America`s History Seventh Edition
... C. Setting War Objectives and Devising Strategies 1. Union Thrusts Toward Richmond– Lincoln rejected General Winfield Scott’s strategy of peaceful persuasion through economic sanctions and a naval blockade; instead, he insisted on an aggressive military campaign to restore the Union; hoped a quick s ...
... C. Setting War Objectives and Devising Strategies 1. Union Thrusts Toward Richmond– Lincoln rejected General Winfield Scott’s strategy of peaceful persuasion through economic sanctions and a naval blockade; instead, he insisted on an aggressive military campaign to restore the Union; hoped a quick s ...
Study Guide: The Civil War (SS8H6)
... Instructions: Indentify who was involved, what the outcome was, and explain why the event was an important event or location during the Civil War. ...
... Instructions: Indentify who was involved, what the outcome was, and explain why the event was an important event or location during the Civil War. ...
Civil War Part II
... grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature. ...
... grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature. ...
The Union in Crisis and the American Civil War
... previously sustained in entire wars. When the war was over, more than 600,000 Americans were dead. Hundreds of thousands more were maimed. The Civil War ushered in the harsh reality of modern warfare. For the first time, ordinary citizens could see the carnage of the battlefield through the photogra ...
... previously sustained in entire wars. When the war was over, more than 600,000 Americans were dead. Hundreds of thousands more were maimed. The Civil War ushered in the harsh reality of modern warfare. For the first time, ordinary citizens could see the carnage of the battlefield through the photogra ...
Civil War Did Not St..
... McClellan. General McClellan frustrated Lincoln by repeatedly asking for more troops, supplies, and preparation time rather than fighting. Lincoln reportedly joked after one of McClellan's requests for troops that the army seemed to grow smaller "like a shovelful of fleas tossed from one place to an ...
... McClellan. General McClellan frustrated Lincoln by repeatedly asking for more troops, supplies, and preparation time rather than fighting. Lincoln reportedly joked after one of McClellan's requests for troops that the army seemed to grow smaller "like a shovelful of fleas tossed from one place to an ...
Battle - People Server at UNCW
... Lee’s defeat was his worst to date. From now on the Southern cause was doomed. President Lincoln delivers his Gettysburg address. Turning point of the war. Pickett’s Charge Fails ...
... Lee’s defeat was his worst to date. From now on the Southern cause was doomed. President Lincoln delivers his Gettysburg address. Turning point of the war. Pickett’s Charge Fails ...
Gettysburg - Warren County Schools
... 1. to disrupt the Union’s ability to attack the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia 2. to draw the United States Army away from the safety of the defenses of Washington, D.C. and fight them in the “open” 3. to take the war away from the farmers in Virginia who were having problems planting and ...
... 1. to disrupt the Union’s ability to attack the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia 2. to draw the United States Army away from the safety of the defenses of Washington, D.C. and fight them in the “open” 3. to take the war away from the farmers in Virginia who were having problems planting and ...
Document
... don't know what you're talking about. War is a terrible thing! You mistake, too, the people of the North. They are a peaceable people but an earnest people, and they will fight, too. They are not going to let this country be destroyed without a mighty effort to save it... Besides, where are your men ...
... don't know what you're talking about. War is a terrible thing! You mistake, too, the people of the North. They are a peaceable people but an earnest people, and they will fight, too. They are not going to let this country be destroyed without a mighty effort to save it... Besides, where are your men ...
of the Civil War
... The bloody Battle of Shiloh (Place of Peace)was a Confederate loss, but there were many casualties. Allows Union to split Confederacy and gain control of the Mississippi River. New Orleans fell to Admiral Farragut, and he continued up the Mississippi River to capture Baton Rouge and Natchez. Only Vi ...
... The bloody Battle of Shiloh (Place of Peace)was a Confederate loss, but there were many casualties. Allows Union to split Confederacy and gain control of the Mississippi River. New Orleans fell to Admiral Farragut, and he continued up the Mississippi River to capture Baton Rouge and Natchez. Only Vi ...
CP United States History Unit 6 Test: The Civil War and
... 43) What was the main reason for President Andrew Johnson's impeachment? A) There was massive corruption within his presidential administration. B) It was a power struggle between the federal and state governments. C) Congress did not like his foreign policy. D) Congress did not like how he was resi ...
... 43) What was the main reason for President Andrew Johnson's impeachment? A) There was massive corruption within his presidential administration. B) It was a power struggle between the federal and state governments. C) Congress did not like his foreign policy. D) Congress did not like how he was resi ...
the richmond class confederate ironclads
... enthusiasts, that the Confederate Navy attempted to build approximately 50 ironclad warships during the course of the war, about 25 of which were commissioned and saw service. The Virginia (Merrimack), Albemarle and Tennessee are well known because of the significant battles they took part in ; but ...
... enthusiasts, that the Confederate Navy attempted to build approximately 50 ironclad warships during the course of the war, about 25 of which were commissioned and saw service. The Virginia (Merrimack), Albemarle and Tennessee are well known because of the significant battles they took part in ; but ...
Lecture 16, The Civil War
... Starving, short of ammunition, and losing men in battle and desertion every day, Lee retreated on April 2. Seven days later Lee and his 25,000 troops surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House. Confederate troops were given parole and sent home. They could not be tried for treason in the future. ...
... Starving, short of ammunition, and losing men in battle and desertion every day, Lee retreated on April 2. Seven days later Lee and his 25,000 troops surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House. Confederate troops were given parole and sent home. They could not be tried for treason in the future. ...
Part One - Cloudfront.net
... Starving, short of ammunition, and losing men in battle and desertion every day, Lee retreated on April 2. Seven days later Lee and his 25,000 troops surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House. Confederate troops were given parole and sent home. They could not be tried for treason in the future. ...
... Starving, short of ammunition, and losing men in battle and desertion every day, Lee retreated on April 2. Seven days later Lee and his 25,000 troops surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House. Confederate troops were given parole and sent home. They could not be tried for treason in the future. ...
Overview of the Civil War by Brinkley: Part 2
... 1863: Year of Decision At almost the same time, the other Confederate strong point o n the river, Port Hudson (Louisiana), also surrendered to a Union force that had moved north from New Orleans. The Union had achieved one of its basic military aims: control the whole length of the Mississippi River ...
... 1863: Year of Decision At almost the same time, the other Confederate strong point o n the river, Port Hudson (Louisiana), also surrendered to a Union force that had moved north from New Orleans. The Union had achieved one of its basic military aims: control the whole length of the Mississippi River ...
CIVIL WAR BATTLES – CLASS COPY DO NOT WRITE ON
... As a result of the fall of Forts Henry and Donelson, Confederate Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, the commander in the area, was forced to fall back, giving up Kentucky and much of West and Middle Tennessee. He chose Corinth, Mississippi, a major transportation center, as the staging area for an offensi ...
... As a result of the fall of Forts Henry and Donelson, Confederate Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, the commander in the area, was forced to fall back, giving up Kentucky and much of West and Middle Tennessee. He chose Corinth, Mississippi, a major transportation center, as the staging area for an offensi ...
CWF
... _____ 26) Where were the battles of Bull Run I & II fought? a. Sharpsburg, Md. b. Gettysburg, Pa. c. Vicksburg, Ms. d. Manassas, Va. _____ 27) Who took over the Union Army after the battle of Bull Run I? a. McClellan b. Burnside c. Hood d. Lee _____ 28) What was the name of the Union Army in Washin ...
... _____ 26) Where were the battles of Bull Run I & II fought? a. Sharpsburg, Md. b. Gettysburg, Pa. c. Vicksburg, Ms. d. Manassas, Va. _____ 27) Who took over the Union Army after the battle of Bull Run I? a. McClellan b. Burnside c. Hood d. Lee _____ 28) What was the name of the Union Army in Washin ...
Civil War Ppt
... thought was a gap in the Union line that instead left a gaping hole elsewhere in the line. Confederate troops under the command of Lt. Gen. James Longstreet poured through and drove off a third of the Union Army, including Rosecrans himself. The Army of the Cumberland was shattered, retreated to Cha ...
... thought was a gap in the Union line that instead left a gaping hole elsewhere in the line. Confederate troops under the command of Lt. Gen. James Longstreet poured through and drove off a third of the Union Army, including Rosecrans himself. The Army of the Cumberland was shattered, retreated to Cha ...
DOWNLOAD image list - History Wall Charts Collection
... 4. Soldier with rifle in front of cannon, 22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Va., circa 1861 5. Uncle Tom's Cabin, for sale placard, 1852 6. Confederate Adm. Raphael Semmes, aboard the CSS Alabama, 1863 7. President Abraham Lincoln with Gen. George B. McClellan and officers at Antietam, ...
... 4. Soldier with rifle in front of cannon, 22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Va., circa 1861 5. Uncle Tom's Cabin, for sale placard, 1852 6. Confederate Adm. Raphael Semmes, aboard the CSS Alabama, 1863 7. President Abraham Lincoln with Gen. George B. McClellan and officers at Antietam, ...
Ch 21 Packet
... 10. ______________ Edward Everett Hale’s fictional story of treason and banishment, inspired by the actual wartime banishing of Copperhead Clement Vallandigham 11. ______________ Georgia city captured and burned by Sherman just before the election of 1864 12. ______________ The temporary 1864 coalit ...
... 10. ______________ Edward Everett Hale’s fictional story of treason and banishment, inspired by the actual wartime banishing of Copperhead Clement Vallandigham 11. ______________ Georgia city captured and burned by Sherman just before the election of 1864 12. ______________ The temporary 1864 coalit ...
Beginning of the Civil War Notes
... b. Southern advantages = “King Cotton”, first-rate generals, highly motivated troops, agriculture ...
... b. Southern advantages = “King Cotton”, first-rate generals, highly motivated troops, agriculture ...
Name: Date: Period: Unit 6: (Chapter 15-Sections 2-3)
... 26. ________________________ major battle of the Civil War. 27. _______________________________ victory and a major morale boost for the ______________________. 28. It showed both sides that the War would not go exactly as expected – people thought the entire Civil War would be over within a few day ...
... 26. ________________________ major battle of the Civil War. 27. _______________________________ victory and a major morale boost for the ______________________. 28. It showed both sides that the War would not go exactly as expected – people thought the entire Civil War would be over within a few day ...
33. 1861 to 1862 Stalemate
... modern historians agreed with him. Lincoln therefore had to speak delicately about slavery in order to woo them. Had these states seceded, they would have increased the population and manufacturing capacity of the CSA dramatically. Certain rivers would have fallen completely into Rebel hands. West V ...
... modern historians agreed with him. Lincoln therefore had to speak delicately about slavery in order to woo them. Had these states seceded, they would have increased the population and manufacturing capacity of the CSA dramatically. Certain rivers would have fallen completely into Rebel hands. West V ...
the american civil war
... Confederation. The former Union minister of war, Floyd, decided that all heavy weapons would be brought to Southern arsenals before the beginning of the war. Ships of the Navy were located all over the sea. The Northern States didn’t have a big support from the population, because the biggest part w ...
... Confederation. The former Union minister of war, Floyd, decided that all heavy weapons would be brought to Southern arsenals before the beginning of the war. Ships of the Navy were located all over the sea. The Northern States didn’t have a big support from the population, because the biggest part w ...
Chapter 20-21 Identifications
... D) Although the Confederacy showed military initiative and daring early in the war, the Union ultimately succeeded due to improvements in leadership and strategy, key victories, greater resources, and the wartime destruction of the South’s infrastructure. ...
... D) Although the Confederacy showed military initiative and daring early in the war, the Union ultimately succeeded due to improvements in leadership and strategy, key victories, greater resources, and the wartime destruction of the South’s infrastructure. ...
First Battle of Bull Run in The Civil War
... order his transport boats to parallel his movement—that is, float past the fort and its deadly accurate guns. Those ships that made it, ferried Grant and his men to the Vicksburg side of the river about 25 miles south of the fort. Next, Grant marched 50 miles east to Jackson, the state capital, to e ...
... order his transport boats to parallel his movement—that is, float past the fort and its deadly accurate guns. Those ships that made it, ferried Grant and his men to the Vicksburg side of the river about 25 miles south of the fort. Next, Grant marched 50 miles east to Jackson, the state capital, to e ...
Anaconda Plan
The Anaconda Plan is the name widely applied to an outline strategy for subduing the seceding states in the American Civil War. Proposed by General-in-Chief Winfield Scott, the plan emphasized the blockade of the Southern ports, and called for an advance down the Mississippi River to cut the South in two. Because the blockade would be rather passive, it was widely derided by the vociferous faction who wanted a more vigorous prosecution of the war, and who likened it to the coils of an anaconda suffocating its victim. The snake image caught on, giving the proposal its popular name.