The Age of Revolution - First Covenant Church
... Around the same time that Halleck took over the Union Army, a tired Jefferson Davis finally relinquished command of the Confederates' Army of the Potomac to his most trusted military advisor Gen. Robert E. Lee Lee renamed the army “The Army of Northern Virginia” and instituted an aggressive new batt ...
... Around the same time that Halleck took over the Union Army, a tired Jefferson Davis finally relinquished command of the Confederates' Army of the Potomac to his most trusted military advisor Gen. Robert E. Lee Lee renamed the army “The Army of Northern Virginia” and instituted an aggressive new batt ...
Union Generals - Ulster Scots Community Network
... would seem G. B. McClellan was of Ulster-Scots ancestry but chose to emphasize his Scottish ancestry rather than that of his Ulster-Scots forbearers. G. B. McClellan and H. B. McClellan’s great grandfather, Samuel McClellan served throughout the War of Independence with the Connecticut militia and ...
... would seem G. B. McClellan was of Ulster-Scots ancestry but chose to emphasize his Scottish ancestry rather than that of his Ulster-Scots forbearers. G. B. McClellan and H. B. McClellan’s great grandfather, Samuel McClellan served throughout the War of Independence with the Connecticut militia and ...
Lesson Plan - Virtual Gettysburg
... the armies met at Gettysburg, difficulty of communications, the challenges faced by General Buford, and the directions that each army entered the battle from. ...
... the armies met at Gettysburg, difficulty of communications, the challenges faced by General Buford, and the directions that each army entered the battle from. ...
Gettysburg, Battle of
... [12]t in the commands of Ewell and Hill. The Battle of Gettysburg opened early on the morning of 1 July, when Confederate soldiers from Hill's Corps encountered dismounted Union cavalry outside the town under Brig. Gen. John Buford. After an initial Confederate repulse, the battle resumed with troop ...
... [12]t in the commands of Ewell and Hill. The Battle of Gettysburg opened early on the morning of 1 July, when Confederate soldiers from Hill's Corps encountered dismounted Union cavalry outside the town under Brig. Gen. John Buford. After an initial Confederate repulse, the battle resumed with troop ...
Touring Richmond
... hastened the Union withdrawal. Glendale (Frayser's Farm). On June 30 Union troops protected the vital crossroads near the old Frayser farm, "Glendale," while McClellan's retreating army snaked south toward Malvern Hill. Throughout the afternoon Confederate forces repeatedly assaulted the position bu ...
... hastened the Union withdrawal. Glendale (Frayser's Farm). On June 30 Union troops protected the vital crossroads near the old Frayser farm, "Glendale," while McClellan's retreating army snaked south toward Malvern Hill. Throughout the afternoon Confederate forces repeatedly assaulted the position bu ...
Unit VI Civil War Notes
... Lee – 70,000 men – 3 cores 1- James Longstreet 2- Richard Uhle (Stonewall’s old division) 3- A.P. Hill Union commander – George Meade Confed march through Maryland Lee took supplies, cattle, sent free blacks back to slavery Day 1 Greatest military battle South fought from north North from the south ...
... Lee – 70,000 men – 3 cores 1- James Longstreet 2- Richard Uhle (Stonewall’s old division) 3- A.P. Hill Union commander – George Meade Confed march through Maryland Lee took supplies, cattle, sent free blacks back to slavery Day 1 Greatest military battle South fought from north North from the south ...
Battle of Antietam
... to “defend Washington.” He quickly merged General John Pope’s Army of Virginia into McClellan’s Army of the Potomac. McClellan left two corps under Major Generals Samuel Heintzelman and Franz Siegal to defend Washington and took the remaining 84,000 troops to Maryland to confront Lee. In a very shor ...
... to “defend Washington.” He quickly merged General John Pope’s Army of Virginia into McClellan’s Army of the Potomac. McClellan left two corps under Major Generals Samuel Heintzelman and Franz Siegal to defend Washington and took the remaining 84,000 troops to Maryland to confront Lee. In a very shor ...
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
... to never raise arms against the army with which he has fought most of his career. Armistead is great friends with one of the generals on the Union side of the conflict, Winfield Scott Hancock, and has hoped to not have to face his friend on the battlefield. However, when Armistead arrives at Gettysb ...
... to never raise arms against the army with which he has fought most of his career. Armistead is great friends with one of the generals on the Union side of the conflict, Winfield Scott Hancock, and has hoped to not have to face his friend on the battlefield. However, when Armistead arrives at Gettysb ...
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 ...
Civil War Booklet - Carrington Middle School
... Before the war Americans had illegally entered into Mexican territory, and once they outnumbered the Mexicans, voted for Texas (which was part of Mexico at that time) to secede from Mexico. After defeating the Mexican army, Texas became its own country in 1836. Part of the reason many Americans wa ...
... Before the war Americans had illegally entered into Mexican territory, and once they outnumbered the Mexicans, voted for Texas (which was part of Mexico at that time) to secede from Mexico. After defeating the Mexican army, Texas became its own country in 1836. Part of the reason many Americans wa ...
the civil war - Stackpole Books Media Site
... July. McClellan travels to the Philippi region in search of laurels, taking personal command there. At Rich Mountain McClellan sends Rosecrans around the opposing Rebel force’s rear flank. Rosecrans assaults with success, the battle sounds of which McClellan misreads as failure. Suddenly unsure, McC ...
... July. McClellan travels to the Philippi region in search of laurels, taking personal command there. At Rich Mountain McClellan sends Rosecrans around the opposing Rebel force’s rear flank. Rosecrans assaults with success, the battle sounds of which McClellan misreads as failure. Suddenly unsure, McC ...
The Garnett-Pettigrew Gray Line
... who, despite poor leadership and the lack of support from Pope and his senior officers, bravely battled Longstreet and saved their army from destruction along the banks of Bull Run. Longstreet’s men were able to push the Union forces back, but only after they had purchased enough time for the Union ...
... who, despite poor leadership and the lack of support from Pope and his senior officers, bravely battled Longstreet and saved their army from destruction along the banks of Bull Run. Longstreet’s men were able to push the Union forces back, but only after they had purchased enough time for the Union ...
Triumph and Tragedy - Newspaper In Education
... A contemporary illustration depicts soldiers and civilians evacuating Richmond, with fires and explosions set by retreating Rebels consuming much of the city. ...
... A contemporary illustration depicts soldiers and civilians evacuating Richmond, with fires and explosions set by retreating Rebels consuming much of the city. ...
Civil War & Reconstruction
... troops in Wash. – Gen. William Sherman replaced Grant in the west After Gettysburg and Vicksburg, Lee knew the South was in trouble Grant decided to move towards Richmond in early May 1864 with 120,000 men – Lee had only 65,000 – Grant forced Lee to protect Richmond and 3 battles occurred: ...
... troops in Wash. – Gen. William Sherman replaced Grant in the west After Gettysburg and Vicksburg, Lee knew the South was in trouble Grant decided to move towards Richmond in early May 1864 with 120,000 men – Lee had only 65,000 – Grant forced Lee to protect Richmond and 3 battles occurred: ...
LIST 13 CIVIL WAR BOOKS 1. (BARLOW
... Saved Washington,D.C., and Changed American History. New York, NY: Thomas Dunne Books, 2007. 303p, cloth, dj, vg. 1st ed. The Battle of Monocacy, which took place on July 9, 1864, is one of the Civil War's most significant yet little-known battles. ...
... Saved Washington,D.C., and Changed American History. New York, NY: Thomas Dunne Books, 2007. 303p, cloth, dj, vg. 1st ed. The Battle of Monocacy, which took place on July 9, 1864, is one of the Civil War's most significant yet little-known battles. ...
Unit 4: The Civil War, Part 2 – 1860`s
... on June 26, thereby precipitating the series of battles known as the “Seven Days’ Fight” before Richmond. Jackson failed to arrive on the 26th, thus causing Lee’s failure at Mechanicsville. However, on the following day, Jackson’s troops came rolling into the station at Richmond, elated with their n ...
... on June 26, thereby precipitating the series of battles known as the “Seven Days’ Fight” before Richmond. Jackson failed to arrive on the 26th, thus causing Lee’s failure at Mechanicsville. However, on the following day, Jackson’s troops came rolling into the station at Richmond, elated with their n ...
42nd New York - Rich Mountain Battlefield
... leveled by a devastating volley within ten yards of that field's famous stone wall. With most of the men blown off their feet and dazed survivors running back to shelter, Color Sergeant Michael Cuddy pulled himself up on his flagstaff. Shot through with several bullets, he jerked his banner high int ...
... leveled by a devastating volley within ten yards of that field's famous stone wall. With most of the men blown off their feet and dazed survivors running back to shelter, Color Sergeant Michael Cuddy pulled himself up on his flagstaff. Shot through with several bullets, he jerked his banner high int ...
Private Eric Tipton
... leveled by a devastating volley within ten yards of that field's famous stone wall. With most of the men blown off their feet and dazed survivors running back to shelter, Color Sergeant Michael Cuddy pulled himself up on his flagstaff. Shot through with several bullets, he jerked his banner high int ...
... leveled by a devastating volley within ten yards of that field's famous stone wall. With most of the men blown off their feet and dazed survivors running back to shelter, Color Sergeant Michael Cuddy pulled himself up on his flagstaff. Shot through with several bullets, he jerked his banner high int ...
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 ...
West Virginia Division of Tourism
... are many instances of divided loyalties and individuals fighting for both sides. While many historians have traditionally placed the number of Union troops from West Virginia at a much higher figure than Confederates, more recent studies suggest there were almost as many southern troops as northern. ...
... are many instances of divided loyalties and individuals fighting for both sides. While many historians have traditionally placed the number of Union troops from West Virginia at a much higher figure than Confederates, more recent studies suggest there were almost as many southern troops as northern. ...
America`s Birth At Appomattox - Jeff Littlejohn, Assistant Professor of
... Lee asked that those of the enlisted men who owned their horses be permitted to keep them. At first Grant rejected this request, but then he changed his mind. Since this was the last battle of the war, the men needed their horses to put in their spring crops, and since the United States did not want ...
... Lee asked that those of the enlisted men who owned their horses be permitted to keep them. At first Grant rejected this request, but then he changed his mind. Since this was the last battle of the war, the men needed their horses to put in their spring crops, and since the United States did not want ...
The American Civil War (1861–1865) was a separatist conflict
... deny that he has earned the right of citizenship in the United States." AfricanAmerican soldiers comprised about 10 percent of the Union Army. It is estimated that one-third of all African Americans who enlisted lost their lives. top of page ...
... deny that he has earned the right of citizenship in the United States." AfricanAmerican soldiers comprised about 10 percent of the Union Army. It is estimated that one-third of all African Americans who enlisted lost their lives. top of page ...
Bennett Place
... and single-shot carbines. Although the Confederates held the high ground, their weapons were no match for the Union soldiers’ new Spencer repeating rifles, and they withdrew, leaving three dead. About a mile upstream, the Confederates, with artillery, held the high ground and blocked ...
... and single-shot carbines. Although the Confederates held the high ground, their weapons were no match for the Union soldiers’ new Spencer repeating rifles, and they withdrew, leaving three dead. About a mile upstream, the Confederates, with artillery, held the high ground and blocked ...
Civil War and Reconstruction PowerPoint
... rapidly along the entire Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. This battle is considered the turning point of the war in the West. Grant is promoted to command of the entire western army. He will now move to Chattanooga. ...
... rapidly along the entire Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. This battle is considered the turning point of the war in the West. Grant is promoted to command of the entire western army. He will now move to Chattanooga. ...
Animated Map Activity Go to the animated map of
... Northern Virginia with a red pencil or crayon. About what time did the fighting begin at Marye’s Heights? __10:00 AM____________ Write that time on your map of Marye’s Heights. On your map of Marye’s Heights using a blue pencil, draw in the location of the Union Army of the Potomac and draw arrows p ...
... Northern Virginia with a red pencil or crayon. About what time did the fighting begin at Marye’s Heights? __10:00 AM____________ Write that time on your map of Marye’s Heights. On your map of Marye’s Heights using a blue pencil, draw in the location of the Union Army of the Potomac and draw arrows p ...
Northern Virginia Campaign
The Northern Virginia Campaign, also known as the Second Bull Run Campaign or Second Manassas Campaign, was a series of battles fought in Virginia during August and September 1862 in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. Confederate General Robert E. Lee followed up his successes of the Seven Days Battles in the Peninsula Campaign by moving north toward Washington, D.C., and defeating Maj. Gen. John Pope and his Army of Virginia.Concerned that Pope's army would combine forces with Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac and overwhelm him, Lee sent Maj. Gen. Thomas J. ""Stonewall"" Jackson north to intercept Pope's advance toward Gordonsville. The two forces initially clashed at Cedar Mountain on August 9, a Confederate victory. Lee determined that McClellan's army on the Virginia Peninsula was no longer a threat to Richmond and sent most of the rest of his army, Maj. Gen. James Longstreet's command, following Jackson. Jackson conducted a wide-ranging maneuver around Pope's right flank, seizing the large supply depot in Pope's rear, at Manassas Junction, placing his force between Pope and Washington, D.C. Moving to a very defensible position near the battleground of the 1861 First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas), Jackson successfully repulsed Union assaults on August 29 as Lee and Longstreet's command arrived on the battlefield. On August 30, Pope attacked again, but was surprised to be caught between attacks by Longstreet and Jackson, and was forced to withdraw with heavy losses. The campaign concluded with another flanking maneuver by Jackson, which Pope engaged at the Battle of Chantilly on September 1.Lee's maneuvering of the Army of Northern Virginia against Pope is considered a military masterpiece. Historian John J. Hennessy wrote that ""Lee may have fought cleverer battles, but this was his greatest campaign.""