The Civil War Begins
... headed towards Washington D.C. Antietam • Bloodiest single-day in American history, with casualties totaling more than 26,000. • Instead of pursuing the Confederate army into Virginia and possibly ending the war, McClellan did nothing. • Lincoln removed him from command. ...
... headed towards Washington D.C. Antietam • Bloodiest single-day in American history, with casualties totaling more than 26,000. • Instead of pursuing the Confederate army into Virginia and possibly ending the war, McClellan did nothing. • Lincoln removed him from command. ...
Civil Homework Practice - Lincoln Park High School
... 5. "I am the Union general who led my men across an open field at Fredericksburg." 6. "I led the Confederate armies at the Battle of Antietam." 7. "My own men shot me by mistake at Chancellorsville." 8. "I led an army of 13,000 Confederates at Yorktown." 12.4 – The Final Phase – Answer True or False ...
... 5. "I am the Union general who led my men across an open field at Fredericksburg." 6. "I led the Confederate armies at the Battle of Antietam." 7. "My own men shot me by mistake at Chancellorsville." 8. "I led an army of 13,000 Confederates at Yorktown." 12.4 – The Final Phase – Answer True or False ...
Civil War Battles and Events
... South: Robert E. Lee Lee tried to attack Washington D.C. Split his army in two McClellan found battle plans, but delayed • Bloodiest single day of the war. • 23,000 killed or wounded • Union won and Lee retreated to Virginia ...
... South: Robert E. Lee Lee tried to attack Washington D.C. Split his army in two McClellan found battle plans, but delayed • Bloodiest single day of the war. • 23,000 killed or wounded • Union won and Lee retreated to Virginia ...
document
... • The union was led by Abraham Lincoln. • The Confederate was led by General Robert E. Lee. ...
... • The union was led by Abraham Lincoln. • The Confederate was led by General Robert E. Lee. ...
Battle of Antietam
... into Virginia. Lee's invasion of the North had failed. The South had also failed to gain any support from other countries. The North claimed victory in the battle because Lee's army had retreated to Virginia. ...
... into Virginia. Lee's invasion of the North had failed. The South had also failed to gain any support from other countries. The North claimed victory in the battle because Lee's army had retreated to Virginia. ...
Link to - God The Original Intent Website
... Excerpt: Special Orders 191 - On the morning of September 13th of 1862, an envelope containing three cigars wrapped in paper containing orders from General Lee was found lying in a field of clover, about a mile southwest of Fredrick, Maryland. It was discovered by Barton W. Mitchell from the Indiana ...
... Excerpt: Special Orders 191 - On the morning of September 13th of 1862, an envelope containing three cigars wrapped in paper containing orders from General Lee was found lying in a field of clover, about a mile southwest of Fredrick, Maryland. It was discovered by Barton W. Mitchell from the Indiana ...
The Civil War
... Union troops waiting for reinforcements. Confederacy won, killing thousands of union troops. Gave rise to peace movement in the North. ...
... Union troops waiting for reinforcements. Confederacy won, killing thousands of union troops. Gave rise to peace movement in the North. ...
The American Civil War
... Grant was named commander of all Union forces in the Spring 1864 after several Union commanders had failed Sherman’s March to the Sea began at Atlanta in September 1864. - Ended in Savannah in December. - Carried out destructive tactics to bring the South to its knees ...
... Grant was named commander of all Union forces in the Spring 1864 after several Union commanders had failed Sherman’s March to the Sea began at Atlanta in September 1864. - Ended in Savannah in December. - Carried out destructive tactics to bring the South to its knees ...
Major Battles of the Civil War
... Union was victorious General Lee (Confederate): The defeat forced Lee to withdraw his army toward Virginia Destroying Lee’s hope of carrying the fight further up ...
... Union was victorious General Lee (Confederate): The defeat forced Lee to withdraw his army toward Virginia Destroying Lee’s hope of carrying the fight further up ...
The Civil War Period 1845-1880
... The War Between the North and South • The 23 Northern states, primarily anti-slavery, were known as The Union States and included states such as Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont • The 11 Southern states, primarily ...
... The War Between the North and South • The 23 Northern states, primarily anti-slavery, were known as The Union States and included states such as Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont • The 11 Southern states, primarily ...
Chapter 16 Study Guide - Liberty Hill Junior High
... market Rifles with minie balls – a change in military technology which most affected the average soldier and increased the casualty rate Washington, D.C. – it that would have been surrounded by the Confederacy if Maryland had seceded Ulysses S. Grant – he commanded Union forces at Shiloh, Tennessee, ...
... market Rifles with minie balls – a change in military technology which most affected the average soldier and increased the casualty rate Washington, D.C. – it that would have been surrounded by the Confederacy if Maryland had seceded Ulysses S. Grant – he commanded Union forces at Shiloh, Tennessee, ...
Powerpoint 24
... leadership of Robert E. Lee and “Stonewall” Jackson. The two generals knew the terrain and could move forces quickly Lee and Jackson were also experts in inspiring troops, which lead Confederate forces to defeat much larger Union forces. ...
... leadership of Robert E. Lee and “Stonewall” Jackson. The two generals knew the terrain and could move forces quickly Lee and Jackson were also experts in inspiring troops, which lead Confederate forces to defeat much larger Union forces. ...
Civil War II
... Southern Victories Antietam Emancipation Proclamation Gettysburg Grant Appomattox ...
... Southern Victories Antietam Emancipation Proclamation Gettysburg Grant Appomattox ...
Chapter 22 - Cloudfront.net
... • General Robert E. Lee (Confed) decided to try to take Maryland in the North. If so, maybe the foreign powers would see him and decide to help the South • War plans discovered • Antietam Creek in Maryland and fought a bloody fight. 22K dead • A decisive battle b/c Britain and France were just about ...
... • General Robert E. Lee (Confed) decided to try to take Maryland in the North. If so, maybe the foreign powers would see him and decide to help the South • War plans discovered • Antietam Creek in Maryland and fought a bloody fight. 22K dead • A decisive battle b/c Britain and France were just about ...
Fighting the Civil War Group Questions
... 3) A Union blockade of the southern port cities to prevent trade and the movement of troops and supplies by sea. The union also took over the barrier islands along the North and South Carolina coast and used them as Union naval bases The fighting also took place in three major phases. For each phase ...
... 3) A Union blockade of the southern port cities to prevent trade and the movement of troops and supplies by sea. The union also took over the barrier islands along the North and South Carolina coast and used them as Union naval bases The fighting also took place in three major phases. For each phase ...
blue belly
... campaign. Vicksburg at last surrendered and was a major loss for the Confederacy. Winning on July 4, 1863—the day after victory at Gettysburg—the political significance of this double victory was monumental. 9. “Shermanizing” Red-haired William Sherman captured Atlanta in 1864 and burned the city. H ...
... campaign. Vicksburg at last surrendered and was a major loss for the Confederacy. Winning on July 4, 1863—the day after victory at Gettysburg—the political significance of this double victory was monumental. 9. “Shermanizing” Red-haired William Sherman captured Atlanta in 1864 and burned the city. H ...
Civil War Project
... April 17, 1861 - Virginia secedes from the Union, followed within five weeks by Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina, thus forming an eleven state Confederacy with a population of 9 million, including nearly 4 million slaves. The Union will soon have 21 states and a population of over 20 million ...
... April 17, 1861 - Virginia secedes from the Union, followed within five weeks by Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina, thus forming an eleven state Confederacy with a population of 9 million, including nearly 4 million slaves. The Union will soon have 21 states and a population of over 20 million ...
Jefferson Davis` Wartime Strategy
... troop movement and he ordered his men to form an 8 mile line along one side of Bull Creek near a railroad center called Manassas Junction Beauregard orders his men to cross the creek and surprises the Union troops General MacDowell of the Union Army ordered his men to attack the Confederate left and ...
... troop movement and he ordered his men to form an 8 mile line along one side of Bull Creek near a railroad center called Manassas Junction Beauregard orders his men to cross the creek and surprises the Union troops General MacDowell of the Union Army ordered his men to attack the Confederate left and ...
21 The Furnace of the Civil War
... Theme: After several years of seesaw struggle, the Union armies under Ulysses Grant finally wore down the Southern forces under Robert E. Lee and ended the Confederate bid for independence as well as the institution of slavery. ...
... Theme: After several years of seesaw struggle, the Union armies under Ulysses Grant finally wore down the Southern forces under Robert E. Lee and ended the Confederate bid for independence as well as the institution of slavery. ...
Unit 8 - Maps - Interactive Maps - Major Battles of the Civil War
... 1. Describe General Winfield Scott’s Anaconda Plan. ...
... 1. Describe General Winfield Scott’s Anaconda Plan. ...
Civil War Notes p21 - Henry County Schools
... **write the BLUE fact on p22 in last box Juneteenth:The oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the US. It celebrates the liberation of black American slaves in Texas on June 19, 1865 News traveled so slowly in those days that Texas did not hear of Lincoln's Proclamation, whi ...
... **write the BLUE fact on p22 in last box Juneteenth:The oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the US. It celebrates the liberation of black American slaves in Texas on June 19, 1865 News traveled so slowly in those days that Texas did not hear of Lincoln's Proclamation, whi ...
HistorySage - Mr
... 1. Merrimack (C.S.S. Virginia) -- former U.S. warship plated on sides with old railroad rails; (not really seaworthy); first of the ironclads IV. The War in the Eastern Theater: 1862 A. Antietam (September 17, 1862) -- perhaps most important battle of the war. 1. Lee invaded Maryland hoping to encou ...
... 1. Merrimack (C.S.S. Virginia) -- former U.S. warship plated on sides with old railroad rails; (not really seaworthy); first of the ironclads IV. The War in the Eastern Theater: 1862 A. Antietam (September 17, 1862) -- perhaps most important battle of the war. 1. Lee invaded Maryland hoping to encou ...
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam /ænˈtiːtəm/, also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the South, fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek as part of the Maryland Campaign, was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Union soil. It is the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with a combined tally of dead, wounded, and missing at 22,717.After pursuing Confederate General Robert E. Lee into Maryland, Union Army Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan launched attacks against Lee's army, in defensive positions behind Antietam Creek. At dawn on September 17, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker's corps mounted a powerful assault on Lee's left flank. Attacks and counterattacks swept across Miller's Cornfield and fighting swirled around the Dunker Church. Union assaults against the Sunken Road eventually pierced the Confederate center, but the Federal advantage was not followed up. In the afternoon, Union Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside's corps entered the action, capturing a stone bridge over Antietam Creek and 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 sent in less than three-quarters of his army, enabling Lee to fight the Federals to a standstill. During the night, both armies consolidated their lines. In spite of crippling casualties, Lee continued to skirmish with McClellan throughout September 18, while removing his battered army south of the Potomac River.Despite having superiority of numbers, McClellan's attacks failed to achieve force concentration, allowing Lee to counter by shifting forces and moving interior lines to meet each challenge. Despite ample reserve forces that could have been deployed to exploit localized successes, McClellan failed to destroy Lee's army. McClellan had halted Lee's invasion of Maryland, but Lee was able to withdraw his army back to Virginia without interference from the cautious McClellan. Although the battle was tactically inconclusive, the Confederate troops had withdrawn first from the battlefield, making it, in military terms, a Union victory. It had significance as enough of a victory to give President Abraham Lincoln the confidence to announce his Emancipation Proclamation, which discouraged the British and French governments from potential plans for recognition of the Confederacy.