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... as Commander of the Union Army, replacing Burnside. • March 3: The U.S. Congress enacts a draft, affecting male citizens aged 20 to 45, but also exempts those who pay $300 or provide a substitute. • May 1-4: Union Army defeated by Lee's much smaller forces at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia ...
... as Commander of the Union Army, replacing Burnside. • March 3: The U.S. Congress enacts a draft, affecting male citizens aged 20 to 45, but also exempts those who pay $300 or provide a substitute. • May 1-4: Union Army defeated by Lee's much smaller forces at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia ...
Copy of The Civil War: Guided Reading Lesson 1: The Two Sides
... 5. The North had a large population and more resources. The South had strong military leadership, knowledge of the terrain where the war would be fought, and a fighting spirit. ...
... 5. The North had a large population and more resources. The South had strong military leadership, knowledge of the terrain where the war would be fought, and a fighting spirit. ...
Civil War Reading and Questions
... federal government control – that they had lost their political voice in the national government. Some Southern states decided to act. South Carolina led the way, seceding from the Union on December 20, 1860. Mississippi soon followed South Carolina’s lead, as did Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisian ...
... federal government control – that they had lost their political voice in the national government. Some Southern states decided to act. South Carolina led the way, seceding from the Union on December 20, 1860. Mississippi soon followed South Carolina’s lead, as did Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisian ...
The Archaeology of Civil War Naval Operations in Charleston
... obstruct the main channels into the harbor, vessels, was sunk at the Bar of the Main by the National Park Service to study the remnants of now-submerged batteries Ship Channel in late 1861, while a Second naval battlefield of Charleston Harbor. including Battery Wagner and Fort Ripley, Stone Fleet, ...
... obstruct the main channels into the harbor, vessels, was sunk at the Bar of the Main by the National Park Service to study the remnants of now-submerged batteries Ship Channel in late 1861, while a Second naval battlefield of Charleston Harbor. including Battery Wagner and Fort Ripley, Stone Fleet, ...
This lithograph of the Battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee
... to picnic and observe the exciting day were the Civil War represents portions of both among the exhausted throng. From this time modern war, technological advancements on forth, both sides knew they had serious cona vast scale, and total war, where a nation’s flict before them.12 complete resources, ...
... to picnic and observe the exciting day were the Civil War represents portions of both among the exhausted throng. From this time modern war, technological advancements on forth, both sides knew they had serious cona vast scale, and total war, where a nation’s flict before them.12 complete resources, ...
17 - Coppell ISD
... State’s righter’s resisted paying taxes to central government Georgia even threatened to secede from the seceded Confederacy *** Possibly a DOUBLE secession, indeed this was a mixed up group of state leaders The South also passed draft laws Their law had special clauses also; if you owned 20 ...
... State’s righter’s resisted paying taxes to central government Georgia even threatened to secede from the seceded Confederacy *** Possibly a DOUBLE secession, indeed this was a mixed up group of state leaders The South also passed draft laws Their law had special clauses also; if you owned 20 ...
Girding For War - Haiku Learning
... called a blockade that was leaky at first but soon clamped down tight. The South, feeling that Lincoln was now waging an aggressive war, was joined by four of the Border States: Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. The capital of the Confederacy was moved from Montgomery to Richmond. ...
... called a blockade that was leaky at first but soon clamped down tight. The South, feeling that Lincoln was now waging an aggressive war, was joined by four of the Border States: Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. The capital of the Confederacy was moved from Montgomery to Richmond. ...
Slide 1
... army • General Ulysses Grant led Northern Army in the West to try to seize the Mississippi River ...
... army • General Ulysses Grant led Northern Army in the West to try to seize the Mississippi River ...
A Surviving Earthwork Salient from Dix`s Peninsula Campaign of 1863
... West Point was strategically important because of its location at the head of the York River, a major avenue of access from Hampton Roads to areas east and north of Richmond. Military forces stationed in West Point also could control the navigable portions of the Mattaponi and Pamunkey rivers, which ...
... West Point was strategically important because of its location at the head of the York River, a major avenue of access from Hampton Roads to areas east and north of Richmond. Military forces stationed in West Point also could control the navigable portions of the Mattaponi and Pamunkey rivers, which ...
A - Humble ISD
... 4. Northerners were inflamed by the South’s actions, and Lincoln now called on 75,000 volunteers; so many came that they had to be turned away. 5. On April 19 and 27, Lincoln also called a blockade that was leaky at first but soon clamped down tight. 6. The South, feeling that Lincoln was now waging ...
... 4. Northerners were inflamed by the South’s actions, and Lincoln now called on 75,000 volunteers; so many came that they had to be turned away. 5. On April 19 and 27, Lincoln also called a blockade that was leaky at first but soon clamped down tight. 6. The South, feeling that Lincoln was now waging ...
A Nation Divided
... of Sherman’s March “The fields were trampled down and the road was lined with carcasses of horses, hogs, and cattle that the invaders, unable ...
... of Sherman’s March “The fields were trampled down and the road was lined with carcasses of horses, hogs, and cattle that the invaders, unable ...
Chapter 16:2 Early Years of the War
... for a few months in the backwoods-Illinois militia. He just does not know military strategy like me. I will continue to do what I think is the best for my troops regardless of what President Lincoln wants me to do. General Lee: We won the Second Battle of Bull Run! Now our capital is safe and we ar ...
... for a few months in the backwoods-Illinois militia. He just does not know military strategy like me. I will continue to do what I think is the best for my troops regardless of what President Lincoln wants me to do. General Lee: We won the Second Battle of Bull Run! Now our capital is safe and we ar ...
Unit 6 Resources: Civil War and Reconstruction
... DIRECTIONS: Filling in the Blanks Use your textbook to fill in the blanks using the words in the box. Some words may be used more than once. Use another sheet of paper if necessary. West Virginia ...
... DIRECTIONS: Filling in the Blanks Use your textbook to fill in the blanks using the words in the box. Some words may be used more than once. Use another sheet of paper if necessary. West Virginia ...
Battles of Civil War Start
... The first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter. Major Robert Anderson of the United States Army had moved his troops to the base because he feared a Confederate attack. In the early morning of April 12, 1861, the Confederates launched an attack. Northern troops under Anderson’s command r ...
... The first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter. Major Robert Anderson of the United States Army had moved his troops to the base because he feared a Confederate attack. In the early morning of April 12, 1861, the Confederates launched an attack. Northern troops under Anderson’s command r ...
The American Civil War
... challenge the preservation of slavery. In 1828 Vice President John C. Calhoun stated that states had the right to nullify a federal law within its borders or to secede from the Union. The principle of states rights eventually led to the secession of several southern states from the Union in 1860 ...
... challenge the preservation of slavery. In 1828 Vice President John C. Calhoun stated that states had the right to nullify a federal law within its borders or to secede from the Union. The principle of states rights eventually led to the secession of several southern states from the Union in 1860 ...
The Civil War
... work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us - that from these honored dead we may take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion - that we here highly reso ...
... work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us - that from these honored dead we may take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion - that we here highly reso ...
Slide 1
... the 1st Battle of Bull Run ○ The first official battle of the Civil War Union victory seemed obvious The Union thought the war would last a maximum of ...
... the 1st Battle of Bull Run ○ The first official battle of the Civil War Union victory seemed obvious The Union thought the war would last a maximum of ...
Civil War - mrbeckwithhistory
... July 1861 – First Battle of Bull Run November, 1861 – George B. McClellan named General-in-Chief of Union February, 1862 – Union offensive opened in the West – Ulysses S. Grant March, 1862 – battle of ironclad ships – Union Monitor v. Merrimac ...
... July 1861 – First Battle of Bull Run November, 1861 – George B. McClellan named General-in-Chief of Union February, 1862 – Union offensive opened in the West – Ulysses S. Grant March, 1862 – battle of ironclad ships – Union Monitor v. Merrimac ...
Pair 6 - Lexington-Richland School District 5
... Although most of the fighting of the Civil War took place in northern Virginia and along the Mississippi River, there were several specific events that took place at geographic locations in South Carolina. The first shots of the war were fired by the Confederacy on Fort Sumter (to confiscate it) aft ...
... Although most of the fighting of the Civil War took place in northern Virginia and along the Mississippi River, there were several specific events that took place at geographic locations in South Carolina. The first shots of the war were fired by the Confederacy on Fort Sumter (to confiscate it) aft ...
Battle of Antietam - St. Mary of Gostyn
... and there we stood for one hour, the men falling all around.” • Second day-Pope tried to crush Confederates, but failed, heavy casualties occurred on both sides • Third Day- Union got crushed very hard ...
... and there we stood for one hour, the men falling all around.” • Second day-Pope tried to crush Confederates, but failed, heavy casualties occurred on both sides • Third Day- Union got crushed very hard ...
Events Leading to Southern Secession Abraham Lincoln and many
... into the new states. Southerners worried that Lincoln would not only try to end slavery in the west but also in Southern states. They also were afraid that they would lose their voice in government. Because of these reasons, many Southerners believed that the South should secede, or break away from ...
... into the new states. Southerners worried that Lincoln would not only try to end slavery in the west but also in Southern states. They also were afraid that they would lose their voice in government. Because of these reasons, many Southerners believed that the South should secede, or break away from ...
Events Leading to Southern Secession
... into the new states. Southerners worried that Lincoln would not only try to end slavery in the west but also in Southern states. They also were afraid that they would lose their voice in government. Because of these reasons, many Southerners believed that the South should secede, or break away from ...
... into the new states. Southerners worried that Lincoln would not only try to end slavery in the west but also in Southern states. They also were afraid that they would lose their voice in government. Because of these reasons, many Southerners believed that the South should secede, or break away from ...
Events Leading to Southern Secession
... states. Southerners worried that Lincoln would not only try to end slavery in the west but also in Southern states. They also were afraid that they would lose their voice in government. Because of these reasons, many Southerners believed that the South should secede, or break away from the Union. In ...
... states. Southerners worried that Lincoln would not only try to end slavery in the west but also in Southern states. They also were afraid that they would lose their voice in government. Because of these reasons, many Southerners believed that the South should secede, or break away from the Union. In ...
A.P. U.S. History Notes Chapter 20: “Girding for War: The
... called on 75,000 volunteers; so many came that they had to be turned away. • On April 19 and 27, Lincoln also called a blockade that was leaky at first but soon clamped down tight. • The South, feeling that Lincoln was now waging an aggressive war, was joined by four of the Border States: Virginia, ...
... called on 75,000 volunteers; so many came that they had to be turned away. • On April 19 and 27, Lincoln also called a blockade that was leaky at first but soon clamped down tight. • The South, feeling that Lincoln was now waging an aggressive war, was joined by four of the Border States: Virginia, ...
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.