civil war blunders

CIVIL WAR BLUNDERS

By: Andrea B., Celeste B., and Diana P.

Ms. Ramont

Period 6

BATTLE OF ANTIETAMGEN. ROBERT E. LEE

In September of 1862, he chose to fight in an area with the

Potomac River at his army’s back and with not enough room to

maneuver and completely outnumbered. Lee’s bad luck was that

Union General McClellan knew the Confederate plans. (Someone

in Lee’s army lost a copy of the Confederate battle orders.)

However, Lee’s good luck was that General McClellan was in

command of the Union Army, and McClellan suffered from what

Lincoln called “the slows.”

BATTLE OF ANTIETAM

BATTLE OF ANTIETAM MAP

ANALYSIS OF BAT TLE OF ANTIETAM

When General Lee got ready to go to the battle, he

accidentally left his plans and Union soldiers were

able to get ahold of them and find out the

Confederate’s next move. The mistake made was

that he chose to fight in an area with the Potomac

River at his army’s back and insufficient room to

maneuver and totally outnumbered.

GEN. LEE AND GEN. MCCLELLAN

General Lee ready to fight!!!

General McClellan also ready to fight!!!

BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG

In November of 1862, President Lincoln made a mistake of

sending General Burnside instead of General McClellan to

fight in the battle of Fredericksburg.

The failures of the Union army over the past year left

Lincoln craving a victory to maintain public confidence.

Burnside's orders and stubborn determination to take the

ridge led to a massacre under withering Confederate rifle

and artillery fire.

BAT TLE OF FREDERICKSBERG MAP

FREDERICKSBURG ANALYSIS

At the battle of Fredericksburg,

Lincoln made the mistake of choosing

General Burnside instead of General McClellan to

fight in the battle of Fredericksburg . If Lincoln had

chosen General McClellan, the Union would have

probably won the battle(since General McClellan had

led the Union to winning many battles).

BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG

The Pickett-Pettigrew assault (also know as,

Pickett’s Charge) momentarily pierced the Union

line but was driven back with severe deaths. Stuart’s

soldiers attempted to gain the Union rear but was

repulsed. On July 4, Lee began withdrawing his army

toward Williamsport on the Potomac River, thus

concluding the Battle of Gettysburg. His train of

wounded stretched more than fourteen miles.

ANALYSIS GETTYSBURG

The confederates lost because

of the fell of Pickets Charge

This is the turning point of

the war.

If the attack was successful, the confederates may

have won the war.

BATTLE OF CHANCELLORSVILLE

In late April of 1862, newly appointed Joseph Hooker led the

Army of the Potomac back toward Fredericksburg with a bold

new plan for confronting Lee's army. His soldiers would make a

sudden attack deep behind Lee to disrupt supply lines and

communication with Richmond. While this was going on,

Hooker envisioned a sharp movement, with part of his army

marching around Lee to strike from the rear and pinning the

Confederate army as the rest of his troops made a frontal

assault at Fredericksburg.

ANALYSIS OF CHANCELLORSVILLE

The victorious Confederate attack ended with the

mortal wounding of Stonewall Jackson.

Lee's victory at Chancellorsville is considered to be

his greatest accomplishment of the entire war.

WHO AM I?

RULES

There is going to be three clues about the person

After you guess your answer, we will review the

question

WHO AM I?

Got his nickname from his posture in battle of Bull

Run

Was killed in Battle of Chancellorville

Was a major Confederate general

I AM…

General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

WHO AM I?

His nickname comes from his facial hair

Was also and inventor and industrialist

Had an aggressive work ethic

I AM…

General Ambrose Everett Burnside

WHO AM I?

His greatest victory is the Battle of

Chancellorsville

His middle name is Edward

His wife was the great granddaughter of Martha

Washington

I AM…

General Robert E. LEE

RESEARCH WE USED FOR INFORMATION

Pressley, , J. (Jan 18, 2011 ). Five Major Civil War

Battlefield Blunders. from

http://voices.yahoo.com/five-major-civil-war-

battlefield-blunders-7567972.html?cat=37

Chancellorsville. (n.d) from

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/chancellorsville.h

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RESEARCH WE USED FOR IMAGES

Maps of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (1863) GETTYSBURG - PICKETT'S CHARGE, JULY 3, 1863. (n.d) from

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/gettysburg/maps/pickettscharge.html

Haas , Steve Battle of Chancellorsville - Part 2. (n.d) from http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/gettysburg/maps/

pickettscharge.html

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania . (MAR 08). from http://firstsliveone.wordpress.com/page/2/

Hyde , Dan Harrison County Historical Society's Collection of Old Photos of Jacksons The Stonewall Jackson

Statue in front of Harrison County Court House . (n.d) from http://www.eg.bucknell.edu/~hyde/jackson/

HarrisonStonewallStatue.html

STONEWALL JACKSON Chapter XXIII Battle of Chancellorsville. (n.d) from

http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/jackson/battle-CHANCELLORSVILLE.html

WELCOME to CivilWarAlbum.com!. (n.d) from http://www.civilwaralbum.com/antietam/antietam_map3.htm

My 22 Favorite Civil War Generals...Union Edition. (n.d) from

http://hoffstrizz.typepad.com/hoffstrizz/2010/10/union-generals.html

Post Cards Assortment C - Assorted. (Dec 11- 13, 1862 ). from

http://ecommerce.lcs.net/stores/civilwar/merchant.ihtml?pid=380&step=4

Rebel Yell . (n.d) from http://www.rebelyell1.com/Biographies/BioLee.htm

Stonewall Jackson. (n.d) from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_Jackson

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