Two Very Different Sides
... Although teenage boys were accepted into service, one group of men was not allowed to fight in the early days of the war. The Union refused at first to let free African Americans enlist. Union leaders worried that white troops would not accept ...
... Although teenage boys were accepted into service, one group of men was not allowed to fight in the early days of the war. The Union refused at first to let free African Americans enlist. Union leaders worried that white troops would not accept ...
CHAPTER 15 Transforming Fire: The Civil War, 1861*1865
... • Slow to move, McClellan finally advanced on Richmond, moving within 7 miles of the Confederate capital. Lee moved in behind Union forces, threatening Washington, D.C. The Seven Days Battles followed, which forced McClellan to retreat. ...
... • Slow to move, McClellan finally advanced on Richmond, moving within 7 miles of the Confederate capital. Lee moved in behind Union forces, threatening Washington, D.C. The Seven Days Battles followed, which forced McClellan to retreat. ...
Chapter 15 Outline - Transforming Fire
... G. Confederate Offensive in Maryland and Kentucky Following early southern victories, President Jefferson Davis ordered his armies to engage in offensive tactics. The attempt to lure Maryland and Kentucky into the Confederacy failed. Confederate victory in the battle of Second Bull Run was followed ...
... G. Confederate Offensive in Maryland and Kentucky Following early southern victories, President Jefferson Davis ordered his armies to engage in offensive tactics. The attempt to lure Maryland and Kentucky into the Confederacy failed. Confederate victory in the battle of Second Bull Run was followed ...
Gettysburg - Barrington 220
... destroyed. 40% of the livestock were destroyed. 50% of farm machinery was destroyed. Factories were demolished. Railroad tracks had been torn ...
... destroyed. 40% of the livestock were destroyed. 50% of farm machinery was destroyed. Factories were demolished. Railroad tracks had been torn ...
Southern Victories African Americans in the Civil War
... Ridge. Reinforcements arrived for both sides. On the second day of fighting, Southern generals tried to drive Union forces from hills named Round Top and Little Round Top. In furious fighting, Union forces under General George Meade held their positions. The next day, Lee ordered an attack designed ...
... Ridge. Reinforcements arrived for both sides. On the second day of fighting, Southern generals tried to drive Union forces from hills named Round Top and Little Round Top. In furious fighting, Union forces under General George Meade held their positions. The next day, Lee ordered an attack designed ...
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR TRIVIA QUIZ
... d. Richard Ewell 22> On what date did General Lee surrender his forces to the Union? a. April 9, 1865 b. May 1, 1865 c. February 9, 1865 d. March 29, 1865 ...
... d. Richard Ewell 22> On what date did General Lee surrender his forces to the Union? a. April 9, 1865 b. May 1, 1865 c. February 9, 1865 d. March 29, 1865 ...
Civil War Study Guide
... Ulysses Grant becomes main Union commander The Wilderness – May 5-7, 1864 Cold Harbor – June 1-3, 1864 Siege of Petersburg – June 9, 1864-April 2, ...
... Ulysses Grant becomes main Union commander The Wilderness – May 5-7, 1864 Cold Harbor – June 1-3, 1864 Siege of Petersburg – June 9, 1864-April 2, ...
1. What were three causes of the Civil War? 2. What does the
... Commanded a brigade at the Battle of Bull Run. Commanded one of the three corps in the siege of Vicksburg. At the head of 20,000 troops he made a most destructive raid from Jackson to the intersection of important railways at Meridian, MS. Placed in command of a division of Grant's Army of the Tenne ...
... Commanded a brigade at the Battle of Bull Run. Commanded one of the three corps in the siege of Vicksburg. At the head of 20,000 troops he made a most destructive raid from Jackson to the intersection of important railways at Meridian, MS. Placed in command of a division of Grant's Army of the Tenne ...
16-1 War Erupts The secession of the Southern states quickly led to
... • One of the drawbacks of Scott's plan was that it would take time to work. But many people, eager for action, were calling for an immediate attack on Richmond, the Confederate capital. Lincoln ordered an invasion of Virginia in the summer of 1861. Battle of Bull Run To take Richmond, the Union army ...
... • One of the drawbacks of Scott's plan was that it would take time to work. But many people, eager for action, were calling for an immediate attack on Richmond, the Confederate capital. Lincoln ordered an invasion of Virginia in the summer of 1861. Battle of Bull Run To take Richmond, the Union army ...
16-1 War Erupts
... One of the drawbacks of Scott's plan was that it would take time to work. But many people, eager for action, were calling for an immediate attack on Richmond, the Confederate capital. Lincoln ordered an invasion of Virginia in the summer of 1861. Battle of Bull Run To take Richmond, the Union army ...
... One of the drawbacks of Scott's plan was that it would take time to work. But many people, eager for action, were calling for an immediate attack on Richmond, the Confederate capital. Lincoln ordered an invasion of Virginia in the summer of 1861. Battle of Bull Run To take Richmond, the Union army ...
Early Years of the War
... Union able to defeat the Confederates on second day & win control of Corinth later on May ...
... Union able to defeat the Confederates on second day & win control of Corinth later on May ...
Aim: What was the nation`s plan for rebuilding the Union
... states were required to revise their constitutions and voters had to elect new state and federal representatives. The new state governments had to declare that secession was illegal, ratify the 13th amendment and refuse to pay Confederate debts. By the end of 1865, all southern states except Texas h ...
... states were required to revise their constitutions and voters had to elect new state and federal representatives. The new state governments had to declare that secession was illegal, ratify the 13th amendment and refuse to pay Confederate debts. By the end of 1865, all southern states except Texas h ...
Chapter 15
... From Confiscation to Emancipation • Lincoln announced in his inauguration that he had no intentions of interfering with slavery in the South- Why? • Wherever the Union Army went, slaves flocked to themCongress passed the First Confiscation Act which said that the Union Army would not return escaped ...
... From Confiscation to Emancipation • Lincoln announced in his inauguration that he had no intentions of interfering with slavery in the South- Why? • Wherever the Union Army went, slaves flocked to themCongress passed the First Confiscation Act which said that the Union Army would not return escaped ...
The War to End Slavery
... 2) get reinforcements & supplies to forces in the west 3-marked the beginning of the end for the Confederacy 4-Union had better advantage because of where they were positioned A) Had positions on top of hills, which actually looked like cliffs when you are close by, but looked relatively flat from a ...
... 2) get reinforcements & supplies to forces in the west 3-marked the beginning of the end for the Confederacy 4-Union had better advantage because of where they were positioned A) Had positions on top of hills, which actually looked like cliffs when you are close by, but looked relatively flat from a ...
LW American Civil War Notes File
... Feb 1862 – Victory for Grant in Tennessee as he captures Fort Henry and Fort Donelson. Earns nickname ‘Unconditional Surrender’ Grant. March 1862 – Confederate Ironclad ‘Merrimac’ sinks two wooden Union ships, the battle Union ironclad ‘Monitor’ to a draw. Naval warfare changed forever – wooden ship ...
... Feb 1862 – Victory for Grant in Tennessee as he captures Fort Henry and Fort Donelson. Earns nickname ‘Unconditional Surrender’ Grant. March 1862 – Confederate Ironclad ‘Merrimac’ sinks two wooden Union ships, the battle Union ironclad ‘Monitor’ to a draw. Naval warfare changed forever – wooden ship ...
The Civil War
... emancipation of the slaves than Abraham Lincoln, who was reluctant and slow in coming to the decision and cautious and ineffectual in its execution. Further, the Emancipation Proclamation was not the ...
... emancipation of the slaves than Abraham Lincoln, who was reluctant and slow in coming to the decision and cautious and ineffectual in its execution. Further, the Emancipation Proclamation was not the ...
African Americans and the War
... south could go on the offensive. If successful he believed he would receive his foreign aid and the border states would combine with him and he could take the fight to the Union. Everything was going pretty close to plan for Lee except, he didn’t receive as much support from the border states as ...
... south could go on the offensive. If successful he believed he would receive his foreign aid and the border states would combine with him and he could take the fight to the Union. Everything was going pretty close to plan for Lee except, he didn’t receive as much support from the border states as ...
Vocab 22 - The Civil War
... Bull Run: On July 16, General McDowell began to move on Confederate General Beauregard at Manassas Junction. McDowell attacked Beauregard’s soldiers, with aid from the forces of Johnston, near the bridge over Bull Run River and drove them to the Henry House Hill, but Jackson checked the advance and ...
... Bull Run: On July 16, General McDowell began to move on Confederate General Beauregard at Manassas Junction. McDowell attacked Beauregard’s soldiers, with aid from the forces of Johnston, near the bridge over Bull Run River and drove them to the Henry House Hill, but Jackson checked the advance and ...
Unit 5 Civil War
... • Missouri Compromise (1820) – Missouri would enter the Union as a slave state and Maine would enter the Union as a free state. Maintained the balance of power of the North and South. • Compromise of 1850 – California will enter the Union as a free state, ban slave trading in Washington, D.C., passe ...
... • Missouri Compromise (1820) – Missouri would enter the Union as a slave state and Maine would enter the Union as a free state. Maintained the balance of power of the North and South. • Compromise of 1850 – California will enter the Union as a free state, ban slave trading in Washington, D.C., passe ...
Civil War Techno-Lecture
... could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving other alone, I would also do that.” – Abraham Lincoln ...
... could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving other alone, I would also do that.” – Abraham Lincoln ...
After 1862 Union forces controlled the Manassas area for the
... be built of the best description of uncoursed masonry, the stones to be not less than ten inches thick to have horizontal beds and vertical joints on the face..." The stone was acquired from the Little Falls area on the Potomac. After 1862, Union forces controlled the Manassas area for the remainder ...
... be built of the best description of uncoursed masonry, the stones to be not less than ten inches thick to have horizontal beds and vertical joints on the face..." The stone was acquired from the Little Falls area on the Potomac. After 1862, Union forces controlled the Manassas area for the remainder ...
Overview of the Civil War by Brinkley: Part 2
... 1863: Year of Decision At almost the same time, the other Confederate strong point o n the river, Port Hudson (Louisiana), also surrendered to a Union force that had moved north from New Orleans. The Union had achieved one of its basic military aims: control the whole length of the Mississippi River ...
... 1863: Year of Decision At almost the same time, the other Confederate strong point o n the river, Port Hudson (Louisiana), also surrendered to a Union force that had moved north from New Orleans. The Union had achieved one of its basic military aims: control the whole length of the Mississippi River ...
The Consequences of a Confederate Victory at Gettysburg
... right by Ewell and supported by A.P.Hill’s remaining division (Anderson’s, which served as Lee’s operational reserve through the battle) and the Union position is broken. The remnants of the Army of the Potomac retire on Westminster covered by the Cavalry Corps, the Artillery Reserve and VI Corps. L ...
... right by Ewell and supported by A.P.Hill’s remaining division (Anderson’s, which served as Lee’s operational reserve through the battle) and the Union position is broken. The remnants of the Army of the Potomac retire on Westminster covered by the Cavalry Corps, the Artillery Reserve and VI Corps. L ...
Civil War
... Choose from the following options, depending upon your departure schedule: 1. Head to Newport News Park and stroll around the site of the Battle of Dam No.1 where some of the most extensive Confederate earthworks are located. This battle, which took place April 16, 1862, was Union Major General McCl ...
... Choose from the following options, depending upon your departure schedule: 1. Head to Newport News Park and stroll around the site of the Battle of Dam No.1 where some of the most extensive Confederate earthworks are located. This battle, which took place April 16, 1862, was Union Major General McCl ...