1861-1865 population - 22 million - 90% of ind. goods‚ esp. munitions - efficient railroad system - controlled the navy‚ which could be used to blockade s. ports and shut down the s. eco. - but would have to fight an offensive war (long supply lines‚ unfamiliar territory...) - capable mil. leaders‚ inc. Ulysses S. Grant - Confederates had excellent generals too -Robert E. Lee and Thomas Jackson Defending is always easier than attacking (familiar w/climate and territory‚ possible
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Civil War Battles summary: The Civil War consisted of nearly 10‚500 battles‚ engagements‚ and other military actions including nearly 50 major battles and about 100 others that had major significance. The remainder were skirmishes‚ reconnaissance‚ naval engagements‚ sieges‚ bombardments‚ etc. The engagements were fought in 23 different states and resulted in a total of over 650‚000 casualties. The battles are divided amongst designated theaters including the Easter Theater‚ Western Theater‚ Trans-Mississippi
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Period 1 2/12/13 Ulysses S. Grant was a war hero and the 18th president of the United States. During his two year term he was criticized for a number of things. One major thing that negatively affected his political career was that he trusted too easily. As a result of this‚ members of his cabinet‚ and lower administration got away with everything from financial mismanagement to theft. Once word of this got out he lost support within his own party. Despite immense efforts‚ Grant failed to apply congressional
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Clara Barton – Angel of the Battlefield Staff Writer When the Civil War broke out Clara Barton was one of the first volunteers to appear at the Washington Infirmary to care for wounded soldiers. After the Battle of Bull Run‚ she established an agency to obtain and distribute supplies to wounded soldiers. In July 1862‚ Clara Barton lobbied and won permission to travel behind the lines to administer aid to soldiers of both the North and South. Clara reached some of the grimmest battlefields
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had a few goals in mind‚ and many‚ especially the more moderate‚ Republicans focused primarily on restoring the Union. Additionally‚ radicals attempted to grant full civil liberties to former slaves. In general‚ all pursuing Reconstruction wished to reiterate the unity of the United States‚ and most‚ especially from the North‚ wanted to grant partial civil rights to African Americans. However‚ in trying to reform the South‚ while the Northerners did succeed in passing much legislation‚ they did little
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Reconstruction. 1865 through 1877 was known as the period of Reconstruction. During this time the Confederate States were reintegrated into the Union. Before the Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his forces to the Union General‚ Ulysses Grant on April 9th‚ 1865 which actually ended the war‚ controversy raged throughout Congress and country concerning the terms under which the secessionist states would be allowed back into the Union. One prevalent concern was what role the federal government
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US History R Chapter 12: Section 1- The Politics of Reconstruction I. Lincoln’s Plan for Reconstruction Presidential Reconstruction Comes to a Standstill When the 39th Congress convened in December 1865‚ the Radical Republican legislators disputed Johnson’s claim that Reconstruction was complete. As a result‚ Congress refused to admit the newly elected Southern legislators. In February 1866 Congress voted to continue and enlarge the Freedman’s Bureau. It set up 40 hospitals‚ 4‚000 schools
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officeholders were replaced. The dispensation of offices by strict party allegiance was followed in succeeding years and critical opposition grew. The corruption and inefficiency bred by the system reached staggering proportions in the administration of Ulysses S. Grant‚ and reaction against this helped bring about civil service reform‚ which was inaugurated by creation of the Civil Service Commission in 1871. The spoils system has‚ however‚ continued for many federal offices and is even more prevalent in state
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a dark-horse candidate to win. In the election of 1880‚ Garfield was not expected to win‚ or even contend. Ulysses S. Grant was the favorite‚ but because of the Credit Mobilier scandal‚ which was when the company took millions of dollars from the government to build a railroad they never started‚ Grant lost ground in the race. It finally came down to James A. Garfield and Democrat Winfield S. Hancock. The results ended with Garfield winning the election by only 10‚000 popular votes. Once he became
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deny rights to Confederate leaders. d. give African Americans state jobs. ____ 4. President Johnson challenged the Tenure of Office Act by a. running for a third term as president. b. not replacing cabinet members. c. firing General Grant. d. firing Secretary of War Stanton. ____ 5. Some scalawags were a. wealthy planters who were looking for a way to regain power. b. owners of small farms who did not want wealthy planters to regain power. c. Northern schoolteachers who
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