The Civil War: 1861-1865
... 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. 2. Boosted northern morale in the face of humiliating losses in Virginia. C. Shiloh (April ...
... 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. 2. Boosted northern morale in the face of humiliating losses in Virginia. C. Shiloh (April ...
Life in the Army
... The Confederates had been drafting soldiers since the spring of 1862. By 1863, all ablebodied white men between the ages of 18 and 45 were required to join the army. However, there were a number of exceptions. Planters who owned 20 or more slaves could avoid military service. In addition, wealthy me ...
... The Confederates had been drafting soldiers since the spring of 1862. By 1863, all ablebodied white men between the ages of 18 and 45 were required to join the army. However, there were a number of exceptions. Planters who owned 20 or more slaves could avoid military service. In addition, wealthy me ...
Second Battle of Drewry`s Bluff
... approaching Union troops had effectively caused the outlying Confederate troops to fall back to the fortified main line at Drewry's Bluff. An overly cautious Butler planned an attack for the 15th but later canceled it preferring to hold his troops for a strong defense. By the 15th, Beauregard's armi ...
... approaching Union troops had effectively caused the outlying Confederate troops to fall back to the fortified main line at Drewry's Bluff. An overly cautious Butler planned an attack for the 15th but later canceled it preferring to hold his troops for a strong defense. By the 15th, Beauregard's armi ...
February - Dixie Guards
... the battle. Among the Union troops were the 54th Massachusetts, the47th New York, which lost 313 of its troops, the untrained 8th United States Colored Troops Unit, which lost 310. On the Confederate side, the losses were not nearly as bad. Confederate losses were 93 killed, 847 wounded, and 6 missi ...
... the battle. Among the Union troops were the 54th Massachusetts, the47th New York, which lost 313 of its troops, the untrained 8th United States Colored Troops Unit, which lost 310. On the Confederate side, the losses were not nearly as bad. Confederate losses were 93 killed, 847 wounded, and 6 missi ...
ECWC TOPIC Antietam Essay - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... Things did not go as planned. Soon after the operation began on September 10, Lee got word that Union troops were gathering at Greencastle, Pennsylvania, just across the state line. To guard against them, Lee had Longstreet continue his march to Hagerstown, leaving just one division under Major Gene ...
... Things did not go as planned. Soon after the operation began on September 10, Lee got word that Union troops were gathering at Greencastle, Pennsylvania, just across the state line. To guard against them, Lee had Longstreet continue his march to Hagerstown, leaving just one division under Major Gene ...
Chapter 13 Life in the State of Texas
... • Most supported Confederacy but about ¼ were against secession…remained loyal to Union during Civil War • North Texas: in 1862, Texans who opposed Confederate draft formed a secret society called the Peace Party – Confederate supporters thought Peace Party would help Union ...
... • Most supported Confederacy but about ¼ were against secession…remained loyal to Union during Civil War • North Texas: in 1862, Texans who opposed Confederate draft formed a secret society called the Peace Party – Confederate supporters thought Peace Party would help Union ...
The Civil War
... • Most supported Confederacy but about ¼ were against secession…remained loyal to Union during Civil War • North Texas: in 1862, Texans who opposed Confederate draft formed a secret society called the Peace Party – Confederate supporters thought Peace Party would help Union ...
... • Most supported Confederacy but about ¼ were against secession…remained loyal to Union during Civil War • North Texas: in 1862, Texans who opposed Confederate draft formed a secret society called the Peace Party – Confederate supporters thought Peace Party would help Union ...
1863 and the Battle of Mine Run
... 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 began on 26 November, things went from bad to worse for the marching ...
... 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 began on 26 November, things went from bad to worse for the marching ...
Predict what Lincoln will say in his second inaugural address Timeline
... [http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID=122] In March 1864, Lincoln gave Ulysses S. Grant command of all Union armies. Vowing to end the war within a year, Grant launched three major offenses. General Philip H. Sheridan’s task was to lay waste to farm land in Virginia’s S ...
... [http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID=122] In March 1864, Lincoln gave Ulysses S. Grant command of all Union armies. Vowing to end the war within a year, Grant launched three major offenses. General Philip H. Sheridan’s task was to lay waste to farm land in Virginia’s S ...
File
... More Battles in Virginia General George B. McClellan was placed in charge of 100,000 soldiers, called the Army of the Potomac. McClellan launched an effort to capture Richmond called the Peninsular Campaign. Stonewall Jackson launched an attack towards Washington, preventing Union reinforcements. C ...
... More Battles in Virginia General George B. McClellan was placed in charge of 100,000 soldiers, called the Army of the Potomac. McClellan launched an effort to capture Richmond called the Peninsular Campaign. Stonewall Jackson launched an attack towards Washington, preventing Union reinforcements. C ...
background - dehushistory
... into the sightseers who had followed them to the battlefield. As the army disintegrated, soldiers and civilians were caught in a tangle of carriages, wagons, and horses on the narrow road. Terrified that the Confederate troops would catch them, they ran headlong for the safety of Washington, D.C. Th ...
... into the sightseers who had followed them to the battlefield. As the army disintegrated, soldiers and civilians were caught in a tangle of carriages, wagons, and horses on the narrow road. Terrified that the Confederate troops would catch them, they ran headlong for the safety of Washington, D.C. Th ...
The Civil War - Coronado High School
... • The North’s campaign for control of the Mississippi River was partly under the leadership of Ulysses S. Grant • In early 1862, Grant used gunboats and army tactics to seize control of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson • These stunning victories opened Mississippi to Union attack • A few weeks later, Co ...
... • The North’s campaign for control of the Mississippi River was partly under the leadership of Ulysses S. Grant • In early 1862, Grant used gunboats and army tactics to seize control of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson • These stunning victories opened Mississippi to Union attack • A few weeks later, Co ...
a pdf map of area Civil War sites
... The valley of the South Branch of the Potomac River saw an incredible amount of troop activity and action. Its story is hauntingly similar to that of the famed Shenandoah Valley, albeit on a smaller scale. Indeed, if the Shenandoah was the granary of the Confederacy, then this bountiful region may w ...
... The valley of the South Branch of the Potomac River saw an incredible amount of troop activity and action. Its story is hauntingly similar to that of the famed Shenandoah Valley, albeit on a smaller scale. Indeed, if the Shenandoah was the granary of the Confederacy, then this bountiful region may w ...
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. ...
AP Chapter 14 Study Guide
... 3. What were the advantages and disadvantages that the North and South had going into the Civil War? 4. How did the Republican Party act to expand the American economy during the war? To which pre-war party was their program similar? Why were they able to enact it, whereas the previous party had not ...
... 3. What were the advantages and disadvantages that the North and South had going into the Civil War? 4. How did the Republican Party act to expand the American economy during the war? To which pre-war party was their program similar? Why were they able to enact it, whereas the previous party had not ...
Civil War - Saylor Academy
... Four slave states remained in the Union: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri. The four border states were all important, and Lincoln did not want them to join the Confederacy. Missouri controlled parts of the Mississippi River, Kentucky controlled the Ohio river, and Delaware was close to the ...
... Four slave states remained in the Union: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri. The four border states were all important, and Lincoln did not want them to join the Confederacy. Missouri controlled parts of the Mississippi River, Kentucky controlled the Ohio river, and Delaware was close to the ...
CH 16 1862 to 1865
... Grant appointed general-in-chief of Union Army Union received reinforcements; sets up new supply line Confederates unable to turn big guns downward as Union soldiers swarm Missionary Ridge ...
... Grant appointed general-in-chief of Union Army Union received reinforcements; sets up new supply line Confederates unable to turn big guns downward as Union soldiers swarm Missionary Ridge ...
Olivia Salela Simun Conference- November 6th, 2010 August 31st
... and out of Virginia. It is our duty to our proud southern states to secure a confederate victory and put the Union in its place. The time has come for us to collect our advantages in influence of trade with Europe, to push the Union out of our harbors and proceed to claim the rights our proud countr ...
... and out of Virginia. It is our duty to our proud southern states to secure a confederate victory and put the Union in its place. The time has come for us to collect our advantages in influence of trade with Europe, to push the Union out of our harbors and proceed to claim the rights our proud countr ...
AP Chapter 14 Study Guide
... government to the southern states that seceded first? 2. What attempts were made to restore the Union after the attack on Fort Sumter? Why did they fail? How did Lincoln respond? 3. What were the advantages and disadvantages that the North and South had going into the Civil War? 4. How did the Repub ...
... government to the southern states that seceded first? 2. What attempts were made to restore the Union after the attack on Fort Sumter? Why did they fail? How did Lincoln respond? 3. What were the advantages and disadvantages that the North and South had going into the Civil War? 4. How did the Repub ...
LECTURE NOTES – Battle of Gettysburg
... CSA (Stuart) was able to repulse the Union attack, but it was an inconclusive battle Showed, for the first time, Union cavalry could hold their own against CSA cavalry – Mid June – CSA begins moving north into Maryland 2 minor skirmishes along the way Ewell’s 2nd Corps crosses the Potomac Ju ...
... CSA (Stuart) was able to repulse the Union attack, but it was an inconclusive battle Showed, for the first time, Union cavalry could hold their own against CSA cavalry – Mid June – CSA begins moving north into Maryland 2 minor skirmishes along the way Ewell’s 2nd Corps crosses the Potomac Ju ...
US History/Civil War
... Four slave states remained in the Union: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri. The four border states were all important, and Lincoln did not want them to join the Confederacy. Missouri controlled parts of the Mississippi River, Kentucky controlled the Ohio river, and Delaware was close to the ...
... Four slave states remained in the Union: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri. The four border states were all important, and Lincoln did not want them to join the Confederacy. Missouri controlled parts of the Mississippi River, Kentucky controlled the Ohio river, and Delaware was close to the ...
Technology of the Civil War - Conejo Valley Unified School District
... conceivable position; the dead…with their eyes wide open, the wounded begging piteously for help…I seemed…in a sort of daze.” —Unnamed Tennessee soldier ...
... conceivable position; the dead…with their eyes wide open, the wounded begging piteously for help…I seemed…in a sort of daze.” —Unnamed Tennessee soldier ...
A Turning Point in the Civil War
... It was built on a 200 foot bluff over the river and well fortified Vicksburg held the two parts of the Confederacy together It blocked the lower Mississippi river so the Union could not access trade routes from the Midwest down to the sea • When the Union won the battle of Vicksburg they split the C ...
... It was built on a 200 foot bluff over the river and well fortified Vicksburg held the two parts of the Confederacy together It blocked the lower Mississippi river so the Union could not access trade routes from the Midwest down to the sea • When the Union won the battle of Vicksburg they split the C ...
BATTLE ANALYSIS OUTLINE TOPIC: BATTLE OF
... fighting. Morale was extremely low during Christmas after this major battle for both sides. Religion helped soldiers to morn the deaths of the soldiers that were to the left and the right and now are gone. Families at home were unsure in most cases if their loved one had made it out of this bloody b ...
... fighting. Morale was extremely low during Christmas after this major battle for both sides. Religion helped soldiers to morn the deaths of the soldiers that were to the left and the right and now are gone. Families at home were unsure in most cases if their loved one had made it out of this bloody b ...
Wartime Economy - Billingshistory2011
... three main options available for raising funds to pay the government's bills: taxation, bond issues, and printing currency. Northern authorities used all of these tools in an effective fashion. Early in the war, the Northern Congress authorized several bond issues. A bond is an agreement between the ...
... three main options available for raising funds to pay the government's bills: taxation, bond issues, and printing currency. Northern authorities used all of these tools in an effective fashion. Early in the war, the Northern Congress authorized several bond issues. A bond is an agreement between the ...
Red River Campaign
The Red River Campaign or Red River Expedition comprised a series of battles fought along the Red River in Louisiana during the American Civil War from March 10 to May 22, 1864. The campaign was a Union initiative, fought between approximately 30,000 Union troops under the command of Major General Nathaniel P. Banks, and Confederate troops under the command of Lieutenant General Richard Taylor, whose strength varied from 6,000 to 15,000.The campaign was primarily the plan of Union General-in-Chief Henry W. Halleck, and a diversion from Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant's plan to surround the main Confederate armies by using Banks's Army of the Gulf to capture Mobile, Alabama. It was a Union failure, characterized by poor planning and mismanagement, in which not a single objective was fully accomplished. Taylor successfully defended the Red River Valley with a smaller force. However, the decision of Taylor's immediate superior, General Edmund Kirby Smith to send half of Taylor's force north to Arkansas rather than south in pursuit of the retreating Banks after the Battle of Mansfield and the Battle of Pleasant Hill, led to bitter enmity between Taylor and Kirby Smith.