• Study Resource
  • Explore Categories
    • Arts & Humanities
    • Business
    • Engineering & Technology
    • Foreign Language
    • History
    • Math
    • Science
    • Social Science

    Top subcategories

    • Advanced Math
    • Algebra
    • Basic Math
    • Calculus
    • Geometry
    • Linear Algebra
    • Pre-Algebra
    • Pre-Calculus
    • Statistics And Probability
    • Trigonometry
    • other →

    Top subcategories

    • Astronomy
    • Astrophysics
    • Biology
    • Chemistry
    • Earth Science
    • Environmental Science
    • Health Science
    • Physics
    • other →

    Top subcategories

    • Anthropology
    • Law
    • Political Science
    • Psychology
    • Sociology
    • other →

    Top subcategories

    • Accounting
    • Economics
    • Finance
    • Management
    • other →

    Top subcategories

    • Aerospace Engineering
    • Bioengineering
    • Chemical Engineering
    • Civil Engineering
    • Computer Science
    • Electrical Engineering
    • Industrial Engineering
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Web Design
    • other →

    Top subcategories

    • Architecture
    • Communications
    • English
    • Gender Studies
    • Music
    • Performing Arts
    • Philosophy
    • Religious Studies
    • Writing
    • other →

    Top subcategories

    • Ancient History
    • European History
    • US History
    • World History
    • other →

    Top subcategories

    • Croatian
    • Czech
    • Finnish
    • Greek
    • Hindi
    • Japanese
    • Korean
    • Persian
    • Swedish
    • Turkish
    • other →
 
Profile Documents Logout
Upload
The American Civil War (1861
The American Civil War (1861

... troops, led by George McClellan, just miles outside of Richmond. Confederates win, forcing Union troops to retreat north. B. Second Battle of Bull Run- Lee forces Union troops to withdraw north out of VA ...
25CivilWar1864to1865
25CivilWar1864to1865

... To: General R. E. Lee, Commanding CSA Your note of last evening just received. In reply would say that there is but one condition I would insist upon---namely, that the men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms against the Government of the United States……..I will meet yo ...
TSB
TSB

... tip of Culp’s Hill. Meanwhile, another portion of the brigade appears to have camped very near what is now called Little Round Top, but which at the time was equally as often referred to as Sugar Loaf.4 By the end of the first day of battle, Union forces, performing what started as a brilliant defen ...
Grey Curves on Blankboard
Grey Curves on Blankboard

... a path 60 miles wide and 300 miles long through Georgia – His success aids in Lincoln’s victory in the election of 1864 – Breaks the spirit of the South Powerpoint Templates ...
The Civil War
The Civil War

... Lincoln’s Assassination i. Abraham Lincoln did not live to see the official end of the war. ii. Throughout the winter of 1864–1865, a group of Southern conspirators in Washington, D.C., had plotted to kidnap Lincoln and exchange him for Confederate prisoners of war. iii. After several unsuccessful a ...
The Civil War
The Civil War

... • Union troops took what food they needed and tore up railroad lines and fields on purpose in an effort to destroy anything useful to the South. • The Union also hoped this would destroy the moral of the Southerners and they’d stop supporting the war • Their destruction was about 50 miles wide ...
Chapter 19
Chapter 19

... • Thousands of Union soldiers held there with no shelter and little food ...
b. Describe President Lincoln`s efforts to preserve the Union as seen
b. Describe President Lincoln`s efforts to preserve the Union as seen

... inaugural address and the Gettysburg speech and in his use of emergency powers, such as his decision to suspend habeas corpus. c. Describe the roles of Ulysses Grant, Robert E. Lee, “Stonewall” Jackson, William T. Sherman, and Jefferson Davis. d. Explain the importance of Fort Sumter, Antietam, Vick ...
Union Preserved, Freedom Secured
Union Preserved, Freedom Secured

... The strategy employed by the Union forces in 1864-1865 was one of coordinated offenses. When General Ulysses S. Grant became head of all Union armies in the spring of 1864, he began to implement a strategy of simultaneous coordinated offensives against the South. Grant believed the Confederacy could ...
Civil War - Mrs. Rostas
Civil War - Mrs. Rostas

... General Lee’s orders wrapped around cigars where the Confederate troops were camped ►Lee and Jackson were going to be separated for a while so McClellan ordered the Union to attack Lee’s army at the Antietam Creek ►Sept. 17th was the bloodiest single day in U.S. history, more than 26,000 casualties ...
Presentation
Presentation

... Armies. In Virginia, Grant with an Army of 120,000 begins advancing toward Richmond to engage Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, now numbering 64,000, beginning a war of attrition that will include major battles at the Wilderness (May 5-6), Spotsylvania (May 8-12), and Cold Harbor (June 1-3). In the w ...
Problems at Home in the South
Problems at Home in the South

... proclamation. Now they were less likely to ...
apush ch 21
apush ch 21

... the Army of Northern Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of any further effusion (spilling) of blood by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States army known as the Army of Northern Virginia…… ...
Slide 1
Slide 1

... the Army of Northern Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of any further effusion (spilling) of blood by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States army known as the Army of Northern Virginia…… ...
Civil War
Civil War

... woman’s place was to tend to home and family while her husband was at war. Women could also be nurses tending to wounded soldiers or helping the Sick Soldier Relief Society. Women made bandages for doctors and nurses to wrap wounds. They also knit socks for soldiers. Many women strongly supported th ...
Roads to Gettysburg - Carroll County Tourism
Roads to Gettysburg - Carroll County Tourism

... The rich farmland of Carroll County skirts the Mason-Dixon line, denoting North from South. Picturesque and serene, this pivotal county remained relatively unscathed during the two years the Civil War had raged. Union commanders were aware of the strategic value of this rolling farmland. The recent ...
Third Winchester Driving Tour
Third Winchester Driving Tour

... floor heating system, which proved invaluable in the cold fall and early winter months of 1864. Interpretive signs explain the medical story. Finishing the tour: For information about other Civil War sites in the area, visit the Winchester-Frederick County Visitors Center and Civil War Orientation C ...
Following two days of intensive battle in the hills and ridges south of
Following two days of intensive battle in the hills and ridges south of

... columns smashed two Union corps by late afternoon and the Union Army retreated to Cemetery Hill south of Gettysburg. The following day, July 2, GEN Lee planned to strike both flanks of the Army of the Potomac simultaneously, but he failed to coordinate the attacks. After some of the most ferocious f ...
William C - Essential Civil War Curriculum
William C - Essential Civil War Curriculum

... Yet the Federal brass decided to advance into the Wilderness and to stay there for a night to give the army’s ponderous supply wagons time to catch up. The assumption that Lee could not move quickly enough to ambush the Union army in the dark forest, ranks among the most egregious command errors of ...
1863 and the Battle of Mine Run
1863 and the Battle of Mine Run

... react quickly to any Union movement across the Rapidan. Second, the weather on 24 November proved cold and rainy and made it impossible for the Union advance to kick off as planned. It was two days more before the movement could finally get underway. Lee would not be surprised. Once the advance bega ...
Civil War
Civil War

... – General Joseph Hooker led the Union army against Confederate leader Robert E. Lee – It was a massively successful battle for the Confederacy – Stonewall Jackson was mortally wounded during the battle and would end up dying – Something that would impact the Confederate Army for the remainder of the ...
HistorySage - Dover Union Free School District
HistorySage - Dover Union Free School District

... 2. Lee sacrificed several detachments in rear guard to evacuate both Richmond & Petersburg successfully. 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 arm ...
Civil War - kristenmclain
Civil War - kristenmclain

... On July 1st , 1863 Major General George Meade led his army (Union) of the Potomac fend off Confederate troops invading north. General Robert E. Lee was moving his troops (Confederate) towards Philadelphia killing any Union troops along the way. ...
CH 11_AM HISTORY III
CH 11_AM HISTORY III

... Confederacy. President Lincoln narrowly wins reelection, but is assassinated as the war ends. ...
Chapter 8
Chapter 8

... Thousands of Union soldiers held there with no shelter and little food ...
< 1 ... 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ... 70 >

Battle of Appomattox Station

The Battle of Appomattox Station was fought between a Union Army (Army of the Potomac, Army of the James, Army of the Shenandoah) cavalry division under the command of Brigadier General (Brevet Major General) George Armstrong Custer and Confederate Army of Northern Virginia artillery units commanded by Brigadier General Lindsay Walker with support from some dismounted cavalrymen, artillerymen armed with muskets and some stragglers on April 8, 1865, at Appomattox Station, Virginia during the Appomattox Campaign of the American Civil War.Following the withdrawal of General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia from their defenses at Petersburg, Virginia after the Battle of Five Forks, Third Battle of Petersburg and Battle of Sutherland's Station, the Union Army closely pursued the Confederates westward on parallel and trailing routes. The Confederates, short of rations and supplies, suffered numerous losses from desertion, straggling and battle, especially the Battle of Sailor's Creek on April 6, 1865. After the Battle of Cumberland Church on April 7, Lee's army made a third consecutive night march in an effort to stay ahead of the Union forces. Union cavalry under the command of Major General Philip H. Sheridan made a long ride of about 30 miles (48 km) on April 8, 1865 in order to capture Confederate supply trains at Appomattox Station and get ahead of the Confederates, cutting off their routes of retreat.At the start of the action at Appomattox Station, between about 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. on April 8, the leading troopers of Company K, 2nd New York Cavalry Regiment rode up to three unguarded Confederate trains that had been sent from Lynchburg, Virginia with rations, ordnance and other supplies for the Army of Northern Virginia and forced them to surrender. The rest of the regiment and other troopers from the brigade of Colonel Alexander Pennington, Jr. soon rode into the station in support. Troopers with railroad experience ran the three trains east about 5 miles (8.0 km) to the camp of the Union Army of the James. A fourth locomotive and one or two cars escaped toward Lynchburg and at least one remaining car from that train was burned.The reserve artillery of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, under the command of Third Corps artillery chief, Brigadier General Lindsay Walker was parked near the station and the Lynchburg stage road. The artillery was guarded by about 500 cavalrymen commanded by Brigadier General Martin Gary, supported by artillerymen of Captain Crispin Dickenson's Ringgold Battery and Captain David Walker's Otey Battery, who had been re-armed with muskets, and some stragglers gathered up in the vicinity by Lieutenant W. F. Robinson of the Ringgold Battery. Walker began to shell the station soon after he learned of the presence of Union cavalry there. Custer's men soon discovered the source of the firing about 2 miles (3.2 km) away and attacked Walker's artillery park near the Lynchburg stage road. Walker's men were concentrated there with about 25 guns arrayed in a semi-circle to defend themselves and another 35 to 75 guns parked in reserve.After capturing the supply trains, the Union cavalry attacked the Confederate artillery batteries and their supporting dismounted cavalrymen, armed artillerymen and engineers and infantry stragglers. After making several futile charges in gathering darkness, the Union cavalry broke the Confederate defenses as the Confederates began to withdraw, taking as many guns and wagons with them as they could. After their breakthrough, Custer's men followed the fleeing Confederates in a running battle to the Lynchburg stage road, on which the Union troopers seized an important foothold.Sheridan relieved Custer's tired men with the division of Major General George Crook after the fighting died down. Sheridan advised Union General-in-Chief Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant of the favorable outcome of his raid at the station and fight at the artillery park. Sheridan expressed his opinion that the Union forces could surround and crush the Confederates the next morning with infantry support. He urged Major General Edward Ord, who had been pushing and encouraging his men of the XXIV Corps and two brigades of the 2nd Division (Brigadier General (Brevet Major General) William Birney's division, temporarily under Gibbon's command) of the XXV Corps (African-Americans) of the Army of the James to keep as close as possible to the cavalry. He also ordered Brigadier General (Brevet Major General) Charles Griffin, whose V Corps was moving just behind Ord's men, to close up so the Confederates could not escape in the morning.
  • studyres.com © 2026
  • DMCA
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Report