United States History and Government
... slavery was one of the most dynamic economic and social processes going on in this country. The westward expansion carried slavery down into the Southwest, into Mississippi, Alabama, crossing the Mississippi River into Louisiana. Finally, by the 1840’s, it was pouring into Texas. So the expansion of ...
... slavery was one of the most dynamic economic and social processes going on in this country. The westward expansion carried slavery down into the Southwest, into Mississippi, Alabama, crossing the Mississippi River into Louisiana. Finally, by the 1840’s, it was pouring into Texas. So the expansion of ...
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
... the Civil War, 1863-1865," The Journal of American History 67 (March 1981), is an important essay. For the South, Albert Burton Moore's Conscription and Conflict in the Confederacy (Hillary House, 1963 [1924]) remains the best discussion of the subject. ...
... the Civil War, 1863-1865," The Journal of American History 67 (March 1981), is an important essay. For the South, Albert Burton Moore's Conscription and Conflict in the Confederacy (Hillary House, 1963 [1924]) remains the best discussion of the subject. ...
Military History Anniversaries 0716 thru 0815
... Jul 26 1945 – WW2: The US Navy cruiser USS Indianapolis arrives at Tinian with parts of the warhead for the Hiroshima atomic bomb. Jul 26 1947 – Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947 into United States law creating the Central Intelligence Agency, United St ...
... Jul 26 1945 – WW2: The US Navy cruiser USS Indianapolis arrives at Tinian with parts of the warhead for the Hiroshima atomic bomb. Jul 26 1947 – Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947 into United States law creating the Central Intelligence Agency, United St ...
Walker 1 Neither Pro-War Nor Pro-Peace:
... joined by War Democrats. These Democrats were willing to support Lincoln’s policies like emancipation and believed that attacking the administration undermined the North’s ability to win the war (Shankman 1979, 13). One of the key figures of the Union Party in Pennsylvania was Governor Andrew Curtin ...
... joined by War Democrats. These Democrats were willing to support Lincoln’s policies like emancipation and believed that attacking the administration undermined the North’s ability to win the war (Shankman 1979, 13). One of the key figures of the Union Party in Pennsylvania was Governor Andrew Curtin ...
The Myth of the Lost Cause and Tennessee Textbooks, 1889
... 2. CIVIL WAR HISTORY—THE MYTH OF THE LOST CAUSE VERSES REALITY ...
... 2. CIVIL WAR HISTORY—THE MYTH OF THE LOST CAUSE VERSES REALITY ...
From Sea to Shining Sea
... fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added which are of so extraordinary a nature that they can not fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to th ...
... fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added which are of so extraordinary a nature that they can not fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to th ...
A State Divided: A State Divided:
... Isom and Mary Enlow owned between nine and 10 slaves.6 In addition, during the time of your formative years in Hardin County, Kentucky, there were 1,007 slaves compared to 1,627 White Males.7 How did this proximity to slavery influence your views regarding slavery? “…those white people who argue in ...
... Isom and Mary Enlow owned between nine and 10 slaves.6 In addition, during the time of your formative years in Hardin County, Kentucky, there were 1,007 slaves compared to 1,627 White Males.7 How did this proximity to slavery influence your views regarding slavery? “…those white people who argue in ...
THE MANY BATTLES OF GLORIETA PASS: STRUGGLES FOR THE
... Edward R. S. Canby. Canby, eventually promoted to general and charged to defend New Mexico, held a strong belief in the federal cause and remained loyal to the Union following the outbreak of the war. Canby was faced with a defense force largely composed of five companies of New Mexico volunteers. H ...
... Edward R. S. Canby. Canby, eventually promoted to general and charged to defend New Mexico, held a strong belief in the federal cause and remained loyal to the Union following the outbreak of the war. Canby was faced with a defense force largely composed of five companies of New Mexico volunteers. H ...
The Civil War - California History
... We get our part of our perspective from our experiences and from the people around us – family, friends, neighbors, people on TV – without thinking very hard. Certain differences help form perspective. Time and location produce major differences. Someone who lived in the 1600s had a very different p ...
... We get our part of our perspective from our experiences and from the people around us – family, friends, neighbors, people on TV – without thinking very hard. Certain differences help form perspective. Time and location produce major differences. Someone who lived in the 1600s had a very different p ...
LEQ: What was the name given to Peace Democrats in the North
... These men had to serve as long as the war lasted. Later, as the ability to keep men in the army became more challenging, the Confederate Congress raised the upper age limit to 50. This item is titled “Southern ‘Volunteers.’” It was created by Currier & Ives circa 1862. This image is courtesy of The ...
... These men had to serve as long as the war lasted. Later, as the ability to keep men in the army became more challenging, the Confederate Congress raised the upper age limit to 50. This item is titled “Southern ‘Volunteers.’” It was created by Currier & Ives circa 1862. This image is courtesy of The ...
Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS ()
... and extremists so uncompromising that the basis for peaceful adjustment of differences was lost. Immediately upon the election of Abraham Lincoln, the legislature of South Carolina called a convention to meet on December 17, 1860, to consider the question of secession. The convention voted unanimous ...
... and extremists so uncompromising that the basis for peaceful adjustment of differences was lost. Immediately upon the election of Abraham Lincoln, the legislature of South Carolina called a convention to meet on December 17, 1860, to consider the question of secession. The convention voted unanimous ...
The Gate City Under Siege:
... broken city. Many were shocked to find their possessions gone, homes in ruins, and the railroads – the backbone of Atlanta’s economy – destroyed. These returning citizens were angry with the Union troops for burning the city, but many also blamed those who stayed behind for failing to stop the destr ...
... broken city. Many were shocked to find their possessions gone, homes in ruins, and the railroads – the backbone of Atlanta’s economy – destroyed. These returning citizens were angry with the Union troops for burning the city, but many also blamed those who stayed behind for failing to stop the destr ...
“United in Interest and Feeling:” The Political Culture
... and viewed each force as equally culpable for the war.” The possibility of the Union’s dissolution frightened many Valley Unionists, for disunion symbolized the erasure of common American heritage between North and South, and some believed that southern secession would threaten slavery in Virginia. ...
... and viewed each force as equally culpable for the war.” The possibility of the Union’s dissolution frightened many Valley Unionists, for disunion symbolized the erasure of common American heritage between North and South, and some believed that southern secession would threaten slavery in Virginia. ...
Hawai`i at Home During the American Civil War
... A.) and Annie S. Parke (Mrs. W. C.) organized the collection of bandage material and clothing.62 Hoping a bit of Hawai‘i would bring injured soldiers back to health, they added jars of guava jelly to the bundles.63 By June 1864, donations of produce were being solicited, to be shipped free of charge ...
... A.) and Annie S. Parke (Mrs. W. C.) organized the collection of bandage material and clothing.62 Hoping a bit of Hawai‘i would bring injured soldiers back to health, they added jars of guava jelly to the bundles.63 By June 1864, donations of produce were being solicited, to be shipped free of charge ...
THE BATTLE OF SAILOR`S CREEK: A STUDY IN LEADERSHIP A
... operations meant certain defeat and capture of his beloved Army of Northern Virginia. ...
... operations meant certain defeat and capture of his beloved Army of Northern Virginia. ...
Driving Tour of the Civil War Sites of Cape Girardeau
... These cannon were effective not only in deflecting the main Confederate advance but also in preventing further advance along Bloomfield Road to the south. This area also marked the southern flank of the 1st Nebraska Infantry. After the Confederate artillery moved south from its original location, th ...
... These cannon were effective not only in deflecting the main Confederate advance but also in preventing further advance along Bloomfield Road to the south. This area also marked the southern flank of the 1st Nebraska Infantry. After the Confederate artillery moved south from its original location, th ...
Honors Thesis - Emory University
... cotton overseas. Southern commercial conventions during the antebellum years sought a means to circumvent Northern markets and to trade directly with Europe. ...
... cotton overseas. Southern commercial conventions during the antebellum years sought a means to circumvent Northern markets and to trade directly with Europe. ...
States of Confusion: Solidifying Federalism by Recognizing
... second house.4 If there again comes such a dire circumstance that it forces a choice between the two solutions, the latter should be threshed out thoroughly and given a serious look. The Civil War took 618,000 lives—more than every other American war through the Korean War combined—and claimed 2% of ...
... second house.4 If there again comes such a dire circumstance that it forces a choice between the two solutions, the latter should be threshed out thoroughly and given a serious look. The Civil War took 618,000 lives—more than every other American war through the Korean War combined—and claimed 2% of ...
All About Juneteenth
... Texas and spread the word that President Lincoln had delivered his Emancipation Proclamation. News traveled so slowly in those days that Texas did not hear of Lincoln's Proclamation, which he gave on January 1, 1863, until more than two years after it was issued! The proclamation declared "that all ...
... Texas and spread the word that President Lincoln had delivered his Emancipation Proclamation. News traveled so slowly in those days that Texas did not hear of Lincoln's Proclamation, which he gave on January 1, 1863, until more than two years after it was issued! The proclamation declared "that all ...
Border State, Divided Loyalties - ScholarWorks@UNO
... workings of her farm and household, but also her interactions with slaves, her worries about secession, and her shifting views on President Lincoln, emancipation and the war itself. At the start of the war, Ellen was a staunch Unionist. By war’s end, she was a Confederate. This thesis will exami ...
... workings of her farm and household, but also her interactions with slaves, her worries about secession, and her shifting views on President Lincoln, emancipation and the war itself. At the start of the war, Ellen was a staunch Unionist. By war’s end, she was a Confederate. This thesis will exami ...
Solidifying Federalism by Recognizing Secession As a Legitimate
... second house.4 If there again comes such a dire circumstance that it forces a choice between the two solutions, the latter should be threshed out thoroughly and given a serious look. The Civil War took 618,000 lives—more than every other American war through the Korean War combined—and claimed 2% of ...
... second house.4 If there again comes such a dire circumstance that it forces a choice between the two solutions, the latter should be threshed out thoroughly and given a serious look. The Civil War took 618,000 lives—more than every other American war through the Korean War combined—and claimed 2% of ...
Henry Wirz and Andersonville: The Career of
... never healed, and the wound hurt him for the rest of his life. Despite his disability, Wirz advanced to the rank of captain on June 12, 1862, and he continued to work with prisoners.5 In 1863, Wirz received a furlough. "I went to Europe and had my wound operated upon at Paris. The doctor there thoug ...
... never healed, and the wound hurt him for the rest of his life. Despite his disability, Wirz advanced to the rank of captain on June 12, 1862, and he continued to work with prisoners.5 In 1863, Wirz received a furlough. "I went to Europe and had my wound operated upon at Paris. The doctor there thoug ...
To Live and Die in Dixie: Robert E. Lee and - TopSCHOLAR
... the hostilities of 1861-65 as a great ‘civil’ war among ‘brothers’ rather than between—as they briefly were—two sovereign nation-states.”1 After four bloody years of battle and death, the seceding states would be reincorporated into the Union and America would once again be ‘whole,’ but we should no ...
... the hostilities of 1861-65 as a great ‘civil’ war among ‘brothers’ rather than between—as they briefly were—two sovereign nation-states.”1 After four bloody years of battle and death, the seceding states would be reincorporated into the Union and America would once again be ‘whole,’ but we should no ...
RECONSTRUCTION
... Southern states began passing black codes— laws restricting the civil rights of freed slaves. Confederate leaders were elected to ...
... Southern states began passing black codes— laws restricting the civil rights of freed slaves. Confederate leaders were elected to ...
Radicalism and Rebellion: Presidential Reconstruction in South
... They were fueled by rage; the rage over all that was lost in the war, and the rage over the never-ending process of Reconstruction. Many of these elites within the state gave everything they had for the South during the Civil War and now they were left with a state that was totally devastated by th ...
... They were fueled by rage; the rage over all that was lost in the war, and the rage over the never-ending process of Reconstruction. Many of these elites within the state gave everything they had for the South during the Civil War and now they were left with a state that was totally devastated by th ...
Alabama in the American Civil War
The U.S. state of Alabama declared that it had seceded from the United States of America on January 11, 1861. It then quickly joined the Confederate States during the American Civil War. A slave state, Alabama provided a significant source of troops and leaders, military material, supplies, food, horses and mules. However, very little of the state's cotton crop could be sold, as the main port of Mobile was closed off by the U.S. Navy.