Gettysburg Day 1
... Skirmishes begin North of town as advanced scouting parties of the two armies converge ...
... Skirmishes begin North of town as advanced scouting parties of the two armies converge ...
THE CIVIL WAR
... Near Antietam Creek – Sharpsburg VA Bloodiest single day of the war Confederates suffer more than 11000 casualties McClellan loses even more His army was too damaged to follow Lee and finish him ...
... Near Antietam Creek – Sharpsburg VA Bloodiest single day of the war Confederates suffer more than 11000 casualties McClellan loses even more His army was too damaged to follow Lee and finish him ...
CivilWarTimeline
... After Grant had captured several forts in Tennessee his armies moved south toward Mississippi. The Confederate Army lead by General Albert Sidney Johnston, met Grant at Shiloh, Tennessee. Grant had not expected the attack which started while the Yankee soldiers were cooking their breakfast. At first ...
... After Grant had captured several forts in Tennessee his armies moved south toward Mississippi. The Confederate Army lead by General Albert Sidney Johnston, met Grant at Shiloh, Tennessee. Grant had not expected the attack which started while the Yankee soldiers were cooking their breakfast. At first ...
HistorySage - Mr
... G. Early 1865, Confederates tried to negotiate peace between the "two countries." -- Lincoln not willing to accept anything short of unconditional surrender. H. Lee’s surrender 1. Confederate army surrounded near Appomattox Court House in VA. 2. April 9, 1865 -- Lee surrendered the Army of Northern ...
... G. Early 1865, Confederates tried to negotiate peace between the "two countries." -- Lincoln not willing to accept anything short of unconditional surrender. H. Lee’s surrender 1. Confederate army surrounded near Appomattox Court House in VA. 2. April 9, 1865 -- Lee surrendered the Army of Northern ...
Union Press
... leaves the Union and the Civil war begins on April 12, with shots fired on Fort Sumter. Fort Sumter is eventually surrendered to South Carolina.1862- On September 17, the Battle of Antietam occurred. About 6,000 Union and Confederate soldiers were dead. The next day Robert E. Lee withdrew to Virgini ...
... leaves the Union and the Civil war begins on April 12, with shots fired on Fort Sumter. Fort Sumter is eventually surrendered to South Carolina.1862- On September 17, the Battle of Antietam occurred. About 6,000 Union and Confederate soldiers were dead. The next day Robert E. Lee withdrew to Virgini ...
The Civil War - Social Circle City Schools
... This battle proved to be the bloodiest single day battle in American history. Casualties totaled more than 26,000. As many as the War of 1812 and the war with Mexico combined. Lincoln ends up firing McClellan a couple months ...
... This battle proved to be the bloodiest single day battle in American history. Casualties totaled more than 26,000. As many as the War of 1812 and the war with Mexico combined. Lincoln ends up firing McClellan a couple months ...
American Civil War
... Confederacy) chose to take the fort before the ships arrived. April 186: Attack on Fort Sumter. ...
... Confederacy) chose to take the fort before the ships arrived. April 186: Attack on Fort Sumter. ...
Ch 11 The Civil War
... Sec 3 Life During the War • As the southern economy collapsed during the civil war, the north experienced a great time of growth and production • African Americans were allowed to enlist in the Union army after the Emancipation ...
... Sec 3 Life During the War • As the southern economy collapsed during the civil war, the north experienced a great time of growth and production • African Americans were allowed to enlist in the Union army after the Emancipation ...
summary of major civil war battles
... night of May 2, Stonewall Jackson was shot by his own men by mistake (friendly fire) and died later. His death was a huge loss to the South. Lee said he had lost his “right arm.” 10. Vicksburg, Mississippi—began in the spring of 1863. Control of the Miss. River was a major priority of the Union. Gra ...
... night of May 2, Stonewall Jackson was shot by his own men by mistake (friendly fire) and died later. His death was a huge loss to the South. Lee said he had lost his “right arm.” 10. Vicksburg, Mississippi—began in the spring of 1863. Control of the Miss. River was a major priority of the Union. Gra ...
The Civil War 1861-1865
... • Lincoln toured the city soon after The remains of buildings after the Union invasion, April 1865 ...
... • Lincoln toured the city soon after The remains of buildings after the Union invasion, April 1865 ...
Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area Guide
... Walk the hallowed ground and landscape where armed conflicts occurred. Imagine the chaos, the carnage, and the fierce bravery. South Mountain Stand where the first major battle on Northern soil took place, straddling the border between Frederick and Washington counties. After invading Maryland less ...
... Walk the hallowed ground and landscape where armed conflicts occurred. Imagine the chaos, the carnage, and the fierce bravery. South Mountain Stand where the first major battle on Northern soil took place, straddling the border between Frederick and Washington counties. After invading Maryland less ...
The War That Divided A Nation - Vernon Independent School
... Of Northern Virginia of 75,000 men and the 97,000 man Union Army Of The Potomac under General George G. Meade met, by chance, when a Confederate brigade sent forward for supplies observed a forward column of Meade's cavalry. Of the more than 2,000 land engagements of the Civil War, Gettysburg ranks ...
... Of Northern Virginia of 75,000 men and the 97,000 man Union Army Of The Potomac under General George G. Meade met, by chance, when a Confederate brigade sent forward for supplies observed a forward column of Meade's cavalry. Of the more than 2,000 land engagements of the Civil War, Gettysburg ranks ...
File
... • January 25, 1863: Lincoln appoints Gen. Joseph Hooker as Commander of the Union Army, replacing Burnside. • March 3: The U.S. Congress enacts a draft, affecting male citizens aged 20 to 45, but also exempts those who pay $300 or provide a substitute. • May 1-4: Union Army defeated by Lee's much sm ...
... • January 25, 1863: Lincoln appoints Gen. Joseph Hooker as Commander of the Union Army, replacing Burnside. • March 3: The U.S. Congress enacts a draft, affecting male citizens aged 20 to 45, but also exempts those who pay $300 or provide a substitute. • May 1-4: Union Army defeated by Lee's much sm ...
The Civil War
... The Battle of Gettysburg-July 3, 1863 After the failure of the attacks on the second day of battle, Longstreet again begged Lee to move South towards Washington, but Lee planned an all out frontal assault on the Union lines. The attack would begin with a concentrated artillery attack on the center ...
... The Battle of Gettysburg-July 3, 1863 After the failure of the attacks on the second day of battle, Longstreet again begged Lee to move South towards Washington, but Lee planned an all out frontal assault on the Union lines. The attack would begin with a concentrated artillery attack on the center ...
The Battle of Antietam: A Turning Point in the Civil War
... Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. Knowledge of these orders gave McClellan an opportunity to catch parts of Lee’s army separated from each other and defeat them in detail. McClellan moved too slowly to take full advantage of this opportunity, but his soldiers did push their way through three passes in ...
... Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. Knowledge of these orders gave McClellan an opportunity to catch parts of Lee’s army separated from each other and defeat them in detail. McClellan moved too slowly to take full advantage of this opportunity, but his soldiers did push their way through three passes in ...
FIRST YEARS OF A LONG WAR
... Northerners at first expected the war to last no more than a few weeks. Lincoln called up the first volunteers for an enlistment period of only 90 days. It would take 4 years of fighting before northern troops finally marched into the Confederate capital in Richmond, Virginia FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RU ...
... Northerners at first expected the war to last no more than a few weeks. Lincoln called up the first volunteers for an enlistment period of only 90 days. It would take 4 years of fighting before northern troops finally marched into the Confederate capital in Richmond, Virginia FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RU ...
Civil War Facts
... with a pistol in his pocket. His vantage point on the balcony, he said later, offered him "an excellent chance to kill the President, if I had wished." ...
... with a pistol in his pocket. His vantage point on the balcony, he said later, offered him "an excellent chance to kill the President, if I had wished." ...
american history Military Strategy of the Civil War
... 3. Day 1 -- July 1 – Confederates took Gettysburg but Union took high ground overlooking the city. 4. Day 2 -- July 2 a. Major engagements occurred on Union right and left; Lee hoped to flank Feds b. Little Round Top held on extreme left; prevented flank from caving in. 5. Day 3 -- July 3 a. Lee ord ...
... 3. Day 1 -- July 1 – Confederates took Gettysburg but Union took high ground overlooking the city. 4. Day 2 -- July 2 a. Major engagements occurred on Union right and left; Lee hoped to flank Feds b. Little Round Top held on extreme left; prevented flank from caving in. 5. Day 3 -- July 3 a. Lee ord ...
A Soldier*s Life
... Importance of the space – capturing the capital of the enemy will almost certainly end the war. The Army of Northern Virginia (CSA) and The Army of the Potomac (Union) were constantly trying to move around one another to capture the opposing army’s capital. Both armies had to be on the offense and ...
... Importance of the space – capturing the capital of the enemy will almost certainly end the war. The Army of Northern Virginia (CSA) and The Army of the Potomac (Union) were constantly trying to move around one another to capture the opposing army’s capital. Both armies had to be on the offense and ...
Am St I CP 114 end of civil war
... High union loss of life.. Grant told Lincoln that I propose to fight out on this line if it takes all summer. ...
... High union loss of life.. Grant told Lincoln that I propose to fight out on this line if it takes all summer. ...
35. Battles Every American Should Remember
... There’s no sense trying to baptize it. The worse it is the sooner it will be over.” He set off from Atlanta with an army 100,000 strong and cut himself completely off from supply. His intention was to live off the land and to “make the South howl.” Sherman’s army’s trip from Atlanta to Savannah is k ...
... There’s no sense trying to baptize it. The worse it is the sooner it will be over.” He set off from Atlanta with an army 100,000 strong and cut himself completely off from supply. His intention was to live off the land and to “make the South howl.” Sherman’s army’s trip from Atlanta to Savannah is k ...
The Civil War 150 Years ago May 1862
... The Civil War 150 Years ago May 1862 Three major campaigns were underway in this month: Peninsular Campaign—the Union used their naval superiority to land their army SE of Richmond and move NW to attempt to capture the Confederate capital and thus end the war. Union forces were led by Gen George M ...
... The Civil War 150 Years ago May 1862 Three major campaigns were underway in this month: Peninsular Campaign—the Union used their naval superiority to land their army SE of Richmond and move NW to attempt to capture the Confederate capital and thus end the war. Union forces were led by Gen George M ...
Historical Notes to accompany letter dated: 05/18/62: 022 Historical
... his fellow Berdan's Sharpshooters have moved from West Point, Virginia, located on the York river, to an encampment near White House, Virginia. As befits a Pittsfield farmboy, Hardaway expresses great appreciation for the "handsome" land found on Col. Lee's farm some 23 miles from Richmond. Hardaway ...
... his fellow Berdan's Sharpshooters have moved from West Point, Virginia, located on the York river, to an encampment near White House, Virginia. As befits a Pittsfield farmboy, Hardaway expresses great appreciation for the "handsome" land found on Col. Lee's farm some 23 miles from Richmond. Hardaway ...
Chapter 17, Lesson 2 Notes
... 1. July 21 – Union troops, commanded by General Irvin McDowell attacked Confederate force led by General P.G.T. Beauregard i. Virginia near small river called Bull Run ii. Spectators watched from a few miles away iii. Initially Yankees drove Confederates back iv. Rebels under General Thomas Jackson ...
... 1. July 21 – Union troops, commanded by General Irvin McDowell attacked Confederate force led by General P.G.T. Beauregard i. Virginia near small river called Bull Run ii. Spectators watched from a few miles away iii. Initially Yankees drove Confederates back iv. Rebels under General Thomas Jackson ...
Battle of Harpers Ferry
The Battle of Harpers Ferry was fought September 12–15, 1862, as part of the Maryland Campaign of the American Civil War. As Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate army invaded Maryland, a portion of his army under Maj. Gen. Thomas J. ""Stonewall"" Jackson surrounded, bombarded, and captured the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia), a major victory at relatively minor cost.As Lee's Army of Northern Virginia advanced down the Shenandoah Valley into Maryland, he planned to capture the garrison at Harpers Ferry to secure his line of supply back to Virginia. Although he was being pursued at a leisurely pace by Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac, outnumbering him more than two to one, Lee chose the risky strategy of dividing his army and sent one portion to converge and attack Harpers Ferry from three directions. Col. Dixon S. Miles, Union commander at Harpers Ferry, insisted on keeping most of the troops near the town instead of taking up commanding positions on the surrounding heights. The slim defenses of the most important position, Maryland Heights, first encountered the approaching Confederate on September 12, but only brief skirmishing ensued. Strong attacks by two Confederate brigades on September 13 drove the Union troops from the heights.During the fighting on Maryland Heights, the other Confederate columns arrived and were astonished to see that critical positions to the west and south of town were not defended. Jackson methodically positioned his artillery around Harpers Ferry and ordered Maj. Gen. A.P. Hill to move down the west bank of the Shenandoah River in preparation for a flank attack on the Federal left the next morning. By the morning of September 15, Jackson had positioned nearly 50 guns on Maryland Heights and at the base of Loudoun Heights. He began a fierce artillery barrage from all sides and ordered an infantry assault. Miles realized that the situation was hopeless and agreed with his subordinates to raise the white flag of surrender. Before he could surrender personally, he was mortally wounded by an artillery shell and died the next day. After processing more than 12,000 Union prisoners, Jackson's men then rushed to Sharpsburg, Maryland, to rejoin Lee for the Battle of Antietam.