The Negative Impact of Jefferson Davis` Lack of Grand Strategy
... significant role in the overall success of the Union winning the war and Davis would not realize the significance of the battles west of the Mississippi River until it was too late. The Battle of Pea Ridge (March 6-8, 1862) was the largest battle for the Confederacy west of the Mississippi River and ...
... significant role in the overall success of the Union winning the war and Davis would not realize the significance of the battles west of the Mississippi River until it was too late. The Battle of Pea Ridge (March 6-8, 1862) was the largest battle for the Confederacy west of the Mississippi River and ...
Secession in Tennessee, Hurst Nation, and the State of Scott Table
... Essential Question: Why was Tennessee divided on the question of secession and how did that division affect Tennessee during the Civil War? As the turbulent 1850’s drew to a close, Tennesseans found themselves divided over the question of slavery. Fertile soil and flat land made large plantations po ...
... Essential Question: Why was Tennessee divided on the question of secession and how did that division affect Tennessee during the Civil War? As the turbulent 1850’s drew to a close, Tennesseans found themselves divided over the question of slavery. Fertile soil and flat land made large plantations po ...
WORD - Teach Tennessee History
... Essential Question: Why was Tennessee divided on the question of secession and how did that division affect Tennessee during the Civil War? As the turbulent 1850’s drew to a close, Tennesseans found themselves divided over the question of slavery. Fertile soil and flat land made large plantations po ...
... Essential Question: Why was Tennessee divided on the question of secession and how did that division affect Tennessee during the Civil War? As the turbulent 1850’s drew to a close, Tennesseans found themselves divided over the question of slavery. Fertile soil and flat land made large plantations po ...
The Role Of Historic Novels in Understanding Desertion in the Civil
... contrary to popular belief. Levi Ross, a Union soldier from the 86th Illinois on February 3, 1863 is quoted as saying, “Only 8 men in Co. K approve the policy and proclamation of Mr. Lincoln. Many are deserting.”17 This quote shows the lack of support held by many men for the abolition of slavery, e ...
... contrary to popular belief. Levi Ross, a Union soldier from the 86th Illinois on February 3, 1863 is quoted as saying, “Only 8 men in Co. K approve the policy and proclamation of Mr. Lincoln. Many are deserting.”17 This quote shows the lack of support held by many men for the abolition of slavery, e ...
Southern honor, Confederate warfare : southern
... James B. Griffin wrote to his wife, explaining his desire to prove his masculinity, “I have so far never had the fortune to be engaged with the Enemy — I hope however, if it shall ever be my fortune to be engaged with them, that my conduct will be such, that if I do not merit your praise, will not ...
... James B. Griffin wrote to his wife, explaining his desire to prove his masculinity, “I have so far never had the fortune to be engaged with the Enemy — I hope however, if it shall ever be my fortune to be engaged with them, that my conduct will be such, that if I do not merit your praise, will not ...
1864: The Decisive Year
... Less than a week later, as soldiers on both sides were digging in for a long haul at Petersburg, Grant dispatched another raid deep behind Confederate lines. Union Gens. August Kautz and James Wilson led about 5,000 cavalry west of Petersburg, tearing up railroads and sowing panic. The Federals got ...
... Less than a week later, as soldiers on both sides were digging in for a long haul at Petersburg, Grant dispatched another raid deep behind Confederate lines. Union Gens. August Kautz and James Wilson led about 5,000 cavalry west of Petersburg, tearing up railroads and sowing panic. The Federals got ...
Allow Me to Call Your Attention to the Situation of the Forts
... “Allow Me to Call Your Attention” concerns fell on deaf ears in Raleigh. The board barely increased the garrison on Hatteras from the 190 troops in late May to about 350 men of the Seventh North Carolina on the eve of battle, August 27, and even placed a cap of one thousand coastal troops in the ad ...
... “Allow Me to Call Your Attention” concerns fell on deaf ears in Raleigh. The board barely increased the garrison on Hatteras from the 190 troops in late May to about 350 men of the Seventh North Carolina on the eve of battle, August 27, and even placed a cap of one thousand coastal troops in the ad ...
America at Mid-19th Century: Abolition, Civil War, Emancipation
... The war came; it lasted four years and claimed over 630,000 American lives from the battlefields, in a nation of barely 33 million souls. But it also brought the Emancipation Proclamation as a presidential order into the mainstream of American life, and forever changed life in America. The end of t ...
... The war came; it lasted four years and claimed over 630,000 American lives from the battlefields, in a nation of barely 33 million souls. But it also brought the Emancipation Proclamation as a presidential order into the mainstream of American life, and forever changed life in America. The end of t ...
Enemy on the Home Front - B
... the secession ordinance. Sion Darnell, a native of Pickens County whose father, uncle, and brothers served in the Union army, deeply resented the actions of Shropshire and other so-called “cooperationists” at the convention: “Such Union men did more harm to the South than the secessionists, because ...
... the secession ordinance. Sion Darnell, a native of Pickens County whose father, uncle, and brothers served in the Union army, deeply resented the actions of Shropshire and other so-called “cooperationists” at the convention: “Such Union men did more harm to the South than the secessionists, because ...
Military History Anniversaries 0516 thru 0615
... Jun 04 1845 – Mexican American War: Conflict begins over dispute of the Rio Grande being the southern border of the U.S. Jun 04 1862 – Civil War: Confederate troops evacuate Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River, leaving the way clear for Union troops to take Memphis, Tennessee. Jun 04 1919 – Latin A ...
... Jun 04 1845 – Mexican American War: Conflict begins over dispute of the Rio Grande being the southern border of the U.S. Jun 04 1862 – Civil War: Confederate troops evacuate Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River, leaving the way clear for Union troops to take Memphis, Tennessee. Jun 04 1919 – Latin A ...
Military History Anniversaries 0516 thru 0615
... Jun 04 1845 – Mexican American War: Conflict begins over dispute of the Rio Grande being the southern border of the U.S. Jun 04 1862 – Civil War: Confederate troops evacuate Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River, leaving the way clear for Union troops to take Memphis, Tennessee. Jun 04 1919 – Latin A ...
... Jun 04 1845 – Mexican American War: Conflict begins over dispute of the Rio Grande being the southern border of the U.S. Jun 04 1862 – Civil War: Confederate troops evacuate Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River, leaving the way clear for Union troops to take Memphis, Tennessee. Jun 04 1919 – Latin A ...
Trent Affair
... positions regarding the Civil War combatants similar to, and often supportive of, Britain's. Cooperation between Britain and France was begun in the U.S. between Henri Mercier, the French minister, and Lyons. For example, on June 15 they tried to see Seward together regarding the proclamation of neu ...
... positions regarding the Civil War combatants similar to, and often supportive of, Britain's. Cooperation between Britain and France was begun in the U.S. between Henri Mercier, the French minister, and Lyons. For example, on June 15 they tried to see Seward together regarding the proclamation of neu ...
the ideologies and allegiances of Civil War soldiers in
... wealthy southern elites had begun by walking for thirteen days and nights through Confederate lines to enlist as a private in the Union Army in Kentucky. His war also would end before Appomattox after his capture at Rogersville, Tennessee, in the fall of 1863, and his death at Andersonville Prison o ...
... wealthy southern elites had begun by walking for thirteen days and nights through Confederate lines to enlist as a private in the Union Army in Kentucky. His war also would end before Appomattox after his capture at Rogersville, Tennessee, in the fall of 1863, and his death at Andersonville Prison o ...
Battlefield Field Trips
... Confederate soldier. The students should pretend that they are real Civil War soldiers. They can use information from what they just read and from their imagination to tell the story. When everyone is done, ask for two volunteers to tell their stories in front of the class. Explain to your students ...
... Confederate soldier. The students should pretend that they are real Civil War soldiers. They can use information from what they just read and from their imagination to tell the story. When everyone is done, ask for two volunteers to tell their stories in front of the class. Explain to your students ...
Driving Tour of the Civil War Sites of Cape Girardeau
... battle, mostly the battle consisted of an artillery duel in which the Confederates were easily outgunned. The battle began in the morning as a Union skirmish line south of this point retreated from the Confederate forces. Most of the engaged Union forces were from the 1st Nebraska Infantry. The Unio ...
... battle, mostly the battle consisted of an artillery duel in which the Confederates were easily outgunned. The battle began in the morning as a Union skirmish line south of this point retreated from the Confederate forces. Most of the engaged Union forces were from the 1st Nebraska Infantry. The Unio ...
THE ORIGINS OF THE MISSISSIPPI MARINE BRIGADE: THE FIRST
... This project deals with the origins and history of an unconventional military unit, the Mississippi Marine Brigade, during the Civil War. The creation of the MMB allowed the Union to conduct tactical operations along the Mississippi River tributary system against Confederate guerrilla forces. While ...
... This project deals with the origins and history of an unconventional military unit, the Mississippi Marine Brigade, during the Civil War. The creation of the MMB allowed the Union to conduct tactical operations along the Mississippi River tributary system against Confederate guerrilla forces. While ...
Transforming Fire: The Civil War, 1861–1865
... establishes the transformation of northern and southern societies as the chapter’s theme. Ironically, the South, which fought to prevent change, was changed the most. Both North and South expected the Civil War to end quickly; but, as the discussion of the military engagements of the first two years ...
... establishes the transformation of northern and southern societies as the chapter’s theme. Ironically, the South, which fought to prevent change, was changed the most. Both North and South expected the Civil War to end quickly; but, as the discussion of the military engagements of the first two years ...
Commanders of the Confederacy
... appointed a Peace Commission to resolve the Confederacy's differences with the Union. In March 1861, before the bombardment of Fort Sumter, the commission was to travel to Washington, D.C., to offer to pay for any Federal property on Southern soil, as well as the Southern portion of the national deb ...
... appointed a Peace Commission to resolve the Confederacy's differences with the Union. In March 1861, before the bombardment of Fort Sumter, the commission was to travel to Washington, D.C., to offer to pay for any Federal property on Southern soil, as well as the Southern portion of the national deb ...
Jeopardy Civil War 2012
... Why would Lincoln be concerned that he would not be re-elected in 1864? Answer: People were tired of war because of high casualties, high taxes, the draft. People also blamed Lincoln for starting the war by calling troops and disagreed with emancipation and his king like ways. ...
... Why would Lincoln be concerned that he would not be re-elected in 1864? Answer: People were tired of war because of high casualties, high taxes, the draft. People also blamed Lincoln for starting the war by calling troops and disagreed with emancipation and his king like ways. ...
The Boys from Calhoun
... from God, and thus it was worth fighting for. Even the Churches split but that is an issue for another day. With all of the divisions within the state it is little wonder that Governor Magoffin and the legislature refused to take sides and insisted on neutrality. Even when Fort Sumter was attacked i ...
... from God, and thus it was worth fighting for. Even the Churches split but that is an issue for another day. With all of the divisions within the state it is little wonder that Governor Magoffin and the legislature refused to take sides and insisted on neutrality. Even when Fort Sumter was attacked i ...
Chapter 21 - BFHS
... of reintegrating the defeated but still recalcitrant South into the Union. ...
... of reintegrating the defeated but still recalcitrant South into the Union. ...
A Border City at War - Cincinnati History Library and Archives
... uring the American Civil War, the city of Louisville, Kentucky, found itself caught in the middle, politically and geographically, between opposing northern and southern forces. Louisville's location on the Ohio River as well as its link with the newly completed Louisville and Nashville (L&N) Railro ...
... uring the American Civil War, the city of Louisville, Kentucky, found itself caught in the middle, politically and geographically, between opposing northern and southern forces. Louisville's location on the Ohio River as well as its link with the newly completed Louisville and Nashville (L&N) Railro ...
Touring Civil War Sites East Paulding, South Bartow West Cobb
... read about little else. One of the reasons I moved to the area around Kennesaw Mountain was because of its rich Civil War history. In reading the memoirs of Generals Sherman, Johnston, Grant and other important works, I gained an insight into the actions leading up to the battles about Kennesaw Moun ...
... read about little else. One of the reasons I moved to the area around Kennesaw Mountain was because of its rich Civil War history. In reading the memoirs of Generals Sherman, Johnston, Grant and other important works, I gained an insight into the actions leading up to the battles about Kennesaw Moun ...
File - Cummings Middle School
... • African Americans took an active role in the political process in the South • They voted in record numbers and many ran for office • Hiram Revels was the first black Senator • After the failure of Reconstruction, Black Codes often restricted African Americans right to vote ...
... • African Americans took an active role in the political process in the South • They voted in record numbers and many ran for office • Hiram Revels was the first black Senator • After the failure of Reconstruction, Black Codes often restricted African Americans right to vote ...
Fort Pulaski
... South. Confederate General Robert E. Lee, invading the North for a second time, had hoped that a victory would persuade Northern politicians to seek a peace agreement. Though by the end of the first day of fighting things looked promising for the South, the tide of battle quickly turned in favor of ...
... South. Confederate General Robert E. Lee, invading the North for a second time, had hoped that a victory would persuade Northern politicians to seek a peace agreement. Though by the end of the first day of fighting things looked promising for the South, the tide of battle quickly turned in favor of ...
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.