The Civil War Ends: Reconstruction Begins
... of the south. Resulted in the surrender of the remaining armies of the Confederacy over the next few months. The Terms Grant wrote the terms for the surrender of the Confederate States ...
... of the south. Resulted in the surrender of the remaining armies of the Confederacy over the next few months. The Terms Grant wrote the terms for the surrender of the Confederate States ...
The American Civil War
... to prevent them from receiving supplies from Europe. Lincoln sent Union forces to take control of the Mississippi River to split the Confederacy in two. ...
... to prevent them from receiving supplies from Europe. Lincoln sent Union forces to take control of the Mississippi River to split the Confederacy in two. ...
The Civil War - Notes
... whether that policy concerned slavery or another issue, such as tariffs. Slavery was, therefore, considered the catalyst for the nation’s rupture, but not the primary cause. It was not until Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation that slavery emerged as the central issue at stake. In the East, the Unio ...
... whether that policy concerned slavery or another issue, such as tariffs. Slavery was, therefore, considered the catalyst for the nation’s rupture, but not the primary cause. It was not until Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation that slavery emerged as the central issue at stake. In the East, the Unio ...
Spring 2010 issue
... Another lesser-known battlefield is at Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park located in the southeastern part of West Virginia, on U.S. Route 219, 27 miles north of Lewisburg, WV. Kathy and I visited in October, 2008, when the autumn foliage in the mountains was at its height. The battle was part of ...
... Another lesser-known battlefield is at Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park located in the southeastern part of West Virginia, on U.S. Route 219, 27 miles north of Lewisburg, WV. Kathy and I visited in October, 2008, when the autumn foliage in the mountains was at its height. The battle was part of ...
3. The Dabneys Black Civil War Spies
... little of the underground railroad, operated by slaves, that aided Yankee escapees making their way back to the union lines. There are many surviving stories provided by the men they helped escape�the line did exist. (p. 62) ...
... little of the underground railroad, operated by slaves, that aided Yankee escapees making their way back to the union lines. There are many surviving stories provided by the men they helped escape�the line did exist. (p. 62) ...
Major Events before and during the Civil War
... – 25,000 killed, single bloodiest day of the war. This cost the South any hope of European recognition of Confederacy. – Lincoln believed he needed a Union victory on the battlefield so his decision would appear positive and strong. ...
... – 25,000 killed, single bloodiest day of the war. This cost the South any hope of European recognition of Confederacy. – Lincoln believed he needed a Union victory on the battlefield so his decision would appear positive and strong. ...
Civil War Power Point Project - Etiwanda E
... Confederates Retreat • Mead retreated back into Virginia • Grant captured Vicksburg • Lee retreated from Gettysburg ...
... Confederates Retreat • Mead retreated back into Virginia • Grant captured Vicksburg • Lee retreated from Gettysburg ...
Civil War
... advancing against the Confederate right. At a crucial moment, Confederate Maj. Gen. A. P. Hill's division arrived from Harpers Ferry and launched a surprise counterattack, driving back Burnside and ending the battle. Although outnumbered two-to-one, Lee committed his entire force, while McClellan se ...
... advancing against the Confederate right. At a crucial moment, Confederate Maj. Gen. A. P. Hill's division arrived from Harpers Ferry and launched a surprise counterattack, driving back Burnside and ending the battle. Although outnumbered two-to-one, Lee committed his entire force, while McClellan se ...
Study Guide Ch. 21 AP US History The Furnace of Civil War: 1861
... _______________ 1. First major battle of the Civil War, in which untrained Northern troops joined civilian picnickers in a flight back to Washington _______________ 2. McClellan’s disastrously unsuccessful attempt to capture Richmond quickly by following an invasion route between the York and James ...
... _______________ 1. First major battle of the Civil War, in which untrained Northern troops joined civilian picnickers in a flight back to Washington _______________ 2. McClellan’s disastrously unsuccessful attempt to capture Richmond quickly by following an invasion route between the York and James ...
3.2b
... not immediately free any slaves. • It did not attempt to free slaves in regions under Union control. • Only states in rebellion on January 1, 1863 were commanded to free their slaves and Confederates were not likely to obey the President of the United States. • Slaves were freed as their homeland wa ...
... not immediately free any slaves. • It did not attempt to free slaves in regions under Union control. • Only states in rebellion on January 1, 1863 were commanded to free their slaves and Confederates were not likely to obey the President of the United States. • Slaves were freed as their homeland wa ...
The Hardest Thing for a Historian
... Gettysburg (the Union destroys one third of Robert E. Lee’s army on his boldest push into the North) ...
... Gettysburg (the Union destroys one third of Robert E. Lee’s army on his boldest push into the North) ...
Section 6: Vicksburg
... The town of Vicksburg was located on a bluff above a hairpin turn in the Mississippi River. The city was easy to defend and difficult to capture. Whoever held Vicksburg could, with a few well-placed cannons, control movement along the Mississippi. But even Farragut had to admit with fellow officer D ...
... The town of Vicksburg was located on a bluff above a hairpin turn in the Mississippi River. The city was easy to defend and difficult to capture. Whoever held Vicksburg could, with a few well-placed cannons, control movement along the Mississippi. But even Farragut had to admit with fellow officer D ...
Anaconda Plan - glanguagearts
... Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, respectively, to protect this important region. However, their defenses did not hold, and after Grant's taking of the garrison at Fort Donelson on February 16, 1862, commander Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston knew he could no longer hold Nashville and withdrew. The supply ...
... Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, respectively, to protect this important region. However, their defenses did not hold, and after Grant's taking of the garrison at Fort Donelson on February 16, 1862, commander Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston knew he could no longer hold Nashville and withdrew. The supply ...
The Civil War: 1861-1865
... “…there is nothing left for me to do but go and see General Grant, and I would rather die a thousand deaths.” ...
... “…there is nothing left for me to do but go and see General Grant, and I would rather die a thousand deaths.” ...
- Hesston Middle School
... Southern towns. Southerners were growing weary of the war and the constant sacrifices it demanded. Confederate soldiers began to leave the army in increasing numbers. By the end of the year, the Confederate army had lost nearly 40 percent of its men. Some of these men were on leave, but many others ...
... Southern towns. Southerners were growing weary of the war and the constant sacrifices it demanded. Confederate soldiers began to leave the army in increasing numbers. By the end of the year, the Confederate army had lost nearly 40 percent of its men. Some of these men were on leave, but many others ...
17-2 War Affects Society
... Southern towns. Southerners were growing weary of the war and the constant sacrifices it demanded. Confederate soldiers began to leave the army in increasing numbers. By the end of the year, the Confederate army had lost nearly 40 percent of its men. Some of these men were on leave, but many others ...
... Southern towns. Southerners were growing weary of the war and the constant sacrifices it demanded. Confederate soldiers began to leave the army in increasing numbers. By the end of the year, the Confederate army had lost nearly 40 percent of its men. Some of these men were on leave, but many others ...
United States History Chapter 11
... (cutting off Texas from the rest of the Confederacy), and (3) Enforce a Naval Blockade of Southern Ports (keep out war materials and keep in Cotton exports). What was the Confederacy’s military strategy? Wage a defensive war, dragging the conflict out until the Copperheads in the North could pressur ...
... (cutting off Texas from the rest of the Confederacy), and (3) Enforce a Naval Blockade of Southern Ports (keep out war materials and keep in Cotton exports). What was the Confederacy’s military strategy? Wage a defensive war, dragging the conflict out until the Copperheads in the North could pressur ...
Border States In The Civil War
... Confederacy. The first blood was spilled during the Baltimore Riots in March 1861, and though the state contributed substantially to the war effort with men and materiel, the Federal government garrisoned troops in the state as a precautionary measure. Believing Kentucky to be a buffer zone, Governo ...
... Confederacy. The first blood was spilled during the Baltimore Riots in March 1861, and though the state contributed substantially to the war effort with men and materiel, the Federal government garrisoned troops in the state as a precautionary measure. Believing Kentucky to be a buffer zone, Governo ...
1861 The Civil War Begins - Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
... Four More States Join Confederacy; Tennessee, Arkansas, Virginia & North Carolina ...
... Four More States Join Confederacy; Tennessee, Arkansas, Virginia & North Carolina ...
THE YEAR OF LINCOLN CHRONOLOGY 1861-1865
... March 9, 1864 - President Lincoln appoints Gen. Grant to command all of the armies of the United States. Gen. William T. Sherman succeeds Grant as commander in the west. May 4, 1864 - The beginning of a massive, coordinated campaign involving all the Union Armies. In Virginia, Grant with an Army of ...
... March 9, 1864 - President Lincoln appoints Gen. Grant to command all of the armies of the United States. Gen. William T. Sherman succeeds Grant as commander in the west. May 4, 1864 - The beginning of a massive, coordinated campaign involving all the Union Armies. In Virginia, Grant with an Army of ...
A) Define the Subject: The Battle of Chancellorsville
... was not as industrialized as the north therefore had to rely on imported goods, and what profit they could make off trading their crops such as Tobacco, and cotton. If the Union got hold of an important railroad, or port, the south would be in big trouble. The Union had a more stable background for ...
... was not as industrialized as the north therefore had to rely on imported goods, and what profit they could make off trading their crops such as Tobacco, and cotton. If the Union got hold of an important railroad, or port, the south would be in big trouble. The Union had a more stable background for ...
Sea Power and Maritime Affairs
... • DESCRIBE the role of the Union Navy in the strategy for the defeat of the Confederacy. • DESCRIBE the role of the Confederate Navy in the strategy for the defeat of the Union. • UNDERSTAND reasons for the vital importance of the acquisition of European allies in the South’s naval strategy. • UNDER ...
... • DESCRIBE the role of the Union Navy in the strategy for the defeat of the Confederacy. • DESCRIBE the role of the Confederate Navy in the strategy for the defeat of the Union. • UNDERSTAND reasons for the vital importance of the acquisition of European allies in the South’s naval strategy. • UNDER ...
Civil War
... • Union (north) vs. Confederates (south) • Referred to as “War Between the States” ...
... • Union (north) vs. Confederates (south) • Referred to as “War Between the States” ...
The Great Healing: Reconciliation After the Civil War
... identical terms. When Union General William Sherman met with Confederate General Johnston on April 17 to discuss the surrender of Johnston’s Army of Tennessee, Sherman recalled in his memoirs, “I … told Johnston that he must be convinced that he could not oppose my army, and that, since Lee had surr ...
... identical terms. When Union General William Sherman met with Confederate General Johnston on April 17 to discuss the surrender of Johnston’s Army of Tennessee, Sherman recalled in his memoirs, “I … told Johnston that he must be convinced that he could not oppose my army, and that, since Lee had surr ...
77th_Day_Jan_2_2014 - Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
... the performance of his generals, especially those who commanded the eastern Army of the Potomac. General George McClellan, who despite abundant resources at his disposal and an army larger than his foe’s, fails to capture Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederacy, in 1862. The war provides ...
... the performance of his generals, especially those who commanded the eastern Army of the Potomac. General George McClellan, who despite abundant resources at his disposal and an army larger than his foe’s, fails to capture Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederacy, in 1862. The war provides ...