chapter 16 - apel slice
... Comparing North and South When the war began, both sides had advantages and disadvantages. How they would use those strengths and weaknesses would determine the war's outcome. The North enjoyed the advantages of a larger population, more industry, and more abundant resources than the South. It had a ...
... Comparing North and South When the war began, both sides had advantages and disadvantages. How they would use those strengths and weaknesses would determine the war's outcome. The North enjoyed the advantages of a larger population, more industry, and more abundant resources than the South. It had a ...
MS-HSS-USH-Unit 5 -- Chapter 15- Civil War
... battlefield formation that produced ~ massive casualties. Endless rows of troops fired directly at one another, .... I with cannonballs landing amid them. When the order was given, soldiers would attach bayonets to their guns and rush toward their enemy. Men died to gain every inch of ground. Despit ...
... battlefield formation that produced ~ massive casualties. Endless rows of troops fired directly at one another, .... I with cannonballs landing amid them. When the order was given, soldiers would attach bayonets to their guns and rush toward their enemy. Men died to gain every inch of ground. Despit ...
U.S. Civil War The U.S. Civil War, also called the War between the
... Virginia, in May 1863 led to defeat, retreat, and Hooker's dismissal as commander. Lee then invaded Pennsylvania, where a chance encounter of small units led to the Battle of Gettysburg on July 1. The new Union commander, General George G. Meade, directed a successful defense at Gettysburg, forcing ...
... Virginia, in May 1863 led to defeat, retreat, and Hooker's dismissal as commander. Lee then invaded Pennsylvania, where a chance encounter of small units led to the Battle of Gettysburg on July 1. The new Union commander, General George G. Meade, directed a successful defense at Gettysburg, forcing ...
AHON Chapter 15 Section 2 Lecture Notes
... Disc 2 Civil War Chapters 2-3 Early Years of the War ...
... Disc 2 Civil War Chapters 2-3 Early Years of the War ...
9. Secession, the EU, and Lessons from the U.S.
... Chapter 9. p. 3. South was at that point unable to continue the war in the same style as before, with large bodies of men in the tens of thousands, set piece battles, and defense of fixed positions and large amounts of territory. None of the top Southern commanders believed that further conventiona ...
... Chapter 9. p. 3. South was at that point unable to continue the war in the same style as before, with large bodies of men in the tens of thousands, set piece battles, and defense of fixed positions and large amounts of territory. None of the top Southern commanders believed that further conventiona ...
The Civil War - Chino Valley Unified School District
... Chesnut, whose husband became a Confederate congressman, wrote in her diary during this time: ...
... Chesnut, whose husband became a Confederate congressman, wrote in her diary during this time: ...
Wilmer McLean`s Civil War odyssey Enid News and Eagle
... Leading up to the first great battle of the war, on July 18, 1861, along a creek known as Bull Run near the rail crossroads of Manassas Junction, Va., it was McLean’s property — known as Yorkshire Plantation — on which a portion of the first major battle between Confederate and Union forces took pla ...
... Leading up to the first great battle of the war, on July 18, 1861, along a creek known as Bull Run near the rail crossroads of Manassas Junction, Va., it was McLean’s property — known as Yorkshire Plantation — on which a portion of the first major battle between Confederate and Union forces took pla ...
Kennedy-Chapter 21
... when the general complained that his horses were tired. On October 24, 1862, Lincoln wrote, ...
... when the general complained that his horses were tired. On October 24, 1862, Lincoln wrote, ...
Civil War Strategy 1861-1865 Essay
... defeated in detail.‖xxi But doing this left the Confederates weak in many areas where they could not afford to be. The same month, in the east, both Davis and Joseph Johnston began worrying over the exposed position of Johnston’s forces in northern Virginia. When McClellan launched his Peninsula cam ...
... defeated in detail.‖xxi But doing this left the Confederates weak in many areas where they could not afford to be. The same month, in the east, both Davis and Joseph Johnston began worrying over the exposed position of Johnston’s forces in northern Virginia. When McClellan launched his Peninsula cam ...
the press reports the battle of gettysburg
... cavalry. Stuart's cavalry had left the main 'body of Lee's command on June 24 on one of those spectacular raids which were the cavalry leader's chief delight. Not until the night of June 28 did the Confederate commander in chief receive information from the lips of a trusted spy that Hooker's army h ...
... cavalry. Stuart's cavalry had left the main 'body of Lee's command on June 24 on one of those spectacular raids which were the cavalry leader's chief delight. Not until the night of June 28 did the Confederate commander in chief receive information from the lips of a trusted spy that Hooker's army h ...
map-civil-war-helena
... the Sisters of Mercy nursed Confederate and Union wounded for weeks after the Battle of Helena. These stories and more are told in exhibits on the former Academy grounds. ...
... the Sisters of Mercy nursed Confederate and Union wounded for weeks after the Battle of Helena. These stories and more are told in exhibits on the former Academy grounds. ...
Spring 2012 - American Civil War Society
... financial consideration and/or personal reasons. All that I and the society can ask is that you attend as many events as is feasible. With regard to the forthcoming season for those members who are ‘wavering’ about rejoining I would hope that on perusing the events calendar they would, on reflection ...
... financial consideration and/or personal reasons. All that I and the society can ask is that you attend as many events as is feasible. With regard to the forthcoming season for those members who are ‘wavering’ about rejoining I would hope that on perusing the events calendar they would, on reflection ...
civil war - New Hartford Public Schools
... “I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood.” Thus wrote abolitionist John Brown on December 2, 1859, shortly before he was hanged in Charles Town, Virginia, for murder, treason, and initiating an unsuccessful slave revolt. Few kn ...
... “I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood.” Thus wrote abolitionist John Brown on December 2, 1859, shortly before he was hanged in Charles Town, Virginia, for murder, treason, and initiating an unsuccessful slave revolt. Few kn ...
Civil War Student Guide
... bugs and mosquitoes, and poor sanitation usually caused unbelievably needless suffering and death. In those years, doctors didn’t know much about germs and the value of sterile conditions in a hospital. When opium pills, ether, or chloroform were unavailable, alcohol served as a universal cure-all, ...
... bugs and mosquitoes, and poor sanitation usually caused unbelievably needless suffering and death. In those years, doctors didn’t know much about germs and the value of sterile conditions in a hospital. When opium pills, ether, or chloroform were unavailable, alcohol served as a universal cure-all, ...
The Leadership of
... better exemplar of mature leadership, of someone who showed us not only how to advocate useful principles, but somebody who actually lived them. Robert E. Lee lived it and even paid the price for it in some of the sadder parts of his life. The price of having sided with Virginia during the war was t ...
... better exemplar of mature leadership, of someone who showed us not only how to advocate useful principles, but somebody who actually lived them. Robert E. Lee lived it and even paid the price for it in some of the sadder parts of his life. The price of having sided with Virginia during the war was t ...
Section 1
... In the East In July 1861, the battle was fought in Manassas, Virginia, outside of Washington, DC. The Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) resulted in a Union defeat by Confederate General Stonewall Jackson. Lincoln appointed a new commander, George B. McClellan. In March 1862, McClellan attacked Richmond, ...
... In the East In July 1861, the battle was fought in Manassas, Virginia, outside of Washington, DC. The Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) resulted in a Union defeat by Confederate General Stonewall Jackson. Lincoln appointed a new commander, George B. McClellan. In March 1862, McClellan attacked Richmond, ...
Chapter 21
... • The failure of General George Pickett’s magnificent but futile charge finally broke the back of the Confederate attack— – And broke the heart of the Confederate cause – Its has been called the “high tide of the Confederacy.” – It defined the northernmost point reached by any significant Southern f ...
... • The failure of General George Pickett’s magnificent but futile charge finally broke the back of the Confederate attack— – And broke the heart of the Confederate cause – Its has been called the “high tide of the Confederacy.” – It defined the northernmost point reached by any significant Southern f ...
A Study of Civil War Leadership: Gettysburg
... presented a plan to flank the Confederate army out of their defensive works and hopefully cut off reinforcements. McDowell’s fatal flaw, however, was that he was not confident in the plan that he drafted.15 When a soldier does not believe in his own strategy, then problems are sure to arise. The Bat ...
... presented a plan to flank the Confederate army out of their defensive works and hopefully cut off reinforcements. McDowell’s fatal flaw, however, was that he was not confident in the plan that he drafted.15 When a soldier does not believe in his own strategy, then problems are sure to arise. The Bat ...
A Brief History of Cedar Hill Cemetery
... few left that they joined the Nottoways to the west. The land south of the James River was well suited to the production of tobacco, and around 1720, John Constant built a warehouse on the riverfront for the trade of tobacco. A community called Constant’s Wharf developed around the warehouse. In 174 ...
... few left that they joined the Nottoways to the west. The land south of the James River was well suited to the production of tobacco, and around 1720, John Constant built a warehouse on the riverfront for the trade of tobacco. A community called Constant’s Wharf developed around the warehouse. In 174 ...
The DO~S bf war Unleashed: The Devil Concealed in
... returned to Texas, whereupon Keuchler and his men intended, it was said, to lay down their arms. The Governor upon hearing this charge Keuchler left Texas posthaste. quickly disbanded the corn~nand.~ The Kuechlerfauxpas, however, was an isolated incident. At the same time, a regiment of Texas State ...
... returned to Texas, whereupon Keuchler and his men intended, it was said, to lay down their arms. The Governor upon hearing this charge Keuchler left Texas posthaste. quickly disbanded the corn~nand.~ The Kuechlerfauxpas, however, was an isolated incident. At the same time, a regiment of Texas State ...
The Garnett-Pettigrew Gray Line
... of Virginia. Virginia’s rolling terrain and Bull Run also provided Lee with a unique opportunity seldom seen during the entire Civil War -- that of “bagging” an army, an elusive feat keenly desired by political leaders of both sides. Second Manassas: Longstreet’s Attack and the Struggle for Chinn Ri ...
... of Virginia. Virginia’s rolling terrain and Bull Run also provided Lee with a unique opportunity seldom seen during the entire Civil War -- that of “bagging” an army, an elusive feat keenly desired by political leaders of both sides. Second Manassas: Longstreet’s Attack and the Struggle for Chinn Ri ...
Ken Burns
... The Confederacy builds the Merrimack, a new iron-plated ship, and the Union then constructs its own "ironclad," the Monitor. Off the coast of Virginia, the Merrimack attacks the Union navy, but the Monitor arrives just in time. All other navies on earth, after the epic battle of ironclads, are obsol ...
... The Confederacy builds the Merrimack, a new iron-plated ship, and the Union then constructs its own "ironclad," the Monitor. Off the coast of Virginia, the Merrimack attacks the Union navy, but the Monitor arrives just in time. All other navies on earth, after the epic battle of ironclads, are obsol ...
No Slide Title
... At first black troops served only as laborers, building roads and guarding supplies. By 1863, African American troops were fighting in major battles. One of the most famous African American units was the 54th Massachusetts Regiment. In 1863, this regiment led an attack on Fort Wagner near Charleston ...
... At first black troops served only as laborers, building roads and guarding supplies. By 1863, African American troops were fighting in major battles. One of the most famous African American units was the 54th Massachusetts Regiment. In 1863, this regiment led an attack on Fort Wagner near Charleston ...
LIFE IN A WAR ZONE - Heritage Montgomery
... with Confederate soldiers left behind by Generals Wade Hampton and Fitzhugh Lee to guard the town. Early in the day, Union forces arrived following a skirmish at Beallsville and battled the Confederate troops stationed there. The Confederates were outnumbered and fled north but upon finding the rest ...
... with Confederate soldiers left behind by Generals Wade Hampton and Fitzhugh Lee to guard the town. Early in the day, Union forces arrived following a skirmish at Beallsville and battled the Confederate troops stationed there. The Confederates were outnumbered and fled north but upon finding the rest ...
22 - The Civil War
... an easy decision for many of them. Colonel Robert E. Lee, for example, was not a supporter of either slavery or secession. But he decided that he could not fight against his native Virginia. Lee resigned from the U.S. Army to become commander in chief of the Confederate forces. The South had geograp ...
... an easy decision for many of them. Colonel Robert E. Lee, for example, was not a supporter of either slavery or secession. But he decided that he could not fight against his native Virginia. Lee resigned from the U.S. Army to become commander in chief of the Confederate forces. The South had geograp ...
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.