Civil War Study Guide
... The Battle of Gettysburg was the worst battle fought in the Civil War. It was fought in Pennsylvania from July 1st to July 3rd of 1863 with the Union trying to prevent a Confederate invasion. Over 8,000 died and over 20,000 were injured in the fighting. Months later Abraham Lincoln gave a speech cel ...
... The Battle of Gettysburg was the worst battle fought in the Civil War. It was fought in Pennsylvania from July 1st to July 3rd of 1863 with the Union trying to prevent a Confederate invasion. Over 8,000 died and over 20,000 were injured in the fighting. Months later Abraham Lincoln gave a speech cel ...
File unit 7 vocabulary word wall
... Robert Edward Lee (1807-70) was an American soldier known for commanding the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War from 1862 until his surrender in 1865. ...
... Robert Edward Lee (1807-70) was an American soldier known for commanding the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War from 1862 until his surrender in 1865. ...
- Hesston Middle School
... • The fall of New Orleans was a heavy blow to the South. Mary Chesnut of South Carolina, the wife of an aide to President Davis, wrote in her diary, "New Orleans gone-and with it the Confederacy. Are we not cut in two?" Indeed, after the victories of General Grant and Admiral Farragut, only a 150-mi ...
... • The fall of New Orleans was a heavy blow to the South. Mary Chesnut of South Carolina, the wife of an aide to President Davis, wrote in her diary, "New Orleans gone-and with it the Confederacy. Are we not cut in two?" Indeed, after the victories of General Grant and Admiral Farragut, only a 150-mi ...
16-3 No End in Sight
... The fall of New Orleans was a heavy blow to the South. Mary Chesnut of South Carolina, the wife of an aide to President Davis, wrote in her diary, "New Orleans gone-and with it the Confederacy. Are we not cut in two?" Indeed, after the victories of General Grant and Admiral Farragut, only a 150-mi ...
... The fall of New Orleans was a heavy blow to the South. Mary Chesnut of South Carolina, the wife of an aide to President Davis, wrote in her diary, "New Orleans gone-and with it the Confederacy. Are we not cut in two?" Indeed, after the victories of General Grant and Admiral Farragut, only a 150-mi ...
Unit 6 Resources: Civil War and Reconstruction
... DIRECTIONS: Using Outlining Locate the heading in your textbook. Then use the information under the heading to help you write each answer. Use another sheet of paper if necessary. ...
... DIRECTIONS: Using Outlining Locate the heading in your textbook. Then use the information under the heading to help you write each answer. Use another sheet of paper if necessary. ...
the regimental dispatch - SOUTHERN PIEDMONT HISTORICAL
... offensive. Calling on the forces of Confederate General Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson, whose force of fewer than 18,000 men had successfully driven a large Union army out of the Shenandoah Valley, to come to Richmond, Lee consolidated his army, and prepared to attack the enemy. In what became ...
... offensive. Calling on the forces of Confederate General Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson, whose force of fewer than 18,000 men had successfully driven a large Union army out of the Shenandoah Valley, to come to Richmond, Lee consolidated his army, and prepared to attack the enemy. In what became ...
Chapter 15-1
... North, they wanted to defend their land until the Union got tired of fighting. They wanted to get aid from Britain and other European nations in exchange for badly wanted cotton. ...
... North, they wanted to defend their land until the Union got tired of fighting. They wanted to get aid from Britain and other European nations in exchange for badly wanted cotton. ...
Torn By War - St. Ursula School
... Union: blue uniforms – were called blues or Billy Yanks (Yankees) Confederate: gray uniforms – called grays or Johnny Rebs (Rebels) 1. The Test of Battle - Soldiers were young (mostly under 21) - Long hours of drilling and marching - Slept on the ground even in rain and snow 2. Deadly Weapons - Cone ...
... Union: blue uniforms – were called blues or Billy Yanks (Yankees) Confederate: gray uniforms – called grays or Johnny Rebs (Rebels) 1. The Test of Battle - Soldiers were young (mostly under 21) - Long hours of drilling and marching - Slept on the ground even in rain and snow 2. Deadly Weapons - Cone ...
Mrs. Pisano`s Civil War Gazette
... movement and, at the least, disrupt the Union’s war effort. After the death of Stonewall Jackson, Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, 75,000-strong, had been reorganized into three army corps under Long Street Ewell, and A.P. Hill, went with a cavalry division under J.E.B. Stuart. On June 3rd, advance ...
... movement and, at the least, disrupt the Union’s war effort. After the death of Stonewall Jackson, Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, 75,000-strong, had been reorganized into three army corps under Long Street Ewell, and A.P. Hill, went with a cavalry division under J.E.B. Stuart. On June 3rd, advance ...
War and the railroad - Nineteenth Century United States History
... • 2 million served in the Northern forces – Regular army in 1861: 16,000 troops, most in the west to protect white settlers from Indians ...
... • 2 million served in the Northern forces – Regular army in 1861: 16,000 troops, most in the west to protect white settlers from Indians ...
AHON Chapter 15 Section 2 Lecture Notes
... Confederates used ironclads against Union blockades, while Union ironclads helped gain control of the Mississippi. ...
... Confederates used ironclads against Union blockades, while Union ironclads helped gain control of the Mississippi. ...
chapter 8 powerpoint - Polk School District
... • Food, items for clothes, and basic items were in short supply, especially in the South • Staples like flour, coffee, and sugar were very expensive or hard to acquire • Women tried to keep their families fed and sheltered despite the difficulties • Many fought disguised as men; others served as spi ...
... • Food, items for clothes, and basic items were in short supply, especially in the South • Staples like flour, coffee, and sugar were very expensive or hard to acquire • Women tried to keep their families fed and sheltered despite the difficulties • Many fought disguised as men; others served as spi ...
A Talk Delivered by James J. Geary Before the Harrisonburg
... Lee’s army made its way west, harassed all the way by Union forces. Lee’s hope to join General Joe Johnston’s army in North Carolina was frustrated by General Philip Sheridan’s cavalry and by 50,000 Union infantry across his path to the south. In desperation Lee headed for Lynchburg where he hoped ...
... Lee’s army made its way west, harassed all the way by Union forces. Lee’s hope to join General Joe Johnston’s army in North Carolina was frustrated by General Philip Sheridan’s cavalry and by 50,000 Union infantry across his path to the south. In desperation Lee headed for Lynchburg where he hoped ...
The Civil War
... On July 3rd, Lee decided to attack the center of the Union lines. In what became known as Pickett’s Charge, General George Pickett led 13,000 troops across a mile of open field under heavy Union fire. Some of Pickett’s men actually made it all the way to the top of Cemetery Ridge, but they were s ...
... On July 3rd, Lee decided to attack the center of the Union lines. In what became known as Pickett’s Charge, General George Pickett led 13,000 troops across a mile of open field under heavy Union fire. Some of Pickett’s men actually made it all the way to the top of Cemetery Ridge, but they were s ...
First Battle of Bull Run in The Civil War
... failed to crush Northerners’ will to fight and he had failed to convince Great Britain to extend diplomatic recognition to the Confederacy. Therefore in June 1863, he decided to try again. He would march north to Pennsylvania. The Army of the Potomac would have to pursue. And when it did, Lee would ...
... failed to crush Northerners’ will to fight and he had failed to convince Great Britain to extend diplomatic recognition to the Confederacy. Therefore in June 1863, he decided to try again. He would march north to Pennsylvania. The Army of the Potomac would have to pursue. And when it did, Lee would ...
Chapter 6 Notes
... Early Stages of the War War on Land & Sea A. First Battle of Bull Run 1) Near the town of Manassas – at river called Bull Run 2) Residents went to picnic & watch 3) Southerners held back north army with “Stonewall Jackson” leading his troops 4) Outcome shocked the Union a) Showed war would be long ...
... Early Stages of the War War on Land & Sea A. First Battle of Bull Run 1) Near the town of Manassas – at river called Bull Run 2) Residents went to picnic & watch 3) Southerners held back north army with “Stonewall Jackson” leading his troops 4) Outcome shocked the Union a) Showed war would be long ...
Chapter 2-Section 3
... of Gettysburg. The battle was a turning point in the war. In his 1863 Gettysburg Address, Lincoln reaffirmed the war’s purpose − to preserve the Union. In 1864, General William T. Sherman marched across Georgia and South Carolina. Using a total war strategy, his troops destroyed buildings, crops, an ...
... of Gettysburg. The battle was a turning point in the war. In his 1863 Gettysburg Address, Lincoln reaffirmed the war’s purpose − to preserve the Union. In 1864, General William T. Sherman marched across Georgia and South Carolina. Using a total war strategy, his troops destroyed buildings, crops, an ...
South
... - Troops ran into each other (Confederates go to find shoes; meet Union cavalry) July 1, 1863 - Confederates drove Union back,& took town The Second Day - South attacked Union army - Union army was Led by General George Meade on Cemetery Ridge - North repulsed repeated attacks on Little Round Top - ...
... - Troops ran into each other (Confederates go to find shoes; meet Union cavalry) July 1, 1863 - Confederates drove Union back,& took town The Second Day - South attacked Union army - Union army was Led by General George Meade on Cemetery Ridge - North repulsed repeated attacks on Little Round Top - ...
Lesson 16.1 b
... Battle of Bull Run • The Confederate victory thrilled the South and many in the South thought the war was won. • Lincoln sent the 90-day militias home and called for a real army of 500,000 volunteers for three years. • It was beginning to look like it would be a long war. ...
... Battle of Bull Run • The Confederate victory thrilled the South and many in the South thought the war was won. • Lincoln sent the 90-day militias home and called for a real army of 500,000 volunteers for three years. • It was beginning to look like it would be a long war. ...
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... Battle of Gettysburg: It was on July 1, 1863 in Pennsylvania. It was the biggest battle of the entire Civil War, between Robert E. Lee’s of Northern Virginia of the Confederacy, and the General Meade’s Army of the Potomac, the Union. It was begun by accident, the two sides running into each other. ...
... Battle of Gettysburg: It was on July 1, 1863 in Pennsylvania. It was the biggest battle of the entire Civil War, between Robert E. Lee’s of Northern Virginia of the Confederacy, and the General Meade’s Army of the Potomac, the Union. It was begun by accident, the two sides running into each other. ...
Antietam The Bloodiest Day of the Civil War
... their lines, advanced up the slope beyond. By late afternoon they had driven the Georgians back almost to Sharpsburg, threatening to cut off the line of retreat for Lee's decimated Confederates Then about 4 p.m. Gen. A. P. Hiii's division, left behind by Jackson at Harpers Ferry to dispose of the ca ...
... their lines, advanced up the slope beyond. By late afternoon they had driven the Georgians back almost to Sharpsburg, threatening to cut off the line of retreat for Lee's decimated Confederates Then about 4 p.m. Gen. A. P. Hiii's division, left behind by Jackson at Harpers Ferry to dispose of the ca ...
Chapter 13 The Civil War
... • Jefferson Davis- President of the Confederacy • Abraham Lincoln- President of the U.S. (Union) • Robert E. Lee- Confederate General • William T. Sherman- Union General ...
... • Jefferson Davis- President of the Confederacy • Abraham Lincoln- President of the U.S. (Union) • Robert E. Lee- Confederate General • William T. Sherman- Union General ...