September 2011 - The Second Wisconsin
... In spring 1861, Missouri declared support for the Union with the condition that it remained "armed neutral;" not providing men or materials to either side. However, when President Abraham Lincoln requested Missouri men serve for the Union cause, Gov. Claiborne F. Jackson withdrew its support. On Jun ...
... In spring 1861, Missouri declared support for the Union with the condition that it remained "armed neutral;" not providing men or materials to either side. However, when President Abraham Lincoln requested Missouri men serve for the Union cause, Gov. Claiborne F. Jackson withdrew its support. On Jun ...
Northern and Southern Intentionality in the Civil War
... because of the social, political, and economic implications that still impact us today. The challenge for me is always to decide how to take such a complex, multidimensional topic and make it accessible for my students. With this challenge in mind, I set out to answer an impossibly general question ...
... because of the social, political, and economic implications that still impact us today. The challenge for me is always to decide how to take such a complex, multidimensional topic and make it accessible for my students. With this challenge in mind, I set out to answer an impossibly general question ...
CONTESTED VISIONS: THE CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION
... that the Confederacy had to do was what George Washington had learned by the end of 1776 during the American Revolution and, that is, fight and not to lose. If you can keep forces in the field, no matter how often they're defeated or how little territory they occupy, your enemy has to continue to gi ...
... that the Confederacy had to do was what George Washington had learned by the end of 1776 during the American Revolution and, that is, fight and not to lose. If you can keep forces in the field, no matter how often they're defeated or how little territory they occupy, your enemy has to continue to gi ...
Blackburn`s Ford
... rain. In a word, it was muggy. Gen Jackson’s men had been up for hours, anticipating some movement. The men were thinking. Are we going to attack Gen Patterson, now? We’ve been here long enough. It’s time to take action! Gen Johnston issued orders for J.E.B. Stuart to ride north toward Gen Patterson ...
... rain. In a word, it was muggy. Gen Jackson’s men had been up for hours, anticipating some movement. The men were thinking. Are we going to attack Gen Patterson, now? We’ve been here long enough. It’s time to take action! Gen Johnston issued orders for J.E.B. Stuart to ride north toward Gen Patterson ...
The Americans
... • Anaconda plan: Union strategy to conquer South - blockade Southern ports - divide Confederacy in two in west - capture Richmond, Confederate capital • Confederate strategy: defense, invade North if opportunity arises ...
... • Anaconda plan: Union strategy to conquer South - blockade Southern ports - divide Confederacy in two in west - capture Richmond, Confederate capital • Confederate strategy: defense, invade North if opportunity arises ...
Little Rock, AR 72221 • Email: g.hendershott
... Confederate General Walter Husted Stevens, General Robert E. Lee’s Staff Chief Engineer of the Confederacy, Army of Northern Virginia The Last Confederate Commander to leave Richmond as it was burning At General Robert E. Lee’s side during the surrender at Appomattox A very rare Confederate General’ ...
... Confederate General Walter Husted Stevens, General Robert E. Lee’s Staff Chief Engineer of the Confederacy, Army of Northern Virginia The Last Confederate Commander to leave Richmond as it was burning At General Robert E. Lee’s side during the surrender at Appomattox A very rare Confederate General’ ...
Latter-day Saints and the Civil War - BYU ScholarsArchive
... several States unimpaired; and that as soon as these objects are accomplished the war ought to cease.4 Three days later, on July 25, 1861, the Senate adopted a similar resolution.5 It is likewise generally accepted that the Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when General Robert E. Lee surrendered ...
... several States unimpaired; and that as soon as these objects are accomplished the war ought to cease.4 Three days later, on July 25, 1861, the Senate adopted a similar resolution.5 It is likewise generally accepted that the Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when General Robert E. Lee surrendered ...
The 1861 Mayfield Convention - Jackson Purchase Historical Society
... As a result, many of the early settlers of the region were from Tennessee, the Carolinas, and other southem states, not Kentucky. Commercially, the area was linked much more closely to Memphis than to Louisville or Cincinnati. Columbus, Hiclcman, and Paducah were at the end of important railroads th ...
... As a result, many of the early settlers of the region were from Tennessee, the Carolinas, and other southem states, not Kentucky. Commercially, the area was linked much more closely to Memphis than to Louisville or Cincinnati. Columbus, Hiclcman, and Paducah were at the end of important railroads th ...
Trans-Mississippi Southerners in the Union Army, 1862-1865
... Arkansas. 4 Histories of the conflict that focus on the combined Trans-Mississippi district either omit mention of loyalists entirely, or, as in Alvin M. Josephy’s compilation, cover only part of the region.5 Despite the work of Current and others, the role of TransMississippi Southerners in the U. ...
... Arkansas. 4 Histories of the conflict that focus on the combined Trans-Mississippi district either omit mention of loyalists entirely, or, as in Alvin M. Josephy’s compilation, cover only part of the region.5 Despite the work of Current and others, the role of TransMississippi Southerners in the U. ...
the civil war comes to yazoo - 1862
... peppered the ships with small arms, other soldiers cut trees to fall across the stream ahead of and behind the vessels. With the fleet blocked in by trees, the crews unable to come into the open, and Confederate forces ready to drive in and take the ships, General Grant had to send a land force to r ...
... peppered the ships with small arms, other soldiers cut trees to fall across the stream ahead of and behind the vessels. With the fleet blocked in by trees, the crews unable to come into the open, and Confederate forces ready to drive in and take the ships, General Grant had to send a land force to r ...
Chapter 15 Powerpoint
... Army (cont.) When black soldiers were captured by the South, they were not treated as POW’s. They were sent back to their states to be re-enslaved or executed ...
... Army (cont.) When black soldiers were captured by the South, they were not treated as POW’s. They were sent back to their states to be re-enslaved or executed ...
Trans-Mississippi Southerners in the Union Army, 1862-1865
... Arkansas. 4 Histories of the conflict that focus on the combined Trans-Mississippi district either omit mention of loyalists entirely, or, as in Alvin M. Josephy’s compilation, cover only part of the region.5 Despite the work of Current and others, the role of TransMississippi Southerners in the U. ...
... Arkansas. 4 Histories of the conflict that focus on the combined Trans-Mississippi district either omit mention of loyalists entirely, or, as in Alvin M. Josephy’s compilation, cover only part of the region.5 Despite the work of Current and others, the role of TransMississippi Southerners in the U. ...
Union College Connections to the Civil War Era A Glossary of
... and the Lincoln assassination. A total of 577 alumni from the classes 1813 to 1870 served in the Union Army (507), Union Navy (23) or the Confederate Army (47). War deaths totaled 61 for the Union and six for the Confederacy. (To put this in some perspective, West Point graduates serving in the war ...
... and the Lincoln assassination. A total of 577 alumni from the classes 1813 to 1870 served in the Union Army (507), Union Navy (23) or the Confederate Army (47). War deaths totaled 61 for the Union and six for the Confederacy. (To put this in some perspective, West Point graduates serving in the war ...
Confederate Strategy in 1863: Was a Strategic
... in each graduating class. In the first half of the nineteenth century, the top graduates of each West Point Class generally went into the Engineer Corps.16 The U.S. military of the period relied on states to furnish the balance of the required infantry, cavalry, and artillery regiments, which requir ...
... in each graduating class. In the first half of the nineteenth century, the top graduates of each West Point Class generally went into the Engineer Corps.16 The U.S. military of the period relied on states to furnish the balance of the required infantry, cavalry, and artillery regiments, which requir ...
North Alabama Civil War Generals
... was formed in line of battle along the Emmitsburg Road, and General Birney was forced to stretch his first division’s line over too much territory in order to occupy the ground between Devil’s Den and the Peach Orchard. He had no second line of troops and no reserve, so there was much ground to cove ...
... was formed in line of battle along the Emmitsburg Road, and General Birney was forced to stretch his first division’s line over too much territory in order to occupy the ground between Devil’s Den and the Peach Orchard. He had no second line of troops and no reserve, so there was much ground to cove ...
Chapter 15 - glanguagearts
... the fighting began, however, most people supported the Confederacy. James W. Throckmorton of Collin County was one of eight delegates at the Texas Secession Convention of 1861 who voted against secession. After the war began, however, he knew he could not fight against Texas and took an oath to supp ...
... the fighting began, however, most people supported the Confederacy. James W. Throckmorton of Collin County was one of eight delegates at the Texas Secession Convention of 1861 who voted against secession. After the war began, however, he knew he could not fight against Texas and took an oath to supp ...
Chapter 15: The Civil War
... the fighting began, however, most people supported the Confederacy. James W. Throckmorton of Collin County was one of eight delegates at the Texas Secession Convention of 1861 who voted against secession. After the war began, however, he knew he could not fight against Texas and took an oath to supp ...
... the fighting began, however, most people supported the Confederacy. James W. Throckmorton of Collin County was one of eight delegates at the Texas Secession Convention of 1861 who voted against secession. After the war began, however, he knew he could not fight against Texas and took an oath to supp ...
Give Me Liberty 3rd Edition
... North. General Robert E. Lee, the leading southern commander, was a brilliant battlefield tactician who felt confident of his ability to fend off attacks by larger Union forces. He hoped that a series of defeats would weaken the North’s resolve and lead it eventually to abandon the conflict and reco ...
... North. General Robert E. Lee, the leading southern commander, was a brilliant battlefield tactician who felt confident of his ability to fend off attacks by larger Union forces. He hoped that a series of defeats would weaken the North’s resolve and lead it eventually to abandon the conflict and reco ...
Untitled
... The United States financed the war chiefly by loans and by issuing paper money. Loans were obtained by selling bonds and Treasury notes, which paid from 5 to 7.3% interest. Mter the first few months of the war , the government was in bad financial shape, becausepeople were reluctant to buy bonds and ...
... The United States financed the war chiefly by loans and by issuing paper money. Loans were obtained by selling bonds and Treasury notes, which paid from 5 to 7.3% interest. Mter the first few months of the war , the government was in bad financial shape, becausepeople were reluctant to buy bonds and ...
Chapter 9: The Civil War, 1861-1865
... The Civil War also marked the first time that troops defending their positions protected themselves with trenches and barricades instead of standing upright in a line. By combining rifles firing conoidal bullets with the protection of trenches, defenders were able to inflict very high casualties on ...
... The Civil War also marked the first time that troops defending their positions protected themselves with trenches and barricades instead of standing upright in a line. By combining rifles firing conoidal bullets with the protection of trenches, defenders were able to inflict very high casualties on ...
Wilmer McLean`s Civil War odyssey Enid News and Eagle
... As fighting raged on and near his property, it would soon become obvious to McLean northern Virginia was going to be the focal point of fighting as the war progressed. So, in a desire to protect his family from repetition of being a civilian caught between two great armies and the accompanying threa ...
... As fighting raged on and near his property, it would soon become obvious to McLean northern Virginia was going to be the focal point of fighting as the war progressed. So, in a desire to protect his family from repetition of being a civilian caught between two great armies and the accompanying threa ...
doc - Kansas Humanities Council
... A partnership between Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area and the Kansas Humanities Council Version 7/7/11 ...
... A partnership between Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area and the Kansas Humanities Council Version 7/7/11 ...
Chapter 7: The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
... distances. This meant that troops charging at enemy lines would be fired upon with more accuracy, producing much higher casualties. At the same time, instead of standing in a line, troops defending positions in the Civil War began to use trenches and barricades to protect themselves. The combination ...
... distances. This meant that troops charging at enemy lines would be fired upon with more accuracy, producing much higher casualties. At the same time, instead of standing in a line, troops defending positions in the Civil War began to use trenches and barricades to protect themselves. The combination ...
Camp 1220 May 2014
... “themed” Flag from his truck on campus, Superintendent James Parla said. 17-year-old Greg Vied told a local news agency he had been suspended from the school after refusing to comply with a Vice Principal’s order to take the flag down, drawing the ire of the American Civil Liberties Union (ALCU). "T ...
... “themed” Flag from his truck on campus, Superintendent James Parla said. 17-year-old Greg Vied told a local news agency he had been suspended from the school after refusing to comply with a Vice Principal’s order to take the flag down, drawing the ire of the American Civil Liberties Union (ALCU). "T ...
Battle of Antietam
... Act passed, Northerners headed for Kansas because They wanted to create an antislavery majority there ...
... Act passed, Northerners headed for Kansas because They wanted to create an antislavery majority there ...
Battle of Wilson's Creek
The Battle of Wilson's Creek, also known as the Battle of Oak Hills, was the first major battle of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. Fought on August 10, 1861, near Springfield, Missouri, between Union forces and the Missouri State Guard, it is sometimes called the ""Bull Run of the West.""Despite Missouri's neutral status at the beginning of the war, tensions escalated between Federal forces and state forces in the months leading up to the battle. In early August 1861, Confederate troops under the command of Brig. Gen. Benjamin McCulloch approached Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Lyon's Army of the West, which was camped at Springfield. On August 9, both sides formulated plans to attack the other. At about 5:00 a.m. on August 10, Lyon, in two columns commanded by himself and Col. Franz Sigel, attacked the Confederates on Wilson's Creek about 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Springfield. Confederate cavalry received the first blow and retreated from the high ground, later referred to as ""Bloody Hill,"" and infantry soon rushed up to stabilize their positions. The Confederates attacked the Union forces three times during the day but failed to break through the Union line. When General Lyon was killed during the battle and General Thomas William Sweeny wounded, Major Samuel D. Sturgis assumed command of the Union forces. Meanwhile, the Confederates had routed Sigel's column south of Skegg's Branch. Following the third Confederate attack, which ended at 11:00 a.m., the Union withdrew. When Sturgis realized that his men were exhausted and lacking ammunition, he ordered a retreat to Springfield. The Confederates were too disorganized and ill-equipped to pursue.The Confederate victory buoyed Southern sympathizers in Missouri and served as a springboard for a bold thrust north that carried Sterling Price and his Missouri State Guard as far as Lexington. In late October, a convention organized by Governor Claiborne Fox Jackson met in Neosho and passed out an ordinance of secession. Although the state remained in the Union for the remainder of the war, the Battle of Wilson's Creek effectively gave the Confederates control of southwestern Missouri. Today, the National Park Service operates Wilson's Creek National Battlefield on the site of the original conflict.