The American Civil War
... forces in the East tried to capture the new Confederate capital in Richmond. • In February 1862, gunboats under Grant's command took Fort Henry and ten days later, Grant's men took Fort Donelson, forcing 13,000 Confederates to surrender. ...
... forces in the East tried to capture the new Confederate capital in Richmond. • In February 1862, gunboats under Grant's command took Fort Henry and ten days later, Grant's men took Fort Donelson, forcing 13,000 Confederates to surrender. ...
Main Idea 1
... – Would cut eastern part of Confederacy off from food sources in West – Union could use bases on Mississippi to attack communication and transportation networks • Grant’s Army of Tennessee captured Confederate forts on Tennessee and Cumberland rivers in February 1862 ...
... – Would cut eastern part of Confederacy off from food sources in West – Union could use bases on Mississippi to attack communication and transportation networks • Grant’s Army of Tennessee captured Confederate forts on Tennessee and Cumberland rivers in February 1862 ...
Chapter 15 - The Civil War
... – Would cut eastern part of Confederacy off from food sources in West – Union could use bases on Mississippi to attack communication and transportation networks • Grant’s Army of Tennessee captured Confederate forts on Tennessee and Cumberland rivers in February 1862 • Both sides claimed victory in ...
... – Would cut eastern part of Confederacy off from food sources in West – Union could use bases on Mississippi to attack communication and transportation networks • Grant’s Army of Tennessee captured Confederate forts on Tennessee and Cumberland rivers in February 1862 • Both sides claimed victory in ...
Civil War
... eventually pierced the Confederate center, but the Federal advantage was not followed up. In the afternoon, Union Maj. Gen. ...
... eventually pierced the Confederate center, but the Federal advantage was not followed up. In the afternoon, Union Maj. Gen. ...
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... Antietam – largest loss of life in a one day battle Union- 360,000 deaths Confederate 260,000 deaths Callahan ...
... Antietam – largest loss of life in a one day battle Union- 360,000 deaths Confederate 260,000 deaths Callahan ...
Ch. 21 – The Furnace of War
... • Significance: Kentucky more secured to the Union and opened gateway to enter Tennessee and Georgia. • April 1862: Battle of Shiloh, TN – Confederate forces launched surprise attack on Gen Grant. North won! • May 1863: Battle of Vicksburg, Miss. – Union Gen Grant’s best fought campaign; His Army of ...
... • Significance: Kentucky more secured to the Union and opened gateway to enter Tennessee and Georgia. • April 1862: Battle of Shiloh, TN – Confederate forces launched surprise attack on Gen Grant. North won! • May 1863: Battle of Vicksburg, Miss. – Union Gen Grant’s best fought campaign; His Army of ...
7044347_20_Civil War
... Shiloh, Tennessee. The Confederate army needed volunteers to care for the wounded. On April 7, 1862, Cumming and other women from Mobile left for Corinth, Mississippi, where the Confederates had set up a hospital. The town was twenty miles south of the battlefield at Shiloh. Cumming was totally unpr ...
... Shiloh, Tennessee. The Confederate army needed volunteers to care for the wounded. On April 7, 1862, Cumming and other women from Mobile left for Corinth, Mississippi, where the Confederates had set up a hospital. The town was twenty miles south of the battlefield at Shiloh. Cumming was totally unpr ...
Civil_War_Events and Battles
... needed a win to make up defeats in Kentucky and Tennessee. It also needed to stop the Union’s attack down the Mississippi Valley. Memphis and Vicksburg were now vulnerable, and after Corinth there was now doubt that those cities would be the next targets. Johnston and Beauregard made a surprise atta ...
... needed a win to make up defeats in Kentucky and Tennessee. It also needed to stop the Union’s attack down the Mississippi Valley. Memphis and Vicksburg were now vulnerable, and after Corinth there was now doubt that those cities would be the next targets. Johnston and Beauregard made a surprise atta ...
Battles and notes - Mrs. Ball`s Social Studies Class
... Bull Run • Bull Run—first battle, near Washington; Confederate victory • Thomas J. Jackson called Stonewall Jackson for firm stand in battle ...
... Bull Run • Bull Run—first battle, near Washington; Confederate victory • Thomas J. Jackson called Stonewall Jackson for firm stand in battle ...
jlenz.file18.1460811221.ures
... -McClellan put together a force of 100,000 and worked to restore their confidence and organized them through drill(practice), that he hoped would allow them to defeat the Confederates. ** In November 1861, when General Winfield Scott retired, Lincoln made McClellan the General-in-Chief of the entire ...
... -McClellan put together a force of 100,000 and worked to restore their confidence and organized them through drill(practice), that he hoped would allow them to defeat the Confederates. ** In November 1861, when General Winfield Scott retired, Lincoln made McClellan the General-in-Chief of the entire ...
The War ends in Wilbur McLean`s living room. “Surrender at
... “Surrender at Appomattox” After the Confederate line broke on April 1st, 1865 Gen. Grant’s orders for his troops was to get ahead of Lee’s army before he could move south to join Confederate Gen. Joe Johnston’s army in the Carolinas. The Union infantry kept up steady pressure behind the Confederates ...
... “Surrender at Appomattox” After the Confederate line broke on April 1st, 1865 Gen. Grant’s orders for his troops was to get ahead of Lee’s army before he could move south to join Confederate Gen. Joe Johnston’s army in the Carolinas. The Union infantry kept up steady pressure behind the Confederates ...
Slide 1
... won on the first day but the Federal line held • On day two, the Union held its place on Little Round Top where they could shoot onto advancing troops • Remember…the advantage always rests with the _________________? ...
... won on the first day but the Federal line held • On day two, the Union held its place on Little Round Top where they could shoot onto advancing troops • Remember…the advantage always rests with the _________________? ...
The Civil War
... note In Western Virginia—there were few slave owners, most people supported the Union; so, when Virginia left the Union, citizens of Western Virginia formed their own government and became a new state in the Union, West Virginia, 1863 The southern border states remained in the Union; Kentucky, M ...
... note In Western Virginia—there were few slave owners, most people supported the Union; so, when Virginia left the Union, citizens of Western Virginia formed their own government and became a new state in the Union, West Virginia, 1863 The southern border states remained in the Union; Kentucky, M ...
battle of hay`s ferry - Jefferson County Vacation
... Another Union officer, Capt. Elbert J. Cannon, 1st Tennessee Cavalry, led a daring saber charge against the 11th Tennessee Cavalry (CSA). Some of the Confederates had dismounted and fired their carbines from kneeling positions. Both Cannon and his horse were struck and they fell to the ground as the ...
... Another Union officer, Capt. Elbert J. Cannon, 1st Tennessee Cavalry, led a daring saber charge against the 11th Tennessee Cavalry (CSA). Some of the Confederates had dismounted and fired their carbines from kneeling positions. Both Cannon and his horse were struck and they fell to the ground as the ...
A Brief Overview of the Civil War from the
... beyond the scope of this short overview of the Civil War. Suffice it to say that at least politically, the southern position revolved around the idea of state sovereignty. This was expressed as early as 1828 by a South Carolina lawyer, John C. Calhoun, who had served as a Secretary of War under Pres ...
... beyond the scope of this short overview of the Civil War. Suffice it to say that at least politically, the southern position revolved around the idea of state sovereignty. This was expressed as early as 1828 by a South Carolina lawyer, John C. Calhoun, who had served as a Secretary of War under Pres ...
Confederate Engineers in the American Civil War Engineer: The
... entrench his camps. The Union forces staged three assaults, the first on 29 December 1862 with forces commanded by General Sherman. The second and third assaults by Grant's forces were on 19 and 21 May 1863, this time after a six-hour artillery bombardment by land and from the river. Grant captured ...
... entrench his camps. The Union forces staged three assaults, the first on 29 December 1862 with forces commanded by General Sherman. The second and third assaults by Grant's forces were on 19 and 21 May 1863, this time after a six-hour artillery bombardment by land and from the river. Grant captured ...
Ch. 13 Reading Guide
... D) his employment of strategies to compensate for having fewer troops E) sheer luck and happenstance 29. The most important factor in Abraham Lincoln’s 1864 reelection victory was: A) his furlough of Union soldiers to that they could vote for him B) the fall of Atlanta in September 1864 C) the lack ...
... D) his employment of strategies to compensate for having fewer troops E) sheer luck and happenstance 29. The most important factor in Abraham Lincoln’s 1864 reelection victory was: A) his furlough of Union soldiers to that they could vote for him B) the fall of Atlanta in September 1864 C) the lack ...
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... don't know what you're talking about. War is a terrible thing! You mistake, too, the people of the North. They are a peaceable people but an earnest people, and they will fight, too. They are not going to let this country be destroyed without a mighty effort to save it... Besides, where are your men ...
... don't know what you're talking about. War is a terrible thing! You mistake, too, the people of the North. They are a peaceable people but an earnest people, and they will fight, too. They are not going to let this country be destroyed without a mighty effort to save it... Besides, where are your men ...
Early Years of the War - Washougal School District
... he captured Fort Henry on the Tennessee River. Then, he captured Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River. Two water routes into the western Confederacy were now wide open. Grant’s army continued south along the Tennessee River toward Corinth, Mississippi, an important railroad center. Before Grant cou ...
... he captured Fort Henry on the Tennessee River. Then, he captured Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River. Two water routes into the western Confederacy were now wide open. Grant’s army continued south along the Tennessee River toward Corinth, Mississippi, an important railroad center. Before Grant cou ...
CHAPTER 15 PRACTICE TEST MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the
... the timing for diplomatic recognition never seemed quite right. ...
... the timing for diplomatic recognition never seemed quite right. ...
The Influence of Geography on War Strategy
... Lincoln had the confidence in his plan to stick with it. He knew that it was based on the geography of the land. Each part of the plan capitalized on a different physical aspect. The war actually unfolded according to the plan Lincoln and his advisors had created. The blockade eventually crippled th ...
... Lincoln had the confidence in his plan to stick with it. He knew that it was based on the geography of the land. Each part of the plan capitalized on a different physical aspect. The war actually unfolded according to the plan Lincoln and his advisors had created. The blockade eventually crippled th ...
Chapter 16 Section 4 The Strain of War PowerPoint
... Pennsylvania looking for supplies • General Lee hoped to avoid fighting in an unfamiliar area • But the two sides encountered one another • After 4 days of fighting, the Confederates had 25,000 casualties and the Union had 23,000 • The battle started at 5:30 A.M. on July 1 ...
... Pennsylvania looking for supplies • General Lee hoped to avoid fighting in an unfamiliar area • But the two sides encountered one another • After 4 days of fighting, the Confederates had 25,000 casualties and the Union had 23,000 • The battle started at 5:30 A.M. on July 1 ...
new orleans nostalgia - New Orleans Bar Association
... Daily Picayune on April 8, 1862, praised Johnston, who “fell in the very hour of victory”. It said, “he was leaving a name from which all clouds were dispersed.” Beauregard was not pleased with the Army of Tennessee Benevolent Society’s decision to place General Johnston’s statue atop the tumulus. N ...
... Daily Picayune on April 8, 1862, praised Johnston, who “fell in the very hour of victory”. It said, “he was leaving a name from which all clouds were dispersed.” Beauregard was not pleased with the Army of Tennessee Benevolent Society’s decision to place General Johnston’s statue atop the tumulus. N ...
The Civil War
... Tennessee River allowed Union troops to march into Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama 4. The Union victories also drove the Confederacy out of Kentucky, a state that the South had hoped they would be able to persuade to secede ...
... Tennessee River allowed Union troops to march into Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama 4. The Union victories also drove the Confederacy out of Kentucky, a state that the South had hoped they would be able to persuade to secede ...
US1 Unit 7 Notes
... warships maintained the blockade of Virginia’s coast. The Confederates had developed a secret weapon with which to fight the blockade – the iron clad warship. 1. The Monitor and the Merrimack Southerners had created the strange looking vessel by bolting iron plates to an old wooden steamship cal ...
... warships maintained the blockade of Virginia’s coast. The Confederates had developed a secret weapon with which to fight the blockade – the iron clad warship. 1. The Monitor and the Merrimack Southerners had created the strange looking vessel by bolting iron plates to an old wooden steamship cal ...
Battle of Island Number Ten
The Battle of Island Number Ten was an engagement at the New Madrid or Kentucky Bend on the Mississippi River during the American Civil War, lasting from February 28 to April 8, 1862. The position, an island at the base of a tight double turn in the course of the river, was held by the Confederates from the early days of the war. It was an excellent site to impede Union efforts to invade the South along the river, as vessels would have to approach the island bows on and then slow down to make the turns. For the defenders, it also had an innate weakness in that it depended on a single road for supplies and reinforcements, so that if an enemy force could cut that road, the garrison would be trapped.Union forces began the siege shortly after the Confederate Army abandoned their position at Columbus, Kentucky, in early March 1862. The first probes were made by the Union Army of the Mississippi under Brigadier General John Pope, which came overland through Missouri and occupied the town of Point Pleasant, Missouri, almost directly west of the island and south of New Madrid. From there, the Union army moved north and soon brought siege guns to bear on New Madrid. The Confederate commander, Brig. Gen. John P. McCown, decided to evacuate the town after enduring only one day of bombardment, removing most of his soldiers to Island No. 10 but abandoning much of his equipment, including his heavy artillery.Two days after the fall of New Madrid, Union gunboats and mortar rafts came down to attack Island No. 10 from the river. For the next three weeks, the defenders on the island and in nearby supporting batteries were subjected to bombardment by the vessels, mostly carried out by the mortars. While this was going on, the army at New Madrid was digging a canal across the neck of land to the east of the town; several transports were sent to the Army of the Mississippi by way of the canal when it was finished, providing the army with the means of crossing the river and attacking the Confederate troops on the Tennessee side.Pope persuaded Flag Officer Andrew Hull Foote to send a gunboat past the batteries, to aid him in the river crossing by warding off any Southern gunboats, and by suppressing Rebel artillery fire at the point of attack. This was accomplished by USS Carondelet, under Commander Henry Walke, on the night of April 4, 1862. This was followed by USS Pittsburg, under Lieutenant Egbert Thompson two nights later. With the support of these two gunboats, Pope was able to send his army across the river and trap the Confederates who were trying to flee. Outnumbered at least three to one, they felt their cause was hopeless, and decided to surrender.At about the same time, the garrison who had remained at the island decided that resistance was futile for them as well, so they surrendered to Flag Officer Foote and the Union flotilla.The Union victory marked the first time the Confederate Army lost a position on the Mississippi River in battle. The river was then open to the Union Navy as far as Fort Pillow, a short distance above Memphis. Only three weeks later, New Orleans fell to the Union fleet led by David G. Farragut, and the Confederacy was in danger of being cut in two along the line of the river.