Early Years of the War - Washougal School District
... 100,000 soldiers by boat along Chesapeake Bay to a peninsula southeast of Richmond. As McClellan advanced toward the Confederate capital, he discovered that his force was far superior to the 15,000 enemy soldiers blocking the way. However, McClellan still did not have as many soldiers as he wanted b ...
... 100,000 soldiers by boat along Chesapeake Bay to a peninsula southeast of Richmond. As McClellan advanced toward the Confederate capital, he discovered that his force was far superior to the 15,000 enemy soldiers blocking the way. However, McClellan still did not have as many soldiers as he wanted b ...
Civil war battles - teacher copy
... The original reason for fighting the Civil War was to keep the North and South united This proclamation added slavery as a reason for fighting the war The Union was now fighting to end slavery in the Confederacy ...
... The original reason for fighting the Civil War was to keep the North and South united This proclamation added slavery as a reason for fighting the war The Union was now fighting to end slavery in the Confederacy ...
Gettysburg: Key Vocabulary - Historical Society of Pennsylvania
... a result of Ewell’s lack of initiative, the Federals occupied the Hill and Ewell was later unable to reclaim it on July 2nd and 3rd. Winfield Scott Hancock – Pennsylvania-born commander of the Army of the Potomac’s II Corp. during the Battle of Gettysburg. Hancock’s II Corp was positioned along Ceme ...
... a result of Ewell’s lack of initiative, the Federals occupied the Hill and Ewell was later unable to reclaim it on July 2nd and 3rd. Winfield Scott Hancock – Pennsylvania-born commander of the Army of the Potomac’s II Corp. during the Battle of Gettysburg. Hancock’s II Corp was positioned along Ceme ...
CW lecture-1 - WordPress.com
... T O T H E G AT E S O F R I C H M O N D Meanwhile, in the East, General McClellan and the Army of the Potomac finally start moving towards the Confederate capital of Richmond (VA) in the spring of 1862. By early June, they had moved within site of the steeples of Richmond’s churches. In a swift ...
... T O T H E G AT E S O F R I C H M O N D Meanwhile, in the East, General McClellan and the Army of the Potomac finally start moving towards the Confederate capital of Richmond (VA) in the spring of 1862. By early June, they had moved within site of the steeples of Richmond’s churches. In a swift ...
1863: Military Turning Points, Gettysburg
... this dreary march of defeat would be completely reversed; but such a reverse could not be achieved in an afternoon. (2) Matters deteriorated further before they improved. The incomparable Army of Northern Virginia, led by its redoubtable commander, Gen. Robert E. Lee, launched a second invasion of t ...
... this dreary march of defeat would be completely reversed; but such a reverse could not be achieved in an afternoon. (2) Matters deteriorated further before they improved. The incomparable Army of Northern Virginia, led by its redoubtable commander, Gen. Robert E. Lee, launched a second invasion of t ...
The Clash of The Blue and The Gray
... to attack Fitz John Porter’s Union Fifth Corps on June 27, 1862. With daylight fading, the newly reinforced Southerners assaulted Porter’s anemic defensive line and sent the Northerners fleeing toward the river. Only the approaching darkness prevented Porter’s corps from complete disaster. During th ...
... to attack Fitz John Porter’s Union Fifth Corps on June 27, 1862. With daylight fading, the newly reinforced Southerners assaulted Porter’s anemic defensive line and sent the Northerners fleeing toward the river. Only the approaching darkness prevented Porter’s corps from complete disaster. During th ...
November 6, 1860
... June 15, 1864 - Union forces miss an opportunity to capture Petersburg and cut off the Confederate rail lines. As a result, a nine month siege of Petersburg begins with Grant's forces surrounding Lee. July 20, 1864 - At Atlanta, Sherman's forces battle the Rebels now under the command of Gen. John B ...
... June 15, 1864 - Union forces miss an opportunity to capture Petersburg and cut off the Confederate rail lines. As a result, a nine month siege of Petersburg begins with Grant's forces surrounding Lee. July 20, 1864 - At Atlanta, Sherman's forces battle the Rebels now under the command of Gen. John B ...
November 6, 1860 - Abraham Lincoln, who had declared
... June 15, 1864 - Union forces miss an opportunity to capture Petersburg and cut off the Confederate rail lines. As a result, a nine month siege of Petersburg begins with Grant's forces surrounding Lee. July 20, 1864 - At Atlanta, Sherman's forces battle the Rebels now under the command of Gen. John B ...
... June 15, 1864 - Union forces miss an opportunity to capture Petersburg and cut off the Confederate rail lines. As a result, a nine month siege of Petersburg begins with Grant's forces surrounding Lee. July 20, 1864 - At Atlanta, Sherman's forces battle the Rebels now under the command of Gen. John B ...
THE CIVIL WAR 1861-1864
... Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation, so conceived and so dedicated, can lon ...
... Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation, so conceived and so dedicated, can lon ...
South
... bullet), grenades, land mines were used - Fighting from trenches, barricades new advantage in infantry attacks ...
... bullet), grenades, land mines were used - Fighting from trenches, barricades new advantage in infantry attacks ...
Chapter 21 Reading Guide
... How does McClellan’s failure to take Richmond in the Peninsula Campaign, as well as Lee’s counterattack in the Seven Days’ Battles, change the course of the Civil War? What does the Union strategy change to after the losses in the Seven Days’ Battles? What was blockade-running, and why was it so pro ...
... How does McClellan’s failure to take Richmond in the Peninsula Campaign, as well as Lee’s counterattack in the Seven Days’ Battles, change the course of the Civil War? What does the Union strategy change to after the losses in the Seven Days’ Battles? What was blockade-running, and why was it so pro ...
The Road to Gettysburg
... received news that General Ulysses S. Grant had defeated Confederate troops at the Siege of Vicksburg. • Vicksburg was the last major Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River. • After Grant’s direct attacks failed, his troops surrounded the city. • After nearly a month and a half, the city ...
... received news that General Ulysses S. Grant had defeated Confederate troops at the Siege of Vicksburg. • Vicksburg was the last major Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River. • After Grant’s direct attacks failed, his troops surrounded the city. • After nearly a month and a half, the city ...
Texas and the Civil War
... Lincoln makes slavery the focus of the war. Terms of the Proclamation: 1) Frees slaves in the Confederate states 2) Does NOT apply to areas occupied by the Union or states where slavery is permitted in the Union – (border states of Missouri and Kentucky) 3) Discourages Britain from supporting/joinin ...
... Lincoln makes slavery the focus of the war. Terms of the Proclamation: 1) Frees slaves in the Confederate states 2) Does NOT apply to areas occupied by the Union or states where slavery is permitted in the Union – (border states of Missouri and Kentucky) 3) Discourages Britain from supporting/joinin ...
Leadership in the Union Army After the First Battle of Bull Run, Lincoln
... proper timing of emancipating slaves in the South. With the momentum of the war swinging back to the Union, and on the heels of the major victory at Antietam, Lincoln issued his famous Emancipation ...
... proper timing of emancipating slaves in the South. With the momentum of the war swinging back to the Union, and on the heels of the major victory at Antietam, Lincoln issued his famous Emancipation ...
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
... Asked for volunteers to enlist for 3 years Enlarged the regular army Ordered a naval blockade of the confederate coast Ordered a suspension of habeas corpus- the right to be arbitrary arrested. Lincoln did this to prevent dissenters from damaging the war effort and if effect, damaging the preservati ...
... Asked for volunteers to enlist for 3 years Enlarged the regular army Ordered a naval blockade of the confederate coast Ordered a suspension of habeas corpus- the right to be arbitrary arrested. Lincoln did this to prevent dissenters from damaging the war effort and if effect, damaging the preservati ...
The Final Phase - Mr. Kittek
... Generals: Ulysses S. Grant vs. Robert E. Lee Reason For Attack: Continued march to Richmond Battle: - Intensive Trench Warfare - On May 12, Union attacked near “Bloody Angle” – 24 hours of straight hand-to-hand combat. Outcome: Confederate Victory ...
... Generals: Ulysses S. Grant vs. Robert E. Lee Reason For Attack: Continued march to Richmond Battle: - Intensive Trench Warfare - On May 12, Union attacked near “Bloody Angle” – 24 hours of straight hand-to-hand combat. Outcome: Confederate Victory ...
Chapter 16- Civil War - Waverly
... towards Washington, preventing Union reinforcements. Confederate army in Virginia was under the command of General Robert E. Lee. Lee attacked Union forces in series of clashes called Seven Days’ Battles and forced Union army to retreat in June 1862. Lincoln ordered General John Pope to march to Ric ...
... towards Washington, preventing Union reinforcements. Confederate army in Virginia was under the command of General Robert E. Lee. Lee attacked Union forces in series of clashes called Seven Days’ Battles and forced Union army to retreat in June 1862. Lincoln ordered General John Pope to march to Ric ...
Course: US History - Hayes - District 196 e
... 101. What was the chief killer of the Civil War, which killed 2 for every one who died in battle? NORTHERN LIGHTS 102. Before he could attack Fredricksburg, Gen. Burnside had to wait 17 days for ________. 103. By the time Burnside’s pontoon bridges arrived there were how many Confederate troops wait ...
... 101. What was the chief killer of the Civil War, which killed 2 for every one who died in battle? NORTHERN LIGHTS 102. Before he could attack Fredricksburg, Gen. Burnside had to wait 17 days for ________. 103. By the time Burnside’s pontoon bridges arrived there were how many Confederate troops wait ...
Reviews - Association of the United States Army
... This conviction was never challenged until 2002, when I learned that the 10th Mountain Division was deploying to Afghanistan without any organic artillery.” Wanting to find out why, contrary to Army doctrine and his experiences, Krohn was told by his political contacts that “the Army didn’t see the ...
... This conviction was never challenged until 2002, when I learned that the 10th Mountain Division was deploying to Afghanistan without any organic artillery.” Wanting to find out why, contrary to Army doctrine and his experiences, Krohn was told by his political contacts that “the Army didn’t see the ...
civil war final exam
... D. The Monitor and the Orion 4. _______ This was the first war of it’s type in the ...
... D. The Monitor and the Orion 4. _______ This was the first war of it’s type in the ...
The Civil War - Issaquah Connect
... • Lee offers resignation, but is rejected • Meade is fired by Lincoln because he does not pursue Lee and allows him to escape back to Virginia • Tide of war turns in favor of the Union ...
... • Lee offers resignation, but is rejected • Meade is fired by Lincoln because he does not pursue Lee and allows him to escape back to Virginia • Tide of war turns in favor of the Union ...
Unit 8 - PowerPoints - The American Civil War
... Confederate forces under Generals George McClellan and Robert E. Lee. Federal armies brutalized the Confederacy; the combined casualties were more than twenty-three thousand. The Union pushed Lee and his troops back to Antietam Creek, but the stubborn Confederate general counterattacked with all his ...
... Confederate forces under Generals George McClellan and Robert E. Lee. Federal armies brutalized the Confederacy; the combined casualties were more than twenty-three thousand. The Union pushed Lee and his troops back to Antietam Creek, but the stubborn Confederate general counterattacked with all his ...
7044347_20_Civil War
... Shiloh, Tennessee. The Confederate army needed volunteers to care for the wounded. On April 7, 1862, Cumming and other women from Mobile left for Corinth, Mississippi, where the Confederates had set up a hospital. The town was twenty miles south of the battlefield at Shiloh. Cumming was totally unpr ...
... Shiloh, Tennessee. The Confederate army needed volunteers to care for the wounded. On April 7, 1862, Cumming and other women from Mobile left for Corinth, Mississippi, where the Confederates had set up a hospital. The town was twenty miles south of the battlefield at Shiloh. Cumming was totally unpr ...
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.