Introduction
... Fort Sumter and the start of war • The American Civil War began in early 1861 when Confederate troops in South Carolina fired on the Union Fort Sumter. • Lincoln called for 75,000 men to stop the rebellion and both sides mobilized for war. • The first major battle took place at the Battle of Bull R ...
... Fort Sumter and the start of war • The American Civil War began in early 1861 when Confederate troops in South Carolina fired on the Union Fort Sumter. • Lincoln called for 75,000 men to stop the rebellion and both sides mobilized for war. • The first major battle took place at the Battle of Bull R ...
Civil War Multiple Choice Quiz
... Fighting on home territory Twice as many persons “the Cause”. ...
... Fighting on home territory Twice as many persons “the Cause”. ...
Civil War Erupts - WMS8thGradeReview
... 1st Battle of Bull Run/Manassas • The battle was won by the Confederates • General Thomas J. Jackson “Stonewall” • Confederates would attack with a blood curdling yell known as the “Rebel Yell” • Rebels felt the war was over! • Union realizes that they have under estimated their opponents ...
... 1st Battle of Bull Run/Manassas • The battle was won by the Confederates • General Thomas J. Jackson “Stonewall” • Confederates would attack with a blood curdling yell known as the “Rebel Yell” • Rebels felt the war was over! • Union realizes that they have under estimated their opponents ...
Civil War Begins
... The north had more factories, more people, greater food production, more railroads, and more first rate generals ...
... The north had more factories, more people, greater food production, more railroads, and more first rate generals ...
Section Summary - Northview Middle School
... militiamen to put down the South's rebellion. After Lincoln called for troops, all the states had to choose a side. Four more slave states joined the Confederary. Four border states-slave states that bordered the North-decided to stay in the Union. In addition, western Virginia broke off from Confed ...
... militiamen to put down the South's rebellion. After Lincoln called for troops, all the states had to choose a side. Four more slave states joined the Confederary. Four border states-slave states that bordered the North-decided to stay in the Union. In addition, western Virginia broke off from Confed ...
The U.S. Civil War
... • Grant gave generous terms of surrender – Confederates could return home – Were allowed to take private possessions and ...
... • Grant gave generous terms of surrender – Confederates could return home – Were allowed to take private possessions and ...
Major Battles of the Civil War (50)
... On September 17, 1862, McClellan and Lee clashed at ______________, marking one of the bloodiest days in the war. At the Battle of _________________, General Meade forced Confederate troops to retreat from Pennsylvania. After a six-week siege, the city of __________________ surrendered to Grant’s ar ...
... On September 17, 1862, McClellan and Lee clashed at ______________, marking one of the bloodiest days in the war. At the Battle of _________________, General Meade forced Confederate troops to retreat from Pennsylvania. After a six-week siege, the city of __________________ surrendered to Grant’s ar ...
Dr. Chris Fonvielle
... rest of the bastion, the 1,898 yard sea face, was doomed. At nighttime, General Whiting, who had been injured during the battle, surrendered as Commander of the District of Cape Fear. He was then imprisoned, where he died March 10, 1865. The Confederates who had been captured were taken to prisons i ...
... rest of the bastion, the 1,898 yard sea face, was doomed. At nighttime, General Whiting, who had been injured during the battle, surrendered as Commander of the District of Cape Fear. He was then imprisoned, where he died March 10, 1865. The Confederates who had been captured were taken to prisons i ...
11.1
... South Carolina demands Union Major Robert Anderson surrender the fort Lincoln’s Options: • Surrender • Attack • Re-Supply 4/12/1861 – The Civil War begins with the bombardment of Fort Sumter ...
... South Carolina demands Union Major Robert Anderson surrender the fort Lincoln’s Options: • Surrender • Attack • Re-Supply 4/12/1861 – The Civil War begins with the bombardment of Fort Sumter ...
The US Civil War
... • Grant gave generous terms of surrender – Confederates could return home – Were allowed to take private possessions and ...
... • Grant gave generous terms of surrender – Confederates could return home – Were allowed to take private possessions and ...
us history 4-2
... Union fort in the Harbor of Charleston, South Carolina – It was fired on by the Confederates indicating the start of the Civil War ...
... Union fort in the Harbor of Charleston, South Carolina – It was fired on by the Confederates indicating the start of the Civil War ...
Firing Fort Sumpter
... Charleston harbor, open fire on the Union Garrison holding fort Sumpter. At 2:30 pm on April 13, Major Robert Anderson, Garrison commander, surrendered the fort and was evacuated the next day. The signal to fire the first shot was given by a suvillon Edmond Rufand, a Virginia farmer and editor w ...
... Charleston harbor, open fire on the Union Garrison holding fort Sumpter. At 2:30 pm on April 13, Major Robert Anderson, Garrison commander, surrendered the fort and was evacuated the next day. The signal to fire the first shot was given by a suvillon Edmond Rufand, a Virginia farmer and editor w ...
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.