The Mississippi: River of Destiny - Teaching American History -TAH2
... they retired to Memphis. Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard ordered troops out of Fort Pillow and Memphis on June 4, after learning of Union Major General Henry W. Halleck's occupation of Corinth, Mississippi. From Island No. 45, just north of Memphis, Flag-Officer Charles H. Davis and Colonel Ch ...
... they retired to Memphis. Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard ordered troops out of Fort Pillow and Memphis on June 4, after learning of Union Major General Henry W. Halleck's occupation of Corinth, Mississippi. From Island No. 45, just north of Memphis, Flag-Officer Charles H. Davis and Colonel Ch ...
Civil War Study Guide
... 9. Prior to the Civil War, where was most of the nation’s industrialization happening? NORTH 10. The equipment made in the North had an impact on Southern society: TRUE 11. What are the three major differences that existed between the North and South and led to the Civil War? 1) CONSTITUTIONAL 2) CU ...
... 9. Prior to the Civil War, where was most of the nation’s industrialization happening? NORTH 10. The equipment made in the North had an impact on Southern society: TRUE 11. What are the three major differences that existed between the North and South and led to the Civil War? 1) CONSTITUTIONAL 2) CU ...
The American Civil War
... us the living rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us--that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the l ...
... us the living rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us--that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the l ...
17-3 The North Wins
... Grant’s Virginia Campaign After taking Savannah, Sherman moved north through the Carolinas seeking to meet up with Grant’s troops in Virginia. Since May 1864, Grant and his generals had been fighting savage battles against Lee’s forces. In battle after battle, Grant would attack, rest, then attack a ...
... Grant’s Virginia Campaign After taking Savannah, Sherman moved north through the Carolinas seeking to meet up with Grant’s troops in Virginia. Since May 1864, Grant and his generals had been fighting savage battles against Lee’s forces. In battle after battle, Grant would attack, rest, then attack a ...
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... Fighting most of the battles in the South was a __________________ for the North because people were defending their homes, a great motivator. The South also had ________________________, the most respected general in the Army, joined the Confederates. General Winfield Scott, commander of the Union ...
... Fighting most of the battles in the South was a __________________ for the North because people were defending their homes, a great motivator. The South also had ________________________, the most respected general in the Army, joined the Confederates. General Winfield Scott, commander of the Union ...
General Orders - Houston Civil War Round Table
... Civil War and in all of American history. The casualties were staggering: More than 23,000 soldiers were killed, lay wounded on the field, or went missing after the battle. Stephen W. Sears, the author of several splendid Civil War books, conveys all the human drama of the battle, skillfully shiftin ...
... Civil War and in all of American history. The casualties were staggering: More than 23,000 soldiers were killed, lay wounded on the field, or went missing after the battle. Stephen W. Sears, the author of several splendid Civil War books, conveys all the human drama of the battle, skillfully shiftin ...
The American Civil War
... called him “Young Napoleon”. Lincoln was pleased with his initial results He would prove to be a timid and ineffective leader ...
... called him “Young Napoleon”. Lincoln was pleased with his initial results He would prove to be a timid and ineffective leader ...
Sticking with the Confederacy Sticking with the Confederacy
... Bahamas and Bermuda to load up on supplies for the Confederate military. They came back with foodstuffs, ammunition, uniforms, and firearms. The most famous blockade runner was the Ad-vance owned by the state of North Carolina. By 1864, most supplies supporting General Lee’s army came through Wilmin ...
... Bahamas and Bermuda to load up on supplies for the Confederate military. They came back with foodstuffs, ammunition, uniforms, and firearms. The most famous blockade runner was the Ad-vance owned by the state of North Carolina. By 1864, most supplies supporting General Lee’s army came through Wilmin ...
File - Kielburger Social Studies
... • Despite being initially pushed back by the CSA on the first day, Grant received reinforcements and won the Battle of Shiloh • Shiloh is known as one of the bloodiest battles in the war • During Grant’s campaign in TN, other Union armies and gunboats captured Memphis, TN and New Orleans, LA • Captu ...
... • Despite being initially pushed back by the CSA on the first day, Grant received reinforcements and won the Battle of Shiloh • Shiloh is known as one of the bloodiest battles in the war • During Grant’s campaign in TN, other Union armies and gunboats captured Memphis, TN and New Orleans, LA • Captu ...
the regimental dispatch - SOUTHERN PIEDMONT HISTORICAL
... moved, he realized he had been duped by the enemy into thinking they had more troops and artillery than they actually had. McClellan began to move the army closer and closer toward Richmond, fighting battles at Williamsburg, Eltham’s Landing, Drewry’s Bluff, Hanover Courthouse and Seven Pines. It wa ...
... moved, he realized he had been duped by the enemy into thinking they had more troops and artillery than they actually had. McClellan began to move the army closer and closer toward Richmond, fighting battles at Williamsburg, Eltham’s Landing, Drewry’s Bluff, Hanover Courthouse and Seven Pines. It wa ...
Biography President Ulysses S. Grant
... victory at the city of Vicksburg, a Confederate stronghold. This victory helped to split the South's forces in two and gave the Union considerable momentum. He became a famous war hero and in 1864 President Abraham Lincoln made him General-in-Chief of the entire Union Army. Grant then led the Union ...
... victory at the city of Vicksburg, a Confederate stronghold. This victory helped to split the South's forces in two and gave the Union considerable momentum. He became a famous war hero and in 1864 President Abraham Lincoln made him General-in-Chief of the entire Union Army. Grant then led the Union ...
Battle of Perryville
... • The Battle of Perryville was an important but largely neglected encounter in the American Civil War. It was fought on October 8, 1862 in the Chaplin Hills west of Perryville, Kentucky. The Battle began with a middle-of-the-night skirmish over a source of precious drinking water, and ended more or ...
... • The Battle of Perryville was an important but largely neglected encounter in the American Civil War. It was fought on October 8, 1862 in the Chaplin Hills west of Perryville, Kentucky. The Battle began with a middle-of-the-night skirmish over a source of precious drinking water, and ended more or ...
The Influence of Geography on War Strategy
... would also require the outmanned Confederate army to fight on two fronts, stretching their limited manpower thin in certain places. In the West, control of the Mississippi and then its major tributaries—the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers—would further divide the South. It would be more and more dif ...
... would also require the outmanned Confederate army to fight on two fronts, stretching their limited manpower thin in certain places. In the West, control of the Mississippi and then its major tributaries—the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers—would further divide the South. It would be more and more dif ...
Battle of Gettysburg Article Review
... only to find that two Union cavalry brigades had arrived the previous day. As the bulk of both armies headed toward Gettysburg, Confederate forces (led by Hill and Richard Ewell) were able to drive the outnumbered Federal defenders back through town to Cemetery Hill, located a half mile to the south ...
... only to find that two Union cavalry brigades had arrived the previous day. As the bulk of both armies headed toward Gettysburg, Confederate forces (led by Hill and Richard Ewell) were able to drive the outnumbered Federal defenders back through town to Cemetery Hill, located a half mile to the south ...
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 ...
“A Great Civil War”
... Lincoln’s Answers Lay in the West • Union was largely successful in opening up the western Rivers. • Tennessee was liberated by 1862 – Forts Henry and Donelson – Shiloh – Rise of Grant ...
... Lincoln’s Answers Lay in the West • Union was largely successful in opening up the western Rivers. • Tennessee was liberated by 1862 – Forts Henry and Donelson – Shiloh – Rise of Grant ...
Nomination - Jefferson County Historic Landmarks Commission
... summer of 1863. Reaching as far as Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, their failure there proved to be the last large invasion from the South. A smaller crossing occurred in July of 1864 when Confederate General Jubal Early led a force of approximately 15,000 in an attack on Washington D.C. in an effort to d ...
... summer of 1863. Reaching as far as Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, their failure there proved to be the last large invasion from the South. A smaller crossing occurred in July of 1864 when Confederate General Jubal Early led a force of approximately 15,000 in an attack on Washington D.C. in an effort to d ...
Civil War - harrisdrewcharter
... In 1819, Missouri wanted to be admitted the Union. At this time, there was an equal number of free and slave states. Free states did not want to admit Missouri as a slave state and change the balance of power in favor of the slave states. In 1820, Henry Clay of Kentucky played a major role in gettin ...
... In 1819, Missouri wanted to be admitted the Union. At this time, there was an equal number of free and slave states. Free states did not want to admit Missouri as a slave state and change the balance of power in favor of the slave states. In 1820, Henry Clay of Kentucky played a major role in gettin ...
Gettysburg Address – Lincoln describes the Civil
... McClellan received support from Copperheads (Democrats that opposed the war), but not enough to outweigh Lincoln’s 55% of the popular vote spurred on by Sherman burning of Atlanta and the taking of Mobile, Alabama In the final stages of the war, Gen. Grant relentlessly pursues Gen. Lee through Vir ...
... McClellan received support from Copperheads (Democrats that opposed the war), but not enough to outweigh Lincoln’s 55% of the popular vote spurred on by Sherman burning of Atlanta and the taking of Mobile, Alabama In the final stages of the war, Gen. Grant relentlessly pursues Gen. Lee through Vir ...
Predict what Lincoln will say in his second inaugural address Timeline
... whose pockets are stuffed with ill-gotten gains, that you find the persons who grumble and complain. [Applause] The Permission is granted to educators to reproduce this worksheet for classroom use 4progress of events had, however, brought a pressure even upon these which would urge them to their dut ...
... whose pockets are stuffed with ill-gotten gains, that you find the persons who grumble and complain. [Applause] The Permission is granted to educators to reproduce this worksheet for classroom use 4progress of events had, however, brought a pressure even upon these which would urge them to their dut ...
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).