The War Begins - Civil War Trust
... 12. The Confederate victory at _________ was aided by the inaction of Union General McClellan after his troops discovered Robert E. Lee’s battle plans. McClellan decided to wait instead of acting immediately, giving Confederate troops ample time to revise their plans 14. Of her work on the battlefie ...
... 12. The Confederate victory at _________ was aided by the inaction of Union General McClellan after his troops discovered Robert E. Lee’s battle plans. McClellan decided to wait instead of acting immediately, giving Confederate troops ample time to revise their plans 14. Of her work on the battlefie ...
Civil War and Reconstruction Study Guide
... Vicksburg – Union Army won this battle and control of the Mississippi River, which cut off Texas and Arkansas from the other Confederate States. Gettysburg – Union won this battle in the East (Pennsylvania) at the same time Grant was winning the Battle of Vicksburg in the West. After three days of f ...
... Vicksburg – Union Army won this battle and control of the Mississippi River, which cut off Texas and Arkansas from the other Confederate States. Gettysburg – Union won this battle in the East (Pennsylvania) at the same time Grant was winning the Battle of Vicksburg in the West. After three days of f ...
Civil War Continued
... Appointed to lead the army of the Potomac – or the Union army in Virginia ...
... Appointed to lead the army of the Potomac – or the Union army in Virginia ...
The Civil War
... Both sides eventually moved away from volunteer armies, and towards conscription The Confederates drafted all able-bodied white men between 18 and 35 The Union drafted white men between 20 and ...
... Both sides eventually moved away from volunteer armies, and towards conscription The Confederates drafted all able-bodied white men between 18 and 35 The Union drafted white men between 20 and ...
Civil War notes
... "Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long ...
... "Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long ...
Civil War Notes doc
... Vicksburg, Mississippi and ________________, Louisiana = the only two holdouts preventing the Union from taking control of the Mississippi ________________ Starving Confederate ______________ both positions; the Confederacy was finally cut in ______________ o The Confederacy Wears Down: Confed ...
... Vicksburg, Mississippi and ________________, Louisiana = the only two holdouts preventing the Union from taking control of the Mississippi ________________ Starving Confederate ______________ both positions; the Confederacy was finally cut in ______________ o The Confederacy Wears Down: Confed ...
File - Miss Diaz`s Class
... Destroyed all cities in his path Georgia experienced much of his wrath ...
... Destroyed all cities in his path Georgia experienced much of his wrath ...
Slide 1
... ○ Robert E. Lee orders Gen. George Pickett (and three other generals) to lead 12,500 confederate soldiers on a charge up a hill at Gettysburg. ○ The Confederates suffered over 6,000 (about 50%) casualties in less than an hour as a result of the charge ...
... ○ Robert E. Lee orders Gen. George Pickett (and three other generals) to lead 12,500 confederate soldiers on a charge up a hill at Gettysburg. ○ The Confederates suffered over 6,000 (about 50%) casualties in less than an hour as a result of the charge ...
The U.S. Civil War
... the army. Most of these officers attended West Point, were top officers in the U.S. Army, but resigned to fight for the ...
... the army. Most of these officers attended West Point, were top officers in the U.S. Army, but resigned to fight for the ...
Later Stages of CW Ppt - Taylor County Schools
... Robert E. Lee sent a letter to Jefferson Davis after the Siege of Petersburg, saying that they would be better off abandoning the capital because it could no longer be defended. Taking immediate action Davis burned all Confederate documents about the war and went on the run. ...
... Robert E. Lee sent a letter to Jefferson Davis after the Siege of Petersburg, saying that they would be better off abandoning the capital because it could no longer be defended. Taking immediate action Davis burned all Confederate documents about the war and went on the run. ...
Ch._18_Flashcards
... 8. The surrender of this city meant the Union finally had control of the entire Mississippi River and cleared another route for invasion of the South ...
... 8. The surrender of this city meant the Union finally had control of the entire Mississippi River and cleared another route for invasion of the South ...
Civil War Turning Points
... was better positioned. The Union (blue) was located on high ground south of the town. Confederate (red) General George Pickett heroically led his men to roust the Union. They failed. Lee and his army retreated back to Virginia. ...
... was better positioned. The Union (blue) was located on high ground south of the town. Confederate (red) General George Pickett heroically led his men to roust the Union. They failed. Lee and his army retreated back to Virginia. ...
The Civil War
... provided McClellan with an opportunity to overwhelm Lee’s army, but he was overly cautious and waited days before he attacked. ► This enabled Lee to gather most of his forces together near Sharpsburg, Maryland. ► The forces clashed on September 17 in the Battle of Antietam- the single bloodiest day ...
... provided McClellan with an opportunity to overwhelm Lee’s army, but he was overly cautious and waited days before he attacked. ► This enabled Lee to gather most of his forces together near Sharpsburg, Maryland. ► The forces clashed on September 17 in the Battle of Antietam- the single bloodiest day ...
July 21, 1861
... Objective: To examine the role of the navy and the battles of Bull Run and Antietam. ...
... Objective: To examine the role of the navy and the battles of Bull Run and Antietam. ...
Chapter 11.1
... In August, Lee’s troops won a resounding victory at the second Battle of Bull Run. A few days later, they crossed the Potomac River into the Union State of Maryland. At this point McClellan had a tremendous stroke of luck. His troops found a plan that revealed that Lee’s and Stonewall Jackson’s armi ...
... In August, Lee’s troops won a resounding victory at the second Battle of Bull Run. A few days later, they crossed the Potomac River into the Union State of Maryland. At this point McClellan had a tremendous stroke of luck. His troops found a plan that revealed that Lee’s and Stonewall Jackson’s armi ...
Georgia and the Civil War
... 9. What was the Union’s primary goal with regards to Georgia? blockade coastal waters & shut down supply lines ...
... 9. What was the Union’s primary goal with regards to Georgia? blockade coastal waters & shut down supply lines ...
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... the Confederacy had the upper hand. The turning point in the war, however, occurred on July 1, 1863, when Confederate and Union armies met at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle that ensued was one of the bloodiest battles in American history. Eventually, Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia w ...
... the Confederacy had the upper hand. The turning point in the war, however, occurred on July 1, 1863, when Confederate and Union armies met at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle that ensued was one of the bloodiest battles in American history. Eventually, Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia w ...
The Civil War
... Lee retreats and McClellan does not follow, this could have ended the war. Lincoln fires him 26,000 lives lost, more that War of 1812 and war with Mexico combined. ...
... Lee retreats and McClellan does not follow, this could have ended the war. Lincoln fires him 26,000 lives lost, more that War of 1812 and war with Mexico combined. ...
March 8, 2017: "The Battle of Pittsburg Landing (Shiloh)"
... Gen. Johnston was mortally wounded in a charge against the Union stronghold. The general didn’t realize it had been hit at first. A wound from a duel years before had left him with little or no feeling in his leg. A stray bullet had struck him behind the knee and lacerated his femoral artery. He was ...
... Gen. Johnston was mortally wounded in a charge against the Union stronghold. The general didn’t realize it had been hit at first. A wound from a duel years before had left him with little or no feeling in his leg. A stray bullet had struck him behind the knee and lacerated his femoral artery. He was ...
First Battle of Bull Run
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... file:/Users/Teacher/Downloads/Fist%20Battle%20of%20Bull%20Run%20text%202 ...
Unit Notes
... The first Civil War battles were more like collisions between armed mobs rather than trained armies (Robertson) •There was public pressure to end it all with one, mighty battle •President Lincoln sent 25,000 troops to Virginia under the command of Irvin McDowell •His troops were untrained men who h ...
... The first Civil War battles were more like collisions between armed mobs rather than trained armies (Robertson) •There was public pressure to end it all with one, mighty battle •President Lincoln sent 25,000 troops to Virginia under the command of Irvin McDowell •His troops were untrained men who h ...
The North Takes Charge
... Lee exclaimed, “he has lost his left arm, but I have lost my right.” Jackson caught pneumonia and died May 10 most decisive battle fought a Gettysburg, but no one planned to fight there Confederate soldiers, barefoot, heard there were shoes in Gettysburg and went to find them Ran into a couple br ...
... Lee exclaimed, “he has lost his left arm, but I have lost my right.” Jackson caught pneumonia and died May 10 most decisive battle fought a Gettysburg, but no one planned to fight there Confederate soldiers, barefoot, heard there were shoes in Gettysburg and went to find them Ran into a couple br ...
Bentonville Battlefield
... he Battle of Bentonville, which took place during the three days of March 19–21, 1865, was the last full-scale action of the Civil War in which the Confederate army was able to mount an offensive. This major battle, the largest ever fought in North Carolina, was the only significant attempt to defea ...
... he Battle of Bentonville, which took place during the three days of March 19–21, 1865, was the last full-scale action of the Civil War in which the Confederate army was able to mount an offensive. This major battle, the largest ever fought in North Carolina, was the only significant attempt to defea ...
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).