Chapter 15 - vocab and notes
... o Use the navy to blockade southern ports o In the east – seize Richmond, the Confederate capital. o In the west – seize control of the Mississippi River Confederate Plans – o Simpler than the North’s o Fight a defensive war until northerners tire of fighting Battle of Bull Run – July 21, 1861 o Uni ...
... o Use the navy to blockade southern ports o In the east – seize Richmond, the Confederate capital. o In the west – seize control of the Mississippi River Confederate Plans – o Simpler than the North’s o Fight a defensive war until northerners tire of fighting Battle of Bull Run – July 21, 1861 o Uni ...
The Civil War Lesson 2 - McKinney ISD Staff Sites
... Confederate congress passed the Conscription Act in 1862. It said that all men between 18 and 35 had to serve in the armed forces. Overall about 70,000 Texans served in the war. About two-thirds of the first Texans soldiers were in the cavalry. They fought on horseback. Thousands of other Texans wer ...
... Confederate congress passed the Conscription Act in 1862. It said that all men between 18 and 35 had to serve in the armed forces. Overall about 70,000 Texans served in the war. About two-thirds of the first Texans soldiers were in the cavalry. They fought on horseback. Thousands of other Texans wer ...
Battle of Galveston
... He had two river steamers, the Bayou City and the Neptune, converted to cotton-clad gunboats by the addition of cotton bales stacked on their decks and a few cannon. He planned a two-part attack to recapture the port; while he led infantry and artillery in an attack on the city, his new gunboats wou ...
... He had two river steamers, the Bayou City and the Neptune, converted to cotton-clad gunboats by the addition of cotton bales stacked on their decks and a few cannon. He planned a two-part attack to recapture the port; while he led infantry and artillery in an attack on the city, his new gunboats wou ...
battles and campaigns
... the Confederates were ultimately victorious, despite the fact that Jackson’s was by far the lesser force. The Peninsula Campaign (also known as the Peninsular Campaign). From March to July 1862, Major General George B. McClellan led the Union’s Army of the Potomac on a campaign across the southeaste ...
... the Confederates were ultimately victorious, despite the fact that Jackson’s was by far the lesser force. The Peninsula Campaign (also known as the Peninsular Campaign). From March to July 1862, Major General George B. McClellan led the Union’s Army of the Potomac on a campaign across the southeaste ...
Chapter_21_E-Notes
... 1. Grant ordered frontal assault at a frightful cost. 2. 7,000 Yankees killed in a half-hour; Confederate losses less than 1,500. 3. Public opinion in North appalled at the losses; Critics: "Grant the Butcher" 4. Grant determined to continue the grind; Lincoln supported him E. Siege of Petersburg (J ...
... 1. Grant ordered frontal assault at a frightful cost. 2. 7,000 Yankees killed in a half-hour; Confederate losses less than 1,500. 3. Public opinion in North appalled at the losses; Critics: "Grant the Butcher" 4. Grant determined to continue the grind; Lincoln supported him E. Siege of Petersburg (J ...
the civil war - OCPS TeacherPress
... A. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant became Lincoln’s most able general B. Grant captured Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in northern TN in Feb. 1862 1. Significance: KY more secure while gateway opened to rest of TN and GA. -- Boosted northern morale in the face of humiliating losses in Virginia. 2. Confederates ...
... A. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant became Lincoln’s most able general B. Grant captured Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in northern TN in Feb. 1862 1. Significance: KY more secure while gateway opened to rest of TN and GA. -- Boosted northern morale in the face of humiliating losses in Virginia. 2. Confederates ...
The Battle of Droop Mountain The Battle of Droop Mountain
... Franklin Kelly, the commander of the Union forces in West Virginia, was determined to rid the state of rebel troops. Kelly had 32,000 troops under his command in West Virginia. He drew on these to post strong detachments along the tracks of the vital Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, from his headquarter ...
... Franklin Kelly, the commander of the Union forces in West Virginia, was determined to rid the state of rebel troops. Kelly had 32,000 troops under his command in West Virginia. He drew on these to post strong detachments along the tracks of the vital Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, from his headquarter ...
gettysburg 2013 xi
... Washington that it was simply a matter of time before this weakness at the top led to a showstopping disaster; a tightrope that had already been tread more than once. Had it not been for the merit and sheer strength of the common soldier—as well as obvious competency at the division, brigade and re ...
... Washington that it was simply a matter of time before this weakness at the top led to a showstopping disaster; a tightrope that had already been tread more than once. Had it not been for the merit and sheer strength of the common soldier—as well as obvious competency at the division, brigade and re ...
Vermont at Gettysburg - Vermont Historical Society
... enemy," said Lee, "hear where we are, they will make forced marches to interpose their forces between us and Baltimore and Philadelphia. They will come up (probably through Fredericksburg) broken down with hunger and hard marching; strung out in a long line and much demoralized when they come into P ...
... enemy," said Lee, "hear where we are, they will make forced marches to interpose their forces between us and Baltimore and Philadelphia. They will come up (probably through Fredericksburg) broken down with hunger and hard marching; strung out in a long line and much demoralized when they come into P ...
Lecture Notes – BATTLE OF ANTIETAM
... Union lost around 3 K men in the mid day fighting, CSA 2600 Union was VERY close to breaking the CSA Union had @ 25K men in reserve o 22K infantry o 3500 cavalry MG William Franklin and MG Winfield Hancock wanted to call up the reserves and attack Sumner disagreed – called upon McClellan t ...
... Union lost around 3 K men in the mid day fighting, CSA 2600 Union was VERY close to breaking the CSA Union had @ 25K men in reserve o 22K infantry o 3500 cavalry MG William Franklin and MG Winfield Hancock wanted to call up the reserves and attack Sumner disagreed – called upon McClellan t ...
Events and Battles
... Peachtree Creek, an east to west flowing stream, about three miles north of Atlanta. Sherman split his army into three columns for the assault on Atlanta with George H. Thomas’s Army of the Cumberland moving from the north. Johnston had decided to attack Thomas, but Confederate President Jefferson D ...
... Peachtree Creek, an east to west flowing stream, about three miles north of Atlanta. Sherman split his army into three columns for the assault on Atlanta with George H. Thomas’s Army of the Cumberland moving from the north. Johnston had decided to attack Thomas, but Confederate President Jefferson D ...
THE CIVIL WAR IN WEST VIRGINIA 1861 The Civil War began
... was connected to most of northwest Virginia by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. As Union troops under General George B. McClellan advanced, Porterfield drew his forces back to Philippi. As McClellan neared the region, he sent Colonel Benjamin F. Kelley and the First Virginia Provisional Regiment (la ...
... was connected to most of northwest Virginia by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. As Union troops under General George B. McClellan advanced, Porterfield drew his forces back to Philippi. As McClellan neared the region, he sent Colonel Benjamin F. Kelley and the First Virginia Provisional Regiment (la ...
Civil War Events
... • Georgia was free from major battles during the first few years of the Civil War. • In 1863, close to 58,000 Union troops moved into northwest Georgia where they battled the Confederate Army along Chickamauga Creek. • The battle resulted in both sides losing over 16,000 men, and forced the Union A ...
... • Georgia was free from major battles during the first few years of the Civil War. • In 1863, close to 58,000 Union troops moved into northwest Georgia where they battled the Confederate Army along Chickamauga Creek. • The battle resulted in both sides losing over 16,000 men, and forced the Union A ...
GUIDED READING Chapter 8 Page 1
... Circle the letter of the correct answer. What Georgia city did General Sherman offer to President Lincoln as a Christmas gift? ...
... Circle the letter of the correct answer. What Georgia city did General Sherman offer to President Lincoln as a Christmas gift? ...
APUSH Keys to Unit 5 Civil War
... Though fearful of risks, he was pressured to launch the Peninsula Campaign ...
... Though fearful of risks, he was pressured to launch the Peninsula Campaign ...
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
... – May 8, 1864, the Confederates caught up with the Union army near Spotsylvania Court House. The fighting that took place over nearly two weeks is called the Battle of Spotsylvania. – In early June, the armies clashed again at the Battle of Cold Harbor, just eight miles from Richmond. ...
... – May 8, 1864, the Confederates caught up with the Union army near Spotsylvania Court House. The fighting that took place over nearly two weeks is called the Battle of Spotsylvania. – In early June, the armies clashed again at the Battle of Cold Harbor, just eight miles from Richmond. ...
The Civil War Comes to Wolf Bayou
... going on. Supplies were not as plentiful as they should be and most were getting very homesick. Some deserted after awhile and refused to go back. Some families in our area hid their young men so they wouldn’t have to go. In June of 1862 the conscription Act was put into force saying all able-bodied ...
... going on. Supplies were not as plentiful as they should be and most were getting very homesick. Some deserted after awhile and refused to go back. Some families in our area hid their young men so they wouldn’t have to go. In June of 1862 the conscription Act was put into force saying all able-bodied ...
17 - Coppell ISD
... “With malice toward none, with clarity for all…let us strive…to bind up the nation’s wounds…to do all which may achieve a just and a lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.” Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address, 1865 Civil War Ends – South Starts Coming HOME !!! ≥ April 2, 1865, Gra ...
... “With malice toward none, with clarity for all…let us strive…to bind up the nation’s wounds…to do all which may achieve a just and a lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.” Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address, 1865 Civil War Ends – South Starts Coming HOME !!! ≥ April 2, 1865, Gra ...
No Slide Title
... • Union, Confederate forces fight 3 days, Battle of Gettysburg (1863) • Confederate attack, known as Pickett’s Charge, fails • General Lee, Confederates retreat, Union army fails to pursue • Lee’s hopes for a Confederate victory in the North are crushed ...
... • Union, Confederate forces fight 3 days, Battle of Gettysburg (1863) • Confederate attack, known as Pickett’s Charge, fails • General Lee, Confederates retreat, Union army fails to pursue • Lee’s hopes for a Confederate victory in the North are crushed ...
The Last Full Measure - Quill Entertainment Company
... rebel army has, they hope, retreated. Also on the road to Gettysburg is QUENTIN and LIL’ JOE, rebel troops. Quentin is gung-ho to fight some Yankees, but Lil’ Joe is growing tired of the war. Unbeknownst to Quentin, “he” is actually a “she,” a young girl names JOSEPHINE who joined up for adventure. ...
... rebel army has, they hope, retreated. Also on the road to Gettysburg is QUENTIN and LIL’ JOE, rebel troops. Quentin is gung-ho to fight some Yankees, but Lil’ Joe is growing tired of the war. Unbeknownst to Quentin, “he” is actually a “she,” a young girl names JOSEPHINE who joined up for adventure. ...
Divine / Breen / Fredrickson / Williams / Brands / Gross Textbook
... Inflation became a major problem in the South as the Confederate government was forced to print more paper currency than it could support with gold or other tangible assets. D. The inadequate railroad system of the South hindered movement of soldiers, supplies, and food from the places where they wh ...
... Inflation became a major problem in the South as the Confederate government was forced to print more paper currency than it could support with gold or other tangible assets. D. The inadequate railroad system of the South hindered movement of soldiers, supplies, and food from the places where they wh ...
Civil War Notes
... off from Louisiana and Texas), and blockading the Confederate coast (to cut off supplies by sea). Texans tried to defend the coast against Union Navy attack, but Galveston was still weakly defended. Union forces captured it in 1862 and losing Galveston made it even harder for Confederates in Texas t ...
... off from Louisiana and Texas), and blockading the Confederate coast (to cut off supplies by sea). Texans tried to defend the coast against Union Navy attack, but Galveston was still weakly defended. Union forces captured it in 1862 and losing Galveston made it even harder for Confederates in Texas t ...
The Civil War - middletonhsapush
... The north boasted 75% of the nation’s wealth and 75% of the nation’s railroad system. The north controlled the sea with its superior navy and was able to effectively blockade the south. The north had a population of 22 million, with immigrants pouring in from Europe daily, while the south only ...
... The north boasted 75% of the nation’s wealth and 75% of the nation’s railroad system. The north controlled the sea with its superior navy and was able to effectively blockade the south. The north had a population of 22 million, with immigrants pouring in from Europe daily, while the south only ...