The Challenges of Command and Leadership, 1862
... the Confederate cordon, and control the Mississippi River • In 1862, the Confederates began to adopt an offensive-defensive strategy • Although the Confederates did not have a generalin-chief, the two armies were similarly organized into companies, regiments, brigades, divisions, corps, and then arm ...
... the Confederate cordon, and control the Mississippi River • In 1862, the Confederates began to adopt an offensive-defensive strategy • Although the Confederates did not have a generalin-chief, the two armies were similarly organized into companies, regiments, brigades, divisions, corps, and then arm ...
The Civil War
... After the election, Sherman’s troops marched across Georgia in “Sherman’s March to Sea,” and burned much of Atlanta. Sherman believed that striking at economic resources would help win the war. His troops slaughtered livestock, destroyed crops, and looted homes and businesses. Eventually Confederate ...
... After the election, Sherman’s troops marched across Georgia in “Sherman’s March to Sea,” and burned much of Atlanta. Sherman believed that striking at economic resources would help win the war. His troops slaughtered livestock, destroyed crops, and looted homes and businesses. Eventually Confederate ...
the-union-dissolves-1
... -Grant took Fort Henry, confederacy fort on Tennessee river;Then took Fort Donelson on the Cumberland river; most of Kentucky and western Tennessee under Union control -Ulysses S Grant led troops up Tennessee River to get Cornith, Mississippi which could cut the confederacy’s only rail connecting Mi ...
... -Grant took Fort Henry, confederacy fort on Tennessee river;Then took Fort Donelson on the Cumberland river; most of Kentucky and western Tennessee under Union control -Ulysses S Grant led troops up Tennessee River to get Cornith, Mississippi which could cut the confederacy’s only rail connecting Mi ...
The Civil War part 3
... • Grant captured Vicksburg, Mississippi after a long siege from May 18 to July 4, 1863. With the capture of Vicksburg and New Orleans, the Union now controlled the Mississippi River and had divided the south into two parts. • Abraham Lincoln was so impressed by Ulysses S. Grant he gave him command o ...
... • Grant captured Vicksburg, Mississippi after a long siege from May 18 to July 4, 1863. With the capture of Vicksburg and New Orleans, the Union now controlled the Mississippi River and had divided the south into two parts. • Abraham Lincoln was so impressed by Ulysses S. Grant he gave him command o ...
290677 Gr6NF TwoMiserablePres pg1
... D. Confederate soldiers were looking for ________ when they met Union soldiers, leading to the Battle of Gettsyburg. ...
... D. Confederate soldiers were looking for ________ when they met Union soldiers, leading to the Battle of Gettsyburg. ...
The Civil War
... • e. With the Union forces on the edge of disaster, Grant reorganized his troops, ordered up reinforcements, counterattacked at dawn the following day • f. By mid-afternoon the Confederates forces were in retreat • g. The Battle of Shiloh taught both sides a strategic lesson-Generals realized that ...
... • e. With the Union forces on the edge of disaster, Grant reorganized his troops, ordered up reinforcements, counterattacked at dawn the following day • f. By mid-afternoon the Confederates forces were in retreat • g. The Battle of Shiloh taught both sides a strategic lesson-Generals realized that ...
The Civil War
... was trying to stop Sherman’s advance. • The Union army blocked his escape route. • Realizing the situation was hopeless, Lee said: “There is nothing left for me to do but go ad see General Grant, and I would rather die a ...
... was trying to stop Sherman’s advance. • The Union army blocked his escape route. • Realizing the situation was hopeless, Lee said: “There is nothing left for me to do but go ad see General Grant, and I would rather die a ...
Chapter 17, Lesson 2 Notes
... 1. July 21 – Union troops, commanded by General Irvin McDowell attacked Confederate force led by General P.G.T. Beauregard i. Virginia near small river called Bull Run ii. Spectators watched from a few miles away iii. Initially Yankees drove Confederates back iv. Rebels under General Thomas Jackson ...
... 1. July 21 – Union troops, commanded by General Irvin McDowell attacked Confederate force led by General P.G.T. Beauregard i. Virginia near small river called Bull Run ii. Spectators watched from a few miles away iii. Initially Yankees drove Confederates back iv. Rebels under General Thomas Jackson ...
The Civil War 1861-1865
... Major Anderson was a teacher to Beauregard at West Point Beauregard allowed the honor to his old teacher of surrendering to a 100 shot cannon salute and returning to the North with his men. One Union soldier died and another was mortally wounded during the 47th shot of a 100 shot salute, allowed by ...
... Major Anderson was a teacher to Beauregard at West Point Beauregard allowed the honor to his old teacher of surrendering to a 100 shot cannon salute and returning to the North with his men. One Union soldier died and another was mortally wounded during the 47th shot of a 100 shot salute, allowed by ...
Chapter 11-4: The War Continues
... western territories were added. Lincoln appointed pro-Union officials to head the governments. – The draft was not enforced in the West, but California supplied volunteers and territorial mines provided vast amounts of gold and silver. – The Battle of Glorieta Pass secured the west for the Union. • ...
... western territories were added. Lincoln appointed pro-Union officials to head the governments. – The draft was not enforced in the West, but California supplied volunteers and territorial mines provided vast amounts of gold and silver. – The Battle of Glorieta Pass secured the west for the Union. • ...
Chapter 8 Section1 and two vocab answer key
... As you read, look for the following topics and write a brief description explaining these topics. 1. Describe the event that began the Civil war. Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor was under Union control. Lincoln wanted to resupply the fort with supplies and men. April 12, 1861 Confederate Brigadier ...
... As you read, look for the following topics and write a brief description explaining these topics. 1. Describe the event that began the Civil war. Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor was under Union control. Lincoln wanted to resupply the fort with supplies and men. April 12, 1861 Confederate Brigadier ...
Jeopardy - Alvin ISD
... A. The Kansas-Nebraska Act is passed in Congress B. Jefferson Davis named President of the Confederacy C. General Robert E. Lee surrenders his forces at Appomattox Court ...
... A. The Kansas-Nebraska Act is passed in Congress B. Jefferson Davis named President of the Confederacy C. General Robert E. Lee surrenders his forces at Appomattox Court ...
QUESTION SHEET:
... SURRENDER! The end of major fighting in the Civil War came in April 1865 and involved the decision-making and troops of Union General Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate General Robert E. Lee (see below). Answer the questions about the last days of the war, as we watch the clip from Ken Burns’ “Civil W ...
... SURRENDER! The end of major fighting in the Civil War came in April 1865 and involved the decision-making and troops of Union General Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate General Robert E. Lee (see below). Answer the questions about the last days of the war, as we watch the clip from Ken Burns’ “Civil W ...
The Civil War
... Maryland to persuade them to join the Confederacy. Confederate and Union troops (led by General McClellan) met at Sharpsburg near Antietam Creek. McClellan’s troops outnumbered Lee’s troops, which led to Lee retreating back to Virginia. Of the 75,000 Union troops who fought at Antietam about 2,100 w ...
... Maryland to persuade them to join the Confederacy. Confederate and Union troops (led by General McClellan) met at Sharpsburg near Antietam Creek. McClellan’s troops outnumbered Lee’s troops, which led to Lee retreating back to Virginia. Of the 75,000 Union troops who fought at Antietam about 2,100 w ...
The Anaconda Plan (Scott`s Great Snake)
... Sherman’s March to the Sea from Atlanta to the coastal town of Savannah was intended destroy the Confederacy’s ability to wage war. For weeks, he had his men live off the land, seizing food and horses from the local populations as they passed. He continued his strategy of destroying all military fac ...
... Sherman’s March to the Sea from Atlanta to the coastal town of Savannah was intended destroy the Confederacy’s ability to wage war. For weeks, he had his men live off the land, seizing food and horses from the local populations as they passed. He continued his strategy of destroying all military fac ...
Civil War Review - Reading Community Schools
... and finish them off. This ensured the war would go on for another year and a half. ...
... and finish them off. This ensured the war would go on for another year and a half. ...
1864-65
... All of the campaigns were to begin the first week of May, 1864. More than a quarter of a million men in blue are ready to attack the South. Waiting for them would be the Southern Armies and their generals. ...
... All of the campaigns were to begin the first week of May, 1864. More than a quarter of a million men in blue are ready to attack the South. Waiting for them would be the Southern Armies and their generals. ...
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... Why did this battle occur? a Confederate messenger lost Lee’s battle plans September 17, 1862, McClellan attacked Lee’s main force at Antietam. How many soldiers were either wounded or killed? 24,000 Even though no one had the victory for this battle, who claimed the victory? Union. After this battl ...
... Why did this battle occur? a Confederate messenger lost Lee’s battle plans September 17, 1862, McClellan attacked Lee’s main force at Antietam. How many soldiers were either wounded or killed? 24,000 Even though no one had the victory for this battle, who claimed the victory? Union. After this battl ...
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6–7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. A Union army under Major General Ulysses S. Grant had moved via the Tennessee River deep into Tennessee and was encamped principally at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee on the west bank of the river, where Confederate forces under Generals Albert Sidney Johnston and Pierre G. T. Beauregard launched a surprise attack on Grant's army. Johnston was killed in action during the fighting; Beauregard, who thus succeeded to command of the army, decided against pressing the attack late in the evening. Overnight Grant received considerable reinforcements from another Union army under Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell, allowing him to launch an unexpected counterattack the next morning which completely reversed the Confederate gains of the previous day.On April 6, the first day of the battle, the Confederates struck with the intention of driving the Union defenders away from the river and into the swamps of Owl Creek to the west. Johnston hoped to defeat Grant's Army of the Tennessee before the anticipated arrival of General Don Carlos Buell's Army of the Ohio. The Confederate battle lines became confused during the fierce fighting, and Grant's men instead fell back to the northeast, in the direction of Pittsburg Landing. A Union position on a slightly sunken road, nicknamed the ""Hornet's Nest"", defended by the men of Brig. Gens. Benjamin M. Prentiss's and William H. L. Wallace's divisions, provided critical time for the remainder of the Union line to stabilize under the protection of numerous artillery batteries. W. H. L. Wallace was mortally wounded at Shiloh, while Prentiss was eventually surrounded and surrendered. General Johnston was shot in the leg and bled to death while personally leading an attack. Beauregard, his second in command, acknowledged how tired the army was from the day's exertions and decided against assaulting the final Union position that night.Reinforcements from Buell's army and a division of Grant's army arrived in the evening of April 6 and helped turn the tide the next morning, when the Union commanders launched a counterattack along the entire line. Confederate forces were forced to retreat from the area, ending their hopes of blocking the Union advance into northern Mississippi. The Battle of Shiloh was the bloodiest battle in American history up to that time, replaced the next year by the Battle of Chancellorsville (and, soon after, the three-day Battle of Gettysburg, which would prove to be the bloodiest of the war).