lew wallace and the civil war: politics and
... alienated some of his superiors, such as General Henry W. Halleck and Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. After Wallace’s conversion to the Republican party, his views on slavery gradually began to change. ...
... alienated some of his superiors, such as General Henry W. Halleck and Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. After Wallace’s conversion to the Republican party, his views on slavery gradually began to change. ...
a strong mind: a clausewitzian biography of u
... Many biographers of Grant, as many of his acquaintances and contemporaries during the war, found little in his early life to recommend him to the heights to which he rose. Before the war Grant was exceptional chiefly due to his unexceptionality among his fellow graduates from West Point. A few of Gr ...
... Many biographers of Grant, as many of his acquaintances and contemporaries during the war, found little in his early life to recommend him to the heights to which he rose. Before the war Grant was exceptional chiefly due to his unexceptionality among his fellow graduates from West Point. A few of Gr ...
Nathan Bedford Forrest: The Confederacy`s Self
... my brave men laying dead or wounded and freezing around that fort tonight, I mean no disrespect to you; you know my feelings of personal friendship for you; you can have my sword if you demand it; but there is one thing I do want you to put in that report to General Bragg--tell him that I will be in ...
... my brave men laying dead or wounded and freezing around that fort tonight, I mean no disrespect to you; you know my feelings of personal friendship for you; you can have my sword if you demand it; but there is one thing I do want you to put in that report to General Bragg--tell him that I will be in ...
"The Naples of America," Pensacola during the Civil War
... tourists pass by with hardly a thought as they continue towards Walt Disney World or Key West. However, this was not the case during the nineteenth century when Florida’s population did not extend any further south after Gainesville. Pensacola boasted a flourishing port and timber industry that made ...
... tourists pass by with hardly a thought as they continue towards Walt Disney World or Key West. However, this was not the case during the nineteenth century when Florida’s population did not extend any further south after Gainesville. Pensacola boasted a flourishing port and timber industry that made ...
civil war generals of the union - Teaching American History -TAH2
... General-in-chief of the Union Army 1864-1865 Graduate of United States Military Academy at West Point Nickname ...
... General-in-chief of the Union Army 1864-1865 Graduate of United States Military Academy at West Point Nickname ...
Combat, Supply, and the Influence of Logistics During the Civil War
... available texts deal with the Civil War in the east while the war in the TransMississippi West receives little attention. While grand armies marched across Virginia with over 100,000 soldiers, colonels moved with regiments across the Indian nations. That is not to say that Indian Territory was not a ...
... available texts deal with the Civil War in the east while the war in the TransMississippi West receives little attention. While grand armies marched across Virginia with over 100,000 soldiers, colonels moved with regiments across the Indian nations. That is not to say that Indian Territory was not a ...
Rosecrans Essay - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... initially leading the pursuing columns himself, and some elements of it bogged down due to poor leadership. Meanwhile Hurlbut, holding back the Confederate withdrawal successfully from his bank of the Hatchie, was joined by Ord, who drove the advance elements of the rebel army back across the river. ...
... initially leading the pursuing columns himself, and some elements of it bogged down due to poor leadership. Meanwhile Hurlbut, holding back the Confederate withdrawal successfully from his bank of the Hatchie, was joined by Ord, who drove the advance elements of the rebel army back across the river. ...
Untitled - TCU Digital Repository
... enemy. If Commodore Farragut or Brigadier-General [Benjamin F.] Butler can teach them, let them come and try.”7 The city withstood a sporadic naval siege until late July, but by the summer of 1862 only a tenuous 100 mile section of the Mississippi River between Vicksburg and Port Hudson, Louisiana, ...
... enemy. If Commodore Farragut or Brigadier-General [Benjamin F.] Butler can teach them, let them come and try.”7 The city withstood a sporadic naval siege until late July, but by the summer of 1862 only a tenuous 100 mile section of the Mississippi River between Vicksburg and Port Hudson, Louisiana, ...
Rules of Play
... From this series of political compromises and public debate four basic positions evolved. The hard line Southern perspective was that slavery should be allowed to expand without restriction. The “home rule” position, as articulated by Stephen Douglas, was that each local community should decide whet ...
... From this series of political compromises and public debate four basic positions evolved. The hard line Southern perspective was that slavery should be allowed to expand without restriction. The “home rule” position, as articulated by Stephen Douglas, was that each local community should decide whet ...
Mosby`s Horse Artillery - Historic Fairfax City, Inc.
... of June the main battleground was around the City of Petersburg, south of Richmond. There Lee and an estimated 41,000 of his men initially faced Grant with an estimated force larger than 100,000 in “trench warfare.” ...
... of June the main battleground was around the City of Petersburg, south of Richmond. There Lee and an estimated 41,000 of his men initially faced Grant with an estimated force larger than 100,000 in “trench warfare.” ...
Issue 1 - Library
... nine miles southwest of Fort Smith and began blocking the roads to the fort. Ordinance stores of all kinds, along with quartermaster and commissary supplies were loaded in ox-drawn wagons ready to be moved from the fort. On the 31st of August, information led Cabell to abandon the fort. The retreati ...
... nine miles southwest of Fort Smith and began blocking the roads to the fort. Ordinance stores of all kinds, along with quartermaster and commissary supplies were loaded in ox-drawn wagons ready to be moved from the fort. On the 31st of August, information led Cabell to abandon the fort. The retreati ...
Driving Tour of the Civil War Sites of Cape Girardeau
... Reportedly, Fort D housed both 24 and 32-pound cannons, which would easily control any upriver movement on the Mississippi. Soldiers who served at the fort reported that “Quaker” cannon (logs painted black) were used to enhance the appearance of the armament. In order to keep warm during the winters ...
... Reportedly, Fort D housed both 24 and 32-pound cannons, which would easily control any upriver movement on the Mississippi. Soldiers who served at the fort reported that “Quaker” cannon (logs painted black) were used to enhance the appearance of the armament. In order to keep warm during the winters ...
reminiscences of the civil war
... Georgia twice, and the record shows that his messages were as able as any emanating from the long line of distinguished men who preceded or followed him. Able critics declared his first Inaugural "worthy of Thomas Jefferson." Of his last election as United States senator, a contemporary historian ha ...
... Georgia twice, and the record shows that his messages were as able as any emanating from the long line of distinguished men who preceded or followed him. Able critics declared his first Inaugural "worthy of Thomas Jefferson." Of his last election as United States senator, a contemporary historian ha ...
Plagiarism
... them Forrest’s troops had the fierce, bitter animosity of men who had been educated to regard the colored race as inferior and who for the first time had encountered that race armed and fighting against white men. The sight enraged and perhaps terrified many of the Confederates and aroused in them t ...
... them Forrest’s troops had the fierce, bitter animosity of men who had been educated to regard the colored race as inferior and who for the first time had encountered that race armed and fighting against white men. The sight enraged and perhaps terrified many of the Confederates and aroused in them t ...
A Public History Project Atblakeley Historic Park, Alabama
... Northern Virginia to Union commander General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, Virginia, the last major battle of the Civil War was fought at Fort Blakely 1 , Alabama, ten miles northeast of Mobile on the bluffs overlooking the Tensaw River. On April 9, 1865, after an eight-day siege, 16,000 Union tro ...
... Northern Virginia to Union commander General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, Virginia, the last major battle of the Civil War was fought at Fort Blakely 1 , Alabama, ten miles northeast of Mobile on the bluffs overlooking the Tensaw River. On April 9, 1865, after an eight-day siege, 16,000 Union tro ...
heading one
... Northern Virginia to Union commander General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, Virginia, the last major battle of the Civil War was fought at Fort Blakely 1 , Alabama, ten miles northeast of Mobile on the bluffs overlooking the Tensaw River. On April 9, 1865, after an eight-day siege, 16,000 Union tro ...
... Northern Virginia to Union commander General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, Virginia, the last major battle of the Civil War was fought at Fort Blakely 1 , Alabama, ten miles northeast of Mobile on the bluffs overlooking the Tensaw River. On April 9, 1865, after an eight-day siege, 16,000 Union tro ...
WaLton ReLationS - Walton County Heritage Museum
... area, at their womenfolk’s urging, joined what would be known as the Walton Guards. In early April 1861, about a month later, these men met again, organized, and elected their company officers, who were: ...
... area, at their womenfolk’s urging, joined what would be known as the Walton Guards. In early April 1861, about a month later, these men met again, organized, and elected their company officers, who were: ...
ZP194E_The Civil War
... encouraged their generals to attack or invade the North if the opportunity arose. While the North had the larger share of industrial, economic, and political resources, the South could rely on their economic resource of “King Cotton,” as well as an abundance of great military leaders, including Robe ...
... encouraged their generals to attack or invade the North if the opportunity arose. While the North had the larger share of industrial, economic, and political resources, the South could rely on their economic resource of “King Cotton,” as well as an abundance of great military leaders, including Robe ...
A Border City at War - Cincinnati History Library and Archives
... to Louisville that an attack could come at any moment. J.H. Tilford, second assistant surgeon of the 79th Indiana Regiment, wrote in his diary that he observed "great excitement in Louisville, [with] women and children leaving by the hundreds." Nelson ordered all civilian evacuations to be completed ...
... to Louisville that an attack could come at any moment. J.H. Tilford, second assistant surgeon of the 79th Indiana Regiment, wrote in his diary that he observed "great excitement in Louisville, [with] women and children leaving by the hundreds." Nelson ordered all civilian evacuations to be completed ...
Florida`s Civil War soldiers - Scholar Commons
... naval yard. The three forts were basically unoccupied, and the naval yard’s commodore refused to act without specific orders. Aside from the men at the naval yard, the only Federal force in the area was located at nearby Barrancas barracks and consisted of fortysix men under Lieutenant Adam Slemmer. ...
... naval yard. The three forts were basically unoccupied, and the naval yard’s commodore refused to act without specific orders. Aside from the men at the naval yard, the only Federal force in the area was located at nearby Barrancas barracks and consisted of fortysix men under Lieutenant Adam Slemmer. ...
naylonMaurice - Georgetown University
... approach provides valuable insight into the decision-making process. Furthermore, as with any historical judgement, room for debate on my selection exists. With that said, in my judgement, the decisions outlined below most accurately fit the aforementioned parameters for operationallevel action. Dur ...
... approach provides valuable insight into the decision-making process. Furthermore, as with any historical judgement, room for debate on my selection exists. With that said, in my judgement, the decisions outlined below most accurately fit the aforementioned parameters for operationallevel action. Dur ...
Sabine Pass in the Civil War
... construction on a new Fort Sabine, later renamed Fort Griffin. The engineer recorded in his memoirs that, upon arrival there, he found Sabine City "a deserted village. This is not entirely a correct assessment for the writer knows of many families who remained there throughout the war, particularly ...
... construction on a new Fort Sabine, later renamed Fort Griffin. The engineer recorded in his memoirs that, upon arrival there, he found Sabine City "a deserted village. This is not entirely a correct assessment for the writer knows of many families who remained there throughout the war, particularly ...
The Mob from Massac
... Pittman Priest (Chatterton 92). As Lupoff notes, the Judge Priest stories are consistent in their notable disdain for the way violence disregards both legal and, one might suggest, moral due process. In particular, they express an open contempt for the Ku Klux Klan (10). At the same time, Cobb’s fic ...
... Pittman Priest (Chatterton 92). As Lupoff notes, the Judge Priest stories are consistent in their notable disdain for the way violence disregards both legal and, one might suggest, moral due process. In particular, they express an open contempt for the Ku Klux Klan (10). At the same time, Cobb’s fic ...
A Study of Civil War Leadership: Gettysburg
... presented a plan to flank the Confederate army out of their defensive works and hopefully cut off reinforcements. McDowell’s fatal flaw, however, was that he was not confident in the plan that he drafted.15 When a soldier does not believe in his own strategy, then problems are sure to arise. The Bat ...
... presented a plan to flank the Confederate army out of their defensive works and hopefully cut off reinforcements. McDowell’s fatal flaw, however, was that he was not confident in the plan that he drafted.15 When a soldier does not believe in his own strategy, then problems are sure to arise. The Bat ...
In August 1864, Union General Eleazar A. Paine expelled a number
... Jorge membership. Blue 1s seen infrequently. The neutrality of Kentucky came to an end early in September, 1861. A new
... Jorge membership. Blue 1s seen infrequently. The neutrality of Kentucky came to an end early in September, 1861. A new
Battle of Fort Donelson
The Battle of Fort Donelson was fought from February 11 to 16, 1862, in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. The Union capture of the Confederate fort near the Tennessee–Kentucky border opened the Cumberland River, an important avenue for the invasion of the South. The Union's success also elevated Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant from an obscure and largely unproven leader to the rank of major general, and earned him the nickname of ""Unconditional Surrender"" Grant.The battle followed the Union capture of Fort Henry on February 6. Grant moved his army 12 miles (19 km) overland to Fort Donelson on February 12 and 13 and conducted several small probing attacks. (Although the name was not yet in use, the troops serving under Grant were the nucleus of the Union's Army of the Tennessee.) On February 14, Union gunboats under Flag Officer Andrew H. Foote attempted to reduce the fort with gunfire, but were forced to withdraw after sustaining heavy damage from Fort Donelson's water batteries.On February 15, with the fort surrounded, the Confederates, commanded by Brig. Gen. John B. Floyd, launched a surprise attack against Grant's army in an attempt to open an escape route to Nashville, Tennessee. Grant, who was away from the battlefield at the start of the attack, arrived to rally his men and counterattack. Despite achieving partial success and opening the way for a retreat, Floyd lost his nerve and ordered his men back to the fort. The following morning, Floyd and his second-in-command, Brig. Gen. Gideon J. Pillow, relinquished command to Brig. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner (later Governor of Kentucky), who agreed to accept Grant's terms of unconditional surrender.