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... off their chains when they heard the Emancipation Proclamation, but many others walked off of their jobs when Union armies conquered territory that included the plantations that they worked on. Lee’s Last Lunge at Gettysburg 1. After Antietam, A. E. Burnside (known for sideburns) took over the Union ...
... off their chains when they heard the Emancipation Proclamation, but many others walked off of their jobs when Union armies conquered territory that included the plantations that they worked on. Lee’s Last Lunge at Gettysburg 1. After Antietam, A. E. Burnside (known for sideburns) took over the Union ...
The Civil War
... • At a dedication of the cemetery, President Lincoln, who was not the featured speaker, gave his address to the crowd with the message that the fallen shall not have fallen in vain and that this war was a test of whether a democratic ...
... • At a dedication of the cemetery, President Lincoln, who was not the featured speaker, gave his address to the crowd with the message that the fallen shall not have fallen in vain and that this war was a test of whether a democratic ...
Causes of the Civil War - Effingham County Schools
... • Key victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg help the Union wear down the Confederacy. • Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863) – Three-day battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania cripples South, turning point of war – Union forces under the command of General George Meade defeat Lee’s Confederate army – Ended any h ...
... • Key victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg help the Union wear down the Confederacy. • Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863) – Three-day battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania cripples South, turning point of war – Union forces under the command of General George Meade defeat Lee’s Confederate army – Ended any h ...
17 - Coppell ISD
... (tax-in-kind - they took crops because the farmers had no money for the income tax) The South also printed paper money; which caused inflation By 1865, a Confederate dollar was only worth two-cents in gold A barrel of flour cost $275 Potatoes cost $25 per bushel A pound of butter cost $15; ...
... (tax-in-kind - they took crops because the farmers had no money for the income tax) The South also printed paper money; which caused inflation By 1865, a Confederate dollar was only worth two-cents in gold A barrel of flour cost $275 Potatoes cost $25 per bushel A pound of butter cost $15; ...
The Civil War Ends
... Civilians often had to do without medicines and hospital supplies because they were needed on the battlefield. Quinine, an imported drug for fighting malaria and other fevers, could not be obtained. The shortages of all items became worse as large numbers of refugees fleeing the Union armies c ...
... Civilians often had to do without medicines and hospital supplies because they were needed on the battlefield. Quinine, an imported drug for fighting malaria and other fevers, could not be obtained. The shortages of all items became worse as large numbers of refugees fleeing the Union armies c ...
Civil War and Reconstruction Study Guide
... Atlanta Campaign and Sherman’s March to the Sea In 1864, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman led his army through Georgia. He burned down most of Atlanta and from there headed to Savannah on the Atlantic coast in what is known as “the March to the Sea.” The goal of this march was to burn anything ...
... Atlanta Campaign and Sherman’s March to the Sea In 1864, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman led his army through Georgia. He burned down most of Atlanta and from there headed to Savannah on the Atlantic coast in what is known as “the March to the Sea.” The goal of this march was to burn anything ...
The war becomes a struggle
... July 1-3, 1863 - BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, Pa. Confederate bombardment; Union held firm on July 3, General Pickett led 15,000 Confed. Troops across open fields - Union mowed them down ("Pickett’s Charge") Lee was defeated and retreated to Virginia ...
... July 1-3, 1863 - BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, Pa. Confederate bombardment; Union held firm on July 3, General Pickett led 15,000 Confed. Troops across open fields - Union mowed them down ("Pickett’s Charge") Lee was defeated and retreated to Virginia ...
The Civil War - cloudfront.net
... freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it, and I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.” - Abraham Lincoln ...
... freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it, and I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.” - Abraham Lincoln ...
What was the first action of the Civil War? Why did it start here? Fort
... entire war from the North? Who was the President for the entire war for the South? ...
... entire war from the North? Who was the President for the entire war for the South? ...
April—Charleston Harbor
... When Abraham Lincoln, a known opponent of slavery, was elected president, the South Carolina legislature perceived a threat. Calling a state convention, the delegates voted to remove the state of South Carolina from the union known as the United States of America. The Secession of South Carolina was ...
... When Abraham Lincoln, a known opponent of slavery, was elected president, the South Carolina legislature perceived a threat. Calling a state convention, the delegates voted to remove the state of South Carolina from the union known as the United States of America. The Secession of South Carolina was ...
End of the Civil War
... offices, mansions of wealthy Republicans, industrial establishments, & the city’s black population • Over 100 people died as a result ...
... offices, mansions of wealthy Republicans, industrial establishments, & the city’s black population • Over 100 people died as a result ...
The Civil War
... ships, the Monitor fought the Virginia to a draw, but not before the Virginia had sunk two wooden Union warships off Norfolk, Virginia. ...
... ships, the Monitor fought the Virginia to a draw, but not before the Virginia had sunk two wooden Union warships off Norfolk, Virginia. ...
HERE - Gallopade International
... Buchanan to send troops and supplies to aid Anderson. However, Confederate ships fired upon the Union supply ship and it retreated. ...
... Buchanan to send troops and supplies to aid Anderson. However, Confederate ships fired upon the Union supply ship and it retreated. ...
Historical Notes to accompany letter dated: 05/18/62: 022 Historical
... his fellow Berdan's Sharpshooters have moved from West Point, Virginia, located on the York river, to an encampment near White House, Virginia. As befits a Pittsfield farmboy, Hardaway expresses great appreciation for the "handsome" land found on Col. Lee's farm some 23 miles from Richmond. Hardaway ...
... his fellow Berdan's Sharpshooters have moved from West Point, Virginia, located on the York river, to an encampment near White House, Virginia. As befits a Pittsfield farmboy, Hardaway expresses great appreciation for the "handsome" land found on Col. Lee's farm some 23 miles from Richmond. Hardaway ...
Civil War Notes
... President Buchanan decided to wait for Lincoln to take over and made no attempt to stop the South from leaving the United States. Several efforts are made to compromise, but nothing can be agreed upon. March 1861- Lincoln becomes president. In inaugural address Lincoln says that South cannot l ...
... President Buchanan decided to wait for Lincoln to take over and made no attempt to stop the South from leaving the United States. Several efforts are made to compromise, but nothing can be agreed upon. March 1861- Lincoln becomes president. In inaugural address Lincoln says that South cannot l ...
The Civil War
... racism -- the belief that one race is by nature superior to another border state -- slave state that remained in the Union during the civil war martial law -- ruled by the army instead of the elected government Setting the Scene: President Abraham Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers to serve as sol ...
... racism -- the belief that one race is by nature superior to another border state -- slave state that remained in the Union during the civil war martial law -- ruled by the army instead of the elected government Setting the Scene: President Abraham Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers to serve as sol ...
Civil War PP
... • Antietam – September 1862; Sharpsburg, Maryland • First major battle on Northern soil • Single bloodiest day in US history; over 23,000 troops killed, wounded or missing ...
... • Antietam – September 1862; Sharpsburg, Maryland • First major battle on Northern soil • Single bloodiest day in US history; over 23,000 troops killed, wounded or missing ...
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... T or F 23. General Lee was the Union’s first choice for head of the Union army. T or F 24. Sherman’s “March to the Sea” ended in Savannah. T or F 25. West Virginia split from Virginia to remain a slave state. T or F 26. Maryland was a slave state that remained with the Union. T or F 27. Over 600,000 ...
... T or F 23. General Lee was the Union’s first choice for head of the Union army. T or F 24. Sherman’s “March to the Sea” ended in Savannah. T or F 25. West Virginia split from Virginia to remain a slave state. T or F 26. Maryland was a slave state that remained with the Union. T or F 27. Over 600,000 ...
Defining Battles of the Civil War
... key rivers of the Confederacy Monitor vs. Merrimac – Naval Battle, ironclad ships Shiloh – More men die here than in all wars combined up to this point New Orleans captured by Union Seven Days Battle – Lee defeats McClellan Antietam – Bloodiest single day of war, 23,000 die Fredericksburg – Union lo ...
... key rivers of the Confederacy Monitor vs. Merrimac – Naval Battle, ironclad ships Shiloh – More men die here than in all wars combined up to this point New Orleans captured by Union Seven Days Battle – Lee defeats McClellan Antietam – Bloodiest single day of war, 23,000 die Fredericksburg – Union lo ...
Critical Events in the Civil War
... control the Mississippi River to cut the Confederacy in two; most fighting was in the South, far from Union supply lines • South: main advantage was good leaders like Lee; fought a defensive war, close to supply lines and motivated to defend their homes. Hoped to use cotton to get France and Britain ...
... control the Mississippi River to cut the Confederacy in two; most fighting was in the South, far from Union supply lines • South: main advantage was good leaders like Lee; fought a defensive war, close to supply lines and motivated to defend their homes. Hoped to use cotton to get France and Britain ...
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.