FIRST YEARS OF A LONG WAR
... - The South was able to gain enough recognition as a belligerent to purchase warships from British shipyards - Confederate commerce-raiders dis serious harm to U.S. merchant ships - One of them, the Alabama, captured over 60 vessels before being sunk off the coast of France by a Union warship - Afte ...
... - The South was able to gain enough recognition as a belligerent to purchase warships from British shipyards - Confederate commerce-raiders dis serious harm to U.S. merchant ships - One of them, the Alabama, captured over 60 vessels before being sunk off the coast of France by a Union warship - Afte ...
Chapter 11 – The Civil War 1861-1865
... June, 1863 – Lee marched his forces North. Was looking for: 1. Supplies 2. Major Confederate victory on Northern soil Union army moved North to stay between Lee and Washington. July 1, 1863 – Confederate troops entered Gettysburg, PA, looking for shoes. They ran into a Union cavalry unit and a small ...
... June, 1863 – Lee marched his forces North. Was looking for: 1. Supplies 2. Major Confederate victory on Northern soil Union army moved North to stay between Lee and Washington. July 1, 1863 – Confederate troops entered Gettysburg, PA, looking for shoes. They ran into a Union cavalry unit and a small ...
The Civil War - Maddox Middle School 6th Grade Social Studies
... Civil War had deep and long lasting effects. Almost 620,000 Americans killed The South’s defeat ended slavery. Majority of former slaves had no homes or jobs. Southern economy was in ruins. Tremendous amount of hostility remained. Many questioned how the United States could be united aga ...
... Civil War had deep and long lasting effects. Almost 620,000 Americans killed The South’s defeat ended slavery. Majority of former slaves had no homes or jobs. Southern economy was in ruins. Tremendous amount of hostility remained. Many questioned how the United States could be united aga ...
The Civil War
... 3. July 3, 1863 Union regains high ground at Culp’s Hill a. Gen. Lee orders artillery barrage on center of Union lines on Cemetery Ridge for 2 hours b. Around 3 PM 12,500 Confederate troops charge out of tree line at Seminary Ridge – Pickett’s Charge – All out frontal assault on center of Union lin ...
... 3. July 3, 1863 Union regains high ground at Culp’s Hill a. Gen. Lee orders artillery barrage on center of Union lines on Cemetery Ridge for 2 hours b. Around 3 PM 12,500 Confederate troops charge out of tree line at Seminary Ridge – Pickett’s Charge – All out frontal assault on center of Union lin ...
File - Fifth Grade STEM
... Did not free slaves in border states nor Confederate areas under Union control. Congress began to allow African Americans to volunteer as laborers in July 1862. ...
... Did not free slaves in border states nor Confederate areas under Union control. Congress began to allow African Americans to volunteer as laborers in July 1862. ...
The American Civil War
... • The two armies began to collide at Gettysburg on 1st July 1863, as Lee urgently concentrated his forces there. Low ridges to the northwest of town were defended initially by a Union cavalry division, which was soon reinforced with two corps of Union infantry. However, two large Confederate corps a ...
... • The two armies began to collide at Gettysburg on 1st July 1863, as Lee urgently concentrated his forces there. Low ridges to the northwest of town were defended initially by a Union cavalry division, which was soon reinforced with two corps of Union infantry. However, two large Confederate corps a ...
The war becomes a struggle
... Confederate forces were led by Robert E. Lee. Lee’s troops defeated the Union army in a series of battles called the Seven Days’ Battles. Then, another Union army tried to capture Richmond, but Lee’s troops defeated them in the 2nd Battle of Bull Run. ...
... Confederate forces were led by Robert E. Lee. Lee’s troops defeated the Union army in a series of battles called the Seven Days’ Battles. Then, another Union army tried to capture Richmond, but Lee’s troops defeated them in the 2nd Battle of Bull Run. ...
The Civil War Ends
... Civilians often had to do without medicines and hospital supplies because they were needed on the battlefield. Quinine, an imported drug for fighting malaria and other fevers, could not be obtained. The shortages of all items became worse as large numbers of refugees fleeing the Union armies c ...
... Civilians often had to do without medicines and hospital supplies because they were needed on the battlefield. Quinine, an imported drug for fighting malaria and other fevers, could not be obtained. The shortages of all items became worse as large numbers of refugees fleeing the Union armies c ...
Civil War Battles and Technology - York Region District School Board
... Chamberlain and the 20th Maine were sent to defend the southern slope of Little Round Top the far left end of the Union line, with the 83rd Pennsylvania, 44th New York, and 16th Michigan infantry regiments to their right. He quickly understood the tactical significance of Little Round Top, and thus ...
... Chamberlain and the 20th Maine were sent to defend the southern slope of Little Round Top the far left end of the Union line, with the 83rd Pennsylvania, 44th New York, and 16th Michigan infantry regiments to their right. He quickly understood the tactical significance of Little Round Top, and thus ...
Chapter 16.5- Lecture Station - Waverly
... • Largest and bloodiest battle of Civil War • More than 51,000 soldiers were killed, wounded, captured, or went missing in three days. ...
... • Largest and bloodiest battle of Civil War • More than 51,000 soldiers were killed, wounded, captured, or went missing in three days. ...
Civil War Timeline October 16–18, 1859 John Brown, in an attempt
... 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 The Appomattox ca ...
... 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 The Appomattox ca ...
Notes Civil War
... Results Confederate Victory. 24,000 casualties of which 14,000 were Union soldiers. Significance Considered to be Lee’s greatest victory Death of Stonewall Jackson. ...
... Results Confederate Victory. 24,000 casualties of which 14,000 were Union soldiers. Significance Considered to be Lee’s greatest victory Death of Stonewall Jackson. ...
Sumter to Appomattox - American Civil War Roundtable of Australia
... Unfortunately for the Union forces, a major problem was discovered. No one had given orders for the Union parapets to be lowered Ledlie’s men found themselves at the bottom of 8 foot trenches unable to climb out to advance on the enemy in battle formation. Some were able to improvise with ladders an ...
... Unfortunately for the Union forces, a major problem was discovered. No one had given orders for the Union parapets to be lowered Ledlie’s men found themselves at the bottom of 8 foot trenches unable to climb out to advance on the enemy in battle formation. Some were able to improvise with ladders an ...
Civil War part 2
... Robert E. Lee pushed the Union troops, led by Gen. George Meade, back but they did not follow up quickly on their attack. By the second day, more Union soldiers had arrived. The Confederates attacked again, but the Union held their ground. ...
... Robert E. Lee pushed the Union troops, led by Gen. George Meade, back but they did not follow up quickly on their attack. By the second day, more Union soldiers had arrived. The Confederates attacked again, but the Union held their ground. ...
ch16s4sgcompleted
... •General Lee hoped to avoid fighting in an unfamiliar area •But the two sides encountered one another ...
... •General Lee hoped to avoid fighting in an unfamiliar area •But the two sides encountered one another ...
Civil War - Springtown ISD
... Occurred in Spotsylvania County, Virginia Union led by Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant, Major ...
... Occurred in Spotsylvania County, Virginia Union led by Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant, Major ...
The Civil War - Cobb Learning
... be a long war—very long—much longer than the politician thinks.” • Sherman’s prediction would be correct ...
... be a long war—very long—much longer than the politician thinks.” • Sherman’s prediction would be correct ...
The Drummer Boy of Shiloh, Cross-Curricular Conn.: Social Studies
... What’s more, the Confederate soldiers had been firing their guns to see if the rain-dampened powder still worked. Beauregard worried that the noise had destroyed all chance of a surprise attack. Johnston insisted that Union soldiers had been doing the same thing and that the Union officers suspected ...
... What’s more, the Confederate soldiers had been firing their guns to see if the rain-dampened powder still worked. Beauregard worried that the noise had destroyed all chance of a surprise attack. Johnston insisted that Union soldiers had been doing the same thing and that the Union officers suspected ...
Chapter 17 Section 3 KEY - Swartz Creek Schools
... 1. When did the Battle of Gettysburg begin and how long was it? _July 1, 1863________________ ________3 days (ended July 3, 1863)_________________________________________ 2. What was “Pickett’s Charge”? _the turning point of the Battle of Gettysburg; Lee ordered Pickett _to directly charge across th ...
... 1. When did the Battle of Gettysburg begin and how long was it? _July 1, 1863________________ ________3 days (ended July 3, 1863)_________________________________________ 2. What was “Pickett’s Charge”? _the turning point of the Battle of Gettysburg; Lee ordered Pickett _to directly charge across th ...
Class Handouts - Mrs. Wilcoxson
... 5. A war tactic devised by Grant and Sherman to stop civilians from helping the Confederate Army and lay waste to the land. 6. __ was commander of the Confederate Army. 7. The Union devised a plan to _______ Southern ports to reduce supplies in the South. 8. The Confederate war strategy was known as ...
... 5. A war tactic devised by Grant and Sherman to stop civilians from helping the Confederate Army and lay waste to the land. 6. __ was commander of the Confederate Army. 7. The Union devised a plan to _______ Southern ports to reduce supplies in the South. 8. The Confederate war strategy was known as ...
Important Battles of the Civil War
... and feed their army. Path cut 60 miles wide of destruction ...
... and feed their army. Path cut 60 miles wide of destruction ...
The Civil War
... What problems developed on the Union home front during the war? On the home front, “Copperheads” opposed the war, believing peace was more important than preserving the Union. Other opponents were sympathetic to the Confederate cause. The draft forced men to fight in the war, and riots broke out as ...
... What problems developed on the Union home front during the war? On the home front, “Copperheads” opposed the war, believing peace was more important than preserving the Union. Other opponents were sympathetic to the Confederate cause. The draft forced men to fight in the war, and riots broke out as ...
The American Civil War
... heard Jimmy laugh about the singular sensation produced by the rifled balls spinning around one’s head, and here I heard the same peculiar sound, ran the same risk, and was equal to the rest of the boys, for was I not in the midst of flying shells, in the middle of a bombardment?” ...
... heard Jimmy laugh about the singular sensation produced by the rifled balls spinning around one’s head, and here I heard the same peculiar sound, ran the same risk, and was equal to the rest of the boys, for was I not in the midst of flying shells, in the middle of a bombardment?” ...
Events in the Civil War
... It had no immediate effect on enslaved people because they were still under southern control. But it was a promise that they would be free when the North won the WAR. ...
... It had no immediate effect on enslaved people because they were still under southern control. But it was a promise that they would be free when the North won the WAR. ...