Economics
... down the Confederates. (C) Both recognized the strategic importance of Richmond. (D) Both were waiting for the election of 1864 to decide how to proceed. What was the importance of the Thirteenth Amendment? (A) It brought an end to the Civil War. (B) It reunited the Union. (C) It established the ter ...
... down the Confederates. (C) Both recognized the strategic importance of Richmond. (D) Both were waiting for the election of 1864 to decide how to proceed. What was the importance of the Thirteenth Amendment? (A) It brought an end to the Civil War. (B) It reunited the Union. (C) It established the ter ...
President`s Message, March 30, 2017 Dear Civil War Enthusiasts, I
... soldiers occupying southern towns complained of “she rebels” who spat at them. Southern belles had nothing but hatred for the Yankees that occupied their cities. Some even went so far as to hurl buckets of waste at the invaders — not very ladylike. Maria “Belle” Boyd was born in Bunker Hill, Virgin ...
... soldiers occupying southern towns complained of “she rebels” who spat at them. Southern belles had nothing but hatred for the Yankees that occupied their cities. Some even went so far as to hurl buckets of waste at the invaders — not very ladylike. Maria “Belle” Boyd was born in Bunker Hill, Virgin ...
520-523
... surrender offered to Lee were part of that effort. Hard feelings remained, however, in part because the costs of the war were so great. The Civil War was the deadliest war in American history. In four years of fighting, approximately 620,000 soldiers died—360,000 for the Union and 260,000 for the Co ...
... surrender offered to Lee were part of that effort. Hard feelings remained, however, in part because the costs of the war were so great. The Civil War was the deadliest war in American history. In four years of fighting, approximately 620,000 soldiers died—360,000 for the Union and 260,000 for the Co ...
Shoot them in the back
... strong defensive position at Antietam Creek. McClellan's numbers were 81,176, but the story of the day is told by the fact that not more than two of his six corps were ever engaged simultaneously. Two remained in reserve, seeing almost no action in a battle fought in detail by the other four. Often ...
... strong defensive position at Antietam Creek. McClellan's numbers were 81,176, but the story of the day is told by the fact that not more than two of his six corps were ever engaged simultaneously. Two remained in reserve, seeing almost no action in a battle fought in detail by the other four. Often ...
The Battle of Lookout Mountain - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... Bragg, commander of the Army of Tennessee, followed the Federals to Chattanooga and seized control of most of the high ground around the city turning what the Union troops thought would be a sanctuary into a trap where they would eventually have to surrender or starve. The two most important points ...
... Bragg, commander of the Army of Tennessee, followed the Federals to Chattanooga and seized control of most of the high ground around the city turning what the Union troops thought would be a sanctuary into a trap where they would eventually have to surrender or starve. The two most important points ...
The Civil War
... • Ulysses S. Grant – Helps Break Confederate lines in NW Georgia following Union def. at Chickamauga – Appointed Union Commanding General – William T. Sherman: Grant’s most trusted subordinate ...
... • Ulysses S. Grant – Helps Break Confederate lines in NW Georgia following Union def. at Chickamauga – Appointed Union Commanding General – William T. Sherman: Grant’s most trusted subordinate ...
CHAPTER 25 World War II
... However, the Confederates ferried reinforcements across the Mississippi, rallied, and routed the attackers. McClernand cut short his harangue. In February 1862, Grant elevated McClernand to command of the 1st Division, Department of the Missouri, which he led in the advances on Forts Henry and Donel ...
... However, the Confederates ferried reinforcements across the Mississippi, rallied, and routed the attackers. McClernand cut short his harangue. In February 1862, Grant elevated McClernand to command of the 1st Division, Department of the Missouri, which he led in the advances on Forts Henry and Donel ...
Driving Tour - Visit Kinston
... After about a 1-2 hour battle at Southwest Creek, Confederate General Nathan Evans ordered Col. Radcliff to take command at the next crossing down stream; the Upper Trent Road (today NC 58). Gen. Foster had ordered units of the 3rd NY Cavalry down to the Upper Trent Road crossing. Gen. Evans ordered ...
... After about a 1-2 hour battle at Southwest Creek, Confederate General Nathan Evans ordered Col. Radcliff to take command at the next crossing down stream; the Upper Trent Road (today NC 58). Gen. Foster had ordered units of the 3rd NY Cavalry down to the Upper Trent Road crossing. Gen. Evans ordered ...
View a brochure of the exhibit. - Academics
... In early 1863, the outlook for the Union cause looked bleak. The Army of the Potomac had suffered devastating losses at the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. In the west, Union armies could still not break the Confederate hold on the Mississippi River. Two long years of war had sapped ...
... In early 1863, the outlook for the Union cause looked bleak. The Army of the Potomac had suffered devastating losses at the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. In the west, Union armies could still not break the Confederate hold on the Mississippi River. Two long years of war had sapped ...
JB APUSH Unit VB
... ► But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate, we can not consecrate, we can not hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never f ...
... ► But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate, we can not consecrate, we can not hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never f ...
The Civil War 1861-1865
... 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 to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, ...
... 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 to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, ...
The Civil War – Create A Living Timeline Overview Students will
... o Additional information to share with students: The attack on Fort Sumter prompted four more states to join the Confederacy. With Virginia’s secession, Richmond was named the Confederate capitol. In June 1861, West Virginia was created. Residents of the western counties of Virginia did not ...
... o Additional information to share with students: The attack on Fort Sumter prompted four more states to join the Confederacy. With Virginia’s secession, Richmond was named the Confederate capitol. In June 1861, West Virginia was created. Residents of the western counties of Virginia did not ...
The Roll Call The Binghamton Civil War Historical Society and Round Table
... around Atlanta, Confederate General John B. Hood had decided to completely vacate the region and carry offensive actions to the precarious federal supply corridor along the route of the Western & Atlantic Railroad, that ran for nearly 140 miles between Atlanta and Chattanooga. Sherman had left token ...
... around Atlanta, Confederate General John B. Hood had decided to completely vacate the region and carry offensive actions to the precarious federal supply corridor along the route of the Western & Atlantic Railroad, that ran for nearly 140 miles between Atlanta and Chattanooga. Sherman had left token ...
America`s Civil War
... 9. He planned to use the weapons from the armory to arm slaves so that they could fight against their owners 10.John Brown’s plan didn’t work ...
... 9. He planned to use the weapons from the armory to arm slaves so that they could fight against their owners 10.John Brown’s plan didn’t work ...
Battle of Glorieta Maps
... Battle Map 1 • The fighting then ended as Slough retired first to Pigeon’s Ranch and then to Kozlowski’s Ranch. Scurry soon left the field also, thinking he had won the battle. Chivington’s men, how-ever, had destroyed all Scurry’s supplies and animals at Johnson’s Ranch, forcing him to retreat to ...
... Battle Map 1 • The fighting then ended as Slough retired first to Pigeon’s Ranch and then to Kozlowski’s Ranch. Scurry soon left the field also, thinking he had won the battle. Chivington’s men, how-ever, had destroyed all Scurry’s supplies and animals at Johnson’s Ranch, forcing him to retreat to ...
Running the Blockade - National Museum of American History
... In the South, slaveholders and small farmers feared that their way of life would disappear under the power of the North. ...
... In the South, slaveholders and small farmers feared that their way of life would disappear under the power of the North. ...
The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865
... quick return of the South to the Union with slavery intact. George McClellan and other early Union generals proved unable to defeat the tactically brilliant Confederate armies under Lee. The Union naval blockade put a slow but devastating economic noose around the South. The political and diplomatic ...
... quick return of the South to the Union with slavery intact. George McClellan and other early Union generals proved unable to defeat the tactically brilliant Confederate armies under Lee. The Union naval blockade put a slow but devastating economic noose around the South. The political and diplomatic ...
USch11
... down the Confederates. (C) Both recognized the strategic importance of Richmond. (D) Both were waiting for the election of 1864 to decide how to proceed. What was the importance of the Thirteenth Amendment? (A) It brought an end to the Civil War. (B) It reunited the Union. (C) It established the ter ...
... down the Confederates. (C) Both recognized the strategic importance of Richmond. (D) Both were waiting for the election of 1864 to decide how to proceed. What was the importance of the Thirteenth Amendment? (A) It brought an end to the Civil War. (B) It reunited the Union. (C) It established the ter ...
Texas and the Civil War
... The War Draws to a Close • General John Bell Hood of Texas was unable to stop Sherman • Sherman completed his March to the Sea in December 1864 • Grant was pursuing Lee • In April 1865, Union forces surrounded Lee’s army near the town of Appomattox Courthouse, VA. • Lee met with Grant on April 9 a ...
... The War Draws to a Close • General John Bell Hood of Texas was unable to stop Sherman • Sherman completed his March to the Sea in December 1864 • Grant was pursuing Lee • In April 1865, Union forces surrounded Lee’s army near the town of Appomattox Courthouse, VA. • Lee met with Grant on April 9 a ...
Civil_War_Turning_Points
... Union GeneralWilliam T. Sherman took Atlanta in September,1864. Waged “Total War” on the South: a war not only against enemy troops, but against everything that supports the enemy. Marched from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia, up through the Carolinas to Virgina. ...
... Union GeneralWilliam T. Sherman took Atlanta in September,1864. Waged “Total War” on the South: a war not only against enemy troops, but against everything that supports the enemy. Marched from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia, up through the Carolinas to Virgina. ...
Georgia, the Civil War, & Other Facts
... • Bragg’s army defeated the Union forces and forced them back into Tennessee, but Bragg did not follow up on the retreat • By November 1863, General Ulysses Grant had arrived with more troops and recaptured Chattanooga forcing Bragg to retreat to Dalton ...
... • Bragg’s army defeated the Union forces and forced them back into Tennessee, but Bragg did not follow up on the retreat • By November 1863, General Ulysses Grant had arrived with more troops and recaptured Chattanooga forcing Bragg to retreat to Dalton ...
Printable Topo Hike Map
... Longstreet to attack, but “Old Pete” demurred. 11 Stone Bridge Finally, under cover of darkness, Jackson pushed his infantry forward from the The time was just not right, he said. distant ridge into this open field. King’s troops the defeated Union army withdrew across Bull swung to meet this attack ...
... Longstreet to attack, but “Old Pete” demurred. 11 Stone Bridge Finally, under cover of darkness, Jackson pushed his infantry forward from the The time was just not right, he said. distant ridge into this open field. King’s troops the defeated Union army withdrew across Bull swung to meet this attack ...
Our Best Men: Patrick Ronayne Cleburne
... and finally a trench three–four feet deep in which the defenders stood, aiming their weapons through narrow “head gaps” formed by logs. The armies were evenly matched with each having about 27,000 men. Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood, the Confederate commander, ...
... and finally a trench three–four feet deep in which the defenders stood, aiming their weapons through narrow “head gaps” formed by logs. The armies were evenly matched with each having about 27,000 men. Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood, the Confederate commander, ...