Lincoln in His Own Words
... I have here stated my purpose according to my view of official duty; and I intend no modification of my oftexpressed personal wish that all men everywhere could be free. Yours, A. Lincoln. ...
... I have here stated my purpose according to my view of official duty; and I intend no modification of my oftexpressed personal wish that all men everywhere could be free. Yours, A. Lincoln. ...
Roads to Gettysburg - Carroll County Tourism
... unscathed during the two years the Civil War had raged. Union commanders were aware of the strategic value of this rolling farmland. The recently completed Western Maryland Railroad’s depot in Westminster meant much needed supplies could come in from Washington and Baltimore. The Union Army of the P ...
... unscathed during the two years the Civil War had raged. Union commanders were aware of the strategic value of this rolling farmland. The recently completed Western Maryland Railroad’s depot in Westminster meant much needed supplies could come in from Washington and Baltimore. The Union Army of the P ...
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 Battle of Gettysburg - Crest Ridge R-VII
... also taking advantage of its weak leadership. Not discouraged by the disastrous attempt at Antietam to bring his army into Northern territory, Lee moved out. After learning that General George G. Meade had replaced Joseph “Fighting Joe” Hooker as Union commander and that Meade was leading his army n ...
... also taking advantage of its weak leadership. Not discouraged by the disastrous attempt at Antietam to bring his army into Northern territory, Lee moved out. After learning that General George G. Meade had replaced Joseph “Fighting Joe” Hooker as Union commander and that Meade was leading his army n ...
The Road to Gettysburg
... Battle of Antietam (September 1862) – McClellan stopped Lee’s Northern invasion, but failed to finish off Lee’s army, which retreated safely to Virginia. (so…what happened to McClellan?) ...
... Battle of Antietam (September 1862) – McClellan stopped Lee’s Northern invasion, but failed to finish off Lee’s army, which retreated safely to Virginia. (so…what happened to McClellan?) ...
World Book® Online: American Civil War: Battles
... 22. Grant was called “butcher Grant” because in a month of fighting he lost almost 40,000 men in those 3 battles. 23. Abraham Lincoln replaced George McClellan because after the victory at Antietam, McClellan (who Lincoln had long felt was not aggressive enough) had permitted the Conf ...
... 22. Grant was called “butcher Grant” because in a month of fighting he lost almost 40,000 men in those 3 battles. 23. Abraham Lincoln replaced George McClellan because after the victory at Antietam, McClellan (who Lincoln had long felt was not aggressive enough) had permitted the Conf ...
Antietam:Article Template
... a try. But, I suspect all you are likely to see is a Confederate army in full retreat through the town, and you would not be recreating Antietam. On that fateful morning, Lee had once again gambled on McClellan’s proclivity for indecision and caution. He reasoned that he would be able to shift his m ...
... a try. But, I suspect all you are likely to see is a Confederate army in full retreat through the town, and you would not be recreating Antietam. On that fateful morning, Lee had once again gambled on McClellan’s proclivity for indecision and caution. He reasoned that he would be able to shift his m ...
The Classic Novel of the Civil War
... sections, the narrative alternates between the vantage points of Union and Rebel soldiers. Maps by Don Pitcher illustrate the strategic positions of the two armies throughout the days of the encounter. Monday, June 29, 1863 Harrison, a spy for the Army of Northern Virginia, reports to its commander, ...
... sections, the narrative alternates between the vantage points of Union and Rebel soldiers. Maps by Don Pitcher illustrate the strategic positions of the two armies throughout the days of the encounter. Monday, June 29, 1863 Harrison, a spy for the Army of Northern Virginia, reports to its commander, ...
Civil War - Mrs. Rostas
... another Confederate victory when the Union was chased back by heavy artillery fire ►Southern morale remained high *Photo and information taken from www.americancivilwar.com/statepic/va/va026.html ...
... another Confederate victory when the Union was chased back by heavy artillery fire ►Southern morale remained high *Photo and information taken from www.americancivilwar.com/statepic/va/va026.html ...
civil war final exam
... D. The Monitor and the Orion 4. _______ This was the first war of it’s type in the ...
... D. The Monitor and the Orion 4. _______ This was the first war of it’s type in the ...
The Civil War - Leon County Schools
... The first major battle of the Civil War was the “Battle of Bull Run” (or “Manassas”) as Union Gen. Irvin McDowell attacked Confederate Gen. P.T. Beauregard. The Union did well at first, then the Confederates countered and chased the Union off the battlefield (led by Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewal ...
... The first major battle of the Civil War was the “Battle of Bull Run” (or “Manassas”) as Union Gen. Irvin McDowell attacked Confederate Gen. P.T. Beauregard. The Union did well at first, then the Confederates countered and chased the Union off the battlefield (led by Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewal ...
The Antietam Campaign
... success impossible, and shall endeavor to guard it from loss.” Meanwhile, less than 25 miles away, Union Gen. George B. McClellan was staging his Army of the Potomac, roughly 85,000 men. While camped in Frederick, Maryland, a few days later, Lee decided on a bold move. Because the 12,000-man Federal ...
... success impossible, and shall endeavor to guard it from loss.” Meanwhile, less than 25 miles away, Union Gen. George B. McClellan was staging his Army of the Potomac, roughly 85,000 men. While camped in Frederick, Maryland, a few days later, Lee decided on a bold move. Because the 12,000-man Federal ...
Library of Congress
... bloody battles against each other in 1864 stirred northern revulsion to the war even as they brought its end in sight. (National Archives) ...
... bloody battles against each other in 1864 stirred northern revulsion to the war even as they brought its end in sight. (National Archives) ...
lancaster - Gettysburg Discussion Group
... whereabouts of the northern army. His ‘eyes and ears’ were the cavalry troopers of Maj. Gen J.E.B. Staurt. This formidable and feared force was at this time north and east of the mountain passes that the Confederate army was now going through. It may seem hard for us today to grasp the concept that ...
... whereabouts of the northern army. His ‘eyes and ears’ were the cavalry troopers of Maj. Gen J.E.B. Staurt. This formidable and feared force was at this time north and east of the mountain passes that the Confederate army was now going through. It may seem hard for us today to grasp the concept that ...
Jackson Valley Campaign - Charlottesville Civil War Roundtable
... equally grim, as the western part of the state had fallen under Union control. This was followed by the Army of the Potomac's Peninsula campaign, which consisted of a Union army of 100,000 men (commanded by Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan) threatening Richmond from the southeast. This plan also called ...
... equally grim, as the western part of the state had fallen under Union control. This was followed by the Army of the Potomac's Peninsula campaign, which consisted of a Union army of 100,000 men (commanded by Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan) threatening Richmond from the southeast. This plan also called ...
17-3 The North Wins
... rebel soldiers tried to dislodge them. At times, the air President Lincoln spoke at the seemed full of bullets. “The balls were whizzing so thick,” dedication of a cemetery in Gettysburg for the 3,500 soldiers said one Texan, “that it looked like a man could hold out buried there. His speech was a h ...
... rebel soldiers tried to dislodge them. At times, the air President Lincoln spoke at the seemed full of bullets. “The balls were whizzing so thick,” dedication of a cemetery in Gettysburg for the 3,500 soldiers said one Texan, “that it looked like a man could hold out buried there. His speech was a h ...
The North Wins
... After taking Savannah, Sherman moved north through the Carolinas seeking to meet up with Grant’s troops in Virginia. Since May 1864, Grant and his generals had been fighting savage battles against Lee’s forces. In battle after battle, Grant would attack, rest, then attack again, all the while moving ...
... After taking Savannah, Sherman moved north through the Carolinas seeking to meet up with Grant’s troops in Virginia. Since May 1864, Grant and his generals had been fighting savage battles against Lee’s forces. In battle after battle, Grant would attack, rest, then attack again, all the while moving ...
UNIT 111 THE CIVIL WAR
... will be out of action for months. f. Johnston is replaced by Robert E. Lee 2. The Seven Days Before Richmond a. Lee renames the CSA army in the east the Army of Northern Virginia. b. Lee builds fortifications around Richmond and attacks McClellan’s divided army. c. Gen. Lee drives the Union Army bac ...
... will be out of action for months. f. Johnston is replaced by Robert E. Lee 2. The Seven Days Before Richmond a. Lee renames the CSA army in the east the Army of Northern Virginia. b. Lee builds fortifications around Richmond and attacks McClellan’s divided army. c. Gen. Lee drives the Union Army bac ...
SIOP Lesson Plan
... desperately close the Union forces at the top were to losing and what caused them to win, how bravely both sides fought. Using these clues, have students individually write five observations gained from this part of the viewing. Encourage them to use the clues, but to also comment on anything that o ...
... desperately close the Union forces at the top were to losing and what caused them to win, how bravely both sides fought. Using these clues, have students individually write five observations gained from this part of the viewing. Encourage them to use the clues, but to also comment on anything that o ...
Battle of Appomattox Court House
... The final campaign for Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America, began when the Federal Army of the Potomac crossed the James River in June 1864. The armies under the command of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant laid siege to Petersburg and Richmond, intending to cut the two citi ...
... The final campaign for Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America, began when the Federal Army of the Potomac crossed the James River in June 1864. The armies under the command of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant laid siege to Petersburg and Richmond, intending to cut the two citi ...
The Civil War
... The War of the Rebellion The Second War for Independence The War to Suppress Yankee Arrogance The War Against Northern Aggression The War of the Southern Planters The War for the Union The War for Southern Freedom ...
... The War of the Rebellion The Second War for Independence The War to Suppress Yankee Arrogance The War Against Northern Aggression The War of the Southern Planters The War for the Union The War for Southern Freedom ...
Gettysburg
... Pennsylvania in hopes that it might force the Union to end the war. It proved to be a turning point, but not the one Lee anticipated. At Gettysburg, a series of battles like the one shown here--this one on the first day of the fighting--cost Lee more than half of his entire army and forced him to re ...
... Pennsylvania in hopes that it might force the Union to end the war. It proved to be a turning point, but not the one Lee anticipated. At Gettysburg, a series of battles like the one shown here--this one on the first day of the fighting--cost Lee more than half of his entire army and forced him to re ...
Battle of Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle of the American Civil War, and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville Campaign. It was fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville. Two related battles were fought nearby on May 3 in the vicinity of Fredericksburg. The campaign pitted Union Army Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker's Army of the Potomac against an army less than half its size, Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Chancellorsville is known as Lee's ""perfect battle"" because his risky decision to divide his army in the presence of a much larger enemy force resulted in a significant Confederate victory. The victory, a product of Lee's audacity and Hooker's timid decision making, was tempered by heavy casualties and the mortal wounding of Lt. Gen. Thomas J. ""Stonewall"" Jackson by friendly fire, a loss that Lee likened to ""losing my right arm.""The Chancellorsville Campaign began with the crossing of the Rappahannock River by the Union army on the morning of April 27, 1863. Union cavalry under Maj. Gen. George Stoneman began a long distance raid against Lee's supply lines at about the same time. This operation was completely ineffectual. Crossing the Rapidan River via Germanna and Ely's Fords, the Federal infantry concentrated near Chancellorsville on April 30. Combined with the Union force facing Fredericksburg, Hooker planned a double envelopment, attacking Lee from both his front and rear.On May 1, Hooker advanced from Chancellorsville toward Lee, but the Confederate general split his army in the face of superior numbers, leaving a small force at Fredericksburg to deter Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick from advancing, while he attacked Hooker's advance with about four-fifths of his army. Despite the objections of his subordinates, Hooker withdrew his men to the defensive lines around Chancellorsville, ceding the initiative to Lee. On May 2, Lee divided his army again, sending Stonewall Jackson's entire corps on a flanking march that routed the Union XI Corps. While performing a personal reconnaissance in advance of his line, Jackson was wounded by fire from his own men, and Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart temporarily replaced him as corps commander.The fiercest fighting of the battle—and the second bloodiest day of the Civil War—occurred on May 3 as Lee launched multiple attacks against the Union position at Chancellorsville, resulting in heavy losses on both sides. That same day, Sedgwick advanced across the Rappahannock River, defeated the small Confederate force at Marye's Heights in the Second Battle of Fredericksburg, and then moved to the west. The Confederates fought a successful delaying action at the Battle of Salem Church and by May 4 had driven back Sedgwick's men to Banks's Ford, surrounding them on three sides. Sedgwick withdrew across the ford early on May 5, and Hooker withdrew the remainder of his army across U.S. Ford the night of May 5–6. The campaign ended on May 7 when Stoneman's cavalry reached Union lines east of Richmond.