Advantage & Disadvantage
... On November 14, Burnside, now in command of the Army of the Potomac, sent a corps to occupy the vicinity of Falmouth near Fredericksburg. The rest of the army soon followed. Lee reacted by entrenching his army on the heights behind the town. On December 11, Union engineers laid five pontoon bridges ...
... On November 14, Burnside, now in command of the Army of the Potomac, sent a corps to occupy the vicinity of Falmouth near Fredericksburg. The rest of the army soon followed. Lee reacted by entrenching his army on the heights behind the town. On December 11, Union engineers laid five pontoon bridges ...
Chapter 11-5: The Final Phase
... • Produced a bitterness between Northerners and Southerners that lasted for decades • Contributed to increase ethnic tolerance in the North. Immigrants such as Irish and German were more readily accepted in a society because of their contribution to the war • Established that states did not have the ...
... • Produced a bitterness between Northerners and Southerners that lasted for decades • Contributed to increase ethnic tolerance in the North. Immigrants such as Irish and German were more readily accepted in a society because of their contribution to the war • Established that states did not have the ...
DOWNLOAD image list - History Wall Charts Collection
... 24. Gen. Robert E. Lee tobacco card, from A Short History series, Dukes Cigarettes, 1888 25. Soldiers and wagons crossing Antietam Bridge, Antietam, Md., Sept. 1862 26. Portrait of three unidentified Confederate artillerymen, circa 1861 27. Union soldiers entrenched along the Rappahannock at Frederi ...
... 24. Gen. Robert E. Lee tobacco card, from A Short History series, Dukes Cigarettes, 1888 25. Soldiers and wagons crossing Antietam Bridge, Antietam, Md., Sept. 1862 26. Portrait of three unidentified Confederate artillerymen, circa 1861 27. Union soldiers entrenched along the Rappahannock at Frederi ...
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 ...
Texas and the Civil War
... • Thousands of Texans like other Southerners joined the Confederate army immediately. • In April 1862, the Confederate Congress passed the Conscription Act which required men of a certain age to serve in the Confederate military ...
... • Thousands of Texans like other Southerners joined the Confederate army immediately. • In April 1862, the Confederate Congress passed the Conscription Act which required men of a certain age to serve in the Confederate military ...
Vocab 22 - The Civil War
... Charles Francis Adams: Adams was an American diplomat who, as ambassador during the Civil War, helped to keep the British from recognizing the Confederacy. In the Trent affair, he was instrumental in averting hostilities between the two nations, although he failed to stop the sailing of the Alabama, ...
... Charles Francis Adams: Adams was an American diplomat who, as ambassador during the Civil War, helped to keep the British from recognizing the Confederacy. In the Trent affair, he was instrumental in averting hostilities between the two nations, although he failed to stop the sailing of the Alabama, ...
Total war - BHCS History
... It is my Desire to be free. to go to see my people on the eastern shore. my mistress wont let me you will please let me know if we are free. and what i can do. I write to you for advice. please send me word this week. or as soon as possible and oblidge. ...
... It is my Desire to be free. to go to see my people on the eastern shore. my mistress wont let me you will please let me know if we are free. and what i can do. I write to you for advice. please send me word this week. or as soon as possible and oblidge. ...
Expert Testimony of James McPherson
... pine and oak a dozen miles west of Fredericksburg with only a few small farm clearings. Grant hoped to move around the right flank of Lee's army, which was camped and entrenched near Orange Court House, to force the Army of Northern Virginia out of its trenches into open battle. Lee accepted the cha ...
... pine and oak a dozen miles west of Fredericksburg with only a few small farm clearings. Grant hoped to move around the right flank of Lee's army, which was camped and entrenched near Orange Court House, to force the Army of Northern Virginia out of its trenches into open battle. Lee accepted the cha ...
Chancellorsville PowerPoint
... surprise attack. Jackson is accidentally shot by his own troops command passes to J.E.B Stuart. May 3: Lee and Stuart reunite after a desperate morning of punishing frontal attacks. Lee is diverted from attacking Hooker's last line by an urgent message from Early at Fredericksburg. May 4: Lee blocks ...
... surprise attack. Jackson is accidentally shot by his own troops command passes to J.E.B Stuart. May 3: Lee and Stuart reunite after a desperate morning of punishing frontal attacks. Lee is diverted from attacking Hooker's last line by an urgent message from Early at Fredericksburg. May 4: Lee blocks ...
Total war - BHCS History
... It is my Desire to be free. to go to see my people on the eastern shore. my mistress wont let me you will please let me know if we are free. and what i can do. I write to you for advice. please send me word this week. or as soon as possible and oblidge. ...
... It is my Desire to be free. to go to see my people on the eastern shore. my mistress wont let me you will please let me know if we are free. and what i can do. I write to you for advice. please send me word this week. or as soon as possible and oblidge. ...
Civil War Battles in Texas
... Ranch, skirmishing most of the way. At Palmito Ranch, they destroyed the rest of the supplies not torched the day before and continued on. A few miles forward, they became involved in a sharp firefight. After the fighting stopped, Barrett led his force back to a bluff at Tulosa on the river where th ...
... Ranch, skirmishing most of the way. At Palmito Ranch, they destroyed the rest of the supplies not torched the day before and continued on. A few miles forward, they became involved in a sharp firefight. After the fighting stopped, Barrett led his force back to a bluff at Tulosa on the river where th ...
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 Battles Chart
... entrenched Union forces. “Pickett’s Charge” as this is known fails and Lee retreats back to Virginia. Never again would the South have a chance to win the war or threaten the North. This siege, which had Ulysses Grant bogged down for 3 months was one of the most important victories in the west. The ...
... entrenched Union forces. “Pickett’s Charge” as this is known fails and Lee retreats back to Virginia. Never again would the South have a chance to win the war or threaten the North. This siege, which had Ulysses Grant bogged down for 3 months was one of the most important victories in the west. The ...
Civil War Battles Chart
... entrenched Union forces. “Pickett’s Charge” as this is known fails and Lee retreats back to Virginia. Never again would the South have a chance to win the war or threaten the North. This siege, which had Ulysses Grant bogged down for 3 months was one of the most important victories in the west. The ...
... entrenched Union forces. “Pickett’s Charge” as this is known fails and Lee retreats back to Virginia. Never again would the South have a chance to win the war or threaten the North. This siege, which had Ulysses Grant bogged down for 3 months was one of the most important victories in the west. The ...
APUSH UNIT 6 Dr. I. Ibokette Unit 6: Civil War, Reconstruction and
... February 1861-The South secedes and forms a Government. The South Carolina legislature called a state convention and the delegates voted to remove the state of South Carolina from the United States of America. The secession of South Carolina was followed by the secession of six more states-Mississip ...
... February 1861-The South secedes and forms a Government. The South Carolina legislature called a state convention and the delegates voted to remove the state of South Carolina from the United States of America. The secession of South Carolina was followed by the secession of six more states-Mississip ...
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... In the late afternoon, Beauregard counterattacked, bolstered with reinforcements, ordered his men to charge, yelling like “furies” at the Union line. Terrified, the Union army fell to pieces. Afraid the picnicking spectators and panicked soldiers ran from the bloody field—the scene ...
... In the late afternoon, Beauregard counterattacked, bolstered with reinforcements, ordered his men to charge, yelling like “furies” at the Union line. Terrified, the Union army fell to pieces. Afraid the picnicking spectators and panicked soldiers ran from the bloody field—the scene ...
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... To finish a job, you need to have enough supplies. In the Civil War, the Union had more soldiers, weapons, and food than the Confederacy. These supplies helped the Union win. ...
... To finish a job, you need to have enough supplies. In the Civil War, the Union had more soldiers, weapons, and food than the Confederacy. These supplies helped the Union win. ...
Texas and the Civil War
... Red River and Beyond • Hood’s Texas Brigade and Terry’s Texas Rangers served bravely. • Terry’s Texas Rangers served in more battles than any other cavalry regiment in the Civil War. • General Robert E. Lee called Hood’s men his “finest soldiers.” ...
... Red River and Beyond • Hood’s Texas Brigade and Terry’s Texas Rangers served bravely. • Terry’s Texas Rangers served in more battles than any other cavalry regiment in the Civil War. • General Robert E. Lee called Hood’s men his “finest soldiers.” ...
The Civil War
... point in the Civil War. 18.The Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when Lee Appomattox Court House surrendered to Grant at _______________________. 19.Location where the first shots of the Civil War were Fort Sumter fired was ____________. ...
... point in the Civil War. 18.The Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when Lee Appomattox Court House surrendered to Grant at _______________________. 19.Location where the first shots of the Civil War were Fort Sumter fired was ____________. ...
Causes of the Civil War - Appleton Area School District
... Missouri and attacked the free-soil community of Lawrence, looting and burning a number of buildings. Only one person was killed (one of the Ruffians), but the door to violence had been breached. The Pottawatomie Creek Massacre. A few days later, in retaliation for the Lawrence raid, abolitionist ...
... Missouri and attacked the free-soil community of Lawrence, looting and burning a number of buildings. Only one person was killed (one of the Ruffians), but the door to violence had been breached. The Pottawatomie Creek Massacre. A few days later, in retaliation for the Lawrence raid, abolitionist ...
The Civil War
... 2. Lee began crossing the Potomac into Maryland with approximately 55,000 troops hoping for a major victory in the North. a. Troop numbers dropped to approximately 50,000 over the next few days. i. His men were hungry, tired and sick. 3. The Union army had lost track of Lee for four days. a. Things ...
... 2. Lee began crossing the Potomac into Maryland with approximately 55,000 troops hoping for a major victory in the North. a. Troop numbers dropped to approximately 50,000 over the next few days. i. His men were hungry, tired and sick. 3. The Union army had lost track of Lee for four days. a. Things ...
The Civil War
... 2. Lee began crossing the Potomac into Maryland with approximately 55,000 troops hoping for a major victory in the North. a. Troop numbers dropped to approximately 50,000 over the next few days. i. His men were hungry, tired and sick. 3. The Union army had lost track of Lee for four days. a. ...
... 2. Lee began crossing the Potomac into Maryland with approximately 55,000 troops hoping for a major victory in the North. a. Troop numbers dropped to approximately 50,000 over the next few days. i. His men were hungry, tired and sick. 3. The Union army had lost track of Lee for four days. a. ...
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... Each of these battles was hard fought in searing heat with appalling casualties on both sides. At the final engagement - Malvern Hill - General Lee ordered his Confederate infantry to assault the entrenched Union troops. In reply, well-placed Union artillery cut the advancing Southern forces to shre ...
... Each of these battles was hard fought in searing heat with appalling casualties on both sides. At the final engagement - Malvern Hill - General Lee ordered his Confederate infantry to assault the entrenched Union troops. In reply, well-placed Union artillery cut the advancing Southern forces to shre ...
Civil war battles - teacher copy
... The Union goal was to gain control of the Mississippi River. What was General Grant’s strategy for this battle? How did the Union win? Grant’s strategy was to surround the town of Vicksburg and not let anyone or anything in or out of the town until they surrendered. After a month Vicksburg was force ...
... The Union goal was to gain control of the Mississippi River. What was General Grant’s strategy for this battle? How did the Union win? Grant’s strategy was to surround the town of Vicksburg and not let anyone or anything in or out of the town until they surrendered. After a month Vicksburg was force ...
Ch. 11.4 The North Takes Charge
... 2. Grant Wins at Vicksburg • Vicksburg- Mississippi, one of two Confederate holdouts preventing the Union from taking complete control of the Mississippi River. • important for transporting goods http://www.history.com/videos/the-union-siege-ofvicksburg#the-union-siege-of-vicksburg ...
... 2. Grant Wins at Vicksburg • Vicksburg- Mississippi, one of two Confederate holdouts preventing the Union from taking complete control of the Mississippi River. • important for transporting goods http://www.history.com/videos/the-union-siege-ofvicksburg#the-union-siege-of-vicksburg ...