The Union in Crisis and the American Civil War
... individual battles produced casualties greater than the United States had previously sustained in entire wars. When the war was over, more than 600,000 Americans were dead. Hundreds of thousands more were maimed. The Civil War ushered in the harsh reality of modern warfare. For the first time, ordin ...
... individual battles produced casualties greater than the United States had previously sustained in entire wars. When the war was over, more than 600,000 Americans were dead. Hundreds of thousands more were maimed. The Civil War ushered in the harsh reality of modern warfare. For the first time, ordin ...
Battle of Shiloh
... was unaware of Buell’s arrival. Therefore, when William Nelson’s division of Buell’s army launched an attack at 6:00 am on April 7, Beauregard immediately ordered a counterattack. Though Beauregard's counter thrust was initially successful, Union resistance stiffened and the Confederates were compel ...
... was unaware of Buell’s arrival. Therefore, when William Nelson’s division of Buell’s army launched an attack at 6:00 am on April 7, Beauregard immediately ordered a counterattack. Though Beauregard's counter thrust was initially successful, Union resistance stiffened and the Confederates were compel ...
1862 - PP - Mr. Cvelbar`s US History Page
... Northern Virginia in early 1862 From Virginia’s distinguished Lee family Top graduate from West Point 31 years in US Army Mexican American War veteran Rejected offer by Lincoln to command Union forces – Opposed slavery and secession but could not fight against home state ...
... Northern Virginia in early 1862 From Virginia’s distinguished Lee family Top graduate from West Point 31 years in US Army Mexican American War veteran Rejected offer by Lincoln to command Union forces – Opposed slavery and secession but could not fight against home state ...
Chapter 15
... Lee’s Advance • Lee headed to Pennsylvania to fight against George Meade, who had replaced Joe Hooker • James Longstreet was ordered to attack the Union army but was beaten back • General George Pickett led 15,000 troops in a brave attack but many were killed or wounded • Pickett’s Charge was unsuc ...
... Lee’s Advance • Lee headed to Pennsylvania to fight against George Meade, who had replaced Joe Hooker • James Longstreet was ordered to attack the Union army but was beaten back • General George Pickett led 15,000 troops in a brave attack but many were killed or wounded • Pickett’s Charge was unsuc ...
01-14-2016 Civil War Battle ppt
... • Fought in Tennessee on April 6-7, 1862, the Battle of Shiloh was the largest battle fought in the western part of the country. The Confederate Army, led by General's Albert Johnston and P.T. Beauregard, attacked the Union Army led by General Ulysses S. Grant. They won the first day, however, Gener ...
... • Fought in Tennessee on April 6-7, 1862, the Battle of Shiloh was the largest battle fought in the western part of the country. The Confederate Army, led by General's Albert Johnston and P.T. Beauregard, attacked the Union Army led by General Ulysses S. Grant. They won the first day, however, Gener ...
Your Assignment
... Bull Run-Bull Run is a small stream east of the battlefield _____-ten roads led to the small town, troops met on accident _____-narrow Union victory? Confederates won the first day of battle until Grant showed up with reinforcements _____-used concept of “total war” Bull Run -“There is Jackson stand ...
... Bull Run-Bull Run is a small stream east of the battlefield _____-ten roads led to the small town, troops met on accident _____-narrow Union victory? Confederates won the first day of battle until Grant showed up with reinforcements _____-used concept of “total war” Bull Run -“There is Jackson stand ...
Section 5: Gettysburg
... Union soldiers and 23,000 Confederate troops were killed or wounded in three days of battle. Lee, who lost about a third of his army, withdrew to Virginia. From this point on, he would only wage a defensive war on Southern soil. Opposition on the Union Home Front Despite the victory at Gettysburg, L ...
... Union soldiers and 23,000 Confederate troops were killed or wounded in three days of battle. Lee, who lost about a third of his army, withdrew to Virginia. From this point on, he would only wage a defensive war on Southern soil. Opposition on the Union Home Front Despite the victory at Gettysburg, L ...
Civil War Jeopardy
... 30: date of surrender, city, state, and specific place within city (April 9, 1865, Appomattox Court House VA, McLean’s parlor) 40: Any two facts about the surrender at App. with the exception of how they were dressed (Which general was late getting to the meeting? How did the two men know one anothe ...
... 30: date of surrender, city, state, and specific place within city (April 9, 1865, Appomattox Court House VA, McLean’s parlor) 40: Any two facts about the surrender at App. with the exception of how they were dressed (Which general was late getting to the meeting? How did the two men know one anothe ...
Major Battles of the Civil War and Technology
... June 1863 Confederate General Lee decided to take the war to the enemy. On June 13, he defeated Union forces at Winchester, Virginia, and continued north to Pennsylvania. General Hooker, who had been planning to attack Richmond, was instead forced to follow Lee. Hooker, never comfortable with his co ...
... June 1863 Confederate General Lee decided to take the war to the enemy. On June 13, he defeated Union forces at Winchester, Virginia, and continued north to Pennsylvania. General Hooker, who had been planning to attack Richmond, was instead forced to follow Lee. Hooker, never comfortable with his co ...
KEY BATTLES OF THE CIVIL WAR
... The Confederates learned of a supply of shoes in the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and went to investigate. There, on July 1, 1863, they ran into Union troops. Both sides called for reinforcements, and the Battle of Gettysburg was on. The fighting raged for three days. On the rocky hills and fi ...
... The Confederates learned of a supply of shoes in the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and went to investigate. There, on July 1, 1863, they ran into Union troops. Both sides called for reinforcements, and the Battle of Gettysburg was on. The fighting raged for three days. On the rocky hills and fi ...
Civil War Xword Puzzle Packet
... the Confederacy during the war. The South had two major advantages over the North – one, home field advantage and two, better military. The Confederate capital was _______, Virginia. Many of the earlier Union generals were ______ appointees not military school graduates. Nicknamed “Cheesbox on a raf ...
... the Confederacy during the war. The South had two major advantages over the North – one, home field advantage and two, better military. The Confederate capital was _______, Virginia. Many of the earlier Union generals were ______ appointees not military school graduates. Nicknamed “Cheesbox on a raf ...
Bill`s notes: August 21, 1864 Capt. Jed Hotchkiss , the topographical
... bivouacked Union divisions about a mile east toward Charlestown. Epilog: On August 21, 1864, a large Union force had been bivouacked along a road about where Tuscawilla Drive (was Ridge Dr. prior to 2007) is today. The troops extended from about a quarter mile North of 51 to Summit Point road. The C ...
... bivouacked Union divisions about a mile east toward Charlestown. Epilog: On August 21, 1864, a large Union force had been bivouacked along a road about where Tuscawilla Drive (was Ridge Dr. prior to 2007) is today. The troops extended from about a quarter mile North of 51 to Summit Point road. The C ...
The American Civil War
... In the Western Theater, the Union captured the city of Vicksburg, MS, on the Mississippi River after a 5 month siege of the city. Along with having control of New Orleans, taking Vicksburg gave the Union control of the Mississippi River and a huge advantage in the war. ...
... In the Western Theater, the Union captured the city of Vicksburg, MS, on the Mississippi River after a 5 month siege of the city. Along with having control of New Orleans, taking Vicksburg gave the Union control of the Mississippi River and a huge advantage in the war. ...
Civil War Battles and Technology
... He pinned down the Confederate army in the Siege of Petersburg, where the two armies engaged in trench warfare for over nine months. Source: Wikipedia, Official American Civil War Website ...
... He pinned down the Confederate army in the Siege of Petersburg, where the two armies engaged in trench warfare for over nine months. Source: Wikipedia, Official American Civil War Website ...
The US Civil War
... to a second recruiting station under a different name to sign up again for a second bonus; 141 were caught and executed. ...
... to a second recruiting station under a different name to sign up again for a second bonus; 141 were caught and executed. ...
Civil War Section 3 “Fighting the War” The War in the West
... Lee needed to seize the enemy to obtain supplies and food. ...
... Lee needed to seize the enemy to obtain supplies and food. ...
Civil War battles
... Occurred at Fort Sumter which was close to the entrance of Charleston, South Carolina Union led by Major Robert Anderson Confederates led by General P.G.T. Beauregard Confederate Victory First “battle” of the Civil War It was a Union fort on Confederate land Anderson and his 67 men surrendered Casua ...
... Occurred at Fort Sumter which was close to the entrance of Charleston, South Carolina Union led by Major Robert Anderson Confederates led by General P.G.T. Beauregard Confederate Victory First “battle” of the Civil War It was a Union fort on Confederate land Anderson and his 67 men surrendered Casua ...
Early Years of the War
... Monitor vs. Merrimack Outcome: • The Union succeeded in keeping the Merrimack in the harbor, so it never again threatened Northern ships. ...
... Monitor vs. Merrimack Outcome: • The Union succeeded in keeping the Merrimack in the harbor, so it never again threatened Northern ships. ...
Commanding Generals
... surrounded and all supply lines are cut off, nor was it strictly limited to actions against Petersburg. The campaign was nine months of trench warfare in which Union forces commanded by Grant assaulted Petersburg unsuccessfully and then constructed trench lines that eventually extended over 30 miles ...
... surrounded and all supply lines are cut off, nor was it strictly limited to actions against Petersburg. The campaign was nine months of trench warfare in which Union forces commanded by Grant assaulted Petersburg unsuccessfully and then constructed trench lines that eventually extended over 30 miles ...
File
... WHEREAS: April is the month in which the Confederate States of America began and ended a four-year conflict in the Civil War. Confederate Memorial Day on April 26 is a time when Georgians honor the more than 90,000 brave men and women who served the Confederate States of America; and WHEREAS: Georgi ...
... WHEREAS: April is the month in which the Confederate States of America began and ended a four-year conflict in the Civil War. Confederate Memorial Day on April 26 is a time when Georgians honor the more than 90,000 brave men and women who served the Confederate States of America; and WHEREAS: Georgi ...
Battle of Gettysburg Article Review
... engagement of the American Civil War. After a great victory over Union forces at Chancellorsville, General Robert E. Lee marched his Army of Northern Virginia into Pennsylvania in late June 1863. On July 1, the advancing Confederates clashed with the Union’s Army of the Potomac, commanded by General ...
... engagement of the American Civil War. After a great victory over Union forces at Chancellorsville, General Robert E. Lee marched his Army of Northern Virginia into Pennsylvania in late June 1863. On July 1, the advancing Confederates clashed with the Union’s Army of the Potomac, commanded by General ...
The Civil War - Marion County Public Schools
... do. 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 hallowed it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little ...
... do. 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 hallowed it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little ...