Joel R. Poinsett`s Role in the Nullification Crisis
... John C. Fremont’s career, overseeing the Trial of Tears, and co-founding of the National Institute of Science, later renamed the Smithsonian Institution. Noting these accomplishments, it seems strange that Poinsett’s life has not received further review than it has. Poinsett was not as prominent as ...
... John C. Fremont’s career, overseeing the Trial of Tears, and co-founding of the National Institute of Science, later renamed the Smithsonian Institution. Noting these accomplishments, it seems strange that Poinsett’s life has not received further review than it has. Poinsett was not as prominent as ...
My will is absolute law“ General Robert H. Milroy and
... Civil War, Milroy occupied himself with the practice of law. He served on the Indiana State Constitutional Convention of 1851 and also was appointed judge of the 8th district that same year.31 As the years waned and the political divide between North and South widened, Milroy began to shape his pers ...
... Civil War, Milroy occupied himself with the practice of law. He served on the Indiana State Constitutional Convention of 1851 and also was appointed judge of the 8th district that same year.31 As the years waned and the political divide between North and South widened, Milroy began to shape his pers ...
Reign of Terror - Washington and Lee`s Digital Archive
... Memphis and all stores at the Little Rock arsenal to Vicksburg. The Confederate Army had effectively abandoned Arkansas. All the while, Union General Samuel Curtis, another West Pointer, and his Army of the Southwest remained in Southern Missouri, waiting for the proper moment to launch an offensive ...
... Memphis and all stores at the Little Rock arsenal to Vicksburg. The Confederate Army had effectively abandoned Arkansas. All the while, Union General Samuel Curtis, another West Pointer, and his Army of the Southwest remained in Southern Missouri, waiting for the proper moment to launch an offensive ...
Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks
... and useful information to students, historians, archaeologists, Civil War buffs, divers, and others. It should be noted that the U.S. Navy has laid claim to all Union and Confederate military warships and enforces its claims where the federal government has control. Also, many commercial vessels had ...
... and useful information to students, historians, archaeologists, Civil War buffs, divers, and others. It should be noted that the U.S. Navy has laid claim to all Union and Confederate military warships and enforces its claims where the federal government has control. Also, many commercial vessels had ...
the missouri state guard - Northwest Missouri State University
... are glossed over as events moved towards Wilson’s Creek. The MSG was routed at Booneville, but they won a smashing victory at Carthage. Both battles were relatively small in scale, but questions of why Carthage was such a success and an analysis of how this success compares to future MSG engagements ...
... are glossed over as events moved towards Wilson’s Creek. The MSG was routed at Booneville, but they won a smashing victory at Carthage. Both battles were relatively small in scale, but questions of why Carthage was such a success and an analysis of how this success compares to future MSG engagements ...
"Or this whole affair is a failure": a special treasury agent`s
... off this very place, and who then thought the [Confederates] would now hold this position unmolested!”1 Sailing on, Severance arrived and landed in Beaufort on the 14th day of April, where he would participate in the abolition-driven, yet Treasury and War Department-run Port Royal Experiment. As he ...
... off this very place, and who then thought the [Confederates] would now hold this position unmolested!”1 Sailing on, Severance arrived and landed in Beaufort on the 14th day of April, where he would participate in the abolition-driven, yet Treasury and War Department-run Port Royal Experiment. As he ...
History 202 Meeting of Minds Character Questions - Linn
... his friend Hancock to fight on the other side? Tell us about the pledge they made not to fight against each other in the war if possible. Then, I'll move to Armistead's career during the war--what were the major battles he fought in and how many troops did he command as part of Lee's Army of Norther ...
... his friend Hancock to fight on the other side? Tell us about the pledge they made not to fight against each other in the war if possible. Then, I'll move to Armistead's career during the war--what were the major battles he fought in and how many troops did he command as part of Lee's Army of Norther ...
Quantrill`s Guerrillas and the Civil War in Western Missouri
... Deprivation Thesis," Comparative Studies in Society and History 19, no. L(1977): 33There was some confusion regarding the spelling of QuantriLl's name among his contemporaries. He was referred to as the "Guerrilla QuantrelI" or simply "QuantreiY- Quantrill's name was misspe1Ied in this manner whenev ...
... Deprivation Thesis," Comparative Studies in Society and History 19, no. L(1977): 33There was some confusion regarding the spelling of QuantriLl's name among his contemporaries. He was referred to as the "Guerrilla QuantrelI" or simply "QuantreiY- Quantrill's name was misspe1Ied in this manner whenev ...
Newtonia Battlefields Special Resource Study
... Alan Thompson, Prairie Grove State Park, Arkansas State Parks Paul Wannenmacher, Filmmaker, Civil War Battle of Newtonia David Weems, Newtonia Battlefields Protection Association ...
... Alan Thompson, Prairie Grove State Park, Arkansas State Parks Paul Wannenmacher, Filmmaker, Civil War Battle of Newtonia David Weems, Newtonia Battlefields Protection Association ...
" Between Two Fires": War and Reunion in Middle America, 1860
... the war as a Republican and decorated Union general, Logan appeared to have remembered the meeting differently. In his polemic on the coming of the Civil War, The Great Conspiracy, Logan maintained that he had always supported the preservation of the Union unconditionally and that he and Lovejoy ur ...
... the war as a Republican and decorated Union general, Logan appeared to have remembered the meeting differently. In his polemic on the coming of the Civil War, The Great Conspiracy, Logan maintained that he had always supported the preservation of the Union unconditionally and that he and Lovejoy ur ...
The Bloody Summer of 1863: How Memory and
... bombardment. Longstreet led with a heavy heart, understanding the odds he and his men were up against, “I could see the desperate and hopeless nature of the charge and the hopeless slaughter it would cause. . . That day at Gettysburg was one of the saddest of my life.”11 Despite the obvious disadvan ...
... bombardment. Longstreet led with a heavy heart, understanding the odds he and his men were up against, “I could see the desperate and hopeless nature of the charge and the hopeless slaughter it would cause. . . That day at Gettysburg was one of the saddest of my life.”11 Despite the obvious disadvan ...
“`REBELS AGAINST A REBELLION`: SOUTHERN UNIONISTS IN
... among southern historians as the Dean of Appalachian history, what is less known is his tireless work on behalf of his graduate students. Simply put, John’s consistent support and brilliant critiques of my work, including advising the master’s thesis that became my first book Executing Daniel Brigh ...
... among southern historians as the Dean of Appalachian history, what is less known is his tireless work on behalf of his graduate students. Simply put, John’s consistent support and brilliant critiques of my work, including advising the master’s thesis that became my first book Executing Daniel Brigh ...
`THAT MYSTIC CLOUD` Civil War Memory in the Tennessee
... Recollections of the Civil War —through what Warren termed the ‘mystic cloud’ of memory—have often been an imperfect representation of history. As David W. Blight has observed, Americans’ fascination with the war has more often focused on its “music and pathos” than “its enduring challenges, the the ...
... Recollections of the Civil War —through what Warren termed the ‘mystic cloud’ of memory—have often been an imperfect representation of history. As David W. Blight has observed, Americans’ fascination with the war has more often focused on its “music and pathos” than “its enduring challenges, the the ...
this Thesis or Dissertation
... steamboat company had a virtual monopoly on steamboat operations from Brownsville upriver to Rio Grande City by 1861, a distance of about 100 miles.3 This company, led by Richard King, Miflin Kenedy, Charles Stillman, James O'Donnell, and Robert Penny, anticipated that the mouth of the Rio Grande wo ...
... steamboat company had a virtual monopoly on steamboat operations from Brownsville upriver to Rio Grande City by 1861, a distance of about 100 miles.3 This company, led by Richard King, Miflin Kenedy, Charles Stillman, James O'Donnell, and Robert Penny, anticipated that the mouth of the Rio Grande wo ...
Competing Visions of America: The Fourth of July During the Civil
... the desire to preserve it, were two fundamental aspects of the Fourth of July. From the Southern point of view, this was the time to stress the principles of the Founding Fathers. Rather than celebrating the Union, Southerners recognized constitutional rights and ideas of independence. This interpr ...
... the desire to preserve it, were two fundamental aspects of the Fourth of July. From the Southern point of view, this was the time to stress the principles of the Founding Fathers. Rather than celebrating the Union, Southerners recognized constitutional rights and ideas of independence. This interpr ...
The Hunley Lesson Plan Book - College of Arts and Sciences
... Civil War, the Union adopted what became known as the “Anaconda Plan”. This strategy, designed by Winfield Scott, planned to strangle the south economically and militarily by closing off its seaports and controlling the Mississippi River and its tributaries. The naval blockade would isolate the Conf ...
... Civil War, the Union adopted what became known as the “Anaconda Plan”. This strategy, designed by Winfield Scott, planned to strangle the south economically and militarily by closing off its seaports and controlling the Mississippi River and its tributaries. The naval blockade would isolate the Conf ...
“United in Interest and Feeling:” The Political Culture
... and viewed each force as equally culpable for the war.” The possibility of the Union’s dissolution frightened many Valley Unionists, for disunion symbolized the erasure of common American heritage between North and South, and some believed that southern secession would threaten slavery in Virginia. ...
... and viewed each force as equally culpable for the war.” The possibility of the Union’s dissolution frightened many Valley Unionists, for disunion symbolized the erasure of common American heritage between North and South, and some believed that southern secession would threaten slavery in Virginia. ...
The Battles for Chattanooga, 1863-1865
... seemed, with hardly any significant losses. Bragg, however, stayed nearby in north Georgia and looked for a way to strike back and regain Chattanooga. The Confederates would achieve their needed victory along Chickamauga Creek (the Battle of Chickamauga), in late September 1863, but the celebration ...
... seemed, with hardly any significant losses. Bragg, however, stayed nearby in north Georgia and looked for a way to strike back and regain Chattanooga. The Confederates would achieve their needed victory along Chickamauga Creek (the Battle of Chickamauga), in late September 1863, but the celebration ...
Abraham Lincoln and the Union, A Chronicle of
... Abraham Lincoln and the Union, A Chronicle of the Embattled North By the middle of the nineteenth century the more influential Southerners had come generally to regard their section of the country as a distinct social unit. The next step was inevitable. The South began to regard itself as a separat ...
... Abraham Lincoln and the Union, A Chronicle of the Embattled North By the middle of the nineteenth century the more influential Southerners had come generally to regard their section of the country as a distinct social unit. The next step was inevitable. The South began to regard itself as a separat ...
America`s Last Civil War Veterans and Participants
... they will be manipulated for some ugly purpose based in hatred. I would prefer to see this book destroyed rather than to see it used as part of that process. On the other side of politics many of the politically correct radicals are dominated by demagogues who are pushy, loud, sly, authoritarian and ...
... they will be manipulated for some ugly purpose based in hatred. I would prefer to see this book destroyed rather than to see it used as part of that process. On the other side of politics many of the politically correct radicals are dominated by demagogues who are pushy, loud, sly, authoritarian and ...
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
... Press, 1990) contends that the Civil War was a truly revolutionary experience, and that Lincoln was an ideal revolutionary. A splendid book of essays is G. S. Boritt, ed., Lincoln the War ...
... Press, 1990) contends that the Civil War was a truly revolutionary experience, and that Lincoln was an ideal revolutionary. A splendid book of essays is G. S. Boritt, ed., Lincoln the War ...
A History of Jefferson County, Texas
... Southeast Texas before the Texas Revolution The area of the Texas Gulf Coast that would become Jefferson County was originally inhabited by several Native American tribes. Atakapas were found east of the lower Neches River, and two subgroups of the Atakapas (the Dedoses and the Akokisas) lived west ...
... Southeast Texas before the Texas Revolution The area of the Texas Gulf Coast that would become Jefferson County was originally inhabited by several Native American tribes. Atakapas were found east of the lower Neches River, and two subgroups of the Atakapas (the Dedoses and the Akokisas) lived west ...
Marines in Gray: The Birth, Life and Death of the Confederate States
... significant portion of the combat manpower of the navy and fought with a tenacity and courage that gained the recognition and respect of senior commanders. The issue of anonymity aside, Confederate Marines served the southern cause from its earliest actions through the last shots of the war: from th ...
... significant portion of the combat manpower of the navy and fought with a tenacity and courage that gained the recognition and respect of senior commanders. The issue of anonymity aside, Confederate Marines served the southern cause from its earliest actions through the last shots of the war: from th ...
Important Dates and Events in History January
... Apr. 1, 1789 - The United States House of Representatives holds its 1st full meeting in New York City. Apr. 2, 1513 - Juan Ponce De Leon establishes the 1st colony in what is now the United States (St. Augustine, Florida). Apr. 2, 1792 - The United States Mint is established. Apr. 2, 1865 - The flee ...
... Apr. 1, 1789 - The United States House of Representatives holds its 1st full meeting in New York City. Apr. 2, 1513 - Juan Ponce De Leon establishes the 1st colony in what is now the United States (St. Augustine, Florida). Apr. 2, 1792 - The United States Mint is established. Apr. 2, 1865 - The flee ...
Capture of New Orleans
The capture of New Orleans (April 25 – May 1, 1862) during the American Civil War was an important event for the Union. Having fought past Forts Jackson and St. Philip, the Union was unopposed in its capture of the city itself, which was spared the destruction suffered by many other Southern cities. However, the controversial and confrontational administration of the city by its U.S Army military governor caused lasting resentment. This capture of the largest Confederate city was a major turning point and an incident of international importance.