CIVIL WAR
... From the start a betting person would have put his money on the North, for indeed, at least on paper, the Union had, by far, the most advantages. The population of the 23 Northern states was almost three times that of the South’s 11 states. Moreover, onethird of the Confederacy’s population was made ...
... From the start a betting person would have put his money on the North, for indeed, at least on paper, the Union had, by far, the most advantages. The population of the 23 Northern states was almost three times that of the South’s 11 states. Moreover, onethird of the Confederacy’s population was made ...
World Book® Online: American Civil War: Battles
... 23. Abraham Lincoln replaced George McClellan because after the victory at Antietam, McClellan (who Lincoln had long felt was not aggressive enough) had permitted the Confederate army to retreat with almost no interference. 24. General John Sedgwick was killed by a sharpshooter moment ...
... 23. Abraham Lincoln replaced George McClellan because after the victory at Antietam, McClellan (who Lincoln had long felt was not aggressive enough) had permitted the Confederate army to retreat with almost no interference. 24. General John Sedgwick was killed by a sharpshooter moment ...
The Battle of Chickamauga and its Aftermath
... The contention by our left wing was maintained as a separate and independent battle. The last of my reserve, Trigg's brigade, gave us new strength, and Preston gained Snodgrass Hill. The trampled ground and bushy woods were left to those who were too much worn to escape the rapid strides of the hero ...
... The contention by our left wing was maintained as a separate and independent battle. The last of my reserve, Trigg's brigade, gave us new strength, and Preston gained Snodgrass Hill. The trampled ground and bushy woods were left to those who were too much worn to escape the rapid strides of the hero ...
Gettysburg Battlefield Lesson Plan
... present on July 2 and 3 but not seriously engaged. Rhodes survived the war, and the journal he kept during that period was compiled in 1885. He wrote: Near Manchester, Md., July 1st 1863--It has rained for a week and the roads are muddy. After marching for twenty miles it is not pleasant to lie down ...
... present on July 2 and 3 but not seriously engaged. Rhodes survived the war, and the journal he kept during that period was compiled in 1885. He wrote: Near Manchester, Md., July 1st 1863--It has rained for a week and the roads are muddy. After marching for twenty miles it is not pleasant to lie down ...
Sumter to Appomattox Newsletter No 11
... and it is probably for this reason the hands of the watch still exist after all these years. Other parts of the watch where there was no air are not as well preserved. The precise time that the watch stopped is hard to establish. The hour hand of the watch is broken around the dial where the hands c ...
... and it is probably for this reason the hands of the watch still exist after all these years. Other parts of the watch where there was no air are not as well preserved. The precise time that the watch stopped is hard to establish. The hour hand of the watch is broken around the dial where the hands c ...
Animated Map Activity Go to the animated map of
... Why do you think the Army of Northern Virginia decided to locate themselves on Marye’s Heights? _The Army of Northern Virginia located themselves on Marye’s Heights because it was the high ground and they would have the protection of a man made stone wall.____________________________________________ ...
... Why do you think the Army of Northern Virginia decided to locate themselves on Marye’s Heights? _The Army of Northern Virginia located themselves on Marye’s Heights because it was the high ground and they would have the protection of a man made stone wall.____________________________________________ ...
THE ELECTION OF 1860
... Contraband came to mean during the Civil War=a slave who escaped while the Civil War was taking place. General Hunter was stopped from starting up an army regiment made up of contraband by Lincoln. African Americans finally were allowed to join the Union Army=there were not enough people to help fi ...
... Contraband came to mean during the Civil War=a slave who escaped while the Civil War was taking place. General Hunter was stopped from starting up an army regiment made up of contraband by Lincoln. African Americans finally were allowed to join the Union Army=there were not enough people to help fi ...
How the North Won - Mrs. McKoy`s Classroom
... Four score [80] and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived [formed] in Liberty, and dedicated [devoted] to the proposition [idea] that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so concei ...
... Four score [80] and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived [formed] in Liberty, and dedicated [devoted] to the proposition [idea] that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so concei ...
David Rodes - History | Furman University
... mathematics. After getting married in 1857 he moved back to Virginia and received a professorship at VMI. Unfortunately the Civil War broke out before he was ever able to begin teaching and Rodes decided to fight for his home state of Virginia. He joined the 5th Alabama regiment in 1861 as a colonel ...
... mathematics. After getting married in 1857 he moved back to Virginia and received a professorship at VMI. Unfortunately the Civil War broke out before he was ever able to begin teaching and Rodes decided to fight for his home state of Virginia. He joined the 5th Alabama regiment in 1861 as a colonel ...
The Civil War - Riverside Preparatory High School
... defeated. Yet, during the night, reinforcements arrived, and by the next morning the Union commanded the field. When Confederate forces retreated, the exhausted federal forces did not follow. Casualties were heavy -13,000 out of 63,000 Union soldiers died, and 11,000 of 40,000 Confederate troops wer ...
... defeated. Yet, during the night, reinforcements arrived, and by the next morning the Union commanded the field. When Confederate forces retreated, the exhausted federal forces did not follow. Casualties were heavy -13,000 out of 63,000 Union soldiers died, and 11,000 of 40,000 Confederate troops wer ...
Gettysburg, Battle of
... the first day's casualties were North Carolinians, as 7 of the 16 Confederate brigades engaged were from the state. In McPherson's Woods, Col. Henry K. Burgwyn Jr.'s 26th North Carolina Regiment alone lost almost 600 out of 800 officers and men-including Burgwyn, who was killed. Nearby, around 800 N ...
... the first day's casualties were North Carolinians, as 7 of the 16 Confederate brigades engaged were from the state. In McPherson's Woods, Col. Henry K. Burgwyn Jr.'s 26th North Carolina Regiment alone lost almost 600 out of 800 officers and men-including Burgwyn, who was killed. Nearby, around 800 N ...
Alfred Surraneous Eaton 1840-1932 Life and Military History
... March 4, 1861 – Abraham Lincoln inaugurated as sixteenth President of the United States. April 12, 1861 – The Confederates fired upon Fort Sumter, South Carolina. April 15, 1861 – An announcement was made by President Abraham Lincoln that an insurrection was in progress and the call went out to loya ...
... March 4, 1861 – Abraham Lincoln inaugurated as sixteenth President of the United States. April 12, 1861 – The Confederates fired upon Fort Sumter, South Carolina. April 15, 1861 – An announcement was made by President Abraham Lincoln that an insurrection was in progress and the call went out to loya ...
The Big Squeeze
... Nobody had heeded his advice to strengthen the South Carolina forts before the Rebels could occupy by force, and now the consequences were evident. So he submitted his reptilian plan with little hope of its success. "Bah," Scott reportedly snorted, with a wave of his hand. "No one ever listens to me ...
... Nobody had heeded his advice to strengthen the South Carolina forts before the Rebels could occupy by force, and now the consequences were evident. So he submitted his reptilian plan with little hope of its success. "Bah," Scott reportedly snorted, with a wave of his hand. "No one ever listens to me ...
ch21TheFurnaceofCivilWar
... by radical Republicans who resented the expansion of presidential power in wartime and who pressed Lincoln for emancipation b. Northern Democrats i. Departed with the Southern wing of the party ii. Leader Stephan Douglas died 7 weeks before the war started. Lacking a leader, the Democrats were divid ...
... by radical Republicans who resented the expansion of presidential power in wartime and who pressed Lincoln for emancipation b. Northern Democrats i. Departed with the Southern wing of the party ii. Leader Stephan Douglas died 7 weeks before the war started. Lacking a leader, the Democrats were divid ...
Section 1 The Call to Arms
... Union leaders hoped to win a quick victory. To isolate the Confederacy, Lincoln had the navy blockade southern seaports. A blockade is a military action to prevent traffic from coming into an area or leaving it. Lincoln hoped to cut off the South’s supply of manufactured goods and block overseas sal ...
... Union leaders hoped to win a quick victory. To isolate the Confederacy, Lincoln had the navy blockade southern seaports. A blockade is a military action to prevent traffic from coming into an area or leaving it. Lincoln hoped to cut off the South’s supply of manufactured goods and block overseas sal ...
The Battle of Antietam
... cause General Lee to guess exactly where the battle would open the next day.9 When the battle opened at daybreak the next morning, this distance, limited visibility, and announcement of his opening intentions would only be the start of his many errors. The next great errors were to come as he deploy ...
... cause General Lee to guess exactly where the battle would open the next day.9 When the battle opened at daybreak the next morning, this distance, limited visibility, and announcement of his opening intentions would only be the start of his many errors. The next great errors were to come as he deploy ...
Blackburn`s Ford
... Cabinet, once and for all, that they had picked the wrong man to lead the Union forces to victory. I can’t believe they picked a staffer from Ohio to lead us. Everybody knows that Chase and the Ohio politicians were behind it. Moved a staffer up from a major to a general. The way the Rebels are retr ...
... Cabinet, once and for all, that they had picked the wrong man to lead the Union forces to victory. I can’t believe they picked a staffer from Ohio to lead us. Everybody knows that Chase and the Ohio politicians were behind it. Moved a staffer up from a major to a general. The way the Rebels are retr ...
Ch 16, pp. 462-483
... As they seceded from the Union (the states loyal to the United States of America during the Civil War), the Southern states took over most of the federal forts inside their borders. President Abraham Lincoln had to decide what to do about the forts that remained under federal control. Major Robert A ...
... As they seceded from the Union (the states loyal to the United States of America during the Civil War), the Southern states took over most of the federal forts inside their borders. President Abraham Lincoln had to decide what to do about the forts that remained under federal control. Major Robert A ...
Desertion in the Confederate Army: A Disease that Crippled Dixie
... straggling – falling out of line of the march, or immediately before or during battle with intent to return; skulking – avoiding military service by fraud or other illegal actions; self-mutilation; malingering at the expiration of a furlough, during furloughs, or exemptions; and collusion with medic ...
... straggling – falling out of line of the march, or immediately before or during battle with intent to return; skulking – avoiding military service by fraud or other illegal actions; self-mutilation; malingering at the expiration of a furlough, during furloughs, or exemptions; and collusion with medic ...
Chapter 10 - Michigan Open Book project
... disagree with the thought of a quick war was military man William Tecumseh Sherman who prophesied in late December 1860 that “You might as well attempt to put out the flames of a burning house with a squirt-gun. I think this is going to be a long war very long - much longer than any politician think ...
... disagree with the thought of a quick war was military man William Tecumseh Sherman who prophesied in late December 1860 that “You might as well attempt to put out the flames of a burning house with a squirt-gun. I think this is going to be a long war very long - much longer than any politician think ...
The Antietam Campaign
... to harass if we cannot destroy them. I am aware that the movement is attended with much risk, yet I do not consider success impossible, and shall endeavor to guard it from loss.” Meanwhile, less than 25 miles away, Union Gen. George B. McClellan was staging his Army of the Potomac, roughly 85,000 me ...
... to harass if we cannot destroy them. I am aware that the movement is attended with much risk, yet I do not consider success impossible, and shall endeavor to guard it from loss.” Meanwhile, less than 25 miles away, Union Gen. George B. McClellan was staging his Army of the Potomac, roughly 85,000 me ...
The `Wayward Sisters` - National Humanities Institute
... summer of 1787. The only exception was Rhode Island, the people of which seem to have been less dissatisfied than their compatriots. This was a bit of a problem, since the Articles of Confederation required unanimity for any amendment to take effect.12 The absence of Rhode Island was not a good omen ...
... summer of 1787. The only exception was Rhode Island, the people of which seem to have been less dissatisfied than their compatriots. This was a bit of a problem, since the Articles of Confederation required unanimity for any amendment to take effect.12 The absence of Rhode Island was not a good omen ...
The Union In Peril: Civil War and Reconstruction
... Region began as rural society of self-sufficient plantations (single-crop for sale, not feed/food: tobacco, rice, indigo). Used rivers instead of ports to ship goods to North and eventually on to Europe. Plantation owners produce what they need, so did not need shops, bakeries, markets. Used slave ...
... Region began as rural society of self-sufficient plantations (single-crop for sale, not feed/food: tobacco, rice, indigo). Used rivers instead of ports to ship goods to North and eventually on to Europe. Plantation owners produce what they need, so did not need shops, bakeries, markets. Used slave ...
Civil War and Reconstruction PowerPoint
... circle around the army and Lee was left blind. The Union held the high ground at the end of day 1. Day 2 saw heavy fighting on the left flank. Joshua Lawerence Chamberlain and the 20th Maine held off their attack there on Little Round Top. Day 3 saw a suicidal charge against the center of the Union ...
... circle around the army and Lee was left blind. The Union held the high ground at the end of day 1. Day 2 saw heavy fighting on the left flank. Joshua Lawerence Chamberlain and the 20th Maine held off their attack there on Little Round Top. Day 3 saw a suicidal charge against the center of the Union ...
Presentation
... • Most Europeans find other cotton sources • South uses blockade runner ships; avoid blockade; penetrate harbor • However, blockade becomes more effective as war continues ...
... • Most Europeans find other cotton sources • South uses blockade runner ships; avoid blockade; penetrate harbor • However, blockade becomes more effective as war continues ...
Battle of Roanoke Island
The opening phase of what came to be called the Burnside Expedition, the Battle of Roanoke Island was an amphibious operation of the American Civil War, fought on February 7–8, 1862, in the North Carolina Sounds a short distance south of the Virginia border. The attacking force consisted of a flotilla of gunboats of the Union Navy drawn from the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, commanded by Flag Officer Louis M. Goldsborough, a separate group of gunboats under Union Army control, and an army division led by Brig. Gen. Ambrose Burnside. The defenders were a group of gunboats from the Confederate States Navy, termed the Mosquito Fleet, under Capt. William F. Lynch, and about 2,000 Confederate soldiers commanded locally by Brig. Gen. Henry A. Wise. The defense was augmented by four forts facing on the water approaches to Roanoke Island, and two outlying batteries. At the time of the battle, Wise was hospitalized, so leadership fell to his second in command, Col. Henry M. Shaw.During the first day of the battle, the Federal gunboats and the forts on shore engaged in a gun battle, with occasional contributions from the Mosquito Fleet. Late in the day, Burnside's soldiers went ashore unopposed; they were accompanied by six howitzers manned by sailors. As it was too late to fight, the invaders went into camp for the night.On the second day, February 8, the Union soldiers advanced but were stopped by an artillery battery and accompanying infantry in the center of the island. Although the Confederates thought that their line was safely anchored in impenetrable swamps, they were flanked on both sides and their soldiers were driven back to refuge in the forts. The forts were taken in reverse. With no way for his men to escape, Col. Shaw surrendered to avoid pointless bloodshed.