- Hesston Middle School
... disappointment. • At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia, in December 1862, Burnside attacked Confederate troops who had dug trenches. The bloody result was 12,600 Union casualties. This disastrous attack led General Lee to remark, "It is well that war is so terrible-we should grow too fond of it ...
... disappointment. • At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia, in December 1862, Burnside attacked Confederate troops who had dug trenches. The bloody result was 12,600 Union casualties. This disastrous attack led General Lee to remark, "It is well that war is so terrible-we should grow too fond of it ...
The Civil War - Marion County Public Schools
... do. But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow, this ground-- The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have hallowed it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little ...
... do. But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow, this ground-- The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have hallowed it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little ...
Gettysburg Notes - tchrmack
... effort to support Picket’s men and to surprise Meade’s forces from behind. After the battle, Lee gave up any hopes of invading the North, taking his tired men back to Virginia. Lee lost 20,000 men, more were wounded. Meade had over 23,000 killed and wounded soldiers. The North lost more men, but th ...
... effort to support Picket’s men and to surprise Meade’s forces from behind. After the battle, Lee gave up any hopes of invading the North, taking his tired men back to Virginia. Lee lost 20,000 men, more were wounded. Meade had over 23,000 killed and wounded soldiers. The North lost more men, but th ...
Civil War Stations
... make peace and keep their slaves 4. Freed slaves as their lands were reached by the Union ...
... make peace and keep their slaves 4. Freed slaves as their lands were reached by the Union ...
AP ch21 - The Furnace of Civil War
... General Grant was sent to take 2 forts guarding the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers. After losing early in the battle, Grant rallies his troops and wins the battle. 13,000 Union casualties vs, 10,000 Confederate. General Johnston dies (a huge Confederate setback) – His clothes were tattered by sever ...
... General Grant was sent to take 2 forts guarding the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers. After losing early in the battle, Grant rallies his troops and wins the battle. 13,000 Union casualties vs, 10,000 Confederate. General Johnston dies (a huge Confederate setback) – His clothes were tattered by sever ...
Chapter 16
... Battle of Gettysburg • Day 3 – July 3, 1863 – Lee decides to attack the center of Union lines at Cemetery Ridge – Sends General George Pickett to attack – “Pickett’s Charge” – Confederates soundly defeated – retreat to Virginia the next day – The major turning point of the Civil War ...
... Battle of Gettysburg • Day 3 – July 3, 1863 – Lee decides to attack the center of Union lines at Cemetery Ridge – Sends General George Pickett to attack – “Pickett’s Charge” – Confederates soundly defeated – retreat to Virginia the next day – The major turning point of the Civil War ...
35. Battles Every American Should Remember
... plans had gone awry, and General Halleck took over. Halleck advanced, but slowly, since he fortified his camp every night. A blow to the Confederacy at Shiloh came in that their highest ranking general, Johnston, was shot and left to bleed to death accidentally, but they got Robert E. Lee in command ...
... plans had gone awry, and General Halleck took over. Halleck advanced, but slowly, since he fortified his camp every night. A blow to the Confederacy at Shiloh came in that their highest ranking general, Johnston, was shot and left to bleed to death accidentally, but they got Robert E. Lee in command ...
Shiloh National Military Park
... position of Grant’s left on April 6. That night Buell’s reinforcements deployed forward of Grant’s left and center while Lew Wallace’s fresh division reinforced the right. At dawn on April 7 nearly 50,000 Federals launched a counterattack against the Confederates. ...
... position of Grant’s left on April 6. That night Buell’s reinforcements deployed forward of Grant’s left and center while Lew Wallace’s fresh division reinforced the right. At dawn on April 7 nearly 50,000 Federals launched a counterattack against the Confederates. ...
The Civil War - Social Circle City Schools
... Once it became silent Lee insisted General Pickett and his men press forward. Northern artillery soon fell upon them as they attacked uphill. Devastated the Confederacy staggered back. This is known as Pickett’s charge. ...
... Once it became silent Lee insisted General Pickett and his men press forward. Northern artillery soon fell upon them as they attacked uphill. Devastated the Confederacy staggered back. This is known as Pickett’s charge. ...
the civil war
... Union suffered 12,000 casualties; Confederates suffered 13,000 casualties Shifted control of the Civil War from the South to the North; Union gained an edge over the Confederacy General McClellan refused to use reserve soldiers at Antietam because he thought General Lee was gathering reserves for a ...
... Union suffered 12,000 casualties; Confederates suffered 13,000 casualties Shifted control of the Civil War from the South to the North; Union gained an edge over the Confederacy General McClellan refused to use reserve soldiers at Antietam because he thought General Lee was gathering reserves for a ...
Animated Map Activity Go to the animated map of
... What obstacles stood in the way of the Union Army’s advance at of Marye’s Heights? __The stone wall and Mill Run were obstacles which the Union Army had to face in their pursuit of the enemy at Marye’s Heights. ______________________________________ On your map of Marye’s Heights color the stonewall ...
... What obstacles stood in the way of the Union Army’s advance at of Marye’s Heights? __The stone wall and Mill Run were obstacles which the Union Army had to face in their pursuit of the enemy at Marye’s Heights. ______________________________________ On your map of Marye’s Heights color the stonewall ...
Chapter 11 Section 2
... General George McClellan took over the union army in the east after Gen. McDowell’s defeat at the first Battle of Bull Run. Goal is to capture the CSA capital. McClellan develops the peninsula campaign: a plan to assemble troops near Yorktown, VA and march them up a peninsula where the James and ...
... General George McClellan took over the union army in the east after Gen. McDowell’s defeat at the first Battle of Bull Run. Goal is to capture the CSA capital. McClellan develops the peninsula campaign: a plan to assemble troops near Yorktown, VA and march them up a peninsula where the James and ...
File
... Many people, especially in the North, had expected a quick victory, but the war dragged on for years. The balance of victories seemed to seesaw between North and South, and both sides suffered terrible casualties. The last Confederate push into the North ended at Gettysburg in one of the bloodiest b ...
... Many people, especially in the North, had expected a quick victory, but the war dragged on for years. The balance of victories seemed to seesaw between North and South, and both sides suffered terrible casualties. The last Confederate push into the North ended at Gettysburg in one of the bloodiest b ...
Major Figures of the Civil War
... before they were absorbed by the Confederacy. Lee then became military adviser to Confederate President Jefferson Davis and was made a Confederate general. After the failure of his efforts to coordinate the activity of Confederate forces in the western part of Virginia (July–Oct., 1861), Lee organiz ...
... before they were absorbed by the Confederacy. Lee then became military adviser to Confederate President Jefferson Davis and was made a Confederate general. After the failure of his efforts to coordinate the activity of Confederate forces in the western part of Virginia (July–Oct., 1861), Lee organiz ...
Historical Notes to accompany letter dated: 07/04/62: 028 Historical
... raged over an extended territory and consisted of several battles including Oak Grove, Mechanicsville, Gaines' Mill, Savage Station, and Malvern Hill. As one might expect of a participant in such a chaotic event, Hardaway's descriptions do not utilize a modern historical analysis. We can discern fro ...
... raged over an extended territory and consisted of several battles including Oak Grove, Mechanicsville, Gaines' Mill, Savage Station, and Malvern Hill. As one might expect of a participant in such a chaotic event, Hardaway's descriptions do not utilize a modern historical analysis. We can discern fro ...
Trails map - Civil War Traveler
... IV Corps Commander Brig. Gen. Erasmus D. Keyes’ headquarters. The gas balloon, Constitution, was deployed at this site. ...
... IV Corps Commander Brig. Gen. Erasmus D. Keyes’ headquarters. The gas balloon, Constitution, was deployed at this site. ...
US History Chapter 21 Notes The Furnace of Civil War (1861
... o AL decided to have them attack a small Confederate force at Bull Run (Manassas Junction). This could lead to capture of Richmond, which would probably lead to restoration of union. o July 21, 1861- Union recruits went to Bull Run gleefully, with lots of spectators. At first things went well, b ...
... o AL decided to have them attack a small Confederate force at Bull Run (Manassas Junction). This could lead to capture of Richmond, which would probably lead to restoration of union. o July 21, 1861- Union recruits went to Bull Run gleefully, with lots of spectators. At first things went well, b ...
sons of confederate veterans - Albert Sidney Johnston Camp #67
... The Battle of Shiloh entered its second day with the arrival of Union reinforcements under Gen. Lew Wallace (who had to survive in order to write “Ben-Hur” years later) and Gen. Don Carlos Buell enabling Grant to declare it a Union victory since the day ended with them in possession of the field. In ...
... The Battle of Shiloh entered its second day with the arrival of Union reinforcements under Gen. Lew Wallace (who had to survive in order to write “Ben-Hur” years later) and Gen. Don Carlos Buell enabling Grant to declare it a Union victory since the day ended with them in possession of the field. In ...
Section 5: Gettysburg
... The Emancipation Proclamation As the war dragged on, Lincoln changed his mind. He decided to make abolition a goal of the Union. Lincoln realized that European nations that opposed slavery would never support the side that did not want slavery to end. Freeing slaves could also deprive the Confederac ...
... The Emancipation Proclamation As the war dragged on, Lincoln changed his mind. He decided to make abolition a goal of the Union. Lincoln realized that European nations that opposed slavery would never support the side that did not want slavery to end. Freeing slaves could also deprive the Confederac ...
Civil War Major Battles
... Northern Virginia Grant’s offensive maneuvering against Lee to get closer to Richmond. Both sides suffered heavy losses. Although the Union lost more men, the Confederates couldn’t replenish and were surrounded at Richmond. Leads to the siege and take over of Richmond. ...
... Northern Virginia Grant’s offensive maneuvering against Lee to get closer to Richmond. Both sides suffered heavy losses. Although the Union lost more men, the Confederates couldn’t replenish and were surrounded at Richmond. Leads to the siege and take over of Richmond. ...
The war in the East and in the West
... Robert E. Lee Split his troops up and Attacked the North where Stonewall Jackson would capture Harper’s Ferry While Lee tried to Convince Maryland to join the South ...
... Robert E. Lee Split his troops up and Attacked the North where Stonewall Jackson would capture Harper’s Ferry While Lee tried to Convince Maryland to join the South ...
The Civil War (1861
... • Farragut captures New Orleans – gives Union control of the Mississippi River delta – Controlled north to Memphis, TN – Goal: Cut the South in half ...
... • Farragut captures New Orleans – gives Union control of the Mississippi River delta – Controlled north to Memphis, TN – Goal: Cut the South in half ...
African Americans and the War
... address the issue of slavery again. On the battlefield Union officers faced a dilemma of what do with the African Americans who came under their control in the lands they were conquering. Most didn’t want to return them to their masters so they put them to work doing manual labor in the Union Ca ...
... address the issue of slavery again. On the battlefield Union officers faced a dilemma of what do with the African Americans who came under their control in the lands they were conquering. Most didn’t want to return them to their masters so they put them to work doing manual labor in the Union Ca ...
Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Major General Ambrose Burnside. The Union Army's futile frontal attacks on December 13 against entrenched Confederate defenders on the heights behind the city is remembered as one of the most one-sided battles of the American Civil War, with Union casualties more than twice as heavy as those suffered by the Confederates.Burnside's plan was to cross the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg in mid-November and race to the Confederate capital of Richmond before Lee's army could stop him. Bureaucratic delays prevented Burnside from receiving the necessary pontoon bridges in time and Lee moved his army to block the crossings. When the Union army was finally able to build its bridges and cross under fire, urban combat in the city resulted on December 11–12. Union troops prepared to assault Confederate defensive positions south of the city and on a strongly fortified ridge just west of the city known as Marye's Heights.On December 13, the ""grand division"" of Maj. Gen. William B. Franklin was able to pierce the first defensive line of Confederate Lieutenant General Stonewall Jackson to the south, but was finally repulsed. Burnside ordered the grand divisions of Maj. Gens. Edwin V. Sumner and Joseph Hooker to make multiple frontal assaults against Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's position on Marye's Heights, all of which were repulsed with heavy losses. On December 15, Burnside withdrew his army, ending another failed Union campaign in the Eastern Theater.