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... 1863 document issued by Abraham Lincoln. Declared slaves free in the areas under rebellion. It made the Civil War a moral issue. Emancipation Proclamation ...
... 1863 document issued by Abraham Lincoln. Declared slaves free in the areas under rebellion. It made the Civil War a moral issue. Emancipation Proclamation ...
The 4th Rhode Island Stands Alone at Antietam
... The 4th R.I., along with the 16th Connecticut regiment, represented the left flank of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac. Part of the 9th Corps, they were tasked with cutting off the rebel army from its only line of retreat, the Harper's Ferry road. Unfortunately for the Ocean Sta ...
... The 4th R.I., along with the 16th Connecticut regiment, represented the left flank of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac. Part of the 9th Corps, they were tasked with cutting off the rebel army from its only line of retreat, the Harper's Ferry road. Unfortunately for the Ocean Sta ...
People of the Civil War - Mrs. Pollnow`s US History and Western
... • “Total War” • “Scorched-earth policy” • “Sherman’s March” • Take Atlanta, march to the sea ...
... • “Total War” • “Scorched-earth policy” • “Sherman’s March” • Take Atlanta, march to the sea ...
us history 4-2
... Union fort in the Harbor of Charleston, South Carolina – It was fired on by the Confederates indicating the start of the Civil War ...
... Union fort in the Harbor of Charleston, South Carolina – It was fired on by the Confederates indicating the start of the Civil War ...
The End is Near…
... Union ship) and the Merrimack (a Confederate ship) took place in Virginia waters near the present day cities of Norfolk and Hampton. This battle between two ironclad ships lasted two days and was fought to a draw. ...
... Union ship) and the Merrimack (a Confederate ship) took place in Virginia waters near the present day cities of Norfolk and Hampton. This battle between two ironclad ships lasted two days and was fought to a draw. ...
Grant - Images
... done a Soldier’s Duty. Why can’t we have a Soldier’s pay?” What does this letter suggest about conditions for black soldiers in the Civil War? ...
... done a Soldier’s Duty. Why can’t we have a Soldier’s pay?” What does this letter suggest about conditions for black soldiers in the Civil War? ...
pg_11 Antietam Worksheet 2016-2017
... pierce the Confederate center after a terrible struggle for this key defensive position. Unfortunately for the Union army this temporal advantage in the center was not followed up with further advances. Late in the day, Maj. General Ambrose Burnside’s corps pushed across a bullet-strewn stone bridge ...
... pierce the Confederate center after a terrible struggle for this key defensive position. Unfortunately for the Union army this temporal advantage in the center was not followed up with further advances. Late in the day, Maj. General Ambrose Burnside’s corps pushed across a bullet-strewn stone bridge ...
Chapter 19, Section 1.
... The Confederacy had the advantage of having a better military tradition, and thus had better military leaders than the Union. ...
... The Confederacy had the advantage of having a better military tradition, and thus had better military leaders than the Union. ...
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... Each of these battles was hard fought in searing heat with appalling casualties on both sides. At the final engagement - Malvern Hill - General Lee ordered his Confederate infantry to assault the entrenched Union troops. In reply, well-placed Union artillery cut the advancing Southern forces to shre ...
... Each of these battles was hard fought in searing heat with appalling casualties on both sides. At the final engagement - Malvern Hill - General Lee ordered his Confederate infantry to assault the entrenched Union troops. In reply, well-placed Union artillery cut the advancing Southern forces to shre ...
Gettysburg - Culp`s HIll - July 3, 1863 (Apr 2011)
... Description: Gen. Robert E. Lee concentrated his full strength against Maj. Gen. George G. Meade’s Army of the Potomac at the crossroads county seat of Gettysburg. On July 1, Confederate forces converged on the town from west and north, driving Union defenders back through the streets to Cemetery Hi ...
... Description: Gen. Robert E. Lee concentrated his full strength against Maj. Gen. George G. Meade’s Army of the Potomac at the crossroads county seat of Gettysburg. On July 1, Confederate forces converged on the town from west and north, driving Union defenders back through the streets to Cemetery Hi ...
The Important People of the Civil War
... Content Objective: Students will learn about the key leaders on and off the Battle Field Language Objective: Students will create a foldable of important Civil War Leaders. ...
... Content Objective: Students will learn about the key leaders on and off the Battle Field Language Objective: Students will create a foldable of important Civil War Leaders. ...
Major Battles of the Civil War (50)
... Fill in the blanks with the names of the battle sites described below. Then, locate and label each site with its respective letter. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. ...
... Fill in the blanks with the names of the battle sites described below. Then, locate and label each site with its respective letter. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. ...
The War In The East: Chapter 16, Section 2
... Northern army was marching very slowly towards Manassas, Virginia under Gen. McDowell These troops ran into Gen. Beauregard’s army and began an assault but Thomas Jackson’s unit stood standing like a brick wall against the advance. The victory earned Jackson the nickname of “Stonewall” ...
... Northern army was marching very slowly towards Manassas, Virginia under Gen. McDowell These troops ran into Gen. Beauregard’s army and began an assault but Thomas Jackson’s unit stood standing like a brick wall against the advance. The victory earned Jackson the nickname of “Stonewall” ...
Chapter 22 Summary The Civil War took up where Napoleon and
... aiming. As always, the men who fought the Civil War were young, most between the ages of 17 and 25. The burden fell more heavily on the poor because of legal ways to dodge the draft. Both Union and Confederate armies were plagued by a high desertion rate. Most women who wanted to serve became nurses ...
... aiming. As always, the men who fought the Civil War were young, most between the ages of 17 and 25. The burden fell more heavily on the poor because of legal ways to dodge the draft. Both Union and Confederate armies were plagued by a high desertion rate. Most women who wanted to serve became nurses ...
Malvern Hill Ends the Seven Days Battles http://civilwar150
... order the return of the Army of the Potomac to Washington, D.C. as Lee’s army moved northward in what would become known as the Second Manassas Campaign. During the week, as the conflict raged to the south, the northern congress adopted several important pieces of legislation that expanded the Feder ...
... order the return of the Army of the Potomac to Washington, D.C. as Lee’s army moved northward in what would become known as the Second Manassas Campaign. During the week, as the conflict raged to the south, the northern congress adopted several important pieces of legislation that expanded the Feder ...
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.