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Civil War Project
Responsibilities
1. Every member of each group will have a complete set of notes for every battle and
for each of the teacher assigned Civil War commanders
Complete set of notes is all the 5 W’s answered (see examples) and every
battle/commander fact answered
2. PowerPoint presentation of the various Civil War commanders assigned to each group
3. Group presentation of the PowerPoint given by all members of the group equally.
4. Group evaluation completely filled out
5. Turn in notes on the due date: __________________________________.
Directions
1. Get into your teacher assigned groups
2. Each group will research all of the required battles
Each group will be assigned certain Civil War commanders to research
3. Divide responsibilities and record each group member’s name next to their responsibility
ex: John Doe - Vicksburg, Thomas Jackson
4. There will be three days of library research to find information on battles and commanders
-Use any book in the library
**Try these books first: Encyclopedia, Biographical Dictionary,
Encyclopedia of American Dates and Facts, Civil War Encyclopedia
-No Internet during class time, so do not ask!
-Copy down all information and share research within group after all the responsibilities
have been completed
-Use your time wisely!
5. Double check the list of battle facts and commander facts for completion
6. Complete PowerPoint presentations
-Must have 5 W’s (including all facts from checklist under “Why”)
-Must have at least one picture of each commander (from Civil War)
*Only accepted Internet site is:
plattscsd.org -> libraries -> SMS -> Mr. Hartmann’s Civil War Project
7. Each group will turn in only one set of complete notes (all battles and assigned people) on the due
date. The PowerPoint presentation must also be completed by the due date.
8. Each student will complete the group evaluation form. Please complete this by yourself and be
honest, no body will see these evaluations besides the teacher.
Battles
Fredericksburg (4)
Gettysburg (10)
Chancellorsville (4)
Appomattox Courthouse (day of surrender) (4)
Antietam (6)
Shiloh (4)
Vicksburg (2)
Sherman’s March/“March to the Sea” (months/years, major cities) (3)
Bull Run (7)
Battle Format
Who: Generals at Battle (Only those generals from the class list)
What: Winner of Battle (Union or Confederate)
When: Date of Battle
Month, Day(s), and Year
Where: City or Town, State
Why: Details of Battle (These are found on the provided checklist)
*size of battle, quotes, important deaths, statistics, interesting facts, importance
Example:
1st Bull Run
Who: North-A. Burnside, W. Sherman
South-T. Jackson, P. Beauregard, J. Longstreet
What: Confederate Victory
When: July 21, 1861
Where: Manassas, VA
Why: -proved both sides needed training
-gave Confederate Army confidence
-proved the war would be long, not short and easy for either side
-Bull Run is a small stream east of the battlefield
-“There is Jackson standing like a stone wall.” -General Bee
-Union retreated and Confederates ordered to gather dropped supplies
-General McDowell removed from top command of Union army and replaced by George
McClellan
Checklist of Battle Facts
-Mandatory for these to be included under “Why”
-Write name of battle next to each fact found and record it into each set of notes
Bull Run-proved
both sides needed training
_____-Lee’s first attempt to bring the war into the North in 1862
_____-turning point of the war
_____-burned Atlanta because it was an industrial city
_____-one of the Union’s worst defeats(Union-12,653 dead, Confederate-5,322 dead)
_____-Lee hoped to win a decisive victory on Northern soil to lower Northern morale in 1863
and force Lincoln to negotiate peace
Bull Run-gave Confederate Army confidence
_____-Union forces surrounded Confederacy, cut off supplies
_____-Lee was brilliant and went against text book warfare; split troops into two groups, Lee’s
greatest victory
_____-Grant ordered Rebels to keep their horses “for spring plowing.”
Bull Run-Bull Run is a small stream east of the battlefield
_____-ten roads led to the small town, troops met on accident
_____-narrow Union victory? Confederates won the first day of battle until Grant
showed up with reinforcements
_____-used concept of “total war”
Bull Run -“There is Jackson standing like a stone wall.” -General Bee
_____-51,000 died in three days, 32% of South’s Army; North-23,000
South-28,000
_____-Union forces outnumbered Confederate forces by two to one(80,000 vs. 40,000), still a very
narrow victory for the Union, some historians call it a draw
_____-“The war is over. The rebels are our countrymen.” -Grant
Bull Run -proved the war would be long, not short and easy for either side
_____-Beauregard wrote Grant a request to stop fighting and bury the dead
_____-first mistake: not chasing Union troops and allowing them to regroup
_____-Lee surrendered to Grant on 4/9/1865 ending the Civil War
_____-McClellan stalled at driving Lee back South, McClellan is relieved of command. He had a
chance to end the war and capture Lee. Outnumbered Southern troops 2:1
_____-largest battle in the Americas
_____-“the day of the battle was blue, the next morning it was white.” Confederate soldiers stripped
the dead Union soldiers of their clothes and supplies
Bull Run-Union retreated and Confederates ordered to gather dropped supplies
_____-Burnside removed of command, replaced by Hooker
_____-purpose: to destroy the South’s ability to wage war
_____-Hooker was unable to make decisive decisions, no one knows why. One thought is the
cannon ball that nearly decapitated him. Removed of command, but no permanent
replacement
_____-named after small, log cabin that served as a Southern Methodist church
_____-named after creek on the Miller Farm
_____-Pickett’s Charge - up Cemetery Ridge into gun fire, reached the top of the ridge but
couldn’t maintain their position, casualties extreme
_____-Confederates outnumbered two to one; 130,000 Union vs. 60,000 Confederate
_____-Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (November 19, 1863)
_____-gave Union control of Mississippi River, split the South in two
_____-Grant would resign if Lee was arrested
_____-more Americans killed(3,400) or wounded/missing (23,000) than in the American Revolution,
War of 1812, and Mexican War combined
_____-Union victory allowed President Lincoln to issue Emancipation Proclamation, now Lincoln had
duel purpose of preserving the Union and ending slavery
Bull Run -General McDowell removed of command and replaced by George McClellan
_____-Meade ignored orders and doesn’t follow Lee
_____-following the advise from his men, Burnside asked for a halt in fighting to bury the dead
_____-Jackson shot by own troops, arm amputated 2 inches below L. shoulder, died at 3 P.M. on
5/10/63 of pneumonia, buried in Lexington, VA
_____-second mistake: Confederates not taking Round Top
_____-9/17, single bloodiest day in American history (26,000 dead)
Commanders
Union
Ulysses S. Grant (8)
George McClellan (8)
George Meade (3)
Philip Sheridan (2)
William Sherman (5)
Joe Hooker (10)
Ambrose Burnside (5)
Confederate
Robert E. Lee (6)
Thomas Jackson (5)
Pierre Beauregard (4)
George Pickett (5)
James Longstreet (4)
Commander Format
Who: Name of Individual
What: Role in Civil War: 1)Side 2)Major Battles (Only those battles from the class list)
When: Complete date of birth (DOB) – Complete date of death (DOD), location of birth
Where: Prewar Occupation (ex: jobs, military experience/ previous wars), home
Why: Personal Notes (These are found on the provided checklist)
*personality, fighting style, interesting facts, post-war career
Example:
Who: Ambrose Everett Burnside,
What: 1) Union
2) Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg
When: May 23, 1824 (IN) - September 13, 1881 (RI)
Where: tailor, West Point (1847), Mexican War, frontier duty, lived in RI
Why: -nicknamed “Ambie”
-unwilling, slow, cautious general
-took over for McClellan, replaced by Hooker
-post war: Governor of RI, businessman, US Senator of RI
-known more for his hairstyle than his leadership: “Sideburns”
Checklist for Union Commander Facts
-Mandatory for these to be included under “Why”
-Write name of commander next to each fact found and record it into each set of notes
“Ambie”
_____-took over for Burnside, replaced by Meade
_____-great organizer and military strategist, but reluctant to use Army
_____-didn’t follow Lee after Gettysburg
_____-Lincoln said he had a case of “the slows”
_____-cannonball struck a porch near his head and he lost his nerve
_____-wrote Lee’s surrender in terms that would prevent treason trials
Burnside-unwilling, slow, cautious general
_____-saw himself as a young Napoleon
_____-resigned in 6/1863
_____-most of his success came in the later years of war
_____-after Shiloh Lincoln stated, “I can’t spare this man, he fights.” Directed “ March to the Sea” and
pinned Lee in Northern VA
_____-graduated second in class at West Point
_____-always felt slighted by superiors and often verbalized criticism
_____-after Presidency worked for a financial firm, went bankrupt, suffered from throat cancer,
and wrote memoirs
_____-unsuccessful Democratic Presidential candidate in 1864, lost to Lincoln
Burnside-nicknamed
Burnside-took
over for McClellan, replaced by Hooker
_____-post war: businessman, author, Governor of NJ
_____-believed a military dictatorship was needed to win the war
_____-graduated West Point after one-year suspension for chasing an officer with bayonet
_____-criticized for being a butcher, cared only of superior numbers, reckless with his own men
_____-post war: Army, succeeded Sherman as general-in-chief
_____-nicknamed “Cump”
_____-“War is Hell”
_____-took over for Scott, replaced by Burnside
_____-basically built Union Army from scratch
Burnside-post war: Governor of RI, businessman, US Senator of RI
_____-promoted to general-in-chief after Grant becomes President
_____-nickname “Fighting Joe”
_____-drinking problem
_____-one of the most immodest and immoral Union commanders
_____-did not follow traditional war strategy of people like Napoleon
_____-postwar: Army, overseen reconstruction in GA, Al, and FL
Burnside-known more for his hairstyle than his leadership: “Sideburns”
_____-wounded in foot at Antietam
_____-served as 18th President
_____-lacked confidence of superiors
_____-last name associated with prostitution, as prostitutes were always around camp
_____-general that Lincoln was searching for
_____-modernized warfare - “Total War” - destruction of anything useful to the enemy
_____-took over for Hooker, replaced by Grant
Checklist for Confederate Commander Facts
-Mandatory for these to be included under “Why”
-Write name of commander next to each fact found and record it into each set of notes
_____-great defender, but poor offensive strategist
_____-at Five Forks went on a picnic and was attacked, lost front line, demoted
_____-”The Stonewall Brigade never retreats!”
_____-led attack on Fort Sumter
_____-father served as one of Washington’s Generals
_____-nicknamed “old Pete”
_____-Post War: President of Washington College, now named Washington and Lee in VA
_____-nicknamed “Stonewall” after Bull Run and his refusal to retreat
_____-property taken over by the Union made into Arlington National Cemetery
_____-great commander and there has been much speculation over how the South would have done
if he was not, killed, Lee’s top commander
_____-shot in hand at Bull Run, ran from doctor prior to amputation
_____-nicknamed “Little Napoleon”
_____-Lincoln’s first choice to lead US forces, resigned from the US Army in April of 1861
_____-post war: railroad president, lottery supervisor, and politician
_____-Civil War’s greatest general
_____-graduated last in class at West Point
_____-post war: insurance agent, lottery supervisor of Louisiana, US minister to Turkey
_____-relieved of command at Appomattox
_____-post war: insurance agent
_____-one of the best fighters, but over-deliberate to the “Lost Cause”
_____-set slaves free prior to war, opposed secession
_____-shot by own troops at Chancellorsville, young soldier fired upon him in disbelief
and was shot in arm, amputated 2 inches below shoulder, died 8 days later of pneumonia
when Dr. placed wet towels on him to ease fever
_____-refused post-war offers to command foreign armies
_____-led Pickett’s Charge up Cemetery Ridge during Gettysburg, severe casualties
Bonus Questions:
1. What was the full name of the “inventor” of baseball who fought at Fort Sumter?
2. Describe the event that happened on 10-19-1864 in St. Albans, Vermont.
3. Where was the location (Brrr!) of the last military conflict of the Civil War?