The Battle of Gettysburg was a pivotal point in the Civil War. It took
... number of casualties is impossible to tell exactly, but estimates are putting the figure above 20,000 dead or wounded. The large field that lies between Emmitsburg Road and Cemetary Ridge is a wasteland. Medical personnel are overwhelmed and have been working through the night, but even so it seems ...
... number of casualties is impossible to tell exactly, but estimates are putting the figure above 20,000 dead or wounded. The large field that lies between Emmitsburg Road and Cemetary Ridge is a wasteland. Medical personnel are overwhelmed and have been working through the night, but even so it seems ...
Ch.11-sec-4-5-2
... was in Union hands. The Confederacy would still win some victories, such as that at Chickamauga, Georgia, in the fall of 1863. In general, however, the situation of the South was dire. Continued… ...
... was in Union hands. The Confederacy would still win some victories, such as that at Chickamauga, Georgia, in the fall of 1863. In general, however, the situation of the South was dire. Continued… ...
Unit 8 - PowerPoints - The American Civil War
... Union General Grant continued his march to Richmond, Virginia, planning to use three armies to lay siege to the city. He wanted to cut Lee’s food and artillery supply lines and to block a Southern retreat. Grant’s troops encountered Confederate General Richard Ewell’s soldiers. The Union forces outn ...
... Union General Grant continued his march to Richmond, Virginia, planning to use three armies to lay siege to the city. He wanted to cut Lee’s food and artillery supply lines and to block a Southern retreat. Grant’s troops encountered Confederate General Richard Ewell’s soldiers. The Union forces outn ...
Unit 8 - PowerPoints - The American Civil War
... Union General Grant continued his march to Richmond, Virginia, planning to use three armies to lay siege to the city. He wanted to cut Lee’s food and artillery supply lines and to block a Southern retreat. Grant’s troops encountered Confederate General Richard Ewell’s soldiers. The Union forces outn ...
... Union General Grant continued his march to Richmond, Virginia, planning to use three armies to lay siege to the city. He wanted to cut Lee’s food and artillery supply lines and to block a Southern retreat. Grant’s troops encountered Confederate General Richard Ewell’s soldiers. The Union forces outn ...
Most of us have heard of the Spiro Mounds where prehistoric
... Mannford disagree, Robert DeMoss, an experienced and studied Oklahoma historian has documented with great detail, the proof that the “Round Mountain” referenced and described in the civil war battle of that name is actually the hill we all drive over each day as we come and go out of Hill ‘N Dale. T ...
... Mannford disagree, Robert DeMoss, an experienced and studied Oklahoma historian has documented with great detail, the proof that the “Round Mountain” referenced and described in the civil war battle of that name is actually the hill we all drive over each day as we come and go out of Hill ‘N Dale. T ...
major battles of the civil war
... The War in the East: 1862-1863 The Civil War became almost two separate conflicts. In the East, the Union wanted to capture Richmond, the capital of the Confederate States. West of the Appalachian Mountains, the Union hoped to gain control of the Mississippi River, thereby dividing the Confederacy. ...
... The War in the East: 1862-1863 The Civil War became almost two separate conflicts. In the East, the Union wanted to capture Richmond, the capital of the Confederate States. West of the Appalachian Mountains, the Union hoped to gain control of the Mississippi River, thereby dividing the Confederacy. ...
Civil_War_Presentation
... • President Lincoln ordered General Irvin McDowell and 35,000 poorly trained troops to take Richmond, VA • 35,000 Confederate troops met them at Manassas Junction railroad crossing 30 miles outside of Washington • Confederates commanded by General Joseph Johnston – Dug-in high ground behind Bull Run ...
... • President Lincoln ordered General Irvin McDowell and 35,000 poorly trained troops to take Richmond, VA • 35,000 Confederate troops met them at Manassas Junction railroad crossing 30 miles outside of Washington • Confederates commanded by General Joseph Johnston – Dug-in high ground behind Bull Run ...
Civil War Unit - Lesson 6 - Civil War Battles - Gallery
... John Bell of the South was fighting the Union along the way. However, Sherman was able to beat the Confederate army of the South easily along the way. This battle is important because it almost guaranteed the Union victory in the Civil War. General Sherman of the North sent a message to President Ab ...
... John Bell of the South was fighting the Union along the way. However, Sherman was able to beat the Confederate army of the South easily along the way. This battle is important because it almost guaranteed the Union victory in the Civil War. General Sherman of the North sent a message to President Ab ...
Antietam Animated Map Lesson Plan with Materials
... formed Confederate Army. His first military engagement of the Civil War occurred at Cheat Mountain, Virginia (now West Virginia) on September 11, 1861. It was a Union victory but Lee’s reputation withstood the public criticism that followed. He served as military advisor to President Jefferson Davis ...
... formed Confederate Army. His first military engagement of the Civil War occurred at Cheat Mountain, Virginia (now West Virginia) on September 11, 1861. It was a Union victory but Lee’s reputation withstood the public criticism that followed. He served as military advisor to President Jefferson Davis ...
Presentation
... May 1-4, 1863 - The Union Army under Gen. Hooker is decisively defeated by Lee's much smaller forces at the Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia as a result of Lee's brilliant and daring tactics. Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson is mortally wounded by his own soldiers. Hooker retreats. Union los ...
... May 1-4, 1863 - The Union Army under Gen. Hooker is decisively defeated by Lee's much smaller forces at the Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia as a result of Lee's brilliant and daring tactics. Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson is mortally wounded by his own soldiers. Hooker retreats. Union los ...
Chapter 21 The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865
... The Pivotal Point: Antietam • After success in the Second Battle of Bull Run, Robert E. Lee decided to strike inside Northern territory • He ventured into Maryland hoping to gain support from both the Border state and Europe • Lincoln had reluctantly put George McClellan back in command of the Army ...
... The Pivotal Point: Antietam • After success in the Second Battle of Bull Run, Robert E. Lee decided to strike inside Northern territory • He ventured into Maryland hoping to gain support from both the Border state and Europe • Lincoln had reluctantly put George McClellan back in command of the Army ...
Mrs. Pisano`s Civil War Gazette
... the north. Lee hoped an invasion would fuel the northern peace movement and, at the least, disrupt the Union’s war effort. After the death of Stonewall Jackson, Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, 75,000-strong, had been reorganized into three army corps under Long Street Ewell, and A.P. Hill, went wit ...
... the north. Lee hoped an invasion would fuel the northern peace movement and, at the least, disrupt the Union’s war effort. After the death of Stonewall Jackson, Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, 75,000-strong, had been reorganized into three army corps under Long Street Ewell, and A.P. Hill, went wit ...
Civil War - Your History Site
... Lee marched his troops into Antietam, Maryland – He believed a southern victory in the north would crush northern morale ...
... Lee marched his troops into Antietam, Maryland – He believed a southern victory in the north would crush northern morale ...
saving the union - davis.k12.ut.us
... 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 ...
A New Birth of Freedom - Warren County Schools
... 6. Who does Grant put in charge of the Union Army in the West? ______________________________________________ 7. For what purpose does Grant propose the use of the North’s superiority in population and industry? ___________________________________________________ __________ Battle of the Wilderness ...
... 6. Who does Grant put in charge of the Union Army in the West? ______________________________________________ 7. For what purpose does Grant propose the use of the North’s superiority in population and industry? ___________________________________________________ __________ Battle of the Wilderness ...
Vermont at Gettysburg - Vermont Historical Society
... He lacked the headlong courage of Stonewall Jackson, and the smear artists of his day whispered that the General, "Little Mac," could not bear the sight of blood. In the spring of 1862, McClellan began his invasion of the South with the avowed purpose of capturing the rebel capital and bringing the ...
... He lacked the headlong courage of Stonewall Jackson, and the smear artists of his day whispered that the General, "Little Mac," could not bear the sight of blood. In the spring of 1862, McClellan began his invasion of the South with the avowed purpose of capturing the rebel capital and bringing the ...
Don Kadar at 61895 Fairland Drive, South Lyon, MI 48178
... up what becomes known as the Great Locomotive Chase as southern troops and railroad men pursue them by foot, hand car, and a variety of locomotives, most notably the Texas. James Andrews is stopped when the General looses power and the men scatter north of Ringgold, Georgia. They are eventually capt ...
... up what becomes known as the Great Locomotive Chase as southern troops and railroad men pursue them by foot, hand car, and a variety of locomotives, most notably the Texas. James Andrews is stopped when the General looses power and the men scatter north of Ringgold, Georgia. They are eventually capt ...
Unit 8 - PowerPoints - The American Civil War
... Union General Winfield Scott suggested the Anaconda Plan to halt Southern trade. The plan would impose a blockade. This would eventually enable the North to control the Mississippi River. Meanwhile, the army would divide and isolate sections of the South and capture its vital cities and the capital ...
... Union General Winfield Scott suggested the Anaconda Plan to halt Southern trade. The plan would impose a blockade. This would eventually enable the North to control the Mississippi River. Meanwhile, the army would divide and isolate sections of the South and capture its vital cities and the capital ...
PowerPoint Civil War Review
... Union General Grant continued his march to Richmond, Virginia, planning to use three armies to lay siege to the city. He wanted to cut Lee’s food and artillery supply lines and to block a Southern retreat. Grant’s troops encountered Confederate General Richard Ewell’s soldiers. The Union forces outn ...
... Union General Grant continued his march to Richmond, Virginia, planning to use three armies to lay siege to the city. He wanted to cut Lee’s food and artillery supply lines and to block a Southern retreat. Grant’s troops encountered Confederate General Richard Ewell’s soldiers. The Union forces outn ...
Civil War – Overview - Stafford County Museum
... Susquehanna River to Baltimore and attacking Washington from the north. The Army of the Potomac left Stafford, moved north through Washington, shielding the capital and shadowed Lee into Pennsylvania. At Gettysburg, on July 1, 1863, it moved into dominant positions above the town and assumed a defen ...
... Susquehanna River to Baltimore and attacking Washington from the north. The Army of the Potomac left Stafford, moved north through Washington, shielding the capital and shadowed Lee into Pennsylvania. At Gettysburg, on July 1, 1863, it moved into dominant positions above the town and assumed a defen ...
CHAPTER 4: THE UNION IN PERIL
... approval, and Davis was arrested for his leadership role in the Confederacy. ...
... approval, and Davis was arrested for his leadership role in the Confederacy. ...
Chapter 18 and 19 Civil War and Reconstruction
... Jefferson Davis’s inaugural address: Jefferson Davis became the President of the Confederate States of America in February, 1861. His inaugural address states that the secession of the Southern states was similar to the colonists’ revolution against the British; justifies the South’s “need” to seced ...
... Jefferson Davis’s inaugural address: Jefferson Davis became the President of the Confederate States of America in February, 1861. His inaugural address states that the secession of the Southern states was similar to the colonists’ revolution against the British; justifies the South’s “need” to seced ...
Chapter 21 The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865
... – Bloodiest single battle of the war up to that point (worse was to come) with 13000 Union casualties and 11000 Confederate casualties ...
... – Bloodiest single battle of the war up to that point (worse was to come) with 13000 Union casualties and 11000 Confederate casualties ...
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.