Ch. 9 PowerPoint
... The War in the East (cont.) • In late June 1862, Lee began a series of attacks on McClellan’s army that became known as the Seven Days’ Battle. • Lee could not defeat the Union army but did inflict heavy casualties and force McClellan to retreat to the James River. • Lincoln ordered McClellan to br ...
... The War in the East (cont.) • In late June 1862, Lee began a series of attacks on McClellan’s army that became known as the Seven Days’ Battle. • Lee could not defeat the Union army but did inflict heavy casualties and force McClellan to retreat to the James River. • Lincoln ordered McClellan to br ...
Unit VI Civil War Notes
... Lee moves forward (Gettysburg) Trying to take pressure off Vicksburg Lee and Jackson leading unbelievable campaigns Jackson dead by May ’63 Gettysburg (battle) 150,000 men – 3 days Southern Penn Lee – 70,000 men – 3 cores 1- James Longstreet 2- Richard Uhle (Stonewall’s old division) 3- A.P. Hill Un ...
... Lee moves forward (Gettysburg) Trying to take pressure off Vicksburg Lee and Jackson leading unbelievable campaigns Jackson dead by May ’63 Gettysburg (battle) 150,000 men – 3 days Southern Penn Lee – 70,000 men – 3 cores 1- James Longstreet 2- Richard Uhle (Stonewall’s old division) 3- A.P. Hill Un ...
ROI, Leadership, and the Civil War - John Bryer
... Lee was virtually surrounded by Hooker’s much larger Union Army Lee could have savored victory and withdrawn to fight another day Against all military logic, Lee split his troops in the face of a numerically superior enemy – a bold, decisive maneuver ...
... Lee was virtually surrounded by Hooker’s much larger Union Army Lee could have savored victory and withdrawn to fight another day Against all military logic, Lee split his troops in the face of a numerically superior enemy – a bold, decisive maneuver ...
Lesson Plan - Virtual Gettysburg
... Henry Harrison Spy The identity of General James Longstreet’s famous scout, known only as “Harrison” remained a mystery for more than a century. However, in 1986 historian James O. Hall identified this elusive man. Researching the Civil War records at the National Archives, Hall found conclusive evid ...
... Henry Harrison Spy The identity of General James Longstreet’s famous scout, known only as “Harrison” remained a mystery for more than a century. However, in 1986 historian James O. Hall identified this elusive man. Researching the Civil War records at the National Archives, Hall found conclusive evid ...
May 18, 2016 - Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association
... roadway extension designed to place big box stores and other commercial development on open land that was directly involved in the battle and its aftermath. At a news conference at the Historic Daniel Lady Farm, GBPA President Barbara Mowery said ”we and many others are alarmed at the proposal in St ...
... roadway extension designed to place big box stores and other commercial development on open land that was directly involved in the battle and its aftermath. At a news conference at the Historic Daniel Lady Farm, GBPA President Barbara Mowery said ”we and many others are alarmed at the proposal in St ...
Civil War Driving Guide Page 1
... Description: In combination with Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler’s offensive north of the James River, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant extended his left flank to cut Confederate lines of communication southwest of Petersburg. Two divisions of the IX corps under Maj. Gen. John G. Parke, two divisions of the V Co ...
... Description: In combination with Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler’s offensive north of the James River, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant extended his left flank to cut Confederate lines of communication southwest of Petersburg. Two divisions of the IX corps under Maj. Gen. John G. Parke, two divisions of the V Co ...
The First Day at Chancellorsville by Frank O`Reilly
... again. He placed them “behind a crude brush fence, which formed an excellent cover.” Mrs. Lewis wisely took shelter in her cellar.10 Colonel Feild sent a company of the 12th Virginia to seize the Union position at the Alsop house. The commander of the regiment reported: “I directed Captain [Robert R ...
... again. He placed them “behind a crude brush fence, which formed an excellent cover.” Mrs. Lewis wisely took shelter in her cellar.10 Colonel Feild sent a company of the 12th Virginia to seize the Union position at the Alsop house. The commander of the regiment reported: “I directed Captain [Robert R ...
Geology and the Gettysburg campaign
... The Gettysburg campaign began on June 3, 1863. On that day, Ewell’s Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia left Fredericksburg, marching by way of Culpeper toward the Blue Ridge and the Great Valley. A glance at the map might give the impression that the Confederate commander was taking a roundabou ...
... The Gettysburg campaign began on June 3, 1863. On that day, Ewell’s Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia left Fredericksburg, marching by way of Culpeper toward the Blue Ridge and the Great Valley. A glance at the map might give the impression that the Confederate commander was taking a roundabou ...
The Batteries Fired With Very Decided Effect
... Now, what was our astonishment that [next] morning when the skirmishing began, to see our “fighting Major” gallop up to our camp, crying out “Harness and Hitch!”, which, being quickly done, off he took us from Gen’l. Pender in reserve, to Gen’l. Heth, in advance of the whole army. Our boys are neve ...
... Now, what was our astonishment that [next] morning when the skirmishing began, to see our “fighting Major” gallop up to our camp, crying out “Harness and Hitch!”, which, being quickly done, off he took us from Gen’l. Pender in reserve, to Gen’l. Heth, in advance of the whole army. Our boys are neve ...
chapter21questions
... 2. Why did Lincoln decide to attack at Bull Run and what was the ultimate goal? Who accompanied the soldiers as they went to Bull Run to fight? Who won his well-deserved nickname at this battle? Who won the First Battle of Bull Run? (p. 453) 3. Why does the book say the “military picnic” at Bull Run ...
... 2. Why did Lincoln decide to attack at Bull Run and what was the ultimate goal? Who accompanied the soldiers as they went to Bull Run to fight? Who won his well-deserved nickname at this battle? Who won the First Battle of Bull Run? (p. 453) 3. Why does the book say the “military picnic” at Bull Run ...
American Civil War - World Book Online
... 25. The Emancipation Proclamation did not immediately free a single slave, because it affected only areas still under Confederate control. 26. Abraham Lincoln had been waiting for a Union military victory before issuing the proclamation. He did not want it to be viewed as a desperate act. ...
... 25. The Emancipation Proclamation did not immediately free a single slave, because it affected only areas still under Confederate control. 26. Abraham Lincoln had been waiting for a Union military victory before issuing the proclamation. He did not want it to be viewed as a desperate act. ...
American Civil War Final
... The single bloodiest day in American history, the battle of Antietam gave the United States more than 23,000 casualties. The battle all started with the Union army, commanded at that time by general George B. McClellan, in pursuit of the Confederate army. The Confederate army led by general Robert E ...
... The single bloodiest day in American history, the battle of Antietam gave the United States more than 23,000 casualties. The battle all started with the Union army, commanded at that time by general George B. McClellan, in pursuit of the Confederate army. The Confederate army led by general Robert E ...
Document
... Grant took over Lee’s soldiers, sent them home w/ possessions and few days worth of rations. ...
... Grant took over Lee’s soldiers, sent them home w/ possessions and few days worth of rations. ...
Civil War in Virginia - Virginia History Series
... We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chor ...
... We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chor ...
Civil War - Teachers.AUSD.NET
... b. Sending reinforcements would surely provoke the South into Civil War with the North seen as the aggressor. -- Moreover, Union detachments not available on such short notice. c. Solution: Lincoln notified South Carolinians of an expedition to send supplies to the fort, not to reinforce it with men ...
... b. Sending reinforcements would surely provoke the South into Civil War with the North seen as the aggressor. -- Moreover, Union detachments not available on such short notice. c. Solution: Lincoln notified South Carolinians of an expedition to send supplies to the fort, not to reinforce it with men ...
View PDF - the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program
... County, just 17 miles west of Helena. On July 2, Price's weary troops rendezvoused with Fagan's forces at Lick Creek, west of Helena, and the next morning Holmes, Price, Walker, Fagan, and Marmaduke met in the Allen Polk farmhouse five miles west of Helena to discuss plans for the attack the followi ...
... County, just 17 miles west of Helena. On July 2, Price's weary troops rendezvoused with Fagan's forces at Lick Creek, west of Helena, and the next morning Holmes, Price, Walker, Fagan, and Marmaduke met in the Allen Polk farmhouse five miles west of Helena to discuss plans for the attack the followi ...
Confederate Spies: Loreta Velazquez,Union Spies: Elizabeth Van
... 13 expeditions, including her three other brothers, Henry, Ben, and Robert, their wives and some of their children. She also provided specific instructions for about 50 to 60 other fugitives who escaped to the north. In 1858, Harriet Tubman met and joined with John Brown. She recruited supporters wh ...
... 13 expeditions, including her three other brothers, Henry, Ben, and Robert, their wives and some of their children. She also provided specific instructions for about 50 to 60 other fugitives who escaped to the north. In 1858, Harriet Tubman met and joined with John Brown. She recruited supporters wh ...
First Battle of Bull Run
... Since their combined army had been left highly disorganized as well, Beauregard and Johnston did not fully press their advantage, despite urging from Confederate President Jefferson Davis, who had arrived on the battlefield to see the Union soldiers retreating. An attempt by Johnston to intercept th ...
... Since their combined army had been left highly disorganized as well, Beauregard and Johnston did not fully press their advantage, despite urging from Confederate President Jefferson Davis, who had arrived on the battlefield to see the Union soldiers retreating. An attempt by Johnston to intercept th ...
Edward G. Longacre, The Early Morning of War: Bull Run, 1861
... member of the planter class. His captors asked why he, a nonslaveowner, was fighting to uphold slavery. He replied: ‘I’m fighting because you’re down here.’” ...
... member of the planter class. His captors asked why he, a nonslaveowner, was fighting to uphold slavery. He replied: ‘I’m fighting because you’re down here.’” ...
George B. McClellan - Scarsdale Public Schools
... February 22. When the Army of the Potomac remained in Washington past that date, Lincoln punished McClellan for his inaction by stripping him of his title as general-in-chief over all Union forces. McClellan, who remained in charge of the Army of the Potomac, finally began his ambitious Peninsula Ca ...
... February 22. When the Army of the Potomac remained in Washington past that date, Lincoln punished McClellan for his inaction by stripping him of his title as general-in-chief over all Union forces. McClellan, who remained in charge of the Army of the Potomac, finally began his ambitious Peninsula Ca ...
Ch 16, pp. 462-483
... North, this battle came to be known as the First Battle of Bull Run. At one point in the battle, a Confederate officer rallied his troops by pointing his sword toward Southern General Thomas J. Jackson. The officer cried, “There is Jackson standing like a stone wall! Rally behind the Virginians!” Fr ...
... North, this battle came to be known as the First Battle of Bull Run. At one point in the battle, a Confederate officer rallied his troops by pointing his sword toward Southern General Thomas J. Jackson. The officer cried, “There is Jackson standing like a stone wall! Rally behind the Virginians!” Fr ...
The Civil War (1861–1865)
... • Union General McClellan took some 100,000 troops by boat to attack Richmond. • They landed southeast of Richmond. • The Union troops were met by 15,000 Confederate forces. • The Confederate forces retreated toward Richmond. • As McClellan’s army neared the capital, the Southerners turned and attac ...
... • Union General McClellan took some 100,000 troops by boat to attack Richmond. • They landed southeast of Richmond. • The Union troops were met by 15,000 Confederate forces. • The Confederate forces retreated toward Richmond. • As McClellan’s army neared the capital, the Southerners turned and attac ...
The Civil War (1861–1865)
... • Union General McClellan took some 100,000 troops by boat to attack Richmond. • They landed southeast of Richmond. • The Union troops were met by 15,000 Confederate forces. • The Confederate forces retreated toward Richmond. • As McClellan’s army neared the capital, the Southerners turned and attac ...
... • Union General McClellan took some 100,000 troops by boat to attack Richmond. • They landed southeast of Richmond. • The Union troops were met by 15,000 Confederate forces. • The Confederate forces retreated toward Richmond. • As McClellan’s army neared the capital, the Southerners turned and attac ...
November - Old Baldy Civil War Round Table
... Mac’s” over-blown sense of importance, his defiance of Lincoln, his slow Peninsula Campaign, retreat during the Seven Days Battles, timidity at The Battle of Antietam, and his on-going refusal to use the full force of his Army of the Potomac. Ed delved into his missed military opportunities to perha ...
... Mac’s” over-blown sense of importance, his defiance of Lincoln, his slow Peninsula Campaign, retreat during the Seven Days Battles, timidity at The Battle of Antietam, and his on-going refusal to use the full force of his Army of the Potomac. Ed delved into his missed military opportunities to perha ...
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.