Waynesboro Driving Tour
... The Battle of Waynesboro Riding through sleet on March 2, 1865, Union cavalry divisions under Gen. George A. Custer and Gen. Thomas Devin advanced east from Staunton, arriving near Waynesboro in the early afternoon. There, they found Early’s small army, consisting of a remnant of Gen. Gabriel C. Wha ...
... The Battle of Waynesboro Riding through sleet on March 2, 1865, Union cavalry divisions under Gen. George A. Custer and Gen. Thomas Devin advanced east from Staunton, arriving near Waynesboro in the early afternoon. There, they found Early’s small army, consisting of a remnant of Gen. Gabriel C. Wha ...
Bull Run Ft. Sumter Shiloh Antietam Fredericksburg Chancellorsville
... Directions: Look up the battles on the textbook pages given. Fill in the blank with the word “Union or Confederate” depending on who won that specific battle. Color in the corresponding bubble on your map. ...
... Directions: Look up the battles on the textbook pages given. Fill in the blank with the word “Union or Confederate” depending on who won that specific battle. Color in the corresponding bubble on your map. ...
Do you think the men who died at Antietam
... 10. Describe the “focal point” of the Battle of Antietam. ...
... 10. Describe the “focal point” of the Battle of Antietam. ...
Civil War
... way for the Confederates to out rule the Union was to attack and become victorious on Northern soil. His plan was to launch an invasion into Maryland. He hoped that this would shift the fighting away from Virginia. But Union commander ...
... way for the Confederates to out rule the Union was to attack and become victorious on Northern soil. His plan was to launch an invasion into Maryland. He hoped that this would shift the fighting away from Virginia. But Union commander ...
the regimental dispatch - SOUTHERN PIEDMONT HISTORICAL
... offensive. Calling on the forces of Confederate General Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson, whose force of fewer than 18,000 men had successfully driven a large Union army out of the Shenandoah Valley, to come to Richmond, Lee consolidated his army, and prepared to attack the enemy. In what became ...
... offensive. Calling on the forces of Confederate General Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson, whose force of fewer than 18,000 men had successfully driven a large Union army out of the Shenandoah Valley, to come to Richmond, Lee consolidated his army, and prepared to attack the enemy. In what became ...
Chapter 14 Exam
... 14. On April 9, 1865, Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant at A. Washington, D.C. B. Richmond C. Appomattox Courthouse D. Durham, North Carolina E. Petersburg, Virginia ...
... 14. On April 9, 1865, Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant at A. Washington, D.C. B. Richmond C. Appomattox Courthouse D. Durham, North Carolina E. Petersburg, Virginia ...
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... 50,000 Confederate and Union soldiers killed Pickett’s Charge – like D-Day, 1,000 yards of open ground, Union soldiers on higher ground Lee feels guilty about the loss of life…Confederates NEVER invade the North ...
... 50,000 Confederate and Union soldiers killed Pickett’s Charge – like D-Day, 1,000 yards of open ground, Union soldiers on higher ground Lee feels guilty about the loss of life…Confederates NEVER invade the North ...
Word version #3
... I have: it was lost in battle to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, and was burned. Who has a sea battle near Norfolk and Hampton that was fought to a draw? I have the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack, two iron-clad ships. Who has the place where the Civil War ended? I have Appomattox Court ...
... I have: it was lost in battle to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, and was burned. Who has a sea battle near Norfolk and Hampton that was fought to a draw? I have the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack, two iron-clad ships. Who has the place where the Civil War ended? I have Appomattox Court ...
A New Birth of Freedom - Warren County Schools
... Carolina was treated in contrast to how Sherman treated Georgia?_________________________ ________________________________________________________ 45. What ended by the time Union forces entered into North Carolina?_____________________ __________________________________ Surrender at Appomattox 46. ...
... Carolina was treated in contrast to how Sherman treated Georgia?_________________________ ________________________________________________________ 45. What ended by the time Union forces entered into North Carolina?_____________________ __________________________________ Surrender at Appomattox 46. ...
Civil War Quiz
... 2. Who was President of the Confederate States of America? a. Abraham Lincoln c. Henry Clay b. Jefferson Davis d. Stephen Douglas 3. Who was offered (but turned down) the job of General of all Union forces before the war began? a. Robert E Lee c. George McClellan b. Ulysses S Grant d. Stonewall Jack ...
... 2. Who was President of the Confederate States of America? a. Abraham Lincoln c. Henry Clay b. Jefferson Davis d. Stephen Douglas 3. Who was offered (but turned down) the job of General of all Union forces before the war began? a. Robert E Lee c. George McClellan b. Ulysses S Grant d. Stonewall Jack ...
7044347_20_Civil War
... Richmond. This time, Lincoln sent General George B. McClellan with a well-trained army. A Confederate army led by General Robert E. Lee stopped McClellan’s advance. After a seven-day battle, the Union army withdrew. The North had again failed to defeat the Confederates. ...
... Richmond. This time, Lincoln sent General George B. McClellan with a well-trained army. A Confederate army led by General Robert E. Lee stopped McClellan’s advance. After a seven-day battle, the Union army withdrew. The North had again failed to defeat the Confederates. ...
First Battle of Bull Run in The Civil War
... The first stage of Lee’s campaign went according to plan. He marched swiftly up the Shenandoah Valley with the Union army under Joe Hooker paralleling his movements 30 miles to the east. Hooker had proposed attacking Richmond while Lee moved North— but his plan was rejected in Washington. After gett ...
... The first stage of Lee’s campaign went according to plan. He marched swiftly up the Shenandoah Valley with the Union army under Joe Hooker paralleling his movements 30 miles to the east. Hooker had proposed attacking Richmond while Lee moved North— but his plan was rejected in Washington. After gett ...
July-Aug 2016 - American Civil War Roundtable of Australia
... August 13, 1831 – Nat Turner slave insurrection begins in Southampton County, Va, with 55 whites and about 100 blacks killed; August 21, 1863 – Confederate guerrillas under command of Quantrill sack Lawrence, Kansas, killing about 150 men and boys and destroying over $1.5 million in property; August ...
... August 13, 1831 – Nat Turner slave insurrection begins in Southampton County, Va, with 55 whites and about 100 blacks killed; August 21, 1863 – Confederate guerrillas under command of Quantrill sack Lawrence, Kansas, killing about 150 men and boys and destroying over $1.5 million in property; August ...
Chapter 16 Civil War Study Guide
... What were the Border States and know who they were loyal too and why? What were the major strategies of the Union and Confederate armies? What side did the Native Americans support? Why? What were the major difficulties that the Union had to over come? What were the major difficulties that the Confe ...
... What were the Border States and know who they were loyal too and why? What were the major strategies of the Union and Confederate armies? What side did the Native Americans support? Why? What were the major difficulties that the Union had to over come? What were the major difficulties that the Confe ...
Chapter 16- The Civil War Review Section 1
... UNION STRATEGY IN THE WEST In February 1862, General Ulysses S. Grant led a Union army into Tennessee. He was headed toward the Mississippi River to capture outposts that would separate the eastern Confederacy from its western, food-supplying states. On the way, Grant and his forces took both Fort H ...
... UNION STRATEGY IN THE WEST In February 1862, General Ulysses S. Grant led a Union army into Tennessee. He was headed toward the Mississippi River to capture outposts that would separate the eastern Confederacy from its western, food-supplying states. On the way, Grant and his forces took both Fort H ...
CIVIL WAR LEADERS
... toutant beauregard • West Point Graduate • Mexican War Veteran • Engineer by trade ...
... toutant beauregard • West Point Graduate • Mexican War Veteran • Engineer by trade ...
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... skeptical of the Union plan, amassed 35,000 soldiers—the largest land army ever assembled in America at the time—to attack the Confederate positions. At 2:30 in the morning on July 21, McDowell sent two detachments from nearby Centreville toward Confederate positions. By 5:15, the first shots had be ...
... skeptical of the Union plan, amassed 35,000 soldiers—the largest land army ever assembled in America at the time—to attack the Confederate positions. At 2:30 in the morning on July 21, McDowell sent two detachments from nearby Centreville toward Confederate positions. By 5:15, the first shots had be ...
lesson 3: first year of the civil war
... 5. Robert E. Lee A. found it easy to turn down the offer of field command of the Union army B. assumed command of all the Confederate armies at the very beginning of the war C. displayed boldness and an ability to anticipate his opponent's moves ...
... 5. Robert E. Lee A. found it easy to turn down the offer of field command of the Union army B. assumed command of all the Confederate armies at the very beginning of the war C. displayed boldness and an ability to anticipate his opponent's moves ...
Civil War Techno-Lecture
... would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving other alone, I would also do that.” ...
... would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving other alone, I would also do that.” ...
West Point Classmates - Civil War Enemies
... The aim of West Point was to produce officers of character and skill and, to this end, the Academy’s curriculum was demanding and rigorous over the four years of its program. The curriculum was designed to produce competent engineers3 and sub-unit commanders. The studies in the first two years were ...
... The aim of West Point was to produce officers of character and skill and, to this end, the Academy’s curriculum was demanding and rigorous over the four years of its program. The curriculum was designed to produce competent engineers3 and sub-unit commanders. The studies in the first two years were ...
Chapter 21 - mrsmcclary
... • Two Union soldiers found Lee’s battle plans wrapped around three cigars that a careless Confederate soldier had stopped. This gave McClellan the information he needed to stop Lee’s advance. He did so at Antietam Creek in the bloodiest single day battle of the war. • The battle happened on Septembe ...
... • Two Union soldiers found Lee’s battle plans wrapped around three cigars that a careless Confederate soldier had stopped. This gave McClellan the information he needed to stop Lee’s advance. He did so at Antietam Creek in the bloodiest single day battle of the war. • The battle happened on Septembe ...
The North Takes Charge
... Reconstruction = period of rebuilding post Civil War and readmit the Confederate states Lincoln’s 10% Plan ◦ Believed Confederate states never left Union ◦ Pardon all Confederates who took oath of allegiance to Union except high ranking officials ◦ Confederate states had to form new state gov’t and ...
... Reconstruction = period of rebuilding post Civil War and readmit the Confederate states Lincoln’s 10% Plan ◦ Believed Confederate states never left Union ◦ Pardon all Confederates who took oath of allegiance to Union except high ranking officials ◦ Confederate states had to form new state gov’t and ...
heart of the Confederacy - Mrs. Byrd Georgia Studies
... Lee and his men entered the little town of Gettysburg, Pa looking for supplies and ran into a Union cavalry unit of General George Meade’s Army of the Potomac. Lee decided to take on Meade’s unit although he was outnumbered 75,000 to Meade’s 97,000 men. The battle would prove to be the most importan ...
... Lee and his men entered the little town of Gettysburg, Pa looking for supplies and ran into a Union cavalry unit of General George Meade’s Army of the Potomac. Lee decided to take on Meade’s unit although he was outnumbered 75,000 to Meade’s 97,000 men. The battle would prove to be the most importan ...