Read Act 1… - Loch Willow
... impending armed conflict with their northern countrymen For Jed Hotchkiss, a 32 year old school professor, geologist & map-maker, he left his home and family in search of employment, with a ‘zeal of patriotism’. His immediate role in the army was ‘undefined’. In fact, he wasn’t even in the army. In ...
... impending armed conflict with their northern countrymen For Jed Hotchkiss, a 32 year old school professor, geologist & map-maker, he left his home and family in search of employment, with a ‘zeal of patriotism’. His immediate role in the army was ‘undefined’. In fact, he wasn’t even in the army. In ...
106844660 - BORA
... comes to understanding the nature of the war itself. It is, however, primarily the historiography around this event which the thesis aims to examine. There seems to have been two dominant perspectives or schools of thought in Civil War history through whose lenses the Maryland Campaign has been view ...
... comes to understanding the nature of the war itself. It is, however, primarily the historiography around this event which the thesis aims to examine. There seems to have been two dominant perspectives or schools of thought in Civil War history through whose lenses the Maryland Campaign has been view ...
Mahan at West Point, “Gallic Bias,” and the “Old Army”: The
... The high percentage (90 percent and above) of West Point graduates in the top leadership positions holds true on almost every Civil War battlefield. The Battle of Gettysburg and the entire war, in the end, was a conflict at the highest command level between men who had received identical indoctrinat ...
... The high percentage (90 percent and above) of West Point graduates in the top leadership positions holds true on almost every Civil War battlefield. The Battle of Gettysburg and the entire war, in the end, was a conflict at the highest command level between men who had received identical indoctrinat ...
Commanders of the Confederacy
... Confederacy, he moved his government to Richmond, Virginia, in May 1861. Davis and his family took up his residence there at the White House of the Confederacy in late May. 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 an ...
... Confederacy, he moved his government to Richmond, Virginia, in May 1861. Davis and his family took up his residence there at the White House of the Confederacy in late May. 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 an ...
The Gettysburg Campaign: Birth of the Operational Art?
... study. The importance of the operational level of war and its supporting art cannot be overstated. Only with a recognition of this level between those of strategy and tactics and a mastery of its art can commanders have the appropriate frame of reference to link strategic goals assigned by national ...
... study. The importance of the operational level of war and its supporting art cannot be overstated. Only with a recognition of this level between those of strategy and tactics and a mastery of its art can commanders have the appropriate frame of reference to link strategic goals assigned by national ...
Satin Army Corps System - Cincinnati Civil War Round Table
... At the end of the American Civil War, the Union Army was organized into army corps each with its own unique number which remained with it even if the corps was transferred from one army to another. How did this system develop in the Union Army? The United States Regular Army had no field commands la ...
... At the end of the American Civil War, the Union Army was organized into army corps each with its own unique number which remained with it even if the corps was transferred from one army to another. How did this system develop in the Union Army? The United States Regular Army had no field commands la ...
The Effects of Logistical Factors On The Union Pursuit of the
... The immediate and most pressing task was to supply and refit a battered army which obviously needed rest after several days of marching and fighting. The field was roughly strewn with dead and wounded, the bodies of horses, arms of all description, blasted chunks of metal, wagon wheels, pieces of cl ...
... The immediate and most pressing task was to supply and refit a battered army which obviously needed rest after several days of marching and fighting. The field was roughly strewn with dead and wounded, the bodies of horses, arms of all description, blasted chunks of metal, wagon wheels, pieces of cl ...
If one were to ask the average American or even the typi
... tack been successful, it could have indeed ended the Civil War that year. Rather than risk his great victory by attacking in defensive positions, MG Meade held his terrain and reconstituted his battered army, which had suffered about 25 percent losses. GEN Lee then began a long and masterful withdra ...
... tack been successful, it could have indeed ended the Civil War that year. Rather than risk his great victory by attacking in defensive positions, MG Meade held his terrain and reconstituted his battered army, which had suffered about 25 percent losses. GEN Lee then began a long and masterful withdra ...
- DigitalCommons@Cedarville
... through a horrible mauling at the Battle of Fredericksburg. In his footsteps came Joseph Hooker, who was trounced almost as badly at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Finally came George Meade, the fourth and final commander of the Army of the Potomac, who won at Gettysburg but became little more than ...
... through a horrible mauling at the Battle of Fredericksburg. In his footsteps came Joseph Hooker, who was trounced almost as badly at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Finally came George Meade, the fourth and final commander of the Army of the Potomac, who won at Gettysburg but became little more than ...
Veteran`s Speech - Greenwood Cemetery
... the volunteer, and we could never divest ourselves of the idea that drilling was an invention of his satanic majesty. Then we would long for the excitement of another campaign to get away from the drillmaster. When again the hardships of the campaign were beginning to weary us we would long for the ...
... the volunteer, and we could never divest ourselves of the idea that drilling was an invention of his satanic majesty. Then we would long for the excitement of another campaign to get away from the drillmaster. When again the hardships of the campaign were beginning to weary us we would long for the ...
Lee: In Search of the Decisive Battle at Gettysburg
... Confederate army came together north and west of the town along a line running from the Chambersburg Pike in an arc through Oak Hill down to Rock Creek.10 They acted like a vice squeezing the stretched-out wing of the Army of the Potomac under Maj. Gen. John Reynolds within that arc. By midafternoon ...
... Confederate army came together north and west of the town along a line running from the Chambersburg Pike in an arc through Oak Hill down to Rock Creek.10 They acted like a vice squeezing the stretched-out wing of the Army of the Potomac under Maj. Gen. John Reynolds within that arc. By midafternoon ...
Animated Map Activity Go to the animated map of
... Using the distance you measured on your map of Fredericksburg, about how long do you think it took a message to get from Marye’s Heights to Slaughter Pen Farm? _Approximately half an hour.___________________________________________ What do you think happened because of this? _I think that messages w ...
... Using the distance you measured on your map of Fredericksburg, about how long do you think it took a message to get from Marye’s Heights to Slaughter Pen Farm? _Approximately half an hour.___________________________________________ What do you think happened because of this? _I think that messages w ...
The Battle of Fredericksburg
... Picture of “the 19th Century” Military Leader Captured John Brown at Harper’s Ferry Refused a leadership role in the Union Army - could not fight against Virginia Home is now Arlington National Cemetery ...
... Picture of “the 19th Century” Military Leader Captured John Brown at Harper’s Ferry Refused a leadership role in the Union Army - could not fight against Virginia Home is now Arlington National Cemetery ...
Gettysburg: Key Vocabulary - Historical Society of Pennsylvania
... of the engagements on July 1st, Ewell missed an opportunity to order his troops to the peak of Culp’s Hill. Earlier in the day, Lee had ordered his lieutenant to take the hill, “if practicable.” As a result of Ewell’s lack of initiative, the Federals occupied the Hill and Ewell was later unable to r ...
... of the engagements on July 1st, Ewell missed an opportunity to order his troops to the peak of Culp’s Hill. Earlier in the day, Lee had ordered his lieutenant to take the hill, “if practicable.” As a result of Ewell’s lack of initiative, the Federals occupied the Hill and Ewell was later unable to r ...
Civil War – Overview - Stafford County Museum
... and Confederative operatives in Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Canada. The Potomac Line went largely unchallenged as the early battles took place around Manassas. On May 31-June 1, 1861, a small shore-to-ship naval engagement, an exchange of artillery gunfire, took place at Aquia ...
... and Confederative operatives in Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Canada. The Potomac Line went largely unchallenged as the early battles took place around Manassas. On May 31-June 1, 1861, a small shore-to-ship naval engagement, an exchange of artillery gunfire, took place at Aquia ...
The Consequences of a Confederate Victory at Gettysburg
... chasing the chimera of battlefield victory due to his mistaken perceptions of his enemy, committed the Army of Northern Virginia into battle piecemeal and was beaten piecemeal. The end result was that Lee accomplished only one of the primary objectives he had established for this campaign in his con ...
... chasing the chimera of battlefield victory due to his mistaken perceptions of his enemy, committed the Army of Northern Virginia into battle piecemeal and was beaten piecemeal. The end result was that Lee accomplished only one of the primary objectives he had established for this campaign in his con ...
Civil War – Union Occupation - Overview
... Of these, the most significant period was the strategic pause which began on January 25, 1863, and ended on April 27, 1863, when the army marched off on the Chancellorsville Campaign (Chancellorsville and Second Fredericksburg). On December 25, 1862, Major Rufus Dawes, 6th Wisconsin Infantry, prophe ...
... Of these, the most significant period was the strategic pause which began on January 25, 1863, and ended on April 27, 1863, when the army marched off on the Chancellorsville Campaign (Chancellorsville and Second Fredericksburg). On December 25, 1862, Major Rufus Dawes, 6th Wisconsin Infantry, prophe ...
Major Figures of the Civil War
... In Feb., 1861 (after the secession of the lower South), General Scott, with whom Lee was a great favorite, recalled him from Texas. Lee had no sympathy with either secession or slavery and, loving the Union and the army, deprecated the thought of sectional conflict. But in his tradition, loyalty to ...
... In Feb., 1861 (after the secession of the lower South), General Scott, with whom Lee was a great favorite, recalled him from Texas. Lee had no sympathy with either secession or slavery and, loving the Union and the army, deprecated the thought of sectional conflict. But in his tradition, loyalty to ...
Topic: Lee`s Surrender at Appomattox
... Background: In April 1865, Union and Confederate forces pursued each other in Virginia. On April 7, Union General Ulysses S. Grant began communication with Confederate General Robert E. Lee that led to ...
... Background: In April 1865, Union and Confederate forces pursued each other in Virginia. On April 7, Union General Ulysses S. Grant began communication with Confederate General Robert E. Lee that led to ...
PowerPoint - Century of Progress
... Atlantic, burning and destroying everything they come across ...
... Atlantic, burning and destroying everything they come across ...
General Order`s No. 9: Ending the war peacefully
... current hostilities between the North and South, and issued the order on April 10th to commanding officers. The document presented here is from a second group made out by Charles Marshall for distribution. Lee hoped his general order would help ease the South’s humiliation and sense of loss that cam ...
... current hostilities between the North and South, and issued the order on April 10th to commanding officers. The document presented here is from a second group made out by Charles Marshall for distribution. Lee hoped his general order would help ease the South’s humiliation and sense of loss that cam ...
Three Turning Points of the Civil War
... • Lincoln cannot get the Army of the Potomac to defeat the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia (especially after Robert E. Lee took over during the Seven Days Battle) • Lincoln replaces several Generals, but cannot seem to find the right man for the job. Gen. George B. McClellan seems to be the ma ...
... • Lincoln cannot get the Army of the Potomac to defeat the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia (especially after Robert E. Lee took over during the Seven Days Battle) • Lincoln replaces several Generals, but cannot seem to find the right man for the job. Gen. George B. McClellan seems to be the ma ...
Battle of Antietam
... chance to crush the Southern army. That chance was lost when more men came to support the Southern army. The fresh troops pushed the Union army back over the bridge. McClellan still had more troops in reserve and could have attacked the Southern army one final time. He chose not to. The Southern tro ...
... chance to crush the Southern army. That chance was lost when more men came to support the Southern army. The fresh troops pushed the Union army back over the bridge. McClellan still had more troops in reserve and could have attacked the Southern army one final time. He chose not to. The Southern tro ...
Battle of Antietam
... chance to crush the Southern army. That chance was lost when more men came to support the Southern army. The fresh troops pushed the Union army back over the bridge. McClellan still had more troops in reserve and could have attacked the Southern army one final time. He chose not to. The Southern tro ...
... chance to crush the Southern army. That chance was lost when more men came to support the Southern army. The fresh troops pushed the Union army back over the bridge. McClellan still had more troops in reserve and could have attacked the Southern army one final time. He chose not to. The Southern tro ...
Army of Northern Virginia
The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, as well as the primary command structure of the Department of Northern Virginia. It was most often arrayed against the Union Army of the Potomac.