The Civil War
... set fire to buildings, seized crops and livestock, and pulled up RR tracks Path of destruction – 60 miles wide Sent Lincoln a telegram at Christmas – giving Lincoln the city of Savannah as a Christmas gift By February, army headed north to North Carolina ...
... set fire to buildings, seized crops and livestock, and pulled up RR tracks Path of destruction – 60 miles wide Sent Lincoln a telegram at Christmas – giving Lincoln the city of Savannah as a Christmas gift By February, army headed north to North Carolina ...
AP Civil War - Mr Powell's History Pages
... • As the Union troops marched toward Vicksburg, General Grant ordered his troops to live off the country by foraging—searching and raiding for food. • Grant's troops captured the town of Jackson and proceeded west. The march ended by driving Confederate troops back into their defenses at Vicksburg. ...
... • As the Union troops marched toward Vicksburg, General Grant ordered his troops to live off the country by foraging—searching and raiding for food. • Grant's troops captured the town of Jackson and proceeded west. The march ended by driving Confederate troops back into their defenses at Vicksburg. ...
17-3 The North Wins
... A monument stands today near a ridge at the Gettysburg battlefield. Labeled the “High Water Mark of the Rebellion,” it shows how far Confederate troops advanced against Union lines. There, on July 3, 1863, the South came closest to winning the Civil War. The fighting began on July 1. When a Confeder ...
... A monument stands today near a ridge at the Gettysburg battlefield. Labeled the “High Water Mark of the Rebellion,” it shows how far Confederate troops advanced against Union lines. There, on July 3, 1863, the South came closest to winning the Civil War. The fighting began on July 1. When a Confeder ...
Turning Points of the American Civil War
... (10,266). These five battles accounted for nearly half of the 156,216 Confederate casualties. Thirdly, of the thirty Union victories, seven battles list U.S. Grant as the Union commander and four list Sheridan or Sherman serving under Grant as the Union commander. ...
... (10,266). These five battles accounted for nearly half of the 156,216 Confederate casualties. Thirdly, of the thirty Union victories, seven battles list U.S. Grant as the Union commander and four list Sheridan or Sherman serving under Grant as the Union commander. ...
Presentation
... ships obsolete. Battle is a draw both ships withdraw Union Blockade holds Anaconda Plan ...
... ships obsolete. Battle is a draw both ships withdraw Union Blockade holds Anaconda Plan ...
Grierson Raid
... the houses and kept them wet by pouring water over them until the fire had burned down.” ...
... the houses and kept them wet by pouring water over them until the fire had burned down.” ...
A_CHAPTER11 - Lincoln County Schools
... • Lower pay than white troops for most of war; limits on military rank • High mortality from disease; POWs killed or returned to slavery • Fort Pillow, TN—Confederates massacre over 200 African-American POWs ...
... • Lower pay than white troops for most of war; limits on military rank • High mortality from disease; POWs killed or returned to slavery • Fort Pillow, TN—Confederates massacre over 200 African-American POWs ...
A_CHAPTER11
... • Lower pay than white troops for most of war; limits on military rank • High mortality from disease; POWs killed or returned to slavery • Fort Pillow, TN—Confederates massacre over 200 African-American POWs ...
... • Lower pay than white troops for most of war; limits on military rank • High mortality from disease; POWs killed or returned to slavery • Fort Pillow, TN—Confederates massacre over 200 African-American POWs ...
Lee`s Retreat - Civil War Traveler
... ★ High Bridge – Early in the morning, Confederate forces burned four spans of High Bridge but failed to destroy the lower wagon bridge. Consequently, Federal forces were able to continue their pursuit of Lee’s army north of the Appomattox River. ...
... ★ High Bridge – Early in the morning, Confederate forces burned four spans of High Bridge but failed to destroy the lower wagon bridge. Consequently, Federal forces were able to continue their pursuit of Lee’s army north of the Appomattox River. ...
Chapter 17-The Civil War
... of Appomattox Court House. Grant offered generous terms, which Lee graciously accepted. With that, the American Civil War ended. ...
... of Appomattox Court House. Grant offered generous terms, which Lee graciously accepted. With that, the American Civil War ended. ...
Allatoona Pass Battlefield
... 976 men under the command of Lt. Colonel John E. Tourtellotte at Allatoona. Corse and his troops reached Allatoona Pass at 1:00a.m. on October 5th. He assumed command of better than 2,000 men but expected more. Twice the previous day, Tourtellotte had received telegraph messages from Sherman at Kenn ...
... 976 men under the command of Lt. Colonel John E. Tourtellotte at Allatoona. Corse and his troops reached Allatoona Pass at 1:00a.m. on October 5th. He assumed command of better than 2,000 men but expected more. Twice the previous day, Tourtellotte had received telegraph messages from Sherman at Kenn ...
The Road to Gettysburg
... the Union fleet ran by the guns at Vicksburg under the cover of darkness. • The fleet withstood the punishing fire that poured forth from Confederate cannon with the loss of ...
... the Union fleet ran by the guns at Vicksburg under the cover of darkness. • The fleet withstood the punishing fire that poured forth from Confederate cannon with the loss of ...
The Second Battle of Cabin Creek
... From the prisoners taken at Flat Rock, the Confederates lamed that the expected wagon train was due day. Accordingly, the Southern forces made plans to move out immediately. But at sunrise they discovered Union troops advancing from both the north and the south. General Gano sent Major h s c a n to ...
... From the prisoners taken at Flat Rock, the Confederates lamed that the expected wagon train was due day. Accordingly, the Southern forces made plans to move out immediately. But at sunrise they discovered Union troops advancing from both the north and the south. General Gano sent Major h s c a n to ...
The North Wins
... seeking to meet up with Grant’s troops in Virginia. Since May 1864, Grant and his generals had been fighting savage battles against Lee’s forces. In battle after battle, Grant would attack, rest, then attack again, all the while moving south toward Richmond. At the Battle of the Wilderness in May 18 ...
... seeking to meet up with Grant’s troops in Virginia. Since May 1864, Grant and his generals had been fighting savage battles against Lee’s forces. In battle after battle, Grant would attack, rest, then attack again, all the while moving south toward Richmond. At the Battle of the Wilderness in May 18 ...
The Civil War SS5H1 The student will explain the
... Also, since their economy was based more on industry than agriculture, they didn't need slaves as much as the south did. ...
... Also, since their economy was based more on industry than agriculture, they didn't need slaves as much as the south did. ...
First Battle of Mesilla - Arizona Civil War Council
... The Confederates managed to shoot many of the Union soldiers during this time, which disorganized the attack. The Union assault was repulsed, and both sides began skirmishing at long range. Lynde reformed his command but decided to retreat back to the fort, with the Confederates troops and armed Ari ...
... The Confederates managed to shoot many of the Union soldiers during this time, which disorganized the attack. The Union assault was repulsed, and both sides began skirmishing at long range. Lynde reformed his command but decided to retreat back to the fort, with the Confederates troops and armed Ari ...
From These Honored Dead: Historical Archaeology of the American
... metal-detectorists (pp. 75–76). Predictably, those with the most experience and best equipment produced the best results. At the Third Battle of Winchester (Winchester reportedly changed hands 72 times during the Civil War), Jolley chose to investigate the left flank of the Confederate position beca ...
... metal-detectorists (pp. 75–76). Predictably, those with the most experience and best equipment produced the best results. At the Third Battle of Winchester (Winchester reportedly changed hands 72 times during the Civil War), Jolley chose to investigate the left flank of the Confederate position beca ...
Our Best Men: Patrick Ronayne Cleburne
... division in his now-aggressive style at the Battle of Stones River where they pushed the enemy back three miles and routed their right wing. During 1863, Cleburne and his division fought bravely and with determination at the battles of Chickamauga, Wauhatchie, Missionary Ridge and Ringgold Gap. At ...
... division in his now-aggressive style at the Battle of Stones River where they pushed the enemy back three miles and routed their right wing. During 1863, Cleburne and his division fought bravely and with determination at the battles of Chickamauga, Wauhatchie, Missionary Ridge and Ringgold Gap. At ...
Expert Testimony of James McPherson
... and moved south along the Germanna Plank Road (roughly the same as today's Route 3) past the site of the proposed Walmart Supercenter to the intersection with the Orange Turnpike (now Route 20). Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren's 5th Corps camped overnight on and near this site before continuing south ...
... and moved south along the Germanna Plank Road (roughly the same as today's Route 3) past the site of the proposed Walmart Supercenter to the intersection with the Orange Turnpike (now Route 20). Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren's 5th Corps camped overnight on and near this site before continuing south ...
Chapter 21 - Newton Public Schools
... In the final year of the conflict, Grant and Sherman waged a total war that aimed to destroy the South’s economy and morale as well as defeat its armies. ...
... In the final year of the conflict, Grant and Sherman waged a total war that aimed to destroy the South’s economy and morale as well as defeat its armies. ...
January 4, 1863 - Civil War Conference
... conscription policies were unpopular with almost everyone. The famed Texas Ranger, John S. “Rip” Ford, while serving as state superintendent of conscription in 1862 and 1863, later said that it was an “unfortunate enactment” which forced Union sympathetic men into the Confederate Army who then deser ...
... conscription policies were unpopular with almost everyone. The famed Texas Ranger, John S. “Rip” Ford, while serving as state superintendent of conscription in 1862 and 1863, later said that it was an “unfortunate enactment” which forced Union sympathetic men into the Confederate Army who then deser ...
Document
... December 1862: Confederate Troops dug trenches and defeated Union at Battle of Fredricksburg,VA – 12,600 Union casualties May 1863: Chancellorsville, VA. Confederate troops with ½ as many men as Union cuts Union into pieces. Stonewall Jackson shot by own men. July 2-4, 1863: Battle of Gettysburg rag ...
... December 1862: Confederate Troops dug trenches and defeated Union at Battle of Fredricksburg,VA – 12,600 Union casualties May 1863: Chancellorsville, VA. Confederate troops with ½ as many men as Union cuts Union into pieces. Stonewall Jackson shot by own men. July 2-4, 1863: Battle of Gettysburg rag ...
Brigadier General Thomas Green of Texas
... Opelousas. By this time Banks had learned of the Federal defeat at Sabine Pass. He fell back to Vermilionville, leaving 5,000 men at Bayou Bourbeaux, seven miles southeast of Opelousas, to discourage any Southern pursuit. On November 3, Green attacked the Federals at Bayou Bourbeaux, gaining a compl ...
... Opelousas. By this time Banks had learned of the Federal defeat at Sabine Pass. He fell back to Vermilionville, leaving 5,000 men at Bayou Bourbeaux, seven miles southeast of Opelousas, to discourage any Southern pursuit. On November 3, Green attacked the Federals at Bayou Bourbeaux, gaining a compl ...
History - Vermont Historical Society
... the Union line. The crossing, followed by the assault, would come at dawn. This was to be the major effort. But to make sure that the Federals did not divine his plan and to divert their attention, Early sent one of his cavalry divisions and a small infantry force to the west, to strike the Union ri ...
... the Union line. The crossing, followed by the assault, would come at dawn. This was to be the major effort. But to make sure that the Federals did not divine his plan and to divert their attention, Early sent one of his cavalry divisions and a small infantry force to the west, to strike the Union ri ...
Scott`s Great Snake: From scraps to the battle field
... how quickly tides can change during a war and the hardships that have to be overcome. Private Henry H. Dedrick is the best example of this writing at the beginning of his time with the confederate forces to his wife in September of 1861, “Dear Lissa you wanted to know what we had to eat. We have ple ...
... how quickly tides can change during a war and the hardships that have to be overcome. Private Henry H. Dedrick is the best example of this writing at the beginning of his time with the confederate forces to his wife in September of 1861, “Dear Lissa you wanted to know what we had to eat. We have ple ...
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.