A Turning Point in the Civil War
... Generals Meade and Lee - Reputations and Aftermath • Robert E. Lee (Confederate) and George G. Meade (Union) were the commanding Generals at the Battle of Gettysburg. • Early in the war General Lee was first criticized for lack of aggression. • General Lee’s reputation improved dramatically after t ...
... Generals Meade and Lee - Reputations and Aftermath • Robert E. Lee (Confederate) and George G. Meade (Union) were the commanding Generals at the Battle of Gettysburg. • Early in the war General Lee was first criticized for lack of aggression. • General Lee’s reputation improved dramatically after t ...
The Civil War
... • On September 17, General Lee decided to use the momentum from his recent win to confront General McClellan near Sharpsburg, Virginia. This battle proved to be the bloodiest day in American history with roughly 23,000 casualties. The battle had no clear winner, but because General Lee withdrew to V ...
... • On September 17, General Lee decided to use the momentum from his recent win to confront General McClellan near Sharpsburg, Virginia. This battle proved to be the bloodiest day in American history with roughly 23,000 casualties. The battle had no clear winner, but because General Lee withdrew to V ...
The Civil War - Cloudfront.net
... battle proved to be the bloodiest day in American history with roughly 23,000 casualties. The battle had no clear winner, but because General Lee withdrew to Virginia the next day, McClellan was considered the victor. Lincoln, who had told McClellan to “destroy the rebel army” was furious when McCle ...
... battle proved to be the bloodiest day in American history with roughly 23,000 casualties. The battle had no clear winner, but because General Lee withdrew to Virginia the next day, McClellan was considered the victor. Lincoln, who had told McClellan to “destroy the rebel army” was furious when McCle ...
The Civil War
... •Lincoln received a dispatch from a commander of a fort on an island located in Charleston, South Carolina harbor. They fort was in need of supplies. •Lincoln sent an unarmed expedition with supplies to Fort Sumter promising that Union forces would not “throw in men, arms, and ammunition,” unless th ...
... •Lincoln received a dispatch from a commander of a fort on an island located in Charleston, South Carolina harbor. They fort was in need of supplies. •Lincoln sent an unarmed expedition with supplies to Fort Sumter promising that Union forces would not “throw in men, arms, and ammunition,” unless th ...
March 2005 - American Civil War Roundtable of Australia
... Question 11: Featured in the film ‘Glory’ was the attack on Fort Wagner by which black volunteer Regiment? Bonus Question: More Confederate than Union troops died during the American Civil War - True or False? ...
... Question 11: Featured in the film ‘Glory’ was the attack on Fort Wagner by which black volunteer Regiment? Bonus Question: More Confederate than Union troops died during the American Civil War - True or False? ...
This lithograph of the Battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee
... of the Mexican War, U.S. senator, and former secretary of war. (Mathew Brady Collection, National Archives) ...
... of the Mexican War, U.S. senator, and former secretary of war. (Mathew Brady Collection, National Archives) ...
Chapter 20- Girding for War- North and the South
... The British government tried to preserve a cold neutrality during the Civil War. The landed aristocracy, however, with a kindred feeling for the plantation aristocracy of the South, generally hoped for a Confederate victory. Some Britons even argued that their Christian duty required them to interve ...
... The British government tried to preserve a cold neutrality during the Civil War. The landed aristocracy, however, with a kindred feeling for the plantation aristocracy of the South, generally hoped for a Confederate victory. Some Britons even argued that their Christian duty required them to interve ...
The Delta General - Brig/Gen Benjamin G. Humphreys Camp #1625
... rifles. Trials showed that these rifles firing solid shot would pierce up to eight inches of armor plating. The Tredegar Iron works could produce both solid shot and shell, and since it was believed that Virginia would face only wooden ships, she was given only the shell. The armor plating, original ...
... rifles. Trials showed that these rifles firing solid shot would pierce up to eight inches of armor plating. The Tredegar Iron works could produce both solid shot and shell, and since it was believed that Virginia would face only wooden ships, she was given only the shell. The armor plating, original ...
CJ. CNM 2011-01-28 5307
... • Along the way, he destroyed railroads, burned homes, razed (destroyed) crops, and generally looted and pillaged the entire countryside—one witness said a tornado could not have done more damage. • Sherman arrived in Savannah that December and accepted the city’s surrender, then marched northward t ...
... • Along the way, he destroyed railroads, burned homes, razed (destroyed) crops, and generally looted and pillaged the entire countryside—one witness said a tornado could not have done more damage. • Sherman arrived in Savannah that December and accepted the city’s surrender, then marched northward t ...
Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville
... in capturing Vicksburg, so he transferred him to the East and gave him command of the Union Army • Union troops launched the Wilderness Campaign – a series of battles designed to capture the federate capital at Richmond, Virginia • The first battle was when Grant ordered General Meade to Spotsylvani ...
... in capturing Vicksburg, so he transferred him to the East and gave him command of the Union Army • Union troops launched the Wilderness Campaign – a series of battles designed to capture the federate capital at Richmond, Virginia • The first battle was when Grant ordered General Meade to Spotsylvani ...
preserving the Union
... • Lincoln was in a no-win situation – Not sending supplies would ruin his credibility to uphold the Union – Sending supplies would be perceived as an act of war by Confederacy ...
... • Lincoln was in a no-win situation – Not sending supplies would ruin his credibility to uphold the Union – Sending supplies would be perceived as an act of war by Confederacy ...
The Civil War
... Sherman’s March to the Sea • Movement of Sherman’s Union forces from ATL to Savannah to capture the port • March destroyed most of Confederate army’s infrastructure, support, and trade routes • Sherman wanted to end the war quickly and punish the South for starting the war. • March began on Nov. 15 ...
... Sherman’s March to the Sea • Movement of Sherman’s Union forces from ATL to Savannah to capture the port • March destroyed most of Confederate army’s infrastructure, support, and trade routes • Sherman wanted to end the war quickly and punish the South for starting the war. • March began on Nov. 15 ...
Request for Wall Art – Vinita Clinic Cherokee Nation Entertainment
... Earl Van Doren defeated by Union divisions commanded by General Samuel Curtis. Route of the Southern troops opened way to invasion of Indian Territory by the North. Soon after, the South diverted most of its forces and equipment back to the East of the Mississippi River as war escalated leaving Indi ...
... Earl Van Doren defeated by Union divisions commanded by General Samuel Curtis. Route of the Southern troops opened way to invasion of Indian Territory by the North. Soon after, the South diverted most of its forces and equipment back to the East of the Mississippi River as war escalated leaving Indi ...
Key West 1861 - Digital Collection Center
... artillery company combined with the mechanics and laborers under the direction of Captain Hunt, gave the fort a garrison of about a hundred men.8o In the early days of 1861 a determined assault, properly carried out across the spit might have sustained heavy casualties, but probably would have carri ...
... artillery company combined with the mechanics and laborers under the direction of Captain Hunt, gave the fort a garrison of about a hundred men.8o In the early days of 1861 a determined assault, properly carried out across the spit might have sustained heavy casualties, but probably would have carri ...
Chapter 12 Test
... These statements describe which Civil War leader ? • Graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point • Fought in the Mexican War • Served as leader of Confederate troops • Surrendered at Appomattox Court House ...
... These statements describe which Civil War leader ? • Graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point • Fought in the Mexican War • Served as leader of Confederate troops • Surrendered at Appomattox Court House ...
Unit 9 ~ The Civil War
... Looked for a way to continue the war until a ceasefire could be declared and they would be recognized ...
... Looked for a way to continue the war until a ceasefire could be declared and they would be recognized ...
Historical Notes on Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Helen Haverty
... To Repeal the ratification of the Constitution of the United States of America, by the State of Virginia, and to resume all the rights and powers granted under said Constitution: The people of Virginia, in their ratification of the Constitution of the United States of America, adopted by them in Con ...
... To Repeal the ratification of the Constitution of the United States of America, by the State of Virginia, and to resume all the rights and powers granted under said Constitution: The people of Virginia, in their ratification of the Constitution of the United States of America, adopted by them in Con ...
This month—MONDAY, APRIL 27—the Michigan Regimental Round
... Surgeon Gray, whom we met during Ken’s previous presentations, went on furlough after the Battle of Atlanta. He took a train north that was hit by a tornado in Indiana, which had a bigger din than the sound of battle. Later the train was detained three hours by more storms and then lost a headligh ...
... Surgeon Gray, whom we met during Ken’s previous presentations, went on furlough after the Battle of Atlanta. He took a train north that was hit by a tornado in Indiana, which had a bigger din than the sound of battle. Later the train was detained three hours by more storms and then lost a headligh ...
File - Ms. Albu`s Class Site
... their support. But darkness fell and McClellan held his positions. When morning broke, Lee anticipated an aggressive attack from the Northerners but none ever came. An entire day passed and McClellan still refused to order his men to advance on the trapped Southerners. As night fell, the Confederate ...
... their support. But darkness fell and McClellan held his positions. When morning broke, Lee anticipated an aggressive attack from the Northerners but none ever came. An entire day passed and McClellan still refused to order his men to advance on the trapped Southerners. As night fell, the Confederate ...
Civil War and Its Aftermath
... until months after it had been made. By that time, they were very hard, so hard that soldiers called them "tooth dullers" and "sheet iron crackers". Sometimes they were infested with small bugs the soldiers called weevils, so they referred to the hardtack as "worm castles" because of the many holes ...
... until months after it had been made. By that time, they were very hard, so hard that soldiers called them "tooth dullers" and "sheet iron crackers". Sometimes they were infested with small bugs the soldiers called weevils, so they referred to the hardtack as "worm castles" because of the many holes ...
Chicago (CMS) Research Paper (Bishop)
... worried that vessels in the river were bringing in more troops, “shortened the time to twenty minutes.”3 Bradford refused to surrender, and Forrest quickly ordered the attack. The Confederates charged to the fort, scaled the parapet, and fired on the forces within. Victory came quickly, with the Uni ...
... worried that vessels in the river were bringing in more troops, “shortened the time to twenty minutes.”3 Bradford refused to surrender, and Forrest quickly ordered the attack. The Confederates charged to the fort, scaled the parapet, and fired on the forces within. Victory came quickly, with the Uni ...
Presentation
... • South uses blockade runner ships; avoid blockade; penetrate harbor • However, blockade becomes more effective as war continues ...
... • South uses blockade runner ships; avoid blockade; penetrate harbor • However, blockade becomes more effective as war continues ...
Battle of Port Royal
The Battle of Port Royal was one of the earliest amphibious operations of the American Civil War, in which a United States Navy fleet and United States Army expeditionary force captured Port Royal Sound, South Carolina, between Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina, on November 7, 1861. The sound was guarded by two forts on opposite sides of the entrance, Fort Walker on Hilton Head Island to the south and Fort Beauregard on Phillip's Island to the north. A small force of four gunboats supported the forts, but did not materially affect the battle.The attacking force assembled outside of the sound beginning on November 3 after being battered by a storm during their journey down the coast. Because of losses in the storm, the army was not able to land, so the battle was reduced to a contest between ship-based guns and those on shore.The fleet moved to the attack on November 7, after more delays caused by the weather during which additional troops were brought into Fort Walker. Flag Officer Du Pont ordered his ships to keep moving in an elliptical path, bombarding Fort Walker on one leg and Fort Beauregard on the other; the tactic had recently been used effectively at the Battle of Hatteras Inlet. His plan soon broke down, however, and most ships took enfilading positions that exploited a weakness in Fort Walker. The Confederate gunboats put in a token appearance, but fled up a nearby creek when challenged. Early in the afternoon, most of the guns in the fort were out of action, and the soldiers manning them fled to the rear. A landing party from the flagship took possession of the fort.When Fort Walker fell, the commander of Fort Beauregard across the sound feared that his soldiers would soon be cut off with no way to escape, so he ordered them to abandon the fort. Another landing party took possession of the fort and raised the Union flag the next day.Despite the heavy volume of fire, loss of life on both sides was low, at least by standards set later in the Civil War. Only eight were killed in the fleet and eleven on shore, with four other Southerners missing. Total casualties came to less than 100.