The Gettysburg Campaign
... ★ Mount Airy – On June 29, 1863, Union cavalry came through in pursuit of Stuart’s cavalry. ...
... ★ Mount Airy – On June 29, 1863, Union cavalry came through in pursuit of Stuart’s cavalry. ...
The Battle of Gettysburg - Crest Ridge R-VII
... This scene takes place on July 1, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. FIRST NARRATOR: General Hill’s Confederate advance brigades met General Howard’s Union cavalry division in a field outside of Gettysburg. Although Hill only had an advance brigade, which is lightly armed and small in manpower, his ...
... This scene takes place on July 1, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. FIRST NARRATOR: General Hill’s Confederate advance brigades met General Howard’s Union cavalry division in a field outside of Gettysburg. Although Hill only had an advance brigade, which is lightly armed and small in manpower, his ...
The Civil War – Create A Living Timeline Overview Students will
... o Additional information to share with students: The attack on Fort Sumter prompted four more states to join the Confederacy. With Virginia’s secession, Richmond was named the Confederate capitol. In June 1861, West Virginia was created. Residents of the western counties of Virginia did not ...
... o Additional information to share with students: The attack on Fort Sumter prompted four more states to join the Confederacy. With Virginia’s secession, Richmond was named the Confederate capitol. In June 1861, West Virginia was created. Residents of the western counties of Virginia did not ...
Unit 5.4 The Civil War - Dover Union Free School District
... a. 4 hour battle with neither side winning; Monitor withdrew after Captain wounded; both sides claimed victory. b. Virginia never again a serious threat and eventually blown up at Norfolk by Confederates when ship in danger of falling into Union hands IV. The War in the Eastern Theater: 1862 A. The ...
... a. 4 hour battle with neither side winning; Monitor withdrew after Captain wounded; both sides claimed victory. b. Virginia never again a serious threat and eventually blown up at Norfolk by Confederates when ship in danger of falling into Union hands IV. The War in the Eastern Theater: 1862 A. The ...
History 202: Class Notes - Linn
... again and again by Civil War leaders and generals, with mixed results, and has been a key of tactical success ever since. Flanking the enemy, whether or one side or on all sides, involves great risks, since it depends heavily on logistical efficiency and often weakens part of the army which employs ...
... again and again by Civil War leaders and generals, with mixed results, and has been a key of tactical success ever since. Flanking the enemy, whether or one side or on all sides, involves great risks, since it depends heavily on logistical efficiency and often weakens part of the army which employs ...
William C - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... to sweep around the fortified river line. At the first hint of a hostile move, Lee meant to concentrate rapidly toward the enemy, catching him as he crossed the river or shortly afterwards. Lee directed Longstreet to remain near Mechanicsville, a few miles south of Gordonsville and almost fifteen mi ...
... to sweep around the fortified river line. At the first hint of a hostile move, Lee meant to concentrate rapidly toward the enemy, catching him as he crossed the river or shortly afterwards. Lee directed Longstreet to remain near Mechanicsville, a few miles south of Gordonsville and almost fifteen mi ...
Gettysburg Battlefield Lesson Plan
... Determining the Facts Reading 2: Perspectives of Participants in the Battle Part A: A Soldier's View of Gettysburg Elisha Hunt Rhodes enlisted in 1861 as a private, and by the end of the war he had risen to the command of his regiment, the 2nd Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry, U.S.A. His unit, a grou ...
... Determining the Facts Reading 2: Perspectives of Participants in the Battle Part A: A Soldier's View of Gettysburg Elisha Hunt Rhodes enlisted in 1861 as a private, and by the end of the war he had risen to the command of his regiment, the 2nd Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry, U.S.A. His unit, a grou ...
A Cavalry Officer`s Experience in the Civil War and the 16th
... ―Still the battle terrifically rages,‖ Hill recorded. ―When will the end come[?]‖ The fighting did not stop until after midnight, and even then the men of the Sixteenth slept on the battlefield at the ready. The single day’s casualties totaled nearly 7,000 on each side. Grant had again failed to bre ...
... ―Still the battle terrifically rages,‖ Hill recorded. ―When will the end come[?]‖ The fighting did not stop until after midnight, and even then the men of the Sixteenth slept on the battlefield at the ready. The single day’s casualties totaled nearly 7,000 on each side. Grant had again failed to bre ...
Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan - Camp Curtin Historical Society
... did break McClellan’s spirit. Most historians believe that he could have easily captured the lightly defended Richmond with a determined attack but instead he ordered a general retreat, believing he was outnumbered two to one. The Seven Days Battles from June 25 to July 1 at Oak Grove, Mechanicsvill ...
... did break McClellan’s spirit. Most historians believe that he could have easily captured the lightly defended Richmond with a determined attack but instead he ordered a general retreat, believing he was outnumbered two to one. The Seven Days Battles from June 25 to July 1 at Oak Grove, Mechanicsvill ...
Vermont at Bull Run - Vermont Historical Society
... At the end of June, the military situation was like this: a Confederate army of 22,000 men was concentrated at Manassas Junction, 35 miles from Washington, under the command of Gen. P. G. T Beauregard; another Confederate army of 10,000 men was at Winchester, Virginia, in the Shenandoah Valley some ...
... At the end of June, the military situation was like this: a Confederate army of 22,000 men was concentrated at Manassas Junction, 35 miles from Washington, under the command of Gen. P. G. T Beauregard; another Confederate army of 10,000 men was at Winchester, Virginia, in the Shenandoah Valley some ...
Chapter Fourteen: The Civil War
... Why did the “States’ Rights” Argument make it difficult in terms of fighting the war? ...
... Why did the “States’ Rights” Argument make it difficult in terms of fighting the war? ...
October - 7th Maryland
... actions. Or were they one action? According to the OR and several online sources there were several names for this battle or battles. Poplar Springs Church, Wyatt’s Farm, Chappell’s House, Pegram’s Farm, Vaughan Road, Harmon Road. Also listed as Peeble’s Farm in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. One thing ...
... actions. Or were they one action? According to the OR and several online sources there were several names for this battle or battles. Poplar Springs Church, Wyatt’s Farm, Chappell’s House, Pegram’s Farm, Vaughan Road, Harmon Road. Also listed as Peeble’s Farm in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. One thing ...
April 2014 - 7th Florida Infantry Company K
... sites throughout the park from June 26–29, 2014. June 27, 2014, marks 150 years since Union Major General William T. Sherman launched his frontal assault at Kennesaw Mountain against the Confederate Army of Tennessee, led by General Joseph E. Johnston. The battle was a tactical defeat for the Union ...
... sites throughout the park from June 26–29, 2014. June 27, 2014, marks 150 years since Union Major General William T. Sherman launched his frontal assault at Kennesaw Mountain against the Confederate Army of Tennessee, led by General Joseph E. Johnston. The battle was a tactical defeat for the Union ...
Civil-War-Student-PwrPt-Ch-15-AmStI-13 - gcalella
... Lincoln orders attack of 20K Confederates at Manassas July ...
... Lincoln orders attack of 20K Confederates at Manassas July ...
SECESSION AND THE CIVIL WAR
... • Lee realized that the South was in dire straits and decided that it was crucial to attack the North on its own territory • July 1-3, 1863 - BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, Pa. • July 3, General Pickett led 15,000 Confed. Troops across open fields - Union mowed them down "Pickett’s Charge” was “high-water m ...
... • Lee realized that the South was in dire straits and decided that it was crucial to attack the North on its own territory • July 1-3, 1863 - BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, Pa. • July 3, General Pickett led 15,000 Confed. Troops across open fields - Union mowed them down "Pickett’s Charge” was “high-water m ...
Waynesboro Driving Tour
... presented a brave front, although the South River was to his rear, but after a brief stand-off a Federal attack rolled up Early’s left flank – exploiting a gap between the Confederate line and the South River – and scattered his small force. In a few hours, the war for the Shenandoah Valley was over ...
... presented a brave front, although the South River was to his rear, but after a brief stand-off a Federal attack rolled up Early’s left flank – exploiting a gap between the Confederate line and the South River – and scattered his small force. In a few hours, the war for the Shenandoah Valley was over ...
Civil War - Dover High School
... the region was unpleasant, dealing with the bickering of his subordinates-William W. Loring, John B. Floyd, and Henry A. Wise. After this he became known throughout the South as "Granny Lee. " His debut in field command had not been promising, but Jefferson Davis appointed him to command along the S ...
... the region was unpleasant, dealing with the bickering of his subordinates-William W. Loring, John B. Floyd, and Henry A. Wise. After this he became known throughout the South as "Granny Lee. " His debut in field command had not been promising, but Jefferson Davis appointed him to command along the S ...
Civil War battlefields
... The conflict arose out of two increasingly different ways of life: the immigration-fueled industrialized society of the North and the ...
... The conflict arose out of two increasingly different ways of life: the immigration-fueled industrialized society of the North and the ...
Chapter 4 PP
... About 18,000 northern blacks enlist in the army Many white soldiers are reluctant to serve with blacks Blacks earn the respect of white soldiers with their bravery and skills on the battlefields About 70,000 blacks lose their lives in the war ...
... About 18,000 northern blacks enlist in the army Many white soldiers are reluctant to serve with blacks Blacks earn the respect of white soldiers with their bravery and skills on the battlefields About 70,000 blacks lose their lives in the war ...
Union Commander
... Reports say that people from Washington D.C. rode out by carriage and packed picnic lunches to watch the Union Army defeat the rebels…One lady commented – “ I suppose we will take Richmond by tomorrow.” Many of the civilians became tangled up with retreating soldiers during the chaos, following them ...
... Reports say that people from Washington D.C. rode out by carriage and packed picnic lunches to watch the Union Army defeat the rebels…One lady commented – “ I suppose we will take Richmond by tomorrow.” Many of the civilians became tangled up with retreating soldiers during the chaos, following them ...
They Led at Gettysburg, The Confederate and Union Generals
... commanders influenced Ewell too heavily. He refused to launch a powerful attack on the Union right on July 2nd because his subordinates claimed their divisions were too exhausted from the first day’s fighting. Ewell’s reluctance on the 2nd forced Longstreet’s attack to be, in effect, unsupported. Ew ...
... commanders influenced Ewell too heavily. He refused to launch a powerful attack on the Union right on July 2nd because his subordinates claimed their divisions were too exhausted from the first day’s fighting. Ewell’s reluctance on the 2nd forced Longstreet’s attack to be, in effect, unsupported. Ew ...
The Battle of Fisher`s Hill: The Gibraltar of the Valley
... adjacent to the battlefield and was present during the battle. Maj. Gen. Stephen Dodson Ramseur tried three times charging the hill behind the Funkhouser House. § Talk a few minutes about Mr. Gibson’s family connection to the Funkhouser house and property. o The third stop on the tour is the Union ...
... adjacent to the battlefield and was present during the battle. Maj. Gen. Stephen Dodson Ramseur tried three times charging the hill behind the Funkhouser House. § Talk a few minutes about Mr. Gibson’s family connection to the Funkhouser house and property. o The third stop on the tour is the Union ...
Civil War Worksheets
... _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ Sectionalism is a tendency among people to blindly focus on the interest of a section of a place at the expense of the whole. In national politics, sectionalism often comes before ...
... _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ Sectionalism is a tendency among people to blindly focus on the interest of a section of a place at the expense of the whole. In national politics, sectionalism often comes before ...
Chapter 22 Questions
... How did defeat at the first battle of Bull Run actually help the North? (P.462) What were George McClellan’s faults as an army General? (P.463) Why did President Lincoln order McClellan to divert his attention away from capturing Richmond, Va.? (P.464) Briefly describe the union’s six goals for the ...
... How did defeat at the first battle of Bull Run actually help the North? (P.462) What were George McClellan’s faults as an army General? (P.463) Why did President Lincoln order McClellan to divert his attention away from capturing Richmond, Va.? (P.464) Briefly describe the union’s six goals for the ...
Battle of Malvern Hill
The Battle of Malvern Hill, also known as the Battle of Poindexter's Farm, was fought on July 1, 1862 between the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, led by Gen. Robert E. Lee, and the Union Army of the Potomac under Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan. It was the final battle of the Seven Days Battles during the American Civil War, taking place on a 130-foot (40 m) elevation of land known as Malvern Hill, near the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia and just one mile (1.6 km) from the James River. More than fifty thousand soldiers from each side took part, using more than two hundred pieces of artillery and three warships.The Seven Days Battles were the climax of the Peninsula Campaign, during which McClellan's Army of the Potomac sailed around the Confederate lines, landed at the tip of the Virginia Peninsula, southeast of Richmond, and struck inland towards the Confederate capital. Confederate commander-in-chief Joseph E. Johnston fended off McClellan's repeated attempts to take the city, slowing Union progress on the peninsula to a crawl. When Johnston was wounded, Lee took command and launched a series of counterattacks, collectively called the Seven Days Battles. These attacks culminated in the action on Malvern Hill.The Union's V Corps, commanded by Brig. Gen. Fitz John Porter, took up positions on the hill on June 30. McClellan was not present for the initial exchanges of the battle, having boarded the ironclad USS Galena and sailed down the James River to inspect Harrison's Landing, where he intended to locate the base for his army. Confederate preparations were hindered by several mishaps. Bad maps and faulty guides caused Confederate Maj. Gen. John Magruder to be late for the battle, an excess of caution delayed Maj. Gen. Benjamin Huger, and Maj. Gen. Stonewall Jackson had problems collecting the Confederate artillery. The battle occurred in stages: an initial exchange of artillery fire, a minor charge by Confederate Brig. Gen. Lewis Armistead, and three successive waves of Confederate infantry charges triggered by unclear orders from Lee and the actions of Maj. Gens. Magruder and D. H. Hill, respectively. In each phase, the effectiveness of the Federal artillery was the deciding factor, repulsing attack after attack, resulting in a tactical Union victory. After the battle, McClellan and his forces withdrew from Malvern Hill to Harrison's Landing, where he remained until August 16. His plan to capture Richmond had been thwarted.In the course of four hours, a series of blunders in planning and communication had caused Lee's forces to launch three failed frontal infantry assaults across hundreds of yards of open ground, unsupported by Confederate artillery, charging toward firmly entrenched Union infantry and artillery defenses. These errors provided Union forces with an opportunity to inflict heavy casualties. In the aftermath of the battle, however, the Confederate press heralded Lee as the savior of Richmond. In stark contrast, McClellan was accused of being absent from the battlefield, a harsh criticism that haunted him when he ran for president in 1864.