Key Civil War Battles
... • Richmond falls to Union troops in 1865(Confedrates set fire to keep out of Union hands) ...
... • Richmond falls to Union troops in 1865(Confedrates set fire to keep out of Union hands) ...
The Civil War
... the north again. He hoped a victory in the north would turn the tide in their favor. • In mid-June 1863, Lee cut across northern Maryland into southern Pennsylvania. Lee and his troops gathered at a small town called Gettysburg. ...
... the north again. He hoped a victory in the north would turn the tide in their favor. • In mid-June 1863, Lee cut across northern Maryland into southern Pennsylvania. Lee and his troops gathered at a small town called Gettysburg. ...
Civil War Battle begins
... • January 13, 1865: Fort Fisher in North Carolina captured;the last Confederate blockade-running port • General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Virginia cannot defeat Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Petersburg; he surrenders his army at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865 • Confederate President Jeffer ...
... • January 13, 1865: Fort Fisher in North Carolina captured;the last Confederate blockade-running port • General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Virginia cannot defeat Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Petersburg; he surrenders his army at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865 • Confederate President Jeffer ...
UIL Civil War Study Guide
... wounds “with malice toward none, with charity for all” April 9th, 1865: Union general Ulysses S. Grant accepted Confederate general Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia Battle of Palomino Ranch - generally recognized as the final battle of the American Civil War, since it wa ...
... wounds “with malice toward none, with charity for all” April 9th, 1865: Union general Ulysses S. Grant accepted Confederate general Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia Battle of Palomino Ranch - generally recognized as the final battle of the American Civil War, since it wa ...
Civil War
... • Bull Run Ends the "Ninety-Day War" • President Abraham Lincoln concluded that an attack on a smaller Confederate force at Bull Run would be worth trying. If successful, the victory would show the superiority of Union arms and might eventually lead to the capture of Richmond. • On July 21, 1861, th ...
... • Bull Run Ends the "Ninety-Day War" • President Abraham Lincoln concluded that an attack on a smaller Confederate force at Bull Run would be worth trying. If successful, the victory would show the superiority of Union arms and might eventually lead to the capture of Richmond. • On July 21, 1861, th ...
Emancipation Proclamation
... Sherman’s March to the Sea – ended December 10, 1864 when Sherman reached Savannah, Georgia ...
... Sherman’s March to the Sea – ended December 10, 1864 when Sherman reached Savannah, Georgia ...
THE CIVIL WAR
... - Second area of fighting - Around the Mississippi River - If Union controls the river the south loses its western food supply - Union advance o 1862 ...
... - Second area of fighting - Around the Mississippi River - If Union controls the river the south loses its western food supply - Union advance o 1862 ...
Civil War Leaders
... capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 1863. After that, Lincoln put him in command of all the Union armies. Grant focused on dividing and destroying the Confederate armies. In 1865, Grant defeated Confederate leader Robert E. Lee, who surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House. ...
... capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 1863. After that, Lincoln put him in command of all the Union armies. Grant focused on dividing and destroying the Confederate armies. In 1865, Grant defeated Confederate leader Robert E. Lee, who surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House. ...
Tri-1 Benchmark REVIEW
... since it would weaken the South and add Black troops to the Union Army ...
... since it would weaken the South and add Black troops to the Union Army ...
The Battle of Sporting Hill
... footsteps, cross the Susquehanna downstream from Harrisburg and capture the railroad between Harrisburg and Philadelphia. 4 On the next day, however, General Lee heard reports that the Army of the Potomac was marching into Maryland and Lee sent orders to General Ewell on the afternoon of the 29th to ...
... footsteps, cross the Susquehanna downstream from Harrisburg and capture the railroad between Harrisburg and Philadelphia. 4 On the next day, however, General Lee heard reports that the Army of the Potomac was marching into Maryland and Lee sent orders to General Ewell on the afternoon of the 29th to ...
End of the War study guide Key
... on September 17, 1862, than on any other single day of the Civil War. Federal losses were 12,410, Confederate losses 10,700. Although neither side gained a decisive victory, Lee's failure to carry the war effort effectively into the North caused Great Britain to postpone recognition of the Confeder ...
... on September 17, 1862, than on any other single day of the Civil War. Federal losses were 12,410, Confederate losses 10,700. Although neither side gained a decisive victory, Lee's failure to carry the war effort effectively into the North caused Great Britain to postpone recognition of the Confeder ...
End of the Civil War
... • Lincoln appoints Grant to command all Union armies • Strategy of war by attrition wear down Confederate army & systematically destroy supply lines • Fighting foreshadowed trench warfare of WWI • “War between gentlemen” “Total war” against civilians & soldiers ...
... • Lincoln appoints Grant to command all Union armies • Strategy of war by attrition wear down Confederate army & systematically destroy supply lines • Fighting foreshadowed trench warfare of WWI • “War between gentlemen” “Total war” against civilians & soldiers ...
Civil War part 2
... Robert E. Lee pushed the Union troops, led by Gen. George Meade, back but they did not follow up quickly on their attack. By the second day, more Union soldiers had arrived. The Confederates attacked again, but the Union held their ground. ...
... Robert E. Lee pushed the Union troops, led by Gen. George Meade, back but they did not follow up quickly on their attack. By the second day, more Union soldiers had arrived. The Confederates attacked again, but the Union held their ground. ...
The Third Day at Gettysburg: Culp`s Hill
... The Third Day at Gettysburg was the climatic day of the War in the Eastern Theater. General Robert E. Lee planned to conduct another demonstration attack in the Culp’s Hill area on the Union Right. After two days of hard fighting Lee knew that he couldn’t stay in the area much longer so July 3rd mus ...
... The Third Day at Gettysburg was the climatic day of the War in the Eastern Theater. General Robert E. Lee planned to conduct another demonstration attack in the Culp’s Hill area on the Union Right. After two days of hard fighting Lee knew that he couldn’t stay in the area much longer so July 3rd mus ...
- Thomas C. Cario Middle School
... ship with a ________________. The Hunley sank, for reasons that are still a mystery. The Emancipation Proclamation- Northerners and Southerners both thought the war would be over in a matter of months. But the war dragged on for years while the death toll climbed and both sides refused to __________ ...
... ship with a ________________. The Hunley sank, for reasons that are still a mystery. The Emancipation Proclamation- Northerners and Southerners both thought the war would be over in a matter of months. But the war dragged on for years while the death toll climbed and both sides refused to __________ ...
The Civil War In Texas and Beyond
... Red River campaign/Battle of Mansfield • 24,000 Union troops moved across ________________________, along the Red River. • Planned to attack _______________________________________________ • They were pushed back at ________________________, by a smaller Confederate army from Texas, Louisiana, Missi ...
... Red River campaign/Battle of Mansfield • 24,000 Union troops moved across ________________________, along the Red River. • Planned to attack _______________________________________________ • They were pushed back at ________________________, by a smaller Confederate army from Texas, Louisiana, Missi ...
Civil War Notes
... - This charge created a hole in the Confederate lines and the Union pushed forward and many Confederate Soldiers retreated. - The Union won the Battle of Gettysburg and the Confederates that were left retreated back into Virginia with Robert E. Lee. In 1864 Abraham Lincoln is re-elected which causes ...
... - This charge created a hole in the Confederate lines and the Union pushed forward and many Confederate Soldiers retreated. - The Union won the Battle of Gettysburg and the Confederates that were left retreated back into Virginia with Robert E. Lee. In 1864 Abraham Lincoln is re-elected which causes ...
Secession and the Civil War
... proposed the prohibition of slavery north of the Missouri Compromise line (36 30), but allowing it south of the line in addition to compensation to owners for runaway slaves ...
... proposed the prohibition of slavery north of the Missouri Compromise line (36 30), but allowing it south of the line in addition to compensation to owners for runaway slaves ...
The Civil War
... Soldiers deserted after letters from home about the lack of food Southern states argue amongst themselves on issues that hurt morale ...
... Soldiers deserted after letters from home about the lack of food Southern states argue amongst themselves on issues that hurt morale ...
document
... Stopped in Gettysburg in route to Harrisburg (for supplies). Union forces held off Confederates = Lee retreats to Virginia “Its all my fault. It’s I who have lost this fight.” R. E. Lee Gettysburg Address (Nov. 1863) – “For score and seven years ago..” ...
... Stopped in Gettysburg in route to Harrisburg (for supplies). Union forces held off Confederates = Lee retreats to Virginia “Its all my fault. It’s I who have lost this fight.” R. E. Lee Gettysburg Address (Nov. 1863) – “For score and seven years ago..” ...
Slide 1
... 2. Burnside was replaced by General Hooker 3. Hooker was replaced by General George Meade 4. George Mead was replaced by Ulysses S. Grant ...
... 2. Burnside was replaced by General Hooker 3. Hooker was replaced by General George Meade 4. George Mead was replaced by Ulysses S. Grant ...
Chapter 11 – The Civil War 1861-1865
... June, 1863 – Lee marched his forces North. Was looking for: 1. Supplies 2. Major Confederate victory on Northern soil Union army moved North to stay between Lee and Washington. July 1, 1863 – Confederate troops entered Gettysburg, PA, looking for shoes. They ran into a Union cavalry unit and a small ...
... June, 1863 – Lee marched his forces North. Was looking for: 1. Supplies 2. Major Confederate victory on Northern soil Union army moved North to stay between Lee and Washington. July 1, 1863 – Confederate troops entered Gettysburg, PA, looking for shoes. They ran into a Union cavalry unit and a small ...
A Talk Delivered by James J. Geary Before the Harrisonburg
... General Joe Johnston’s army in North Carolina was frustrated by General Philip Sheridan’s cavalry and by 50,000 Union infantry across his path to the south. In desperation Lee headed for Lynchburg where he hoped to resupply his army. But his army was falling apart. He had lost 4000 men the week befo ...
... General Joe Johnston’s army in North Carolina was frustrated by General Philip Sheridan’s cavalry and by 50,000 Union infantry across his path to the south. In desperation Lee headed for Lynchburg where he hoped to resupply his army. But his army was falling apart. He had lost 4000 men the week befo ...
1 Battle of Antietam The bloodiest single day in American history, the
... Meanwhile, in the Sunken Road, Union General William H. French’s division battled with General D.H. Hill’s troops. The fighting was so gruesome that the battlefield would later be known as Bloody Lane. Southeast of Sharpsburg, General Ambrose Burnside was attempting to cross a narrow bridge over Ant ...
... Meanwhile, in the Sunken Road, Union General William H. French’s division battled with General D.H. Hill’s troops. The fighting was so gruesome that the battlefield would later be known as Bloody Lane. Southeast of Sharpsburg, General Ambrose Burnside was attempting to cross a narrow bridge over Ant ...