U.S. History The Civil War Begins: 1861
... Most northerners were expecting an easy victory, but the Confederate Generals were able to outsmart the Union Army and emerged victorious. Lincoln was stunned to learn that his army had lost the first battle of the Civil War (which became known as the Battle of Bull Run). On the western front, Union ...
... Most northerners were expecting an easy victory, but the Confederate Generals were able to outsmart the Union Army and emerged victorious. Lincoln was stunned to learn that his army had lost the first battle of the Civil War (which became known as the Battle of Bull Run). On the western front, Union ...
The Battle That Changed the Civil War
... Rosecrans left Nashville on Dec. 26, with about 44,000 men to defeat Bragg’s army of about more than 37,000 soldiers. After being attacked, Rosecrans was expected to withdraw and retreat, but Bragg found them the morning after New Years, still in position. The Confederates threw a few Federals back, ...
... Rosecrans left Nashville on Dec. 26, with about 44,000 men to defeat Bragg’s army of about more than 37,000 soldiers. After being attacked, Rosecrans was expected to withdraw and retreat, but Bragg found them the morning after New Years, still in position. The Confederates threw a few Federals back, ...
THE CIVIL WAR
... North to retreat. N. & S. together lost 30,000 troops. • Second Battle of Bull Run – Gen. Lee forced the North to retreat & was within 20 mi. of Washington. He began an invasion of the North. ...
... North to retreat. N. & S. together lost 30,000 troops. • Second Battle of Bull Run – Gen. Lee forced the North to retreat & was within 20 mi. of Washington. He began an invasion of the North. ...
From Secession to War
... ii. Initial problems with high commanders of Union army 1. General Winfield Scott—former Mexican War hero 2. George B. McClellan—from East Union army 3. Henry W. Halleck—too cautious and defensive iii. Ulysses S. Grant—shares Lincoln’s strategy 1. enemy armies and resources as targets, NOT territor ...
... ii. Initial problems with high commanders of Union army 1. General Winfield Scott—former Mexican War hero 2. George B. McClellan—from East Union army 3. Henry W. Halleck—too cautious and defensive iii. Ulysses S. Grant—shares Lincoln’s strategy 1. enemy armies and resources as targets, NOT territor ...
The American Civil War
... • The two armies began to collide at Gettysburg on 1st July 1863, as Lee urgently concentrated his forces there. Low ridges to the northwest of town were defended initially by a Union cavalry division, which was soon reinforced with two corps of Union infantry. However, two large Confederate corps a ...
... • The two armies began to collide at Gettysburg on 1st July 1863, as Lee urgently concentrated his forces there. Low ridges to the northwest of town were defended initially by a Union cavalry division, which was soon reinforced with two corps of Union infantry. However, two large Confederate corps a ...
Ch.19, Sec.1- The War Begins
... Mexican War, and later resigned from the army. When the Civil War broke out, he quickly volunteered to serve with the Union Army. By September 1861, Lincoln made him a general. • On April 6, 1862, the Confederates began the Battle of Shiloh. Catching Grant by surprise, they pushed his army back. Gra ...
... Mexican War, and later resigned from the army. When the Civil War broke out, he quickly volunteered to serve with the Union Army. By September 1861, Lincoln made him a general. • On April 6, 1862, the Confederates began the Battle of Shiloh. Catching Grant by surprise, they pushed his army back. Gra ...
USHG 8-Mr. Garcia Name Civil War Battle Timeline Chapters 16
... -South thrilled -North is shocked, underestimated their opponent -Lincoln calls for army of 500,000 volunteers ...
... -South thrilled -North is shocked, underestimated their opponent -Lincoln calls for army of 500,000 volunteers ...
US history unit 4
... • First confrontation; humiliating defeat for Union troops • 30 miles from Washington, D.C., Confederates could have invaded • Failed to pursue retreating Union troops, missed golden opportunity • Made it clear war would last longer than expected • Lincoln adopted General Winfield Scott’s “Anaconda ...
... • First confrontation; humiliating defeat for Union troops • 30 miles from Washington, D.C., Confederates could have invaded • Failed to pursue retreating Union troops, missed golden opportunity • Made it clear war would last longer than expected • Lincoln adopted General Winfield Scott’s “Anaconda ...
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... down at the Battle of Shiloh in northern Mississippi. The battle resulted in more than 20,000 casualties (dead or wounded men). Confederate General Robert E. Lee, commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, saved Richmond from Union capture during the Seven Days’ Battles in the summer of ...
... down at the Battle of Shiloh in northern Mississippi. The battle resulted in more than 20,000 casualties (dead or wounded men). Confederate General Robert E. Lee, commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, saved Richmond from Union capture during the Seven Days’ Battles in the summer of ...
Civil War PowerPoint
... •Attempt to capture Richmond •Union met with resistance at Bull Run Creek •Union had initial advantage •Confederate forces led by Thomas Jackson turned the tide •Stonewall •Union Army forced to retreat back to Washington ...
... •Attempt to capture Richmond •Union met with resistance at Bull Run Creek •Union had initial advantage •Confederate forces led by Thomas Jackson turned the tide •Stonewall •Union Army forced to retreat back to Washington ...
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... troops. D) not drilling his troops enough to prepare them for battle. E) consistently believing that the enemy outnumbered him. Describe the irony associated with the Union loss in the Peninsula Campaign? (pg. 456-57) ______________________ ___________________________________________________________ ...
... troops. D) not drilling his troops enough to prepare them for battle. E) consistently believing that the enemy outnumbered him. Describe the irony associated with the Union loss in the Peninsula Campaign? (pg. 456-57) ______________________ ___________________________________________________________ ...
The Civil War: 1861-1865
... Cut path of destruction 50 miles wide and running all the way from Atlanta to Savannah Method known as, “Total War” ...
... Cut path of destruction 50 miles wide and running all the way from Atlanta to Savannah Method known as, “Total War” ...
The Union Takes Hold - Ms. Costas` History Class
... 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 last full measure of devotion – that we were high ...
... 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 last full measure of devotion – that we were high ...
Vocab 22 - The Civil War
... Sherman: He fought in the Vicksburg and Chattanooga campaigns and he undertook the Atlanta Campaign. He burned Atlanta and set off, with a force of 60,000, on his famous march to the sea, devastating the country. After capturing Savannah, he turned north through S. Carolina, and received the surrend ...
... Sherman: He fought in the Vicksburg and Chattanooga campaigns and he undertook the Atlanta Campaign. He burned Atlanta and set off, with a force of 60,000, on his famous march to the sea, devastating the country. After capturing Savannah, he turned north through S. Carolina, and received the surrend ...
AP Chapter 14 Study Guide
... Why did Abraham Lincoln’s victory in the Election of 1860 spark southern secession? How did the Union and the Confederacy mobilize for the Civil War? What were the goals of both the Union and the Confederacy when the war began? What economic effects did the Civil War have on the North and th ...
... Why did Abraham Lincoln’s victory in the Election of 1860 spark southern secession? How did the Union and the Confederacy mobilize for the Civil War? What were the goals of both the Union and the Confederacy when the war began? What economic effects did the Civil War have on the North and th ...
The American Civil War 1860 – 1865
... North in opposition to compulsive military service for men 20-45. Free blacks and wealthy whites were targeted. Why? • Lincoln suspended the Constitutional right of Habeas Corpus that protects persons from imprisonment without the filing of specific charges and many arrested for suspected disloyalty ...
... North in opposition to compulsive military service for men 20-45. Free blacks and wealthy whites were targeted. Why? • Lincoln suspended the Constitutional right of Habeas Corpus that protects persons from imprisonment without the filing of specific charges and many arrested for suspected disloyalty ...
The Civil War
... The General Price came back with more troops and tried to take over the St. Louis area. They failed and moved on towards Jefferson City, then onto Kansas City. Near Kansas City a large Union Army was waiting. The battle of Westport, near KC lasted for 3 days. The Union won and General Price and hi ...
... The General Price came back with more troops and tried to take over the St. Louis area. They failed and moved on towards Jefferson City, then onto Kansas City. Near Kansas City a large Union Army was waiting. The battle of Westport, near KC lasted for 3 days. The Union won and General Price and hi ...
Thru Gettysburg
... d. Slaves in the states that were in rebellion _____19) How many casualties were there at Antietam? a. 18,000 b. 23,000 c. 40,000 d. 51,000 _____20) What commander took over after McClellan was fired. a. Burnside b. Hooker c. Grant d. Sherman _____21) What two battles that ended at approximately the ...
... d. Slaves in the states that were in rebellion _____19) How many casualties were there at Antietam? a. 18,000 b. 23,000 c. 40,000 d. 51,000 _____20) What commander took over after McClellan was fired. a. Burnside b. Hooker c. Grant d. Sherman _____21) What two battles that ended at approximately the ...
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... 15. Why was Vickburg such an important victory for the Union? ...
... 15. Why was Vickburg such an important victory for the Union? ...
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... “Sherman’s Total War” • In March, 1864, Lincoln appointed __________ as commander of all Union armies. • Grant’s plan to defeat the Confederacy: he would pursue Lee while Gen. ______________ ______________ pushed through the deep S. to _____________ and the Atlantic coast. • Sherman waged a ________ ...
... “Sherman’s Total War” • In March, 1864, Lincoln appointed __________ as commander of all Union armies. • Grant’s plan to defeat the Confederacy: he would pursue Lee while Gen. ______________ ______________ pushed through the deep S. to _____________ and the Atlantic coast. • Sherman waged a ________ ...
The Civil War
... All slaves in areas that had not yet been captured by the Union army were free. These states, still under the control of the Confederacy, did not obey the Union president. ...
... All slaves in areas that had not yet been captured by the Union army were free. These states, still under the control of the Confederacy, did not obey the Union president. ...
Chapter 11 Assignment Packet
... 8. What were the reactions to the Emancipation Proclamation by A. Northerners B. Southerners C. African Americans ...
... 8. What were the reactions to the Emancipation Proclamation by A. Northerners B. Southerners C. African Americans ...
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... e. About ___________ blacks joined the army after Emancipation, representing about ____percent of Union forces, including the famed ________________________________, which attacked Fort Wagner in South Carolina. 3. War at Midpoint (pp. 492–498) After Antietam, Lincoln tried a variety of new generals ...
... e. About ___________ blacks joined the army after Emancipation, representing about ____percent of Union forces, including the famed ________________________________, which attacked Fort Wagner in South Carolina. 3. War at Midpoint (pp. 492–498) After Antietam, Lincoln tried a variety of new generals ...
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).