Why the Civil War was fought: Lincoln`s Second Inaugural Address
... 7. This was essentially General Winfield Scott’s “Anaconda Plan.” III. The War at Sea A. The Union blockade started with many leaks at first, but it clamped down later. B. Britain, who would ordinarily protest such interference in the seas that she “owned,” recognized the blockade as binding, since ...
... 7. This was essentially General Winfield Scott’s “Anaconda Plan.” III. The War at Sea A. The Union blockade started with many leaks at first, but it clamped down later. B. Britain, who would ordinarily protest such interference in the seas that she “owned,” recognized the blockade as binding, since ...
Chapter 15: A War for Union and Emancipation, 1861-1865
... Ruffin this war was not some political abstraction. Ruffin's way of life and his cultural traditions were at stake. From Union to Emancipation: Southerners may have talked about “states’ rights” or “property rights” but they were going to war to preserve the political economy of slavery. Northerners ...
... Ruffin this war was not some political abstraction. Ruffin's way of life and his cultural traditions were at stake. From Union to Emancipation: Southerners may have talked about “states’ rights” or “property rights” but they were going to war to preserve the political economy of slavery. Northerners ...
Unit 3: Civil War and Reconstructions
... c. Describe the roles of Ulysses Grant, Robert E. Lee, “Stonewall” Jackson, William T. Sherman, and Jefferson Davis. d. Explain the importance of Fort Sumter, Antietam, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, and the Battle for Atlanta and the impact of geography on these battles. e. Describe the significance of the ...
... c. Describe the roles of Ulysses Grant, Robert E. Lee, “Stonewall” Jackson, William T. Sherman, and Jefferson Davis. d. Explain the importance of Fort Sumter, Antietam, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, and the Battle for Atlanta and the impact of geography on these battles. e. Describe the significance of the ...
Chapter 21
... • Which lay west of a narrow peninsula formed by the James and York Rivers • Hence the name given to this historic campaign: the Peninsula Campaign (see Map 21.1) – He inched toward the Confederate capital, spring 1862, with 1000,000 men ...
... • Which lay west of a narrow peninsula formed by the James and York Rivers • Hence the name given to this historic campaign: the Peninsula Campaign (see Map 21.1) – He inched toward the Confederate capital, spring 1862, with 1000,000 men ...
The Battle of Fisher`s Hill: The Gibraltar of the Valley
... o The third stop on the tour is the Union Flank March and the fourth stop is the flank attack. At both of these stops the students will see of remnants Confederate earthworks. § While the students are at stop 4 they will see a single old chestnut tree at the top of Ramseur Hill. The Confederates us ...
... o The third stop on the tour is the Union Flank March and the fourth stop is the flank attack. At both of these stops the students will see of remnants Confederate earthworks. § While the students are at stop 4 they will see a single old chestnut tree at the top of Ramseur Hill. The Confederates us ...
Confederate Twilight: The Fall of Fort Blakely
... to Mobile early in 1865, opting for an end-run into the city from the east with a two-pronged operation. Most of his forces, either ferrying across Mobile Bay ffrom D hi Island or marching north from Fort MorDauphin gan, would rendezvous near the Fish River on the bay’s eastern shore. Meanwhile, ano ...
... to Mobile early in 1865, opting for an end-run into the city from the east with a two-pronged operation. Most of his forces, either ferrying across Mobile Bay ffrom D hi Island or marching north from Fort MorDauphin gan, would rendezvous near the Fish River on the bay’s eastern shore. Meanwhile, ano ...
Shiloh - Teach Tennessee History
... battle the next morning, the army bands entered into a contest of their own. Trying to outplay one another from across the front, the Union band’s version of “Yankee Doodle” was countered by a Confederate concert of “Dixie.” When the Union piped “Hail Columbia,” the Confederates answered with “The B ...
... battle the next morning, the army bands entered into a contest of their own. Trying to outplay one another from across the front, the Union band’s version of “Yankee Doodle” was countered by a Confederate concert of “Dixie.” When the Union piped “Hail Columbia,” the Confederates answered with “The B ...
The Civil War
... government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. Abe Lincoln ...
... government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. Abe Lincoln ...
USA WORLD
... However, Southern leaders encouraged their generals to attack—and even to invade the North—if the opportunity arose. BULL RUN The first major bloodshed occurred on July 21, about three months after Fort Sumter fell. An army of 30,000 inexperienced Union soldiers on its way toward the Confederate cap ...
... However, Southern leaders encouraged their generals to attack—and even to invade the North—if the opportunity arose. BULL RUN The first major bloodshed occurred on July 21, about three months after Fort Sumter fell. An army of 30,000 inexperienced Union soldiers on its way toward the Confederate cap ...
1863: The Turning Point in The Civil War
... between a group of Confederates who were looking for supplies and a small portion of Union horsemen. Both sides quickly sent more men to the scene. ● The Union soldiers were overwhelmed and retreated to Cemetery Ridge in the afternoon. ● They formed a line and brought in reinforcements to guard and ...
... between a group of Confederates who were looking for supplies and a small portion of Union horsemen. Both sides quickly sent more men to the scene. ● The Union soldiers were overwhelmed and retreated to Cemetery Ridge in the afternoon. ● They formed a line and brought in reinforcements to guard and ...
An impertinent discourse | TLS
... struggling to secure for themselves the equal protection under the law that federal authorities had guaranteed but never delivered to them during the era of Reconstruction. In February 1961, for example, as student activists sat in at segregated lunch counters throughout the South, white elites in M ...
... struggling to secure for themselves the equal protection under the law that federal authorities had guaranteed but never delivered to them during the era of Reconstruction. In February 1961, for example, as student activists sat in at segregated lunch counters throughout the South, white elites in M ...
Arkansas Military History Journal
... captured a total loss of 1,636 or some 20 percent of the men involved—decimating some of Holme’s best infantry regiments. Conversely, Prentiss’s defending force of about 4,000 effective troops lost only 57 killed, 146 wounded and 36 missing, or 239 total casualties. The mauled Rebels slunk away from ...
... captured a total loss of 1,636 or some 20 percent of the men involved—decimating some of Holme’s best infantry regiments. Conversely, Prentiss’s defending force of about 4,000 effective troops lost only 57 killed, 146 wounded and 36 missing, or 239 total casualties. The mauled Rebels slunk away from ...
The Civil War - Chino Valley Unified School District
... War. Consider the North’s advantages. It could draw soldiers and workers from a population of 22 million, compared with the South’s 5.5 million. One of its greatest advantages was its network of roads, canals, and railroads. Some 22,000 miles of railroad track could move soldiers and supplies throug ...
... War. Consider the North’s advantages. It could draw soldiers and workers from a population of 22 million, compared with the South’s 5.5 million. One of its greatest advantages was its network of roads, canals, and railroads. Some 22,000 miles of railroad track could move soldiers and supplies throug ...
Civil War Battle of Glorieta Pass
... mind that in 1862 this area was not nearly as vegetated as ...
... mind that in 1862 this area was not nearly as vegetated as ...
November - Old Baldy Civil War Round Table
... invasion of the North, Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant seized control of Forts Henry and Donelson along the Tennessee River, and forcing the surrender of Nashville. Grant’s forces then steamed up the Tennessee River to Pittsburg Landing, leading to the important Union victory at the Batt ...
... invasion of the North, Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant seized control of Forts Henry and Donelson along the Tennessee River, and forcing the surrender of Nashville. Grant’s forces then steamed up the Tennessee River to Pittsburg Landing, leading to the important Union victory at the Batt ...
Alfred Surraneous Eaton 1840-1932 Life and Military History
... Last Tuesday morning, at 4 o’clock just as the bright orb of day was ushering into this sad world of ours a flood of light and it came stealing over the hills into the window of her room, little Freddie Helen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Eaton, died. That golden sunshine from the morning sun, so ...
... Last Tuesday morning, at 4 o’clock just as the bright orb of day was ushering into this sad world of ours a flood of light and it came stealing over the hills into the window of her room, little Freddie Helen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Eaton, died. That golden sunshine from the morning sun, so ...
příčiny a následky americké občanské války
... emancipation proclamation was signed by Abraham Lincoln which freed the slaves and banned slavery among all states that were part of the Union. This was also the reason for ...
... emancipation proclamation was signed by Abraham Lincoln which freed the slaves and banned slavery among all states that were part of the Union. This was also the reason for ...
The Union Chapel Mine and its Surroundings: A History
... one right there [Mr. Gardner], and this one [Nathaniel], they was friends. They's a bit of history behind this old fellow that his great grandson told me. And he's gone now. But this old fellow was in North Carolina when Robert E. Lee surrendered, and he killed two Yankees after the war ended. And h ...
... one right there [Mr. Gardner], and this one [Nathaniel], they was friends. They's a bit of history behind this old fellow that his great grandson told me. And he's gone now. But this old fellow was in North Carolina when Robert E. Lee surrendered, and he killed two Yankees after the war ended. And h ...
May - Member Services
... Army, was desperate for experienced field officers, and Willcox soon was given command of the brigade containing his regiment. At the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, Willcox’s brigade was one of the few Union units not to panic. Willcox led several counterattacks to keep the Confederate f ...
... Army, was desperate for experienced field officers, and Willcox soon was given command of the brigade containing his regiment. At the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, Willcox’s brigade was one of the few Union units not to panic. Willcox led several counterattacks to keep the Confederate f ...
Chapter 17 Study Guide
... from wars that Americans had previously fought? Think About • the role of civilians • Sherman’s military strategy ...
... from wars that Americans had previously fought? Think About • the role of civilians • Sherman’s military strategy ...
Restoring the Union
... staunch defender of poor southerners. He was elected to serve in the House of Representatives in the 1840s, became governor of Tennessee the following decade, and then was elected a U.S. senator just a few years ...
... staunch defender of poor southerners. He was elected to serve in the House of Representatives in the 1840s, became governor of Tennessee the following decade, and then was elected a U.S. senator just a few years ...
SS Standard 1 Articles Reconstruction
... After the Civil War (1861-1865) and the end of slavery, many Northern politicians believed that former slaves needed the vote to protect their new rights as citizens. The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution (1870) prohibited the states from preventing a man from voting based on his race or statu ...
... After the Civil War (1861-1865) and the end of slavery, many Northern politicians believed that former slaves needed the vote to protect their new rights as citizens. The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution (1870) prohibited the states from preventing a man from voting based on his race or statu ...
The Civil War (1861–1865)
... Spotsylvania Court House. – The fighting that took place over nearly two weeks is called the Battle of Spotsylvania. ...
... Spotsylvania Court House. – The fighting that took place over nearly two weeks is called the Battle of Spotsylvania. ...
November/December 2012 - The Civil War Roundtable of Gettysburg
... been down the road at the Willow Springs Hotel, decided to get even. Hahn, who was the only one armed, took aim and shot a Confederate soldier mortaly wounding him. Local Historian Tim Smith has researched the incident and found that the soldier’s name was Ely Emmich of the 14th VA Cavalry, Jenkins ...
... been down the road at the Willow Springs Hotel, decided to get even. Hahn, who was the only one armed, took aim and shot a Confederate soldier mortaly wounding him. Local Historian Tim Smith has researched the incident and found that the soldier’s name was Ely Emmich of the 14th VA Cavalry, Jenkins ...
Turning Points of the American Civil War
... Turning Points of the American Civil War In an article in the April 2011 issue of Civil War Times, Gary W. Gallagher discusses "The War's Overlooked Turning Points.1" He concludes that, "Because of its striking reorientation of the strategic situation during the summer of 1862, as well as the long-t ...
... Turning Points of the American Civil War In an article in the April 2011 issue of Civil War Times, Gary W. Gallagher discusses "The War's Overlooked Turning Points.1" He concludes that, "Because of its striking reorientation of the strategic situation during the summer of 1862, as well as the long-t ...
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.