over 23000 soldiers were killed that day. While the Battle of Antietam
... American wars combined—the Civil War finally ended. One out of every four Confederate soldiers died or suffered debilitating injuries while one in ten Union troops lost their lives. The year following the surrender, Mississippi allocated onefifth of its budget to buy artificial limbs for its veteran ...
... American wars combined—the Civil War finally ended. One out of every four Confederate soldiers died or suffered debilitating injuries while one in ten Union troops lost their lives. The year following the surrender, Mississippi allocated onefifth of its budget to buy artificial limbs for its veteran ...
CHAPTER 20: GIRDING FOR WAR: THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH
... What action did Lincoln take that provoked a Confederate attack on Fort Sumter? What effects did the South's attack have? Lincoln notified the South Carolinians that an expedition would be sent to provision the fort, not to reinforce it. To Southerners this meant war. On April 12, 1861, the Carolini ...
... What action did Lincoln take that provoked a Confederate attack on Fort Sumter? What effects did the South's attack have? Lincoln notified the South Carolinians that an expedition would be sent to provision the fort, not to reinforce it. To Southerners this meant war. On April 12, 1861, the Carolini ...
Assessment: The Civil War
... 7. What did General Lee hope would be the result of sending his troops to fight on Union soil? A. A show of strength in Maryland might convince the state to join the Confederacy. B. Union troops would be defeated and the war would end. C. Confederate troops would cut off Union access to the Potomac ...
... 7. What did General Lee hope would be the result of sending his troops to fight on Union soil? A. A show of strength in Maryland might convince the state to join the Confederacy. B. Union troops would be defeated and the war would end. C. Confederate troops would cut off Union access to the Potomac ...
UNIT 4: CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION CHAPTER 5
... Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that ...
... Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that ...
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... • Southern states take over most federal forts within their borders • Federal troops hold Fort Sumter, harbor of Charleston, South Carolina • Abraham Lincoln decides to send supply ships to Fort Sumter • Confederates attack fort before supplies arrive, start Civil War • U.S. troops defend fort for 3 ...
... • Southern states take over most federal forts within their borders • Federal troops hold Fort Sumter, harbor of Charleston, South Carolina • Abraham Lincoln decides to send supply ships to Fort Sumter • Confederates attack fort before supplies arrive, start Civil War • U.S. troops defend fort for 3 ...
Read Chapter 16, Section 1: pages 353
... B1: In his inaugural address, Lincoln stated that he would not want to abolish slavery in the states that have already allowed slavery, and that he would preserve the Union at all costs, which were the two most important points. He also did not accept the secession of the Southern states, and swore ...
... B1: In his inaugural address, Lincoln stated that he would not want to abolish slavery in the states that have already allowed slavery, and that he would preserve the Union at all costs, which were the two most important points. He also did not accept the secession of the Southern states, and swore ...
THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES 1492-1877
... • -total war, impacting the home front • not armies but whole societies were fighting against each other • utilizing contemporary developments of technology (submarine, railroad, telegraph, armed trains) • Institution of the draft, • Confederates first to adopt conscription • substitutes, “Rich man’ ...
... • -total war, impacting the home front • not armies but whole societies were fighting against each other • utilizing contemporary developments of technology (submarine, railroad, telegraph, armed trains) • Institution of the draft, • Confederates first to adopt conscription • substitutes, “Rich man’ ...
Chapter 10 Section 1 - Preparing for War
... martial law. Martial law is rule by an army instead of by elected officials. As the war began, the North and the South each had some strengths. These strengths influenced the way the war was fought. ...
... martial law. Martial law is rule by an army instead of by elected officials. As the war began, the North and the South each had some strengths. These strengths influenced the way the war was fought. ...
Power Point
... (the South’s capital). Called the Peninsula Campaign, it took him about a month to capture Yorktown before finally making it to Richmond. •At just this time, President Lincoln diverted McClellan’s expected reinforcements and sent them chasing Stonewall Jackson (right) who was seemingly threatening a ...
... (the South’s capital). Called the Peninsula Campaign, it took him about a month to capture Yorktown before finally making it to Richmond. •At just this time, President Lincoln diverted McClellan’s expected reinforcements and sent them chasing Stonewall Jackson (right) who was seemingly threatening a ...
Chapter 16.2- Lecture Station - Waverly
... Virginia with victory on northern soil. • Lee’s Confederate troops and McClellan’s Union army met along Antietam Creek in Maryland on September ...
... Virginia with victory on northern soil. • Lee’s Confederate troops and McClellan’s Union army met along Antietam Creek in Maryland on September ...
Ppt
... What were the strengths and weakness of the North and South of the Civil War? Who were some key people of the war? ...
... What were the strengths and weakness of the North and South of the Civil War? Who were some key people of the war? ...
Civil War - JGIST
... Benjamin Butler, Union General “contraband” --enemy property and put them to work. Over a thousand runaways fled to Fortress Monroe. 1,000 plus runaway slaves fled to Fort Monroe. ...
... Benjamin Butler, Union General “contraband” --enemy property and put them to work. Over a thousand runaways fled to Fortress Monroe. 1,000 plus runaway slaves fled to Fort Monroe. ...
Sectionalism(Allegiance to •Economic concerns •States` Rights(Over
... Fort Sumter was running out of supplies when Lincoln assumed the presidency. He informed the Southern commanders at Charleston that he was sending cargo ships to re-supply the fort. Lincoln’s message to the South was if they wanted to start a war here was their chance. On April 10, 1861, fortress c ...
... Fort Sumter was running out of supplies when Lincoln assumed the presidency. He informed the Southern commanders at Charleston that he was sending cargo ships to re-supply the fort. Lincoln’s message to the South was if they wanted to start a war here was their chance. On April 10, 1861, fortress c ...
How did the South`s fortunes change after Lee took command of the
... harvest crops, South could plunder Northern crops for food • How did the South’s fortunes change after Lee took command of the Army of Northern Virginia? It ended Union threat in Virginia and took the offensive against the Union army ...
... harvest crops, South could plunder Northern crops for food • How did the South’s fortunes change after Lee took command of the Army of Northern Virginia? It ended Union threat in Virginia and took the offensive against the Union army ...
The Civil War - US History Teachers
... Abraham Lincoln’s philosophy of the Union and his executive actions and leadership on the course of the Civil War ...
... Abraham Lincoln’s philosophy of the Union and his executive actions and leadership on the course of the Civil War ...
The Civil War: The Union Achieves Victory
... Abraham Lincoln’s philosophy of the Union and his executive actions and leadership on the course of the Civil War ...
... Abraham Lincoln’s philosophy of the Union and his executive actions and leadership on the course of the Civil War ...
Civil War Begins - Reeths
... trained soldiers. The South was also being supplied by England at the beginning of the war. England wanted to keep trading ...
... trained soldiers. The South was also being supplied by England at the beginning of the war. England wanted to keep trading ...
Start of the Civil War - Central Magnet School
... What challenges did the first English settlements face in North America? ...
... What challenges did the first English settlements face in North America? ...
Emancipation Proclamation
... military service served in the workforce women provided medical care and ran plantations and farms ...
... military service served in the workforce women provided medical care and ran plantations and farms ...
House Divided -- Civil War 1861-1865 File
... not on Lee’s side. His battle plans were lost and then retrieved by the enemy. On September 17, Union forces led by George McClellan pounded the severely outnumbered Confederate forces led by Robert E. Lee. Under cover of darkness, Lee and his troops slipped back across the Virginia border on Septem ...
... not on Lee’s side. His battle plans were lost and then retrieved by the enemy. On September 17, Union forces led by George McClellan pounded the severely outnumbered Confederate forces led by Robert E. Lee. Under cover of darkness, Lee and his troops slipped back across the Virginia border on Septem ...
Civil War Review Issues that divided the nation Slavery o While
... o Was offered command of the Union forces at the beginning of the war, but chose not to fight against Virginia o Opposed secession, but did not believe the Union should be held together by force o Urged Southerners to accept defeat at the end of the war and reunite as Americans when some wanted to f ...
... o Was offered command of the Union forces at the beginning of the war, but chose not to fight against Virginia o Opposed secession, but did not believe the Union should be held together by force o Urged Southerners to accept defeat at the end of the war and reunite as Americans when some wanted to f ...
Unit III A : Civil War 1861
... B. The South wanted help from Europe. It believed the British navy could break the Union blockade of southern ports. It thought Britain must help in order to continue to receive cotton for its textile mills ( “________________________”) C. In the ________________Affair, a Union ship boarded a Britis ...
... B. The South wanted help from Europe. It believed the British navy could break the Union blockade of southern ports. It thought Britain must help in order to continue to receive cotton for its textile mills ( “________________________”) C. In the ________________Affair, a Union ship boarded a Britis ...
The Road to Civil War
... talking at the same time. One,…more moved than the others, stood up—saying…’The die is cast—No more vain regrets—Sad forebodings are useless. The stake is life or death—’…No doubt of it.” ...
... talking at the same time. One,…more moved than the others, stood up—saying…’The die is cast—No more vain regrets—Sad forebodings are useless. The stake is life or death—’…No doubt of it.” ...
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.