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
tml
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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