The Civil War
... to keep his troops together long enough for reinforcements to come---this caused the North to retreat back towards Washington DC. • People had shown up to watch the battle with picnic baskets, no one expected the South to win. ...
... to keep his troops together long enough for reinforcements to come---this caused the North to retreat back towards Washington DC. • People had shown up to watch the battle with picnic baskets, no one expected the South to win. ...
american history Military Strategy of the Civil War
... battle to defeat the Confederacy. 2. Battle initially went well for Union forces but reinforcements from the Shenandoah Valley led by "Stonewall" Jackson surprised fatigued Union forces. 3. By mid-afternoon, Union forces in full retreat back towards defended Washington DC. 4. Casualties: Union lost ...
... battle to defeat the Confederacy. 2. Battle initially went well for Union forces but reinforcements from the Shenandoah Valley led by "Stonewall" Jackson surprised fatigued Union forces. 3. By mid-afternoon, Union forces in full retreat back towards defended Washington DC. 4. Casualties: Union lost ...
Chapter 16 Notes
... 5. Union gunboats could no travel by river to northern Alabama safely 6. A week later, Union troops marched into Nashville. C. The Battle of Shiloh: bloody battle in Tennessee won by Grant 1. April 6, 1862, General Albert S. Johnston, confederate commander on the Western front, surprised the Union f ...
... 5. Union gunboats could no travel by river to northern Alabama safely 6. A week later, Union troops marched into Nashville. C. The Battle of Shiloh: bloody battle in Tennessee won by Grant 1. April 6, 1862, General Albert S. Johnston, confederate commander on the Western front, surprised the Union f ...
chapter 8 powerpoint - Polk School District
... • Food, items for clothes, and basic items were in short supply, especially in the South • Staples like flour, coffee, and sugar were very expensive or hard to acquire • Women tried to keep their families fed and sheltered despite the difficulties • Many fought disguised as men; others served as spi ...
... • Food, items for clothes, and basic items were in short supply, especially in the South • Staples like flour, coffee, and sugar were very expensive or hard to acquire • Women tried to keep their families fed and sheltered despite the difficulties • Many fought disguised as men; others served as spi ...
The North Takes Charge
... A. Shortly after 3 o’clock on July 3,1863, from behind a stone wall on a ridge south Of the little town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Union troops watched thousands of Confederate soldiers advance toward them across an open field B. An hour later, half of the Confederate force lay dead or wounded bec ...
... A. Shortly after 3 o’clock on July 3,1863, from behind a stone wall on a ridge south Of the little town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Union troops watched thousands of Confederate soldiers advance toward them across an open field B. An hour later, half of the Confederate force lay dead or wounded bec ...
Commanding Generals
... 1. Blockade the coast of the South to prevent the export of cotton, tobacco, and other cash crops from the South and to keep them from importing much needed war supplies. 2. Divide the South by controlling the Mississippi River to cut the South off from the west. 3. Capture Richmond, Virginia, the c ...
... 1. Blockade the coast of the South to prevent the export of cotton, tobacco, and other cash crops from the South and to keep them from importing much needed war supplies. 2. Divide the South by controlling the Mississippi River to cut the South off from the west. 3. Capture Richmond, Virginia, the c ...
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
... troops in a raid on Tennessee, leaving Sherman’s soldiers to face fewer than five thousand Confederate soldiers. Sherman’s troops burned buildings and infrastructures along the way, destroying many towns and cities. Sherman’s troops defeated the depleted Confederate army and took Savannah ...
... troops in a raid on Tennessee, leaving Sherman’s soldiers to face fewer than five thousand Confederate soldiers. Sherman’s troops burned buildings and infrastructures along the way, destroying many towns and cities. Sherman’s troops defeated the depleted Confederate army and took Savannah ...
Civil War reading materials
... Called the “storehouse of the Confederacy,” Texans provided weapons, food, & horses for the war effort. Although no major battle were fought in Texas, several important events to place on the coast or the state’s borders. In 1861 John R. Baylor led troops into New Mexico to claim it as a Confederate ...
... Called the “storehouse of the Confederacy,” Texans provided weapons, food, & horses for the war effort. Although no major battle were fought in Texas, several important events to place on the coast or the state’s borders. In 1861 John R. Baylor led troops into New Mexico to claim it as a Confederate ...
Civil War Computer Competency Presentation
... It was the beginning of the civil war It started April 12,1861 General Beauregard led the confederate attack on fort Sumter. The battle lasted two days without any casualties. Major Anderson surrendered on April 14. ...
... It was the beginning of the civil war It started April 12,1861 General Beauregard led the confederate attack on fort Sumter. The battle lasted two days without any casualties. Major Anderson surrendered on April 14. ...
The Civil War Begins
... unsuccessful attacks (3rd time is the charm) • Siege – a military tactic in which an army surrounds, bombards, and cuts off all supplies to an enemy position in order to force a surrender • Grant used his forces to cut off the city of Vicksburg by taking the nearby city of Jackson, capital of MS • J ...
... unsuccessful attacks (3rd time is the charm) • Siege – a military tactic in which an army surrounds, bombards, and cuts off all supplies to an enemy position in order to force a surrender • Grant used his forces to cut off the city of Vicksburg by taking the nearby city of Jackson, capital of MS • J ...
Unit 8 - PowerPoints - The American Civil War
... There were many causes for the outbreak of the Civil War. Many people agree slavery was the main cause for the war. In addition, sectional differences led to conflicts. Northern and Southern states were developing different lifestyles and cultures. Differences in the economic life of the North and t ...
... There were many causes for the outbreak of the Civil War. Many people agree slavery was the main cause for the war. In addition, sectional differences led to conflicts. Northern and Southern states were developing different lifestyles and cultures. Differences in the economic life of the North and t ...
Chapter 14 Two Societies at War
... Mississippi, surrendered to the Union army on July 4, 1863, followed by Port Hudson, Louisiana, five days later, establishing Union control of the Mississippi. Grant had cut off Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas from the rest of the Confederacy; hundreds of slaves deserted their plantations. •The ...
... Mississippi, surrendered to the Union army on July 4, 1863, followed by Port Hudson, Louisiana, five days later, establishing Union control of the Mississippi. Grant had cut off Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas from the rest of the Confederacy; hundreds of slaves deserted their plantations. •The ...
Chapter 11-3 - Freeman Public Schools
... In the South, African American farm and plantation labor released white males for the war effort. Slaves performed many non-combat jobs in the Confederate army. Escaped slaves worked for the Union army in various jobs. They formed Union army regiments in Louisiana, South Carolina, and Kansas, servin ...
... In the South, African American farm and plantation labor released white males for the war effort. Slaves performed many non-combat jobs in the Confederate army. Escaped slaves worked for the Union army in various jobs. They formed Union army regiments in Louisiana, South Carolina, and Kansas, servin ...
KT`s (ch.14) - MichelleDAPnotebook
... (1/26/1861), T.X. (2/1/1861). more states joined after Fort Sumter = V.A. (4/17/1861), A.R. (5/6/1861), T.N. (6/8/1861), and N.C. (5/20/1861). In Feb. 1861, those states that seceded met in Montgomery, Alabama to form a "new nation" The Confederate States of America. Crittenden Compromise: writt ...
... (1/26/1861), T.X. (2/1/1861). more states joined after Fort Sumter = V.A. (4/17/1861), A.R. (5/6/1861), T.N. (6/8/1861), and N.C. (5/20/1861). In Feb. 1861, those states that seceded met in Montgomery, Alabama to form a "new nation" The Confederate States of America. Crittenden Compromise: writt ...
Lincoln`s Election and Fort Sumter PPT
... • If I send troops….Southerners WILL attack. • If I do nothing…the commander will have to surrender. ...
... • If I send troops….Southerners WILL attack. • If I do nothing…the commander will have to surrender. ...
The North Takes Charge
... because of the overwhelming amount of smoke Pickett’s “charge” was more like a slow death march; Union artillery mows them down! Casualty ...
... because of the overwhelming amount of smoke Pickett’s “charge” was more like a slow death march; Union artillery mows them down! Casualty ...
Chapter 22: The Civil War Section 1
... In contrast to the North, the South’s great strength was its military leadership. The South’s main weaknesses were its economy and its transportation systems. The region’s agriculturally based economy could not support a long war. Abraham Lincoln versus Jefferson Davis The North’s greatest advantage ...
... In contrast to the North, the South’s great strength was its military leadership. The South’s main weaknesses were its economy and its transportation systems. The region’s agriculturally based economy could not support a long war. Abraham Lincoln versus Jefferson Davis The North’s greatest advantage ...
United States History Chapter 11
... How did the war affect American families? Almost no families would have been untouched by the War, the loss of life was staggering, the debt would affect the economy for years after the war, citizens would have to cope with loss of land, jobs, limbs. How did the war affect African Americans? African ...
... How did the war affect American families? Almost no families would have been untouched by the War, the loss of life was staggering, the debt would affect the economy for years after the war, citizens would have to cope with loss of land, jobs, limbs. How did the war affect African Americans? African ...
Chapter 2-Section 3
... In July 1863, Union troops defeated Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg. The battle was a turning point in the war. In his 1863 Gettysburg Address, Lincoln reaffirmed the war’s purpose − to preserve the Union. In 1864, General William T. Sherman marched across Georgia and South Carolina. Using a total ...
... In July 1863, Union troops defeated Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg. The battle was a turning point in the war. In his 1863 Gettysburg Address, Lincoln reaffirmed the war’s purpose − to preserve the Union. In 1864, General William T. Sherman marched across Georgia and South Carolina. Using a total ...
Important Battles of the Civil War
... North wins many key victories (capture the Mississippi, cut the Confederacy in half, take the Confederate capital). The South surrenders! ...
... North wins many key victories (capture the Mississippi, cut the Confederacy in half, take the Confederate capital). The South surrenders! ...
Union and Confederate Resources Main Idea: As the
... Life During the War The Home Front in the North Main Idea: The war had a huge impact on northern industry. For example, the drop in southern cotton production severely damaged the large cotton textiles industry. At the same time, other industries boomed as demand for clothing, arms, and other suppl ...
... Life During the War The Home Front in the North Main Idea: The war had a huge impact on northern industry. For example, the drop in southern cotton production severely damaged the large cotton textiles industry. At the same time, other industries boomed as demand for clothing, arms, and other suppl ...
The Civil War - Cloudfront.net
... Bloodiest battle of the Civil War. More troops killed or wounded than in the American Revolution, War of 1812, and the Mexican War combined. Union- 13,000 Confederacy- 10,600 Grant wins- Union control of the Mississippi almost complete. ...
... Bloodiest battle of the Civil War. More troops killed or wounded than in the American Revolution, War of 1812, and the Mexican War combined. Union- 13,000 Confederacy- 10,600 Grant wins- Union control of the Mississippi almost complete. ...
EARLY BATTLES OF THE CIVIL WAR
... South Carolina’s secession Confederates fire on Fort Sumter, SC Battle of Bull Run/Manassas ...
... South Carolina’s secession Confederates fire on Fort Sumter, SC Battle of Bull Run/Manassas ...
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.