Copy of The Civil War: Guided Reading Lesson 2: Early Years of the
... 2. Confederates won 3. Fort Henry 4. Tennessee River 5. Battle between ironclads 6. Off the coast of Virginia 7. Battle of Shiloh 8. Near Corinth, Mississippi 9. April 1862 10. Union Navy captured New Orleans 11. The Confederates had a series of victories in the East, while in the West the Union was ...
... 2. Confederates won 3. Fort Henry 4. Tennessee River 5. Battle between ironclads 6. Off the coast of Virginia 7. Battle of Shiloh 8. Near Corinth, Mississippi 9. April 1862 10. Union Navy captured New Orleans 11. The Confederates had a series of victories in the East, while in the West the Union was ...
Second Battle of Bull Run
... on both sides. At noon, Longstreet arrived on the field from Thoroughfare Gap and took position on Jackson’s right flank. On August 30, Pope renewed his attacks, seemingly unaware that Longstreet was on the field. When massed Confederate artillery devastated a Union assault by Fitz John Porter’s com ...
... on both sides. At noon, Longstreet arrived on the field from Thoroughfare Gap and took position on Jackson’s right flank. On August 30, Pope renewed his attacks, seemingly unaware that Longstreet was on the field. When massed Confederate artillery devastated a Union assault by Fitz John Porter’s com ...
WasLongstreet responsible for gettysburg - campbell-hist
... victories on the first day of battle (July 1st) only served to strengthen his resolve to fight out the battle. Once it became apparent after the first day of battle that this was going to be a major engagement, Longstreet tried to convince Lee to flank the Union positions and secure a well defensibl ...
... victories on the first day of battle (July 1st) only served to strengthen his resolve to fight out the battle. Once it became apparent after the first day of battle that this was going to be a major engagement, Longstreet tried to convince Lee to flank the Union positions and secure a well defensibl ...
General “Stonewall” Jackson
... • Almost by accident, the Battle of Gettysburg ensues over the course of three days • After intense fighting, Lee is once again turned back and forced to retreat into the South; it would be his final attempt at taking the war to the North ...
... • Almost by accident, the Battle of Gettysburg ensues over the course of three days • After intense fighting, Lee is once again turned back and forced to retreat into the South; it would be his final attempt at taking the war to the North ...
The Civil War - Issaquah Connect
... call up troops to fight the seceding states. • Southerners saw this as an action against them • As a result upper south states of Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina, join Confederacy. • 4 Border states with Slavery do not secede. Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware • West Virgi ...
... call up troops to fight the seceding states. • Southerners saw this as an action against them • As a result upper south states of Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina, join Confederacy. • 4 Border states with Slavery do not secede. Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware • West Virgi ...
The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865 A. True or False Where the
... ___ 3. Robert E. Lee C. Ruthless Northern general who waged a march through Georgia ___ 4. Antietam D. Fortress whose capture split the Confederacy in two ___ 5. “Stonewall” Jackson E. Site where Lee’s last major invasion of the North was turned back ___ 6. George Pickett F. Gentlemanly top command ...
... ___ 3. Robert E. Lee C. Ruthless Northern general who waged a march through Georgia ___ 4. Antietam D. Fortress whose capture split the Confederacy in two ___ 5. “Stonewall” Jackson E. Site where Lee’s last major invasion of the North was turned back ___ 6. George Pickett F. Gentlemanly top command ...
Chapter 22: The Civil War Section 1
... In May 1864, General Sherman left Tennessee for Georgia with orders to inflict “all the damage you can against their war resources.” Luckily for the president, Sheridan’s destruction of the Shenandoah Valley and Sherman’s capture of Atlanta came just in time to rescue his campaign. In November, Linc ...
... In May 1864, General Sherman left Tennessee for Georgia with orders to inflict “all the damage you can against their war resources.” Luckily for the president, Sheridan’s destruction of the Shenandoah Valley and Sherman’s capture of Atlanta came just in time to rescue his campaign. In November, Linc ...
Chapter 11: The Civil War
... • His tactics were designed to show that Union armies could now do as they wished in the South – further resistance was useless • Arrived outside Savannah December 10, commander surrendered by December 21 • In January 1865, Sherman brought his army north into SC • Few private homes were destroyed in ...
... • His tactics were designed to show that Union armies could now do as they wished in the South – further resistance was useless • Arrived outside Savannah December 10, commander surrendered by December 21 • In January 1865, Sherman brought his army north into SC • Few private homes were destroyed in ...
Standard 9
... He spent money before Congress appropriated it He imprisoned between 15,000 and 18,000 suspected ...
... He spent money before Congress appropriated it He imprisoned between 15,000 and 18,000 suspected ...
Slide 1
... Southern economic infrastructure, denying resources to Confederate forces. • An estimated $100,000,000 of damage was done. • Key to understanding Sherman’s march was the Union’s need for a total defeat of the South due to the war aims and the ideology of the Union. • “War is cruelty and you cannot r ...
... Southern economic infrastructure, denying resources to Confederate forces. • An estimated $100,000,000 of damage was done. • Key to understanding Sherman’s march was the Union’s need for a total defeat of the South due to the war aims and the ideology of the Union. • “War is cruelty and you cannot r ...
timeline project
... was met with strong resistance by the Union. After hours of fighting the Union troops held the position and the Confederates retreated with heavy causalities. Nightfall was approaching and the Union had held the line. Day three Lee convinced that the Union army was weak so he decided to attack the c ...
... was met with strong resistance by the Union. After hours of fighting the Union troops held the position and the Confederates retreated with heavy causalities. Nightfall was approaching and the Union had held the line. Day three Lee convinced that the Union army was weak so he decided to attack the c ...
File - SEHS
... William Tecumseh Sherman got Lincoln re-elected – Confederate experienced election of their own • Jefferson and Davis remained as the Pres. and VP • Enjoyed 6-year term ...
... William Tecumseh Sherman got Lincoln re-elected – Confederate experienced election of their own • Jefferson and Davis remained as the Pres. and VP • Enjoyed 6-year term ...
The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865
... Controlled Mississippi River * split Confederacy in half ...
... Controlled Mississippi River * split Confederacy in half ...
CW lecture-1 - WordPress.com
... War comes when Southern states (now calling themselves “The Confederacy”) open fire on a small garrison of Federal troops stationed at Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor on April 12th, 1861. The bombardment will last 33 hours before the fort surrenders. In response, Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunt ...
... War comes when Southern states (now calling themselves “The Confederacy”) open fire on a small garrison of Federal troops stationed at Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor on April 12th, 1861. The bombardment will last 33 hours before the fort surrenders. In response, Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunt ...
War for the Union
... carefully, with neat rows of tents and neatly dressed soldiers. In fact, disease ran rampant in the camps and more soldiers died of illness than were killed in battle. Conditions did not improve until Lincoln authorized an Army Sanitary Commission. ...
... carefully, with neat rows of tents and neatly dressed soldiers. In fact, disease ran rampant in the camps and more soldiers died of illness than were killed in battle. Conditions did not improve until Lincoln authorized an Army Sanitary Commission. ...
Unit 5 Review Reading - Waterford Union High School
... Grant was aware of Confederate troops in the area, he was caught by surprise when they attacked on April 6. During the two-day Battle of Shiloh, each side lost and gained ground. Union reinforcements arrived and helped push the Confederates into retreating. This win helped the Union control part of ...
... Grant was aware of Confederate troops in the area, he was caught by surprise when they attacked on April 6. During the two-day Battle of Shiloh, each side lost and gained ground. Union reinforcements arrived and helped push the Confederates into retreating. This win helped the Union control part of ...
WI251 ACW Invite:Article Template
... Grant’s grand Army of the Potomac, bolstered by thousands of newly enlisted African-American soldiers, engaged Lee in the Wilderness, an aptly named almost impenetrable forest of slender trees and underbrush north of Richmond, Virginia. The armies tore at each other relentlessly, the Union drive bei ...
... Grant’s grand Army of the Potomac, bolstered by thousands of newly enlisted African-American soldiers, engaged Lee in the Wilderness, an aptly named almost impenetrable forest of slender trees and underbrush north of Richmond, Virginia. The armies tore at each other relentlessly, the Union drive bei ...
Appomattox Court House
... There were also law offices, blacksmith shops, stores, and a variety of other buildings. Today the village closely reflects its 1865 appearance. For an orderly tour we suggest you begin at the visitor center in the reconstructed courthouse, where exhibits and illustrated talks recount the events of ...
... There were also law offices, blacksmith shops, stores, and a variety of other buildings. Today the village closely reflects its 1865 appearance. For an orderly tour we suggest you begin at the visitor center in the reconstructed courthouse, where exhibits and illustrated talks recount the events of ...
Civil War Battles in Texas
... Ranch, skirmishing most of the way. At Palmito Ranch, they destroyed the rest of the supplies not torched the day before and continued on. A few miles forward, they became involved in a sharp firefight. After the fighting stopped, Barrett led his force back to a bluff at Tulosa on the river where th ...
... Ranch, skirmishing most of the way. At Palmito Ranch, they destroyed the rest of the supplies not torched the day before and continued on. A few miles forward, they became involved in a sharp firefight. After the fighting stopped, Barrett led his force back to a bluff at Tulosa on the river where th ...
The Civil War
... At the Second Battle of Bull Run, he faced off against General John Pope. Pope boasted that in the western theater, he only saw the backs of the Confederate soldiers. However, at Bull Run, Lee and the Confederates destroyed Pope. Lee then decided to attack into Maryland, for two main reasons: 1. A ...
... At the Second Battle of Bull Run, he faced off against General John Pope. Pope boasted that in the western theater, he only saw the backs of the Confederate soldiers. However, at Bull Run, Lee and the Confederates destroyed Pope. Lee then decided to attack into Maryland, for two main reasons: 1. A ...
CHAPTER 16: THE CIVIL WAR BEGINS Section 3: No End in
... command. B. Several high-ranking officers were killed on both sides. C. It was the bloodiest single day in all of American history. D. Lee lost nearly one-third of his fighting force. E. Lincoln fired McClellan for being too cautious. F. Cavalry commander Jeb Stuart rode around the entire Union army ...
... command. B. Several high-ranking officers were killed on both sides. C. It was the bloodiest single day in all of American history. D. Lee lost nearly one-third of his fighting force. E. Lincoln fired McClellan for being too cautious. F. Cavalry commander Jeb Stuart rode around the entire Union army ...
Gettysburg Campaign Brochure
... Stuart’s cavalry screen allowed Lee to successfully maneuver his men into Pennsylvania where on July 1-3, 1863, Lee’s men fought General George G. Meade’s Union army in a fierce battle that ended Lee’s second invasion. With almost 160,000 troops engaged and 51,000 casualties, the Battle of Gettysbur ...
... Stuart’s cavalry screen allowed Lee to successfully maneuver his men into Pennsylvania where on July 1-3, 1863, Lee’s men fought General George G. Meade’s Union army in a fierce battle that ended Lee’s second invasion. With almost 160,000 troops engaged and 51,000 casualties, the Battle of Gettysbur ...
Chapter 21
... Lee and get around his right. Lee forced to continually retreat to meet these threats. (5/64) Battle of the Wilderness – U=18,000Cas.; Confed. 9000 Cas. Longstreet severely wounded by friendly fire. (5/12) Spotslvania--Union suffers 12,000 Cas.; Confed. 8,000 ...
... Lee and get around his right. Lee forced to continually retreat to meet these threats. (5/64) Battle of the Wilderness – U=18,000Cas.; Confed. 9000 Cas. Longstreet severely wounded by friendly fire. (5/12) Spotslvania--Union suffers 12,000 Cas.; Confed. 8,000 ...