, covers the first two years of the war in Arkansas. The novel is well researched and based on a documentary history, titled Tattered Glory, also compiled by the author. As the book begins, the protagonist, Elijah Loring, a youth of sixteen ...
Ch. 9 PowerPoint
... • In February 1862, as Farragut prepared for his attack on New Orleans, Union general Ulysses S. Grant gained control of all of Kentucky and most of western Tennessee. • Next, Grant led his troops up the Tennessee River to attack Corinth, Mississippi. • Confederate forces launched a surprise attack ...
... • In February 1862, as Farragut prepared for his attack on New Orleans, Union general Ulysses S. Grant gained control of all of Kentucky and most of western Tennessee. • Next, Grant led his troops up the Tennessee River to attack Corinth, Mississippi. • Confederate forces launched a surprise attack ...
THE ELECTION OF 1860
... African Americans finally were allowed to join the Union Army=there were not enough people to help fight the war. The Union Navy and African American Sailors African Americans might have wanted to join the Union Navy instead of the Union Army in 1861=it was unlikely that people on ships would be cap ...
... African Americans finally were allowed to join the Union Army=there were not enough people to help fight the war. The Union Navy and African American Sailors African Americans might have wanted to join the Union Navy instead of the Union Army in 1861=it was unlikely that people on ships would be cap ...
Civil War - Teachers.AUSD.NET
... 2. Lincoln faced with choices that were all bad a. No supplies would mean surrender; would ruin his credibility to “hold, possess, and occupy” federal forts b. Sending reinforcements would surely provoke the South into Civil War with the North seen as the aggressor. -- Moreover, Union detachments no ...
... 2. Lincoln faced with choices that were all bad a. No supplies would mean surrender; would ruin his credibility to “hold, possess, and occupy” federal forts b. Sending reinforcements would surely provoke the South into Civil War with the North seen as the aggressor. -- Moreover, Union detachments no ...
Turning Points of the American Civil War
... months of the war. Seven battles were Union victories in 1865 with three in the Appomattox Campaign and one in the Campaign of the Carolinas. This drops the number of candidates to 20. This left a roll of the usual "suspects:" Federal Penetration up the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers [1862 - Fort D ...
... months of the war. Seven battles were Union victories in 1865 with three in the Appomattox Campaign and one in the Campaign of the Carolinas. This drops the number of candidates to 20. This left a roll of the usual "suspects:" Federal Penetration up the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers [1862 - Fort D ...
Grierson Raid
... The rebels were fleeing and Grierson ordered the First Battalion of the 6th Illinois in pursuit. There were no more than 150 Confederate cavalry men in the charge and the First Battalion quickly drove them back over the two miles to Union Church where the dismounted cavalry men on both sides skirmi ...
... The rebels were fleeing and Grierson ordered the First Battalion of the 6th Illinois in pursuit. There were no more than 150 Confederate cavalry men in the charge and the First Battalion quickly drove them back over the two miles to Union Church where the dismounted cavalry men on both sides skirmi ...
The Civil War - Cloudfront.net
... Pg. 516 battle in which the Union defeated the Confederacy and enabled them to control the entire Mississippi River. The South was split in two and the tide of war turned in favor of the North. Britain gave up all thought of supporting the South. ...
... Pg. 516 battle in which the Union defeated the Confederacy and enabled them to control the entire Mississippi River. The South was split in two and the tide of war turned in favor of the North. Britain gave up all thought of supporting the South. ...
Jackson and Lee Strike Back (Ch. 15)
... • Jackson turned east again and found that another division of Banks’s joined McDowell’s for the expected meet with McClellan • Jackson immediately attacked the union division to prevent further progress for them • Banks retreated down valley turnpike • Jackson went east to meet up with Ewell’s divi ...
... • Jackson turned east again and found that another division of Banks’s joined McDowell’s for the expected meet with McClellan • Jackson immediately attacked the union division to prevent further progress for them • Banks retreated down valley turnpike • Jackson went east to meet up with Ewell’s divi ...
lancaster - Gettysburg Discussion Group
... Hagerstown.10 Following close on Jenkins heels was Major General Richard S. Ewell and his Second Army Corps. Twelve thousand men and 16 pieces of artillery also crossed the Potomac on the 15th.11 The Union Army of the Potomac at this time was still playing catch up, marching north, but still in Virg ...
... Hagerstown.10 Following close on Jenkins heels was Major General Richard S. Ewell and his Second Army Corps. Twelve thousand men and 16 pieces of artillery also crossed the Potomac on the 15th.11 The Union Army of the Potomac at this time was still playing catch up, marching north, but still in Virg ...
A-level History Additional Specimen answer and commentary
... service. There were many battles which saw high casualties on both sides but did not prove to be decisive in themselves. The Union was much better able to cope with the high casualty rates than the Confederacy. General Lee often fought much bigger Union forces for example at Fredericksburg and Chanc ...
... service. There were many battles which saw high casualties on both sides but did not prove to be decisive in themselves. The Union was much better able to cope with the high casualty rates than the Confederacy. General Lee often fought much bigger Union forces for example at Fredericksburg and Chanc ...
LESSER-KNOWN FACTS ABOUT OUR PRESIDENTS
... administration was plagued with scandals, one right after the other. Like many other military heroes who became president, as a “reward” for services rendered, Grant had never held any political office before becoming the President of the United States. To illustrate how far this hero worship goes, ...
... administration was plagued with scandals, one right after the other. Like many other military heroes who became president, as a “reward” for services rendered, Grant had never held any political office before becoming the President of the United States. To illustrate how far this hero worship goes, ...
The Knapsack - Raleigh Civil War Round Table
... Among the “Loyal Mountaineers” who fought for the Union cause was the 7th Infantry Regiment (U.S.) from Sevier County. The 19th Tennessee (C.S.) was raised from pro-Southerners in the Unionist eastern region of the state. Other notable units were the 8th Tennessee (C.S.) that suffered 68.7 percent c ...
... Among the “Loyal Mountaineers” who fought for the Union cause was the 7th Infantry Regiment (U.S.) from Sevier County. The 19th Tennessee (C.S.) was raised from pro-Southerners in the Unionist eastern region of the state. Other notable units were the 8th Tennessee (C.S.) that suffered 68.7 percent c ...
Civil War Activity Summaries and Questions
... 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. ...
Chapter 16
... Generated significant opposition in South War ended before any black regiments could be organized ...
... Generated significant opposition in South War ended before any black regiments could be organized ...
Alabama at War: Conflict between the North and South Chapter 5
... Wilson’s Raid March 1865, General James H. Wilson (Union) led 3 Calvary divisions, 15,000 troops, in one last raid into Alabama. He crossed the Tennessee River and moved south to Jasper, then went to Elyton(Jefferson County county seat), sent another group to Tuscaloosa to burn the University of Ala ...
... Wilson’s Raid March 1865, General James H. Wilson (Union) led 3 Calvary divisions, 15,000 troops, in one last raid into Alabama. He crossed the Tennessee River and moved south to Jasper, then went to Elyton(Jefferson County county seat), sent another group to Tuscaloosa to burn the University of Ala ...
Alabama at War: Conflict between the North and South Chapter 5
... Wilson’s Raid March 1865, General James H. Wilson (Union) led 3 Calvary divisions, 15,000 troops, in one last raid into Alabama. He crossed the Tennessee River and moved south to Jasper, then went to Elyton(Jefferson County county seat), sent another group to Tuscaloosa to burn the University of Ala ...
... Wilson’s Raid March 1865, General James H. Wilson (Union) led 3 Calvary divisions, 15,000 troops, in one last raid into Alabama. He crossed the Tennessee River and moved south to Jasper, then went to Elyton(Jefferson County county seat), sent another group to Tuscaloosa to burn the University of Ala ...
Supporting Robert E. Lee`s Decisions at Gettysburg By Michael
... with the sole intention of tracking the Union Army. Stuart was considered a fine cavalryman and extremely reliable. Lee had great faith in him and believed that if the Union Army was indeed on the move and as close as the spy claimed, he would have received word. However, Lee considered the informat ...
... with the sole intention of tracking the Union Army. Stuart was considered a fine cavalryman and extremely reliable. Lee had great faith in him and believed that if the Union Army was indeed on the move and as close as the spy claimed, he would have received word. However, Lee considered the informat ...
File - Mr Powell`s History Pages
... The new military technologies and tactics caused attacking forces to suffer high casualties. Attrition_ the wearing down of one side by the other through exhaustion of soldiers and resources- meant that the armies had to keep replacing their soldiers. Davis wanted to wage a defensive war of attr ...
... The new military technologies and tactics caused attacking forces to suffer high casualties. Attrition_ the wearing down of one side by the other through exhaustion of soldiers and resources- meant that the armies had to keep replacing their soldiers. Davis wanted to wage a defensive war of attr ...
Joshua L. Chamberlain
... the whole a pretty severe experience,” he admitted. “Well remembered are those weary nights when some problem would be given out for the next morning’s demonstration over which [I] sat staring at the words until the stars were lost in the flush of dawn.” As time passed, however, Chamberlain became a ...
... the whole a pretty severe experience,” he admitted. “Well remembered are those weary nights when some problem would be given out for the next morning’s demonstration over which [I] sat staring at the words until the stars were lost in the flush of dawn.” As time passed, however, Chamberlain became a ...
July, 2008
... Battle map) as it came under Rebel artillery fire. His attack collapsed completely upon McCulloch’s counter attack. Defeated, Sigel and his troops fled the field. On Bloody Hill disaster happened at about 9:30 a.m. when General Lyon, who had been wounded twice earlier, was instantly killed while lea ...
... Battle map) as it came under Rebel artillery fire. His attack collapsed completely upon McCulloch’s counter attack. Defeated, Sigel and his troops fled the field. On Bloody Hill disaster happened at about 9:30 a.m. when General Lyon, who had been wounded twice earlier, was instantly killed while lea ...
Civil War in Arizona
... The best known of the engagements on the march was at Dragoon Springs - the only known engagement in which Confederate soldiers were killed within the boundaries of present-day Arizona. This minor skirmish, although not between Union and Confederates, is noted for causing the Confederacy's westernmo ...
... The best known of the engagements on the march was at Dragoon Springs - the only known engagement in which Confederate soldiers were killed within the boundaries of present-day Arizona. This minor skirmish, although not between Union and Confederates, is noted for causing the Confederacy's westernmo ...