Surrenders After Appomattox - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... became the Army of Kentucky before merging into the Army of Tennessee after Smith’s promotion and transfer to head the Army and Department of the Trans-Mississippi. None of these Confederate armies of Tennessee should be confused with Union Major General William Tecumseh Sherman’s Army of the Tennes ...
... became the Army of Kentucky before merging into the Army of Tennessee after Smith’s promotion and transfer to head the Army and Department of the Trans-Mississippi. None of these Confederate armies of Tennessee should be confused with Union Major General William Tecumseh Sherman’s Army of the Tennes ...
LAG-25 Gettysburg
... eventually dissolve into several competing small countries. The dissolution of the United States would have shown that democracies could not hold together and were not stable. The cause of democracy in America and in the world would have been set back hundreds of years. It was to prevent this proces ...
... eventually dissolve into several competing small countries. The dissolution of the United States would have shown that democracies could not hold together and were not stable. The cause of democracy in America and in the world would have been set back hundreds of years. It was to prevent this proces ...
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
... dense forest in a battle that lasted two days. – May 8, 1864, the Confederates caught up with the Union army near Spotsylvania Court House. The fighting that took place over nearly two weeks is called the Battle of Spotsylvania. – In early June, the armies clashed again at the Battle of Cold Harbor, ...
... dense forest in a battle that lasted two days. – May 8, 1864, the Confederates caught up with the Union army near Spotsylvania Court House. The fighting that took place over nearly two weeks is called the Battle of Spotsylvania. – In early June, the armies clashed again at the Battle of Cold Harbor, ...
Southern General Robert E. Lee Surrenders at Appomattox
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Civil War
... What was the impact of the Battle of Gettysburg? – Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” was only 2 minutes long, but it addressed the idea that the nation was fighting for the same goals as the American Revolution – The battle itself signified a turning point in the war – The Union would find leaders who ...
... What was the impact of the Battle of Gettysburg? – Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” was only 2 minutes long, but it addressed the idea that the nation was fighting for the same goals as the American Revolution – The battle itself signified a turning point in the war – The Union would find leaders who ...
The Clash of The Blue and The Gray
... Chancellorsville At the end of April 1862 General Joseph Hooker led his massive army to face Lee at Chancellorsville, Virginia. Although heavily outnumbered, Lee at great risk split his forces and sent General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson on a stealthy march around Hooker’s right flank, which was r ...
... Chancellorsville At the end of April 1862 General Joseph Hooker led his massive army to face Lee at Chancellorsville, Virginia. Although heavily outnumbered, Lee at great risk split his forces and sent General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson on a stealthy march around Hooker’s right flank, which was r ...
Geology and the Gettysburg campaign
... east. Of the eight passes that figure in the Gettysburg campaign, Cashtown Gap was the only one through which it was possible to move expeditiously a large force with artillery and wagon trains. By concentrating west of this gap, Lee was able not only to protect his communications to the south, but ...
... east. Of the eight passes that figure in the Gettysburg campaign, Cashtown Gap was the only one through which it was possible to move expeditiously a large force with artillery and wagon trains. By concentrating west of this gap, Lee was able not only to protect his communications to the south, but ...
Major Battles of the Civil War
... The Confederate government had committed itself to an attack deep in Union territory. In addition to shocking the Union, it was hoped that this attack might influence England and France to again consider supporting the Confederacy. ...
... The Confederate government had committed itself to an attack deep in Union territory. In addition to shocking the Union, it was hoped that this attack might influence England and France to again consider supporting the Confederacy. ...
Gettysburg Address. - Findlay City Schools Web Portal
... the Army of Northern Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of any further effusion (spilling) of blood by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States army known as the Army of Northern Virginia…… ...
... the Army of Northern Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of any further effusion (spilling) of blood by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States army known as the Army of Northern Virginia…… ...
September 2016 Wig Wag - Camp #158
... 7 October: Maj. Gen. Bushrod Rust Johnson Lt. Gen. Richard H. Anderson Maj. Gen. William B. Bate 8 October: John H. Reagan, Postmaster Gen *Died in Confederate Service ...
... 7 October: Maj. Gen. Bushrod Rust Johnson Lt. Gen. Richard H. Anderson Maj. Gen. William B. Bate 8 October: John H. Reagan, Postmaster Gen *Died in Confederate Service ...
HistorySage - Dover Union Free School District
... A. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant became Lincoln’s most able general B. Grant captured Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in northern TN in Feb. 1862 1. Significance: KY more secure while gateway opened to rest of TN and GA. 2. Boosted northern morale in the face of humiliating losses in Virginia. C. Shiloh (April ...
... A. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant became Lincoln’s most able general B. Grant captured Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in northern TN in Feb. 1862 1. Significance: KY more secure while gateway opened to rest of TN and GA. 2. Boosted northern morale in the face of humiliating losses in Virginia. C. Shiloh (April ...
vol. xxxvii, no. 2 november 1996
... “Boys, he ain’t much for looks, but if we’d had him we wouldn’t have been caught in this trap.” So stated a Federal prisoner at Harpers Ferry as he viewed Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson on September 15, 1862. This unnamed prisoner was one of over 11,000 Federal soldiers captured that ...
... “Boys, he ain’t much for looks, but if we’d had him we wouldn’t have been caught in this trap.” So stated a Federal prisoner at Harpers Ferry as he viewed Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson on September 15, 1862. This unnamed prisoner was one of over 11,000 Federal soldiers captured that ...
A Turning Point in the Civil War
... It was built on a 200 foot bluff over the river and well fortified Vicksburg held the two parts of the Confederacy together It blocked the lower Mississippi river so the Union could not access trade routes from the Midwest down to the sea • When the Union won the battle of Vicksburg they split the C ...
... It was built on a 200 foot bluff over the river and well fortified Vicksburg held the two parts of the Confederacy together It blocked the lower Mississippi river so the Union could not access trade routes from the Midwest down to the sea • When the Union won the battle of Vicksburg they split the C ...
The Battle of Hatchie (Davis) Bridge by sfcdan (Formatted Word
... despite being told by Van Dorn that they would be “in for it again”. The depleted division marched out the next morning at sunrise. Their objective was to hold the crossing long enough to allow the remainder of the army to cross at nearby Crum’s Bridge. MG Sterling Price Meanwhile the advance of Hur ...
... despite being told by Van Dorn that they would be “in for it again”. The depleted division marched out the next morning at sunrise. Their objective was to hold the crossing long enough to allow the remainder of the army to cross at nearby Crum’s Bridge. MG Sterling Price Meanwhile the advance of Hur ...
Civil War - Dover High School
... was a disappointing fizzle largely due to the failings of his superiors. His entire tenure in the region was unpleasant, dealing with the bickering of his subordinates-William W. Loring, John B. Floyd, and Henry A. Wise. After this he became known throughout the South as "Granny Lee. " His debut in ...
... was a disappointing fizzle largely due to the failings of his superiors. His entire tenure in the region was unpleasant, dealing with the bickering of his subordinates-William W. Loring, John B. Floyd, and Henry A. Wise. After this he became known throughout the South as "Granny Lee. " His debut in ...
TE 407 Unit Plan Lesson Plan 4
... Confederate Commander: Braxton Bragg Union Commander: William S. Rosecrans Confederate Forces Engaged: 37,739 Union Forces Engaged: 41,400 Winner: Union Casualties: 24,645 (12,906 Union and 11,739 Confederate) In late December 1862, Union and Confederate forces clashed at the Battle of Stones River, ...
... Confederate Commander: Braxton Bragg Union Commander: William S. Rosecrans Confederate Forces Engaged: 37,739 Union Forces Engaged: 41,400 Winner: Union Casualties: 24,645 (12,906 Union and 11,739 Confederate) In late December 1862, Union and Confederate forces clashed at the Battle of Stones River, ...
Battlefield Driving Tour
... guns of the Union Army. As the cannons fell silent, General Herron ordered two Union charges up the ridge, which were beaten back with heavy casualties. The Confederates launched counterattacks after each assault, but were unable to advance due to the superior Union artillery. Federal reinforcements ...
... guns of the Union Army. As the cannons fell silent, General Herron ordered two Union charges up the ridge, which were beaten back with heavy casualties. The Confederates launched counterattacks after each assault, but were unable to advance due to the superior Union artillery. Federal reinforcements ...
textbook pages 175-183. - San Leandro Unified School District
... fought to take Vicksburg, one of the two remaining Confederate strongholds on the Mississippi River. Vicksburg itself was particularly important because it rested on bluffs above the river from which guns could control all water traffic. In the winter of 1862–1863, Grant tried several schemes to rea ...
... fought to take Vicksburg, one of the two remaining Confederate strongholds on the Mississippi River. Vicksburg itself was particularly important because it rested on bluffs above the river from which guns could control all water traffic. In the winter of 1862–1863, Grant tried several schemes to rea ...
CJ. CNM 2011-01-28 5307
... • Along the way, he destroyed railroads, burned homes, razed (destroyed) crops, and generally looted and pillaged the entire countryside—one witness said a tornado could not have done more damage. • Sherman arrived in Savannah that December and accepted the city’s surrender, then marched northward t ...
... • Along the way, he destroyed railroads, burned homes, razed (destroyed) crops, and generally looted and pillaged the entire countryside—one witness said a tornado could not have done more damage. • Sherman arrived in Savannah that December and accepted the city’s surrender, then marched northward t ...
The Signal Flag - Brandywine Valley Civil War Round Table
... performed poorly in the campaign and the battle itself, and Lee displayed great generalship in holding his own in battle against an army that greatly outnumbered him. Casualties were comparable on both sides, although Lee lost a higher percentage of his army. Lee withdrew from the battlefield first, ...
... performed poorly in the campaign and the battle itself, and Lee displayed great generalship in holding his own in battle against an army that greatly outnumbered him. Casualties were comparable on both sides, although Lee lost a higher percentage of his army. Lee withdrew from the battlefield first, ...
4.2_RochRev_May2013_Gettysburg.indd 30 4/17/13 9:52 PM
... mountains and headed north into Maryland and Pennsylvania, upward of 90,000 Union soldiers of the Army of the Potomac pursued, marching as many as 20 or more miles a day along hot, dusty roads. Just ahead lay Gettysburg, from which 10 roads extended “to as many disparate points of the compass, as if ...
... mountains and headed north into Maryland and Pennsylvania, upward of 90,000 Union soldiers of the Army of the Potomac pursued, marching as many as 20 or more miles a day along hot, dusty roads. Just ahead lay Gettysburg, from which 10 roads extended “to as many disparate points of the compass, as if ...
apush ch 21
... the Army of Northern Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of any further effusion (spilling) of blood by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States army known as the Army of Northern Virginia…… ...
... the Army of Northern Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of any further effusion (spilling) of blood by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States army known as the Army of Northern Virginia…… ...
Slide 1
... the Army of Northern Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of any further effusion (spilling) of blood by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States army known as the Army of Northern Virginia…… ...
... the Army of Northern Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of any further effusion (spilling) of blood by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States army known as the Army of Northern Virginia…… ...
Sectionalism and Civil War IFD presentation
... Wile both sides were losing thousands of young boys every month, the Union had the population to replace its losses The south could not replace its losses so the Confederate army continued to shrink After years of bad leadership, the Union was finally getting strong military leaders such as Generals ...
... Wile both sides were losing thousands of young boys every month, the Union had the population to replace its losses The south could not replace its losses so the Confederate army continued to shrink After years of bad leadership, the Union was finally getting strong military leaders such as Generals ...
Chapter_21_E-Notes
... -- Boosted northern morale in the face of humiliating losses in Virginia. 2. Confederates out of KY and most of TN. C. Shiloh (April 6 & 7, 1862) 1. Federals moved down through western Tennessee to take the Confederacy’s only east-west railroad linking the lower South to cities on the Confederacy’s ...
... -- Boosted northern morale in the face of humiliating losses in Virginia. 2. Confederates out of KY and most of TN. C. Shiloh (April 6 & 7, 1862) 1. Federals moved down through western Tennessee to take the Confederacy’s only east-west railroad linking the lower South to cities on the Confederacy’s ...