The Political War - The Cupola: Scholarship at Gettysburg College
... They weren’t the only ones. Radicals within Lincoln’s own Republican Party in Congress had long been convinced that Lincoln’s preference for a soft postwar Reconstruction was dis-heartening the Republican base. They were further angered when the Republican national committee, headed by Lincoln’s all ...
... They weren’t the only ones. Radicals within Lincoln’s own Republican Party in Congress had long been convinced that Lincoln’s preference for a soft postwar Reconstruction was dis-heartening the Republican base. They were further angered when the Republican national committee, headed by Lincoln’s all ...
Ch. 15 The Civil War
... Miller’s cornfield and fighting swirled around the Dunker Church. Union assaults against the Sunken Road eventually pierced the Confederate center, but the Federal advantage was not followed up. Late in the day, Burnside’s corps finally got into action, crossing the stone bridge over Antietam Creek ...
... Miller’s cornfield and fighting swirled around the Dunker Church. Union assaults against the Sunken Road eventually pierced the Confederate center, but the Federal advantage was not followed up. Late in the day, Burnside’s corps finally got into action, crossing the stone bridge over Antietam Creek ...
Identifying political and military turning points of the
... In order to seize a key railroad center in Manassas, Virginia President Lincoln ordered a full scale attack to capture the rail line along the Bull Run River. The early attack by Union troops was pushed back by Confederate troops led by General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. Confederate troops were abl ...
... In order to seize a key railroad center in Manassas, Virginia President Lincoln ordered a full scale attack to capture the rail line along the Bull Run River. The early attack by Union troops was pushed back by Confederate troops led by General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. Confederate troops were abl ...
The Civil War 1861-1865
... so devastating to the Confederacy? 2. Why was the Battle of Gettysburg such an important victory for the Union? How might things have been different had the Confederacy won the battle? 3. Should Lee have been relieved of command because of his strategy at Gettysburg? Why or why not? ...
... so devastating to the Confederacy? 2. Why was the Battle of Gettysburg such an important victory for the Union? How might things have been different had the Confederacy won the battle? 3. Should Lee have been relieved of command because of his strategy at Gettysburg? Why or why not? ...
Civil War - TeacherWeb
... so devastating to the Confederacy? 2. Why was the Battle of Gettysburg such an important victory for the Union? How might things have been different had the Confederacy won the battle? 3. Should Lee have been relieved of command because of his strategy at Gettysburg? Why or why not? ...
... so devastating to the Confederacy? 2. Why was the Battle of Gettysburg such an important victory for the Union? How might things have been different had the Confederacy won the battle? 3. Should Lee have been relieved of command because of his strategy at Gettysburg? Why or why not? ...
Union
... • Lincoln consulted his cabinet members on what to do about the fort. • The debate lasted for weeks on whether to send a ship to resupply the fort. • Lincoln said, “The Union must be preserved. If we evacuate the fort, then the Union is dead.” • What was Lincoln’s concern regarding other states who ...
... • Lincoln consulted his cabinet members on what to do about the fort. • The debate lasted for weeks on whether to send a ship to resupply the fort. • Lincoln said, “The Union must be preserved. If we evacuate the fort, then the Union is dead.” • What was Lincoln’s concern regarding other states who ...
Chapter 4 PP
... commander of Army of the Potomac August 1862: Second Bull Run (Second Battle of Manassas) – Lee’s Confederate forces crush the much larger Union forces led by Pope Stonewall Jackson’s troops are able to out maneuver Union forces and inflict heavy casualties as they try to retreat Lincoln retur ...
... commander of Army of the Potomac August 1862: Second Bull Run (Second Battle of Manassas) – Lee’s Confederate forces crush the much larger Union forces led by Pope Stonewall Jackson’s troops are able to out maneuver Union forces and inflict heavy casualties as they try to retreat Lincoln retur ...
Section 5 Decisive Battles
... town of Gettysburg. They were looking for shoes, which were in short supply in the South because of the Union blockade. Instead of shoes, the Confederates encountered part of Meade’s army. Shots were exchanged. More troops joined the fight on both sides. By evening, the southerners had pushed the Un ...
... town of Gettysburg. They were looking for shoes, which were in short supply in the South because of the Union blockade. Instead of shoes, the Confederates encountered part of Meade’s army. Shots were exchanged. More troops joined the fight on both sides. By evening, the southerners had pushed the Un ...
battle of hay`s ferry - Jefferson County Vacation
... This corn, left on the stalk, was often all that stood between Confederate soldiers in East Tennessee and starvation during the winter of 1863. On the cold morning of December 24, hungry men from both sides began a battle near here that ended hours later, three miles away. Union Col. Archibald P. Ca ...
... This corn, left on the stalk, was often all that stood between Confederate soldiers in East Tennessee and starvation during the winter of 1863. On the cold morning of December 24, hungry men from both sides began a battle near here that ended hours later, three miles away. Union Col. Archibald P. Ca ...
Presentation 11 -
... 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 this. But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow -- this ground. The brave men, living ...
... 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 this. But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow -- this ground. The brave men, living ...
Edward G. Longacre, The Early Morning of War: Bull Run, 1861
... member of the planter class. His captors asked why he, a nonslaveowner, was fighting to uphold slavery. He replied: ‘I’m fighting because you’re down here.’” ...
... member of the planter class. His captors asked why he, a nonslaveowner, was fighting to uphold slavery. He replied: ‘I’m fighting because you’re down here.’” ...
D:\TEACHING\CIVWAR\ONLINE\week2_304_guide.NB Job 1
... able to discuss comfortably (when, where, why, how, what) the following items: “Limited war” strategy: Anaconda Plan, Crittenden-Johnson Resolutions Trent affair Edwin M. Stanton Gideon Welles and Stephen Mallory Judah P. Benjamin and William Henry Seward Tennessee and Cumberland River Campaigns, to ...
... able to discuss comfortably (when, where, why, how, what) the following items: “Limited war” strategy: Anaconda Plan, Crittenden-Johnson Resolutions Trent affair Edwin M. Stanton Gideon Welles and Stephen Mallory Judah P. Benjamin and William Henry Seward Tennessee and Cumberland River Campaigns, to ...
Reviews - Association of the United States Army
... Bonekemper actually bases his controversial assessment of Lee’s tactical and strategic inferiority on the highly debatable premise that the Union, not the Confederacy, had the burden of winning the war. Bonekemper contends that all the South had to do to win independence was to pursue a defensive st ...
... Bonekemper actually bases his controversial assessment of Lee’s tactical and strategic inferiority on the highly debatable premise that the Union, not the Confederacy, had the burden of winning the war. Bonekemper contends that all the South had to do to win independence was to pursue a defensive st ...
The Civil War - Coronado High School
... Grant in Command • Lincoln finally found a general who could fight and win • In early 1864 he brought Grant east to Virginia and made him commander of all the Union armies • Grant’s approach to ending the war was simply to outlast Lee by fighting a war of attrition • Grant cut off resources to Lee’ ...
... Grant in Command • Lincoln finally found a general who could fight and win • In early 1864 he brought Grant east to Virginia and made him commander of all the Union armies • Grant’s approach to ending the war was simply to outlast Lee by fighting a war of attrition • Grant cut off resources to Lee’ ...
AP Chapter 14 Study Guide
... 3. What were the advantages and disadvantages that the North and South had going into the Civil War? 4. How did the Republican Party act to expand the American economy during the war? To which pre-war party was their program similar? Why were they able to enact it, whereas the previous party had not ...
... 3. What were the advantages and disadvantages that the North and South had going into the Civil War? 4. How did the Republican Party act to expand the American economy during the war? To which pre-war party was their program similar? Why were they able to enact it, whereas the previous party had not ...
September 17, 1862 - Single bloodiest day in American
... When they did not arrive on time, he chose to wait. This gave Lee time to set up an ambush in town. ...
... When they did not arrive on time, he chose to wait. This gave Lee time to set up an ambush in town. ...
The Battle of Lookout Mountain - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... After their disastrous defeat at the Battle of Chickamauga on September 19-20, 1863, the surviving troops of the Federal Army of the Cumberland, commanded by Major General William Starke Rosecrans, fled to what they believed to be the safety of the town of Chattanooga, Tennessee. The victor of Chick ...
... After their disastrous defeat at the Battle of Chickamauga on September 19-20, 1863, the surviving troops of the Federal Army of the Cumberland, commanded by Major General William Starke Rosecrans, fled to what they believed to be the safety of the town of Chattanooga, Tennessee. The victor of Chick ...
Part 2 Civil War Battles
... slaves. Also, the Proclamation obviously did not have any effect in the Confederacy. However, Lincoln’s proclamation immediately made some runaway slaves that were being held under military control in the “Sea Islands” off the Georgia coast free men. It was not until the Thirteenth Amendment, passed ...
... slaves. Also, the Proclamation obviously did not have any effect in the Confederacy. However, Lincoln’s proclamation immediately made some runaway slaves that were being held under military control in the “Sea Islands” off the Georgia coast free men. It was not until the Thirteenth Amendment, passed ...
April 2014 - 7th Florida Infantry Company K
... Kennesaw, GA– The National Park Service today announced the details of the upcoming commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park will offer three days of commemorative programs, battlefield tours, and living history demonstrat ...
... Kennesaw, GA– The National Park Service today announced the details of the upcoming commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park will offer three days of commemorative programs, battlefield tours, and living history demonstrat ...
Civil War - Midway ISD
... Why did the North have more than twice the amount of rail mileage than the South? ...
... Why did the North have more than twice the amount of rail mileage than the South? ...
AP Chapter 14 Study Guide
... government to the southern states that seceded first? 2. What attempts were made to restore the Union after the attack on Fort Sumter? Why did they fail? How did Lincoln respond? 3. What were the advantages and disadvantages that the North and South had going into the Civil War? 4. How did the Repub ...
... government to the southern states that seceded first? 2. What attempts were made to restore the Union after the attack on Fort Sumter? Why did they fail? How did Lincoln respond? 3. What were the advantages and disadvantages that the North and South had going into the Civil War? 4. How did the Repub ...
Rousseau`s Raid In July of 1864, Union commander General
... Confederate forces at Chehaw Station consisted of 16 and 17 year old boys from eight companies of H.C. Lockhart's Battalion. There were also 50 University of Alabama cadets who had been on furlough, and conscripts from Camp Watts in Notasulga. Rousseau sent in the Union forces to destroy part of th ...
... Confederate forces at Chehaw Station consisted of 16 and 17 year old boys from eight companies of H.C. Lockhart's Battalion. There were also 50 University of Alabama cadets who had been on furlough, and conscripts from Camp Watts in Notasulga. Rousseau sent in the Union forces to destroy part of th ...
AP Chapter 14 Study Guide
... 3. What were the advantages and disadvantages that the North and South had going into the Civil War? 4. How did the Republican Party act to expand the American economy during the war? To which pre-war party was their program similar? Why were they able to enact it, whereas the previous party had not ...
... 3. What were the advantages and disadvantages that the North and South had going into the Civil War? 4. How did the Republican Party act to expand the American economy during the war? To which pre-war party was their program similar? Why were they able to enact it, whereas the previous party had not ...
July 1863-1864
... • Burnside was sent to take command of the Department of Ohio in March of 1863 • He was sent to occupy the city of Knoxville on September 2, 1863 to “liberate East Tennessee” of the CSA presence- Lincoln believed that by taking East Tennessee, he would have the CSA by the throat • Jefferson Davis ha ...
... • Burnside was sent to take command of the Department of Ohio in March of 1863 • He was sent to occupy the city of Knoxville on September 2, 1863 to “liberate East Tennessee” of the CSA presence- Lincoln believed that by taking East Tennessee, he would have the CSA by the throat • Jefferson Davis ha ...
Civil War Biographies and Simulation
... letter, then give your reaction to what you read—did you think it was sweet? Too verbose? Make sure you read the information after the letter as well—you may be surprised to see what happens to his wife afterward. Reaction to the Letter: 3.) Scroll back up to the top of the page and click on “Fact P ...
... letter, then give your reaction to what you read—did you think it was sweet? Too verbose? Make sure you read the information after the letter as well—you may be surprised to see what happens to his wife afterward. Reaction to the Letter: 3.) Scroll back up to the top of the page and click on “Fact P ...
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).