gettysburg to appomattox: the south`s critical
... Pendleton, H. Pettigrew, J. J. Pickett, G. Rodes, R. E. Stuart, J. E. B. Trimble, I. R. Wright, A. R. ...
... Pendleton, H. Pettigrew, J. J. Pickett, G. Rodes, R. E. Stuart, J. E. B. Trimble, I. R. Wright, A. R. ...
Stories Behind the Civil War 150 HistoryMobile
... Federal soldiers in front of bomb-proof headquarters Date: Between 1860 and 1865 Location, Fort Burnham, Petersburg Siege, Virginia Image courtesy Library of Congress Union forces in the Army of the James captured Fort Harrison, southeast of Richmond on the Richmond-Petersburg line September 29, 186 ...
... Federal soldiers in front of bomb-proof headquarters Date: Between 1860 and 1865 Location, Fort Burnham, Petersburg Siege, Virginia Image courtesy Library of Congress Union forces in the Army of the James captured Fort Harrison, southeast of Richmond on the Richmond-Petersburg line September 29, 186 ...
Civil War 150 HistoryMobile Teachers` Guide
... While his father was also in the U.S. Army, his brother-in-law, James Ewell Brown Stuart, left the U.S. Army to join the Confederacy. With your family divided, would you: ...
... While his father was also in the U.S. Army, his brother-in-law, James Ewell Brown Stuart, left the U.S. Army to join the Confederacy. With your family divided, would you: ...
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CIVIL WAR BATTLES 63
... southeast of Sharpsburg, and here the opposing lines were very close as the Confederates jealously guarded this crossing point. Union reserves consisted of V Corps under the command of Gen. Fitz-John Porter. McClellan’s plan was simple and methodical. He would send his strongest corps, under the com ...
... southeast of Sharpsburg, and here the opposing lines were very close as the Confederates jealously guarded this crossing point. Union reserves consisted of V Corps under the command of Gen. Fitz-John Porter. McClellan’s plan was simple and methodical. He would send his strongest corps, under the com ...
April, 2015 - Stow Historical Society
... At Stow Town Hall The five 3rd grade classes will be walking to Stow's Town Hall to learn more about Stow's history. The multifaceted program features projected photos with discussion, reenactment by students, and several smaller-group, hands-on activities for the students. Extra hands from the comm ...
... At Stow Town Hall The five 3rd grade classes will be walking to Stow's Town Hall to learn more about Stow's history. The multifaceted program features projected photos with discussion, reenactment by students, and several smaller-group, hands-on activities for the students. Extra hands from the comm ...
Driving Tour - Trevilian Station Battlefield Foundation
... railroad embankment covered his left flank, while open ground in front of his position offered ...
... railroad embankment covered his left flank, while open ground in front of his position offered ...
Civil War Driving Guide Page 1
... James River at Deep Bottom, the Union V Corps and elements of the IX and II Corps under command of Maj. Gen. G.K. Warren were withdrawn from the Petersburg entrenchments to operate against the Weldon Railroad. At dawn August 18, Warren advanced, driving back Confederate pickets until reaching the ra ...
... James River at Deep Bottom, the Union V Corps and elements of the IX and II Corps under command of Maj. Gen. G.K. Warren were withdrawn from the Petersburg entrenchments to operate against the Weldon Railroad. At dawn August 18, Warren advanced, driving back Confederate pickets until reaching the ra ...
America`s Birth At Appomattox - Jeff Littlejohn, Assistant Professor of
... downfall.” While Grant taught his men to resist acts of humiliation, Lee’s assignment was to instill stoic dignity. The Confederates could not believe what had transpired. Orderly Sgt. James Whitehorne of the 12th Virginia, wrote in his diary, “I was thunderstruck.… What would Jackson, Stuart, or—an ...
... downfall.” While Grant taught his men to resist acts of humiliation, Lee’s assignment was to instill stoic dignity. The Confederates could not believe what had transpired. Orderly Sgt. James Whitehorne of the 12th Virginia, wrote in his diary, “I was thunderstruck.… What would Jackson, Stuart, or—an ...
William C - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... Yet the Federal brass decided to advance into the Wilderness and to stay there for a night to give the army’s ponderous supply wagons time to catch up. The assumption that Lee could not move quickly enough to ambush the Union army in the dark forest, ranks among the most egregious command errors of ...
... Yet the Federal brass decided to advance into the Wilderness and to stay there for a night to give the army’s ponderous supply wagons time to catch up. The assumption that Lee could not move quickly enough to ambush the Union army in the dark forest, ranks among the most egregious command errors of ...
Battle of Appomattox Court House
... document completed around 4 p.m., April 9.[18][19][20] As Lee left the house and rode away, Grant's men began cheering in celebration, but Grant ordered an immediate stop. "I at once sent word, however, to have it stopped," he said. "The Confederates were now our countrymen, and we did not want to e ...
... document completed around 4 p.m., April 9.[18][19][20] As Lee left the house and rode away, Grant's men began cheering in celebration, but Grant ordered an immediate stop. "I at once sent word, however, to have it stopped," he said. "The Confederates were now our countrymen, and we did not want to e ...
Southern General Robert E. Lee Surrenders at Appomattox
... had pushed Confederate General Robert E. Lee and his army away from the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia. Lee’s army fled westward across Virginia. The tired, hungry soldiers tried ...
... had pushed Confederate General Robert E. Lee and his army away from the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia. Lee’s army fled westward across Virginia. The tired, hungry soldiers tried ...
Ten Miles from Richmond - The Cupola: Scholarship at Gettysburg
... over his Confederate foe Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia.2 To make up the shortfall, Grant raided the District of Columbia's garrison for another 33,000 men- although half of them were in huge heavy-artillery regiments and had never done anything more in the way of war than guard the ...
... over his Confederate foe Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia.2 To make up the shortfall, Grant raided the District of Columbia's garrison for another 33,000 men- although half of them were in huge heavy-artillery regiments and had never done anything more in the way of war than guard the ...
Surrender at Appomattox Court House
... At their surrender meeting, General Robert E. Lee showed up in his best attire. He wore a crisp new uniform. He had the sword that Jefferson Davis, the leader of the Confederacy, gave to him. This was contrasted by the mud stained uniform worn by Ulysses S. Grant. Grant and Lee had previously fough ...
... At their surrender meeting, General Robert E. Lee showed up in his best attire. He wore a crisp new uniform. He had the sword that Jefferson Davis, the leader of the Confederacy, gave to him. This was contrasted by the mud stained uniform worn by Ulysses S. Grant. Grant and Lee had previously fough ...
Lee Surrenders to Grant
... Lee Surrenders to Grant, 1865 On April 9, 1865 Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. This effectively ended the Civil War. Below is Grant’s account of the surrender from his autobiography published in 1885. The painting o ...
... Lee Surrenders to Grant, 1865 On April 9, 1865 Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. This effectively ended the Civil War. Below is Grant’s account of the surrender from his autobiography published in 1885. The painting o ...
Appomattox Court House
... Appomattox Court House, an obscure Virginia village when Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia, was typical of hundreds of hamlets t h r o u g h o u t the South. A federal soldier noted at the time that it consisted of only a handful of dwellings, a tavern, and a c o u r t h o ...
... Appomattox Court House, an obscure Virginia village when Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia, was typical of hundreds of hamlets t h r o u g h o u t the South. A federal soldier noted at the time that it consisted of only a handful of dwellings, a tavern, and a c o u r t h o ...
A Talk Delivered by James J. Geary Before the Harrisonburg
... The casualties were horrendous. More than 620,000 soldiers lost their lives in four years of combat, 360,000 Yankees and 260,000 Confederates. That, according to the historian James M. McPherson, is equal to Americans lives lost in all other American wars up to an including Vietnam — The American Re ...
... The casualties were horrendous. More than 620,000 soldiers lost their lives in four years of combat, 360,000 Yankees and 260,000 Confederates. That, according to the historian James M. McPherson, is equal to Americans lives lost in all other American wars up to an including Vietnam — The American Re ...
Reviews - Association of the United States Army
... why, contrary to Army doctrine and his experiences, Krohn was told by his political contacts that “the Army didn’t see the need to take artillery, while [his] military contacts said the political leadership set the rules. … In short, if soldiers were killed or wounded in Afghanistan because there wa ...
... why, contrary to Army doctrine and his experiences, Krohn was told by his political contacts that “the Army didn’t see the need to take artillery, while [his] military contacts said the political leadership set the rules. … In short, if soldiers were killed or wounded in Afghanistan because there wa ...
week nine handouts, history 302
... The mud was half-way to our knees, and by our constant movement the fallen were almost buried at our feet. We now backed off from the breastwork a few yards, abandoning for a while the two 12-pounders, but still keeping up a fusillade. We soon closed up our shattered ranks and the brigade settled d ...
... The mud was half-way to our knees, and by our constant movement the fallen were almost buried at our feet. We now backed off from the breastwork a few yards, abandoning for a while the two 12-pounders, but still keeping up a fusillade. We soon closed up our shattered ranks and the brigade settled d ...
Civil War
... Having Henry “Light-Horse Harry” Lee, a Revolutionary War Hero as his father, Robert had war in his blood. Robert Edward Lee attended The United States Military Academy at West Point and graduated in the class of 1829. Lee served as a superintendent of West point from 1852 to 1855. Here he edu ...
... Having Henry “Light-Horse Harry” Lee, a Revolutionary War Hero as his father, Robert had war in his blood. Robert Edward Lee attended The United States Military Academy at West Point and graduated in the class of 1829. Lee served as a superintendent of West point from 1852 to 1855. Here he edu ...
Expert Testimony of James McPherson
... Like most military plans, however, parts of this one soon went awry because, as the saying goes, the enemy had a vote. Banks' campaign against Mobile never got started, because his earlier thrust up the Red River to northern Louisiana was turned back and his Army of the Gulf demoralized. Sherman's ...
... Like most military plans, however, parts of this one soon went awry because, as the saying goes, the enemy had a vote. Banks' campaign against Mobile never got started, because his earlier thrust up the Red River to northern Louisiana was turned back and his Army of the Gulf demoralized. Sherman's ...
The Civil War 1864-1865
... attempts to force their opponent to surrender by wearing the other down over an extended period of time Grant to Meade: “Lee’s army is your objective!” Strategic Deployments of the Plan: Eastern Theater – Meade’s AOTP pursues Lee’s ANV ...
... attempts to force their opponent to surrender by wearing the other down over an extended period of time Grant to Meade: “Lee’s army is your objective!” Strategic Deployments of the Plan: Eastern Theater – Meade’s AOTP pursues Lee’s ANV ...
The Civil War: 1861-1865
... “…there is nothing left for me to do but go and see General Grant, and I would rather die a thousand deaths.” ...
... “…there is nothing left for me to do but go and see General Grant, and I would rather die a thousand deaths.” ...
CIVIL WAR BATTLES – CLASS COPY DO NOT WRITE ON
... of the arrival of Buell’s army and launched a counterattack in response to a two-mile advance by William Nelson’s division of Buell’s army at 6:00 am, which was, at first, successful. Union troops stiffened and began forcing the Confederates back. Beauregard ordered a counterattack, which stopped th ...
... of the arrival of Buell’s army and launched a counterattack in response to a two-mile advance by William Nelson’s division of Buell’s army at 6:00 am, which was, at first, successful. Union troops stiffened and began forcing the Confederates back. Beauregard ordered a counterattack, which stopped th ...
Gettysburg Address – Lincoln describes the Civil
... McClellan received support from Copperheads (Democrats that opposed the war), but not enough to outweigh Lincoln’s 55% of the popular vote spurred on by Sherman burning of Atlanta and the taking of Mobile, Alabama In the final stages of the war, Gen. Grant relentlessly pursues Gen. Lee through Vir ...
... McClellan received support from Copperheads (Democrats that opposed the war), but not enough to outweigh Lincoln’s 55% of the popular vote spurred on by Sherman burning of Atlanta and the taking of Mobile, Alabama In the final stages of the war, Gen. Grant relentlessly pursues Gen. Lee through Vir ...
Battle of North Anna
The Battle of North Anna was fought May 23–26, 1864, as part of Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign against Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. It consisted of a series of small actions near the North Anna River in central Virginia, rather than a general engagement between the armies. The individual actions are sometimes separately known as: Telegraph Road Bridge and Jericho Mills (for actions on May 23); Ox Ford, Quarles Mill, and Hanover Junction (May 24).After disengaging from the stalemate at Spotsylvania Court House, Grant moved his army to the southeast, hoping to lure Lee into battle on open ground. He lost the race to Lee's next defensive position south of the North Anna River, but Lee was unsure of Grant's intention and initially prepared no significant defensive works. On May 23, the Union V Corps under Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren forded the river at Jericho Mills and a Confederate division from the corps of Lt. Gen. A.P. Hill was unable to dislodge its beachhead. The II Corps under Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock stormed a small Confederate force at ""Henagan's Redoubt"" to seize the Chesterfield Bridge crossing on the Telegraph Road, but did not advance further south across the river.That night, Lee and his engineers devised a masterful scheme for defensive earthworks in the shape of an inverted ""V"" that could split the Union army when it advanced and allow the Confederates to use interior lines to attack and defeat one wing, preventing the other wing from reinforcing it in time. Grant initially fell into this trap. As Hancock's men failed to carry the Confederate works on the eastern leg of the V on May 24, a brigade under the drunken Brig. Gen. James H. Ledlie was repulsed from an ill-conceived assault against a strong position at Ox Ford, the apex of the V. Unfortunately for the Confederates, Lee was disabled with an intestinal illness and none of his subordinates were able to execute his planned attack.After two days of skirmishing in which the armies stared at each other from their earthworks, the inconclusive battle ended when Grant ordered another wide movement to the southeast, in the direction of the crossroads at Cold Harbor.