Abrahamson, James L. The Men of Secession and Civil War 1859
... ran as the nominated candidate of the Constitutional Unionist party. With the election of Lincoln, the fire-eaters went to work and successfully convinced the cotton South that their worst fears of emancipation and levied federal power would come to fruition. South Carolina, not waiting for a unifie ...
... ran as the nominated candidate of the Constitutional Unionist party. With the election of Lincoln, the fire-eaters went to work and successfully convinced the cotton South that their worst fears of emancipation and levied federal power would come to fruition. South Carolina, not waiting for a unifie ...
Chapter 20 Notes
... • “British pirate” captured over sixty vessels • Alabama finally accepted challenge from a Union cruiser off coast of France in 1864 and was destroyed • Issue of British-built Confederate raiders stayed alive • Minister Charles Francis Adams prodded British to see that allowing such ships was danger ...
... • “British pirate” captured over sixty vessels • Alabama finally accepted challenge from a Union cruiser off coast of France in 1864 and was destroyed • Issue of British-built Confederate raiders stayed alive • Minister Charles Francis Adams prodded British to see that allowing such ships was danger ...
“Duels, Fools, and Scoundrels” - Old Baldy Civil War Round Table
... ship and repeatedly fired on Morris Island, SC. upon her, with several shots hitting the target, but with little damage. ...
... ship and repeatedly fired on Morris Island, SC. upon her, with several shots hitting the target, but with little damage. ...
The Election of 1860 (cont.)
... The Civil War Begins • In his inaugural speech, Lincoln told seceding states that he would not interfere with slavery where it existed, but he said, “the Union of these States is perpetual.” • He also said that the Union would hold on to the federal property in the seceding states. ...
... The Civil War Begins • In his inaugural speech, Lincoln told seceding states that he would not interfere with slavery where it existed, but he said, “the Union of these States is perpetual.” • He also said that the Union would hold on to the federal property in the seceding states. ...
April 2016
... Virginia the former Prussian army officer was accepted into Stuart’s command. It did not take long before Von Borcke became well received by the cavalier southerners of all ranks and proved to be an asset to Stuart’s cavalry. During the course of the war Von Borcke fought bravely for his adopted arm ...
... Virginia the former Prussian army officer was accepted into Stuart’s command. It did not take long before Von Borcke became well received by the cavalier southerners of all ranks and proved to be an asset to Stuart’s cavalry. During the course of the war Von Borcke fought bravely for his adopted arm ...
From Reform to Revolution: The Transformation of Confederate
... argued that the Confederate project is best understood “as part of a broad reactionary movement among regional agrarian and slaveholding elites that formed a steady counterpoint to the age of revolution and emancipation.”1 From this perspective the southern republic is framed as a necessity of the p ...
... argued that the Confederate project is best understood “as part of a broad reactionary movement among regional agrarian and slaveholding elites that formed a steady counterpoint to the age of revolution and emancipation.”1 From this perspective the southern republic is framed as a necessity of the p ...
Memory in Stone and Bronze: Civil War
... right if not responsibility In 1909 the State of Florida purchased a small portion of the Olustee battlefield, and in 1912 the UDC with the assistance of an appropriation from the Florida legislature erected a monument dedicated to the Confederate soldiers who fought there, “in commemoration of thei ...
... right if not responsibility In 1909 the State of Florida purchased a small portion of the Olustee battlefield, and in 1912 the UDC with the assistance of an appropriation from the Florida legislature erected a monument dedicated to the Confederate soldiers who fought there, “in commemoration of thei ...
Key West 1861 - Digital Collection Center
... December 11, 1860, had not reached Washington until January 3rd. In the absence of Samuel Cooper, who was considering the possibility of handing in his resignation, Brannan's orders came through Lieutenant Colonel G. W. Law, Aide-de-Camp on the staff of General Scott. On January 4th, Law directed Br ...
... December 11, 1860, had not reached Washington until January 3rd. In the absence of Samuel Cooper, who was considering the possibility of handing in his resignation, Brannan's orders came through Lieutenant Colonel G. W. Law, Aide-de-Camp on the staff of General Scott. On January 4th, Law directed Br ...
The Border States (cont`d)
... • Some Southerners contemplated freeing slaves and enrolling them in the army. Two regiments of black solders were organized, but never used. It was too late. ...
... • Some Southerners contemplated freeing slaves and enrolling them in the army. Two regiments of black solders were organized, but never used. It was too late. ...
in long, common use by the US military.[7] It has
... a written honorary commission as aide-de-camp and ordered that she “be obeyed, respected and admired.” In March 1863, Stuart’s commission was used against Ford when she was accused of spying for John Singleton Mosby. Mosby’s partisan rangers had captured Union general Edwin H. Stoughton in his headq ...
... a written honorary commission as aide-de-camp and ordered that she “be obeyed, respected and admired.” In March 1863, Stuart’s commission was used against Ford when she was accused of spying for John Singleton Mosby. Mosby’s partisan rangers had captured Union general Edwin H. Stoughton in his headq ...
The DO~S bf war Unleashed: The Devil Concealed in
... returned to Texas, whereupon Keuchler and his men intended, it was said, to lay down their arms. The Governor upon hearing this charge Keuchler left Texas posthaste. quickly disbanded the corn~nand.~ The Kuechlerfauxpas, however, was an isolated incident. At the same time, a regiment of Texas State ...
... returned to Texas, whereupon Keuchler and his men intended, it was said, to lay down their arms. The Governor upon hearing this charge Keuchler left Texas posthaste. quickly disbanded the corn~nand.~ The Kuechlerfauxpas, however, was an isolated incident. At the same time, a regiment of Texas State ...
Adolphus Heiman, a Brief Biography Ft. Heiman, Calloway County
... continued their assault on Union vessels passing along the Tennessee River from Fort Heiman, firing on the Anna, disabling the Undine, forcing the Venus to surrender, and causing the J. W. Cheeseman to be abandoned. Thereafter, the Confederates took a Union vessel and headed up river where they enga ...
... continued their assault on Union vessels passing along the Tennessee River from Fort Heiman, firing on the Anna, disabling the Undine, forcing the Venus to surrender, and causing the J. W. Cheeseman to be abandoned. Thereafter, the Confederates took a Union vessel and headed up river where they enga ...
The Civil War and Reconstruction
... 7. Ulysses S. Grant, I Gave Up All Idea of Saving the Union Except by Complete J Conquest (1885) "8. Abraham Lincoln, But You Must Act (1862) 9. George McClellan, You Have Done Your Best to Sacrifice This Army (1862) 10. George McClellan, The War Should Be Conducted upon the Highest Principles • of ...
... 7. Ulysses S. Grant, I Gave Up All Idea of Saving the Union Except by Complete J Conquest (1885) "8. Abraham Lincoln, But You Must Act (1862) 9. George McClellan, You Have Done Your Best to Sacrifice This Army (1862) 10. George McClellan, The War Should Be Conducted upon the Highest Principles • of ...
Sharpshooter February 2016 - Kirby
... There are countless stories of children involved in the cause of South during the War Between the States. Almost all of them involve normal children or teenage boys who suddenly were placed in an unusual situation that led to unusual, and sometimes heroic, behavior. The stories most told in this reg ...
... There are countless stories of children involved in the cause of South during the War Between the States. Almost all of them involve normal children or teenage boys who suddenly were placed in an unusual situation that led to unusual, and sometimes heroic, behavior. The stories most told in this reg ...
The Cape Fear Civil War Round Table The RUNNER
... Power further explained the impact of ironclads on naval policies in both the United States and Great Britain. Editor October 6th: The Confederacy started a campaign to find crossings over the Upper Potomac that, if successful, would have allowed them to outflank the Unionist force in the capital. O ...
... Power further explained the impact of ironclads on naval policies in both the United States and Great Britain. Editor October 6th: The Confederacy started a campaign to find crossings over the Upper Potomac that, if successful, would have allowed them to outflank the Unionist force in the capital. O ...
Liberia Plantation History
... house that integrated Georgian and Federal design components. The plantation, known as “Liberia” included a post office, general store, Liberia Academy, family cemetery and other outbuildings. In 1841, Harriet died. In 1860, Liberia had 80 slaves, the largest slaveholding operation in Prince William ...
... house that integrated Georgian and Federal design components. The plantation, known as “Liberia” included a post office, general store, Liberia Academy, family cemetery and other outbuildings. In 1841, Harriet died. In 1860, Liberia had 80 slaves, the largest slaveholding operation in Prince William ...
Civil_War_Quiz
... still fighting against the Union. allowed free African Americans to serve in the military. Ensured that Britain and France would help the South. ...
... still fighting against the Union. allowed free African Americans to serve in the military. Ensured that Britain and France would help the South. ...
Alabama Civil War Trail
... produced upwards of 20 tons of iron each day at its height of production during the Civil War in 1864. The furnaces were destroyed in March 1865 in a raid by three companies of the Eighth Iowa Cavalry as part of Union Gen. James Wilson’s attack on Alabama war industry sites. ...
... produced upwards of 20 tons of iron each day at its height of production during the Civil War in 1864. The furnaces were destroyed in March 1865 in a raid by three companies of the Eighth Iowa Cavalry as part of Union Gen. James Wilson’s attack on Alabama war industry sites. ...
Territorial History of New Mexico and Arizona
... government with himself as governor. This act of Baylor's was approved by the Confederate Congress, and Arizona was admitted as a part of the Confederacy, with Granville H. Oury as delegate. ...
... government with himself as governor. This act of Baylor's was approved by the Confederate Congress, and Arizona was admitted as a part of the Confederacy, with Granville H. Oury as delegate. ...
Why was the Confederacy Defeated
... virtues than the North. In 1860 most of the military colleges in the USA were in slave states. The elite of the nation’s generals had all been Southerners. Most military experts assumed that farmers, who knew how to ride and shoot, made better soldiers than industrial workers. Confederate victory in ...
... virtues than the North. In 1860 most of the military colleges in the USA were in slave states. The elite of the nation’s generals had all been Southerners. Most military experts assumed that farmers, who knew how to ride and shoot, made better soldiers than industrial workers. Confederate victory in ...
18R-Civil_War_Politics_and_Economics
... If a war were to begin, Lincoln would let the South fire the first shot. 3. April 9, 1861: A ship carrying supplies for Fort Sumter sailed from New York. South Carolina saw it as an act of aggression; military “reinforcement” C. April 12: Fort Sumter was bombarded by more than 70 Confederate can ...
... If a war were to begin, Lincoln would let the South fire the first shot. 3. April 9, 1861: A ship carrying supplies for Fort Sumter sailed from New York. South Carolina saw it as an act of aggression; military “reinforcement” C. April 12: Fort Sumter was bombarded by more than 70 Confederate can ...
What effect did the Civil War and Reconstruction have on Indians?
... Authorities sent three companies of Dragoons (mounted infantrymen) to stop the insurrection, but the slaves were so well armed that the Dragoon commander asked Fort Towson for back-up artillery and infantry troops. Reinforced by a Cherokee unit under the command of Captain John Drew, the Dragoons an ...
... Authorities sent three companies of Dragoons (mounted infantrymen) to stop the insurrection, but the slaves were so well armed that the Dragoon commander asked Fort Towson for back-up artillery and infantry troops. Reinforced by a Cherokee unit under the command of Captain John Drew, the Dragoons an ...
Secession - DHS First Floor
... elected president on a Republican platform committed to stopping the spread of slavery in the territories. Prominent fire-eaters, such as William Lowndes Yancey of Alabama, Edmund Ruffin of Virginia, and Robert Barnwell Rhett Sr. of South Carolina, saw Lincoln and the party he represented as deeply ...
... elected president on a Republican platform committed to stopping the spread of slavery in the territories. Prominent fire-eaters, such as William Lowndes Yancey of Alabama, Edmund Ruffin of Virginia, and Robert Barnwell Rhett Sr. of South Carolina, saw Lincoln and the party he represented as deeply ...
Politics and Economics during the Civil War
... If a war were to begin, Lincoln would let the South fire the first shot. 3. April 9, 1861: A ship carrying supplies for Fort Sumter sailed from New York. South Carolina saw it as an act of aggression; military “reinforcement” C. April 12: Fort Sumter was bombarded by more than 70 Confederate can ...
... If a war were to begin, Lincoln would let the South fire the first shot. 3. April 9, 1861: A ship carrying supplies for Fort Sumter sailed from New York. South Carolina saw it as an act of aggression; military “reinforcement” C. April 12: Fort Sumter was bombarded by more than 70 Confederate can ...