Surrenders After Appomattox - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... On April 12, 1865, Brigadier General John Echols disbanded the Department of East Tennessee and Southwestern Virginia at Christiansburg, Virginia, upon learning of Lee’s surrender through a telegram waiting for him when he mustered his forces in Christiansburg. The command’s sixteen artillery piece ...
... On April 12, 1865, Brigadier General John Echols disbanded the Department of East Tennessee and Southwestern Virginia at Christiansburg, Virginia, upon learning of Lee’s surrender through a telegram waiting for him when he mustered his forces in Christiansburg. The command’s sixteen artillery piece ...
Little Round Top - A Sound Strategy, Inc.
... hill, and wheeled right, sweeping the Confederates before it. When the left wing came abreast of the right, the whole line pivoted on the 20th’s right companies. The 20th Maine benefited immeasurably from the U.S. Sharpshooters in the woods below Big Round Top. They opened a ferocious fire into th ...
... hill, and wheeled right, sweeping the Confederates before it. When the left wing came abreast of the right, the whole line pivoted on the 20th’s right companies. The 20th Maine benefited immeasurably from the U.S. Sharpshooters in the woods below Big Round Top. They opened a ferocious fire into th ...
SOME BACKGROUND ON THE FILM GODS AND GENERALS
... The condition of the Confederate army lent credence to Hooker's confidence. In February, Lee had detached James Longstreet with two strong divisions to gather food and supplies in southeastern Virginia. Lee could not hope to go on the offensive without Longstreet. In the meantime, Lee's 60,000 veter ...
... The condition of the Confederate army lent credence to Hooker's confidence. In February, Lee had detached James Longstreet with two strong divisions to gather food and supplies in southeastern Virginia. Lee could not hope to go on the offensive without Longstreet. In the meantime, Lee's 60,000 veter ...
week nine handouts, history 302
... General Grant's orders to Hancock were to assault at daylight on the 12th in cooperation with Burnside on his left, while Wright and Warren were held in readiness to assault on his right. The Confederate army was composed of three corps-Longstreet (now R. H. Anderson) on their left, Ewell in the cen ...
... General Grant's orders to Hancock were to assault at daylight on the 12th in cooperation with Burnside on his left, while Wright and Warren were held in readiness to assault on his right. The Confederate army was composed of three corps-Longstreet (now R. H. Anderson) on their left, Ewell in the cen ...
The Final Salute Tour
... entrenchments, Sheridan’s troopers threw back an attack by Confederate infantry. Confederate reinforcements arrived from Richmond and from the Totopotomoy Creek lines. Late on June 1, the Union VI and XVIII Corps reached Cold Harbor and assaulted the Confederate works with some success. By ...
... entrenchments, Sheridan’s troopers threw back an attack by Confederate infantry. Confederate reinforcements arrived from Richmond and from the Totopotomoy Creek lines. Late on June 1, the Union VI and XVIII Corps reached Cold Harbor and assaulted the Confederate works with some success. By ...
Ten Miles from Richmond - The Cupola: Scholarship at Gettysburg
... brought the Army of the Potomac to what its commanding general, Major General George Gordon Meade, believed was the end of its tether. "I don't believe the military history of the world can offer a parallel to the protracted and severe fighting which this army has sustained for the last thirty days, ...
... brought the Army of the Potomac to what its commanding general, Major General George Gordon Meade, believed was the end of its tether. "I don't believe the military history of the world can offer a parallel to the protracted and severe fighting which this army has sustained for the last thirty days, ...
History - Vermont Historical Society
... in the summer of 1864, it bore few scars and was still a land of rich farms with golden fields of ripening grain and rolling pasture land. Distances in the Valley were not great. From Martinsburg, where the Pike met the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, south to Lexington was almost 150 miles. Harper's F ...
... in the summer of 1864, it bore few scars and was still a land of rich farms with golden fields of ripening grain and rolling pasture land. Distances in the Valley were not great. From Martinsburg, where the Pike met the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, south to Lexington was almost 150 miles. Harper's F ...
Mine Run Campaign - Visit Orange County VA
... Stop 3 – Payne’s Farm (Zoar Rd.). Marching down the Raccoon Ford Road (Rt. 611), Edward Johnson’s Confederate division collided with French’s corps in the woods and fields in this vicinity. To orient yourself to the direction of Johnson’s attack, stand with your back to the church and face the road. ...
... Stop 3 – Payne’s Farm (Zoar Rd.). Marching down the Raccoon Ford Road (Rt. 611), Edward Johnson’s Confederate division collided with French’s corps in the woods and fields in this vicinity. To orient yourself to the direction of Johnson’s attack, stand with your back to the church and face the road. ...
Field Trip to the Seven Days Battles
... Three Confederate brigades, Cadmus Wilcox, Micah Jenkins, and James Kemper, were sent forward in the assault. Longstreet ordered them forward in a piecemeal fashion, over several hours. Kemper's Virginians charged through the thick woods first and emerged in front of five batteries of McCall's artil ...
... Three Confederate brigades, Cadmus Wilcox, Micah Jenkins, and James Kemper, were sent forward in the assault. Longstreet ordered them forward in a piecemeal fashion, over several hours. Kemper's Virginians charged through the thick woods first and emerged in front of five batteries of McCall's artil ...
Bermuda Hundred Campaign by sfcdan
... expected Union effort against the rail line and to gain time to consolidate a force to challenge Butler. A Federal advance pushed back the Confederate skirmishers but was stopped cold by a volley from the main rebel line. Both commanders incorrectly believed that they faced two brigades of the enemy ...
... expected Union effort against the rail line and to gain time to consolidate a force to challenge Butler. A Federal advance pushed back the Confederate skirmishers but was stopped cold by a volley from the main rebel line. Both commanders incorrectly believed that they faced two brigades of the enemy ...
File
... is home of the best preserved earthwork fortification of the Confederacy. The sand and mud earthworks were attacked seven times by Union ironclads, but did not fall until captured in 1864 by Gen. William T. Sherman during his famous March to the Sea. ...
... is home of the best preserved earthwork fortification of the Confederacy. The sand and mud earthworks were attacked seven times by Union ironclads, but did not fall until captured in 1864 by Gen. William T. Sherman during his famous March to the Sea. ...
September - McHenry County Civil War Round Table
... would be carried out by the Army of the James under Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler against the Confederate works at Chaffin's Farm. The western attack was to be carried out by the Union V Corps under Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren and a cavalry division under Brig. Gen. David . Gregg with units from the ...
... would be carried out by the Army of the James under Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler against the Confederate works at Chaffin's Farm. The western attack was to be carried out by the Union V Corps under Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren and a cavalry division under Brig. Gen. David . Gregg with units from the ...
Reading 1 on the battle
... setting up a third battle line a short distance east of Pigeon's Ranch. The Texans charged the line shortly before sunset. Slough ordered his soldiers back to Camp Lewis leaving the Confederates in possession of the field. Both sides were exhausted after six hours of fighting, each having sustained ...
... setting up a third battle line a short distance east of Pigeon's Ranch. The Texans charged the line shortly before sunset. Slough ordered his soldiers back to Camp Lewis leaving the Confederates in possession of the field. Both sides were exhausted after six hours of fighting, each having sustained ...
Refraction of sound waves influenced the outcome of several Civil
... The scene - After the Union debacle at Bull Run, George C. McClellan was placed in command of the forces around Washington. Rather than move towards Richmond directly overland, McClellan decided to save his infantry some work by shipping them to the peninsula southeast of Richmond to begin his attac ...
... The scene - After the Union debacle at Bull Run, George C. McClellan was placed in command of the forces around Washington. Rather than move towards Richmond directly overland, McClellan decided to save his infantry some work by shipping them to the peninsula southeast of Richmond to begin his attac ...
1863+ - Mr. Cvelbar`s US History Page
... Confederate Army to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the village of Appomattox Court House in Virginia Grant allows Rebel officers to keep their side arms and permits soldiers to keep horses and mules "After four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude the Army of Northern Virgi ...
... Confederate Army to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the village of Appomattox Court House in Virginia Grant allows Rebel officers to keep their side arms and permits soldiers to keep horses and mules "After four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude the Army of Northern Virgi ...
4-Civil_War - IB-History-of-the-Americas
... thought it would make an excellent rifle pit and it would be well to take cover and so they moved down into the crater itself, wasting valuable time while the Confederates, gathered as many troops together as they could for a counterattack. In about an hour's time, they had formed up around the crat ...
... thought it would make an excellent rifle pit and it would be well to take cover and so they moved down into the crater itself, wasting valuable time while the Confederates, gathered as many troops together as they could for a counterattack. In about an hour's time, they had formed up around the crat ...
Causes of Confederate Defeat in the Civil War
... Ohio River, stayed loyal to the Union throughout the conflict and, in doing so, denied Virginia resources (both human and natural) that they had counted on to sustain the Confederate cause. In addition, Union control of this region was a strategic gain because it allowed the North to launch repeated ...
... Ohio River, stayed loyal to the Union throughout the conflict and, in doing so, denied Virginia resources (both human and natural) that they had counted on to sustain the Confederate cause. In addition, Union control of this region was a strategic gain because it allowed the North to launch repeated ...
apush - Lincoln Park High School
... The Killer Angels (1974) is a historical novel by Michael Shaara that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1975. The book tells the story of four days of the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War: June 29, 1863, as the troops of both the Union and the Confederacy move into battle a ...
... The Killer Angels (1974) is a historical novel by Michael Shaara that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1975. The book tells the story of four days of the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War: June 29, 1863, as the troops of both the Union and the Confederacy move into battle a ...
Civil War: Battle of Antietam Video Webquest
... 13. Was Union General Burnside able to get his forces across Antietam Creek? ...
... 13. Was Union General Burnside able to get his forces across Antietam Creek? ...
CIVIL WAR BATTLES
... Date: April 12-14, 1861 Generals: –Union: Major Robert Anderson –Confederate: Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard Results: Confederate Victory Significance: Civil War Begins ...
... Date: April 12-14, 1861 Generals: –Union: Major Robert Anderson –Confederate: Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard Results: Confederate Victory Significance: Civil War Begins ...
The Civil War in the East 1864-1865
... • Lee tries to break out but the Union forces are too strong • Grant counter attacks and breaks the Southern defenses • Lee evacuates Petersburg and Richmond ...
... • Lee tries to break out but the Union forces are too strong • Grant counter attacks and breaks the Southern defenses • Lee evacuates Petersburg and Richmond ...
THE END OF THE WAR IN THE WEST A. Vicksburg campaign
... 2. Lee sacrificed several detachments in rear guard to evacuate both Richmond & Petersburg successfully. ...
... 2. Lee sacrificed several detachments in rear guard to evacuate both Richmond & Petersburg successfully. ...
“The Siege of Petersburg Begins”
... longer capable of offensive actions and was only comfortable behind defensive breastworks. Now on June 15th only a few thousand Confederates stood between the Union army and the defeat of the Confederacy. Grant’s army of 100,000 was south of the James River and all but 3,000 of Lee’s forces were sti ...
... longer capable of offensive actions and was only comfortable behind defensive breastworks. Now on June 15th only a few thousand Confederates stood between the Union army and the defeat of the Confederacy. Grant’s army of 100,000 was south of the James River and all but 3,000 of Lee’s forces were sti ...
Third Battle of Petersburg
The Third Battle of Petersburg, also known as the Breakthrough at Petersburg or the Fall of Petersburg, was fought on April 2, 1865, south and southwest of Petersburg, Virginia, at the end of the 292-day Richmond–Petersburg Campaign (sometimes called the Siege of Petersburg) and in the beginning stage of the Appomattox Campaign near the conclusion of the American Civil War. The Union Army (Army of the Potomac, Army of the Shenandoah and Army of the James) under the overall command of General-in-chief, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, launched an assault on General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's Petersburg, Virginia trenches and fortifications after the Union victory at the Battle of Five Forks on April 1, 1865. As a result of that battle the Confederate right flank, rear and remaining supply lines were exposed or cut and the Confederate defenders were reduced by over 10,000 men killed, wounded, taken prisoner or in flight.The thinly-held Confederate lines at Petersburg had been stretched to the breaking point by earlier Union movements that extended those lines beyond the ability of the Confederates to man them adequately and by desertions and casualties from recent battles. As the much larger Union forces, which significantly outnumbered the Confederates, assaulted the lines, desperate Confederate defenders held off the Union breakthrough long enough for Confederate government officials and most of the remaining Confederate army, including local defense forces, and some Confederate Navy personnel, to flee Petersburg and the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia during the night of April 2–3. Confederate corps commander Lieutenant General A.P. Hill was killed during the fighting. Union soldiers occupied Richmond and Petersburg on April 3, 1865 but most of the Union Army pursued the Army of Northern Virginia until they surrounded and forced Robert E. Lee to surrender that army on April 9, 1865 after the Battle of Appomattox Court House, Virginia.