Queshtions Flashcards
How did Grant treat Lee (and the confederacy) at the Appomattox court house?
Robert E Lee surrendered to Ulysses Sc Grant in the town Appomattox court house Virginia
Grant wrote generous terms of surrender that would rule out treasonable trail confederate soldiers could go home in peace
What was Grant’s plan for total war?
DESTROY THE SOUTH!!
From all sides sends William Tecumseh Sherman’s troops 2 the Deep South (Atlanta) burned the city to the ground
Why did Lincoln fire McClellan ?
McClellan got a hold of Lee’s plans and went to attack but foolishly didn’t follow the vulnerable confederate Army who retreated across the Potomac River back to Virginia
Nov 7 1862 Lincoln fired McClellan wasn’t aggressive enough
Why was the siege at Vicksburg successful for the north?
After a long siege Vicksburg surrenders to grant all of Mississippi River now in Union control
Why did people bring picnic baskets to the first battle of bull run what happened ?
The1st battle of the war took place near Washington D.C on July 21 1861 General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson led confederates (south)who defeated the union (north) soldiers who had expected to win. This made it seem that the war was gonna be long and hard.
Gettysburg Address
” four score and seven years ago today our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation , conceived in liber and detracted to the proposition that all men are created equal “
