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... Creation of _________ Virginia – secession from Virginia Article IV; Section 3 New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or Parts ...
... Creation of _________ Virginia – secession from Virginia Article IV; Section 3 New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or Parts ...
Crisis at Fort Sumter
... General Ulysses S. Grant Lincoln gave him command of Union armies in March 1864, and Grant made William Tecumseh Sherman commander on the western front of the war. Grant wanted to take advantage of the Confederate shortages of men and supplies to end the war before the November election. Order ...
... General Ulysses S. Grant Lincoln gave him command of Union armies in March 1864, and Grant made William Tecumseh Sherman commander on the western front of the war. Grant wanted to take advantage of the Confederate shortages of men and supplies to end the war before the November election. Order ...
The Civil War Begins
... Now it was Lee’s turn to move against Washington. In September his troops crossed the Potomac into the Union state of Maryland. At this point McClellan had an incredible stroke of luck. A Union corporal found a copy of Lee’s orders wrapped around some cigars! The plan revealed that Lee’s and Stonewa ...
... Now it was Lee’s turn to move against Washington. In September his troops crossed the Potomac into the Union state of Maryland. At this point McClellan had an incredible stroke of luck. A Union corporal found a copy of Lee’s orders wrapped around some cigars! The plan revealed that Lee’s and Stonewa ...
Ch. 10 - Civil War
... The fall of New Orleans – The port of New Orleans was a key location for both the state and the Confederacy. The Union knew this and blockaded the river. In April1862 the Union under command of David Farragut ran the defenses at the mouth of the river and ...
... The fall of New Orleans – The port of New Orleans was a key location for both the state and the Confederacy. The Union knew this and blockaded the river. In April1862 the Union under command of David Farragut ran the defenses at the mouth of the river and ...
Section 6: Vicksburg
... The town of Vicksburg was located on a bluff above a hairpin turn in the Mississippi River. The city was easy to defend and difficult to capture. Whoever held Vicksburg could, with a few well-placed cannons, control movement along the Mississippi. But even Farragut had to admit with fellow officer D ...
... The town of Vicksburg was located on a bluff above a hairpin turn in the Mississippi River. The city was easy to defend and difficult to capture. Whoever held Vicksburg could, with a few well-placed cannons, control movement along the Mississippi. But even Farragut had to admit with fellow officer D ...
The Civil War - Social Circle City Schools
... last few in Union hands by the time Lincoln took office. Confederate forces were now demanding that they either surrender or face an attack. With supplies running low Major Anderson wrote to Lincoln for help. What should Lincoln do? ...
... last few in Union hands by the time Lincoln took office. Confederate forces were now demanding that they either surrender or face an attack. With supplies running low Major Anderson wrote to Lincoln for help. What should Lincoln do? ...
The Election of 1860 and Secession, With SMART Response Post
... Southerners viewed black slaves as their property, and thought that nobody had the right to take that property Many southerners thought that Lincoln and others like him would try to get rid of slavery ...
... Southerners viewed black slaves as their property, and thought that nobody had the right to take that property Many southerners thought that Lincoln and others like him would try to get rid of slavery ...
THE CIVIL WAR
... Permitted the government to seize all rebel property, forbade any member of the armed forces from returning fugitive slaves, and licensed the president to employ blacks in any way he deemed fit to fight the Confederacy….opened the way to the use of black troops and granted freedom to slave who join ...
... Permitted the government to seize all rebel property, forbade any member of the armed forces from returning fugitive slaves, and licensed the president to employ blacks in any way he deemed fit to fight the Confederacy….opened the way to the use of black troops and granted freedom to slave who join ...
Fort Fisher: Amphibious Victory in the American Civil War
... concepts of naval strategy, but very little doctrine or tradition regarding am7 phibious operations existed. Between the Revolution and the Civil War, the United States had undertaken only one significant amphibious action. During the Mexican-American War, U.S. forces conducted an important joint am ...
... concepts of naval strategy, but very little doctrine or tradition regarding am7 phibious operations existed. Between the Revolution and the Civil War, the United States had undertaken only one significant amphibious action. During the Mexican-American War, U.S. forces conducted an important joint am ...
Battle of Shiloh Church
... had occupied much of Tennessee after winning the Battles at Forts Henry and Donelson. Confederate forces under Generals P.G.T. Beauregard and Albert Sidney Johnston launched a surprise attack on Grant’s Army of nearly 50,000, which was encamped on the west bank of the Tennessee River. The Confederat ...
... had occupied much of Tennessee after winning the Battles at Forts Henry and Donelson. Confederate forces under Generals P.G.T. Beauregard and Albert Sidney Johnston launched a surprise attack on Grant’s Army of nearly 50,000, which was encamped on the west bank of the Tennessee River. The Confederat ...
The American Civil War
... • Fort Sumter, located on an island in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, was one of the few remaining federal forts in Confederate territory. • President Davis offered to purchase Fort Sumter and other Union possession in Confederate territory, but Lincoln refused. • Union troops at Fort Sum ...
... • Fort Sumter, located on an island in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, was one of the few remaining federal forts in Confederate territory. • President Davis offered to purchase Fort Sumter and other Union possession in Confederate territory, but Lincoln refused. • Union troops at Fort Sum ...
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... had occupied much of Tennessee after winning the Battles at Forts Henry and Donelson. Confederate forces under Generals P.G.T. Beauregard and Albert Sidney Johnston launched a surprise attack on Grant’s army of nearly 50,000, which was encamped on the west bank of the Tennessee River. The Confederat ...
... had occupied much of Tennessee after winning the Battles at Forts Henry and Donelson. Confederate forces under Generals P.G.T. Beauregard and Albert Sidney Johnston launched a surprise attack on Grant’s army of nearly 50,000, which was encamped on the west bank of the Tennessee River. The Confederat ...
5 Sparks Civil War North Vs South
... War, he had been an officer in the United States Army. Davis also had served as the United States Secretary of War. When the South surrendered, he was charged with treason and prohibited from running for public office again. ...
... War, he had been an officer in the United States Army. Davis also had served as the United States Secretary of War. When the South surrendered, he was charged with treason and prohibited from running for public office again. ...
Trial by Fire: The American Civil War and the Utility of Force
... Any consideration towards the implications of the brutality of the march on postwar relations were sacrificed in favor of the immediate and complete victory over the South and as a result, the population of Georgia was left in a state of despair. Sherman saw his method as a quick and efficient way ...
... Any consideration towards the implications of the brutality of the march on postwar relations were sacrificed in favor of the immediate and complete victory over the South and as a result, the population of Georgia was left in a state of despair. Sherman saw his method as a quick and efficient way ...
Chapter 22: The Civil War Section 1
... In this chapter, you read about the Civil War between the Union and the Confederacy. The North Versus the South Both sides had strengths and weaknesses going into the war. The North had a larger population and more factories and railroads than the South, but it lacked strong military leadership. The ...
... In this chapter, you read about the Civil War between the Union and the Confederacy. The North Versus the South Both sides had strengths and weaknesses going into the war. The North had a larger population and more factories and railroads than the South, but it lacked strong military leadership. The ...
US History Chapter 21 Notes The Furnace of Civil War (1861
... o AL decided to have them attack a small Confederate force at Bull Run (Manassas Junction). This could lead to capture of Richmond, which would probably lead to restoration of union. o July 21, 1861- Union recruits went to Bull Run gleefully, with lots of spectators. At first things went well, b ...
... o AL decided to have them attack a small Confederate force at Bull Run (Manassas Junction). This could lead to capture of Richmond, which would probably lead to restoration of union. o July 21, 1861- Union recruits went to Bull Run gleefully, with lots of spectators. At first things went well, b ...
Civil War Battles and Technology
... ● McClellan’s Army of the Potomac led an attack on Lee’s forces near Sharpsburg MD Sept 17 1862 ● effective Confederate counterattack ● 3rd Union army assault crossed a stone bridge at Antietam Creek ● Confederate forces were collapsing until reinforcements came from Harper’s Ferry to drive back the ...
... ● McClellan’s Army of the Potomac led an attack on Lee’s forces near Sharpsburg MD Sept 17 1862 ● effective Confederate counterattack ● 3rd Union army assault crossed a stone bridge at Antietam Creek ● Confederate forces were collapsing until reinforcements came from Harper’s Ferry to drive back the ...
Chapter 16
... North South bring the South back, win recognition as an not ending slavery independent nation • 1. Blockade the south • 1. Defend its home, • 2. Gain control of holding on to Miss. River territory • 3. Capture • 2. Hoping England Richmond and France would come and aid ...
... North South bring the South back, win recognition as an not ending slavery independent nation • 1. Blockade the south • 1. Defend its home, • 2. Gain control of holding on to Miss. River territory • 3. Capture • 2. Hoping England Richmond and France would come and aid ...
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 ...
Chapter 12: The Civil War Years 1861-1865
... Sherman’s next goal was to take the city of Savannah. To provide for this march he issued Field Order No. 120 that ordered soldiers to “live off the land.” They would gather food from fields, collect horses and mules, and other supplies as they “marched” through Georgia. ( see the PP on Sherman’s Ma ...
... Sherman’s next goal was to take the city of Savannah. To provide for this march he issued Field Order No. 120 that ordered soldiers to “live off the land.” They would gather food from fields, collect horses and mules, and other supplies as they “marched” through Georgia. ( see the PP on Sherman’s Ma ...
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... -Many of Georgia’s ports were blocked throughout the war – including Darien and Brunswick -Strong Confederate forts protected some cities from falling under the blockade -Fort Pulaski protected Savannah, but in April of 1862, the Confederate forces surrendered -As a result, the Union troops used For ...
... -Many of Georgia’s ports were blocked throughout the war – including Darien and Brunswick -Strong Confederate forts protected some cities from falling under the blockade -Fort Pulaski protected Savannah, but in April of 1862, the Confederate forces surrendered -As a result, the Union troops used For ...
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... lines and fields. They killed animals and destroyed anything useful in the South. • Along the way they freed slaves, and burned nearly everything in their path. • This caused numerous southern soldiers to desert the military and return home. Why? ...
... lines and fields. They killed animals and destroyed anything useful in the South. • Along the way they freed slaves, and burned nearly everything in their path. • This caused numerous southern soldiers to desert the military and return home. Why? ...
The American Civil War
... system, and a stronger manufacturing base. • The North had 1.3 million industrial workers, compared to the South's 110,000. • Northern factories manufactured nine times as many industrial goods as the South; seventeen times as many cotton and woolen goods; thirty times as many boots and shoes; twent ...
... system, and a stronger manufacturing base. • The North had 1.3 million industrial workers, compared to the South's 110,000. • Northern factories manufactured nine times as many industrial goods as the South; seventeen times as many cotton and woolen goods; thirty times as many boots and shoes; twent ...
Fort Fisher
Fort Fisher was a Confederate fort during the American Civil War. It protected the vital trading routes of the port at Wilmington, North Carolina, from 1861 until its capture by the Union in 1865.The fort was located on one of Cape Fear River's two outlets to the Atlantic Ocean on what was then known as Federal Point and today is known as Pleasure Island. Because of the roughness of the seas there, it was known as the Southern Gibraltar.