A Nation Divided
... • Gettysburg (Pennsylvania) – Union: General George Meade – Fought in Pennsylvania – “Pickett’s Charge”—Lee ordered troops to attack the center of the Union line—deadly mistake – Confederate army was forced to retreat again – Union general again, did not go after them – This is considered to be the ...
... • Gettysburg (Pennsylvania) – Union: General George Meade – Fought in Pennsylvania – “Pickett’s Charge”—Lee ordered troops to attack the center of the Union line—deadly mistake – Confederate army was forced to retreat again – Union general again, did not go after them – This is considered to be the ...
Civil War Battles - WAQT You Gotta Know
... ● Confederates responded with vicious counterattack ● Second Union assault greatly weakens Lee’s position ● Union forces launch one more attack, and eventually, the Confederates retreated ● Bloodiest day in American military history; gave Lincoln confidence to issue Emancipation Proclamation, and pr ...
... ● Confederates responded with vicious counterattack ● Second Union assault greatly weakens Lee’s position ● Union forces launch one more attack, and eventually, the Confederates retreated ● Bloodiest day in American military history; gave Lincoln confidence to issue Emancipation Proclamation, and pr ...
Civil War Facts
... army boasted that all the wounded were picked up from the field within 12 hours after the battle was over. This was a far cry from the second battle of Bull Run, when many of the wounded were left on the field in the rain, heat, and sun for three or four days. ...
... army boasted that all the wounded were picked up from the field within 12 hours after the battle was over. This was a far cry from the second battle of Bull Run, when many of the wounded were left on the field in the rain, heat, and sun for three or four days. ...
Chapter 15
... led to the need for another compromise. • The key points of Henry Clay’s plan: • 1. To keep the north happy California would be admitted as a free state, and the slave trade would end in Washington D.C.. • 2. The keep the south happy congress would allow the rest of the won territory to decide for t ...
... led to the need for another compromise. • The key points of Henry Clay’s plan: • 1. To keep the north happy California would be admitted as a free state, and the slave trade would end in Washington D.C.. • 2. The keep the south happy congress would allow the rest of the won territory to decide for t ...
Chapter 15 Section 5 Union victories in 1863
... party looking for shoes, run into Meade’s cavalry triggering the battle of Gettysburg. • The Union troops look for the best defensive position. They dig in on top of two hills south of town- Cemetery Ridge and Culp’s Hill. ...
... party looking for shoes, run into Meade’s cavalry triggering the battle of Gettysburg. • The Union troops look for the best defensive position. They dig in on top of two hills south of town- Cemetery Ridge and Culp’s Hill. ...
Civil War Timeline
... Lee took command telling the Confederate forces that he planned to carry the fight to the enemy. He crossed the Potomac River into Maryland, but was blocked from Washington, D. C. by Union troops in a bloody battle at Sharpsburg near Antietam Creek. Lee realized that his army was in a bad position t ...
... Lee took command telling the Confederate forces that he planned to carry the fight to the enemy. He crossed the Potomac River into Maryland, but was blocked from Washington, D. C. by Union troops in a bloody battle at Sharpsburg near Antietam Creek. Lee realized that his army was in a bad position t ...
Am St I CP 114 end of civil war
... Grant takes control 1864 Confederate had a plan Hold on and keep the Union out of Richmond There was going to be an election in November If we can subsist… we may have peace ...
... Grant takes control 1864 Confederate had a plan Hold on and keep the Union out of Richmond There was going to be an election in November If we can subsist… we may have peace ...
File
... The combined Confederate Army could fight Grant’s army Grant was in pursuit, trying to surround Lee’s Army, forcing surrender April 4- Amelia Courthouse –Confederates needed food- citizens didn’t help April 5- went south, saw Union Cavalry, changed directions moving west April 6- Battle of Sailor’s ...
... The combined Confederate Army could fight Grant’s army Grant was in pursuit, trying to surround Lee’s Army, forcing surrender April 4- Amelia Courthouse –Confederates needed food- citizens didn’t help April 5- went south, saw Union Cavalry, changed directions moving west April 6- Battle of Sailor’s ...
8thCivilWarPPTStudent
... • fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, • The largest number of casualties in the American Civil War on BOTH sides • Is frequently cited as the war's turning point. • Union Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade defeated attacks by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, ending Lee's invasion of ...
... • fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, • The largest number of casualties in the American Civil War on BOTH sides • Is frequently cited as the war's turning point. • Union Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade defeated attacks by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, ending Lee's invasion of ...
The Union Wins Reading and Questions
... second day of battle, the Confederates had driven the Union troops from Gettysburg and had taken control of the town. However, the North still held positions on Cemetery Ridge, the high ground south of Gettysburg. On July 2, Lee ordered General James Longstreet to attack Cemetery Ridge. At about 4:0 ...
... second day of battle, the Confederates had driven the Union troops from Gettysburg and had taken control of the town. However, the North still held positions on Cemetery Ridge, the high ground south of Gettysburg. On July 2, Lee ordered General James Longstreet to attack Cemetery Ridge. At about 4:0 ...
Commanding Generals
... The Richmond–Petersburg Campaign was a series of battles around Petersburg, Virginia. Although it is more popularly known as the Siege of Petersburg, it was not a classic military siege, in which a city is usually surrounded and all supply lines are cut off, nor was it strictly limited to actions ag ...
... The Richmond–Petersburg Campaign was a series of battles around Petersburg, Virginia. Although it is more popularly known as the Siege of Petersburg, it was not a classic military siege, in which a city is usually surrounded and all supply lines are cut off, nor was it strictly limited to actions ag ...
March Camp Meeting - Lt. Gen Wade Hampton Camp No. 273 SCV
... On this day in 1863, Union General Ambrose Burnside’s Army of the Potomac begins an offensive against General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia that quickly bogs down as several days of heavy rain turn the roads of Virginia into a muddy quagmire. The campaign was abandoned three days later. ...
... On this day in 1863, Union General Ambrose Burnside’s Army of the Potomac begins an offensive against General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia that quickly bogs down as several days of heavy rain turn the roads of Virginia into a muddy quagmire. The campaign was abandoned three days later. ...
Chapter 16.2- Lecture Station - Waverly
... 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. Confederate army in Virginia was under the command of General Robert E. Lee. Lee attack ...
... 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. Confederate army in Virginia was under the command of General Robert E. Lee. Lee attack ...
Am St I CP 11.3 and 11.4
... any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do ...
... any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do ...
The Civil War - Cobb Learning
... surrender by January 1863, “all slaves in states or districts in rebellion against the United States will be thenceforth and forever free” • The South had a choice: – Surrender and keep their slaves – Don’t surrender and the institution of slavery would be ended – Confederate leaders chose to contin ...
... surrender by January 1863, “all slaves in states or districts in rebellion against the United States will be thenceforth and forever free” • The South had a choice: – Surrender and keep their slaves – Don’t surrender and the institution of slavery would be ended – Confederate leaders chose to contin ...
The War
... all slaves under rebel control (see Unit 10). With over 24,000 casualties Antietam become known as the bloodiest day in American history. Unable or unwilling to pursue Lee after the battle Lincoln replaced McClellan with General Ambrose Burnside. In December 1862 Burnside led 122,000 federal troops ...
... all slaves under rebel control (see Unit 10). With over 24,000 casualties Antietam become known as the bloodiest day in American history. Unable or unwilling to pursue Lee after the battle Lincoln replaced McClellan with General Ambrose Burnside. In December 1862 Burnside led 122,000 federal troops ...
the battle cry - Sarasota Civil War Round Table
... About 3 May Scott told his protégé, Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, that he believed an effective "Blockade" of Southern ports, a strong thrust down the Mississippi Valley with a large force, and the establishment of a line of strong Federal positions there would isolate the disorganized Confederate ...
... About 3 May Scott told his protégé, Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, that he believed an effective "Blockade" of Southern ports, a strong thrust down the Mississippi Valley with a large force, and the establishment of a line of strong Federal positions there would isolate the disorganized Confederate ...
Unit 8 - Mr. O`Sullivan`s World of History
... all slaves under rebel control (see Unit 10). With over 24,000 casualties Antietam become known as the bloodiest day in American history. Unable or unwilling to pursue Lee after the battle Lincoln replaced McClellan with General Ambrose Burnside. In December 1862 Burnside led 122,000 federal troops ...
... all slaves under rebel control (see Unit 10). With over 24,000 casualties Antietam become known as the bloodiest day in American history. Unable or unwilling to pursue Lee after the battle Lincoln replaced McClellan with General Ambrose Burnside. In December 1862 Burnside led 122,000 federal troops ...
Civil War Leaders
... Commanding General of the United States Army in November 1861. His cautiousness made him fail to take Richmond in the Peninsular Campaign, and he then suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Antietam. Lincoln removed McClellan from his command in 1862. In 1864, McClellan ran for president during that ...
... Commanding General of the United States Army in November 1861. His cautiousness made him fail to take Richmond in the Peninsular Campaign, and he then suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Antietam. Lincoln removed McClellan from his command in 1862. In 1864, McClellan ran for president during that ...
The American Civil War PP
... Abraham Lincoln Our __th President, Lincoln was a self-made man. Lincoln was an ambitious, prosperous lawyer from Illinois who led the Union while maintaining the belief that the American experiment of democracy was sacred and must be preserved. Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 186 ...
... Abraham Lincoln Our __th President, Lincoln was a self-made man. Lincoln was an ambitious, prosperous lawyer from Illinois who led the Union while maintaining the belief that the American experiment of democracy was sacred and must be preserved. Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 186 ...
After 1862 Union forces controlled the Manassas area for the
... According to the contract specifications written up by the Railroad's Chief Engineer Thomas C. Atkinson in 1850 "The bridges from Alexandria, as far as, and inclusive of that at Bull Run, shall be built of the best description of uncoursed masonry, the stones to be not less than ten inches thick to ...
... According to the contract specifications written up by the Railroad's Chief Engineer Thomas C. Atkinson in 1850 "The bridges from Alexandria, as far as, and inclusive of that at Bull Run, shall be built of the best description of uncoursed masonry, the stones to be not less than ten inches thick to ...
Civil_War_Battles - billieblalock
... Public demand pushed General-in-Chief Winfield Scott to advance on the South before adequately training Union troops. Scott ordered General Irvin McDowell to advance on Confederate troops stationed at Manassas Junction, Virginia. McDowell attacked on July 21, and was initially successful, but the in ...
... Public demand pushed General-in-Chief Winfield Scott to advance on the South before adequately training Union troops. Scott ordered General Irvin McDowell to advance on Confederate troops stationed at Manassas Junction, Virginia. McDowell attacked on July 21, and was initially successful, but the in ...
Chapter 11 Assignment Packet
... E. 2. What advantages did the Confederacy have at the beginning of the Civil War? ...
... E. 2. What advantages did the Confederacy have at the beginning of the Civil War? ...
Confederate Army Casualties Killed in action or mortally wounded
... 1. Farms (they had all the food) 2. Industry (all the factories too) 3. Population (have more people) 4. Navy (can blockade the south; no imports or exports) • 5. Railroads (troop and supply movers) ...
... 1. Farms (they had all the food) 2. Industry (all the factories too) 3. Population (have more people) 4. Navy (can blockade the south; no imports or exports) • 5. Railroads (troop and supply movers) ...
1864-65
... After Cold Harbor, Grant ordered a dash for the James River. The Union engineers were able to build a pontoon bridge across the river and get a large force in position to attack Petersburg, a rail hub 10 miles below Richmond. ...
... After Cold Harbor, Grant ordered a dash for the James River. The Union engineers were able to build a pontoon bridge across the river and get a large force in position to attack Petersburg, a rail hub 10 miles below Richmond. ...
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.