The Encyclopedia of Civil War Battles
... Stars and Bars. The Ocmulgee was a lumbering ship, further encumbered by the fact that, when Semmes found her, she had a dead whale lashed to her side. A Confederate boarding party took over the Ocmulgee without firing a shot, rounding up its captain and crew of 36 and putting them in a longboat nea ...
... Stars and Bars. The Ocmulgee was a lumbering ship, further encumbered by the fact that, when Semmes found her, she had a dead whale lashed to her side. A Confederate boarding party took over the Ocmulgee without firing a shot, rounding up its captain and crew of 36 and putting them in a longboat nea ...
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... During the summer of 1863, Confederate General Robert E. Lee proposed a daring invasion into Pennsylvania in hopes that it might force the Union to end the war. It proved to be a turning point, but not the one Lee anticipated. At Gettysburg, a series of battles like the one shown here--this one on t ...
... During the summer of 1863, Confederate General Robert E. Lee proposed a daring invasion into Pennsylvania in hopes that it might force the Union to end the war. It proved to be a turning point, but not the one Lee anticipated. At Gettysburg, a series of battles like the one shown here--this one on t ...
Northern Lights - Minnesota Historical Society
... By 1858, many Americans had come to think of their nation as having two parts—North and South. The two regions had many similarities, but they also had many differences. The North was a place of big cities, big factories, and farms that produced goods and food for a growing population. The South had ...
... By 1858, many Americans had come to think of their nation as having two parts—North and South. The two regions had many similarities, but they also had many differences. The North was a place of big cities, big factories, and farms that produced goods and food for a growing population. The South had ...
Forging A New Identity: The Costs and Benefits of Diversity in Civil War Combat Units for Black Slaves and Freemen.
... In the summer of 1862, two Union Army generals, acting without War Department authorization, formed the first black regiments from fugitive and contraband slaves and from freemen in Louisiana and the South Carolina sea islands. In 1863 the War Department authorized the recruitment of exslaves in the ...
... In the summer of 1862, two Union Army generals, acting without War Department authorization, formed the first black regiments from fugitive and contraband slaves and from freemen in Louisiana and the South Carolina sea islands. In 1863 the War Department authorized the recruitment of exslaves in the ...
kentucky`s rebel press: the jackson purchase newspapers in 1861
... would the idle wind. "21 But in late May, editor Noble, expecting "before a great while the occupation of Paducah by Northern troops," closed down the Herald. In the last issue he explained that "we could not publish any other than a Southern paper, and such a paper would hardly be tolerated by Linc ...
... would the idle wind. "21 But in late May, editor Noble, expecting "before a great while the occupation of Paducah by Northern troops," closed down the Herald. In the last issue he explained that "we could not publish any other than a Southern paper, and such a paper would hardly be tolerated by Linc ...
Civil War Communications and Cryptology
... or in a variety of encryption systems, White House-War Department messages were most often encrypted in a standard, higher grade system. Many of the telegraph messages written by Lincoln bear his or his secretary’s notation at the top, “Cypher.” This meant using the higher grade system with the “Rou ...
... or in a variety of encryption systems, White House-War Department messages were most often encrypted in a standard, higher grade system. Many of the telegraph messages written by Lincoln bear his or his secretary’s notation at the top, “Cypher.” This meant using the higher grade system with the “Rou ...
Renewed Vigor: How the Confederate retaliatory burning
... regiment, and brigade after brigade [of Confederates] rushed at our batteries, but the artillery…mowed them down with shrapnel, grape, and canister; while our infantry…scattered the remnants of their columns.”15 Porter sensed the uselessness of this institutionalized approach of fighting. Fourteen C ...
... regiment, and brigade after brigade [of Confederates] rushed at our batteries, but the artillery…mowed them down with shrapnel, grape, and canister; while our infantry…scattered the remnants of their columns.”15 Porter sensed the uselessness of this institutionalized approach of fighting. Fourteen C ...
SNAKES LURKING IN THE GRASS - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of
... market would be flooded. 9 The New York City draft riots were the tipping point of Irish immigrant agitation. In July of 1863, violent crowds became a mob set on terrorizing the city in opposition to the nation’s first draft. The crowds were made up of men who were disgusted by the idea that they wo ...
... market would be flooded. 9 The New York City draft riots were the tipping point of Irish immigrant agitation. In July of 1863, violent crowds became a mob set on terrorizing the city in opposition to the nation’s first draft. The crowds were made up of men who were disgusted by the idea that they wo ...
Civil War Lapbook - Monroe County Schools
... laid out in a chapter-like format. This format helps to build students’ listening, reading, and comprehension skills. Included in the Research Guide is a Bibliography, which also makes a great resource for finding information for any rabbit trails you may choose to follow during your study. Related ...
... laid out in a chapter-like format. This format helps to build students’ listening, reading, and comprehension skills. Included in the Research Guide is a Bibliography, which also makes a great resource for finding information for any rabbit trails you may choose to follow during your study. Related ...
Chapter Opener
... to continue supporting popular sovereignty. When Northerners also rebuffed the idea of a federal slave code in the territories, 50 Southern delegates stormed out of the convention. The walkout meant that neither Douglas nor anyone else could muster the twothirds majority needed to become the party’s ...
... to continue supporting popular sovereignty. When Northerners also rebuffed the idea of a federal slave code in the territories, 50 Southern delegates stormed out of the convention. The walkout meant that neither Douglas nor anyone else could muster the twothirds majority needed to become the party’s ...
Question 1
... General Robert E. Lee Resigned his commission from the Union Army on April 20, 1861. “ I cannot raise my hand against my birthplace, my home, my home.” Then offered services to the Confederacy. ...
... General Robert E. Lee Resigned his commission from the Union Army on April 20, 1861. “ I cannot raise my hand against my birthplace, my home, my home.” Then offered services to the Confederacy. ...
Vicksburg Campaign Essay - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... resistance was too strong. Commanded by Major General William Wing Loring, the defenders of Fort Pemberton refused to budge. Another attempt to get a foothold north of Vicksburg, led by Acting Rear Admiral David Porter, commanding the Union navy, also failed. (The “Acting” part of Porter’s rank woul ...
... resistance was too strong. Commanded by Major General William Wing Loring, the defenders of Fort Pemberton refused to budge. Another attempt to get a foothold north of Vicksburg, led by Acting Rear Admiral David Porter, commanding the Union navy, also failed. (The “Acting” part of Porter’s rank woul ...
Camp 1220 May 2014
... Yankee Myths! This series is dedicated to questions and statements that you might hear while doing a program for the public or talking to the media. Of course there can be more in-depth and complete answers, but you may not have time for that. So along with the statements, below are some suggested a ...
... Yankee Myths! This series is dedicated to questions and statements that you might hear while doing a program for the public or talking to the media. Of course there can be more in-depth and complete answers, but you may not have time for that. So along with the statements, below are some suggested a ...
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
... nation might live. It is altogehter fitting and proper that we should do this. "But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate--we can not consecrate-we can not hallow-this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. The wo ...
... nation might live. It is altogehter fitting and proper that we should do this. "But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate--we can not consecrate-we can not hallow-this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. The wo ...
Forging a New Identity: The Costs and Benefits of Diversity in Civil
... women’s wages because of the increase in women’s labor supply.1 Less is known about the effects of past wars. Brevet Major General Alving C. Voris wrote that the Civil War “has greatly interrupted my line of business.”2 Other soldiers, however, may have gained from their Civil War service because it ...
... women’s wages because of the increase in women’s labor supply.1 Less is known about the effects of past wars. Brevet Major General Alving C. Voris wrote that the Civil War “has greatly interrupted my line of business.”2 Other soldiers, however, may have gained from their Civil War service because it ...
Economics - Deptford Township Schools
... armies clashed in three major battles: – The Battle of the Wilderness began on May 5, 1864. The armies met in a dense forest in a battle that lasted two days. – May 8, 1864, the Confederates caught up with the Union army near Spotsylvania Court House. The fighting that took place over nearly two wee ...
... armies clashed in three major battles: – The Battle of the Wilderness began on May 5, 1864. The armies met in a dense forest in a battle that lasted two days. – May 8, 1864, the Confederates caught up with the Union army near Spotsylvania Court House. The fighting that took place over nearly two wee ...
The Emancipation Proclamation
... and annoy Southerners. D. Grant's victory at New Orleans had stirred the nation and made the people more supportive of emancipation. ...
... and annoy Southerners. D. Grant's victory at New Orleans had stirred the nation and made the people more supportive of emancipation. ...
The Gettysburg Address - Sign in to Dare County Schools Parents
... president in 1860, slavery was legal in fifteen Southern “slave states” and illegal in eighteen Northern “free states.” Many slaves tried to escape north to become free. Lincoln was against allowing slavery to spread beyond the Southern states. This upset lots of people in the South. They believed t ...
... president in 1860, slavery was legal in fifteen Southern “slave states” and illegal in eighteen Northern “free states.” Many slaves tried to escape north to become free. Lincoln was against allowing slavery to spread beyond the Southern states. This upset lots of people in the South. They believed t ...
Death by Disease in the American Civil War and the Surgeons who
... Not that it mattered much what he chose to administer. According to today's medical profession, the only effective medicine used against disease in the Civil War was quinine. ...
... Not that it mattered much what he chose to administer. According to today's medical profession, the only effective medicine used against disease in the Civil War was quinine. ...
1 Civil War Lithograph Of The First Refreshment Saloon
... Mathew Brady, of President Lincoln, Mary Lincoln, General Robert E. Lee, Confederate President Jefferson Davis and Union generals Ulysses S. Grant, Sheridan, McClellan and Burnside, along with many others. From the major photography collection of musician Graham Nash with his signed bookplate. “Phot ...
... Mathew Brady, of President Lincoln, Mary Lincoln, General Robert E. Lee, Confederate President Jefferson Davis and Union generals Ulysses S. Grant, Sheridan, McClellan and Burnside, along with many others. From the major photography collection of musician Graham Nash with his signed bookplate. “Phot ...
The Political Situation (cont.)
... South have at the start of the Civil War? Hundreds of the Union’s military officers resigned and joined the Confederacy. The South had a strong military tradition. Seven of the eight military colleges were in the South. So the South had a large number of trained army officers. The North had a strong ...
... South have at the start of the Civil War? Hundreds of the Union’s military officers resigned and joined the Confederacy. The South had a strong military tradition. Seven of the eight military colleges were in the South. So the South had a large number of trained army officers. The North had a strong ...
A Million Ways to Stay Alive during the Civil War - H-Net
... to be worth the health-related reward. Commanders disagreed; they could not carry out their orders or wage campaigns if large swaths of their armies were inexplicably absent when needed. So officers on both sides, Meier asserts, cracked down on straggling after 1862 and inadvertently made their own ...
... to be worth the health-related reward. Commanders disagreed; they could not carry out their orders or wage campaigns if large swaths of their armies were inexplicably absent when needed. So officers on both sides, Meier asserts, cracked down on straggling after 1862 and inadvertently made their own ...
Craven County Civil War Brochure
... Carolina and throughout the South. This proved to be especially true during the Civil War, when the major port and trading center was captured and occupied by a large Union army after a fierce battle on March 14, 1862. Known today as the Battle of New Bern, this campaign, led by General Ambrose Burn ...
... Carolina and throughout the South. This proved to be especially true during the Civil War, when the major port and trading center was captured and occupied by a large Union army after a fierce battle on March 14, 1862. Known today as the Battle of New Bern, this campaign, led by General Ambrose Burn ...
Homework
... o He would not surrender federal property or acknowledge the existence of the CSA, but he would try to avoid confrontation to give time for calm thought and reflection Jefferson Davis orders General P.G.T. Beauregard to demand the fort’s surrender-if they refuse to destroy it Major Anderson (Uni ...
... o He would not surrender federal property or acknowledge the existence of the CSA, but he would try to avoid confrontation to give time for calm thought and reflection Jefferson Davis orders General P.G.T. Beauregard to demand the fort’s surrender-if they refuse to destroy it Major Anderson (Uni ...
Battle of Fort Pillow
The Battle of Fort Pillow, also known as the Fort Pillow massacre, was fought on April 12, 1864, at Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River in Henning, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. The battle ended with a massacre of Federal troops (most of them African American) attempting to surrender, by soldiers under the command of Confederate Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Military historian David J. Eicher concluded, ""Fort Pillow marked one of the bleakest, saddest events of American military history.""