a strong mind: a clausewitzian biography of u
... fellow graduates from West Point. A few of Grant’s fellows saw through the façade. Confederate General R. S. Ewell knew Grant from West Point and Mexico and hoped the North would overlook Sam Grant: “I should fear him more than any of their officers.” Later in the war James Longstreet took issue wit ...
... fellow graduates from West Point. A few of Grant’s fellows saw through the façade. Confederate General R. S. Ewell knew Grant from West Point and Mexico and hoped the North would overlook Sam Grant: “I should fear him more than any of their officers.” Later in the war James Longstreet took issue wit ...
MAINTAINING ORDER IN THE MIDST OF CHAOS: ROBERT E
... little; the only factors required for victory were a large population base, willingness to continue the struggle, an economy that would support war, and a general who realized that war was now only a matter of attrition. Because of all this, Weigley and others conclude, the Union was inevitably goin ...
... little; the only factors required for victory were a large population base, willingness to continue the struggle, an economy that would support war, and a general who realized that war was now only a matter of attrition. Because of all this, Weigley and others conclude, the Union was inevitably goin ...
General Daniel Edgar Sickles, Storm at the Peach Orchard
... Narrative, Volume Two, Fredericksburg to Meridian, writes that officials in Richmond “were staggered by the double blow of losing Vicksburg and the failure of Lee’s northern campaign.” Confederate Chief of Ordnance Josiah Gorgas confessed an even darker view of the situation. “Yesterday we rode on t ...
... Narrative, Volume Two, Fredericksburg to Meridian, writes that officials in Richmond “were staggered by the double blow of losing Vicksburg and the failure of Lee’s northern campaign.” Confederate Chief of Ordnance Josiah Gorgas confessed an even darker view of the situation. “Yesterday we rode on t ...
gettysburg to appomattox: the south`s critical
... vastly improved this document. I give many thanks to Robert C. Steensma, PhD, English Professor, and Captain, U.S. Navy, Retired, for his gifts of civil war materials and technical advice. I am also thankful for the encouragement and advice that Rear Admiral Jack E. Buffington, U.S. Navy, CEC, Retir ...
... vastly improved this document. I give many thanks to Robert C. Steensma, PhD, English Professor, and Captain, U.S. Navy, Retired, for his gifts of civil war materials and technical advice. I am also thankful for the encouragement and advice that Rear Admiral Jack E. Buffington, U.S. Navy, CEC, Retir ...
Read Act 1… - Loch Willow
... Once back in Virginia, Jackson moved his headquarters just south of Winchester. As the troops rested and refitted, Jackson kept Hotchkiss busy making maps of the region and finishing the just completed Maryland campaign. General Lee also requested maps from Hotchkiss. And being confident in Hotchki ...
... Once back in Virginia, Jackson moved his headquarters just south of Winchester. As the troops rested and refitted, Jackson kept Hotchkiss busy making maps of the region and finishing the just completed Maryland campaign. General Lee also requested maps from Hotchkiss. And being confident in Hotchki ...
View - OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
... in terms of his supporters, detractors, and those choose to portray him in a neutral light. Initially, historians were very sympathetic toward Lee for the losses incurred by him during the latter half of the Civil War, including the Battle of Gettysburg. Seldom was Lee attacked for his failures at G ...
... in terms of his supporters, detractors, and those choose to portray him in a neutral light. Initially, historians were very sympathetic toward Lee for the losses incurred by him during the latter half of the Civil War, including the Battle of Gettysburg. Seldom was Lee attacked for his failures at G ...
GEORGE G. MEADE AND HIS ROLE IN THE GETTYSBURG
... determined though cautious, and a good judge of men. He was personally brave and had the moral courage which is so often lacking to men who never fear for their own safety."2 3 David M. Gregg, who knew him well, states that "in his intercourse with those he knew but slightly, [Meade] was reserved; w ...
... determined though cautious, and a good judge of men. He was personally brave and had the moral courage which is so often lacking to men who never fear for their own safety."2 3 David M. Gregg, who knew him well, states that "in his intercourse with those he knew but slightly, [Meade] was reserved; w ...
The Union Army Had Something to Do With It
... On page 200 of his Military Memoirs of a Confederate he makes the following very interesting statement regarding the stand of a small portion of the Union Army of the Potomac that had a brief but intense struggle with elements of Stonewall Jackson's wing on August 28, 1862, on the eve of the Second ...
... On page 200 of his Military Memoirs of a Confederate he makes the following very interesting statement regarding the stand of a small portion of the Union Army of the Potomac that had a brief but intense struggle with elements of Stonewall Jackson's wing on August 28, 1862, on the eve of the Second ...
Meeting paper Feb 2002 - Grant – the uncaring drunken butcher?
... violation of the self-proclaimed neutrality of Kentucky by his occupation of Columbus (September 3), moved quickly to occupy Paducah, thus preventing the Confederates consolidating a defensive line in Kentucky. Grant’s first major engagement was fought at Belmont, Missouri, on November 7, 1861 when ...
... violation of the self-proclaimed neutrality of Kentucky by his occupation of Columbus (September 3), moved quickly to occupy Paducah, thus preventing the Confederates consolidating a defensive line in Kentucky. Grant’s first major engagement was fought at Belmont, Missouri, on November 7, 1861 when ...
reminiscences of the civil war
... General Grant the aggressor—Failure to dislodge Lee—An exciting night ride—Surrounded by Federal troops—A narrow escape in the darkness—General Lee's comments on the assault upon Sedgwick—A remarkable prediction as to General Grant's next movement..................................................... ...
... General Grant the aggressor—Failure to dislodge Lee—An exciting night ride—Surrounded by Federal troops—A narrow escape in the darkness—General Lee's comments on the assault upon Sedgwick—A remarkable prediction as to General Grant's next movement..................................................... ...
Did Meade Begin a Counteroffensive after
... they held that Meade could safely move the 6th Corps to either flank. This raises the question of why Meade did not shift all reserves to his right flank to pivot that wing around for envelopment of the Confederate divisions belonging to major generals Edward Johnson and Jubal Early. Their deploymen ...
... they held that Meade could safely move the 6th Corps to either flank. This raises the question of why Meade did not shift all reserves to his right flank to pivot that wing around for envelopment of the Confederate divisions belonging to major generals Edward Johnson and Jubal Early. Their deploymen ...
READ-ALOUD PLAYS ABOUT
... Discussion questions The discussion questions are designed to be used immediately after the play has been read. The questions allow the students to process and reflect on what they have just read and also reinforce the themes and historical facts that have been presented. They also help set the stag ...
... Discussion questions The discussion questions are designed to be used immediately after the play has been read. The questions allow the students to process and reflect on what they have just read and also reinforce the themes and historical facts that have been presented. They also help set the stag ...
Ulysses S. Grant and the Meaning of Appomattox
... common knowledge acquired from his former army career, as well as from the advice of other officers. For example, all soldiers knew that officers carrying a white flag of truce should be escorted safely through the lines, while white flags fluttering in the front lines of an enemy indicated surrende ...
... common knowledge acquired from his former army career, as well as from the advice of other officers. For example, all soldiers knew that officers carrying a white flag of truce should be escorted safely through the lines, while white flags fluttering in the front lines of an enemy indicated surrende ...
THE BATTLE OF SAILOR`S CREEK: A STUDY IN LEADERSHIP A
... the intent of destroying the mighty and once feared ...
... the intent of destroying the mighty and once feared ...
Commanders of the Confederacy
... Davis was elected to a six-year term as president of the Confederacy on November 6, 1861. He had never served a full term in any elective office, and that would turn out to be the case on this occasion as well. He was inaugurated on February 22, 1862. In June, 1862, he assigned General Robert E. Lee ...
... Davis was elected to a six-year term as president of the Confederacy on November 6, 1861. He had never served a full term in any elective office, and that would turn out to be the case on this occasion as well. He was inaugurated on February 22, 1862. In June, 1862, he assigned General Robert E. Lee ...
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CIVIL WAR BATTLES 63
... close as the Confederates jealously guarded this crossing point. Union reserves consisted of V Corps under the command of Gen. Fitz-John Porter. McClellan’s plan was simple and methodical. He would send his strongest corps, under the commands of Hooker, Mansfield and Sumner, against Lee’s strungout ...
... close as the Confederates jealously guarded this crossing point. Union reserves consisted of V Corps under the command of Gen. Fitz-John Porter. McClellan’s plan was simple and methodical. He would send his strongest corps, under the commands of Hooker, Mansfield and Sumner, against Lee’s strungout ...
The Gettysburg Campaign: Birth of the Operational Art?
... security of Washington and Baltimore with Elzey’s Confederate force of just under 3,600 to protect Richmond. ...
... security of Washington and Baltimore with Elzey’s Confederate force of just under 3,600 to protect Richmond. ...
THE THIRD REGIMENT MAINE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
... Many recruits were at first excited about the adventure of military life but soon came to feel that it reduced them to a ‘slave’. * Officers felt that drill and disciple will make good soldiers of any man but the men who were individualistic and democratic did not take kindly to the authority, disci ...
... Many recruits were at first excited about the adventure of military life but soon came to feel that it reduced them to a ‘slave’. * Officers felt that drill and disciple will make good soldiers of any man but the men who were individualistic and democratic did not take kindly to the authority, disci ...
The Cost of War - Newspaper In Education
... tall, not quite 140 pounds, slouchy, rough-looking, and handsome only in the renderings of artists. People noticed his steely gaze and headlong way of walking. One Union officer famously wrote that Grant “habitually wears an expression as if he had determined to drive his head through a brick wall, ...
... tall, not quite 140 pounds, slouchy, rough-looking, and handsome only in the renderings of artists. People noticed his steely gaze and headlong way of walking. One Union officer famously wrote that Grant “habitually wears an expression as if he had determined to drive his head through a brick wall, ...
April, 2015 - Stow Historical Society
... 1,537 at the time. According to research done by Marilyn Zavorski, 186 men with connections to Stow served in the Civil War. Their ages ranged from 15 to 52. The National Park Service is inviting churches, temples, schools, city halls, public buildings and historic sites to ring their bells at 3:15 ...
... 1,537 at the time. According to research done by Marilyn Zavorski, 186 men with connections to Stow served in the Civil War. Their ages ranged from 15 to 52. The National Park Service is inviting churches, temples, schools, city halls, public buildings and historic sites to ring their bells at 3:15 ...
Killer Angels notes
... 7. Longstreet’s 2 divisions who will be fighting are _________________, ___________________. The only division not fighting at all on July 2 is _______________________. The brigade that still needs to get into battle formation is _____________________. (184) This brigade is from _________________’s ...
... 7. Longstreet’s 2 divisions who will be fighting are _________________, ___________________. The only division not fighting at all on July 2 is _______________________. The brigade that still needs to get into battle formation is _____________________. (184) This brigade is from _________________’s ...
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
... A Historical Perspective on Organizational Communication C. W. May - 4 divided into a number of corps, which were relatively self-contained mini-armies. Each corps generally contained infantry (foot-soldiers) and artillery (cannons) plus perhaps a small cavalry (horse-soldiers) detachment, and was ...
... A Historical Perspective on Organizational Communication C. W. May - 4 divided into a number of corps, which were relatively self-contained mini-armies. Each corps generally contained infantry (foot-soldiers) and artillery (cannons) plus perhaps a small cavalry (horse-soldiers) detachment, and was ...
Critical Book Review of Michael Shaara`s Civil War Novel The Killer
... McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom, argued that Ewell’s failure to take the high ground created one of the “controversial “ifs” of Gettysburg that have echoed down the years.”9 There are many “ifs” of Gettysburg usually designed to shield Robert E. Lee from any fault in losing the battle. Al ...
... McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom, argued that Ewell’s failure to take the high ground created one of the “controversial “ifs” of Gettysburg that have echoed down the years.”9 There are many “ifs” of Gettysburg usually designed to shield Robert E. Lee from any fault in losing the battle. Al ...
Lincoln, the Commander-in
... threaten Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, an important rail center or once again to outflank Washington, D.C. The Civil War had been fought for two years by the time the decisive three-day battle of Gettysburg took place. This, the largest battle ever fought in the Western Hemisphere was an important victo ...
... threaten Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, an important rail center or once again to outflank Washington, D.C. The Civil War had been fought for two years by the time the decisive three-day battle of Gettysburg took place. This, the largest battle ever fought in the Western Hemisphere was an important victo ...
Chapter 18 - Catholic Textbook Project
... them crush the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. General Robert E. Lee, however, was not fooled. He had an uncanny ability to read the character of his opponent and guess what he might do. After Hooker began his march up the river on April 27, Lee did a daring act — he divided his small force o ...
... them crush the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. General Robert E. Lee, however, was not fooled. He had an uncanny ability to read the character of his opponent and guess what he might do. After Hooker began his march up the river on April 27, Lee did a daring act — he divided his small force o ...
Battle of the Wilderness
The Battle of the Wilderness, fought May 5–7, 1864, was the first battle of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign against Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Both armies suffered heavy casualties, a harbinger of a bloody war of attrition by Grant against Lee's army and, eventually, the Confederate capital, Richmond, Virginia. The battle was tactically inconclusive, as Grant disengaged and continued his offensive.Grant attempted to move quickly through the dense underbrush of the Wilderness of Spotsylvania, but Lee launched two of his corps on parallel roads to intercept him. On the morning of May 5, the Union V Corps under Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren attacked the Confederate Second Corps, commanded by Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell, on the Orange Turnpike. That afternoon the Third Corps, commanded by Lt. Gen. A.P. Hill, encountered Brig. Gen. George W. Getty's division (VI Corps) and Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock's II Corps on the Orange Plank Road. Fighting until dark was fierce but inconclusive as both sides attempted to maneuver in the dense woods.At dawn on May 6, Hancock attacked along the Plank Road, driving Hill's Corps back in confusion, but the First Corps of Lt. Gen. James Longstreet arrived in time to prevent the collapse of the Confederate right flank. Longstreet followed up with a surprise flanking attack from an unfinished railroad bed that drove Hancock's men back to the Brock Road, but the momentum was lost when Longstreet was wounded by his own men. An evening attack by Brig. Gen. John B. Gordon against the Union right flank caused consternation at Union headquarters, but the lines stabilized and fighting ceased. On May 7, Grant disengaged and moved to the southeast, intending to leave the Wilderness to interpose his army between Lee and Richmond, leading to the bloody Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.