the politics of command in the fort
... Complementing Fonvielle‟s work is Rod Gragg‟s Confederate Goliath: the Battle of Fort Fisher. Unlike Fonvielle‟s book, Confederate Goliath dealt only with the battle for Fort Fisher and not the ensuing campaign to capture Wilmington. Nonetheless, Gragg offers a gripping battle narrative and a glimp ...
... Complementing Fonvielle‟s work is Rod Gragg‟s Confederate Goliath: the Battle of Fort Fisher. Unlike Fonvielle‟s book, Confederate Goliath dealt only with the battle for Fort Fisher and not the ensuing campaign to capture Wilmington. Nonetheless, Gragg offers a gripping battle narrative and a glimp ...
Civil War And Reconstruction
... Appomattox River and attacked the Petersburg defenses on June 15. The 5,400 defenders of Petersburg under command of Gen. Beauregard were driven from their first line of entrenchments back to Harrison Creek. On June 16, the II Corps captured another section of the Confederate line; on ...
... Appomattox River and attacked the Petersburg defenses on June 15. The 5,400 defenders of Petersburg under command of Gen. Beauregard were driven from their first line of entrenchments back to Harrison Creek. On June 16, the II Corps captured another section of the Confederate line; on ...
Battle of Blue Springs Teachers Guide
... Confederate Forces Engaged: 1st Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, 4th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment, and some home guard troops and artillery ...
... Confederate Forces Engaged: 1st Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, 4th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment, and some home guard troops and artillery ...
Antietam and Emancipation
... SUMMARY: In September 1862, Confederate general Robert E. Lee left the South and moved his army into Maryland. No one could be sure exactly what he planned to do, but in an incredible stroke of luck, a copy of Lee’s plans (which had been wrapped around three cigars) was discovered by Union soldiers ...
... SUMMARY: In September 1862, Confederate general Robert E. Lee left the South and moved his army into Maryland. No one could be sure exactly what he planned to do, but in an incredible stroke of luck, a copy of Lee’s plans (which had been wrapped around three cigars) was discovered by Union soldiers ...
Rules of Play
... From this series of political compromises and public debate four basic positions evolved. The hard line Southern perspective was that slavery should be allowed to expand without restriction. The “home rule” position, as articulated by Stephen Douglas, was that each local community should decide whet ...
... From this series of political compromises and public debate four basic positions evolved. The hard line Southern perspective was that slavery should be allowed to expand without restriction. The “home rule” position, as articulated by Stephen Douglas, was that each local community should decide whet ...
Florida`s Civil War soldiers - Scholar Commons
... defending the blockade. Some joined the cavalry, where speed and skill with a horse was at a premium. The vast majority, however, served as foot-soldiers in the infantry of one army or the other. These postings were by no means permanent, and some soldiers filled more than one position during their ...
... defending the blockade. Some joined the cavalry, where speed and skill with a horse was at a premium. The vast majority, however, served as foot-soldiers in the infantry of one army or the other. These postings were by no means permanent, and some soldiers filled more than one position during their ...
THE ORIGINS OF THE MISSISSIPPI MARINE BRIGADE: THE FIRST
... spotted them steaming fast upriver. As the Cincinnati attempted to reposition itself in a more defensive position, the Carondolet and the Pittsburg spotted the oncoming rebel ships, and cast off their moorings, attempted to build up steam and assist the Cincinnati and Mortar Boat 16. The crew on Mor ...
... spotted them steaming fast upriver. As the Cincinnati attempted to reposition itself in a more defensive position, the Carondolet and the Pittsburg spotted the oncoming rebel ships, and cast off their moorings, attempted to build up steam and assist the Cincinnati and Mortar Boat 16. The crew on Mor ...
The Civil War
... it was a key city for their supplies. Supplies such as guns, bullets, food, and other things needed to fight the war went through Atlanta. The Union army of the North wanted to capture Atlanta so they could really hurt the Confederate Army. General Sherman and his troops marched toward Atlanta where ...
... it was a key city for their supplies. Supplies such as guns, bullets, food, and other things needed to fight the war went through Atlanta. The Union army of the North wanted to capture Atlanta so they could really hurt the Confederate Army. General Sherman and his troops marched toward Atlanta where ...
Text Analysis
... • “I felt like anything rather than rejoicing at the downfall of a foe who had fought so long and valiantly, and had suffered so much for a cause, though that cause was, I believe, one of the worst for which a people ever fought, and one for which there was the least excuse. I do not question, howev ...
... • “I felt like anything rather than rejoicing at the downfall of a foe who had fought so long and valiantly, and had suffered so much for a cause, though that cause was, I believe, one of the worst for which a people ever fought, and one for which there was the least excuse. I do not question, howev ...
Harpers Weekly Reports Events of 1865
... Image caption: “Cavalry charge at the Battle of Five Forks” This pivotal battle was fought on April 1, 1865 at Five Forks, Va. Confederate Gen. George Pickett, known for his charge at Gettysburg, dug a fortified position at the crossroads, where he was routed by Union Gen. Phil Sheridan’s cavalry an ...
... Image caption: “Cavalry charge at the Battle of Five Forks” This pivotal battle was fought on April 1, 1865 at Five Forks, Va. Confederate Gen. George Pickett, known for his charge at Gettysburg, dug a fortified position at the crossroads, where he was routed by Union Gen. Phil Sheridan’s cavalry an ...
The Civil War in Kentucky
... resolution ordering the withdraw of Confederate, but not Union, troops. • Gov. Magoffin vetoes the resolution but the Assembly easily overrides it. • The Assembly orders the American flag to once again fly over the State Capitol, officially ending Kentucky ...
... resolution ordering the withdraw of Confederate, but not Union, troops. • Gov. Magoffin vetoes the resolution but the Assembly easily overrides it. • The Assembly orders the American flag to once again fly over the State Capitol, officially ending Kentucky ...
Document
... obtained the rank of Major in the U.S. Army and was appointed the same rank in the Confederate States Army. During the Civil War, Buckland became a prime target due to its mills and its proximity to the Warrenton Turnpike which had become a primary route for east-west travel. The first shots of the ...
... obtained the rank of Major in the U.S. Army and was appointed the same rank in the Confederate States Army. During the Civil War, Buckland became a prime target due to its mills and its proximity to the Warrenton Turnpike which had become a primary route for east-west travel. The first shots of the ...
naylonMaurice - Georgetown University
... that outsiders can never fully understand an individual's motives for action; even when people leave behind personal memoirs, their stated rationale must be questioned as self-serving. People seek to rationalize decisions with reasoning that represents personal biases. Furthermore, when first-hand ...
... that outsiders can never fully understand an individual's motives for action; even when people leave behind personal memoirs, their stated rationale must be questioned as self-serving. People seek to rationalize decisions with reasoning that represents personal biases. Furthermore, when first-hand ...
Mosby`s Horse Artillery - Historic Fairfax City, Inc.
... Fairfax Court House were then gone with Grant’s army south of Richmond. Likewise, the troops of the Washington Defense Department headquartered at Fairfax Court House were much diminished in numbers as the Confederate Army was no longer seen as a threat to Washington, and Grant was then receiving hi ...
... Fairfax Court House were then gone with Grant’s army south of Richmond. Likewise, the troops of the Washington Defense Department headquartered at Fairfax Court House were much diminished in numbers as the Confederate Army was no longer seen as a threat to Washington, and Grant was then receiving hi ...
A Border City at War - Cincinnati History Library and Archives
... ment of the Ohio with headquarters at Cincinnati, recognized the danger and immediately dispatched General Lew Wallace to the city to prepare its defense. On September 2, 1862, Wallace declared martial law, suspended all business, and called for "citizens for labor, soldiers for the battle."14 With ...
... ment of the Ohio with headquarters at Cincinnati, recognized the danger and immediately dispatched General Lew Wallace to the city to prepare its defense. On September 2, 1862, Wallace declared martial law, suspended all business, and called for "citizens for labor, soldiers for the battle."14 With ...
Rearguard of the Confederacy: The Second Florida Infantry Regiment
... and fight in Virginia. There must be, then, some over-arching reason, some unique motivating factor that bonded them to their cause and to each other. The sources demonstrate that this factor was their personal identification with another group of men who, just four generations previous to their own ...
... and fight in Virginia. There must be, then, some over-arching reason, some unique motivating factor that bonded them to their cause and to each other. The sources demonstrate that this factor was their personal identification with another group of men who, just four generations previous to their own ...
LEQ: What United States general captured Atlanta
... Americans turned out, cheering him every step of the way. ...
... Americans turned out, cheering him every step of the way. ...
The American Civil War: A War of Logistics
... During the American Civil War, the railroads allowed states far removed from the front to contribute. States such as New York and Ohio, far removed from conflicts in Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia, were able to contribute large amounts of manpower and material where otherwise these states may have ...
... During the American Civil War, the railroads allowed states far removed from the front to contribute. States such as New York and Ohio, far removed from conflicts in Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia, were able to contribute large amounts of manpower and material where otherwise these states may have ...
A Unique Hell in Southwestern Virginia: Confederate Guerrillas and
... However, the mountains and valley of southwestern Virginia contained a brutal conflict that proved critical to the survival of Virginia during the Civil War. This was because an absolutely crucial railroad running from Bristol, Tennessee to Lynchburg, Virginia defined the conflict in the area.1 Name ...
... However, the mountains and valley of southwestern Virginia contained a brutal conflict that proved critical to the survival of Virginia during the Civil War. This was because an absolutely crucial railroad running from Bristol, Tennessee to Lynchburg, Virginia defined the conflict in the area.1 Name ...
Southern honor, Confederate warfare : southern
... expose the main cultural paradigms of southern honor culture. Did officers write about courage? Did they talk about attacking the enemy for honor’s sake? What was the role of aggression on the battlefield? Was guerrilla warfare acceptable, or did it violate notions of gentlemanly conduct? Did fear o ...
... expose the main cultural paradigms of southern honor culture. Did officers write about courage? Did they talk about attacking the enemy for honor’s sake? What was the role of aggression on the battlefield? Was guerrilla warfare acceptable, or did it violate notions of gentlemanly conduct? Did fear o ...
1 notes – strategies, leaders
... • Union General Winfield Scott developed the first major Union strategy in the Civil War, the Anaconda Plan. Under the Anaconda Plan, the Union planned to blockade ports in the South while taking control of the land around the ...
... • Union General Winfield Scott developed the first major Union strategy in the Civil War, the Anaconda Plan. Under the Anaconda Plan, the Union planned to blockade ports in the South while taking control of the land around the ...
The Battle of Hampton Roads
... The Battle of Hampton Roads Hampton Roads was a peaceful waterway cross-roads prior to the start of the Civil War. The importance of the area, where the James, Nansemond and Elizabeth Rivers flow into the Chesapeake Bay, was instantly realized by both warring parties. The James River provided a dire ...
... The Battle of Hampton Roads Hampton Roads was a peaceful waterway cross-roads prior to the start of the Civil War. The importance of the area, where the James, Nansemond and Elizabeth Rivers flow into the Chesapeake Bay, was instantly realized by both warring parties. The James River provided a dire ...
Washington`s Principle: Civil-Military Relations 1776-2008
... American and world history. Even today, the civil-military relationship is affected by the actions of these two Presidents decades ago. The ideal of a civilian controlled military can only be maintained through the vigorous action of civilian authorities to exercise their right to dismiss those gene ...
... American and world history. Even today, the civil-military relationship is affected by the actions of these two Presidents decades ago. The ideal of a civilian controlled military can only be maintained through the vigorous action of civilian authorities to exercise their right to dismiss those gene ...
Staff Ride Handbook for the Battle of Perryville, 8
... of the battle, all of the invading Southern forces retired from the state. Kentucky remained firmly in the Union and secure from Confederate invasion for the war’s duration. Despite its importance to the course of the war in the west, Perryville does not benefit from the high visibility accorded th ...
... of the battle, all of the invading Southern forces retired from the state. Kentucky remained firmly in the Union and secure from Confederate invasion for the war’s duration. Despite its importance to the course of the war in the west, Perryville does not benefit from the high visibility accorded th ...
Civil War in the Lone Star State - Texas State Historical Association
... month moved into New Mexico. He occupied the small town of Mesilla, located on the left bank of the Rio Grande about forty miles north of El Paso. After a small skirmish, federal troops commanded by Maj. Isaac Lynde surrendered Fort Fillmore, on the opposite bank of the Rio Grande. On August 1, 186 ...
... month moved into New Mexico. He occupied the small town of Mesilla, located on the left bank of the Rio Grande about forty miles north of El Paso. After a small skirmish, federal troops commanded by Maj. Isaac Lynde surrendered Fort Fillmore, on the opposite bank of the Rio Grande. On August 1, 186 ...
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.