Union Campaigns Cripple the Confederacy
... Confederate defenses at Petersburg. On April 2, Lee was forced to retreat from Richmond. ...
... Confederate defenses at Petersburg. On April 2, Lee was forced to retreat from Richmond. ...
tennessee - National Park Service History
... offensive on the second morning. During the night his center and left had been reinforced by Buell's army, while his right had been extended by Gen. Lew Wallace's division, which had marched from Crump's Landing. Early in the ...
... offensive on the second morning. During the night his center and left had been reinforced by Buell's army, while his right had been extended by Gen. Lew Wallace's division, which had marched from Crump's Landing. Early in the ...
Union Strategy in the West
... 1. Why did President Lincoln believe that Vicksburg was the key to winning the war? ...
... 1. Why did President Lincoln believe that Vicksburg was the key to winning the war? ...
Union Strategy in the West
... 1. Why did President Lincoln believe that Vicksburg was the key to winning the war? ...
... 1. Why did President Lincoln believe that Vicksburg was the key to winning the war? ...
The Consequences of a Confederate Victory at Gettysburg
... that was to destroy an enemy army in the open field. Armies could be surrounded and/or placed under siege and then captured, but only the Battle of Nashville came close to the ideal (rarely achieved even by Napoleon) of a “Napoleonic battle of annihilation”. Though Thomas achieved a Civil War “Canna ...
... that was to destroy an enemy army in the open field. Armies could be surrounded and/or placed under siege and then captured, but only the Battle of Nashville came close to the ideal (rarely achieved even by Napoleon) of a “Napoleonic battle of annihilation”. Though Thomas achieved a Civil War “Canna ...
The Battle of Palmito Ranch - Western National Parks Association
... 50 men of the 2nd Texas U.S. Cavalry (dismounted) toward a party of Confederates reported to be based at nearby White’s Ranch. Confronted with numerous difficulties, this force did not reach the ranch until 2 a.m. and found no Confederates in sight. ...
... 50 men of the 2nd Texas U.S. Cavalry (dismounted) toward a party of Confederates reported to be based at nearby White’s Ranch. Confronted with numerous difficulties, this force did not reach the ranch until 2 a.m. and found no Confederates in sight. ...
THE CIVIL WAR 1861-1864
... horse or mule, turn over their rifles. Men also given foodmany were very hungry. More than the Confederate army could ask for even though surrendering was very difficult ...
... horse or mule, turn over their rifles. Men also given foodmany were very hungry. More than the Confederate army could ask for even though surrendering was very difficult ...
Antietam The Bloodiest Day of the Civil War
... By late afternoon they had driven the Georgians back almost to Sharpsburg, threatening to cut off the line of retreat for Lee's decimated Confederates Then about 4 p.m. Gen. A. P. Hiii's division, left behind by Jackson at Harpers Ferry to dispose of the captured Federal property, arrived on the fie ...
... By late afternoon they had driven the Georgians back almost to Sharpsburg, threatening to cut off the line of retreat for Lee's decimated Confederates Then about 4 p.m. Gen. A. P. Hiii's division, left behind by Jackson at Harpers Ferry to dispose of the captured Federal property, arrived on the fie ...
Bull Run Ft. Sumter Shiloh Antietam Fredericksburg Chancellorsville
... Directions: Look up the battles on the textbook pages given. Fill in the blank with the word “Union or Confederate” depending on who won that specific battle. Color in the corresponding bubble on your map. ...
... Directions: Look up the battles on the textbook pages given. Fill in the blank with the word “Union or Confederate” depending on who won that specific battle. Color in the corresponding bubble on your map. ...
Ch 16 Civil War Lesson 3 - McKinney ISD Staff Sites
... capital. The Confederate government fled, but President Jefferson Davis was captured. Union troops then surrounded General Robert E. Lee’s army at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. On April 9, 1865, Lee surrendered to Union general Ulysses S. Grant. ...
... capital. The Confederate government fled, but President Jefferson Davis was captured. Union troops then surrounded General Robert E. Lee’s army at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. On April 9, 1865, Lee surrendered to Union general Ulysses S. Grant. ...
Chapter 14: The Civil War
... A. The Withdrawal of the South South Carolina, long the hotbed of Southern separatism, seceded first By the time Lincoln took office, six others seceded. In February 1861, representatives of the seven seceded states met at Montgomery, Alabama, and formed the Confederate States of America The ...
... A. The Withdrawal of the South South Carolina, long the hotbed of Southern separatism, seceded first By the time Lincoln took office, six others seceded. In February 1861, representatives of the seven seceded states met at Montgomery, Alabama, and formed the Confederate States of America The ...
PowerPoint Civil War Review
... Confederate attack. In the early morning of April 12, 1861, the Confederates launched an attack. Northern troops under Anderson’s command returned fire, but were ineffective. The Confederacy continued its attack with prolonged gunfire, and the Union troops in the fort surrendered a day later. One Co ...
... Confederate attack. In the early morning of April 12, 1861, the Confederates launched an attack. Northern troops under Anderson’s command returned fire, but were ineffective. The Confederacy continued its attack with prolonged gunfire, and the Union troops in the fort surrendered a day later. One Co ...
The Road to Gettysburg
... South during his March to the Sea? A. His men lived off the land, taking anything they wanted from Confederate civilians' homes. B. He burned farms and towns, and destroyed ...
... South during his March to the Sea? A. His men lived off the land, taking anything they wanted from Confederate civilians' homes. B. He burned farms and towns, and destroyed ...
Battles Featured in the Series
... Episode 4 Chapter 3 - Northern Lights (Battle of Fredericksburg) The Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 1862 - where entrenched rebel forces under Robert E. Lee kill or wound 12,600 Union soldiers under Ambrose Burnside - it is another debacle for the Union. Episode 4 Chapter 6 - Under the ...
... Episode 4 Chapter 3 - Northern Lights (Battle of Fredericksburg) The Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 1862 - where entrenched rebel forces under Robert E. Lee kill or wound 12,600 Union soldiers under Ambrose Burnside - it is another debacle for the Union. Episode 4 Chapter 6 - Under the ...
Unit 8 - PowerPoints - The American Civil War
... Confederate forces under Generals George McClellan and Robert E. Lee. Federal armies brutalized the Confederacy; the combined casualties were more than twenty-three thousand. The Union pushed Lee and his troops back to Antietam Creek, but the stubborn Confederate general counterattacked with all his ...
... Confederate forces under Generals George McClellan and Robert E. Lee. Federal armies brutalized the Confederacy; the combined casualties were more than twenty-three thousand. The Union pushed Lee and his troops back to Antietam Creek, but the stubborn Confederate general counterattacked with all his ...
Unit 8 - PowerPoints - The American Civil War
... Confederate attack. In the early morning of April 12, 1861, the Confederates launched an attack. Northern troops under Anderson’s command returned fire, but were ineffective. The Confederacy continued its attack with prolonged gunfire, and the Union troops in the fort surrendered a day later. One Co ...
... Confederate attack. In the early morning of April 12, 1861, the Confederates launched an attack. Northern troops under Anderson’s command returned fire, but were ineffective. The Confederacy continued its attack with prolonged gunfire, and the Union troops in the fort surrendered a day later. One Co ...
CIVIL WAR Time-Line 1861-1865 - Miami Beach Senior High School
... January 31, 1865 Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolishes slavery throughout the United States. February 17 Columbia, South Carolina, is almost completely destroyed by fire, most likely set by Sherman’s troops. March 4 Lincoln is inaugurated as President for a second term. March 29 ...
... January 31, 1865 Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolishes slavery throughout the United States. February 17 Columbia, South Carolina, is almost completely destroyed by fire, most likely set by Sherman’s troops. March 4 Lincoln is inaugurated as President for a second term. March 29 ...
Download! - Reed Novel Studies
... 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 and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little n ...
... 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 and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little n ...
The Civil War Chapter 15.1
... resources, in the hope of ruining the South’s economy and ending its ability to fight. He hoped this would speed the end of the war. F. Union troops forced the South to surrender in 1865, ending the Civil War. • Grant broke through Confederate defenses at Petersburg, Virginia, and Lee retreated to R ...
... resources, in the hope of ruining the South’s economy and ending its ability to fight. He hoped this would speed the end of the war. F. Union troops forced the South to surrender in 1865, ending the Civil War. • Grant broke through Confederate defenses at Petersburg, Virginia, and Lee retreated to R ...
Chapter 11: The Civil War (1861–1865)
... 3. On September 17, 1862, the two armies met at Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland. 4. The Union forces had more than 75,000 troops, with nearly 25,000 in reserve. The Confederate forces numbered about 40,000. 5. By the day’s end, the Union casualties numbered more than 12,000. The Confederate ...
... 3. On September 17, 1862, the two armies met at Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland. 4. The Union forces had more than 75,000 troops, with nearly 25,000 in reserve. The Confederate forces numbered about 40,000. 5. By the day’s end, the Union casualties numbered more than 12,000. The Confederate ...
Gettysburg: Leadership During the Civil War
... but Dr. McCausland then took the stories that historian and battlefield expert Colonel Tom Vossler explained and analyzed the leadership decisions (or lack their of) that caused the battle to have the shape that it did. Some of the ideas we talked about were when John Buford got to McPherson’s ridge ...
... but Dr. McCausland then took the stories that historian and battlefield expert Colonel Tom Vossler explained and analyzed the leadership decisions (or lack their of) that caused the battle to have the shape that it did. Some of the ideas we talked about were when John Buford got to McPherson’s ridge ...
Civil War Group Activity Sheet
... 81. What Union army actually scaled Lookout Mountain and routed the Confederates? ...
... 81. What Union army actually scaled Lookout Mountain and routed the Confederates? ...
May 06, 2013
... until 1862. Often received less pay. If captured in battle, could be killed or sold into slavery. Received less training and poorer equipment. Similarities: Both fought bravely in Civil War. Both suffered high casualties ...
... until 1862. Often received less pay. If captured in battle, could be killed or sold into slavery. Received less training and poorer equipment. Similarities: Both fought bravely in Civil War. Both suffered high casualties ...
Gettysburg - Whitman Middle School
... In an effort to trick the Confederates into thinking the Union artillery had been wrecked, the Union troops slowed down their rate of fire. The strategy also allowed the Union army to conserve ammunition for the impending Confederate attack. At about 3 p.m., the Confederates launched their attack a ...
... In an effort to trick the Confederates into thinking the Union artillery had been wrecked, the Union troops slowed down their rate of fire. The strategy also allowed the Union army to conserve ammunition for the impending Confederate attack. At about 3 p.m., the Confederates launched their attack a ...
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... • Water approach to Richmond , 100,000 troops • Battle of Yorktown – takes a month due to Confederate trickery* • Abe sends reinforcements to chase Stonewall Jackson, rather than help GBM ...
... • Water approach to Richmond , 100,000 troops • Battle of Yorktown – takes a month due to Confederate trickery* • Abe sends reinforcements to chase Stonewall Jackson, rather than help GBM ...