3 No End in Sight
... farmers a rest from war during the harvest season. The Confederates could plunder Northern farms for food. Lee hoped the invasion would show that the Confederacy could indeed win the war, which might convince Europe to side with the South. By this time, both Britain and France were leaning toward re ...
... farmers a rest from war during the harvest season. The Confederates could plunder Northern farms for food. Lee hoped the invasion would show that the Confederacy could indeed win the war, which might convince Europe to side with the South. By this time, both Britain and France were leaning toward re ...
Two Very Different Sides
... The Goals of War Each side had different goals in fighting the Civil War. The Confederacy wanted to be an independent nation. To do this, it did not have to invade the North or destroy the Union army. It just needed to fight hard enough and long enough to convince Northerners that the war was not wo ...
... The Goals of War Each side had different goals in fighting the Civil War. The Confederacy wanted to be an independent nation. To do this, it did not have to invade the North or destroy the Union army. It just needed to fight hard enough and long enough to convince Northerners that the war was not wo ...
Civil War
... victory in the West. Soldiers under General Ulysses S. Grant captured Vicksburg. A Confederate fort that over looked Mississippi River. The capture gave the Union control of the river, splitting the Confederate in half. After 4 years of fighting, the soldiers finally laid their weapons down. The Civ ...
... victory in the West. Soldiers under General Ulysses S. Grant captured Vicksburg. A Confederate fort that over looked Mississippi River. The capture gave the Union control of the river, splitting the Confederate in half. After 4 years of fighting, the soldiers finally laid their weapons down. The Civ ...
Civil War Notes
... - The Union starved out the town until it surrendered on July 4, 1863. To this day the city of Vicksburg does not celebrate July 4th. - This was a major victory for the Union b/c they now controlled the MS River from top to bottom. Battle of Gettysburg - Robert E. Lee took his army north to Pennsylv ...
... - The Union starved out the town until it surrendered on July 4, 1863. To this day the city of Vicksburg does not celebrate July 4th. - This was a major victory for the Union b/c they now controlled the MS River from top to bottom. Battle of Gettysburg - Robert E. Lee took his army north to Pennsylv ...
Civil War
... http://www.history.com/topics/americancivil-war/american-civil-warhistory/videos/us-inches-closer-to-war ...
... http://www.history.com/topics/americancivil-war/american-civil-warhistory/videos/us-inches-closer-to-war ...
AP ch21 - The Furnace of Civil War
... drive North Mississippi River • 3. Blockade Southern • 2. Gain European allies ports ...
... drive North Mississippi River • 3. Blockade Southern • 2. Gain European allies ports ...
The Civil War in Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky
... horses, livestock and foodstuffs.' Even without a war, times were bad enough. Nearly everyone in Murray at that time had his or her "chill day." People believed this was caused by the night air so they kept their windows closed at night to ward off malaria. Typhoid was prevalent. Operations were pra ...
... horses, livestock and foodstuffs.' Even without a war, times were bad enough. Nearly everyone in Murray at that time had his or her "chill day." People believed this was caused by the night air so they kept their windows closed at night to ward off malaria. Typhoid was prevalent. Operations were pra ...
civil war trail
... Crescent Bend During the Civil War, Crescent Bend was used by both Union and Confederate Armies as a command center and hospital. Thousands of soldiers encamped and fought skirmishes on its farmland. It is also noteworthy for this era for possibly being a safe house on the Underground Railroad. A hi ...
... Crescent Bend During the Civil War, Crescent Bend was used by both Union and Confederate Armies as a command center and hospital. Thousands of soldiers encamped and fought skirmishes on its farmland. It is also noteworthy for this era for possibly being a safe house on the Underground Railroad. A hi ...
Chapter 10 Section 1 - Preparing for War
... martial law. Martial law is rule by an army instead of by elected officials. As the war began, the North and the South each had some strengths. These strengths influenced the way the war was fought. ...
... martial law. Martial law is rule by an army instead of by elected officials. As the war began, the North and the South each had some strengths. These strengths influenced the way the war was fought. ...
Chapter 4 Civil War and Reconstruction
... The Union navy sailed up the Mississippi River and attacked New Orleans. By early 1863, the only major Confederate town left on the river was Vicksburg, Mississippi. From Vicksburg’s cliffs, Confederate soldiers could shoot at Union ships on the river. (Grant NEEDED Vicksburg to control the river!) ...
... The Union navy sailed up the Mississippi River and attacked New Orleans. By early 1863, the only major Confederate town left on the river was Vicksburg, Mississippi. From Vicksburg’s cliffs, Confederate soldiers could shoot at Union ships on the river. (Grant NEEDED Vicksburg to control the river!) ...
Let`s Define… - Social Studies Resource Site
... The Union navy sailed up the Mississippi River and attacked New Orleans. By early 1863, the only major Confederate town left on the river was Vicksburg, Mississippi. From Vicksburg’s cliffs, Confederate soldiers could shoot at Union ships on the river. (Grant NEEDED Vicksburg to control the river!) ...
... The Union navy sailed up the Mississippi River and attacked New Orleans. By early 1863, the only major Confederate town left on the river was Vicksburg, Mississippi. From Vicksburg’s cliffs, Confederate soldiers could shoot at Union ships on the river. (Grant NEEDED Vicksburg to control the river!) ...
Chapter 13 – Civil War
... professor drafted new constitution. Modeled the Confederate Constitution after the US Constitution. Gave individual states more power than the central government. Prohibited Confederate Congress from passing any anti-slavery laws. South prepared for a “short” war – north did not think war would last ...
... professor drafted new constitution. Modeled the Confederate Constitution after the US Constitution. Gave individual states more power than the central government. Prohibited Confederate Congress from passing any anti-slavery laws. South prepared for a “short” war – north did not think war would last ...
Battle at the Big Black River Bridge
... The Union forces now faced the strongest Confederate defenses they had yet faced at the Big Black Bridge. At the Big Black Bridge Ulysses again demonstrated his ability to see maneuvers that other generals did not yet understand. This is just one more reason the U.S. Army calls Ulysses S. Grant the ...
... The Union forces now faced the strongest Confederate defenses they had yet faced at the Big Black Bridge. At the Big Black Bridge Ulysses again demonstrated his ability to see maneuvers that other generals did not yet understand. This is just one more reason the U.S. Army calls Ulysses S. Grant the ...
Civil War Study Guide
... southern sympathizer Remaining Confederate forces surrender by end of May 1865 War Deaths Union – 360,000 – 110,000 in battle Confederacy – 258,000 – 93,000 in battle Total – 620,000 – revised to 750,000 recently NC – about 21,000 – 3 times that of any other southern state ...
... southern sympathizer Remaining Confederate forces surrender by end of May 1865 War Deaths Union – 360,000 – 110,000 in battle Confederacy – 258,000 – 93,000 in battle Total – 620,000 – revised to 750,000 recently NC – about 21,000 – 3 times that of any other southern state ...
Powerpoint 21 - Mr. Rubel`s Class
... The border states were vital to the strategy of the Union. For example, Missouri could control parts of the Mississippi River and major routes to the west. ...
... The border states were vital to the strategy of the Union. For example, Missouri could control parts of the Mississippi River and major routes to the west. ...
The Civil War on the West Shore
... Lt. Gen. Richard Ewell commanded the 2nd Corps of the Confederate Army. He occupied Chambersburg and moved two of his divisions to Carlisle and peacefully occupied the town. Ewell was ready to attack Harrisburg but was ordered to Gettysburg before he could move on the capital. Maj. Gen. James Ewell ...
... Lt. Gen. Richard Ewell commanded the 2nd Corps of the Confederate Army. He occupied Chambersburg and moved two of his divisions to Carlisle and peacefully occupied the town. Ewell was ready to attack Harrisburg but was ordered to Gettysburg before he could move on the capital. Maj. Gen. James Ewell ...
35. Battles Every American Should Remember
... horse could keep it because it was plowing season. The official surrender ceremony was arranged for April 9, 1865. General John B. Gordon was chosen to represent the Confederacy. Having been shot in the face, Gordon could still make his horse bow, which it did to Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. Chamber ...
... horse could keep it because it was plowing season. The official surrender ceremony was arranged for April 9, 1865. General John B. Gordon was chosen to represent the Confederacy. Having been shot in the face, Gordon could still make his horse bow, which it did to Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. Chamber ...
KEY BATTLES OF THE CIVIL WAR
... The Confederates learned of a supply of shoes in the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and went to investigate. There, on July 1, 1863, they ran into Union troops. Both sides called for reinforcements, and the Battle of Gettysburg was on. The fighting raged for three days. On the rocky hills and fi ...
... The Confederates learned of a supply of shoes in the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and went to investigate. There, on July 1, 1863, they ran into Union troops. Both sides called for reinforcements, and the Battle of Gettysburg was on. The fighting raged for three days. On the rocky hills and fi ...
in the fort
... • Had many people to grow food and work in factories • Factories to produce weapons • Railroads to transport food and supplies • Larger population – 20 million over Southern 9 million - more soldiers to fight • Most of the Nation’s food was grown in the North • Unfamiliar with the land (terrain) ...
... • Had many people to grow food and work in factories • Factories to produce weapons • Railroads to transport food and supplies • Larger population – 20 million over Southern 9 million - more soldiers to fight • Most of the Nation’s food was grown in the North • Unfamiliar with the land (terrain) ...
KY role in C.W.
... It was very ____________ for one family to have siblings fighting for both the North and the South _____________ and __________________ would also be divided during the conflict, forcing Kentuckians to choose sides. The divisions eventually led to a rift between ____________ ________________. __ ...
... It was very ____________ for one family to have siblings fighting for both the North and the South _____________ and __________________ would also be divided during the conflict, forcing Kentuckians to choose sides. The divisions eventually led to a rift between ____________ ________________. __ ...
War and the railroad - Nineteenth Century United States History
... • Acknowledged sovereignty of individual states • Did not include secession • Specifically sanctioned slavery and made abolition impossible, even by an individual state ...
... • Acknowledged sovereignty of individual states • Did not include secession • Specifically sanctioned slavery and made abolition impossible, even by an individual state ...
4-Civil_War - IB-History-of-the-Americas
... Upon explosion, a crater (still visible today) was created, 170 feet long, 60 to 80 feet wide, and 30 feet deep. Between 250 and 350 Confederate soldiers were instantly killed in the blast A Union division went across the field to the crater and, instead of moving around it, thought it would make an ...
... Upon explosion, a crater (still visible today) was created, 170 feet long, 60 to 80 feet wide, and 30 feet deep. Between 250 and 350 Confederate soldiers were instantly killed in the blast A Union division went across the field to the crater and, instead of moving around it, thought it would make an ...
Refraction of sound waves influenced the outcome of several Civil
... Grant. When Grant finally learned the next morning that Rosecrans had been in a fight with Price, he immediately ordered both forces to advance. The Union troops met only each other; Price and his men had slipped out between them during the night. Fort Donelson The scene - In early February 1862, Un ...
... Grant. When Grant finally learned the next morning that Rosecrans had been in a fight with Price, he immediately ordered both forces to advance. The Union troops met only each other; Price and his men had slipped out between them during the night. Fort Donelson The scene - In early February 1862, Un ...
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.