Guide to the Fort Monroe Telegrams, 1862
... The U.S. Military Telegraph Corps was initiated in the first days of the Civil War. Secretary of War Simon Cameron sought the aid of Thomas A. Scott of the Pennsylvania Railroad in creating the service. He in turn enlisted the help of David Strouse of the American Telegraph Company, who extended his ...
... The U.S. Military Telegraph Corps was initiated in the first days of the Civil War. Secretary of War Simon Cameron sought the aid of Thomas A. Scott of the Pennsylvania Railroad in creating the service. He in turn enlisted the help of David Strouse of the American Telegraph Company, who extended his ...
A-level History Additional Specimen answer and commentary
... blockade it was fairly secure. The Confederacy’s failure to gain the support of Britain or France to tackle the blockade meant that as the war drew on they were at an increasing disadvantage and one that meant they could not sustain the war effort effectively. The Union’s victory was not however sim ...
... blockade it was fairly secure. The Confederacy’s failure to gain the support of Britain or France to tackle the blockade meant that as the war drew on they were at an increasing disadvantage and one that meant they could not sustain the war effort effectively. The Union’s victory was not however sim ...
Lesson: The Civil War - NC-Net
... with building America. Review the colonies, and then review the addition of states through 1850. How many years did it take to settle the first 13 colonies? How many years did it take to add 13 more colonies? Add the three new colonies that joined the Union prior to the start of the Civil War. These ...
... with building America. Review the colonies, and then review the addition of states through 1850. How many years did it take to settle the first 13 colonies? How many years did it take to add 13 more colonies? Add the three new colonies that joined the Union prior to the start of the Civil War. These ...
Patriotic Essentialism, the Civil War and Postbellum
... politicians, fundamentally opposed and at war, evoked the same brand of American patriotism to justify their beliefs. This was by no means a unique occurrence; men on both sides of the conflict, from foot soldiers to Presidents, believed that their cause was the true defence of American ideals and t ...
... politicians, fundamentally opposed and at war, evoked the same brand of American patriotism to justify their beliefs. This was by no means a unique occurrence; men on both sides of the conflict, from foot soldiers to Presidents, believed that their cause was the true defence of American ideals and t ...
Historvius | Trip Summery
... Pulaski was the use of a new weapon, the rifled cannon, by Union Captain Quincy A. Gilmore. Within 30 hours, the canon had breached the walls of Fort Pulaski and, on 11 April 1862, Confederate forces surrendered the site to the Union. In fact, this was a pivotal moment in US military history. The f ...
... Pulaski was the use of a new weapon, the rifled cannon, by Union Captain Quincy A. Gilmore. Within 30 hours, the canon had breached the walls of Fort Pulaski and, on 11 April 1862, Confederate forces surrendered the site to the Union. In fact, this was a pivotal moment in US military history. The f ...
Two Societies at War
... troops were routed by P. G. T. Beauregard’s Confederate troops near Manassas Creek (also called Bull Run). 4. Lincoln replaced McDowell with George B. McClellan and enlisted an additional million men, who would serve for three years in the newly created Army of the Potomac. 5. In 1862 McClellan laun ...
... troops were routed by P. G. T. Beauregard’s Confederate troops near Manassas Creek (also called Bull Run). 4. Lincoln replaced McDowell with George B. McClellan and enlisted an additional million men, who would serve for three years in the newly created Army of the Potomac. 5. In 1862 McClellan laun ...
Unit 4: Civil War and Reconstruction, 1844-1877
... -Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 and its aftermath -Dred-Scott Decision of 1857 -Lincoln-Douglas Debates 1858 -Election of Lincoln 1860 Assess the moral arguments and political actions of those opposed to the spread of slavery in the context of THREE of the following: ...
... -Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 and its aftermath -Dred-Scott Decision of 1857 -Lincoln-Douglas Debates 1858 -Election of Lincoln 1860 Assess the moral arguments and political actions of those opposed to the spread of slavery in the context of THREE of the following: ...
November 2016 NeWSLeTTer - South Suburban Civil War Round
... island was occupied by 13,000 federal troops in 1863 during the Civil War, and soldiers built roads, forts and an artillery battery, according to the city. The island served as a strategic base for the Union battle to take Fort Wagner, which guarded Charleston Harbor from the neighboring Morris Isla ...
... island was occupied by 13,000 federal troops in 1863 during the Civil War, and soldiers built roads, forts and an artillery battery, according to the city. The island served as a strategic base for the Union battle to take Fort Wagner, which guarded Charleston Harbor from the neighboring Morris Isla ...
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR - This area is password protected [401]
... • Jefferson Davis looks like the aggressor of war; Lincoln avoids aggression toward the south and keeps peace with Northern Republicans • Confederates fire 4,000 rounds before Union Major Robert Anderson surrendered. ...
... • Jefferson Davis looks like the aggressor of war; Lincoln avoids aggression toward the south and keeps peace with Northern Republicans • Confederates fire 4,000 rounds before Union Major Robert Anderson surrendered. ...
Sumter to Appomattox Newsletter No 11
... watch still exist after all these years. Other parts of the watch where there was no air are not as well preserved. The precise time that the watch stopped is hard to establish. The hour hand of the watch is broken around the dial where the hands connect although the other hands are in better condit ...
... watch still exist after all these years. Other parts of the watch where there was no air are not as well preserved. The precise time that the watch stopped is hard to establish. The hour hand of the watch is broken around the dial where the hands connect although the other hands are in better condit ...
Unit 4: Civil War and Reconstruction, 1844-1877
... -Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 and its aftermath -Dred-Scott Decision of 1857 -Lincoln-Douglas Debates 1858 -Election of Lincoln 1860 Assess the moral arguments and political actions of those opposed to the spread of slavery in the context of THREE of the following: ...
... -Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 and its aftermath -Dred-Scott Decision of 1857 -Lincoln-Douglas Debates 1858 -Election of Lincoln 1860 Assess the moral arguments and political actions of those opposed to the spread of slavery in the context of THREE of the following: ...
Name - Wsfcs
... the South (Upper South Secedes and War Begins & Advantages)? Preview this page by reading the information given below. Then, use the notes to fill in the blanks. Add additional information about at least two of the terms using the discussion in class, textbook, or video. ...
... the South (Upper South Secedes and War Begins & Advantages)? Preview this page by reading the information given below. Then, use the notes to fill in the blanks. Add additional information about at least two of the terms using the discussion in class, textbook, or video. ...
Strategies and Battles
... military plans of the South. Read the short excerpt from James McPherson’s Battle Cry of Freedom aloud, highlighting the phrase “offensive-defensive.” Next, have students reread the excerpt on their own (or in pairs). Finally, have students deconstruct the definition by answering the questions that ...
... military plans of the South. Read the short excerpt from James McPherson’s Battle Cry of Freedom aloud, highlighting the phrase “offensive-defensive.” Next, have students reread the excerpt on their own (or in pairs). Finally, have students deconstruct the definition by answering the questions that ...
Transforming Fire: The Civil War, 1861–1865
... of southern opposition to the war effort. Opposition in the North was either political in nature (the Peace Democrats) or was undertaken by ordinary citizens subject to the draft (the New York draft riot). In light of the political nature of the antiwar movement in the North, Lincoln feared for his ...
... of southern opposition to the war effort. Opposition in the North was either political in nature (the Peace Democrats) or was undertaken by ordinary citizens subject to the draft (the New York draft riot). In light of the political nature of the antiwar movement in the North, Lincoln feared for his ...
LvG Map Side - Civil War Traveler
... • Blandford Church – Situated just behind the Confederate lines and used as a temporary field hospital after the Battle of the Crater. Confederate cemetery adjacent. • Fort Davis – Built as result of Union capture of Jerusalem ...
... • Blandford Church – Situated just behind the Confederate lines and used as a temporary field hospital after the Battle of the Crater. Confederate cemetery adjacent. • Fort Davis – Built as result of Union capture of Jerusalem ...
The Civil War Started Here (Almost) - H-Net
... Confederacy. H-Florida, H-Net Reviews. July, 2004. ...
... Confederacy. H-Florida, H-Net Reviews. July, 2004. ...
Lesson: The Civil War - NC-Net
... Add the three new colonies that joined the Union prior to the start of the Civil War. These are Minnesota (May 11, 1858), Oregon (February 14, 1859), and Kansas (January 29, 1861). Now ask learners to look at the secession dates in the footnote on Sectionalism and remove (blacken) the colonies that ...
... Add the three new colonies that joined the Union prior to the start of the Civil War. These are Minnesota (May 11, 1858), Oregon (February 14, 1859), and Kansas (January 29, 1861). Now ask learners to look at the secession dates in the footnote on Sectionalism and remove (blacken) the colonies that ...
fran-geography-economics-and-frelations
... the British ship. This led to anger in Britain. They demanded that Mason and Slidell be released and the Union must made a public apology. They also prepared a fleet for action and soldiers were sent to Canada. They also stopped the export of essential war material to the Union. Serious dilemma for ...
... the British ship. This led to anger in Britain. They demanded that Mason and Slidell be released and the Union must made a public apology. They also prepared a fleet for action and soldiers were sent to Canada. They also stopped the export of essential war material to the Union. Serious dilemma for ...
February - Dixie Guards
... Robert E. Lee in the paper on his birthday. There was a picture of the carving at Stone Mountain that dated back to 1928 when the carvers were working on General Lee’s face. The caption written under the picture is where the Journal’s scathing of our ancestors continues. Under the picture the articl ...
... Robert E. Lee in the paper on his birthday. There was a picture of the carving at Stone Mountain that dated back to 1928 when the carvers were working on General Lee’s face. The caption written under the picture is where the Journal’s scathing of our ancestors continues. Under the picture the articl ...
1 Apache Wickiup (Temporary Shelter) APACHE PASS Apache
... the immediate reaction was that the raiding had been accomplished by the Chiricahua Apaches under Cochise. Lt. George Bascom and 54 men of the 7th Infantry were sent to Apache Pass to recover the Ward boy and the stock. John Ward accompanied t he column as an interpreter. Lt Bascom arrived in Apache ...
... the immediate reaction was that the raiding had been accomplished by the Chiricahua Apaches under Cochise. Lt. George Bascom and 54 men of the 7th Infantry were sent to Apache Pass to recover the Ward boy and the stock. John Ward accompanied t he column as an interpreter. Lt Bascom arrived in Apache ...
An Introduction to the Civil War - Via Sapientiae
... of the Union was renewed and many slaves joined the army. ...
... of the Union was renewed and many slaves joined the army. ...
Summer 2011 issue - Camp Olden Civil War Round Table
... Suddenly aware of the threat of a protracted war and the army's need for organization and training, Lincoln replaced McDowell with General George B. McClellan. July - November - A Blockade of the South. To blockade the coast of the Confederacy effectively, the federal navy had to be improved. By Jul ...
... Suddenly aware of the threat of a protracted war and the army's need for organization and training, Lincoln replaced McDowell with General George B. McClellan. July - November - A Blockade of the South. To blockade the coast of the Confederacy effectively, the federal navy had to be improved. By Jul ...
CIVIL WAR
... Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas—quickly left the Union. When President Lincoln asked for 75,000 soldiers to help restore the Union, four more states—Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina—joined their sister states. These 11 rebellious states now formed a government called the Conf ...
... Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas—quickly left the Union. When President Lincoln asked for 75,000 soldiers to help restore the Union, four more states—Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina—joined their sister states. These 11 rebellious states now formed a government called the Conf ...
ap u4 complete packet 13
... and ended the war. Nickname “Old Fuss and Feathers.” Virginian who was chief of staff when the Civil War broke out. He remained loyal to the Union, but became ill under the pressure of seeing the officers he had trained fight against each other. Nicholas Trist: Sent as a special envoy by President P ...
... and ended the war. Nickname “Old Fuss and Feathers.” Virginian who was chief of staff when the Civil War broke out. He remained loyal to the Union, but became ill under the pressure of seeing the officers he had trained fight against each other. Nicholas Trist: Sent as a special envoy by President P ...
Corinth Civil War Trail - Corinth Civil War Sesquicentennial
... 4. Corinth National Cemetery.. This is the final resting place for 1,793 known and 3,895 unknown Civil War soldiers representing 273 regiments from 15 states. 5. Corinth Contraband Camp. This is the site of the model camp established for runaway slaves. As many as 6,000 people were thought to have r ...
... 4. Corinth National Cemetery.. This is the final resting place for 1,793 known and 3,895 unknown Civil War soldiers representing 273 regiments from 15 states. 5. Corinth Contraband Camp. This is the site of the model camp established for runaway slaves. As many as 6,000 people were thought to have r ...