The Peninsula Campaign
... The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside. The Union army's futile frontal assaults on Decem ...
... The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside. The Union army's futile frontal assaults on Decem ...
To Bull Run
... The railhead had come under Union forces due to Southern movements, and on August 28, 1862 Stonewall Jackson captured the Union Supply Depot at Manassas and then attacked Maj. Gen Pope’s troops. On the 29th Pope attacked without knowledge that Jackson had been reinforced by Longstreet. The days stru ...
... The railhead had come under Union forces due to Southern movements, and on August 28, 1862 Stonewall Jackson captured the Union Supply Depot at Manassas and then attacked Maj. Gen Pope’s troops. On the 29th Pope attacked without knowledge that Jackson had been reinforced by Longstreet. The days stru ...
The Classic Novel of the Civil War
... sections, the narrative alternates between the vantage points of Union and Rebel soldiers. Maps by Don Pitcher illustrate the strategic positions of the two armies throughout the days of the encounter. Monday, June 29, 1863 Harrison, a spy for the Army of Northern Virginia, reports to its commander, ...
... sections, the narrative alternates between the vantage points of Union and Rebel soldiers. Maps by Don Pitcher illustrate the strategic positions of the two armies throughout the days of the encounter. Monday, June 29, 1863 Harrison, a spy for the Army of Northern Virginia, reports to its commander, ...
File - Kielburger Social Studies
... General Robert E. Lee • Lincoln asked Lee to command the Union army • Lee vowed to choose what Virginia chooses; loyalty for state rather than country • Ended up the commander of the Confederate army when VA left the Union • Other great U.S. military leaders followed the same footsteps as Lee ...
... General Robert E. Lee • Lincoln asked Lee to command the Union army • Lee vowed to choose what Virginia chooses; loyalty for state rather than country • Ended up the commander of the Confederate army when VA left the Union • Other great U.S. military leaders followed the same footsteps as Lee ...
The American Civil War (1861
... A. In late June 1863, General Robert E. Lee crossed into southern PA in search of supplies B. From July 1-3, 1863 Union and Confederate forces clashed around Gettysburg 1. Turning point in the battle came with the South’s failed attack on the Union line known as Pickett’s Charge ...
... A. In late June 1863, General Robert E. Lee crossed into southern PA in search of supplies B. From July 1-3, 1863 Union and Confederate forces clashed around Gettysburg 1. Turning point in the battle came with the South’s failed attack on the Union line known as Pickett’s Charge ...
South Powerpoint Presentation 2011
... • North could use the Mississippi River for supplies/troops • Union blockades Southern ports-South can’t get supplies ...
... • North could use the Mississippi River for supplies/troops • Union blockades Southern ports-South can’t get supplies ...
Ch. 20 The Civil War between the North and the
... 4. Fredericksburg: Replacing McClellan with the more aggressive General Ambrose Burnside, Lincoln discovered that a strategy of reckless attack could have even worse consequences that McClellan’s strategy of caution and inaction. a. Dec. 1862: a large Union army under Burnside attacked Lee’s army at ...
... 4. Fredericksburg: Replacing McClellan with the more aggressive General Ambrose Burnside, Lincoln discovered that a strategy of reckless attack could have even worse consequences that McClellan’s strategy of caution and inaction. a. Dec. 1862: a large Union army under Burnside attacked Lee’s army at ...
The Clash of The Blue and The Gray
... the Federals on that ridge, first striking the Union left and later the Union right, but Union General George Meade’s men in blue repulsed both attempts, with great loss of life. In the afternoon, after a preliminary artillery bombardment, Lee desperately attacked the Union center head-on in Pickett ...
... the Federals on that ridge, first striking the Union left and later the Union right, but Union General George Meade’s men in blue repulsed both attempts, with great loss of life. In the afternoon, after a preliminary artillery bombardment, Lee desperately attacked the Union center head-on in Pickett ...
Civil War: Advantages and Disadvantages for North
... keen strategist often showing greater insight than his generals. He maximized the North’s strength’s and resources. He took it upon himself to formulate policy, devised strategy, and even directed tactical movement Urged his generals to - keep up constant pressure on the whole defensive line of the ...
... keen strategist often showing greater insight than his generals. He maximized the North’s strength’s and resources. He took it upon himself to formulate policy, devised strategy, and even directed tactical movement Urged his generals to - keep up constant pressure on the whole defensive line of the ...
graphic guided notes page.
... troops into surrendering. Lincoln feared sending supplies and troops would cause more states to secede so he decided to just send food. Confederate leaders still took this as an act of aggression and on the morning of April 12, 1861, Confederate troops opened fire on the U.S. troops at Fort Sumter. ...
... troops into surrendering. Lincoln feared sending supplies and troops would cause more states to secede so he decided to just send food. Confederate leaders still took this as an act of aggression and on the morning of April 12, 1861, Confederate troops opened fire on the U.S. troops at Fort Sumter. ...
A.P. U.S. History Notes Chapter 20: “Girding for War: The
... Assails Fort Sumter • Most of the forts in the South had relinquished their power to the Confederacy, but Fort Sumter was among the few that didn’t, • Lincoln intelligently chose a middle of the road decision. He sent supplies to the fort, and he told the South Carolinian governor that the ship to t ...
... Assails Fort Sumter • Most of the forts in the South had relinquished their power to the Confederacy, but Fort Sumter was among the few that didn’t, • Lincoln intelligently chose a middle of the road decision. He sent supplies to the fort, and he told the South Carolinian governor that the ship to t ...
File
... whites now accepted that blacks would fight and die for the cause. In 1863, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry’s heroic and costly attack on Fort Wagner (SC) was critical in changing perspective on black soldiers; discrimination was widespread, but changes to pay were achieved. 2. Capable Generals Take ...
... whites now accepted that blacks would fight and die for the cause. In 1863, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry’s heroic and costly attack on Fort Wagner (SC) was critical in changing perspective on black soldiers; discrimination was widespread, but changes to pay were achieved. 2. Capable Generals Take ...
February - Colonel Hiram Parks Bell, Camp 1642
... March 24 – March Camp Meeting - Author Mark Lemon tells the story of Capt James L. Lemon, one of only two recipients of the SCV's Confederate Medal of Honor from Georgia. Civil War editor Keith Bohannon calls Marks book Feed Them the Steel one of the finest war narratives from a Confederate companyg ...
... March 24 – March Camp Meeting - Author Mark Lemon tells the story of Capt James L. Lemon, one of only two recipients of the SCV's Confederate Medal of Honor from Georgia. Civil War editor Keith Bohannon calls Marks book Feed Them the Steel one of the finest war narratives from a Confederate companyg ...
The Civil War 1861-1865
... • Small Union force led by Buford delayed a larger Confederate force • Buford held high ground at Seminary Ridge • Buford’s stand allowed time for reinforcements to arrive ...
... • Small Union force led by Buford delayed a larger Confederate force • Buford held high ground at Seminary Ridge • Buford’s stand allowed time for reinforcements to arrive ...
The Influence of Geography on War Strategy
... Remember that the Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi River system already physically divided the South. Control of both would divide Southern armies and block supply routes. It would also require the outmanned Confederate army to fight on two fronts, stretching their limited manpower thin in cert ...
... Remember that the Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi River system already physically divided the South. Control of both would divide Southern armies and block supply routes. It would also require the outmanned Confederate army to fight on two fronts, stretching their limited manpower thin in cert ...
The Civil War
... Round Top and laid his men out in a defensive position resembling a fish hook around the hill. Despite heavy losses, the Union held their line. • On the third day, Lee ordered an all-out attack. Cannons filled the air with smoke and thunder. Confederate Major General George Pickett led 15,000 soldie ...
... Round Top and laid his men out in a defensive position resembling a fish hook around the hill. Despite heavy losses, the Union held their line. • On the third day, Lee ordered an all-out attack. Cannons filled the air with smoke and thunder. Confederate Major General George Pickett led 15,000 soldie ...
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: A NATION TORN APART: THE CIVIL WAR
... Tecumseh Sherman, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, and it produced moments of heroism that would become the stuff of legend. If these aspects of the war explain its popularity as a historical subject, they also indicate why the Civil War has generated so much heated d ...
... Tecumseh Sherman, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, and it produced moments of heroism that would become the stuff of legend. If these aspects of the war explain its popularity as a historical subject, they also indicate why the Civil War has generated so much heated d ...
Chapter 17-The Civil War
... of Appomattox Court House. Grant offered generous terms, which Lee graciously accepted. With that, the American Civil War ended. ...
... of Appomattox Court House. Grant offered generous terms, which Lee graciously accepted. With that, the American Civil War ended. ...
Antietam
... On September 17, 1862, at Antietam Creek, Maryland, over 23,000 Union and Confederate soldiers (nine times the number who fell on the beaches of Normandy) were killed or wounded. This cataclysmic battle was the bloodiest day of fighting in American history, with a stunning number of casualties left ...
... On September 17, 1862, at Antietam Creek, Maryland, over 23,000 Union and Confederate soldiers (nine times the number who fell on the beaches of Normandy) were killed or wounded. This cataclysmic battle was the bloodiest day of fighting in American history, with a stunning number of casualties left ...
America`s Birth At Appomattox - Jeff Littlejohn, Assistant Professor of
... years Grant had tried to kill these men, and now he didn’t want to stand in the way of their planting their crops so they could live. But Grant now saw himself as an instrument for a lasting peace. He extended his generosity further by ordering his army to share its rations with the hungry rebels. T ...
... years Grant had tried to kill these men, and now he didn’t want to stand in the way of their planting their crops so they could live. But Grant now saw himself as an instrument for a lasting peace. He extended his generosity further by ordering his army to share its rations with the hungry rebels. T ...
Civil War – Overview - Stafford County Museum
... forced them withdraw across the river into Stafford. Hooker’s remaining forces defended until May 5th, when a general withdrawal of the army across the Rappahannock into Stafford at U.S. Ford was ordered. The Union army then returned to its Stafford positions and resumed defense of the capital. Hook ...
... forced them withdraw across the river into Stafford. Hooker’s remaining forces defended until May 5th, when a general withdrawal of the army across the Rappahannock into Stafford at U.S. Ford was ordered. The Union army then returned to its Stafford positions and resumed defense of the capital. Hook ...
b. Describe President Lincoln`s efforts to preserve the Union as seen
... Lincoln will not evacuate or send the Navy to defend, but sends supplies to the fort, or as he said, “food for hungry men”. The Union refused to surrender the fort and Jefferson Davis orders Southern troops to bombard it. After 33 hours the garrison surrendered, starting the Civil War ...
... Lincoln will not evacuate or send the Navy to defend, but sends supplies to the fort, or as he said, “food for hungry men”. The Union refused to surrender the fort and Jefferson Davis orders Southern troops to bombard it. After 33 hours the garrison surrendered, starting the Civil War ...
Lesson Plan - Madame Tussauds
... Jefferson Davis on many military decisions. Lee was assigned control of the Army of Northern Virginia in 1862 because General Joseph E. Johnston had been shot. The press and his soldiers criticized Lee for tactical errors. However, he developed an aggressive approach that enabled him to win battles ...
... Jefferson Davis on many military decisions. Lee was assigned control of the Army of Northern Virginia in 1862 because General Joseph E. Johnston had been shot. The press and his soldiers criticized Lee for tactical errors. However, he developed an aggressive approach that enabled him to win battles ...
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... tore up railroad, destroyed crops, and burned and looted towns (6) 6. Lincoln was running for re-election and Sherman’s victories helped Lincoln win (7) ...
... tore up railroad, destroyed crops, and burned and looted towns (6) 6. Lincoln was running for re-election and Sherman’s victories helped Lincoln win (7) ...