“Victory is Our Only Road to Peace”: Texas, Wartime Morale, and
... points out that dissent, division, and conflict were just as prevalent, if not more so, in the wartime North as in the South. If those elements existed in the Union (and they most certainly did), why, then, did the Union still win the war? The basis of his query hinges upon the contention that event ...
... points out that dissent, division, and conflict were just as prevalent, if not more so, in the wartime North as in the South. If those elements existed in the Union (and they most certainly did), why, then, did the Union still win the war? The basis of his query hinges upon the contention that event ...
The Story of South Carolina`s Ordinance of Secession
... defeated a last ditch attempt to adjourn the newly elected General Assembly, thereby assuring the formation of a convention as soon as the state received word of Lincoln's election." That news arrived the next day. Both the state senate and house of representatives immediately began the legislative ...
... defeated a last ditch attempt to adjourn the newly elected General Assembly, thereby assuring the formation of a convention as soon as the state received word of Lincoln's election." That news arrived the next day. Both the state senate and house of representatives immediately began the legislative ...
On the Civil War`s homefront: Bennington in the Civil War
... and justice, by the influence of government patronage and party discipline, can be thus outraged and overcome, our boasted democracy will be but another name for despotism. It is, however, matter of just pride and congratulation, that these efforts to impose a slave constitution on an unwilling p ...
... and justice, by the influence of government patronage and party discipline, can be thus outraged and overcome, our boasted democracy will be but another name for despotism. It is, however, matter of just pride and congratulation, that these efforts to impose a slave constitution on an unwilling p ...
Sabine Pass in the Civil War
... Sabine garrison caught the ironclads at anchor in the Pass, awaiting coal. Creuzbauer's Battery of artillery scored 65 hits on the two vessels, while 300 Confederate sharpshooters maintained a steady musket fire at the gun crews. The Granite City surrendered after firing thirty rounds, but the Wave ...
... Sabine garrison caught the ironclads at anchor in the Pass, awaiting coal. Creuzbauer's Battery of artillery scored 65 hits on the two vessels, while 300 Confederate sharpshooters maintained a steady musket fire at the gun crews. The Granite City surrendered after firing thirty rounds, but the Wave ...
Confederate States Navy
... Harrison H. Cocke Cocke, who was born in 1794, resigned his Captaincy in U.S. Navy on April 22, 1861 to serve in the Virginia Navy. He then commanded the James River defenses at Petersburg in 1861. There is no record that he ever served in the Confederate Navy. ...
... Harrison H. Cocke Cocke, who was born in 1794, resigned his Captaincy in U.S. Navy on April 22, 1861 to serve in the Virginia Navy. He then commanded the James River defenses at Petersburg in 1861. There is no record that he ever served in the Confederate Navy. ...
Combat, Supply, and the Influence of Logistics During the Civil War
... Information on the 1st Chickasaw Cavalry Battalion can be found in Series I, volume 13, 22, 34, and 41. Information on the 1st Chickasaw Regiment can be found in Series I, volumes 41, 48, and 53. Information on Pickens’ Chickasaw Battalion can be found in Series I, volumes 22 and 34. Information on ...
... Information on the 1st Chickasaw Cavalry Battalion can be found in Series I, volume 13, 22, 34, and 41. Information on the 1st Chickasaw Regiment can be found in Series I, volumes 41, 48, and 53. Information on Pickens’ Chickasaw Battalion can be found in Series I, volumes 22 and 34. Information on ...
Yazoo County Civil War History - Visit Yazoo County, Mississippi
... of the wheel had been blown away. The base of the smokestack had been hit and heat and smoke filled the engine room, making frequent changes of the crew necessary. Bit the pride of Yazoo city had survived her first battle and there was no place to except straight ahead – or straight down. Straight a ...
... of the wheel had been blown away. The base of the smokestack had been hit and heat and smoke filled the engine room, making frequent changes of the crew necessary. Bit the pride of Yazoo city had survived her first battle and there was no place to except straight ahead – or straight down. Straight a ...
PDF - Turning Points In American History
... Most of the appointed convention delegates were Middle Florida plantation owners and their representatives. On January 10, they voted 62-7 that Florida would secede from the Union, making it the third state to do so after South Carolina and Mississippi. But support for secession was far from unanimo ...
... Most of the appointed convention delegates were Middle Florida plantation owners and their representatives. On January 10, they voted 62-7 that Florida would secede from the Union, making it the third state to do so after South Carolina and Mississippi. But support for secession was far from unanimo ...
The Timeline of DOOM!!!! Use at own peril. May induce odd
... 1812 February 8 The town of New Madrid, Missouri is nearly destroyed by one of the worst earthquakes to hit North America, second only to the Great Quake of ’68. RoB pg. 21 1812 February 8 The Lady of New Orleans is the first riverboat to reach the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Loca ...
... 1812 February 8 The town of New Madrid, Missouri is nearly destroyed by one of the worst earthquakes to hit North America, second only to the Great Quake of ’68. RoB pg. 21 1812 February 8 The Lady of New Orleans is the first riverboat to reach the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Loca ...
Staff Ride Handbook for the Battle of Perryville, 8
... of the battle, all of the invading Southern forces retired from the state. Kentucky remained firmly in the Union and secure from Confederate invasion for the war’s duration. Despite its importance to the course of the war in the west, Perryville does not benefit from the high visibility accorded th ...
... of the battle, all of the invading Southern forces retired from the state. Kentucky remained firmly in the Union and secure from Confederate invasion for the war’s duration. Despite its importance to the course of the war in the west, Perryville does not benefit from the high visibility accorded th ...
The Mob from Massac
... only an adherence to duty and oath. As the scene develops, and particularly when he speaks about the centrality of “the law,” Judge Priest makes starkly clear that he will not back away, even if it means acting in ways that go against his own self-interest (268). By insisting that “the law” must be ...
... only an adherence to duty and oath. As the scene develops, and particularly when he speaks about the centrality of “the law,” Judge Priest makes starkly clear that he will not back away, even if it means acting in ways that go against his own self-interest (268). By insisting that “the law” must be ...
Bull Run_VLT
... Added to these economic concerns was the debate over the institution of slavery. Northerners, especially the Abolitionists, believed that it was morally wrong for any human being to own another as property. Southerners defended slavery by pointing out that slaves were often treated better than facto ...
... Added to these economic concerns was the debate over the institution of slavery. Northerners, especially the Abolitionists, believed that it was morally wrong for any human being to own another as property. Southerners defended slavery by pointing out that slaves were often treated better than facto ...
`THAT MYSTIC CLOUD` Civil War Memory in the Tennessee
... It is clear that the North fought for purposes entirely good—for Union and the end of slavery—but Confederate soldiers also win respect for their bravery, their devotion, and their struggle against long odds. They seem to have been playing historical roles for which they are not to blame. . . The wa ...
... It is clear that the North fought for purposes entirely good—for Union and the end of slavery—but Confederate soldiers also win respect for their bravery, their devotion, and their struggle against long odds. They seem to have been playing historical roles for which they are not to blame. . . The wa ...
Miami During the Civil War
... was the leading occupation. The comptie plant, which grows wild in the pinelands, is a small cycad with foot-long green fronds like a miniature palm. Comptie starch, produced by the grinding of the root into a white powder, could be used for laundry or as a flour substitute. To grind the roots the s ...
... was the leading occupation. The comptie plant, which grows wild in the pinelands, is a small cycad with foot-long green fronds like a miniature palm. Comptie starch, produced by the grinding of the root into a white powder, could be used for laundry or as a flour substitute. To grind the roots the s ...
Emancipation Proclamation
... against the rebellion to include emancipation of slaves, arguing that emancipation, by forcing the loss of enslaved labor, would ruin the rebel economy. On March 13, 1862, Congress approved a “Law Enacting an Additional Article of War”, which stated that from that point onward it was forbidden for U ...
... against the rebellion to include emancipation of slaves, arguing that emancipation, by forcing the loss of enslaved labor, would ruin the rebel economy. On March 13, 1862, Congress approved a “Law Enacting an Additional Article of War”, which stated that from that point onward it was forbidden for U ...
Confederate Nationalism in Georgia, Louisiana, and Virginia During
... Confederate nationalism was the fact that they illustrated critical differences which existed between Confederates and Americans. In the case of the American Revolution, Confederates felt they were the true descendants of their revolutionary ancestors and simply waged war to carry the revolution to ...
... Confederate nationalism was the fact that they illustrated critical differences which existed between Confederates and Americans. In the case of the American Revolution, Confederates felt they were the true descendants of their revolutionary ancestors and simply waged war to carry the revolution to ...
An Unfinished Revolution: Karl Marx and Abraham Lincoln
... as editor of the New York Tribune, wrote an editorial arguing that though the Secession was very wrong, it should not be resisted by military means. There were also minority currents in the European labor and socialist movement who preferred Southern agrarianism to the commercial society of the Nort ...
... as editor of the New York Tribune, wrote an editorial arguing that though the Secession was very wrong, it should not be resisted by military means. There were also minority currents in the European labor and socialist movement who preferred Southern agrarianism to the commercial society of the Nort ...
The American Rifled Musket
... Reasons for Entrenchment ............................................................................................................. 60 A Change of Heart .................................................................................................................... ...
... Reasons for Entrenchment ............................................................................................................. 60 A Change of Heart .................................................................................................................... ...
This Fearful Slaughter: The Impact of Civil War Deaths on Rochester
... unanimous approval of the recent vigorous movements of the Government [to prepare for war]."5 If the Union was under attack from within, the people of Rochester supported brisk mobilization and the raising of arms against open rebellion: "There is a conviction in all minds that Rebellion, which has ...
... unanimous approval of the recent vigorous movements of the Government [to prepare for war]."5 If the Union was under attack from within, the people of Rochester supported brisk mobilization and the raising of arms against open rebellion: "There is a conviction in all minds that Rebellion, which has ...
Chapter 11
... Early battles of the Civil War occurred in three areas of the North American continent: The East—Manassas and later Richmond, Virginia ...
... Early battles of the Civil War occurred in three areas of the North American continent: The East—Manassas and later Richmond, Virginia ...
Marines in Gray: The Birth, Life and Death of the Confederate States
... significant portion of the combat manpower of the navy and fought with a tenacity and courage that gained the recognition and respect of senior commanders. The issue of anonymity aside, Confederate Marines served the southern cause from its earliest actions through the last shots of the war: from th ...
... significant portion of the combat manpower of the navy and fought with a tenacity and courage that gained the recognition and respect of senior commanders. The issue of anonymity aside, Confederate Marines served the southern cause from its earliest actions through the last shots of the war: from th ...
South Danvers Observer Spring 2012
... front page printed a poem describing the strength of Massachusetts soldiers, followed by an account of the Massachusetts 8th Regiment. On the second page were letters ...
... front page printed a poem describing the strength of Massachusetts soldiers, followed by an account of the Massachusetts 8th Regiment. On the second page were letters ...
Mapping a Soldier`s Journey through the American Civil War
... The American Civil War (1861-1865) can be considered the first modern war in world history, with military trained generals and educated enlisted men, along with the change from Napoleonic war tactics to mechanized warfare. These changes are often observed to be a major reason for the massive loss of ...
... The American Civil War (1861-1865) can be considered the first modern war in world history, with military trained generals and educated enlisted men, along with the change from Napoleonic war tactics to mechanized warfare. These changes are often observed to be a major reason for the massive loss of ...
Competing Visions of America: The Fourth of July During the Civil
... Dennis stated that as the Civil War approached, Southerners questioned the observance of Independence Day, but in the end had to abandon the holiday with their eventual defeat.12 There are two points that most scholars do mention in referring to the Fourth of July and the Civil War. First is that af ...
... Dennis stated that as the Civil War approached, Southerners questioned the observance of Independence Day, but in the end had to abandon the holiday with their eventual defeat.12 There are two points that most scholars do mention in referring to the Fourth of July and the Civil War. First is that af ...
Charles Francis Adams and the Laird Rams Crisis of 1863
... to come together, this combination constituted no violation of the law, if joining of the two (warship with munitions) took place outside British waters. This blatant evasion of the letter of the law was not even questioned by most in England in July 1862. In fact, many considered this technical man ...
... to come together, this combination constituted no violation of the law, if joining of the two (warship with munitions) took place outside British waters. This blatant evasion of the letter of the law was not even questioned by most in England in July 1862. In fact, many considered this technical man ...
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.