CHAPTER 15
... April: Fort Sumter surrenders to the Confederates April: Scott given power by Lincoln to suspend habeas corpus laws May: Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, and North Carolina secede from Union July: Battle of Bull Run ...
... April: Fort Sumter surrenders to the Confederates April: Scott given power by Lincoln to suspend habeas corpus laws May: Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, and North Carolina secede from Union July: Battle of Bull Run ...
Regional History Forum Vol 22.1 - The Hudson River Valley Institute
... operations. It never again saw the intense combat it experienced in the Peninsular Campaigns of 1862, but it did see considerable action throughout the campaigns around Charleston, South Carolina. However, the 56th did miss such “glory” battles as Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and th ...
... operations. It never again saw the intense combat it experienced in the Peninsular Campaigns of 1862, but it did see considerable action throughout the campaigns around Charleston, South Carolina. However, the 56th did miss such “glory” battles as Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and th ...
Fort Pulaski
... South. Confederate General Robert E. Lee, invading the North for a second time, had hoped that a victory would persuade Northern politicians to seek a peace agreement. Though by the end of the first day of fighting things looked promising for the South, the tide of battle quickly turned in favor of ...
... South. Confederate General Robert E. Lee, invading the North for a second time, had hoped that a victory would persuade Northern politicians to seek a peace agreement. Though by the end of the first day of fighting things looked promising for the South, the tide of battle quickly turned in favor of ...
Mahan at West Point, “Gallic Bias,” and the “Old Army”: The
... The high percentage (90 percent and above) of West Point graduates in the top leadership positions holds true on almost every Civil War battlefield. The Battle of Gettysburg and the entire war, in the end, was a conflict at the highest command level between men who had received identical indoctrinat ...
... The high percentage (90 percent and above) of West Point graduates in the top leadership positions holds true on almost every Civil War battlefield. The Battle of Gettysburg and the entire war, in the end, was a conflict at the highest command level between men who had received identical indoctrinat ...
Civil War in the Lone Star State - Texas State Historical Association
... with Colorado militia at Apache Canyon to the east of Santa Fe. Two days later a larger battle was fought in Glorieta Pass between federals led by Col. Maj. John M. Chivington and Texans commanded by Col. William R. Scurry. In the fierce engagement the Texans drove the federals from the field. Late ...
... with Colorado militia at Apache Canyon to the east of Santa Fe. Two days later a larger battle was fought in Glorieta Pass between federals led by Col. Maj. John M. Chivington and Texans commanded by Col. William R. Scurry. In the fierce engagement the Texans drove the federals from the field. Late ...
Rearguard of the Confederacy: The Second Florida Infantry Regiment
... Petersburg the soldiers of the unit held onto the belief that victory could still be theirs. This idea was one of the most important aspects of their esprit de corps. If they did not believe that they could win, they would not have had any reason to fight or to continue the war. Through the end of t ...
... Petersburg the soldiers of the unit held onto the belief that victory could still be theirs. This idea was one of the most important aspects of their esprit de corps. If they did not believe that they could win, they would not have had any reason to fight or to continue the war. Through the end of t ...
Ramparts of Rock: The Natural Fortifications of
... resting place of two New York CCWP is a non-profit organization devoted to one of the most exciting and compelling areas of Civil War scholarship and discovery. field officers killed at Devil’s To learn more about CCWP’s mission and photographic finds still being made on a regular basis, visit www.c ...
... resting place of two New York CCWP is a non-profit organization devoted to one of the most exciting and compelling areas of Civil War scholarship and discovery. field officers killed at Devil’s To learn more about CCWP’s mission and photographic finds still being made on a regular basis, visit www.c ...
“Union and Confederate Soldiers` Stationery: Their Designs and
... imprint is often in the upper left corner of the envelope, corps covers which include the specific symbol of a particular unit, and regimental envelopes with more detailed images of specific units, likewise appear created for particular military units. Fig. 2 illustrates one such design for “Ba ...
... imprint is often in the upper left corner of the envelope, corps covers which include the specific symbol of a particular unit, and regimental envelopes with more detailed images of specific units, likewise appear created for particular military units. Fig. 2 illustrates one such design for “Ba ...
Stuff White People Like #1863 - The Cupola: Scholarship at
... It took me some time afterwards to sort through all my feelings, but I’ve decided that’s likely to be my first and last reenactment. I keep coming back to the quote by General Lee that started this post: “It is well that war is so terrible, lest we should grow too fond of it.” Reenacting these battl ...
... It took me some time afterwards to sort through all my feelings, but I’ve decided that’s likely to be my first and last reenactment. I keep coming back to the quote by General Lee that started this post: “It is well that war is so terrible, lest we should grow too fond of it.” Reenacting these battl ...
Did you know - Page County, Virginia in the Civil War
... the 149th (Warren) Regiments. Commanded by Colonel Mann Spitler, the 97th was called into service by the Governor on July 13, 1861, to rendezvous at Strasburg, except for companies already ordered to Beverly. Available records give some indication that the organization may have been disbanded in Apr ...
... the 149th (Warren) Regiments. Commanded by Colonel Mann Spitler, the 97th was called into service by the Governor on July 13, 1861, to rendezvous at Strasburg, except for companies already ordered to Beverly. Available records give some indication that the organization may have been disbanded in Apr ...
Southern honor, Confederate warfare : southern
... Confederate military operations during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Using paradigms of white southern elite behavior first identified by authors such as Bertram Wyatt-Brown, Kenneth S. Greenberg, John Hope Franklin, and W. J. Cash, the thesis demonstrates the ways that violence, militarism, e ...
... Confederate military operations during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Using paradigms of white southern elite behavior first identified by authors such as Bertram Wyatt-Brown, Kenneth S. Greenberg, John Hope Franklin, and W. J. Cash, the thesis demonstrates the ways that violence, militarism, e ...
Touring Civil War Sites East Paulding, South Bartow West Cobb
... Introduction and Forward I love riding my bike. I think about little else. I also love reading about history and read about little else. One of the reasons I moved to the area around Kennesaw Mountain was because of its rich Civil War history. In reading the memoirs of Generals Sherman, Johnston, G ...
... Introduction and Forward I love riding my bike. I think about little else. I also love reading about history and read about little else. One of the reasons I moved to the area around Kennesaw Mountain was because of its rich Civil War history. In reading the memoirs of Generals Sherman, Johnston, G ...
Civil War - Visit Hampton
... Nicholson Tunnel, who had rushed toward the Confederate lines when she observed the Federal advance. Magruder and Colonel D.H. Hill of the 1st North Carolina prepared their defenses and at 9 a.m. on June 10, 1861, the Union troops arrived on the field of battle. The Duryea’s Zouaves made two pieceme ...
... Nicholson Tunnel, who had rushed toward the Confederate lines when she observed the Federal advance. Magruder and Colonel D.H. Hill of the 1st North Carolina prepared their defenses and at 9 a.m. on June 10, 1861, the Union troops arrived on the field of battle. The Duryea’s Zouaves made two pieceme ...
DURING THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN
... books on Gettysburg continue to sell and the topic continues to fascinate serious scholars as well as antiquarians and Civil War buffs.2 Yet despite the still fervent interest in the Gettysburg Campaign, it has become much more difficult for interested parties to carve out a niche significant enoug ...
... books on Gettysburg continue to sell and the topic continues to fascinate serious scholars as well as antiquarians and Civil War buffs.2 Yet despite the still fervent interest in the Gettysburg Campaign, it has become much more difficult for interested parties to carve out a niche significant enoug ...
Civil War - Visit Hampton
... Nicholson Tunnel, who had rushed toward the Confederate lines when she observed the Federal advance. Magruder and Colonel D.H. Hill of the 1st North Carolina prepared their defenses and at 9 a.m. on June 10, 1861, the Union troops arrived on the field of battle. The Duryea’s Zouaves made two pieceme ...
... Nicholson Tunnel, who had rushed toward the Confederate lines when she observed the Federal advance. Magruder and Colonel D.H. Hill of the 1st North Carolina prepared their defenses and at 9 a.m. on June 10, 1861, the Union troops arrived on the field of battle. The Duryea’s Zouaves made two pieceme ...
by Nick Bolash - College of William and Mary
... Hundred10. Grant’s northern strategy did not turn out well, as his army suffered three consecutive major defeats at Spotsylvania, North Anna, and Cold Harbor. Grant decided to follow Butler across the James River and ultimately capture the one major stronghold and transportation hub that kept the Co ...
... Hundred10. Grant’s northern strategy did not turn out well, as his army suffered three consecutive major defeats at Spotsylvania, North Anna, and Cold Harbor. Grant decided to follow Butler across the James River and ultimately capture the one major stronghold and transportation hub that kept the Co ...
2006 Summer Update - the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program
... Union troops from crossing, Confederate troops did manage to slow the Union advance and allow the Confederates to strengthen their forces 16 miles southwest of the ferry, at Prairie DeAnn. And it was at Prairie DeAnn, just north of modern day Prescott, where the ...
... Union troops from crossing, Confederate troops did manage to slow the Union advance and allow the Confederates to strengthen their forces 16 miles southwest of the ferry, at Prairie DeAnn. And it was at Prairie DeAnn, just north of modern day Prescott, where the ...
Military History Anniversaries 0516 thru 0615
... Jun 04 1845 – Mexican American War: Conflict begins over dispute of the Rio Grande being the southern border of the U.S. Jun 04 1862 – Civil War: Confederate troops evacuate Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River, leaving the way clear for Union troops to take Memphis, Tennessee. Jun 04 1919 – Latin A ...
... Jun 04 1845 – Mexican American War: Conflict begins over dispute of the Rio Grande being the southern border of the U.S. Jun 04 1862 – Civil War: Confederate troops evacuate Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River, leaving the way clear for Union troops to take Memphis, Tennessee. Jun 04 1919 – Latin A ...
Military History Anniversaries 0516 thru 0615
... Jun 04 1845 – Mexican American War: Conflict begins over dispute of the Rio Grande being the southern border of the U.S. Jun 04 1862 – Civil War: Confederate troops evacuate Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River, leaving the way clear for Union troops to take Memphis, Tennessee. Jun 04 1919 – Latin A ...
... Jun 04 1845 – Mexican American War: Conflict begins over dispute of the Rio Grande being the southern border of the U.S. Jun 04 1862 – Civil War: Confederate troops evacuate Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River, leaving the way clear for Union troops to take Memphis, Tennessee. Jun 04 1919 – Latin A ...
Battle of Picacho Pass - Arizona Civil War Council
... resident John W. Jones), commanded by Lieutenant James Barrett of the 1st California Cavalry, were conducting a sweep of the Picacho Peak area, looking for Confederates reported to be nearby. The Arizona Confederates were commanded by Sergeant Henry Holmes. Barrett was under orders not to engage the ...
... resident John W. Jones), commanded by Lieutenant James Barrett of the 1st California Cavalry, were conducting a sweep of the Picacho Peak area, looking for Confederates reported to be nearby. The Arizona Confederates were commanded by Sergeant Henry Holmes. Barrett was under orders not to engage the ...
Origins of the Lost Cause: Pollard to the Present
... seven volumes published between 1874 and 1890, in which the Count wrote of his time in the Union Army under General George McClellan. 7 The Count, as an Aide de Camp, expressed his view that the South was the cause of the war, actually calling its secession a coup d’état against the legitimate Feder ...
... seven volumes published between 1874 and 1890, in which the Count wrote of his time in the Union Army under General George McClellan. 7 The Count, as an Aide de Camp, expressed his view that the South was the cause of the war, actually calling its secession a coup d’état against the legitimate Feder ...
John Hunt Morgan`s Christmas Raid
... Only a couple hundred men remained before Harlan on the west side of the Rolling Fork River. In fact, Morgan’s officers were assembled in the Hamilton Hall House to conduct the court marshal of Lt. Col. Huffman who was accused of violating the surrender terms established for the Federals at Bacon C ...
... Only a couple hundred men remained before Harlan on the west side of the Rolling Fork River. In fact, Morgan’s officers were assembled in the Hamilton Hall House to conduct the court marshal of Lt. Col. Huffman who was accused of violating the surrender terms established for the Federals at Bacon C ...
America at Mid-19th Century: Abolition, Civil War, Emancipation
... The war came; it lasted four years and claimed over 630,000 American lives from the battlefields, in a nation of barely 33 million souls. But it also brought the Emancipation Proclamation as a presidential order into the mainstream of American life, and forever changed life in America. The end of t ...
... The war came; it lasted four years and claimed over 630,000 American lives from the battlefields, in a nation of barely 33 million souls. But it also brought the Emancipation Proclamation as a presidential order into the mainstream of American life, and forever changed life in America. The end of t ...
Battle of Gaines's Mill
The Battle of Gaines's Mill, sometimes known as the First Battle of Cold Harbor or the Battle of Chickahominy River, took place on June 27, 1862, in Hanover County, Virginia, as the third of the Seven Days Battles (Peninsula Campaign) of the American Civil War. Following the inconclusive Battle of Beaver Dam Creek (Mechanicsville) the previous day, Confederate General Robert E. Lee renewed his attacks against the right flank of the Union Army, relatively isolated on the northern side of the Chickahominy River. There, Brig. Gen. Fitz John Porter's V Corps had established a strong defensive line behind Boatswain's Swamp. Lee's force was destined to launch the largest Confederate attack of the war, about 57,000 men in six divisions. Porter's reinforced V Corps held fast for the afternoon as the Confederates attacked in a disjointed manner, first with the division of Maj. Gen. A.P. Hill, then Maj. Gen. Richard S. Ewell, suffering heavy casualties. The arrival of Maj. Gen. Stonewall Jackson's command was delayed, preventing the full concentration of Confederate force before Porter received some reinforcements from the VI Corps.At dusk, the Confederates finally mounted a coordinated assault that broke Porter's line and drove his men back toward the Chickahominy River. The Federals retreated across the river during the night. The Confederates were too disorganized to pursue the main Union force. Gaines's Mill saved Richmond for the Confederacy in 1862; the tactical defeat there convinced Army of the Potomac commander Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan to abandon his advance on Richmond and begin a retreat to the James River. The battle occurred in almost the same location as the 1864 Battle of Cold Harbor and had a similar number of total casualties.