notes - civil war military organization

8/13/2019 Notes - Civil War Military Organization

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Interpret this political cartoon what symbolism do

you see? What was the illustrators message?


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How the War was Fou

Terms, Leaders and Battles


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The Union military...

500,000 volunteer soldiers by July1861.

Armies named after bodies of water

(such as the Potomac).

Naval Blockade.

General Scott is first to lead;

quickly replaced by General

McClellan.

Aggressive strategy.


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Confederate Military...

500,000 volunteers by January1862

Armies named after States or

Regions (such as the Army of

Georgia).

Weak Navy

No central leader, though Lee

is most important.

Defensive strategy.

Confederate Uniform worn b


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Terms youll read:

Infantry: foot soldiers with rifles.

Artillery: foot soldiers with cannons.

Cavalry: soldiers mounted on horses.

Ironclad: wooden ship covered in steplates.


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Chain of Command 1/5

A regiment was often composed of men

from the same region of a state andfrequently contained men who had known

each other before the war. A newly

formed regiment contained about 1,000

officers and enlisted men.

A colonel commanded the regiment,

followed in succession by a lieutenant

colonel and a major. The actual number

of men in a regiment varied widely during

the war as a result of battle losses,

disease, and desertion.


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During the Civil War a brigade was made up of anyw

between two and six regiments, but most commonl

four. A brigade was commanded by a brigadier gen

reported directly to the division commander.


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A Civil War division containedbetween three and five

brigades, and was

commanded by a major

general. Confederate

divisions tended to contain

more brigades than their

Union counterparts, and often

consisted of nearly twice as

many men.


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A corps could contain between two and

four divisions, but was most commonlymade up of three. A Union Corps was

commanded by a major generalwhile a

Confederate Corps was led by a

lieutenant general. Since Confederate

divisions were typically larger than Uniondivisions, it was often the case that a

single Confederate division was nearly

the same size as a Union corps.


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AnArmy was a fighting force made up of two

or more corps and was commanded by ageneral. During the Civil War the Union most

commonly named its armies after rivers or

waterways (eg. the Army of the Potomac)

while the Confederacy designated its armies

after states or regions (eg. the Army of

Northern Virginia).

General is the highest rank an officer can

earn. Their only superiors are the Secretary

of War, and Commander-in-Chief (the

President).Click here for the source of the
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Investigate Specific Battles

Which mistakes were most damaging

Which risks paid off?

Which battles are most important to

outcome of Civil War? Follow this link well read words fro

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