Time to remember those who serve Visiting Fort Sumter a history
... elected president as a Republican on a containslavery (but not abolitionist) platform. On Dec. 20, South Carolina called it quits. Charleston was a commercial center and her harbor had several forts, most of them unmanned and in poor repair. Most of the troops were stationed in Fort Moultrie, which ...
... elected president as a Republican on a containslavery (but not abolitionist) platform. On Dec. 20, South Carolina called it quits. Charleston was a commercial center and her harbor had several forts, most of them unmanned and in poor repair. Most of the troops were stationed in Fort Moultrie, which ...
War for the West: Minnesota regiments in the Civil War
... exhausted soldiers were captured. They were sent to prisoner-of-war camps, including Andersonville Prison. Nearly half of those men never returned back to Minnesota. In July 1864, at the Battle of Tupelo, Mississippi, the regiment lost its colonel, Alexander Wilkin. He was the highest ranking office ...
... exhausted soldiers were captured. They were sent to prisoner-of-war camps, including Andersonville Prison. Nearly half of those men never returned back to Minnesota. In July 1864, at the Battle of Tupelo, Mississippi, the regiment lost its colonel, Alexander Wilkin. He was the highest ranking office ...
3--Behind_the_War - IB-History-of-the-Americas
... adequate housing, food, clothing, and medical care to ...
... adequate housing, food, clothing, and medical care to ...
The American Civil War
... because neither side was well armed or trained. The battles were decided by whoever chickened and ran away first • Most of the professional American soldiers were on the western frontier fighting in Indian ...
... because neither side was well armed or trained. The battles were decided by whoever chickened and ran away first • Most of the professional American soldiers were on the western frontier fighting in Indian ...
chapter-8-sec1noteskey
... Name: ___KEY________ Chapter 8 Section 1 The Road to War What was the message of Lincoln’s inaugural address? The Union must be maintained as he has sworn in his oath to “preserve, protect, and defend it.” Fort Sumter—The Start of the War Who? ...
... Name: ___KEY________ Chapter 8 Section 1 The Road to War What was the message of Lincoln’s inaugural address? The Union must be maintained as he has sworn in his oath to “preserve, protect, and defend it.” Fort Sumter—The Start of the War Who? ...
The Civil War Begins - Catawba County Schools
... Confederacy – 11 States, population of 9 million Union – 21 States, population of over 20 million April 19, 1861 – Lincoln orders a blockade of Southern Ports April 20, 1861 - Robert E. Lee resigns his commission from the U.S. Army “I cannot raise my hand against my birthplace, my home, my children” ...
... Confederacy – 11 States, population of 9 million Union – 21 States, population of over 20 million April 19, 1861 – Lincoln orders a blockade of Southern Ports April 20, 1861 - Robert E. Lee resigns his commission from the U.S. Army “I cannot raise my hand against my birthplace, my home, my children” ...
1 st major battle of the Civil War.
... •Many did not have official uniforms and many were hand made. •Some soldiers did not receive uniforms and therefore only wore ...
... •Many did not have official uniforms and many were hand made. •Some soldiers did not receive uniforms and therefore only wore ...
Chapter 18 The Civil War- Section 1 The War begins
... government controlled in each state. The Path to War- the federal government still helps two federal forts in the South, one of them Fort Sumter at Charleston, South Carolina. When the fort ran short of supplies its commander Major Robert Anderson, informed Lincoln that he needed for soldiers and pr ...
... government controlled in each state. The Path to War- the federal government still helps two federal forts in the South, one of them Fort Sumter at Charleston, South Carolina. When the fort ran short of supplies its commander Major Robert Anderson, informed Lincoln that he needed for soldiers and pr ...
The Civil War Begins
... 04/1861: Confederate troops attack and take Fort Sumter (Charleston, SC) ...
... 04/1861: Confederate troops attack and take Fort Sumter (Charleston, SC) ...
Chapter 20 - Unabridged
... • Foreign powers wanted to take advantage of the U.S. during its time of weakness, but what was the best way to do so? • Trent affair— Union warship in Cuban waters forced Confederate diplomats off a British steamer, the Trent (1861) • Alabama— the not-so-neutral building of commerce-raiders by Brit ...
... • Foreign powers wanted to take advantage of the U.S. during its time of weakness, but what was the best way to do so? • Trent affair— Union warship in Cuban waters forced Confederate diplomats off a British steamer, the Trent (1861) • Alabama— the not-so-neutral building of commerce-raiders by Brit ...
The Start of the Civil War
... • –Communication. Before, you relied on riders or runners, now they had telegraph wires • – Naval Warfare. Introduced to ironclad ships, the submarine • --Use of trenches as part of a mobile battlefield. • -- Attrition. Wear down on side through exhaustion and cutting off resources ...
... • –Communication. Before, you relied on riders or runners, now they had telegraph wires • – Naval Warfare. Introduced to ironclad ships, the submarine • --Use of trenches as part of a mobile battlefield. • -- Attrition. Wear down on side through exhaustion and cutting off resources ...
Document
... 1.What dilemma did Lincoln face with deciding how to deal with Fort Sumter? P.445 2. Why did South Carolina open five on Fort Sumter? P.445 3. How did the attack on Fort Sumter change Northern attitudes towards Civil War)? P.445-446 4.What four States seceded after the attack on Fort Sumter? P.446 5 ...
... 1.What dilemma did Lincoln face with deciding how to deal with Fort Sumter? P.445 2. Why did South Carolina open five on Fort Sumter? P.445 3. How did the attack on Fort Sumter change Northern attitudes towards Civil War)? P.445-446 4.What four States seceded after the attack on Fort Sumter? P.446 5 ...
Chapter 20
... • Federal arsenal in South Carolina. One of the few Union forts still in the North’s hands after secession. • 100 men guarding the fort called for reinforcements. Lincoln told Confederacy that the Union was sending supplies • South Carolina looked upon the action as an act of war and fired the fist ...
... • Federal arsenal in South Carolina. One of the few Union forts still in the North’s hands after secession. • 100 men guarding the fort called for reinforcements. Lincoln told Confederacy that the Union was sending supplies • South Carolina looked upon the action as an act of war and fired the fist ...
States` Rights
... in seceding states. Fort Sumter, located in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, was the major focus as Lincoln refused to surrender it. ...
... in seceding states. Fort Sumter, located in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, was the major focus as Lincoln refused to surrender it. ...
The Civil War - Petal School District
... -fought mostly a defensive war -fought for their property -great generals/Lee ...
... -fought mostly a defensive war -fought for their property -great generals/Lee ...
Civil War Website Treasure Hunt (updated 7/2003 by Susan C
... Ways of life were different for both sides: plantations versus factories. On state's rights the North argued no state had a right to secede from the Union, the South argued a state could ...
... Ways of life were different for both sides: plantations versus factories. On state's rights the North argued no state had a right to secede from the Union, the South argued a state could ...
Key Terms/Ideas/People/Events
... King Cotton – belief that the South’s cash crop of cotton was so important to Great Britain, France and even the United States that it would ultimately lead to peace; in the meantime, the South relied on cotton for the manufactured goods and ships from Britain that they could not produce Anacond ...
... King Cotton – belief that the South’s cash crop of cotton was so important to Great Britain, France and even the United States that it would ultimately lead to peace; in the meantime, the South relied on cotton for the manufactured goods and ships from Britain that they could not produce Anacond ...
The Civil War, 1861-1865 Union Confederate Resource Advantages
... gain respect from white men sometimes given ____________________ tasks if captured by the Confederacy they would be __________________ Southern slaves help Union troops as they pass through (food, ___________________, scouts) ...
... gain respect from white men sometimes given ____________________ tasks if captured by the Confederacy they would be __________________ Southern slaves help Union troops as they pass through (food, ___________________, scouts) ...
Civil War Exam Review: Most Southerners did not own slaves, and
... McClellan was able to intercept Lee’s troops at Antietam because of a lost order or lost plans that were found and put into the hands of Union Commanders. The Battle of Antietam was inconclusive or a draw (the tied), and remember that means a strategic Union victory because of more men and supplies. ...
... McClellan was able to intercept Lee’s troops at Antietam because of a lost order or lost plans that were found and put into the hands of Union Commanders. The Battle of Antietam was inconclusive or a draw (the tied), and remember that means a strategic Union victory because of more men and supplies. ...
American History
... who were still part of the Union. • Many of these states said they would leave if force was ever used. ...
... who were still part of the Union. • Many of these states said they would leave if force was ever used. ...
Chapter 21 - Humble ISD
... • Federal arsenal in South Carolina. One of the few Union forts still in the North’s hands after secession. • 100 men guarding the fort called for reinforcements. Lincoln told Confederacy that the Union was sending supplies • South Carolina looked upon the action as an act of war and fired the fist ...
... • Federal arsenal in South Carolina. One of the few Union forts still in the North’s hands after secession. • 100 men guarding the fort called for reinforcements. Lincoln told Confederacy that the Union was sending supplies • South Carolina looked upon the action as an act of war and fired the fist ...
Civil War battle strategies
... Definition – to obstruct A blockade would prevent the South from selling its cotton abroad and importing war equipment and supplies from foreign nations Union initially had 26 ships running up and down the Southern coast Later they added ironclads (armored ships) Blockade runners (private ...
... Definition – to obstruct A blockade would prevent the South from selling its cotton abroad and importing war equipment and supplies from foreign nations Union initially had 26 ships running up and down the Southern coast Later they added ironclads (armored ships) Blockade runners (private ...
Civil War – 1861 to 1865
... Federal soldiers in the south. Confederacy takes control of the Fort and first shots fired starting the Civil War on April 12, 1861. • Turning Point: Page 306 • In 1861, the western regions of Virginia split with the eastern portion politically, and the two were never reconciled as a single state ag ...
... Federal soldiers in the south. Confederacy takes control of the Fort and first shots fired starting the Civil War on April 12, 1861. • Turning Point: Page 306 • In 1861, the western regions of Virginia split with the eastern portion politically, and the two were never reconciled as a single state ag ...
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.