History Part I
... rights and the southern way of life would quickly be overshadowed by the struggle for mere survival. During 1861 and 1862 two important battles were fought in northwest Arkansas, the Battles of Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove. Both battles were fought primarily to secure Missouri for the Union and the C ...
... rights and the southern way of life would quickly be overshadowed by the struggle for mere survival. During 1861 and 1862 two important battles were fought in northwest Arkansas, the Battles of Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove. Both battles were fought primarily to secure Missouri for the Union and the C ...
KentucKy`s civil War Heritage guide
... like Sacramento, Mill Springs, Camp Wildcat, Richmond, Munfordville, Perryville, and more; well-interpreted historic sites and house museums like Kentucky’s Old State Capitol, the Kentucky Military History Museum at the State Arsenal, Camp Nelson, White Hall, and Farmington; the Jefferson Davis Birt ...
... like Sacramento, Mill Springs, Camp Wildcat, Richmond, Munfordville, Perryville, and more; well-interpreted historic sites and house museums like Kentucky’s Old State Capitol, the Kentucky Military History Museum at the State Arsenal, Camp Nelson, White Hall, and Farmington; the Jefferson Davis Birt ...
How the Confederacy Came To Terms with the American Civil War
... the primary order of the stages as described by Kubler-Ross. Each section focuses on one stage as the writings of Confederates reveal it. This format allows insight into the mental worlds of Confederates, and by examining soldiers, government officials, civilians and newspapers a larger comprehensi ...
... the primary order of the stages as described by Kubler-Ross. Each section focuses on one stage as the writings of Confederates reveal it. This format allows insight into the mental worlds of Confederates, and by examining soldiers, government officials, civilians and newspapers a larger comprehensi ...
Nathan Bedford Forrest Primary Sources
... how long. The Confederate authorities have determined upon my arrest and I am to be indicted before the grand jury of the Confederate court which commenced its session in Nashville on Monday last. I would have awaited the indictment and arrest before announcing the remarkable event to the word but a ...
... how long. The Confederate authorities have determined upon my arrest and I am to be indicted before the grand jury of the Confederate court which commenced its session in Nashville on Monday last. I would have awaited the indictment and arrest before announcing the remarkable event to the word but a ...
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... long as he could keep the government operating, rally troops and avoid capture the Confederacy still had a chance. Moving the government proved difficult as the Union forces began closing in on the Confederacy. A reward for the capture of Jefferson Davis made travel difficult and little could be acc ...
... long as he could keep the government operating, rally troops and avoid capture the Confederacy still had a chance. Moving the government proved difficult as the Union forces began closing in on the Confederacy. A reward for the capture of Jefferson Davis made travel difficult and little could be acc ...
Florida in the Civil War, 1861-1865
... area of extreme northwest Florida. On the northeast Florida coast, at Fernandina, Jacksonville, and St. Augustine, a large Union naval force pressured the southern forces to evacuate. In spite of its decision to weaken its defense of coastal regions, the South was able to successfully hold and defen ...
... area of extreme northwest Florida. On the northeast Florida coast, at Fernandina, Jacksonville, and St. Augustine, a large Union naval force pressured the southern forces to evacuate. In spite of its decision to weaken its defense of coastal regions, the South was able to successfully hold and defen ...
Chapter 16-17 Study Guide
... ***It is IMPORTANT to read this unit as we will be covering TWO CHAPTERS at a VERY quick pace*** Questions for Understanding Section 16-1 (3)1. EXPLAIN the choice Lincoln had at Fort Sumter and How the Confederates Reacted? (p. 465-466) Option 1. ...
... ***It is IMPORTANT to read this unit as we will be covering TWO CHAPTERS at a VERY quick pace*** Questions for Understanding Section 16-1 (3)1. EXPLAIN the choice Lincoln had at Fort Sumter and How the Confederates Reacted? (p. 465-466) Option 1. ...
Chapter 16-17 Honors Study Guide
... Important Tip: ***It is IMPORTANT to read this unit as we will be covering TWO CHAPTERS at a VERY quick pace*** Questions for Understanding Section 16-1 (3)1. EXPLAIN the choice Lincoln had at Fort Sumter and How the Confederates Reacted? Option 1. ...
... Important Tip: ***It is IMPORTANT to read this unit as we will be covering TWO CHAPTERS at a VERY quick pace*** Questions for Understanding Section 16-1 (3)1. EXPLAIN the choice Lincoln had at Fort Sumter and How the Confederates Reacted? Option 1. ...
On Civil War Turning Points
... comrades die, returned to the battlefields, and later built their monuments. They knew what they did and what it meant. They must have a say in this. Their monumentation speaks for itself. There should be no doubt that Civil War combatants thought the two most important battles were Gettysburg and V ...
... comrades die, returned to the battlefields, and later built their monuments. They knew what they did and what it meant. They must have a say in this. Their monumentation speaks for itself. There should be no doubt that Civil War combatants thought the two most important battles were Gettysburg and V ...
File - Whitfield Weebly
... • It also declared that slaves and freed blacks were not citizens of the U.S. and did not have have the right to sue in the first place. • This made Northern abolitionists furious because it meant that slave owners could keep their slaves in any state, while Southern slaveholders were pleased with t ...
... • It also declared that slaves and freed blacks were not citizens of the U.S. and did not have have the right to sue in the first place. • This made Northern abolitionists furious because it meant that slave owners could keep their slaves in any state, while Southern slaveholders were pleased with t ...
Fauquier County Civil War Heritage Brochure
... www.emmanuel-delaplane.org • Built in 1858 just before the Civil War, Mosby’s men rode by this church many times. • Channing Smith, one of Mosby’s most able scouts, is buried in the churchyard. • Because of frequent occupation by Federal troops in the area, the Parish was unable to raise money to pa ...
... www.emmanuel-delaplane.org • Built in 1858 just before the Civil War, Mosby’s men rode by this church many times. • Channing Smith, one of Mosby’s most able scouts, is buried in the churchyard. • Because of frequent occupation by Federal troops in the area, the Parish was unable to raise money to pa ...
resolution of the [confederate] congress [in kentucky]
... When the appointed day rolled around, some two hundred members from sixty-five counties put in their appearance.4 Since a great many Kentuckians were in Buckner's forces, headquartered at Bowling Green, it is presumed that most of the august body meeting at Russellville were soldiers, with a sprink ...
... When the appointed day rolled around, some two hundred members from sixty-five counties put in their appearance.4 Since a great many Kentuckians were in Buckner's forces, headquartered at Bowling Green, it is presumed that most of the august body meeting at Russellville were soldiers, with a sprink ...
Civil War - Visit Hampton
... wooden warships. The Confederates were surprised to see the “cheesebox on a raft” approach their ironclad and opened fire. For the next four hours the two ironclads dueled inconclusively until a shell hit the Monitor’s pilothouse seriously wounding the warship’s commander, Lt. John Worden. The two i ...
... wooden warships. The Confederates were surprised to see the “cheesebox on a raft” approach their ironclad and opened fire. For the next four hours the two ironclads dueled inconclusively until a shell hit the Monitor’s pilothouse seriously wounding the warship’s commander, Lt. John Worden. The two i ...
Civil War - Visit Hampton
... wooden warships. The Confederates were surprised to see the “cheesebox on a raft” approach their ironclad and opened fire. For the next four hours the two ironclads dueled inconclusively until a shell hit the Monitor’s pilothouse seriously wounding the warship’s commander, Lt. John Worden. The two i ...
... wooden warships. The Confederates were surprised to see the “cheesebox on a raft” approach their ironclad and opened fire. For the next four hours the two ironclads dueled inconclusively until a shell hit the Monitor’s pilothouse seriously wounding the warship’s commander, Lt. John Worden. The two i ...
1 Civil War Lithograph Of The First Refreshment Saloon
... Original Civil War Photograph Album, circa 1865, featuring 61 mounted albumen cartes de visite portraits, many by Mathew Brady, of President Lincoln, Mary Lincoln, General Robert E. Lee, Confederate President Jefferson Davis and Union generals Ulysses S. Grant, Sheridan, McClellan and Burnside, alon ...
... Original Civil War Photograph Album, circa 1865, featuring 61 mounted albumen cartes de visite portraits, many by Mathew Brady, of President Lincoln, Mary Lincoln, General Robert E. Lee, Confederate President Jefferson Davis and Union generals Ulysses S. Grant, Sheridan, McClellan and Burnside, alon ...
Presentation
... Americans from their homelands to the West. In 1830 Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, which helped the states relocate Native Americans to largely uninhabited regions west of the Mississippi River. (page 185) In 1838 Martin Van Buren, Jackson’s successor, sent in the army to forcibly move the C ...
... Americans from their homelands to the West. In 1830 Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, which helped the states relocate Native Americans to largely uninhabited regions west of the Mississippi River. (page 185) In 1838 Martin Van Buren, Jackson’s successor, sent in the army to forcibly move the C ...
1 notes – strategies, leaders
... hoping union will not pursue war • Push back Union attacks until Northerners lose the will to fight • Gain support of European countries ...
... hoping union will not pursue war • Push back Union attacks until Northerners lose the will to fight • Gain support of European countries ...
Did you know - Page County, Virginia in the Civil War
... the 149th (Warren) Regiments. Commanded by Colonel Mann Spitler, the 97th was called into service by the Governor on July 13, 1861, to rendezvous at Strasburg, except for companies already ordered to Beverly. Available records give some indication that the organization may have been disbanded in Apr ...
... the 149th (Warren) Regiments. Commanded by Colonel Mann Spitler, the 97th was called into service by the Governor on July 13, 1861, to rendezvous at Strasburg, except for companies already ordered to Beverly. Available records give some indication that the organization may have been disbanded in Apr ...
Stuff White People Like #1863 - The Cupola: Scholarship at
... But when we got inside the reenactment grounds, I started to notice things that struck me as odd. Like how the grounds were essentially one giant fairground, with a very commercial atmosphere when you stepped away from stands. How the entire reenactment was treated by the main announcer as an uber- ...
... But when we got inside the reenactment grounds, I started to notice things that struck me as odd. Like how the grounds were essentially one giant fairground, with a very commercial atmosphere when you stepped away from stands. How the entire reenactment was treated by the main announcer as an uber- ...
Civil War Communications and Cryptology
... foot intervals. This time the telegraph line construction started in Washington. In other words, the telegraph line went south to north. When it reached Annapolis Junction, the operation stopped temporarily. Morse wanted to obtain the results of the Whig Party’s presidential convention in Baltimor ...
... foot intervals. This time the telegraph line construction started in Washington. In other words, the telegraph line went south to north. When it reached Annapolis Junction, the operation stopped temporarily. Morse wanted to obtain the results of the Whig Party’s presidential convention in Baltimor ...
Across the Etowah and into the Hell-Hole
... Following Resaca, Johnston pulled back to the Cassville line. He sent Hood and Polk directly to Cassville and dispatched Hardee and Wheeler’s cavalry to Cassville via Kingston, a move that forced Sherman to split his forces. 12 With Sherman’s forces split, Johnston had a chance to strike out on the ...
... Following Resaca, Johnston pulled back to the Cassville line. He sent Hood and Polk directly to Cassville and dispatched Hardee and Wheeler’s cavalry to Cassville via Kingston, a move that forced Sherman to split his forces. 12 With Sherman’s forces split, Johnston had a chance to strike out on the ...
"Young Bloods of the South:" The Confederate Use and Efficacy of
... Despite these commonalities in method and intent, there were important distinctions among irregular combatants. These irregulars can be divided into three groups; cavalry raiders, partisan rangers, and guerrillas. Guerrillas were civilian fighters waging a rebellion against occupying Federal forces. ...
... Despite these commonalities in method and intent, there were important distinctions among irregular combatants. These irregulars can be divided into three groups; cavalry raiders, partisan rangers, and guerrillas. Guerrillas were civilian fighters waging a rebellion against occupying Federal forces. ...
Chronological History Timeline of the United States
... August 22, 1775 - King George III officially declares a state of open rebellion in the American colonies. ...
... August 22, 1775 - King George III officially declares a state of open rebellion in the American colonies. ...
Renewed Vigor: How the Confederate retaliatory burning
... position the enormous ability to pick off advancing troops before they had a chance to close in to fire on the defensive position. Both armies in the war made assaults on positions that resulted in extreme casualties due to their belief that advancing in close ordered lines in mass towards the enemy ...
... position the enormous ability to pick off advancing troops before they had a chance to close in to fire on the defensive position. Both armies in the war made assaults on positions that resulted in extreme casualties due to their belief that advancing in close ordered lines in mass towards the enemy ...
2011 Fall - Alexandria Historical Society
... May 24, 1861, was not a great day for the city of Alexandria. Less than twenty-four hours after the citizens of Virginia had voted to ratify the Ordinance of Secession,1 Union troops invaded the bustling port city of some 12,000 residents—and stayed for the remainder of the war. That’s why even toda ...
... May 24, 1861, was not a great day for the city of Alexandria. Less than twenty-four hours after the citizens of Virginia had voted to ratify the Ordinance of Secession,1 Union troops invaded the bustling port city of some 12,000 residents—and stayed for the remainder of the war. That’s why even toda ...
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.