Book - National History Day
... and a white man’s war at that. But those days have passed. To paraphrase the old Virginia Slims ad, we’ve come a long ways baby. Scholarship on the Civil War era has exploded since the 1970s. Influenced by debates over civil rights, the women’s movement, and America’s role in the Vietnam War, we hav ...
... and a white man’s war at that. But those days have passed. To paraphrase the old Virginia Slims ad, we’ve come a long ways baby. Scholarship on the Civil War era has exploded since the 1970s. Influenced by debates over civil rights, the women’s movement, and America’s role in the Vietnam War, we hav ...
The Battle of Hampton Roads
... The large US naval base at Norfolk was abandoned by the Federals on April 20, 1861 and immediately taken over by the Confederates. This provided them with the potential to build an effective Navy if they could control the Hampton Roads outlet. Meanwhile, the United States knew that if they could con ...
... The large US naval base at Norfolk was abandoned by the Federals on April 20, 1861 and immediately taken over by the Confederates. This provided them with the potential to build an effective Navy if they could control the Hampton Roads outlet. Meanwhile, the United States knew that if they could con ...
Southern Nationalism and the Promise of Individual Rights and
... if it ended last week (as the Washington and Lee student quoted earlier). At least they remember their distinct history. There are not only the omnipresent Confederate memorials, but the South seems to be haunted by Confederate ghosts as well. Myths kept alive by organizations like the Southern Leag ...
... if it ended last week (as the Washington and Lee student quoted earlier). At least they remember their distinct history. There are not only the omnipresent Confederate memorials, but the South seems to be haunted by Confederate ghosts as well. Myths kept alive by organizations like the Southern Leag ...
THESIS CONFEDERATE MILITARY STRATEGY
... will also highlight the mentality and objective of Confederate generals. Confederate strategy was not universal. In fact, Confederate President Jefferson Davis and General Lee shared the same military mentality in swift, aggressive movements to defeat the Union army in Virginia as quickly as possib ...
... will also highlight the mentality and objective of Confederate generals. Confederate strategy was not universal. In fact, Confederate President Jefferson Davis and General Lee shared the same military mentality in swift, aggressive movements to defeat the Union army in Virginia as quickly as possib ...
Gettysburg: an exhibit for the First
... --"Thirty. The laughing banjo player, the superb leader of cavalry who has ridden rings round the Union army .. .. a man who loves to read about himself in the Richmond newspapers." Just before Gettysburg (upright case) The Weekly Herald, New York, Saturday, May 30, 1863. --As this newspaper shows, ...
... --"Thirty. The laughing banjo player, the superb leader of cavalry who has ridden rings round the Union army .. .. a man who loves to read about himself in the Richmond newspapers." Just before Gettysburg (upright case) The Weekly Herald, New York, Saturday, May 30, 1863. --As this newspaper shows, ...
ABSTRACT Title of Dissertation: CONFEDERATE FEDERALISM: A
... Investigating a topic as broad the Confederate governors’ perspective on federalism could not have been accomplished without help from others. Having visited libraries and state archives throughout the former Confederate states and beyond, I was fortunate to have encountered many dedicated archivist ...
... Investigating a topic as broad the Confederate governors’ perspective on federalism could not have been accomplished without help from others. Having visited libraries and state archives throughout the former Confederate states and beyond, I was fortunate to have encountered many dedicated archivist ...
Southern honor, Confederate warfare : southern
... actions that might gain them the moniker of coward and how such concerns changed the way they led their men. The last of these points is particularly enlightening for understanding the role of southern culture in battle. For antebellum southern men, the social stigma associated with cowardice was a ...
... actions that might gain them the moniker of coward and how such concerns changed the way they led their men. The last of these points is particularly enlightening for understanding the role of southern culture in battle. For antebellum southern men, the social stigma associated with cowardice was a ...
The Economic Cost of the American Civil War: Estimates and
... the grounds that nonrisky interest rates during the period 1861 to 1909 averaged about 6 percent. See Table XV of supporting documents available upon request from either author. This set of tables will be referred to as "Notes." The Warren-Pearson wholesale price index, with minor adjustments, has b ...
... the grounds that nonrisky interest rates during the period 1861 to 1909 averaged about 6 percent. See Table XV of supporting documents available upon request from either author. This set of tables will be referred to as "Notes." The Warren-Pearson wholesale price index, with minor adjustments, has b ...
The Economic Cost of the American Civil War: Estimates and Implications
... the grounds that nonrisky interest rates during the period 1861 to 1909 averaged about 6 percent. See Table XV of supporting documents available upon request from either author. This set of tables will be referred to as "Notes." The Warren-Pearson wholesale price index, with minor adjustments, has b ...
... the grounds that nonrisky interest rates during the period 1861 to 1909 averaged about 6 percent. See Table XV of supporting documents available upon request from either author. This set of tables will be referred to as "Notes." The Warren-Pearson wholesale price index, with minor adjustments, has b ...
2011 Fall - Alexandria Historical Society
... Sumter had fallen on April 13 about a Confederate attack on Washington. That city’s residents had been startled to see Confederate flags flying in northern Virginia from high points in the city within days after the Union surrender at Fort Sumter. Federal troops immediately were rushed into Washingt ...
... Sumter had fallen on April 13 about a Confederate attack on Washington. That city’s residents had been startled to see Confederate flags flying in northern Virginia from high points in the city within days after the Union surrender at Fort Sumter. Federal troops immediately were rushed into Washingt ...
Battlefield Field Trips
... you may want to allow additional in-class time to read and/or complete the assignment.) [OPTIONAL DAY 1+ - Gettysburg (movie)] This movie is rated PG. It is 261 minutes long. There is some profanity. It is a recreation of the battle, filmed on the actual battlefield. It can be purchased at www.socia ...
... you may want to allow additional in-class time to read and/or complete the assignment.) [OPTIONAL DAY 1+ - Gettysburg (movie)] This movie is rated PG. It is 261 minutes long. There is some profanity. It is a recreation of the battle, filmed on the actual battlefield. It can be purchased at www.socia ...
The Battle of Bull Run Curriculum-Based Readers Theatre Script
... Some people even brought champagne. {Gesture & Sound effect} But tell us about the actual battle. Yeah, who won? Well, at first…..the North was winning. And the picnickers raised their champagne glasses {Gesture} to toast the Union triumph, TO VICTORY! {Gesture} But then… {Gesture & Sound Effect} Co ...
... Some people even brought champagne. {Gesture & Sound effect} But tell us about the actual battle. Yeah, who won? Well, at first…..the North was winning. And the picnickers raised their champagne glasses {Gesture} to toast the Union triumph, TO VICTORY! {Gesture} But then… {Gesture & Sound Effect} Co ...
The 1861 Mayfield Convention - Jackson Purchase Historical Society
... As a result, many of the early settlers of the region were from Tennessee, the Carolinas, and other southem states, not Kentucky. Commercially, the area was linked much more closely to Memphis than to Louisville or Cincinnati. Columbus, Hiclcman, and Paducah were at the end of important railroads th ...
... As a result, many of the early settlers of the region were from Tennessee, the Carolinas, and other southem states, not Kentucky. Commercially, the area was linked much more closely to Memphis than to Louisville or Cincinnati. Columbus, Hiclcman, and Paducah were at the end of important railroads th ...
"Young Bloods of the South:" The Confederate Use and Efficacy of
... 1618-1878 (1980, reprint. Barcelona, Spain: Cassell & Co. 2000), 167. ...
... 1618-1878 (1980, reprint. Barcelona, Spain: Cassell & Co. 2000), 167. ...
Did you know - Page County, Virginia in the Civil War
... While there were five constantly active Confederate units (two infantry companies, two cavalry companies and one artillery company) formed almost exclusively from Page County, there were also some units formed as a part of the Virginia militia (18611862) and reserves (1864-1865). These organizations ...
... While there were five constantly active Confederate units (two infantry companies, two cavalry companies and one artillery company) formed almost exclusively from Page County, there were also some units formed as a part of the Virginia militia (18611862) and reserves (1864-1865). These organizations ...
Lee, Honor, and the Confederacy
... This paper will examine southern honor and how the belief in this tradition because of its localistic tendencies to protect family, property, community, and state before national interests affected the outcome of the Civil War. The argument relies on the wartime letters, telegrams, reports, and diar ...
... This paper will examine southern honor and how the belief in this tradition because of its localistic tendencies to protect family, property, community, and state before national interests affected the outcome of the Civil War. The argument relies on the wartime letters, telegrams, reports, and diar ...
Allow Me to Call Your Attention to the Situation of the Forts
... capturing ports, destroying railroads, and possibly seizing Raleigh.51 Thus, the Union was quick to see the value of the island because it was the logical next step after Hatteras and fit with their strategic plans for invading the Confederate coastline. Similarly, North Carolina officials finally s ...
... capturing ports, destroying railroads, and possibly seizing Raleigh.51 Thus, the Union was quick to see the value of the island because it was the logical next step after Hatteras and fit with their strategic plans for invading the Confederate coastline. Similarly, North Carolina officials finally s ...
The Civil War in the United States
... called Germany: Revolution and Counter-revolution. This work, though written by Engels, was for a long time attributed to Marx. However, ideologically it represented the combined expression of their views. For over a decade Marx kept the Daily Tribune readers informed of European developments, espec ...
... called Germany: Revolution and Counter-revolution. This work, though written by Engels, was for a long time attributed to Marx. However, ideologically it represented the combined expression of their views. For over a decade Marx kept the Daily Tribune readers informed of European developments, espec ...
Civil War Lapbook - Monroe County Schools
... States? Well, if you went to the library and tried to find a newspaper article about the most recent civil war in the United States, you would have to find a newspaper dated 1861! The American Civil War, which was also called the War Between the States, was a war between the United States of America ...
... States? Well, if you went to the library and tried to find a newspaper article about the most recent civil war in the United States, you would have to find a newspaper dated 1861! The American Civil War, which was also called the War Between the States, was a war between the United States of America ...
A Nation at War, 1861-1865
... Why do you think men who were too old to fight volunteered to serve in the Home Guard when they were not paid and weren’t given many supplies? How did women help support the war effort? Why did many wounded Confederate soldiers come to Scottsville? Name two ways that Union soldiers damaged the build ...
... Why do you think men who were too old to fight volunteered to serve in the Home Guard when they were not paid and weren’t given many supplies? How did women help support the war effort? Why did many wounded Confederate soldiers come to Scottsville? Name two ways that Union soldiers damaged the build ...
Nationalism and Internationalism in the Era of the Civil War
... Leslie Butler is associate professor of history at Dartmouth College, where she teaches courses on American intellectual and cultural history and U.S. women’s and gender history. Her research focuses on the transatlantic flow of ideas, particularly about nineteenth-century abolitionism, liberalism, ...
... Leslie Butler is associate professor of history at Dartmouth College, where she teaches courses on American intellectual and cultural history and U.S. women’s and gender history. Her research focuses on the transatlantic flow of ideas, particularly about nineteenth-century abolitionism, liberalism, ...
At Home and in the Field - Society for Women and the Civil War
... (answering to the eye of a kernel of corn, and known as the sweetest and most nourishing part of the grain) is all sifted out. This rejected part is all contained in the cream colored "seconds" or "shorts," which are usually sold at flour mills at half price. ...
... (answering to the eye of a kernel of corn, and known as the sweetest and most nourishing part of the grain) is all sifted out. This rejected part is all contained in the cream colored "seconds" or "shorts," which are usually sold at flour mills at half price. ...
james m . mcpherson - The American Historical Review
... nations had a large stake in the bloodbath occurring across the Atlantic. Emperor Napoleon Ill's intervention in Mexico's own civil war would go better if a Disunited States could not enforce the Monroe Doctrine. The Union naval blockade and Confederate contracts for the building of warships in Engl ...
... nations had a large stake in the bloodbath occurring across the Atlantic. Emperor Napoleon Ill's intervention in Mexico's own civil war would go better if a Disunited States could not enforce the Monroe Doctrine. The Union naval blockade and Confederate contracts for the building of warships in Engl ...
Shapiro - Huntsville History Collection
... Aside from Tredegar, the most productive naval ordnance works in the Confederacy was in Selma, Alabama. Colin McRae had a foundry there, and it was commandeered, enlarged, and retooled by the military. It used iron ore from Brierfield, Alabama and a gun design by Brooke to turn out some of the best ...
... Aside from Tredegar, the most productive naval ordnance works in the Confederacy was in Selma, Alabama. Colin McRae had a foundry there, and it was commandeered, enlarged, and retooled by the military. It used iron ore from Brierfield, Alabama and a gun design by Brooke to turn out some of the best ...
Stuff White People Like #1863 - The Cupola: Scholarship at
... are no Civil War veterans left, the stated intent behind the reenactments remains the same today. The announcer made a point during the proceedings to state that the reenactment was held as a way to commemorate those that had died in the Civil War, and there is certainly an educational aspect to ree ...
... are no Civil War veterans left, the stated intent behind the reenactments remains the same today. The announcer made a point during the proceedings to state that the reenactment was held as a way to commemorate those that had died in the Civil War, and there is certainly an educational aspect to ree ...