Civil War Generals
... October 12, 1870 • Declined to lead the Union Army because he lived in the South. • https://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=4AVMoo _PT40 ...
... October 12, 1870 • Declined to lead the Union Army because he lived in the South. • https://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=4AVMoo _PT40 ...
The Civil War
... war effort struggled to keep going ► Abraham Lincoln had been re-elected to a second term as president in 1864 ► The only Confederate troops left were Lee’s troops in Virginia, and a small group in North Carolina ► They tried one more time to fight in March 1865, but failed ► On April 9, 1865, the C ...
... war effort struggled to keep going ► Abraham Lincoln had been re-elected to a second term as president in 1864 ► The only Confederate troops left were Lee’s troops in Virginia, and a small group in North Carolina ► They tried one more time to fight in March 1865, but failed ► On April 9, 1865, the C ...
The Battle of Gettysburg July 1 – 3, 1863
... • Lee orders General James Longstreet to attack at Cemetery Ridge • Confederate soldiers attack at an unprotected Union hill known as Little Round Top • Union leaders send Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain and his men to defend Little Round Top • Because Chamberlain was running low on fuel, he ordered h ...
... • Lee orders General James Longstreet to attack at Cemetery Ridge • Confederate soldiers attack at an unprotected Union hill known as Little Round Top • Union leaders send Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain and his men to defend Little Round Top • Because Chamberlain was running low on fuel, he ordered h ...
Lecture - Chapter 4, Key Battles of the Civil War, Part 2
... - Late June, 1863: Lee decides to take the battle to the Union again; the land/people of VA can no longer support the troops - July 1st: Union and Confederate skirmishers bump into each other outside Gettysburg; neither side prepared to fight - After a brief battle, Union troops retreat chaotically ...
... - Late June, 1863: Lee decides to take the battle to the Union again; the land/people of VA can no longer support the troops - July 1st: Union and Confederate skirmishers bump into each other outside Gettysburg; neither side prepared to fight - After a brief battle, Union troops retreat chaotically ...
Confederate Engineers in the American Civil War Engineer: The
... construction trades. Each company consisted of 100 men commanded by a captain and three lieutenants. The newly formed companies (4,000 soldiers, who were dedicated to engineer operations) were superior to the Union Army's ad hoc system, which relied on employing soldiers as engineers as needed. By 1 ...
... construction trades. Each company consisted of 100 men commanded by a captain and three lieutenants. The newly formed companies (4,000 soldiers, who were dedicated to engineer operations) were superior to the Union Army's ad hoc system, which relied on employing soldiers as engineers as needed. By 1 ...
History - Vermont Historical Society
... the Union line. The crossing, followed by the assault, would come at dawn. This was to be the major effort. But to make sure that the Federals did not divine his plan and to divert their attention, Early sent one of his cavalry divisions and a small infantry force to the west, to strike the Union ri ...
... the Union line. The crossing, followed by the assault, would come at dawn. This was to be the major effort. But to make sure that the Federals did not divine his plan and to divert their attention, Early sent one of his cavalry divisions and a small infantry force to the west, to strike the Union ri ...
July-Aug 2016 - American Civil War Roundtable of Australia
... August 13, 1831 – Nat Turner slave insurrection begins in Southampton County, Va, with 55 whites and about 100 blacks killed; August 21, 1863 – Confederate guerrillas under command of Quantrill sack Lawrence, Kansas, killing about 150 men and boys and destroying over $1.5 million in property; August ...
... August 13, 1831 – Nat Turner slave insurrection begins in Southampton County, Va, with 55 whites and about 100 blacks killed; August 21, 1863 – Confederate guerrillas under command of Quantrill sack Lawrence, Kansas, killing about 150 men and boys and destroying over $1.5 million in property; August ...
american history Military Strategy of the Civil War
... 1. Civil War now became more of a moral crusade: a "higher purpose" -- Moral cause of South weakened 2. Lincoln’s immediate goal not so much to free slaves as to strengthen the moral cause of the Union at home and ...
... 1. Civil War now became more of a moral crusade: a "higher purpose" -- Moral cause of South weakened 2. Lincoln’s immediate goal not so much to free slaves as to strengthen the moral cause of the Union at home and ...
Major Battles - Chiles Social Studies
... "Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that ...
... "Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that ...
Battle at Bull Run
... (Battles fought included Mechanicsville, Gaines Mill, Savage Station, Frayser’s Farm, and Malvern Hill.) The picture at right shows a field hospital at Savage Station. ...
... (Battles fought included Mechanicsville, Gaines Mill, Savage Station, Frayser’s Farm, and Malvern Hill.) The picture at right shows a field hospital at Savage Station. ...
The Civil War - Social Circle City Schools
... Confederate men under Longstreet attacked those on Cemetery Ridge. Union Colonel Chamberlain and his men defended the ridge at all costs. Once his men ran out of ammunition he ordered a bayonet charge. Rebels exhausted from fighting uphill and the 25 mile march the previous day surrendered in dr ...
... Confederate men under Longstreet attacked those on Cemetery Ridge. Union Colonel Chamberlain and his men defended the ridge at all costs. Once his men ran out of ammunition he ordered a bayonet charge. Rebels exhausted from fighting uphill and the 25 mile march the previous day surrendered in dr ...
Ch 5 Lesson 2
... Tennessee and into Georgia, where they began a “March to the Sea.” • Sherman’s army entered South Carolina in February 1865, where the destruction became even more brutal. ...
... Tennessee and into Georgia, where they began a “March to the Sea.” • Sherman’s army entered South Carolina in February 1865, where the destruction became even more brutal. ...
Chapter
... • April 14, 1865: Lincoln assassinated • April 18, 1865: Last major Confederate force under Joseph Johnston surrender ...
... • April 14, 1865: Lincoln assassinated • April 18, 1865: Last major Confederate force under Joseph Johnston surrender ...
Ch. 18 Sec. 3 Answers
... 7. Battle of Sabine Pass: September 8, 1863, Dowling and the Davis Guards with only 6 cannons at Fort Griffin defeated General William B. Franklin and about 4,000 Union troops; 2 Union ships were sunk and several others retreated; 300 Union soldiers were captured ...
... 7. Battle of Sabine Pass: September 8, 1863, Dowling and the Davis Guards with only 6 cannons at Fort Griffin defeated General William B. Franklin and about 4,000 Union troops; 2 Union ships were sunk and several others retreated; 300 Union soldiers were captured ...
American History
... Victory for the north Surrender at Appomattox April 9,1865, Appomattox Court House; Lee and his troops surrender to Grant Confederate forces in NC surrender to Sherman May 10, 1865, ;Jefferson Davis was captured in GA The Civil War was over © 2009 abcteach.com ...
... Victory for the north Surrender at Appomattox April 9,1865, Appomattox Court House; Lee and his troops surrender to Grant Confederate forces in NC surrender to Sherman May 10, 1865, ;Jefferson Davis was captured in GA The Civil War was over © 2009 abcteach.com ...
Causes of the civil war
... McClellan hoped to flank Confederate defenses in northern Virginia and march on ...
... McClellan hoped to flank Confederate defenses in northern Virginia and march on ...
CWF
... _____64) The final charge of the battle of Gettysburg was led by and named after this Confederate General. a. Longstreet b. Hill c. Pickett d. Lee _____65) What Union General marched south to Atlanta and then to the sea? a. McClellan b. Meade c. Grant d. Sherman _____66) Who’s house did the war sta ...
... _____64) The final charge of the battle of Gettysburg was led by and named after this Confederate General. a. Longstreet b. Hill c. Pickett d. Lee _____65) What Union General marched south to Atlanta and then to the sea? a. McClellan b. Meade c. Grant d. Sherman _____66) Who’s house did the war sta ...
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... Hooker’s strategy seemed about to work, but for some reason he hesitated and had his flanking forces take a defensive position at Chancellorsville (located a few miles west of Fredericksburg). ...
... Hooker’s strategy seemed about to work, but for some reason he hesitated and had his flanking forces take a defensive position at Chancellorsville (located a few miles west of Fredericksburg). ...
The Final Salute Tour
... entrenchments, Sheridan’s troopers threw back an attack by Confederate infantry. Confederate reinforcements arrived from Richmond and from the Totopotomoy Creek lines. Late on June 1, the Union VI and XVIII Corps reached Cold Harbor and assaulted the Confederate works with some success. By ...
... entrenchments, Sheridan’s troopers threw back an attack by Confederate infantry. Confederate reinforcements arrived from Richmond and from the Totopotomoy Creek lines. Late on June 1, the Union VI and XVIII Corps reached Cold Harbor and assaulted the Confederate works with some success. By ...
14. VS 7b Civil War Leaders Notes
... thought the easiest and fastest way to win the war would be to stop the South from getting these supplies. He sent the Union navy down the Atlantic coast to block the supply ships. ...
... thought the easiest and fastest way to win the war would be to stop the South from getting these supplies. He sent the Union navy down the Atlantic coast to block the supply ships. ...
Major Figures of the Civil War
... unexpired term but resigned in 1851 to run for governor of Mississippi against his senatorial colleague, Henry S. Foote, who was a Union Whig. Davis was a strong champion of Southern rights and argued for the expansion of slave territory and economic development of the South to counterbalance the po ...
... unexpired term but resigned in 1851 to run for governor of Mississippi against his senatorial colleague, Henry S. Foote, who was a Union Whig. Davis was a strong champion of Southern rights and argued for the expansion of slave territory and economic development of the South to counterbalance the po ...
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... • What instrument made it possible to communicate long distances? • Name two things women did during the Civil War. • What African American woman became a Union abolitionist, nurse, and scout? ...
... • What instrument made it possible to communicate long distances? • Name two things women did during the Civil War. • What African American woman became a Union abolitionist, nurse, and scout? ...
Gettysburg Date State Leaders N/S Victor & importance of outcome
... Washington, D.C. and attacking Richmond, Virginia ...
... Washington, D.C. and attacking Richmond, Virginia ...
Unit 5: The Civil War Name: Period________ Date: 1. The purpose of
... 32. Who was the Confederate commander during the battle for Atlanta? 33. Who was the commander of the Confederate Army? The Union Army? 34. What contributed to the lack of success of the Union blockade? 35. After what battle was the Emancipation Proclamation issued? 36. Where did the bloodiest one d ...
... 32. Who was the Confederate commander during the battle for Atlanta? 33. Who was the commander of the Confederate Army? The Union Army? 34. What contributed to the lack of success of the Union blockade? 35. After what battle was the Emancipation Proclamation issued? 36. Where did the bloodiest one d ...
CIVIL WAR STUDY GUIDE
... CONTROLLED LARGE PARTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER-ALSO THE CONFEDERACY’S LARGEST CITY WAS NOW IN UNION HANDS_. Union commander McClellan first major “campaign” was known as the Peninsular. During this campaign there were a series of battles over several days—this would be known as SEVEN DAYS Battle. T ...
... CONTROLLED LARGE PARTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER-ALSO THE CONFEDERACY’S LARGEST CITY WAS NOW IN UNION HANDS_. Union commander McClellan first major “campaign” was known as the Peninsular. During this campaign there were a series of battles over several days—this would be known as SEVEN DAYS Battle. T ...