Civil War
... 12. By February of 1861, who had joined them? (6) 13. What else occurred in February 1861? 14. What did they draft? 15. Whom did they elect as president of the CSA? 106 Fort Sumter: 1. What were Lincoln’s intentions at first with Fort Sumter? 2. Describe what occurred on April 12, 1861. 3. What was ...
... 12. By February of 1861, who had joined them? (6) 13. What else occurred in February 1861? 14. What did they draft? 15. Whom did they elect as president of the CSA? 106 Fort Sumter: 1. What were Lincoln’s intentions at first with Fort Sumter? 2. Describe what occurred on April 12, 1861. 3. What was ...
March 2005 - American Civil War Roundtable of Australia
... For those of you who have read any of the writings of the eminent Civil war historian Gary W Gallagher there are two books currently available that will be of interest. The first of these is a newly published (2004) set of essays edited by Dr Gallagher that examines the lives and command decisions o ...
... For those of you who have read any of the writings of the eminent Civil war historian Gary W Gallagher there are two books currently available that will be of interest. The first of these is a newly published (2004) set of essays edited by Dr Gallagher that examines the lives and command decisions o ...
The Civil War
... changed everything. The war became a crusade for freedom. After signing the document, Lincoln said, “If my name ever goes into history, it will be for this act, and my whole soul is in it.” ...
... changed everything. The war became a crusade for freedom. After signing the document, Lincoln said, “If my name ever goes into history, it will be for this act, and my whole soul is in it.” ...
The Civil War - Cloudfront.net
... reluctant to move against it because of the border states. Lincoln knew that making an issue of slavery would divide the people and make the war less popular. Up until this point, the main goal of the war was to preserve the Union, not end slavery. As the war went on, more and more Northerners belie ...
... reluctant to move against it because of the border states. Lincoln knew that making an issue of slavery would divide the people and make the war less popular. Up until this point, the main goal of the war was to preserve the Union, not end slavery. As the war went on, more and more Northerners belie ...
THE CIVIL WAR - algonac.k12.mi.us
... of trees, and many fires started during the course of the battle. Many wounded men were burned alive. Lee, despite being outnumbered by a ratio of about five to two, won arguably his greatest victory of the war. But he paid a terrible price for it. With only 52,000 infantry engaged, he suffered 12,7 ...
... of trees, and many fires started during the course of the battle. Many wounded men were burned alive. Lee, despite being outnumbered by a ratio of about five to two, won arguably his greatest victory of the war. But he paid a terrible price for it. With only 52,000 infantry engaged, he suffered 12,7 ...
Chap14-CivilWar - AP US Government & Politics
... personal valet in Springfield and accompanied him to Washington, D.C. when he assumed the presidency. When lighterskinned mulatto White House staffers rejected him for his dark skin, Lincoln helped Johnson find other employment in the Treasury and Navy Departments, writing “The bearer of this card, ...
... personal valet in Springfield and accompanied him to Washington, D.C. when he assumed the presidency. When lighterskinned mulatto White House staffers rejected him for his dark skin, Lincoln helped Johnson find other employment in the Treasury and Navy Departments, writing “The bearer of this card, ...
The Civil War
... • One goal of the Union was to gain control of the Mississippi and Tennessee Rivers; this would split the South in two and hinder their ability to transport goods. Union commander Ulysses S. Grant was ordered to move against Confederate forces in February. With the aid of a fleet of ironclads, Grant ...
... • One goal of the Union was to gain control of the Mississippi and Tennessee Rivers; this would split the South in two and hinder their ability to transport goods. Union commander Ulysses S. Grant was ordered to move against Confederate forces in February. With the aid of a fleet of ironclads, Grant ...
One Man, Two Battles, An Entire Nation: The Impact of Shiloh
... Late in the day, 62 cannon (like the one bottom left) pounded the Hornet’s Nest from across the field while Confederate infantry pressed in on the flanks. Many Federals escaped, but more than 2000 men held their ground. Isolated and outnumbered, the Union defenders surrendered. ~Shiloh National Mili ...
... Late in the day, 62 cannon (like the one bottom left) pounded the Hornet’s Nest from across the field while Confederate infantry pressed in on the flanks. Many Federals escaped, but more than 2000 men held their ground. Isolated and outnumbered, the Union defenders surrendered. ~Shiloh National Mili ...
Chapter 21 The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865
... • The troops worked their way to the very edges of Richmond during the Peninsula Campaign • But they were turned away by Robert E. Lee, who had decided to remain loyal to his state, in the Seven Days' Battles. ...
... • The troops worked their way to the very edges of Richmond during the Peninsula Campaign • But they were turned away by Robert E. Lee, who had decided to remain loyal to his state, in the Seven Days' Battles. ...
The Civil War
... • Monitor versus Merrimack – Rebels rebuild the abandoned Yankee warship the Merrimack with iron plates, renamed it Virginia – Rebels retaliate by sending their new ironclad Monitor to engage Virginia in battle – Neither ship sank, but Yankee’s Monitor was able to keep the Merrimack/ Virginia in Nor ...
... • Monitor versus Merrimack – Rebels rebuild the abandoned Yankee warship the Merrimack with iron plates, renamed it Virginia – Rebels retaliate by sending their new ironclad Monitor to engage Virginia in battle – Neither ship sank, but Yankee’s Monitor was able to keep the Merrimack/ Virginia in Nor ...
civilwar-1-2
... Bloodiest day of the Civil War (23,000 casualties) Confederate’s were never sop close to victory as on that day, but victory was elusive. Consequently, neither the British nor the French decided to aid the Confederate States. Antietam also allowed Lincoln to get his needed victory for the Emancipati ...
... Bloodiest day of the Civil War (23,000 casualties) Confederate’s were never sop close to victory as on that day, but victory was elusive. Consequently, neither the British nor the French decided to aid the Confederate States. Antietam also allowed Lincoln to get his needed victory for the Emancipati ...
Secession cw Recon summary
... In 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States despite not winning any Southern states. The election itself featured Stephen Douglas who represented the northern states Democratic Party. The southern states nominated John Breckenridge of Kentucky who vowed to uphold slavery. Anot ...
... In 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States despite not winning any Southern states. The election itself featured Stephen Douglas who represented the northern states Democratic Party. The southern states nominated John Breckenridge of Kentucky who vowed to uphold slavery. Anot ...
AP Chapter 14 Study Guide
... Confederates propose to defend this area? What was fighting like in the West? 18. Why was 1863 the "Year of Decision" and a turning point in the Civil War? 19. What was Grant's grand strategy for 1864? What were his objectives? 20. How was the Confederacy finally defeated? In what way did the Union ...
... Confederates propose to defend this area? What was fighting like in the West? 18. Why was 1863 the "Year of Decision" and a turning point in the Civil War? 19. What was Grant's grand strategy for 1864? What were his objectives? 20. How was the Confederacy finally defeated? In what way did the Union ...
Civil War Battles - Wright State University
... • Union army troops under Gen. McClellan were handled by Stonewall Jackson of the Confederate army • The Union was having difficulties finding a good leader for their army ...
... • Union army troops under Gen. McClellan were handled by Stonewall Jackson of the Confederate army • The Union was having difficulties finding a good leader for their army ...
The Influence of Geographical Conditions Upon Civil War Strategy
... the preponderant naval power. The forts on the line of bluffs forming the "west coast" of the eastern Confederacy were never attacked directly by gunboats or troops with any success. Had the South been able to put a sufficient naval force on the Delta, they not only could have stopped the Union navy ...
... the preponderant naval power. The forts on the line of bluffs forming the "west coast" of the eastern Confederacy were never attacked directly by gunboats or troops with any success. Had the South been able to put a sufficient naval force on the Delta, they not only could have stopped the Union navy ...
Events Leading to Civil War
... Battle for Atlanta: August 1864 • Sherman marched his army south towards Atlanta, a major railroad center in the South • He ordered all civilians out of the city and then began to burn and destroy everything of military value • Atlanta was the beginning of Sherman’s “March to the Sea” and helped th ...
... Battle for Atlanta: August 1864 • Sherman marched his army south towards Atlanta, a major railroad center in the South • He ordered all civilians out of the city and then began to burn and destroy everything of military value • Atlanta was the beginning of Sherman’s “March to the Sea” and helped th ...
Chapter 19: The Civil War
... Lincoln was impressed with General Grant success in the West, so he brought him to the East and made him command of the Union army. In 1864 Grant’s union troops fought a series of battles with Lee’s southern troops throughout Virginia. Grant was forcing the Confederates to run low on soldiers and su ...
... Lincoln was impressed with General Grant success in the West, so he brought him to the East and made him command of the Union army. In 1864 Grant’s union troops fought a series of battles with Lee’s southern troops throughout Virginia. Grant was forcing the Confederates to run low on soldiers and su ...
Civil_War_Presentation
... • Confederacy immediately took over many federal forts, mints, and arsenals in the south after the secession • Fort Sumter – Located strategically in the harbor Charleston, South Carolina • South needed it to control the city ...
... • Confederacy immediately took over many federal forts, mints, and arsenals in the south after the secession • Fort Sumter – Located strategically in the harbor Charleston, South Carolina • South needed it to control the city ...
AP Chapter 14 Study Guide
... 17. What was the Union plan for the conquest of the West? How did the Confederates propose to defend this area? What was fighting like in the West? 18. Why was 1863 the "Year of Decision" and a turning point in the Civil War? 19. What was Grant's grand strategy for 1864? What were his objectives? 20 ...
... 17. What was the Union plan for the conquest of the West? How did the Confederates propose to defend this area? What was fighting like in the West? 18. Why was 1863 the "Year of Decision" and a turning point in the Civil War? 19. What was Grant's grand strategy for 1864? What were his objectives? 20 ...
Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Chattanooga
... • Union army supplies effectively cut off • General U.S. Grant ordered construction of a pontoon bridge west of town • Bridge gave Union Army access to food and ammunition supplies again • Maj. General Joseph Hooker brought 20,000 additional Union troops to area • General William T. Sherma ...
... • Union army supplies effectively cut off • General U.S. Grant ordered construction of a pontoon bridge west of town • Bridge gave Union Army access to food and ammunition supplies again • Maj. General Joseph Hooker brought 20,000 additional Union troops to area • General William T. Sherma ...
Georgia, the Civil War, & Other Facts
... • Particularly railroads & supplies to shut down Confederate army ...
... • Particularly railroads & supplies to shut down Confederate army ...
C H A P T E R 1 5 SECESSION AND THE CIVIL WAR The Storm
... Lincoln effectively guided the Union through the Civil War by inspiring Northerners with his conviction that the struggle would be won. The war tested the American ideal of democracy and was a defense of political liberalism at a time when much of Europe had rejected it. It was also the first tentat ...
... Lincoln effectively guided the Union through the Civil War by inspiring Northerners with his conviction that the struggle would be won. The war tested the American ideal of democracy and was a defense of political liberalism at a time when much of Europe had rejected it. It was also the first tentat ...
Ulysses S. Grant and the American Civil War
Ulysses S. Grant, was the most acclaimed Union general during the American Civil War and was twice elected President. Grant began his military career as a cadet at the West Point military academy in 1839. After graduation he went on to serve with distinction as a lieutenant in the Mexican–American War. Grant was a keen observer of the war and learned battle strategies serving under Generals Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott. After the war Grant served at various posts especially in the Pacific Northwest; he retired from the service in 1854. On the onset of the Civil War in 1861 Grant was working as a clerk in his father's leather goods store in Galena, Illinois.Grant trained Union military recruits and was promoted to Colonel in June 1861. Maj. Gen. John C. Frémont, who viewed in Grant an ""iron will"" to win, appointed Grant to commander of the District of Cairo. Grant became famous around the nation after capturing Fort Donelson in February 1862 and promoted to Major General by President Abraham Lincoln. After a series of decisive yet costly battles and victories at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Chattanooga, Grant was promoted to Lieutenant General by President Lincoln in 1864 and given charge of all the Union Armies. Grant went on to defeat Robert E. Lee after another series of costly battles in the Overland Campaign, Petersburg, and Appomattox. After the Civil War, Grant was given his final promotion of General of the Armed Forces in 1866 and served until 1869. Grant's popularity as a Union war general enabled him to be elected two terms as the 18th President of the United States.Some historians have viewed Grant as a ""butcher"" commander who in 1864 used attrition without regard to the lives of his own soldiers in order to kill off the enemy which could no longer replenish its losses. Throughout the Civil War Grant's armies incurred approximately 154,000 casualties, while having inflicted 191,000 casualties on his opposing Confederate armies. In terms of success, Grant was the only general during the Civil War who received the surrender of three Confederate armies. Although Grant maintained high casualties during the Overland Campaign in 1864, his aggressive fighting strategy was in compliance with the U.S. government's strategic war aims. Grant has recently been praised by historians for his ""military genius"", and viewed as a decisive general who emphasized movement and logistics.