War Erupts
... One of the drawbacks of Scott's plan was that it would take time to work. But many people, eager for action, were calling for an immediate attack on Richmond, the Confederate capital. Lincoln ordered an invasion of Virginia in the summer of 1861. ...
... One of the drawbacks of Scott's plan was that it would take time to work. But many people, eager for action, were calling for an immediate attack on Richmond, the Confederate capital. Lincoln ordered an invasion of Virginia in the summer of 1861. ...
Civil War Layered Book Foldable
... Civil War Layered Book Foldable Battles of the Civil War The American Civil War began in April of 1861 with the battle of ________________, South Carolina. The Union surrendered the fort to the Confederates after a 24 hour bombardment. As 1861 continued, the Union attacked the Confederacy at _______ ...
... Civil War Layered Book Foldable Battles of the Civil War The American Civil War began in April of 1861 with the battle of ________________, South Carolina. The Union surrendered the fort to the Confederates after a 24 hour bombardment. As 1861 continued, the Union attacked the Confederacy at _______ ...
4 - Civil War Part 1
... The Second and Third parts to the Anaconda Plan (Union’s Plan) were going well, but Part 1 was not (moving on land to capture the southern capital of Richmond). General McClellan was too cautious and refused to move, even though he had an army of 120,000 men! ...
... The Second and Third parts to the Anaconda Plan (Union’s Plan) were going well, but Part 1 was not (moving on land to capture the southern capital of Richmond). General McClellan was too cautious and refused to move, even though he had an army of 120,000 men! ...
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... Grant’s troops. Johnston’s army was of equal size of Grant’s so he decided to attack. April 6th---Rebels over-run the Grant’s camp……but the Union troops refused to fall back. Union Army 53rd Ohio regiment combined with Gen. Ben Prentiss to repel wave after wave of Confederates……Union soldiers fired ...
... Grant’s troops. Johnston’s army was of equal size of Grant’s so he decided to attack. April 6th---Rebels over-run the Grant’s camp……but the Union troops refused to fall back. Union Army 53rd Ohio regiment combined with Gen. Ben Prentiss to repel wave after wave of Confederates……Union soldiers fired ...
Study Guide for SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the
... April 1862, Union forces took Tybee Island, which was only a mile across the Savannah River from Fort Pulaski. They called on the fort’s commander, Colonel Olmstead to surrender. Olmstead refused and Union forces began firing on the fort at 8:00 a.m. on April 10. After a day and a half of cannon fir ...
... April 1862, Union forces took Tybee Island, which was only a mile across the Savannah River from Fort Pulaski. They called on the fort’s commander, Colonel Olmstead to surrender. Olmstead refused and Union forces began firing on the fort at 8:00 a.m. on April 10. After a day and a half of cannon fir ...
Secession - Effingham County Schools
... 34 hours. At last, the soldiers in the fort had to surrender. The attack on Fort Sumter marked the beginning of the Civil War. President Lincoln called for 75,000 soldiers to fight the rebellion. Some states refused to send men to help Lincoln. AK, NC, TN, and VA joined the confederacy ins ...
... 34 hours. At last, the soldiers in the fort had to surrender. The attack on Fort Sumter marked the beginning of the Civil War. President Lincoln called for 75,000 soldiers to fight the rebellion. Some states refused to send men to help Lincoln. AK, NC, TN, and VA joined the confederacy ins ...
Civil War Study Guide - Effingham County Schools
... 14th Amendment Declared that the states could not limit the rights of citizens ...
... 14th Amendment Declared that the states could not limit the rights of citizens ...
Fighting the Civil War Group Questions
... The Civil War officially began on April 12, 1861 when the Confederacy opened fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, SC. It ended on May 26, 1865 when the last Confederate troops surrendered. In the over four years of fighting, more than 600,000 people were killed, over 500,000 were seriously woun ...
... The Civil War officially began on April 12, 1861 when the Confederacy opened fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, SC. It ended on May 26, 1865 when the last Confederate troops surrendered. In the over four years of fighting, more than 600,000 people were killed, over 500,000 were seriously woun ...
War Erupts - Doral Academy Preparatory
... fort located in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina South attacked on April 12,1861 to officially start the Civil War ...
... fort located in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina South attacked on April 12,1861 to officially start the Civil War ...
Lecture - West Ada
... • Able generals, such as Robert E. Lee • Fighting a defensive war • (didn’t have to send supplies far) ...
... • Able generals, such as Robert E. Lee • Fighting a defensive war • (didn’t have to send supplies far) ...
17 The Civil War (1860 - 1865) 17.1 Politics Before The War In the
... Several federal forts were seized and converted to Confederate strongholds. By the time of Lincoln's inauguration, only two major forts had not been taken. On April 11, Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard demanded that Union Major Robert Anderson surrender Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Caroli ...
... Several federal forts were seized and converted to Confederate strongholds. By the time of Lincoln's inauguration, only two major forts had not been taken. On April 11, Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard demanded that Union Major Robert Anderson surrender Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Caroli ...
Love Story Notes part 2
... Union strategy for the West was to capture and control the Mississippi River General Ulysses S Grant was in charge for the Union February 1862, Grant attacked and captured Forts Henry and Donelson in Tennessee These Confederate forts guarded important tributaries of the Mississippi River G ...
... Union strategy for the West was to capture and control the Mississippi River General Ulysses S Grant was in charge for the Union February 1862, Grant attacked and captured Forts Henry and Donelson in Tennessee These Confederate forts guarded important tributaries of the Mississippi River G ...
Part 4 Civil War Battles
... ocean and fortifications which made it difficult to penetrate by foot. It had 14 cannons and a bombproof ceiling that could protect up to 1,000 men. General Gilmore believed that a naval attack would destroy resistance. The Union was initially successful at Morris Island, however, they did not follo ...
... ocean and fortifications which made it difficult to penetrate by foot. It had 14 cannons and a bombproof ceiling that could protect up to 1,000 men. General Gilmore believed that a naval attack would destroy resistance. The Union was initially successful at Morris Island, however, they did not follo ...
The Union Dissolves (3
... 1. Did Lincoln do everything that he could to preserve the Union and prevent war? 2. If the Border States did not secede, and the North did not fight against them, does this suggest that the Civil War wasn’t so much about slavery? ...
... 1. Did Lincoln do everything that he could to preserve the Union and prevent war? 2. If the Border States did not secede, and the North did not fight against them, does this suggest that the Civil War wasn’t so much about slavery? ...
The Civil War Begins
... The Union, which had to conquer the South to win devised a three-part plan: • The navy would blockade Southern ports, so they could neither export cotton nor import much-needed manufactured goods. • Union riverboats and armies would move down the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two. • ...
... The Union, which had to conquer the South to win devised a three-part plan: • The navy would blockade Southern ports, so they could neither export cotton nor import much-needed manufactured goods. • Union riverboats and armies would move down the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two. • ...
The Cultural Landscape of the Colony of Virginia
... The First Battle of Fort Sumter opened on 12 April 1861, when Confederate artillery fired on the Union garrison. These were the first shots of the war, and continued all day, watched by many civilians in a celebratory spirit. The fort had been cut off from its supply line, and surrendered next day. ...
... The First Battle of Fort Sumter opened on 12 April 1861, when Confederate artillery fired on the Union garrison. These were the first shots of the war, and continued all day, watched by many civilians in a celebratory spirit. The fort had been cut off from its supply line, and surrendered next day. ...
Secession Crisis-Brinkley - Scarsdale Public Schools
... was able by 1862 to manufacture almost all its own war materials. The South had almost no industry at all and, despite impressive efforts to increase its manufacturing capacity, had to rely on imports from Europe throughout the war. In addition, the North had a much better transportation system than ...
... was able by 1862 to manufacture almost all its own war materials. The South had almost no industry at all and, despite impressive efforts to increase its manufacturing capacity, had to rely on imports from Europe throughout the war. In addition, the North had a much better transportation system than ...
The War Begins: 1860 - 1865
... Sumter (located in South Carolina) or surrender it to the Confederacy Supplies were dispatched to the Fort; prior to their arrival South Carolina opens fire on the fort. Lincoln responds by calling out the militia Several more states secede from the Union including Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina ...
... Sumter (located in South Carolina) or surrender it to the Confederacy Supplies were dispatched to the Fort; prior to their arrival South Carolina opens fire on the fort. Lincoln responds by calling out the militia Several more states secede from the Union including Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina ...
Result
... _________________ order issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863 e) Ordered a change of status for more than 3 million enslaved in the South from slave to free 4. Battle of Vicksburg a) Fought over _________ months from May 1863 until July 1863 b) The Mississippi River was arguably the most im ...
... _________________ order issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863 e) Ordered a change of status for more than 3 million enslaved in the South from slave to free 4. Battle of Vicksburg a) Fought over _________ months from May 1863 until July 1863 b) The Mississippi River was arguably the most im ...
Civil War
... North – Preserve the Union South – Federal government no longer represents our interests. We voluntarily joined United States, we choose to leave it. ...
... North – Preserve the Union South – Federal government no longer represents our interests. We voluntarily joined United States, we choose to leave 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.