civil war final 2

lee’s may 15, 1863 meeting w the cabinet

confederate war dept wants to send 4 brigades to Mississippi w the threat to vicksburg but le is like no we can send my portion north into union territory

• raid to enrage northern civilians and give copperheads a way to win the election which was the easiest way for confederates to win

lieutenant gen. Richard s Ewell

succeeded stonewall Jackson but wasn’t very good

lieutenant gen. a.p. hill

also suceeded stonewall Jackson

battle of brandy station (June 1863)

union and confederate Calvary clash along fords of the rappahannock river

• confederate victory but led to unnecessary raid

Stuart’s ride (June 1863)

• takes 2 brigades to the opposite side of union army and can’t reconnect w other half of confederate army

• supposed to be intelligence gathering so w them not coming back lee has to go into enemy territory blind

Pennsylvania emergency militia

raised to protect from he’s invasion by gov. Curtin

• didnt do much fighting but burned bridges and made it impossible to get capital of Penn.

removal of Joseph hooker (June 1863)

blamed for capture of winchester

• demands command of garrison at harpers ferry and war dept is like no so hes like ok fine im leaving

maj. gen George g Meade

succeeds hooker

• task is to assemble a scattered army and arrest lee

• put into command 3 days before bloodiest battle

“reconnaissance in force”

sending troops in just enough to test how strong the enemy is and get info

battle of Gettysburg (July 1863)

• confederates thought union troops were militia

• once lee got there he was confident in his men

  • union line became unhinged at Barlow’s knoll and tried to retreat through the town

maj. gen. winfield Scott Hancock

• rallied panicked troops on cemetery hill and reformed their lines

cemetery hill

first town where union troops ran south of gettysburg

culp’s hill

second town where union troops ran south of gettysburg

maj gen. daniel e sickles

union commander of left flank

• advances in front and basically stabilizes the left

little round top

helped secure the threatened left flank

the peach orchard

where men are put into position (union) where confederates could overrun and left Meade sending in continuous reinforcments

the wheat field

area where most of the blood was shed

• counterattacks and attacks over and over again

pickett’s charge

biggest infantry assault of the battle

• lee tries to bombard union workers artillery but doesn’t work

• union starts advancing so lee has to retreat bc he already made 3 risky maneuvers and lost every one

battle of Williamsport and falling waters (July 1863)

• lee is backed against the river and Williamsport maryland bc of heavy rain

• - union gets there and waits him out for 2 days until the river lowers and confederates can get across into friendly territory

US sanitary commission

cared for wounded soldiers after Gettysburg (group 1)

US christian commission

first town where union troops ran south of gettysburg (group 2)

camp letterman hospital

tent city where about 21,000 wounded were sent

• makeshift

soldiers national cemetery

dead buried away from people’s crops and in a national cemetery in gettysburg

Gettysburg address (nov. 1863)

Lincoln came to dedicate the national cemetery

• union dead = 3,5000

• made clear what the sacrificece of the union soldiers and what the civil war would decide

  • their sacrifice can’t be forgotten

  • call to the north to fight to the finish and not give up bc thats not the cause the men fought for

• leads to greater sense of what US stands for as an idea