Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks
... Mobile Bay were blockaded by Union naval forces early in the Civil War. Mobile Bay was not permanently closed to blockade-runners until Adm. David G. Farragut’s fleet ran past Fort Morgan into Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864, and defeated the Confederate Mobile fleet. Farragut’s force lost the monitor ...
... Mobile Bay were blockaded by Union naval forces early in the Civil War. Mobile Bay was not permanently closed to blockade-runners until Adm. David G. Farragut’s fleet ran past Fort Morgan into Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864, and defeated the Confederate Mobile fleet. Farragut’s force lost the monitor ...
Confederate Nationalism in Georgia, Louisiana, and Virginia During
... “The ordinance of secession was passed yesterday afternoon and was made public to day at 12. The excitement is intense. The mildest joy seems to prevail. All is war and bloodshed is the way of talk.” 1 Robert A. Granniss, a clerk at Kent, Paine, and Company in Richmond, wrote in his journal about th ...
... “The ordinance of secession was passed yesterday afternoon and was made public to day at 12. The excitement is intense. The mildest joy seems to prevail. All is war and bloodshed is the way of talk.” 1 Robert A. Granniss, a clerk at Kent, Paine, and Company in Richmond, wrote in his journal about th ...
Stephen C. Rowan and the US Navy: Sixty
... punishes by transportation or chains them together, and compels them under this burthen of chains to carry water from the fountain to the Hospital and keep it well supplied.” 6 Rowan believed that some offenders were “transported” to penal colonies on the coast of Africa, which Rowan noted to be “wo ...
... punishes by transportation or chains them together, and compels them under this burthen of chains to carry water from the fountain to the Hospital and keep it well supplied.” 6 Rowan believed that some offenders were “transported” to penal colonies on the coast of Africa, which Rowan noted to be “wo ...
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... 6, but were repulsed. Following their defeat, the Federal land force returned to the coast. The Union ships were also unsuccessful in their efforts to reach the Confederate fort at St. Marks. The Confederate victory at Natural Bridge ...
... 6, but were repulsed. Following their defeat, the Federal land force returned to the coast. The Union ships were also unsuccessful in their efforts to reach the Confederate fort at St. Marks. The Confederate victory at Natural Bridge ...
New Orleans During the Civil War
... and West and cotton and farm staples of the South passed through New Orleans for exportation, and the city also housed many banks and produced clothing, munitions, and ships. Louisiana seceded from the United States on January 26, 1861, and ratified the Constitution of the Confederate States of Am ...
... and West and cotton and farm staples of the South passed through New Orleans for exportation, and the city also housed many banks and produced clothing, munitions, and ships. Louisiana seceded from the United States on January 26, 1861, and ratified the Constitution of the Confederate States of Am ...
Untitled - TCU Digital Repository
... When morning dawned on April 24, 1862, David Glasgow Farragut’s forces were weaker than they were on April 23, but not by much. Farragut’s sailors had just run the gauntlet between the elevated guns bristling out of Forts Jackson and St. Philip about seventy miles south of New Orleans during the nig ...
... When morning dawned on April 24, 1862, David Glasgow Farragut’s forces were weaker than they were on April 23, but not by much. Farragut’s sailors had just run the gauntlet between the elevated guns bristling out of Forts Jackson and St. Philip about seventy miles south of New Orleans during the nig ...
Marines in Gray: The Birth, Life and Death of the Confederate States
... operations tactics. Therefore, Confederate Marines came to be considered an essential component of such operations, and leaders of raids actively sought out their service for the most difficult of tasks. In general, the CSMC became an innovative military unit and its leaders were willing to think ou ...
... operations tactics. Therefore, Confederate Marines came to be considered an essential component of such operations, and leaders of raids actively sought out their service for the most difficult of tasks. In general, the CSMC became an innovative military unit and its leaders were willing to think ou ...
A History of Jefferson County, Texas
... to San Antonio. An early activity in this area involved Spanish cattle drives along the Atascocita Trail from the Brazos River to the Opelousas Road through Southeast Texas and on to Opelousas and beyond in Louisiana. In 1779, the governor of Spanish Louisiana requested cattle from along the San Ant ...
... to San Antonio. An early activity in this area involved Spanish cattle drives along the Atascocita Trail from the Brazos River to the Opelousas Road through Southeast Texas and on to Opelousas and beyond in Louisiana. In 1779, the governor of Spanish Louisiana requested cattle from along the San Ant ...
civil war generals of the union - Teaching American History -TAH2
... the Confederate States Army Graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point 1st West Point graduate to be promoted to a general officer in the regular army U.S. Representative from Virginia’s 3 district (1879 – ...
... the Confederate States Army Graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point 1st West Point graduate to be promoted to a general officer in the regular army U.S. Representative from Virginia’s 3 district (1879 – ...
Untitled - TCU Digital Repository
... territory along the northern and southern reaches of the river, and on May 18, 1862, Flag Officer David G. Farragut’s West Gulf Blockading Squadron appeared below Vicksburg. The military governor of Vicksburg, Lieutenant Colonel James L. Autrey, rejected Farragut’s surrender ultimatum by declaring, ...
... territory along the northern and southern reaches of the river, and on May 18, 1862, Flag Officer David G. Farragut’s West Gulf Blockading Squadron appeared below Vicksburg. The military governor of Vicksburg, Lieutenant Colonel James L. Autrey, rejected Farragut’s surrender ultimatum by declaring, ...
survey of civil war battlefields for the i-66
... Confederate Cavalry chased large sections of the Union Army in their disorganized retreat for several miles in an episode often referred to as the Buckland Races (Fonzo 2008). Though much of Kilpatrick’s Army did retreat back to Buckland Mills, some also retreated north to Thoroughfare Gap and then ...
... Confederate Cavalry chased large sections of the Union Army in their disorganized retreat for several miles in an episode often referred to as the Buckland Races (Fonzo 2008). Though much of Kilpatrick’s Army did retreat back to Buckland Mills, some also retreated north to Thoroughfare Gap and then ...
FRANKLIN BUCHANAN - NNS Apprentice Organizations Web Site
... The USS GERMANTOWN was built in Philadelphia in 1846. Due to the threat of damaging ice, in mid-December, she was moved to the Norfolk Navy Yard for completion. When commissioned there on March 9, 1847, Buchanan became her captain and a ‘plank owner’ for the first time in his naval career. Only six ...
... The USS GERMANTOWN was built in Philadelphia in 1846. Due to the threat of damaging ice, in mid-December, she was moved to the Norfolk Navy Yard for completion. When commissioned there on March 9, 1847, Buchanan became her captain and a ‘plank owner’ for the first time in his naval career. Only six ...
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 ...
Driving Tour of the Civil War Sites of Cape Girardeau
... Girardeau, April 26, 1863. Face east (back the way you just walked). The Confederate battle line paralleled Caruthers Avenue, stretching from up the north hill to your left, all the way over the low hills to your right. The Union forces at first formed a skirmish line opposite the Confederate line i ...
... Girardeau, April 26, 1863. Face east (back the way you just walked). The Confederate battle line paralleled Caruthers Avenue, stretching from up the north hill to your left, all the way over the low hills to your right. The Union forces at first formed a skirmish line opposite the Confederate line i ...
A Public History Project Atblakeley Historic Park, Alabama
... Six hours after General Robert E. Lee formally surrendered the Army of 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 Ten ...
... Six hours after General Robert E. Lee formally surrendered the Army of 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 Ten ...
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... Six hours after General Robert E. Lee formally surrendered the Army of 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 Ten ...
... Six hours after General Robert E. Lee formally surrendered the Army of 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 Ten ...
Rules of Play
... The future of slavery in the territories caused a series of political crises. These crises drove a series of legislative compromises designed to assuage Southern fear that slavery would be abolished. These compromises were designed to maintain a tentative Southern equality in the Senate. The South b ...
... The future of slavery in the territories caused a series of political crises. These crises drove a series of legislative compromises designed to assuage Southern fear that slavery would be abolished. These compromises were designed to maintain a tentative Southern equality in the Senate. The South b ...
Yazoo County Civil War History - Visit Yazoo County, Mississippi
... perfect shape. The Union fleet reversed engines and tried to back away into the broader Mississippi. The Condeferate ironclad continued to forge straight for the enemy. There were two reasons for this: (1) because despite her weaknesses she was a first class fighting ship and (2) because she couldn ...
... perfect shape. The Union fleet reversed engines and tried to back away into the broader Mississippi. The Condeferate ironclad continued to forge straight for the enemy. There were two reasons for this: (1) because despite her weaknesses she was a first class fighting ship and (2) because she couldn ...
Confederate Wooden Gunboat Construction
... Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas, began their transformation from members of the United States into pieces of what they hoped would become a new independent, internationally recognized country.11 On February 8, 1861, southern leaders and delegates from those states met and agreed upon a provisional gov ...
... Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas, began their transformation from members of the United States into pieces of what they hoped would become a new independent, internationally recognized country.11 On February 8, 1861, southern leaders and delegates from those states met and agreed upon a provisional gov ...
Porter`s 1862 Campaign in Northeast Missouri
... and train tracks except to throw off pursuit, his force was not enlisted in the Confederate Army while it operated in Missouri and therefore fell under the Partisan Ranger Act of the Confederacy.11 This act enabled recruiting officers to recruit irregular troops who would then make their way through ...
... and train tracks except to throw off pursuit, his force was not enlisted in the Confederate Army while it operated in Missouri and therefore fell under the Partisan Ranger Act of the Confederacy.11 This act enabled recruiting officers to recruit irregular troops who would then make their way through ...
A Vigorous blockade at every point: The Union Blockade
... medicines and items that they could sell locally.7 The steam powered blockade runners, however, received the most attention from the Union navy. Local papers heralded their passage through the blockade and this alerted the Navy Department. The trade along the Gulf coast differed from that seen along ...
... medicines and items that they could sell locally.7 The steam powered blockade runners, however, received the most attention from the Union navy. Local papers heralded their passage through the blockade and this alerted the Navy Department. The trade along the Gulf coast differed from that seen along ...
Confederate States Navy
... Alexander Grant, Jr. Grant was appointed as a Captain to the Louisiana Navy. After serving on the cotton-clad river steamer, CSS General Quitman, which he burned to avoid capture in 1862, he served as a Lieutenant on the CSS Missouri. ...
... Alexander Grant, Jr. Grant was appointed as a Captain to the Louisiana Navy. After serving on the cotton-clad river steamer, CSS General Quitman, which he burned to avoid capture in 1862, he served as a Lieutenant on the CSS Missouri. ...
Shapiro - Huntsville History Collection
... enemy shot. Brooke tested various iron plates by firing the heaviest guns in the Union service and found that four-inch armor installed at a 45-degree angle would withstand any shells and at any range. Unfortunately, there wasn’t a mill in the South that could make 4-inch iron plate. There was only ...
... enemy shot. Brooke tested various iron plates by firing the heaviest guns in the Union service and found that four-inch armor installed at a 45-degree angle would withstand any shells and at any range. Unfortunately, there wasn’t a mill in the South that could make 4-inch iron plate. There was only ...
The Role of Confederate Nationalism and Popular Will
... large degree to the inability of the Davis government to adequately address the economic and social disparity between the classes. "The greatest failure of Jefferson Davis's leadership lay in the domestic arena, in his inability to create the internal unity and spirit essential for the growth of Co ...
... large degree to the inability of the Davis government to adequately address the economic and social disparity between the classes. "The greatest failure of Jefferson Davis's leadership lay in the domestic arena, in his inability to create the internal unity and spirit essential for the growth of Co ...
Major Battles of the Civil War - sls
... down and the rest of the South practice closing ranks. Also, show them from where they can fire. The South will have to get over the fence and reform ranks before they can march. Have the commanders practice calling out firing times. Begin the recreation. 9. Afterwards, say: “What began as a small s ...
... down and the rest of the South practice closing ranks. Also, show them from where they can fire. The South will have to get over the fence and reform ranks before they can march. Have the commanders practice calling out firing times. Begin the recreation. 9. Afterwards, say: “What began as a small s ...
Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip
The Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip (April 18–28, 1862) was the decisive battle for possession of New Orleans in the American Civil War. The two Confederate forts on the Mississippi River south of the city were attacked by a Union Navy fleet. As long as the forts could keep the Federal forces from moving on the city, it was safe, but if they were negated, there were no fall-back positions to impede the enemy advance.New Orleans, the largest city in the Confederacy, was already under threat of attack from the north when David Farragut moved his fleet into the river from the south. The Confederate Navy had already driven off the Union blockade fleet in the Battle of the Head of Passes the previous October. Although the menace from upriver was geographically more remote than that from the Gulf of Mexico, a series of losses in Kentucky and Tennessee had forced the War and Navy Departments in Richmond to strip the region of much of its defenses. Men and equipment had been withdrawn from the local defenses, so that by mid-April almost nothing remained to the south except the two forts and an assortment of gunboats of questionable worth. Without reducing the pressure from the north, (Union) President Abraham Lincoln set in motion a combined Army-Navy operation to attack from the south. The Union Army offered 18,000 soldiers, led by the political general Benjamin F. Butler. The Navy contributed a large fraction of its West Gulf Blockading Squadron, which was commanded by Flag Officer David G. Farragut. The squadron was augmented by a semi-autonomous flotilla of mortar schooners and their support vessels under Commander David Dixon Porter.The expedition assembled at Ship Island in the Gulf. Once they were ready, the naval contingent moved its ships into the river, an operation that was completed on April 14. They were then moved into position near the forts, and on April 18 the mortars opened the battle.The ensuing battle can be divided into two parts: a mostly ineffective bombardment of the Confederate-held forts by the raft-mounted mortars, and the successful passage of the forts by much of Farragut's fleet on the night of April 24. During the passage, one Federal warship was lost and three others turned back, while the Confederate gunboats were virtually obliterated. The subsequent capture of the city, achieved with no further significant opposition, was a serious, even fatal, blow from which the Confederacy never recovered. The forts remained after the fleet had passed, but the demoralized enlisted men in Fort Jackson mutinied and forced their surrender.