Winchester Front Matter.vp
... as an army commander, provided little reason to believe otherwise. To most, it seemed more probable that he would soon join the long list of Union generals whose careers derailed in the Shenandoah Valley. Sheridan, however, had the confidence of his commander, Lt. Gen. Ulysses Simpson Grant, and eve ...
... as an army commander, provided little reason to believe otherwise. To most, it seemed more probable that he would soon join the long list of Union generals whose careers derailed in the Shenandoah Valley. Sheridan, however, had the confidence of his commander, Lt. Gen. Ulysses Simpson Grant, and eve ...
the civil war comes to yazoo - 1862
... Western Theater. Union victories at Pea Ridge in Arkansas and Shiloh in Tennessee brought the war to Mississippi's doorstep. The U. S. Navy entered the Mississippi River in force from both north and south, quickly capturing New Orleans and Baton Rouge, then Memphis. With Vicksburg as President Linco ...
... Western Theater. Union victories at Pea Ridge in Arkansas and Shiloh in Tennessee brought the war to Mississippi's doorstep. The U. S. Navy entered the Mississippi River in force from both north and south, quickly capturing New Orleans and Baton Rouge, then Memphis. With Vicksburg as President Linco ...
South Carolina senator John C. Calhoun was so sick that he had
... South Carolina senator John C. Calhoun was so sick that he had missed four months of debate over whether California should enter the Union as a free state. On March 4, 1850, Calhoun, explaining tha~ hewas too ill to deliver a prepared speech, asked Senator James M. Mason of Virginia to deliver it fo ...
... South Carolina senator John C. Calhoun was so sick that he had missed four months of debate over whether California should enter the Union as a free state. On March 4, 1850, Calhoun, explaining tha~ hewas too ill to deliver a prepared speech, asked Senator James M. Mason of Virginia to deliver it fo ...
On Civil War Turning Points
... normally cited as a TP, mainly because Germany was losing on all fronts prior to the battle; therefore, there was no situation to turn around. Therefore, it delayed, but did not cause, Germany's surrender four months later. The Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862 was another big battle. But ot ...
... normally cited as a TP, mainly because Germany was losing on all fronts prior to the battle; therefore, there was no situation to turn around. Therefore, it delayed, but did not cause, Germany's surrender four months later. The Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862 was another big battle. But ot ...
October 2007 [PDF file] - Baltimore Civil War Roundtable
... what was the Boteler Cement Mill. The Cement Mill property lies parallel to the Potomac near where Union troops crossed the river at Boteler’s Ford, which is also known as Pack Horse Ford. The mill started operations in 1829 to provide natural cement for the construction of the C&O Canal. Union troo ...
... what was the Boteler Cement Mill. The Cement Mill property lies parallel to the Potomac near where Union troops crossed the river at Boteler’s Ford, which is also known as Pack Horse Ford. The mill started operations in 1829 to provide natural cement for the construction of the C&O Canal. Union troo ...
Media as Weaponry: How Civil War Media Shaped Opinion and
... battle. The Sixteenth Connecticut was part of a flanking maneuver by the Union in which they crossed Antietam Creek, well south of the action, hoping to surprise the rebels on their flank. The regiment’s attack caught their counterparts off guard and was greeted with initial success, but after Confe ...
... battle. The Sixteenth Connecticut was part of a flanking maneuver by the Union in which they crossed Antietam Creek, well south of the action, hoping to surprise the rebels on their flank. The regiment’s attack caught their counterparts off guard and was greeted with initial success, but after Confe ...
by Nick Bolash - College of William and Mary
... other important purpose: transportation center. When it was created, Broadway had 50 wagons that were sent with supplies all over the battlefield27. If someone needed to travel in the general area of Broadway, it was the place to go when someone needed a ride. The wagons were laid next to the wharv ...
... other important purpose: transportation center. When it was created, Broadway had 50 wagons that were sent with supplies all over the battlefield27. If someone needed to travel in the general area of Broadway, it was the place to go when someone needed a ride. The wagons were laid next to the wharv ...
Supreme Sacrifice: Civil War (Union side)
... Major Edward Hutchinson Robbins Revere – 20th Massachusetts Volunteers (Infantry) He was born in 1827 in Boston, MA as the grandson of the Paul Revere the midnight rider at the start of the Revolutionary War. He received his Medical Degree form Harvard Medical School in 1849. He then spent a year in ...
... Major Edward Hutchinson Robbins Revere – 20th Massachusetts Volunteers (Infantry) He was born in 1827 in Boston, MA as the grandson of the Paul Revere the midnight rider at the start of the Revolutionary War. He received his Medical Degree form Harvard Medical School in 1849. He then spent a year in ...
Chapter 21 - BFHS
... believed that the enemy outnumbered him, partly because his intelligence reports from the head of Pinkerton’s Detective Agency were unreliable. He was overcautious—Lincoln once accused him of having “the slows”—and he addressed the president in an arrogant tone that a less forgiving person would nev ...
... believed that the enemy outnumbered him, partly because his intelligence reports from the head of Pinkerton’s Detective Agency were unreliable. He was overcautious—Lincoln once accused him of having “the slows”—and he addressed the president in an arrogant tone that a less forgiving person would nev ...
Balloons in the American Civil War Both the Union and Confederate
... Due to the direction of the winds and the fact that balloons could not really be steered, the stream of balloons went in only one direction—out of Paris. So, a later balloon, La Ville de Florence, transported carrier pigeons as well as mail. The pigeons were used by the French to carry messages back ...
... Due to the direction of the winds and the fact that balloons could not really be steered, the stream of balloons went in only one direction—out of Paris. So, a later balloon, La Ville de Florence, transported carrier pigeons as well as mail. The pigeons were used by the French to carry messages back ...
Gettysburg: an exhibit for the First
... Three Months in the Southern States: April-June, 1863. New York: John Bradburn, 1864. --Fremantle, an experienced soldier, surveyed the ground with Lee's and Longstreet's staff, recording the distance to be crossed under fire between the two annies as more than a mile. Pickett's Charge Jacob Hoke, T ...
... Three Months in the Southern States: April-June, 1863. New York: John Bradburn, 1864. --Fremantle, an experienced soldier, surveyed the ground with Lee's and Longstreet's staff, recording the distance to be crossed under fire between the two annies as more than a mile. Pickett's Charge Jacob Hoke, T ...
1862: 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 ...
West Point Historic Walking Tour Map
... location in Colonial Virginia and its rich American Indian heritage. Once the site of an Indian village named Cinquotek, the West Point area, became part of a large land grant made to Captain John West in 1664. In 1691, an act by the General Assembly arranged a purchase of 50 acres of land from West ...
... location in Colonial Virginia and its rich American Indian heritage. Once the site of an Indian village named Cinquotek, the West Point area, became part of a large land grant made to Captain John West in 1664. In 1691, an act by the General Assembly arranged a purchase of 50 acres of land from West ...
84 ARMY March 2009
... approach to Vicksburg. Lincoln continued, “I now wish to make the perMaj. Gen. William T. Sherman ...
... approach to Vicksburg. Lincoln continued, “I now wish to make the perMaj. Gen. William T. Sherman ...
Areas of the Valley – Part 1
... resources that supported them. In May, a Federal army under Gen. George Crook advanced south through West Virginia with orders to cut railroad links from Virginia to the west. Union Gen. Franz Sigel was to move south through the Shenandoah Valley and meet Crook in Staunton. This would also prevent a ...
... resources that supported them. In May, a Federal army under Gen. George Crook advanced south through West Virginia with orders to cut railroad links from Virginia to the west. Union Gen. Franz Sigel was to move south through the Shenandoah Valley and meet Crook in Staunton. This would also prevent a ...
The Civil War - Wando High School
... Another part of this was to take control of the railroad centers in the CSA like Chattanooga and Atlanta to stop the flow of goods throughout the region. All this will “choke” the CSA to death like ...
... Another part of this was to take control of the railroad centers in the CSA like Chattanooga and Atlanta to stop the flow of goods throughout the region. All this will “choke” the CSA to death like ...
Teacher`s Guide - Missouri State Parks
... Pilot Knob Iron Co. and they built a narrow gauge railroad, the first west of the Mississippi River, to connect the mines with foundries in St. Louis. The rail was called the Iron Mountain Railroad. Completed in 1858, it began in downtown St. Louis and terminated at the iron mine at Pilot Knob Mount ...
... Pilot Knob Iron Co. and they built a narrow gauge railroad, the first west of the Mississippi River, to connect the mines with foundries in St. Louis. The rail was called the Iron Mountain Railroad. Completed in 1858, it began in downtown St. Louis and terminated at the iron mine at Pilot Knob Mount ...
Fall 2013 - Psi Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon at the University of
... entitled Vicksburg: Southern City under Siege. This historical gem presents a unique opportunity to share the combat experiences of one of our DKE brothers, in his own words, as those experiences unfolded. I’ve read countless books, articles, and other accounts of the Civil War, but Foster’s letter ...
... entitled Vicksburg: Southern City under Siege. This historical gem presents a unique opportunity to share the combat experiences of one of our DKE brothers, in his own words, as those experiences unfolded. I’ve read countless books, articles, and other accounts of the Civil War, but Foster’s letter ...
McClellan at Fairfax Court House
... McClellan was the architect of early Union victories at the Battles of Phillipi and Rich Mountain, now in West Virginia. He was also well connected politically and, at just 34 years of age, had attained the rank of Major General. Only the aging Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott outranked him. When President L ...
... McClellan was the architect of early Union victories at the Battles of Phillipi and Rich Mountain, now in West Virginia. He was also well connected politically and, at just 34 years of age, had attained the rank of Major General. Only the aging Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott outranked him. When President L ...
H A R F O R D C E C I L K E N T Q U E E N A N N E`S
... occupied strategic rail and shipping depots to guard communication lines to Washington. Lincoln’s suspension of habeas corpus resulted in the temporary imprisonment of the Maryland legislature and Baltimore’s government. U.S. troops garrisoned Federal Hill and Fort McHenry, aimed their guns at the c ...
... occupied strategic rail and shipping depots to guard communication lines to Washington. Lincoln’s suspension of habeas corpus resulted in the temporary imprisonment of the Maryland legislature and Baltimore’s government. U.S. troops garrisoned Federal Hill and Fort McHenry, aimed their guns at the c ...
Hallowed Ground the Civil War in Arkansas Lesson Plan 2016
... Union soldiers were better equipped than the Confederates with guns, ammunition, and food; so after a day of fighting, General Hindman ordered his troops to retreat during the night. The Battle of Prairie Grove was a Union victory, but casualties were about equal on both sides with over 2,700 total ...
... Union soldiers were better equipped than the Confederates with guns, ammunition, and food; so after a day of fighting, General Hindman ordered his troops to retreat during the night. The Battle of Prairie Grove was a Union victory, but casualties were about equal on both sides with over 2,700 total ...
Long, Hot Summer of
... problem, often set against the background of shortages. The industrial riot is labor related and concerns far reaching issues such as race and ethnicity, together with social injustice. Both of these conflicts strengthen group awareness. With awareness comes the defense of shared values and the prot ...
... problem, often set against the background of shortages. The industrial riot is labor related and concerns far reaching issues such as race and ethnicity, together with social injustice. Both of these conflicts strengthen group awareness. With awareness comes the defense of shared values and the prot ...
Major Battles of the Civil War - sls
... a frontal assault. One of the commanders of the 15,000 Confederate soldiers was General George Pickett. He led this assault on the heights that came to be known as Pickett’s Charge. To get to the North’s line the South had to cross a dangerous mile of open space with a tall fence in the middle.” 10. ...
... a frontal assault. One of the commanders of the 15,000 Confederate soldiers was General George Pickett. He led this assault on the heights that came to be known as Pickett’s Charge. To get to the North’s line the South had to cross a dangerous mile of open space with a tall fence in the middle.” 10. ...
Civil War Discussion Questions
... II. The American Civil War: Ending the Limited War (1862) Assignment: Text: Common Defense, pp. 189-202; Handout 1, pt. 2: WWW, Chap. 12, pp. 359 – 389; Handout 2: Bevin Alexander, How Wars are Won, pp. 61-66; Handout 3: D. Frye, Antietam Revealed, pp. 1-5 and additional random pages; Handout 4: R. ...
... II. The American Civil War: Ending the Limited War (1862) Assignment: Text: Common Defense, pp. 189-202; Handout 1, pt. 2: WWW, Chap. 12, pp. 359 – 389; Handout 2: Bevin Alexander, How Wars are Won, pp. 61-66; Handout 3: D. Frye, Antietam Revealed, pp. 1-5 and additional random pages; Handout 4: R. ...
The Key to Victory - NPS History eLibrary
... and St. Philip on April 24 and compelled the surrender of New Orleans thirty-six hours later. With initial success behind him, Farragut sent an advance flotilla up river. Baton Rouge fell to the Federals on May 8, Natchez four days later, and the flotilla steamed on toward Vicksburg. After the fall ...
... and St. Philip on April 24 and compelled the surrender of New Orleans thirty-six hours later. With initial success behind him, Farragut sent an advance flotilla up river. Baton Rouge fell to the Federals on May 8, Natchez four days later, and the flotilla steamed on toward Vicksburg. After the fall ...
Battle of Seven Pines
The Battle of Seven Pines, also known as the Battle of Fair Oaks or Fair Oaks Station, took place on May 31 and June 1, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. It was the culmination of an offensive up the Virginia Peninsula by Union Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, in which the Army of the Potomac reached the outskirts of Richmond.On May 31, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston attempted to overwhelm two Federal corps that appeared isolated south of the Chickahominy River. The Confederate assaults, although not well coordinated, succeeded in driving back the IV Corps and inflicting heavy casualties. Reinforcements arrived, and both sides fed more and more troops into the action. Supported by the III Corps and Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick's division of Maj. Gen. Edwin V. Sumner's II Corps (which crossed the rain-swollen river on Grapevine Bridge), the Federal position was finally stabilized. Gen. Johnston was seriously wounded during the action, and command of the Confederate army devolved temporarily to Maj. Gen. G.W. Smith. On June 1, the Confederates renewed their assaults against the Federals, who had brought up more reinforcements, but made little headway. Both sides claimed victory.Although the battle was tactically inconclusive, it was the largest battle in the Eastern Theater up to that time (and second only to Shiloh in terms of casualties thus far, about 11,000 total) and marked the end of the Union offensive, leading to the Seven Days Battles and Union retreat in late June.