Civil War Battles
... Rather than wait around for the enemy to attack him, Lee made an aggressive push into the border states to try to defeat the Union on its own turf. He also hoped that a Confederate victory in Maryland would convince the state legislature to secede. In September 1862, Lee’s army met General George Mc ...
... Rather than wait around for the enemy to attack him, Lee made an aggressive push into the border states to try to defeat the Union on its own turf. He also hoped that a Confederate victory in Maryland would convince the state legislature to secede. In September 1862, Lee’s army met General George Mc ...
Civil_War_Battles - Cambridge Public Schools Moodle Site
... and solidified the Federal position. Union artillery blasted the attackers, and by the time the spearhead reached the Union line, the assault had been largely broken up and disorganized. The failed charge ended the major action at Gettysburg, though a few cavalry skirmishes continued on the Union fl ...
... and solidified the Federal position. Union artillery blasted the attackers, and by the time the spearhead reached the Union line, the assault had been largely broken up and disorganized. The failed charge ended the major action at Gettysburg, though a few cavalry skirmishes continued on the Union fl ...
Document
... Winfield Scott first proposes a strong naval blockade of all Southern ports. This would be coupled with a force of about 80,000 men that would strike down (north to south) the Mississippi River eventually seizing this vital waterway and cut the Confederacy in two parts. Impatience, an under-streng ...
... Winfield Scott first proposes a strong naval blockade of all Southern ports. This would be coupled with a force of about 80,000 men that would strike down (north to south) the Mississippi River eventually seizing this vital waterway and cut the Confederacy in two parts. Impatience, an under-streng ...
Civil War
... C. Buell was ordered by A.L. to attack Chattanooga and cut the rail lines so they could cut off supplies to the Confederacy D. A.L. replaced Buell with Rosecrans E. Rosecrans attacked Bragg near Murfreesboro, TN. F. Bragg retreats to Chattanooga G. General McDowell – lost 1st Battle of Bull Run and ...
... C. Buell was ordered by A.L. to attack Chattanooga and cut the rail lines so they could cut off supplies to the Confederacy D. A.L. replaced Buell with Rosecrans E. Rosecrans attacked Bragg near Murfreesboro, TN. F. Bragg retreats to Chattanooga G. General McDowell – lost 1st Battle of Bull Run and ...
September 17, 1862 - Single bloodiest day in American
... When they did not arrive on time, he chose to wait. This gave Lee time to set up an ambush in town. ...
... When they did not arrive on time, he chose to wait. This gave Lee time to set up an ambush in town. ...
Power Point 15-5 - United States History Mr. Canfield
... nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom.” ...
... nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom.” ...
Major Figures of the Civil War
... In Feb., 1861 (after the secession of the lower South), General Scott, with whom Lee was a great favorite, recalled him from Texas. Lee had no sympathy with either secession or slavery and, loving the Union and the army, deprecated the thought of sectional conflict. But in his tradition, loyalty to ...
... In Feb., 1861 (after the secession of the lower South), General Scott, with whom Lee was a great favorite, recalled him from Texas. Lee had no sympathy with either secession or slavery and, loving the Union and the army, deprecated the thought of sectional conflict. But in his tradition, loyalty to ...
US History 1 - Final Exam - Review - Day 4
... broken, as if smitten by thunderbolts. . . . There is smoke, dust, wild talking, shouting; hissings, howlings, explosions. It is a new, strange, unanticipated experience to the soldiers of both armies, far different from what they thought it would be." —Charles Coffin, My Days and Nights on the Batt ...
... broken, as if smitten by thunderbolts. . . . There is smoke, dust, wild talking, shouting; hissings, howlings, explosions. It is a new, strange, unanticipated experience to the soldiers of both armies, far different from what they thought it would be." —Charles Coffin, My Days and Nights on the Batt ...
File - MsTurnbull.com
... A Union soldier was three times more likely to die in camp or in a hospital than he was to be killed on the ...
... A Union soldier was three times more likely to die in camp or in a hospital than he was to be killed on the ...
Chapter 18 The Civil War- Section 1 The War begins
... Lee’s confederate forces of about 65,000 in the most celebrated battle of the war-the Battle of Gettysburg. Lee decided to attack the union center in what has become known as Pickett’s charge. Led by General George E. Pickett, after three days of fighting, the union casualties numbered nearly 23,000 ...
... Lee’s confederate forces of about 65,000 in the most celebrated battle of the war-the Battle of Gettysburg. Lee decided to attack the union center in what has become known as Pickett’s charge. Led by General George E. Pickett, after three days of fighting, the union casualties numbered nearly 23,000 ...
Slide 1
... •On March 9, 1862 the two ships battled for 5 hours •Technically a draw •The Merrimack had to withdraw for repairs so it became known as a Union win ...
... •On March 9, 1862 the two ships battled for 5 hours •Technically a draw •The Merrimack had to withdraw for repairs so it became known as a Union win ...
No Slide Title
... attempt to capture Richmond • Confederate Jeb Stuart, cavalry (soldiers on horseback) spy McClellan • Report size of Union army, Robert E. Lee’s army attacks Union army • Both sides clash for a week • Confederates defeat Union army at Seven Days’ Battles (1862) • Lee ends the Union threat in Virgini ...
... attempt to capture Richmond • Confederate Jeb Stuart, cavalry (soldiers on horseback) spy McClellan • Report size of Union army, Robert E. Lee’s army attacks Union army • Both sides clash for a week • Confederates defeat Union army at Seven Days’ Battles (1862) • Lee ends the Union threat in Virgini ...
Chapter 17 Section 1 terms and names
... 54th Massachusetts Regiment …. All black regiment, fought without pay, won fame for fighting at Fort Wagner >>> this victory increased the popularity and enlistment of African American soldiers in the Union army Turning points in the Civil War ….. Siege of Vicksburg (turning point in West) gave the ...
... 54th Massachusetts Regiment …. All black regiment, fought without pay, won fame for fighting at Fort Wagner >>> this victory increased the popularity and enlistment of African American soldiers in the Union army Turning points in the Civil War ….. Siege of Vicksburg (turning point in West) gave the ...
Study Guide for SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the
... 21. What was the battle of Fort Pulaski? How was it defeated? 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 ...
... 21. What was the battle of Fort Pulaski? How was it defeated? 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 ...
ECWC TOPIC Antietam Essay - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... Things did not go as planned. Soon after the operation began on September 10, Lee got word that Union troops were gathering at Greencastle, Pennsylvania, just across the state line. To guard against them, Lee had Longstreet continue his march to Hagerstown, leaving just one division under Major Gene ...
... Things did not go as planned. Soon after the operation began on September 10, Lee got word that Union troops were gathering at Greencastle, Pennsylvania, just across the state line. To guard against them, Lee had Longstreet continue his march to Hagerstown, leaving just one division under Major Gene ...
Chapter 23
... Lincoln replaced McClellan with a more aggressive General Ambrose Burnside. In December 1862- the Union army under Burnside attacked the Confederate general Lee’s army at Fredericksburg, Virginia. This was known as the Fredericksburg Battle. The Union army suffered immense losses. This war signified ...
... Lincoln replaced McClellan with a more aggressive General Ambrose Burnside. In December 1862- the Union army under Burnside attacked the Confederate general Lee’s army at Fredericksburg, Virginia. This was known as the Fredericksburg Battle. The Union army suffered immense losses. This war signified ...
Compare and Contrast the Battle of Gettysburg
... Background and Facts: Battle of Glorieta Pass Location: Northern New Mexico Territory in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Date: March 26 to 28, 1862 Outcome: Union Victory Significances: Decisive battle of the New Mexico Campaign during the American Civil War. It was dubbed the “Gettysburg of the We ...
... Background and Facts: Battle of Glorieta Pass Location: Northern New Mexico Territory in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Date: March 26 to 28, 1862 Outcome: Union Victory Significances: Decisive battle of the New Mexico Campaign during the American Civil War. It was dubbed the “Gettysburg of the We ...
The Civil War Begins
... wins at Shiloh – nearly 25,000 troops are killed between the Union and Confederate armies in 2 days worth of fighting • David G. Farragut takes New Orleans, the Confederacy’s busiest port – fails to capture Vicksburg Continued . . . NEXT ...
... wins at Shiloh – nearly 25,000 troops are killed between the Union and Confederate armies in 2 days worth of fighting • David G. Farragut takes New Orleans, the Confederacy’s busiest port – fails to capture Vicksburg Continued . . . NEXT ...
Civil_Progress
... The Union won most of the seven days but on the last day, the Confederates drove off the Union! ~Paul ...
... The Union won most of the seven days but on the last day, the Confederates drove off the Union! ~Paul ...
Lesson 2: Primarily Primary Class Notes 2: Teacher Edition I. Union
... I. Union Strategy Soon after Ft. Sumter, the Union developed their military strategy against the Confederacy. They called it the Anaconda Plan . Why did they call it that? It was designed to strangle the life out of its victim, the Confederacy. It would cut off transportation of soldiers and necessa ...
... I. Union Strategy Soon after Ft. Sumter, the Union developed their military strategy against the Confederacy. They called it the Anaconda Plan . Why did they call it that? It was designed to strangle the life out of its victim, the Confederacy. It would cut off transportation of soldiers and necessa ...
Good Morning!!!!!!!!!!
... Stonewall Jackson led an attack on Hooker’s flank while Lee commanded an assault on the Union front. The Union army was almost cut in two. Hooker was forced to retreat. Lee’s army won a major victory, but this victory had severe casualties. During this battle Lee’s trusted general, Stonewall Jackson ...
... Stonewall Jackson led an attack on Hooker’s flank while Lee commanded an assault on the Union front. The Union army was almost cut in two. Hooker was forced to retreat. Lee’s army won a major victory, but this victory had severe casualties. During this battle Lee’s trusted general, Stonewall Jackson ...
Civil War battles
... •Grant temporarily lost his position in command. •This greatly slowed the Union advance down the Mississippi valley ...
... •Grant temporarily lost his position in command. •This greatly slowed the Union advance down the Mississippi valley ...
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.