Transcript The War Continues - CEC American History

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Blockade runners were low, sleek vessels (ships)
painted grey
Took place at night, burning anthracite coal
They were packed with cotton headed for Cuba
-from there, they went to Europe
Blockade runners came back with silk, soap, pepper
Later in the war, the South required ships come back
half full of food, meds, & military supplies
Scarce goods meant prices were high
- blockade runner could make lots of $$
-captain could earn $5000 in gold; crew member $250
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Confederates hoped to destroy Union Blockade
-First ironclad battle in the world Confederate the
Virginia v. Union’s Monitor – draw
Confederate raiders: ships that attacked Union
merchant ships, disrupting northern trade in world
-CSS Alabama most famous – captured 68 ships
Gold mines in CA, NV produced lots of gold &
silver, which they sent to the North
Battle of Glorieta Pass – TX Confederates win the
battle, but CO volunteers destroy supply line
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May 1863-Lee left 10,000 soldiers in Fredericksburg
with orders to burn many campfires at night
Confed. Gen. Lee divides his army again
-order’s Stonewall Jackson to attack Union Gen.
Hooker’s right side
Lee won a huge victory, defeating the Union army
****Lee’s greatest/most brilliant victory
-this boosted Southern morale
-but Stonewall Jackson was shot by his own men
-Union blockade & shortages weakening the South
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Lee decides to invade the North again
Lincoln replaces Hooker with Gen. Meade
Confederate general heard of shoe supply
This begins the battle of Gettysburg on July 1
-begins north of the town; end of day Union forces
are pushed to some hills south of town
Lee & Meade arrive for the 2nd day of battle
-Gen. Longstreet second in command to Lee
-Longstreet counsels against attack
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Day 2 – (July 2) – Confederates attempt to take the
undefended hill “Little Round Top”
This is just south of the Union line of defenses
Union regiment 20th Maine sprint to defend hill
Day 3 – Lee prepares 15,000 troops to attack the center
of Union defenses at Cemetery Ridge
-again, Longstreet advises against this bold move
-artillery bombard Cemetery Ridge first
-Picket’s charge: less than 7000 survive
July 4 – battered Lee retreats back South
-same day, word reaches Richmond that Vicksburg has
been taken
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April 1863 – Grant marches Union army south of
Vicksburg & wins 5 battles in 17 days
May – begins siege to starve Vicksburg and some
30,000 residents
Grants artillery and Union gunboats fired on the
city for weeks
Vicksburg residents dug holes in the side of hills &
ate rats, mules, dogs, horses to survive
July 4 – on 48th day of siege, Confederate
commander at Vicksburg surrendered city