Battle at the Big Black River Bridge
... Confederates retreated in disorder. The maneuvering, mobility, speed, and ...
... Confederates retreated in disorder. The maneuvering, mobility, speed, and ...
1863: Military Turning Points, Gettysburg
... Confederates that the fastness of Vicksburg, atop a bluff on a great bend of the Mississippi River, could never fall. Yet within six months this dreary march of defeat would be completely reversed; but such a reverse could not be achieved in an afternoon. (2) Matters deteriorated further before they ...
... Confederates that the fastness of Vicksburg, atop a bluff on a great bend of the Mississippi River, could never fall. Yet within six months this dreary march of defeat would be completely reversed; but such a reverse could not be achieved in an afternoon. (2) Matters deteriorated further before they ...
Chancellorsville PowerPoint
... command passes to J.E.B Stuart. May 3: Lee and Stuart reunite after a desperate morning of punishing frontal attacks. Lee is diverted from attacking Hooker's last line by an urgent message from Early at Fredericksburg. May 4: Lee blocks Federal advance and counterattacks. Meanwhile, 4 miles east, Se ...
... command passes to J.E.B Stuart. May 3: Lee and Stuart reunite after a desperate morning of punishing frontal attacks. Lee is diverted from attacking Hooker's last line by an urgent message from Early at Fredericksburg. May 4: Lee blocks Federal advance and counterattacks. Meanwhile, 4 miles east, Se ...
Civil War Significances
... Turning Point for the North. South could not win the war militarily. Gettysburg Address by Lincoln ...
... Turning Point for the North. South could not win the war militarily. Gettysburg Address by Lincoln ...
Chapter 21 The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865
... – Confederate forces under leadership of Robert E. Lee were cornered by Union troops led by Grant at Appomattox Courthouse – Richmond had fallen into Union hands – Lee said, “There is nothing left for me to do but go and see…Grant, and I would rather die a thousand deaths – Grant offered generous te ...
... – Confederate forces under leadership of Robert E. Lee were cornered by Union troops led by Grant at Appomattox Courthouse – Richmond had fallen into Union hands – Lee said, “There is nothing left for me to do but go and see…Grant, and I would rather die a thousand deaths – Grant offered generous te ...
AP - C15 Notes _2 - Gatesville High School
... • rifling – spiral groove cut on the inside of a gun barrel, makes bullet pick up spin, so it goes faster and straighter (500 yards, not 100 – muskets) – reloaded and fired faster than muskets ...
... • rifling – spiral groove cut on the inside of a gun barrel, makes bullet pick up spin, so it goes faster and straighter (500 yards, not 100 – muskets) – reloaded and fired faster than muskets ...
The Road to Gettysburg
... By day’s end, Lee’s troops held the town, while Union troops were driven back to positions south of Gettysburg on a piece of high ground called ...
... By day’s end, Lee’s troops held the town, while Union troops were driven back to positions south of Gettysburg on a piece of high ground called ...
CIVIL WAR ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES
... The Union found hope in the work of a little known general named Ulysses Grant, who took control of Tennessee. This was the bloodiest US battle up to that day: -- 1,735 Union dead -- 7,882 Union wounded -- 1,728 Confederate dead -- 8,012 Confederate wounded ...
... The Union found hope in the work of a little known general named Ulysses Grant, who took control of Tennessee. This was the bloodiest US battle up to that day: -- 1,735 Union dead -- 7,882 Union wounded -- 1,728 Confederate dead -- 8,012 Confederate wounded ...
Georgia and the Civil War
... waters & shut down supply lines Battle of Chickamauga 10. Union leader: General Rosecrans 11. Confederate leader: Braxton Bragg 12. Bragg’s army defeated Union forces, but they did not follow them North on their retreat 13. By November, 1863, Grant arrived with more troops forcing Bragg and his troo ...
... waters & shut down supply lines Battle of Chickamauga 10. Union leader: General Rosecrans 11. Confederate leader: Braxton Bragg 12. Bragg’s army defeated Union forces, but they did not follow them North on their retreat 13. By November, 1863, Grant arrived with more troops forcing Bragg and his troo ...
Ch 14 The United States Civil War
... Lee retreats (Confederacy will never invade Northern lands again) Also, Confederacy has lost so much, they can not recover! ...
... Lee retreats (Confederacy will never invade Northern lands again) Also, Confederacy has lost so much, they can not recover! ...
Texas and the Civil War
... • Northern Democrats claim it will antagonize the South and prolong the war • Confederacy now MORE DETERMINED to fight to keep slavery • No chance of compromise now-one side must WIN and the other side must LOSE! ...
... • Northern Democrats claim it will antagonize the South and prolong the war • Confederacy now MORE DETERMINED to fight to keep slavery • No chance of compromise now-one side must WIN and the other side must LOSE! ...
End of the War between the States and Reconstruction
... It said that no state could deprive any person of life, liberty, or property “without due process of law.” No state could deny any person “equal protection of the laws.” Congress passed the amendment in June 1866. It was sent to the states for ratification. The Fourteenth Amendment became the major ...
... It said that no state could deprive any person of life, liberty, or property “without due process of law.” No state could deny any person “equal protection of the laws.” Congress passed the amendment in June 1866. It was sent to the states for ratification. The Fourteenth Amendment became the major ...
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... Through the night, the terror continued until finally the Confederates, exhausted (Johnston was shot & killed), decided to wait until morning to finish off Grant’s army. ...
... Through the night, the terror continued until finally the Confederates, exhausted (Johnston was shot & killed), decided to wait until morning to finish off Grant’s army. ...
SOME BACKGROUND ON THE FILM GODS AND GENERALS
... With the eventual arrival of the pontoons, Burnside’s forces crossed the river on December 11th, despite fierce fire from Confederate snipers concealed in buildings along the city's river front. By December 13th, Burnside was prepared to launch a two-pronged attack to drive Lee's forces from an impo ...
... With the eventual arrival of the pontoons, Burnside’s forces crossed the river on December 11th, despite fierce fire from Confederate snipers concealed in buildings along the city's river front. By December 13th, Burnside was prepared to launch a two-pronged attack to drive Lee's forces from an impo ...
The Civil War - Mrs. Wilcoxson
... • The south decide to invade the north for the second time in the war’s history in another effort to capture Washington D. C. • The Battle of Gettysburg was perhaps the best known battle of the Civil War. • Men on both sides showed extreme courage and determination, making it the bloodiest battle wi ...
... • The south decide to invade the north for the second time in the war’s history in another effort to capture Washington D. C. • The Battle of Gettysburg was perhaps the best known battle of the Civil War. • Men on both sides showed extreme courage and determination, making it the bloodiest battle wi ...
The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest day of the Civil War for both
... Lee’s retreat would give Lincoln the “victory” he needed before delivering the Emancipation Proclamation…a document that would change the ENTIRE war ...
... Lee’s retreat would give Lincoln the “victory” he needed before delivering the Emancipation Proclamation…a document that would change the ENTIRE war ...
Lee`s Retreat - Civil War Traveler
... to Petersburg on June 28, a 10-hour skirmish ensued nearby between the Federal raiders and Confederate General William Mahone’s forces. Dinwiddie Court House – Before turning north to the South Side Railroad, the Wilson-Kautz raiders destroyed local records and appropriated local livestock. Five For ...
... to Petersburg on June 28, a 10-hour skirmish ensued nearby between the Federal raiders and Confederate General William Mahone’s forces. Dinwiddie Court House – Before turning north to the South Side Railroad, the Wilson-Kautz raiders destroyed local records and appropriated local livestock. Five For ...
Emancipation and the Civil War - The American Experience in the
... The proclamation did not expressly free all slaves f rom bondage (which would later be accomplished through various Reconstruction amendments), but it did provide a much needed morale boost to the Union. The proclamation also decreed the acceptance of previously enslaved blacks into the Union Army, ...
... The proclamation did not expressly free all slaves f rom bondage (which would later be accomplished through various Reconstruction amendments), but it did provide a much needed morale boost to the Union. The proclamation also decreed the acceptance of previously enslaved blacks into the Union Army, ...
fighting the civil war - Taylor County Schools
... The Civil War was the first modern war – armies had traditionally fought in long lines, facing each other at close range. New weapons that were more accurate at greater distances changed the way armies fought. Armies were using trenches and barricades for protection. Combination of better weapons an ...
... The Civil War was the first modern war – armies had traditionally fought in long lines, facing each other at close range. New weapons that were more accurate at greater distances changed the way armies fought. Armies were using trenches and barricades for protection. Combination of better weapons an ...
Teaching Resources - Jefferson Forest High School
... positions traditionally held by men. 12. A number of women took on military duties as spies, scouts, and (disguised as men) soldiers. B. Mobilizing Resources 1. The Union entered the war with a distinct advantage; its economy was far superior to the South’s, and its arms factories were equipped for ...
... positions traditionally held by men. 12. A number of women took on military duties as spies, scouts, and (disguised as men) soldiers. B. Mobilizing Resources 1. The Union entered the war with a distinct advantage; its economy was far superior to the South’s, and its arms factories were equipped for ...
Civil War Battles
... Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that fie ...
... Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that fie ...
The best metaphor for describing the War for Independence is:
... 13. Name the escaped slave who spent his life speaking and writing for the abolition movement. 14. Name the abolitionist whose famous raid helped cause the Civil War. 15. Name the military genius and general who led the Confederate troops. His greatest defeat was at the Battle of Gettysburg. He late ...
... 13. Name the escaped slave who spent his life speaking and writing for the abolition movement. 14. Name the abolitionist whose famous raid helped cause the Civil War. 15. Name the military genius and general who led the Confederate troops. His greatest defeat was at the Battle of Gettysburg. He late ...
fighting the civil war - Taylor County Schools
... The Civil War was the first modern war – armies had traditionally fought in long lines, facing each other at close range. New weapons that were more accurate at greater distances changed the way armies fought. Armies were using trenches and barricades for protection. Combination of better weapons an ...
... The Civil War was the first modern war – armies had traditionally fought in long lines, facing each other at close range. New weapons that were more accurate at greater distances changed the way armies fought. Armies were using trenches and barricades for protection. Combination of better weapons an ...
Turning Points of the Civil War
... Lee moved North – some of his troops forged into Gettysburg When they arrived the CSA ran into Union troops under the command of John Buford 1st day – Union troops were pushed out of the town into hills directly south ...
... Lee moved North – some of his troops forged into Gettysburg When they arrived the CSA ran into Union troops under the command of John Buford 1st day – Union troops were pushed out of the town into hills directly south ...