Secession War by Emily Diaz https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s “In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins” - Ulysses S. Grant en-us 2021-01-25 17:54:18 UTC 2025-11-24 11:43:09 UTC hello@padlet.com Potomac River, United States ediaz104 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161550013 The Potomac River is located in Maryland with Virginia on its southern shore. During the civil war, the Potomac River 
was a major obstacle for the armies, but it was a great source for transportation. It was a border between the Union and the Confederacy and was also the name of an army, army of the Potomac. ]]> 2021-02-04 00:56:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161550013 Battle of Rappahannock River ediaz104 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161553241 Battle of Rappahannock River occurred on April 3, 1813 in Virginia. In this Battle, the British won and American ships were captured. ]]> 2021-02-04 00:57:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161553241 Battle of Harpers Ferry ediaz104 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161554754 The Battle of Harpers Ferry was fought on September 12-15, 1862 where General Robert E. Lees confederate army invaded Maryland. This Battle was fought in Loundon, Jefferson, and Washington county. It was a successful war for the confederates. ]]> 2021-02-04 00:58:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161554754 Battle of Bull Run ediaz104 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161557039 The Battle of Bull Run was the first major battle of the American Civil war. The Battle took place in Prince William County, Virginia on July 21,1861. The Rebels troops defeated the Union forces and won the fittest major battle in the war. ]]> 2021-02-04 00:59:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161557039 Battle of Fredericksburg ediaz104 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161559758 The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought on December 11-15, 1862 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. This battle did not take place on a field, but in people’s homes and streets. It was a urban war fare in the Civil War and was a Confederate victory. ]]> 2021-02-04 01:01:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161559758 Battle of Antietam ediaz104 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161566891 The Battle of Antietam was fought in Sharpsburg, Maryland on September 17, 1862. This battle was considered to be the most bloodiest battle of the Civil War, and the Union went home victorious. This union victory led to the Emancipation Proclamation. ]]> 2021-02-04 01:04:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161566891 Battle of Shiloh ediaz104 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161572829 This Battle le Shiloh was fought  in southwestern Tennessee on April 6, 1862 - April 7, 1862. The Battle was one of the largest battles in Western Theater. General Ulysses S. Grant’s Army was leading this successful battle for the Union. ]]> 2021-02-04 01:07:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161572829 Baltimore, MD, USA sperez155 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161580567 Baltimore was the site of the first blood spilled during the Civil war. On April 19, 1861 A large contingent of pro-Southern Baltimore citizens, angry that federal troops passing through their city would be used to suppress their sister state, began harassing the troops, first verbally, and then by throwing rocks and bottles.After President Lincoln's suspension of the writ of habeas corpus, civilians suspected of being Southern sympathizers, as well as prisoners of war, were held in Fort McHenry.

]]> 2021-02-04 01:12:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161580567 New Orleans, LA, USA sperez155 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161619542 Early in the civil war, unions targeted New orleans because it was near the Mississippi river and the Atlantic Ocean. On 18 April, the attack commenced when the mortar boat squadron under the command of Commander David Dixon Porter began a five-day bombardment of the forts. arragut anchored at New Orleans and accepted the surrender of the city and successfully blocked future Confederate transport of supplies, material, and the movement of military forces from the port.]]> 2021-02-04 01:32:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161619542 Battle of Vicksburg sperez155 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161650242 The battle of Vicksburg took place in Vicksburg Mississippi.  The 47-day siege of Vicksburg was over.With the loss of Pemberton’s army and a Union victory at Port Hudson five days later, the Union controlled the entire Mississippi River, and the Confederacy was split in half.]]> 2021-02-04 01:49:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161650242 Chickamauga and Chattanooga sperez155 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161761566 The battle of Chickamauga (September 19-20, 1863) developed from the struggle to control the strategic railroad town of Chattanooga, gateway to the Deep South. Key portions of the battlefield are preserved and interpreted at the Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park, which maintains its visitor center in Georgia but preserves and interprets several key aspects of the battles, including Missionary Ridge and on Lookout Mountain.]]> 2021-02-04 02:54:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161761566 Mississippi River, United States sbood1 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161818964  During the civil war the Mississippi River was often used for selling farmers goods, but it was difficult to do that during the civil war because the enemies often stopped the communication of trade. It got worse once the Union Navy took over more of the River.  

]]> 2021-02-04 03:29:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161818964 Kentucky, USA sbood1 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161821434  Kentucky was a very divided state during the civil war. During the Civil war Kentucky was taken over by Union and confederate. In kentucky slaves became free and no longer were owned by anyone but were still discriminated against. 

]]> 2021-02-04 03:31:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161821434 Memphis, TN, USA sbood1 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161822814 Memphis, Tennessee had one of the biggest cotton plantations and slave markets, this led to the naval battle of Memphis in 1862 . In this battle the Confederates lost the battle to the Union as they has been trying to take it away the confederacy. After the ending of this battle Union opened the Mississippi river to union shipping. 

]]> 2021-02-04 03:32:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161822814 Richmond, KY, USA sperez155 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161823429 View all
The Battle of Richmond Kentucky was fought on August 29 & 30, 1862, and was part of the Confederacy's most concerted effort to capture the Commonwealth of Kentucky, its men and much needed material, for the Southern cause, as well as forcing the Union to retreat out of middle Tennessee and other key Confederate states.
]]> 2021-02-04 03:32:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161823429 Savannah, GA, USA sperez155 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161826678 Savannah's role in the Civil War is legendary—it was one of the only towns left standing during Sherman's famous 'March to the Sea," preserved and given as a Christmas present to Abraham Lincoln in 1864.. ]]> 2021-02-04 03:35:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161826678 Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, National Park Drive, Appomattox, VA, USA sperez155 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161833775 On the morning of April 9th, Maj. Gen. John B. Gordon's corps attacked Union cavalry under Maj. Gen. Phil Sheridan not far from the county courthouse. Three days later, a formal ceremony marked the disbanding of Lee's army and the parole of his men, ending the war in Virginia. The events here triggered similar surrenders across the south, ending the fighting of the Civil War. ]]> 2021-02-04 03:39:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161833775 Washington D. C., DC, USA sperez155 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161837690 Washington, DC, was the most strategic and vulnerable city in the Union during the Civil War. Washington, DC, was the most strategic and vulnerable city in the Union during the Civil War.Throughout the war, the Lincoln administration took unprecedented actions to secure the capital against Confederate attack and suppress internal subversion at the hands of secessionist sympathizers.]]> 2021-02-04 03:42:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161837690 All Free Union states sperez155 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161843758 The Union consisted of 20 free states and four border states. Free states included California, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Maine, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Oregon, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kansas, New York, Nevada, Vermont, Ohio, Michigan and West Virginia]]> 2021-02-04 03:46:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161843758 four Confederate states (that joined after Fort Sumter sperez155 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161848576 Arkansas
North Carolina 
Tennesse
Virginia ]]> 2021-02-04 03:48:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161848576 where the draft riots took place in 1863. sperez155 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161851572 The draft riots took place in New york City ]]> 2021-02-04 03:50:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161851572 Montgomery, AL, USA sbood1 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161853152 This is the capitol of Alabama and was the first to be one of the Confederate states of the US. It was known as the first right before the Civil war emerged. Montgomery was very big on centre and market for cotton, livestock, yellow pine, and hardwood. Cotton was often a big thing in confederate states because they often owned slaves but after the civil war the share croppers system was what they used.

]]> 2021-02-04 03:51:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161853152 The Battle of Gettysburg sbood1 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161881467 This Battle was fought in 1863 it was the most important battle in the civil war along with the deadliest battle in the civil war it was fought from July 1st to July 3rd. The confederate general Robert E. Lee brought his Army to Pennsilyvania, The confederates on July 1st began fighting with the Unions and it ended the 3rd with a victory by the Unions.

]]> 2021-02-04 04:08:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161881467 Chesapeake Bay, United States sbood1 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161905955 Even before The Civil War this body of water was important to America. It was used to trade and ship items but the Civil war made that difficult considering there were many confederates and enemies in the rivers stopping the shipping of items and communication, but there were the flying flotilla that was in charge of the shipping of products and protecting them.

]]> 2021-02-04 04:21:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161905955 Ohio River, United States sbood1 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161948783 This river was one river that was crossed by the confederate soldiers they were led by John Hunt Morgan. The confederates were crossing this river because they had just fought at the Battle of Buffington island which is the largest civil war engagement in 1863. This river was important for providing supplies to the Union Army during this time.

]]> 2021-02-04 04:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161948783 James River, Virginia, USA sbood1 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161965520 Just like many of the other rivers during this time the james river also helped the Union with their military supplies that they needed. Since James River was basically on richmond they had gotten attacked from the river which is something they were not well prepared for since they did not think of any water attacks happening.

]]> 2021-02-04 04:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161965520 The seven states that seceded first. sbood1 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161974966 Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas]]> 2021-02-04 04:56:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161974966 all of the Border States (had slaves but did not secede) sbood1 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161980125 Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri]]> 2021-02-04 04:58:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1161980125 Battle of Chancellorsville ediaz104 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1162057203 This was one of the major battles of the American Civil war that took place on April 30, 1863 - May 6, 1863 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. It was a battle that retuned in a confederate victory with General Robert E. Lee. ]]> 2021-02-04 05:38:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1162057203 Kentucky, USA ediaz104 https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1162075504 2021-02-04 05:49:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ediaz104/qlagb5g7gzw1nm0s/wish/1162075504