Conscription: Individual Liberty Versus Duty A Historical
... of women and children had formed in the Confederacy due to the high rate of volunteers who had left the home front and were on the front lines. White women slave owners, the mistresses of the plantations, had never disciplined slaves and many believed that they would not be able to stop an insurrect ...
... of women and children had formed in the Confederacy due to the high rate of volunteers who had left the home front and were on the front lines. White women slave owners, the mistresses of the plantations, had never disciplined slaves and many believed that they would not be able to stop an insurrect ...
Island Mound - Kansas Humanities Council
... theater of war was so far removed from the center of government that they could disregard administration policy and War Department orders with impunity…That Negroes should have been openly enrolled as Union soldiers in Kansas in the fall of 1861 was entirely consonant with the logic of radical aboli ...
... theater of war was so far removed from the center of government that they could disregard administration policy and War Department orders with impunity…That Negroes should have been openly enrolled as Union soldiers in Kansas in the fall of 1861 was entirely consonant with the logic of radical aboli ...
Chapter 21—The Furnace of Civil War, 1861
... 54. A victory at Antietam probably would have won Confederate independence because a. the Union armies were already heavily demoralized. b. France and Britain were on the verge of recognizing the Confederate government. c. the Republicans would have lost the subsequent congressional elections. d. L ...
... 54. A victory at Antietam probably would have won Confederate independence because a. the Union armies were already heavily demoralized. b. France and Britain were on the verge of recognizing the Confederate government. c. the Republicans would have lost the subsequent congressional elections. d. L ...
Henry Wirz and Andersonville: The Career of
... In 1863, Wirz received a furlough. "I went to Europe and had my wound operated upon at Paris. The doctor there thought that all the dead bone had come out." But the operation failed because "the wound broke open again" three or four months later. When Wirz returned on January 20, 1864, General Winde ...
... In 1863, Wirz received a furlough. "I went to Europe and had my wound operated upon at Paris. The doctor there thought that all the dead bone had come out." But the operation failed because "the wound broke open again" three or four months later. When Wirz returned on January 20, 1864, General Winde ...
Untitled - TCU Digital Repository
... the Civil War, ed. Catherine Clinton and Nina Silber (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992), 147-65; Drew Gilpin Faust, Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1996), 200; Jacqueline Glass Campbell, When Sherm ...
... the Civil War, ed. Catherine Clinton and Nina Silber (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992), 147-65; Drew Gilpin Faust, Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1996), 200; Jacqueline Glass Campbell, When Sherm ...
Origins of the Lost Cause: Pollard to the Present
... future generations through the actions of various groups; however, the primary carriers were white Southern women and veterans. Immediately following the war, many Southerners, especially women, focused on perpetuating the Lost Cause. Various means were used to remember the war and those who died fo ...
... future generations through the actions of various groups; however, the primary carriers were white Southern women and veterans. Immediately following the war, many Southerners, especially women, focused on perpetuating the Lost Cause. Various means were used to remember the war and those who died fo ...
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CIVIL WAR BATTLES 63
... field. Colonels such as Andrew Jackson Grigsby (who had ordered the last salvo from Maryland Heights at Harpers Ferry that fatally wounded Union commander Dixon Miles) had taken over command of divisions, since there were no Confederate generals available to lead. Only two regimental commanders out ...
... field. Colonels such as Andrew Jackson Grigsby (who had ordered the last salvo from Maryland Heights at Harpers Ferry that fatally wounded Union commander Dixon Miles) had taken over command of divisions, since there were no Confederate generals available to lead. Only two regimental commanders out ...
A Hard Blockade: The Union Navy and the Foundation of Union
... Any discussion of the Union blockade during the Civil War inevitably leads to the argument of whether or not it succeeded. The traditional back-and-forth arguments have involved dissections of capture rates, successful runs, and the total amount of goods which slipped through in endless statistical ...
... Any discussion of the Union blockade during the Civil War inevitably leads to the argument of whether or not it succeeded. The traditional back-and-forth arguments have involved dissections of capture rates, successful runs, and the total amount of goods which slipped through in endless statistical ...
Grant - Reading Community Schools
... From this, Grant was made the Colonel of a company of Illinois volunteers, and later Brigadier General of Volunteers. Forces under Grant quickly won victories at Ft. Henry and Ft. Donellson, where he told the Confederates that no terms would be accepted except “unconditional surrender”, which matche ...
... From this, Grant was made the Colonel of a company of Illinois volunteers, and later Brigadier General of Volunteers. Forces under Grant quickly won victories at Ft. Henry and Ft. Donellson, where he told the Confederates that no terms would be accepted except “unconditional surrender”, which matche ...
Harriet Tubman: Civil War Spy
... Harriet Tubman is well known for risking her life as a “conductor” in the Underground Railroad, which led escaped slaves to freedom in the North. But did you know that the former slave also served as a spy for the Union during the Civil War and was the first woman in American history to lead a milit ...
... Harriet Tubman is well known for risking her life as a “conductor” in the Underground Railroad, which led escaped slaves to freedom in the North. But did you know that the former slave also served as a spy for the Union during the Civil War and was the first woman in American history to lead a milit ...
Civil War Practice Test
... b. killed or sold into slavery if captured by the Confederacy. c. not experienced at war and did not know what to expect. d. only given bayonets with which to fight. Which of the following was an African American unit in the Civil War that played a key role in the attack on South Carolina’s Fort Wag ...
... b. killed or sold into slavery if captured by the Confederacy. c. not experienced at war and did not know what to expect. d. only given bayonets with which to fight. Which of the following was an African American unit in the Civil War that played a key role in the attack on South Carolina’s Fort Wag ...
Allow Me to Call Your Attention to the Situation of the Forts
... Union appeared imminent for the fledgling Confederacy, yet on an isolated, windswept barrier island in North Carolina, the United States won a crucial battle that would dramatically turn the tide of war in the Old North State. The Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries highlighted the spectacular failur ...
... Union appeared imminent for the fledgling Confederacy, yet on an isolated, windswept barrier island in North Carolina, the United States won a crucial battle that would dramatically turn the tide of war in the Old North State. The Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries highlighted the spectacular failur ...
Civil War in the Lone Star State - Texas State Historical Association
... the fierce engagement the Texans drove the federals from the field. Late that afternoon, however, Scurry’s supply train was captured by Union forces. The loss of the supply train was a major blow to Sibley’s plans. With Union forces receiving reinforcements from Colorado and California, Sibley deter ...
... the fierce engagement the Texans drove the federals from the field. Late that afternoon, however, Scurry’s supply train was captured by Union forces. The loss of the supply train was a major blow to Sibley’s plans. With Union forces receiving reinforcements from Colorado and California, Sibley deter ...
Miami During the Civil War
... in 1836, the Indians attacked this white, 95 foot brick tower killing the assistant and leaving the keeper for dead. Twenty years later, in 1856, the Seminoles ambushed and killed two settlers in what is now Coconut Grove. The whites were not entirely innocent, having sold adulterated gunpowder to t ...
... in 1836, the Indians attacked this white, 95 foot brick tower killing the assistant and leaving the keeper for dead. Twenty years later, in 1856, the Seminoles ambushed and killed two settlers in what is now Coconut Grove. The whites were not entirely innocent, having sold adulterated gunpowder to t ...
The Lincoln Assassination Conspirators
... Hartranft’s service in the eastern theater of the war had been marked by considerable praise but no promotion, and it probably cheered him a bit to learn that his regiment would next be shipped west. The voyage, however, proved difficult, and almost immediately, Hartranft’s troops were thrown into ...
... Hartranft’s service in the eastern theater of the war had been marked by considerable praise but no promotion, and it probably cheered him a bit to learn that his regiment would next be shipped west. The voyage, however, proved difficult, and almost immediately, Hartranft’s troops were thrown into ...
Knud Otterson - Battle of Nashville Preservation Society
... In 2011 we went to Mississippi where Knud participated in the siege and capture of the river city of Vicksburg and was wounded at nearby Richmond, Louisiana. In 2012 we visited the Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee /Corinth, Mississippi area where Knud saw his first action in the Army of the Mississippi ...
... In 2011 we went to Mississippi where Knud participated in the siege and capture of the river city of Vicksburg and was wounded at nearby Richmond, Louisiana. In 2012 we visited the Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee /Corinth, Mississippi area where Knud saw his first action in the Army of the Mississippi ...
Soldiers of Long Odds: Confederate Operatives Combat the United
... units and Confederate prisoners freed from Camp Douglas in Chicago, Camp Morton in Indianapolis, Camp Chase in Columbus and Rock Island Prison Barracks on Arsenal Island in the Mississippi River along the Illinois/Iowa state line. Of all the Copperhead leaders Hines would encounter, Clement Vallandi ...
... units and Confederate prisoners freed from Camp Douglas in Chicago, Camp Morton in Indianapolis, Camp Chase in Columbus and Rock Island Prison Barracks on Arsenal Island in the Mississippi River along the Illinois/Iowa state line. Of all the Copperhead leaders Hines would encounter, Clement Vallandi ...
A History of Jefferson County, Texas
... Spanish trail drives ceased. Stock-raising was to become the first major industry for this area. In the 1850s until the Civil War, herds were driven to market at New Orleans from the lower Trinity River. ...
... Spanish trail drives ceased. Stock-raising was to become the first major industry for this area. In the 1850s until the Civil War, herds were driven to market at New Orleans from the lower Trinity River. ...
Understanding the War Between The States Downloadable pdf
... By Howard Ray and Judith Willis White, S. I. S. H. Introduction When beginning a new adventure, always push off at your Starting Line. We will help you find it and do that. But first, we offer these personal stories about our family ancestors. The Bloodstains, Howard Ray White’s Story My grandfather ...
... By Howard Ray and Judith Willis White, S. I. S. H. Introduction When beginning a new adventure, always push off at your Starting Line. We will help you find it and do that. But first, we offer these personal stories about our family ancestors. The Bloodstains, Howard Ray White’s Story My grandfather ...
Bull Run_VLT
... McDowell’s orders, were the multicolored uniforms in both of the armies. These different colors were dangerous. Since the start of the Civil War, everyone had been in a hurry. Organization and winning were the two key points for both sides this early in the war. Soldiers were asked by their respecti ...
... McDowell’s orders, were the multicolored uniforms in both of the armies. These different colors were dangerous. Since the start of the Civil War, everyone had been in a hurry. Organization and winning were the two key points for both sides this early in the war. Soldiers were asked by their respecti ...
The Civil War Diary of Micajah A. Thomas
... Mississippi, before and after the war until Mississippi redrew its county lines, dividing Tippah County into a much smaller Tippah County to the east and Benton County to the west. This restructuring located Mr. Thomas' homestead within the new Benton County. Though the 1870 Census places the Thoma ...
... Mississippi, before and after the war until Mississippi redrew its county lines, dividing Tippah County into a much smaller Tippah County to the east and Benton County to the west. This restructuring located Mr. Thomas' homestead within the new Benton County. Though the 1870 Census places the Thoma ...
A MOST UNPLEASANT PART OF YOUR DUTIES: MILITARY
... The sections of the Lieber Code dealing with military government shared much in common with Halleck’s regulations in Missouri. They were based on both international law and on Scott’s orders in Mexico and had as their premise that an occupying army derived its authority from international rather tha ...
... The sections of the Lieber Code dealing with military government shared much in common with Halleck’s regulations in Missouri. They were based on both international law and on Scott’s orders in Mexico and had as their premise that an occupying army derived its authority from international rather tha ...
Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War
... author of the infamous "Dred Scott" decision of 1857, which held that Congress did not have the power to exclude slavery from the territories, Taney was clearly no friend to Lincoln or the cause of emancipation. In the Inaugural Address which followed, President Lincoln appealed to his countrymen to ...
... author of the infamous "Dred Scott" decision of 1857, which held that Congress did not have the power to exclude slavery from the territories, Taney was clearly no friend to Lincoln or the cause of emancipation. In the Inaugural Address which followed, President Lincoln appealed to his countrymen to ...
Chronological History Timeline of the United States
... November 21, 1789 - North Carolina is the 12th state admitted to the Union. North Carolina, one of the thirteen colonies, became the 12th state on November 21, 1789. North Carolina troops suffered the greatest losses of all the states during the Civil War while fighting for the Confederacy, re-enter ...
... November 21, 1789 - North Carolina is the 12th state admitted to the Union. North Carolina, one of the thirteen colonies, became the 12th state on November 21, 1789. North Carolina troops suffered the greatest losses of all the states during the Civil War while fighting for the Confederacy, re-enter ...
America at Mid-19th Century: Abolition, Civil War, Emancipation
... on the battlefields. These pictures were printed thousands of times; hundreds of thousands saw them as a way to help resolve their own feelings about a nation divided into a cultural landscape in which there was no right or wrong. Did the Constitution prevail on such a contentious issue as slavery, ...
... on the battlefields. These pictures were printed thousands of times; hundreds of thousands saw them as a way to help resolve their own feelings about a nation divided into a cultural landscape in which there was no right or wrong. Did the Constitution prevail on such a contentious issue as slavery, ...
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.""