2011 Fall - Alexandria Historical Society
... At the very beginning of the Civil War in Virginia 150 years ago, the Union army invaded Alexandria. As we have just seen, on May 24, 1861, Colonel Elmer Ellsworth led the 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, known as the Fire Zouaves, across the Potomac River and into Alexandria. A short time ...
... At the very beginning of the Civil War in Virginia 150 years ago, the Union army invaded Alexandria. As we have just seen, on May 24, 1861, Colonel Elmer Ellsworth led the 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, known as the Fire Zouaves, across the Potomac River and into Alexandria. A short time ...
Crusader`s Chronicle
... lawyer of such high status that he began doing cases for the supreme court. He returned to the National political scene by the Lincoln-Douglass debates, in which he made a good name for himself by speaking out against slavery, and now, he has just ...
... lawyer of such high status that he began doing cases for the supreme court. He returned to the National political scene by the Lincoln-Douglass debates, in which he made a good name for himself by speaking out against slavery, and now, he has just ...
“I Could Tell You a Thousand Stories of Their Heroism…”1
... To provide a clearer insight of their writings a brief analysis of each army on the eve of the Gettysburg campaign will afford a better understanding of these Union and Confederate soldiers. The Army of the Potomac marched into battle at Gettysburg with an approximate strength of 90,000.6 Organized ...
... To provide a clearer insight of their writings a brief analysis of each army on the eve of the Gettysburg campaign will afford a better understanding of these Union and Confederate soldiers. The Army of the Potomac marched into battle at Gettysburg with an approximate strength of 90,000.6 Organized ...
Lee, Honor, and the Confederacy
... and the war began, southerners rebelled against federal interference and fought to protect their way of life. Lee brought his own set of difficulties to his command of the army. Historians have noted Lee’s Virginia-centric view of the war had its roots well before the conflict. Lee was a loyal Virgi ...
... and the war began, southerners rebelled against federal interference and fought to protect their way of life. Lee brought his own set of difficulties to his command of the army. Historians have noted Lee’s Virginia-centric view of the war had its roots well before the conflict. Lee was a loyal Virgi ...
Background Guide
... Welcome to GatorMUN XIV and Jefferson Davis’ Cabinet! My name is Kayley Erickson and I am both humbled and excited to serve as your director this weekend. I am currently a junior at the University of Florida pursuing a double major in Biology and Neurobiological Sciences. I have been involved with M ...
... Welcome to GatorMUN XIV and Jefferson Davis’ Cabinet! My name is Kayley Erickson and I am both humbled and excited to serve as your director this weekend. I am currently a junior at the University of Florida pursuing a double major in Biology and Neurobiological Sciences. I have been involved with M ...
ROI, Leadership, and the Civil War - John Bryer
... September 12-14, 2005 • Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center • North Bethesda, Maryland ...
... September 12-14, 2005 • Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center • North Bethesda, Maryland ...
4.2_RochRev_May2013_Gettysburg.indd 24 4/17/13 9:51 PM
... slave quarters across the southern states, and word of his election and inauguration electrified the hopes and expectations of many slaves. Thus, when Lincoln sent troops south to suppress the Confederate rebellion, slaves launched a rebellion of their own: they fled their plantations and farms, hea ...
... slave quarters across the southern states, and word of his election and inauguration electrified the hopes and expectations of many slaves. Thus, when Lincoln sent troops south to suppress the Confederate rebellion, slaves launched a rebellion of their own: they fled their plantations and farms, hea ...
Spring 2013 - Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area
... and reenactment of the July 14, 1863 escape along the canal towpath into Falling Waters, West Virginia. Living history vignettes will be featured along the way to provide insight into the aftermath of the Retreat from Gettysburg. On that day in 1863, Confederate General J. Johnston Pettigrew, a key ...
... and reenactment of the July 14, 1863 escape along the canal towpath into Falling Waters, West Virginia. Living history vignettes will be featured along the way to provide insight into the aftermath of the Retreat from Gettysburg. On that day in 1863, Confederate General J. Johnston Pettigrew, a key ...
Did you know - Page County, Virginia in the Civil War
... Did you know...Stonewall Jackson and the Hard-Luck Page Grays The execution of deserters during the Civil War was not uncommon but the Page Grays of Company H, 33rd Virginia Infantry held a remarkable record of execution sentences - the most of any single company in the 33rd Virginia and likely the ...
... Did you know...Stonewall Jackson and the Hard-Luck Page Grays The execution of deserters during the Civil War was not uncommon but the Page Grays of Company H, 33rd Virginia Infantry held a remarkable record of execution sentences - the most of any single company in the 33rd Virginia and likely the ...
Rob The Banks! The Missouri Guerrilla War 1860
... seceded from the Union (December 1860 to February 1861) and established the Confederate States of America. Lincoln had to be secreted into Washington aboard a closed night-train guarded by private Pinkerton detectives. The Federal Capital was a slave district within the slave state of Maryland. When ...
... seceded from the Union (December 1860 to February 1861) and established the Confederate States of America. Lincoln had to be secreted into Washington aboard a closed night-train guarded by private Pinkerton detectives. The Federal Capital was a slave district within the slave state of Maryland. When ...
General James Longstreet
... Though all of this happened because of this battle, Longstreet had not even been present for it. He was in transit at the time. ...
... Though all of this happened because of this battle, Longstreet had not even been present for it. He was in transit at the time. ...
The Isolation Factor - Marshall Digital Scholar
... outside of the few bottomlands and towns. Samuel T. Wilson diverged slightly. He argued that West Virginia, Eastern Kentucky, and Eastern Tennessee were the most Unionist and that Western North Carolina, Northern Georgia, Northern Alabama, and especially Southwestern Virginia had more Confederate su ...
... outside of the few bottomlands and towns. Samuel T. Wilson diverged slightly. He argued that West Virginia, Eastern Kentucky, and Eastern Tennessee were the most Unionist and that Western North Carolina, Northern Georgia, Northern Alabama, and especially Southwestern Virginia had more Confederate su ...
Student Guide (in PDF form) - Lincoln at the Crossroads Alliance
... Virginia on July 21, 1861, a fierce contest known as the Battle of Bull Run. Although most people at the time believed Northern forces would win that fight, ending the rebellion quickly, the Confederate army won the day and forced Union troops retreat back to Washington, D.C. It was obvious to Pres ...
... Virginia on July 21, 1861, a fierce contest known as the Battle of Bull Run. Although most people at the time believed Northern forces would win that fight, ending the rebellion quickly, the Confederate army won the day and forced Union troops retreat back to Washington, D.C. It was obvious to Pres ...
The Key to Victory - NPS History eLibrary
... and refuse to learn, how to surrender to an enemy." Incensed, Federal authorities opened fire upon the city and maintained an intermittent bombardment from late May, all through June, and into late July, but to no avail. The bombardment was ineffective and Farragut's fleet, wracked with sickness an ...
... and refuse to learn, how to surrender to an enemy." Incensed, Federal authorities opened fire upon the city and maintained an intermittent bombardment from late May, all through June, and into late July, but to no avail. The bombardment was ineffective and Farragut's fleet, wracked with sickness an ...
Port Royal, SC Civil War Flash Cards
... Barton learned that many of the wounded from First Bull Run had suffered, not from want of attention but from need of medical supplies. She advertised for donations in the Worchester, MA Spy and began an independent organization to distribute goods. Also the home of Surg. Seth Rogers and Col. Higgin ...
... Barton learned that many of the wounded from First Bull Run had suffered, not from want of attention but from need of medical supplies. She advertised for donations in the Worchester, MA Spy and began an independent organization to distribute goods. Also the home of Surg. Seth Rogers and Col. Higgin ...
Civil_War_Quiz
... Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter. Abraham Lincoln was elected President. South Carolina seceded from the Union. ...
... Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter. Abraham Lincoln was elected President. South Carolina seceded from the Union. ...
people.ucls.uchicago.edu
... -The Northern cannon could shoot almost a mile, giving the North vast range for which they could kill the southern soldiers. -In a addition to also having more supplies to make the weaponry, the north had rifles with higher reloading time, that for skilled soldiers could be shot three times a minute ...
... -The Northern cannon could shoot almost a mile, giving the North vast range for which they could kill the southern soldiers. -In a addition to also having more supplies to make the weaponry, the north had rifles with higher reloading time, that for skilled soldiers could be shot three times a minute ...
Chapter 4 section 4 notes
... Lee won the battle on the first day, but by the third day the Union was better positioned. The Union (blue) was located on high ground south of the town. Confederate (red) General George Pickett heroically led his men to roust the Union. They failed. ...
... Lee won the battle on the first day, but by the third day the Union was better positioned. The Union (blue) was located on high ground south of the town. Confederate (red) General George Pickett heroically led his men to roust the Union. They failed. ...
section 4
... Lee won the battle on the first day, but by the third day the Union was better positioned. The Union (blue) was located on high ground south of the town. Confederate (red) General George Pickett heroically led his men to roust the Union. They failed. ...
... Lee won the battle on the first day, but by the third day the Union was better positioned. The Union (blue) was located on high ground south of the town. Confederate (red) General George Pickett heroically led his men to roust the Union. They failed. ...
414 - apel slice
... brought trade to a halt, and supplies ran very low in the South. Plantations and shops were ...
... brought trade to a halt, and supplies ran very low in the South. Plantations and shops were ...
Chapter 22: The Civil War - Mr. Graham`s Web Page
... a series of powerful assaults against Robert E. Lee’s forces near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862. The morning assault and vicious Confederate counterattacks swept back and forth through Miller’s Cornfield and the West Woods. Later, towards the center of the battlefield, Union assaults a ...
... a series of powerful assaults against Robert E. Lee’s forces near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862. The morning assault and vicious Confederate counterattacks swept back and forth through Miller’s Cornfield and the West Woods. Later, towards the center of the battlefield, Union assaults a ...
CW Bugle PDF page - The Kentucky Civil War Bugle
... was named brigadier general of Buford commanded a cavalry cavalry in 1862 and was serireserve brigade at Gettysburg ously wounded at Second Bull that slowed the Confederate Run. He was not expected to advance allowing Federal survive, but did and participatinfantry units to arrive and ed as Chief of ...
... was named brigadier general of Buford commanded a cavalry cavalry in 1862 and was serireserve brigade at Gettysburg ously wounded at Second Bull that slowed the Confederate Run. He was not expected to advance allowing Federal survive, but did and participatinfantry units to arrive and ed as Chief of ...
Across the Etowah and into the Hell-Hole
... May, and burning the railroad and road bridges as he left the area. 14 After crossing the river and leaving it undefended, Johnston made his way to a previously prepared position at Allatoona Pass, one of the strongest positions occupied by either side during the campaign. The state of Georgia creat ...
... May, and burning the railroad and road bridges as he left the area. 14 After crossing the river and leaving it undefended, Johnston made his way to a previously prepared position at Allatoona Pass, one of the strongest positions occupied by either side during the campaign. The state of Georgia creat ...
Battle of Namozine Church
The Battle of Namozine Church, Virginia was an engagement between Union Army and Confederate States Army forces that occurred on April 3, 1865 during the Appomattox Campaign of the American Civil War. The battle was the first engagement between units of General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia after that army's evacuation of Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia on April 2, 1865 and units of the Union Army (Army of the Shenandoah, Army of the Potomac and Army of the James) under the immediate command of Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan, who was still acting independently as commander of the Army of the Shenandoah, and under the overall direction of Union General-in-Chief Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. The forces immediately engaged in the battle were brigades of the cavalry division of Union Brig. Gen. and Brevet Maj. Gen. George Armstrong Custer, especially the brigade of Colonel and Brevet Brig. Gen. William Wells, and the Confederate rear guard cavalry brigades of Brig. Gen. William P. Roberts and Brig. Gen. Rufus Barringer and later in the engagement, Confederate infantry from the division of Maj. Gen. Bushrod Johnson.The engagement signaled the beginning of the Union Army's relentless pursuit of the Confederate forces (Army of Northern Virginia and Richmond local defense forces) after the fall of Petersburg and Richmond after the Third Battle of Petersburg (sometimes known as the Breakthrough at Petersburg or Fall of Petersburg), which led to the near disintegration of Lee's forces within 6 days and the Army of Northern Virginia's surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia on April 9, 1865. Capt. Tom Custer, the general's brother, was cited at this battle for the first of two Medals of Honor that he received for actions within four days.