the rise and fall of General George B. McClellan.
... Civil War scholar Stephen W. Sears called McClellan "a man possessed by demons and delusions," which led him to make puzzling decisions throughout his tenure in the army during the Civil War.' Although many scholars consider McClellan to have failed during his command, McClellan established some ser ...
... Civil War scholar Stephen W. Sears called McClellan "a man possessed by demons and delusions," which led him to make puzzling decisions throughout his tenure in the army during the Civil War.' Although many scholars consider McClellan to have failed during his command, McClellan established some ser ...
Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks
... since the Civil War. Some towns have disappeared. Rivers have moved or meandered, often leaving shipwrecks below dry land. The metropolis of New York is listed as New York City, and well-known cities are often referenced without their state (e.g., Boston without Mass.). Vessels often had several n ...
... since the Civil War. Some towns have disappeared. Rivers have moved or meandered, often leaving shipwrecks below dry land. The metropolis of New York is listed as New York City, and well-known cities are often referenced without their state (e.g., Boston without Mass.). Vessels often had several n ...
"Or this whole affair is a failure": a special treasury agent`s
... off this very place, and who then thought the [Confederates] would now hold this position unmolested!”1 Sailing on, Severance arrived and landed in Beaufort on the 14th day of April, where he would participate in the abolition-driven, yet Treasury and War Department-run Port Royal Experiment. As he ...
... off this very place, and who then thought the [Confederates] would now hold this position unmolested!”1 Sailing on, Severance arrived and landed in Beaufort on the 14th day of April, where he would participate in the abolition-driven, yet Treasury and War Department-run Port Royal Experiment. As he ...
civil war web - Web Sources for Military History
... uture generations might know the official statements of generals and the outlines of major battles, observed Walt Whitman, but they would “never know the seething hell and black infernal background of countless minor scenes and interiors . . . of the Secession War.” Contemporary Civil War scholarshi ...
... uture generations might know the official statements of generals and the outlines of major battles, observed Walt Whitman, but they would “never know the seething hell and black infernal background of countless minor scenes and interiors . . . of the Secession War.” Contemporary Civil War scholarshi ...
Quantrill`s Guerrillas and the Civil War in Western Missouri
... Deprivation Thesis," Comparative Studies in Society and History 19, no. L(1977): 33There was some confusion regarding the spelling of QuantriLl's name among his contemporaries. He was referred to as the "Guerrilla QuantrelI" or simply "QuantreiY- Quantrill's name was misspe1Ied in this manner whenev ...
... Deprivation Thesis," Comparative Studies in Society and History 19, no. L(1977): 33There was some confusion regarding the spelling of QuantriLl's name among his contemporaries. He was referred to as the "Guerrilla QuantrelI" or simply "QuantreiY- Quantrill's name was misspe1Ied in this manner whenev ...
They Fought the War Together: Southeastern Ohio`s
... with Gordon McKinney are all examples of recent southern community studies.10 This dissertation, which focuses on southeastern Ohio, is a part of the new wave of scholarship that examines a northern community during the Civil War. Rather than the focus on all Union common soldiers, as Sheehan-Dean, ...
... with Gordon McKinney are all examples of recent southern community studies.10 This dissertation, which focuses on southeastern Ohio, is a part of the new wave of scholarship that examines a northern community during the Civil War. Rather than the focus on all Union common soldiers, as Sheehan-Dean, ...
Forgotten Abolitionist: John A. J. Creswell of Maryland
... govern the new territory of Wyoming, and voted praise for the recent victories of General Sherman and his men in Georgia. All present, however, knew what the most salient remaining business of that Congress would be. The President's annual Message to Congress, written on December 6, 1864, had made t ...
... govern the new territory of Wyoming, and voted praise for the recent victories of General Sherman and his men in Georgia. All present, however, knew what the most salient remaining business of that Congress would be. The President's annual Message to Congress, written on December 6, 1864, had made t ...
Freedwomen in pursuit of liberty: St. Louis and Missouri in the age of
... military justice system. African American women brought complaints to Union officers that were not, strictly speaking, military concerns. They transformed “civil” grievances into military issues. African American women entered this legal system as petitioners and claimed specific rights, including t ...
... military justice system. African American women brought complaints to Union officers that were not, strictly speaking, military concerns. They transformed “civil” grievances into military issues. African American women entered this legal system as petitioners and claimed specific rights, including t ...
Jenkins` Ferry Pres plan Draft.indd
... 3.65 acres that contained the north side Jenkins’ Ferry crossing from the Sheridan Masonic lodge. This is the only battlefield land that has been preserved. Other preservation or commemorative activities include: United Daughters of the Confederacy erected a monument in 1928. In 1970, just over ...
... 3.65 acres that contained the north side Jenkins’ Ferry crossing from the Sheridan Masonic lodge. This is the only battlefield land that has been preserved. Other preservation or commemorative activities include: United Daughters of the Confederacy erected a monument in 1928. In 1970, just over ...
Print this article - Indiana University
... actions of the Reconstruction era, including the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. Best known for his stand on Reconstruction, especially his 1868 speech that promoted the radical position, and for his role as Senate manager of the Fifteenth Amendment, Morton also influenced economic and foreign ...
... actions of the Reconstruction era, including the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. Best known for his stand on Reconstruction, especially his 1868 speech that promoted the radical position, and for his role as Senate manager of the Fifteenth Amendment, Morton also influenced economic and foreign ...
Sarah Emma Edmonds (Seelye):
... “All the battles I had seen before, and those which I have seen since, were nothing to be compared to it. The elevated position which the army occupied, the concentration of such an immense force in so small compass, such a quantity of artillery on those hills all in operation at the same time, the ...
... “All the battles I had seen before, and those which I have seen since, were nothing to be compared to it. The elevated position which the army occupied, the concentration of such an immense force in so small compass, such a quantity of artillery on those hills all in operation at the same time, the ...
View - OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
... Therefore, it is inferable that the great majority of those who expressed a continually irreconcilable viewpoint considered the Confederacy’s position on slavery as immoral. This does not, however, imply that the former Union soldiers only harbored persistent anti-southern sentiments over issues of ...
... Therefore, it is inferable that the great majority of those who expressed a continually irreconcilable viewpoint considered the Confederacy’s position on slavery as immoral. This does not, however, imply that the former Union soldiers only harbored persistent anti-southern sentiments over issues of ...
lincoln and mcclellan: a marriage of convenience turned sour
... of what actually happened. McClellan’s victory “went over big; and just then, before anybody had forgotten about it, the news came in of the humiliating disaster at Bull Run, with untrained regiments legging it all the way back to Washington, and carriage loads of distinguished sight-seers contribut ...
... of what actually happened. McClellan’s victory “went over big; and just then, before anybody had forgotten about it, the news came in of the humiliating disaster at Bull Run, with untrained regiments legging it all the way back to Washington, and carriage loads of distinguished sight-seers contribut ...
Confederate Nationalism in Georgia, Louisiana, and Virginia During
... expert and we’re here to learn from you.” In addition to the support I received from my committee, I was privileged to receive a number of fellowships which allowed me to conduct research at the Georgia Historical Society in Savannah, the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond, and at the Historic ...
... expert and we’re here to learn from you.” In addition to the support I received from my committee, I was privileged to receive a number of fellowships which allowed me to conduct research at the Georgia Historical Society in Savannah, the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond, and at the Historic ...
A. Philip Randolph - Willingboro School District
... boys, though he wasn't a strict disciplinarian like their mother. Fortunately there was a private, tuition-free high school for blacks in Jacksonville, the Cookman Institute. It was funded by Northern whites and was the only African-American high school in the city. Asa and his brother James entere ...
... boys, though he wasn't a strict disciplinarian like their mother. Fortunately there was a private, tuition-free high school for blacks in Jacksonville, the Cookman Institute. It was funded by Northern whites and was the only African-American high school in the city. Asa and his brother James entere ...
In Lincoln`s Shadow: The Civil War in Springfield, Illinois By ©2014
... campaigned just as hard to prove the opposite was true. This all changed with Lincoln’s death in April 1865. Almost immediately, Springfielders of every political stripe began merging their town’s history with Lincoln’s legacy, a rapid change that took shape with the war’s end and escalated with his ...
... campaigned just as hard to prove the opposite was true. This all changed with Lincoln’s death in April 1865. Almost immediately, Springfielders of every political stripe began merging their town’s history with Lincoln’s legacy, a rapid change that took shape with the war’s end and escalated with his ...
UNITED STATES DIPLOMACY DURING THE CIVIL
... During the period after President Lincoln’s assassination, the United States took on a much more expansionist outlook towards the Caribbean. President Andrew Johnson and Secretary of State William H. Seward looked to re-establish the United States as a strong nation amongst the European powers. Sec ...
... During the period after President Lincoln’s assassination, the United States took on a much more expansionist outlook towards the Caribbean. President Andrew Johnson and Secretary of State William H. Seward looked to re-establish the United States as a strong nation amongst the European powers. Sec ...
The Importance of Kentucky in the Civil War
... Shinar, to this day, who were literally cradled in war, it is to be found in the state of Kentucky. ~e Indians' path of incursion in the West was moistened with Kentucky blood - our battlefields are white with Kentucky bones. 9 In the light of suCh evidence, is it not incredible that the "Savior of ...
... Shinar, to this day, who were literally cradled in war, it is to be found in the state of Kentucky. ~e Indians' path of incursion in the West was moistened with Kentucky blood - our battlefields are white with Kentucky bones. 9 In the light of suCh evidence, is it not incredible that the "Savior of ...
“`REBELS AGAINST A REBELLION`: SOUTHERN UNIONISTS IN
... among southern historians as the Dean of Appalachian history, what is less known is his tireless work on behalf of his graduate students. Simply put, John’s consistent support and brilliant critiques of my work, including advising the master’s thesis that became my first book Executing Daniel Brigh ...
... among southern historians as the Dean of Appalachian history, what is less known is his tireless work on behalf of his graduate students. Simply put, John’s consistent support and brilliant critiques of my work, including advising the master’s thesis that became my first book Executing Daniel Brigh ...
“Tentative Relations: Secession and War in the Central Ohio River
... In the fall of 1859, John Brown launched a raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, and in so doing arguably fired the first salvo of the Civil War. That his raid occurred in the border area between North and South should come as no surprise because it was in that area where Americans ...
... In the fall of 1859, John Brown launched a raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, and in so doing arguably fired the first salvo of the Civil War. That his raid occurred in the border area between North and South should come as no surprise because it was in that area where Americans ...
