Lincoln - Juniata College
... would run up to our men, fall upon their knees and with uplifted hands scream for mercy, but were ordered to their feet and then shot down.”12 Other incidents confirmed that the war had evolved into a much meaner and more brutal affair. In June, 1864, Elder John Kline, the leader of the German Bapt ...
... would run up to our men, fall upon their knees and with uplifted hands scream for mercy, but were ordered to their feet and then shot down.”12 Other incidents confirmed that the war had evolved into a much meaner and more brutal affair. In June, 1864, Elder John Kline, the leader of the German Bapt ...
Civil War White River Expedition
... Conestoga and transports caught up with the gunboats morning of the 16th. The entire flotilla left the Arkansas Cut-off that morning, progressing up-stream to within five miles of St. Charles, where the boats paused for the night. As per usual, Spitfire was sent on to reconnoiter the river ahead. At ...
... Conestoga and transports caught up with the gunboats morning of the 16th. The entire flotilla left the Arkansas Cut-off that morning, progressing up-stream to within five miles of St. Charles, where the boats paused for the night. As per usual, Spitfire was sent on to reconnoiter the river ahead. At ...
emancipation proclamation
... would agree to emancipate their slaves by their own legislative act. “If Congress will pass a law authorizing the issuance of bonds for the payment of the emancipated Negroes in the border states,” Lincoln was convinced that, given time, “Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri will accept the te ...
... would agree to emancipate their slaves by their own legislative act. “If Congress will pass a law authorizing the issuance of bonds for the payment of the emancipated Negroes in the border states,” Lincoln was convinced that, given time, “Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri will accept the te ...
resolution of the [confederate] congress [in kentucky]
... WHEREAS, the Federal Constitution, which created the Government of the United States, was declared by the framers thereof to be the supreme law of the land, and was intended to limit, and did expressly limit the powers of said Government to certain general specified purposes, and did expressly reser ...
... WHEREAS, the Federal Constitution, which created the Government of the United States, was declared by the framers thereof to be the supreme law of the land, and was intended to limit, and did expressly limit the powers of said Government to certain general specified purposes, and did expressly reser ...
1864: The Decisive Year
... Less than a week later, as soldiers on both sides were digging in for a long haul at Petersburg, Grant dispatched another raid deep behind Confederate lines. Union Gens. August Kautz and James Wilson led about 5,000 cavalry west of Petersburg, tearing up railroads and sowing panic. The Federals got ...
... Less than a week later, as soldiers on both sides were digging in for a long haul at Petersburg, Grant dispatched another raid deep behind Confederate lines. Union Gens. August Kautz and James Wilson led about 5,000 cavalry west of Petersburg, tearing up railroads and sowing panic. The Federals got ...
THESIS CONFEDERATE MILITARY STRATEGY
... military achievements in the Eastern Theater. Relegating the Western Theater to a secondary status, the western military strategy suffered immensely. Therefore, Bragg and Johnston were reduced to fight the war without help and support from Richmond. In chapters four and five, general officer aspirat ...
... military achievements in the Eastern Theater. Relegating the Western Theater to a secondary status, the western military strategy suffered immensely. Therefore, Bragg and Johnston were reduced to fight the war without help and support from Richmond. In chapters four and five, general officer aspirat ...
Pilgrim Places: Civil War Battlefields, Historic Preservation, and
... During the 19th century, George Washington, revered hero of the Revolution and first president of the United States, received extraordinary public acclaim, which resulted in the preservation of sites associated with his life and career. In 1850, following extended negotiations, the State of New York ...
... During the 19th century, George Washington, revered hero of the Revolution and first president of the United States, received extraordinary public acclaim, which resulted in the preservation of sites associated with his life and career. In 1850, following extended negotiations, the State of New York ...
Study Guide
... One of the best ways to prepare for a particular activity is to practice that activity. Trying your hand at questions that are similar in structure, content and difficulty to those you will actually encounter is a great way to prepare for the National Civil War Student Challenge. A good place to sta ...
... One of the best ways to prepare for a particular activity is to practice that activity. Trying your hand at questions that are similar in structure, content and difficulty to those you will actually encounter is a great way to prepare for the National Civil War Student Challenge. A good place to sta ...
Students will discuss the impact of President Lincoln`s assassination
... February 18: General Sherman's troops enter Charleston, South Carolina. March: The temporary Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands is established within the War Department. The Freedman’s Bureau works to smooth the transition from slavery, providing formers slaves with immediate shelter ...
... February 18: General Sherman's troops enter Charleston, South Carolina. March: The temporary Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands is established within the War Department. The Freedman’s Bureau works to smooth the transition from slavery, providing formers slaves with immediate shelter ...
Allatoona Pass Trail - National Trails Day
... and munitions that were so desperately needed by fellow general John Bell Hood’s troops. French returned empty-handed, and his group suffered 799 casualties. At the start of this exciting interpretive trail is a map of the area on which the trail has been superimposed. Directly behind you is the Cla ...
... and munitions that were so desperately needed by fellow general John Bell Hood’s troops. French returned empty-handed, and his group suffered 799 casualties. At the start of this exciting interpretive trail is a map of the area on which the trail has been superimposed. Directly behind you is the Cla ...
s Reconstruction Plan
... Johnson Plan which was similar to Lincoln’s had a few differences. Johnson’s plan did have the same ideas as Lincoln yet he did have certain ambiguities one included the right to grant pardons to the same people that he claimed he wanted exclude power from. Doing this did not help the reconstruction ...
... Johnson Plan which was similar to Lincoln’s had a few differences. Johnson’s plan did have the same ideas as Lincoln yet he did have certain ambiguities one included the right to grant pardons to the same people that he claimed he wanted exclude power from. Doing this did not help the reconstruction ...
2011.10 Choctaw Nation and the American Civil War
... which was later commanded by Cooper in 1862. 1862 saw the Choctaws just miss the Pea Ridge Campaign in northwest Arkansas in March. Pike resigned his command of the Indian Brigade and by mid-summer Douglas Cooper was in charge. In September and October they were in the thick of things. Southern forc ...
... which was later commanded by Cooper in 1862. 1862 saw the Choctaws just miss the Pea Ridge Campaign in northwest Arkansas in March. Pike resigned his command of the Indian Brigade and by mid-summer Douglas Cooper was in charge. In September and October they were in the thick of things. Southern forc ...
Regional History Forum Vol 22.1 - The Hudson River Valley Institute
... (They either died in action or from their wounds.) Five enlisted men were missing and four officers and thirty-five enlisted men recovered from wounds. In the following three years of the war, the 56th lost thirty-seven more enlisted men in combat. However, after the regiment was moved to the theater ...
... (They either died in action or from their wounds.) Five enlisted men were missing and four officers and thirty-five enlisted men recovered from wounds. In the following three years of the war, the 56th lost thirty-seven more enlisted men in combat. However, after the regiment was moved to the theater ...
Guide to Civil War Sources - Maryland Historical Society
... sentiment seemed opposed to the idea of secession until Abraham Lincoln called for troops to put down the rebellious states. Riots broke out between soldiers from the North and the people of Baltimore in 1861. At least 10 soldiers and as many civilians were killed in what some called the “Massacre a ...
... sentiment seemed opposed to the idea of secession until Abraham Lincoln called for troops to put down the rebellious states. Riots broke out between soldiers from the North and the people of Baltimore in 1861. At least 10 soldiers and as many civilians were killed in what some called the “Massacre a ...
January 2011
... nothing but bread and water until they disclosed information about Federal bushwhackers, called “Outliers.” Whether one agreed or not, his tactics were more successful than any others and netted some three hundred deserters. On January 20th, Gen. Robert E. Lee wrote “I also recommend that General Le ...
... nothing but bread and water until they disclosed information about Federal bushwhackers, called “Outliers.” Whether one agreed or not, his tactics were more successful than any others and netted some three hundred deserters. On January 20th, Gen. Robert E. Lee wrote “I also recommend that General Le ...
A Change in Tactics: Hard War in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia
... retreat or even a long break to regroup, but rather the Union armies needed to be constantly advancing, overwhelming the enemy and wear it down by attrition if nothing else worked. Grant also brought with him William Tecumseh Sherman who had already shown a willingness to use whatever force necessar ...
... retreat or even a long break to regroup, but rather the Union armies needed to be constantly advancing, overwhelming the enemy and wear it down by attrition if nothing else worked. Grant also brought with him William Tecumseh Sherman who had already shown a willingness to use whatever force necessar ...
U.S. History 203 Fall 2006 Test 1
... • What was Confederacy’s President Jefferson Davis’ relationship with his military leaders? ...
... • What was Confederacy’s President Jefferson Davis’ relationship with his military leaders? ...
Harriet Tubman
... was deeply committed to leading others. That’s why her capture Famous For: leading was worth $12,000 or more to furious slave owners. They felt 300 slaves to freedom on (and the law, both North and South, backed them up) that she the Underground Railroad was “stealing” their property by helping slav ...
... was deeply committed to leading others. That’s why her capture Famous For: leading was worth $12,000 or more to furious slave owners. They felt 300 slaves to freedom on (and the law, both North and South, backed them up) that she the Underground Railroad was “stealing” their property by helping slav ...
“I Could Tell You a Thousand Stories of Their Heroism…”1
... As the Army of Northern Virginia broke its camps around Fredericksburg, Virginia and began its movement north it numbered approximately 75,000.11 Being in the eastern theater and the principal defenders of Richmond, it is not surprising that Virginia troops comprised the largest proportion of the ar ...
... As the Army of Northern Virginia broke its camps around Fredericksburg, Virginia and began its movement north it numbered approximately 75,000.11 Being in the eastern theater and the principal defenders of Richmond, it is not surprising that Virginia troops comprised the largest proportion of the ar ...
as PDF - Hillsdale College
... the certain prediction of what Lincoln might have done had he lived to direct reconstruction as he had the civil war. Still, there is no question that I am asked more often than what if Lincoln had lived? And in the largest sense, that may also be the most nagging whatif in all of American history, ...
... the certain prediction of what Lincoln might have done had he lived to direct reconstruction as he had the civil war. Still, there is no question that I am asked more often than what if Lincoln had lived? And in the largest sense, that may also be the most nagging whatif in all of American history, ...
CWT Bi-State Narrative Side VA
... by attacking Massachusetts troops en route to Washington, D.C., Lincoln declared martial law, suspended habeas corpus in certain areas, and imprisoned Maryland Confederates. The state remained strongly Unionist in the west while southeastern Maryland became a secessionist hotbed of spies and smuggle ...
... by attacking Massachusetts troops en route to Washington, D.C., Lincoln declared martial law, suspended habeas corpus in certain areas, and imprisoned Maryland Confederates. The state remained strongly Unionist in the west while southeastern Maryland became a secessionist hotbed of spies and smuggle ...
1 notes – strategies, leaders
... He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment-seat Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! be jubilant, my feet! ...
... He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment-seat Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! be jubilant, my feet! ...
... It was the greatest war in American history. Three million fought – over 600,000 died. It was the only war fought on American soil by Americans. The Civil War, between the northern and southern sections of the United States, which began with the bombardment of Fort Sumter on the 12th of April 1861, ...
Length: 90 Minutes
... 2. Students listen (and sing!) to two versions of the song Dixie (Dixie’s Land and Union Dixie), then two versions of the Battle Cry of Freedom (USA and CSA). They then compare and contrast, and answer the questions. 3. Students listen (and sing!) to the song Marching Through Georgia and discuss wha ...
... 2. Students listen (and sing!) to two versions of the song Dixie (Dixie’s Land and Union Dixie), then two versions of the Battle Cry of Freedom (USA and CSA). They then compare and contrast, and answer the questions. 3. Students listen (and sing!) to the song Marching Through Georgia and discuss wha ...
Component 1 Introductory Lecture
... to the southern states in return for the admission of the Mexican war territories (California, especially) into the Union as nonslave states. The Act made it easy for slaveowners to recapture ex-slaves or simply to pick up blacks they claimed had run away. Northern blacks organized resistance to the ...
... to the southern states in return for the admission of the Mexican war territories (California, especially) into the Union as nonslave states. The Act made it easy for slaveowners to recapture ex-slaves or simply to pick up blacks they claimed had run away. Northern blacks organized resistance to the ...
Military history of African Americans in the American Civil War
The history of African Americans in the American Civil War is marked by 186,097 (7,122 officers, 178,975 enlisted/soldiers & sailors) African Americans comprising 163 units who served in the United States Army, then nicknamed the ""Union Army"" during the Civil War. Later in the War many regiments were recruited and organized as the ""United States Colored Troops"", which reinforced the Northern side substantially in the last two years.Many more African Americans served in the United States Navy also known as the ""Union Navy"" and formed a large percentage of many ships' crews. Both free African Americans and runaway slaves joined the fight.On the Confederate/Southern side, both free and slave Blacks were used for manual labor, but the issue of whether to arm them, and under what terms, became a major source of debate within the Confederate Congress, the President's Cabinet, and C.S. War Department staff. They were authorized in the last month of the War in March 1865, to recruit, train and arm slaves, but no significant numbers were ever raised or recruited.