The Martyrdom of Lincoln
... turned to an acquaintance and said, “I have failed.” Lincoln himself, thought the Gettysburg Address was not a success. That opinion would later change. ...
... turned to an acquaintance and said, “I have failed.” Lincoln himself, thought the Gettysburg Address was not a success. That opinion would later change. ...
USch11
... • Early in the war, General Butler said that slaves captured by the Union army were contraband, property of one side seized by the other. If, as the Southerners claimed, slaves were property, then the Union could consider them contraband, take ownership, and give them their freedom. • Congress autho ...
... • Early in the war, General Butler said that slaves captured by the Union army were contraband, property of one side seized by the other. If, as the Southerners claimed, slaves were property, then the Union could consider them contraband, take ownership, and give them their freedom. • Congress autho ...
Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan - Camp Curtin Historical Society
... McClellan’s horse if he could deliver victories. Throughout the next few months, McClellan delayed and failed to move his army. In January 1862, Lincoln virtually forced McClellan’s hand by ordering an advance by all Union armies into the South to coincide with Washington’s Birthday on February 22. ...
... McClellan’s horse if he could deliver victories. Throughout the next few months, McClellan delayed and failed to move his army. In January 1862, Lincoln virtually forced McClellan’s hand by ordering an advance by all Union armies into the South to coincide with Washington’s Birthday on February 22. ...
OUDCE American Civil War Syllabus
... Attention will now switch to the Western Theater. We will start by focusing on high ranking officials in political and military circles of the Confederacy who argued that the western areas of the South had been neglected as far as protection from invasion was concerned, and the lead up to the battle ...
... Attention will now switch to the Western Theater. We will start by focusing on high ranking officials in political and military circles of the Confederacy who argued that the western areas of the South had been neglected as far as protection from invasion was concerned, and the lead up to the battle ...
Narrative side - Civil War Travel
... Map showing advances and withdrawals of the various Federal and Confederate commands from the beginning of the Federal advance during ...
... Map showing advances and withdrawals of the various Federal and Confederate commands from the beginning of the Federal advance during ...
18 PROPERTY PROFESSIONAL Volume 17 Issue 3
... the fog of war, the fate of a nation and the lives of so many pivoted on the leadership skills and foibles of so few. ...
... the fog of war, the fate of a nation and the lives of so many pivoted on the leadership skills and foibles of so few. ...
Breadbasket of the Confederacy - The Northern Illinois Civil War
... mately 55,000 troops to McClellan’s division from General Braxton Joseph E. Johnston 100,000. Davis refused Johnston any Bragg’s army to General John more men to fill his ranks. After that Pemberton’s. As it was, at the time of fiasco there was Seven Pines, which saw Johnston transfer these troops w ...
... mately 55,000 troops to McClellan’s division from General Braxton Joseph E. Johnston 100,000. Davis refused Johnston any Bragg’s army to General John more men to fill his ranks. After that Pemberton’s. As it was, at the time of fiasco there was Seven Pines, which saw Johnston transfer these troops w ...
Civil War - Dover High School
... Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley. When Joseph E. Johnston launched his attack at Seven Pines, Davis and Lee were taken by surprise and rode out to the field. In the confusion of the fight Johnston was badly wounded, and that night Davis instructed Lee to take command of what he renamed the ...
... Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley. When Joseph E. Johnston launched his attack at Seven Pines, Davis and Lee were taken by surprise and rode out to the field. In the confusion of the fight Johnston was badly wounded, and that night Davis instructed Lee to take command of what he renamed the ...
Focus: If the South`s strategy for victory was to fight a defensive war
... o Confederate troops ran into Union horsemen on the Chambersburg Pike, northwest of town. Each side sent for help. The rebels got there first, and by afternoon had driven the Union south of town, where they rallied into defensive positions ...
... o Confederate troops ran into Union horsemen on the Chambersburg Pike, northwest of town. Each side sent for help. The rebels got there first, and by afternoon had driven the Union south of town, where they rallied into defensive positions ...
Unit 4: The Civil War, Part 2 – 1860`s
... 3. Why was General McClellan removed from his post as commander of the Union army? 4. Up until the Battle of Antietam the war had been a war for what cause? 5. After the Battle of Antietam, what statement did Lincoln issue that was really a “measure of war?” 6. The Emancipation was a warning to the ...
... 3. Why was General McClellan removed from his post as commander of the Union army? 4. Up until the Battle of Antietam the war had been a war for what cause? 5. After the Battle of Antietam, what statement did Lincoln issue that was really a “measure of war?” 6. The Emancipation was a warning to the ...
A Violent Choice: Civil War, 1861-1865
... Lee abandoned Petersburg and marched west, hoping to then go south to join Johnston. a) Under constant pressure from the Union army, Lee surrendered his army to Grant at Appomattox. Lincoln was assassinated several days later. Despite Lee’s surrender, some fighting continued. ...
... Lee abandoned Petersburg and marched west, hoping to then go south to join Johnston. a) Under constant pressure from the Union army, Lee surrendered his army to Grant at Appomattox. Lincoln was assassinated several days later. Despite Lee’s surrender, some fighting continued. ...
Battle of Appomattox Court House
... The final campaign for Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America, began when the Federal Army of the Potomac crossed the James River in June 1864. The armies under the command of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant laid siege to Petersburg and Richmond, intending to cut the two citi ...
... The final campaign for Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America, began when the Federal Army of the Potomac crossed the James River in June 1864. The armies under the command of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant laid siege to Petersburg and Richmond, intending to cut the two citi ...
Lesley Gordon on Chancellorsville: The Battle and Its - H-Net
... The Confederate victory at the battle of Chancellorsville in the spring of 1863 stands as one of the most spectacular Southern successes in the Civil War’s eastern theater. On May 2, Robert E. Lee boldly divided his outnumbered force to stage an impressive surprise flank attack on Joseph Hooker’s Ar ...
... The Confederate victory at the battle of Chancellorsville in the spring of 1863 stands as one of the most spectacular Southern successes in the Civil War’s eastern theater. On May 2, Robert E. Lee boldly divided his outnumbered force to stage an impressive surprise flank attack on Joseph Hooker’s Ar ...
how the civil war became a revolution
... differences. After Antietam, and the Emancipation Proclamation, the only way the war could end was by the outright victory of one side over the other. Either way, the result would be a revolutionary transformation of American politics and society. The road to Antietam, however, began long before Sep ...
... differences. After Antietam, and the Emancipation Proclamation, the only way the war could end was by the outright victory of one side over the other. Either way, the result would be a revolutionary transformation of American politics and society. The road to Antietam, however, began long before Sep ...
Chapter 11 Section 4 Notes
... party platform calling for an immediate end to the war. Southerners found new hope, but the Republicans tried to broaden Lincoln’s appeal by picking Tennessee’s Andrew Johnson for the ticket. Lincoln expected to lose the election. Sherman’s capture of Atlanta allowed Lincoln to easily defeat McClell ...
... party platform calling for an immediate end to the war. Southerners found new hope, but the Republicans tried to broaden Lincoln’s appeal by picking Tennessee’s Andrew Johnson for the ticket. Lincoln expected to lose the election. Sherman’s capture of Atlanta allowed Lincoln to easily defeat McClell ...
background - dehushistory
... time to make an army.” Despite this warning, Lincoln ordered his general into action. On July 16, McDowell marched his poorly prepared army into Virginia. His objective was the town of Manassas, an important railroad junction southwest of Washington. Opposing him was a smaller Confederate force unde ...
... time to make an army.” Despite this warning, Lincoln ordered his general into action. On July 16, McDowell marched his poorly prepared army into Virginia. His objective was the town of Manassas, an important railroad junction southwest of Washington. Opposing him was a smaller Confederate force unde ...
Library of Congress
... This map illustrates the anaconda plan at work. The Union navy closed southern harbors while Grant's troops worked to seal the northern end of the Mississippi River. The map also shows the Battle of Antietam (September 1862), in which Confederate troops under Robert E. Lee were finally defeated by t ...
... This map illustrates the anaconda plan at work. The Union navy closed southern harbors while Grant's troops worked to seal the northern end of the Mississippi River. The map also shows the Battle of Antietam (September 1862), in which Confederate troops under Robert E. Lee were finally defeated by t ...
Civil War
... A: Create a “Who Am I” for each figure listed below. 1. Abraham Lincoln: 2. Ulysses S. Grant: 3. William T. Sherman: 4. Jefferson Davis: 5. Robert E. Lee: ...
... A: Create a “Who Am I” for each figure listed below. 1. Abraham Lincoln: 2. Ulysses S. Grant: 3. William T. Sherman: 4. Jefferson Davis: 5. Robert E. Lee: ...
Robert E. Lee
... Jefferson Davis on many military decisions. Lee was assigned control of the Army of Northern Virginia in 1862 because General Joseph E. Johnston had been shot. The press and his soldiers criticized Lee for tactical errors. However, he developed an aggressive approach that enabled him to win battles ...
... Jefferson Davis on many military decisions. Lee was assigned control of the Army of Northern Virginia in 1862 because General Joseph E. Johnston had been shot. The press and his soldiers criticized Lee for tactical errors. However, he developed an aggressive approach that enabled him to win battles ...
Lesson Plan - Madame Tussauds
... Jefferson Davis on many military decisions. Lee was assigned control of the Army of Northern Virginia in 1862 because General Joseph E. Johnston had been shot. The press and his soldiers criticized Lee for tactical errors. However, he developed an aggressive approach that enabled him to win battles ...
... Jefferson Davis on many military decisions. Lee was assigned control of the Army of Northern Virginia in 1862 because General Joseph E. Johnston had been shot. The press and his soldiers criticized Lee for tactical errors. However, he developed an aggressive approach that enabled him to win battles ...
UNIT 111 THE CIVIL WAR
... 2) Control the Mississippi River 3) Capture Richmond c. This plan would eventually win the war for the Union. d. The only change would be by 1864, Lee’s army, not Richmond would be the objective. 2. The First Battle of Bull Run a. The Northern newspapers are screaming “on to Richmond.” b. By July 18 ...
... 2) Control the Mississippi River 3) Capture Richmond c. This plan would eventually win the war for the Union. d. The only change would be by 1864, Lee’s army, not Richmond would be the objective. 2. The First Battle of Bull Run a. The Northern newspapers are screaming “on to Richmond.” b. By July 18 ...
Lecture Notes – BATTLE OF ANTIETAM
... o Orders indicated Lee had split his army and sent portions to three separate areas Harpers Ferry, WV (Jackson) Hagerstown, MD (Longstreet) Stayed with Lee McClellan spent 18 hours sitting on the orders before moving Had a chance (if he moved fast enough) to hit all three section separatel ...
... o Orders indicated Lee had split his army and sent portions to three separate areas Harpers Ferry, WV (Jackson) Hagerstown, MD (Longstreet) Stayed with Lee McClellan spent 18 hours sitting on the orders before moving Had a chance (if he moved fast enough) to hit all three section separatel ...
The Antietam Campaign
... to guard it from loss.” Meanwhile, less than 25 miles away, Union Gen. George B. McClellan was staging his Army of the Potomac, roughly 85,000 men. While camped in Frederick, Maryland, a few days later, Lee decided on a bold move. Because the 12,000-man Federal garrison at Harpers Ferry posed a thre ...
... to guard it from loss.” Meanwhile, less than 25 miles away, Union Gen. George B. McClellan was staging his Army of the Potomac, roughly 85,000 men. While camped in Frederick, Maryland, a few days later, Lee decided on a bold move. Because the 12,000-man Federal garrison at Harpers Ferry posed a thre ...
Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
The Eastern Theater of the American Civil War included the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, and the coastal fortifications and seaports of North Carolina. (Operations in the interior of the Carolinas in 1865 are considered part of the Western Theater, while the other coastal areas along the Atlantic Ocean are included in the Lower Seaboard Theater.)The Eastern Theater was the venue for several major campaigns launched by the Union Army of the Potomac to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia; many of these were frustrated by the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General Robert E. Lee. President Abraham Lincoln sought a general to match Lee's boldness, appointing in turn Maj. Gens. Irvin McDowell, George B. McClellan, John Pope, Ambrose Burnside, Joseph Hooker, and George G. Meade to command his principal Eastern armies. It was not until newly appointed general-in-chief Ulysses S. Grant arrived from the Western Theater in 1864 to take personal control of operations in Virginia that Union forces were able to capture Richmond, but only after several bloody battles of the Overland Campaign and a nine-month siege near the cities of Petersburg and Richmond. The surrender of Lee's army at Appomattox Court House in April 1865 brought major operations in the area to a close.While many of the campaigns and battles were fought in the region of Virginia between Washington, D.C., and Richmond, there were other major campaigns fought nearby. The Western Virginia Campaign of 1861 secured Union control over the western counties of Virginia, which would be formed into the new state of West Virginia. Confederate coastal areas and ports were seized in southeastern Virginia and North Carolina. The Shenandoah Valley was marked by frequent clashes in 1862, 1863, and 1864. Lee launched two unsuccessful invasions of Union territory in hopes of influencing Northern opinion to end the war. In the fall of 1862, Lee followed his successful Northern Virginia Campaign with his first invasion, the Maryland Campaign, which culminated in his strategic defeat in the Battle of Antietam. In the summer of 1863, Lee's second invasion, the Gettysburg Campaign, reached into Pennsylvania, farther north than any other major Confederate army. Following a Confederate attack on Washington, D.C., itself in 1864, Union forces commanded by Philip H. Sheridan launched a campaign in the Shenandoah Valley, which cost the Confederacy control over a major food supply for Lee's army.