gettysburg to appomattox: the south`s critical
... Jack E. Buffington, U.S. Navy, CEC, Retired, gave after reading a draft copy of the text. I express my appreciation to the late Frank P. King, PhD, History Professor, for not only providing historical advice, but also sharing many pertinent articles and books on the Civil War. Captain Frank C. Gilmo ...
... Jack E. Buffington, U.S. Navy, CEC, Retired, gave after reading a draft copy of the text. I express my appreciation to the late Frank P. King, PhD, History Professor, for not only providing historical advice, but also sharing many pertinent articles and books on the Civil War. Captain Frank C. Gilmo ...
GEORGE G. MEADE AND HIS ROLE IN THE GETTYSBURG
... date, the movements of the two rival armies had progressed far enough to shift the arena of the war in the East from Virgini' into Maryland and Pennsylvania. Most of the units of the Uniofi army were near Frederick, Maryland, while the divisions of the Confederate army were at Carlisle and York, and ...
... date, the movements of the two rival armies had progressed far enough to shift the arena of the war in the East from Virgini' into Maryland and Pennsylvania. Most of the units of the Uniofi army were near Frederick, Maryland, while the divisions of the Confederate army were at Carlisle and York, and ...
Did Meade Begin a Counteroffensive after
... Meade’s front line would hold. Reserves needed to be there for added security. It was only after they held that Meade could safely move the 6th Corps to either flank. This raises the question of why Meade did not shift all reserves to his right flank to pivot that wing around for envelopment of the ...
... Meade’s front line would hold. Reserves needed to be there for added security. It was only after they held that Meade could safely move the 6th Corps to either flank. This raises the question of why Meade did not shift all reserves to his right flank to pivot that wing around for envelopment of the ...
1 - Petersburg Area Regional Tourism
... in May of that year, a Union army landed at City Point (now a part of Hopewell) and Bermuda Hundred (in Chesterfield County), triggering a series of battles known as the Bermuda Hundred campaign. A month later the largest armies in Virginia, commanded by Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant, began a c ...
... in May of that year, a Union army landed at City Point (now a part of Hopewell) and Bermuda Hundred (in Chesterfield County), triggering a series of battles known as the Bermuda Hundred campaign. A month later the largest armies in Virginia, commanded by Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant, began a c ...
THE BATTLE OF SAILOR`S CREEK: A STUDY IN LEADERSHIP A
... Phil Sheridan, Grant’s cavalry commander was able to put his forces south and west of Lee’s Army trapping it between Sheridan’s cavalry and George Meade’s Army of the Potomac. After fighting a brutal, close quarters engagement, Union forces captured or killed the majority of two of Lee’s corps, comm ...
... Phil Sheridan, Grant’s cavalry commander was able to put his forces south and west of Lee’s Army trapping it between Sheridan’s cavalry and George Meade’s Army of the Potomac. After fighting a brutal, close quarters engagement, Union forces captured or killed the majority of two of Lee’s corps, comm ...
Stories Behind the Civil War 150 HistoryMobile
... Stories Behind the HistoryMobile View of Richmond, Va Date: Between 1860 and 1865 Location: Richmond, Virginia Image courtesy Still Picture Branch of the National Archives and Records Administration Richmond, Virginia became the capital of the Confederacy on May 29, 1861, when Confederate President ...
... Stories Behind the HistoryMobile View of Richmond, Va Date: Between 1860 and 1865 Location: Richmond, Virginia Image courtesy Still Picture Branch of the National Archives and Records Administration Richmond, Virginia became the capital of the Confederacy on May 29, 1861, when Confederate President ...
Civil War 150 HistoryMobile Teachers` Guide
... You can use primary sources (a skill demonstrated in SOLs VS.1a, USI.1a, and VUSI.1a) and soldiers’ letters like the letter featured in the HistoryMobile to provide insight into many aspects of the war in Virginia—from camp, battle, siege, to life and death. Private James Robert Montgomery of Missis ...
... You can use primary sources (a skill demonstrated in SOLs VS.1a, USI.1a, and VUSI.1a) and soldiers’ letters like the letter featured in the HistoryMobile to provide insight into many aspects of the war in Virginia—from camp, battle, siege, to life and death. Private James Robert Montgomery of Missis ...
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CIVIL WAR BATTLES 63
... southeast of Sharpsburg, and here the opposing lines were very close as the Confederates jealously guarded this crossing point. Union reserves consisted of V Corps under the command of Gen. Fitz-John Porter. McClellan’s plan was simple and methodical. He would send his strongest corps, under the com ...
... southeast of Sharpsburg, and here the opposing lines were very close as the Confederates jealously guarded this crossing point. Union reserves consisted of V Corps under the command of Gen. Fitz-John Porter. McClellan’s plan was simple and methodical. He would send his strongest corps, under the com ...
April, 2015 - Stow Historical Society
... Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia, signaling the unescapable defeat of the Confederacy. Just five days later, President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford Theater in Washington. See the next newsletter for more on the second. On the night of April 2, 1865 Lee led his d ...
... Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia, signaling the unescapable defeat of the Confederacy. Just five days later, President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford Theater in Washington. See the next newsletter for more on the second. On the night of April 2, 1865 Lee led his d ...
Grierson Raid
... they were brought in with several prisoners. “It proved to be a part of (Gen.) Wirt Adams’ Mississippi cavalry,” Grierson said. Adams and Grierson had met on the battlefield before, in fights around Corinth and Iuka. Each commander held considerable respect for his counterpart. The events at Union C ...
... they were brought in with several prisoners. “It proved to be a part of (Gen.) Wirt Adams’ Mississippi cavalry,” Grierson said. Adams and Grierson had met on the battlefield before, in fights around Corinth and Iuka. Each commander held considerable respect for his counterpart. The events at Union C ...
And So the Murderous Work Went On
... battery and the silence of the artillery reserves, the Confederates never had more than eight guns in action at any one time during the barrage.8 Within a short time it was evident that the Confederate bombardment was not weakening the Union position on Malvern Hill. Doubting the effectiveness of a ...
... battery and the silence of the artillery reserves, the Confederates never had more than eight guns in action at any one time during the barrage.8 Within a short time it was evident that the Confederate bombardment was not weakening the Union position on Malvern Hill. Doubting the effectiveness of a ...
America`s Birth At Appomattox - Jeff Littlejohn, Assistant Professor of
... began to fire a salute and cheer, but Grant issued orders forbidding any demonstrations. He wrote later that “the Confederates were now our prisoners, and we did not want to exult over their downfall.” While Grant taught his men to resist acts of humiliation, Lee’s assignment was to instill stoic di ...
... began to fire a salute and cheer, but Grant issued orders forbidding any demonstrations. He wrote later that “the Confederates were now our prisoners, and we did not want to exult over their downfall.” While Grant taught his men to resist acts of humiliation, Lee’s assignment was to instill stoic di ...
Presentation Plus!
... III. Final Phases of the War 4. Grant devised a plan to attack the Confederacy on all fronts at once. a. The Army of the Potomac would try to crush Lee’s army in Virginia. b. The western army, under Sherman, would advance to Atlanta, Georgia, and crush the Confederate forces in the Deep South. ...
... III. Final Phases of the War 4. Grant devised a plan to attack the Confederacy on all fronts at once. a. The Army of the Potomac would try to crush Lee’s army in Virginia. b. The western army, under Sherman, would advance to Atlanta, Georgia, and crush the Confederate forces in the Deep South. ...
The Wilderness Campaign and Beyond: The Civil War Letters of
... assault, Burnside decided he would flank around Lee. The men were not able to build fires due to the rain and therefore had no food or coffee on the march. As Burnside realized the frustration his men had encountered trying to get the pontoons and guns through the mud, he ordered whiskey issued to a ...
... assault, Burnside decided he would flank around Lee. The men were not able to build fires due to the rain and therefore had no food or coffee on the march. As Burnside realized the frustration his men had encountered trying to get the pontoons and guns through the mud, he ordered whiskey issued to a ...
1863 Civil War: Henry Bea Enlisted as a Private on 22 August 1863
... throw his whole army rapidly by the right to threaten Nickajack creek and Turner's ferry across the Chattahoochee. Fought on 22 July 1864 at Decatur, GA. The regiment's next engagement was at the battle of Decatur, where it suffered severely, the casualties numbering 1 killed, 16 wounded, and 2 off ...
... throw his whole army rapidly by the right to threaten Nickajack creek and Turner's ferry across the Chattahoochee. Fought on 22 July 1864 at Decatur, GA. The regiment's next engagement was at the battle of Decatur, where it suffered severely, the casualties numbering 1 killed, 16 wounded, and 2 off ...
William C - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... coincidentally the same numerical advantage that the Army of the Potomac held over him this spring. By the end of April, Lee commanded an army of nearly 64,000 soldiers. His victories during the previous two years had exacted a painful toll in casualties, and replacements for fallen heroes were beco ...
... coincidentally the same numerical advantage that the Army of the Potomac held over him this spring. By the end of April, Lee commanded an army of nearly 64,000 soldiers. His victories during the previous two years had exacted a painful toll in casualties, and replacements for fallen heroes were beco ...
Civil War Battles
... Victor: Confederacy Significance: Grant ordered an assault that became the worst charge of the war – 7,000 Union men were killed in an hour; Grant commented in his memoirs that it was the only attack he wished he had never ordered; rather than continue to confront Confederate lines in open battle, G ...
... Victor: Confederacy Significance: Grant ordered an assault that became the worst charge of the war – 7,000 Union men were killed in an hour; Grant commented in his memoirs that it was the only attack he wished he had never ordered; rather than continue to confront Confederate lines in open battle, G ...
Driving Tour - Trevilian Station Battlefield Foundation
... situated near the front. However, the Confederates persevered. By late afternoon additional ammunition reached the front. At the same time, Confederate artillery silenced the offending Federal battery and set fire to the barn that housed the annoying sharpshooters. An attack by Fitzhugh Lee against ...
... situated near the front. However, the Confederates persevered. By late afternoon additional ammunition reached the front. At the same time, Confederate artillery silenced the offending Federal battery and set fire to the barn that housed the annoying sharpshooters. An attack by Fitzhugh Lee against ...
Union Commander
... in their path that could be used by the Confederate Army. This was intended to weaken the Confederate supplies and destroy the morale of the South. ...
... in their path that could be used by the Confederate Army. This was intended to weaken the Confederate supplies and destroy the morale of the South. ...
Third Winchester Driving Tour
... floor heating system, which proved invaluable in the cold fall and early winter months of 1864. Interpretive signs explain the medical story. Finishing the tour: For information about other Civil War sites in the area, visit the Winchester-Frederick County Visitors Center and Civil War Orientation C ...
... floor heating system, which proved invaluable in the cold fall and early winter months of 1864. Interpretive signs explain the medical story. Finishing the tour: For information about other Civil War sites in the area, visit the Winchester-Frederick County Visitors Center and Civil War Orientation C ...
The longest siege
... Grant headed southeast toward Spotsylvania Court House, but part of Lee's 'orces arrived there first. On May 8 the battle of Spotsylvania began, ulminating in brutal hand-to-hand combat in the Confederate earthworks at a point subsequently called the "Bloody Angle." After a repulse by Confederate ar ...
... Grant headed southeast toward Spotsylvania Court House, but part of Lee's 'orces arrived there first. On May 8 the battle of Spotsylvania began, ulminating in brutal hand-to-hand combat in the Confederate earthworks at a point subsequently called the "Bloody Angle." After a repulse by Confederate ar ...
Waynesboro Driving Tour
... from Staunton, arriving near Waynesboro in the early afternoon. There, they found Early’s small army, consisting of a remnant of Gen. Gabriel C. Wharton’s division and some artillery units. Early presented a brave front, although the South River was to his rear, but after a brief stand-off a Federal ...
... from Staunton, arriving near Waynesboro in the early afternoon. There, they found Early’s small army, consisting of a remnant of Gen. Gabriel C. Wharton’s division and some artillery units. Early presented a brave front, although the South River was to his rear, but after a brief stand-off a Federal ...
September 2016 Wig Wag - Camp #158
... by Dr. John Baxley August was a month full of surprises for all of us in the camp. I had emergency gall bladder and hernia surgery and was laid up the entire month. I wish to thank everyone for their prayers and concerns which have been a real help in recovery. We really have a special group of folk ...
... by Dr. John Baxley August was a month full of surprises for all of us in the camp. I had emergency gall bladder and hernia surgery and was laid up the entire month. I wish to thank everyone for their prayers and concerns which have been a real help in recovery. We really have a special group of folk ...
Second Battle of Drewry`s Bluff
... Confederate defense showed their growing strength. Despite success Butler remained cautious and Beauregard had more time to concentrate troops. He was helped by leftover fortifications, remnants of the 1862 campaign that had never been needed then, like Fort Stevens, strong enough to be held by only ...
... Confederate defense showed their growing strength. Despite success Butler remained cautious and Beauregard had more time to concentrate troops. He was helped by leftover fortifications, remnants of the 1862 campaign that had never been needed then, like Fort Stevens, strong enough to be held by only ...
Appomattox Court House
... near Manassas, the scene of the war's first major clash, and moved into the hill country "where the sound of battle would never reach them." Then, ironically, the armies bore down on them again. Four years after the war, the McLeans moved t o ...
... near Manassas, the scene of the war's first major clash, and moved into the hill country "where the sound of battle would never reach them." Then, ironically, the armies bore down on them again. Four years after the war, the McLeans moved t o ...
Siege of Petersburg
The Richmond–Petersburg Campaign was a series of battles around Petersburg, Virginia, fought from June 9, 1864, to March 25, 1865, during the American Civil War. Although it is more popularly known as the Siege of Petersburg, it was not a classic military siege, in which a city is usually surrounded and all supply lines are cut off, nor was it strictly limited to actions against Petersburg. The campaign consisted of nine months of trench warfare in which Union forces commanded by Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant assaulted Petersburg unsuccessfully and then constructed trench lines that eventually extended over 30 miles (48 km) from the eastern outskirts of Richmond, Virginia, to around the eastern and southern outskirts of Petersburg. Petersburg was crucial to the supply of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's army and the Confederate capital of Richmond. Numerous raids were conducted and battles fought in attempts to cut off the railroad supply lines through Petersburg to Richmond, and many of these caused the lengthening of the trench lines, overloading dwindling Confederate resources.Lee finally gave in to the pressure—the point at which supply lines were finally cut and a true siege began on March 25—and abandoned both cities in April 1865, leading to his retreat and surrender at Appomattox Court House. The Siege of Petersburg foreshadowed the trench warfare that was common in World War I, earning it a prominent position in military history. It also featured the war's largest concentration of African American troops, who suffered heavy casualties at such engagements as the Battle of the Crater and Chaffin's Farm.