The Georgia Studies Book- Chapter 13 (The Civil War)
... etween 1861 and 1865, this nation fought the deadliest war in its history. No war before or since has resulted in as many American dead and wounded. Rather than facing a foreign enemy in 1861, young American soldiers prepared to go into battle against each other. This conflict would not only split ou ...
... etween 1861 and 1865, this nation fought the deadliest war in its history. No war before or since has resulted in as many American dead and wounded. Rather than facing a foreign enemy in 1861, young American soldiers prepared to go into battle against each other. This conflict would not only split ou ...
Major Jonathan Letterman: Unsung war hero and father of modern
... Letterman’s next undertaking was improved casualty evacuation. At Letterman’s request McClellan issued an order that created an ambulance corps with an established structure for its management, regulation, and evaluation. Each ambulance was staffed by a driver and two men, each trained for specific ...
... Letterman’s next undertaking was improved casualty evacuation. At Letterman’s request McClellan issued an order that created an ambulance corps with an established structure for its management, regulation, and evaluation. Each ambulance was staffed by a driver and two men, each trained for specific ...
Satin Army Corps System - Cincinnati Civil War Round Table
... Presidential orders of October 24, 1862 extended the new continuous numbering system to the Western armies. The Army of the Tennessee (still containing no army corps organization) was designated as the XIII Corps and the Army of the Cumberland (the new name of the Army of the Ohio) was designated as ...
... Presidential orders of October 24, 1862 extended the new continuous numbering system to the Western armies. The Army of the Tennessee (still containing no army corps organization) was designated as the XIII Corps and the Army of the Cumberland (the new name of the Army of the Ohio) was designated as ...
Chapter 18 - Catholic Textbook Project
... General Robert E. Lee, however, was not fooled. He had an uncanny ability to read the character of his opponent and guess what he might do. After Hooker began his march up the river on April 27, Lee did a daring act — he divided his small force of 60,000, leaving 10,000 to face Sedgwick at Frederick ...
... General Robert E. Lee, however, was not fooled. He had an uncanny ability to read the character of his opponent and guess what he might do. After Hooker began his march up the river on April 27, Lee did a daring act — he divided his small force of 60,000, leaving 10,000 to face Sedgwick at Frederick ...
The First Day at Chancellorsville by Frank O`Reilly
... Mahone’s left, south of the Turnpike. Brigadier General Wright straddled another significant east-west thoroughfare, the Orange Plank Road. Lee had counseled Richard Anderson to protect the high ground at Zoan Church at all costs. Anderson ordered his division to fortify the ridge against attack and ...
... Mahone’s left, south of the Turnpike. Brigadier General Wright straddled another significant east-west thoroughfare, the Orange Plank Road. Lee had counseled Richard Anderson to protect the high ground at Zoan Church at all costs. Anderson ordered his division to fortify the ridge against attack and ...
Library Company of Philadelphia McA MSS 024 CIVIL WAR
... the Navy Yard in Pensacola, Florida. The Federal government had reinforced Fort Pickens, on Santa Rosa Island in Pensacola harbor, before Florida seceded from the Union and the Navy Yard went under the control of the Confederates. Wilcox spied for Adam Slemmer (1824‐1868), commander Fort Pickens, ...
... the Navy Yard in Pensacola, Florida. The Federal government had reinforced Fort Pickens, on Santa Rosa Island in Pensacola harbor, before Florida seceded from the Union and the Navy Yard went under the control of the Confederates. Wilcox spied for Adam Slemmer (1824‐1868), commander Fort Pickens, ...
President Abraham Lincoln, 1861-65
... Drives Confederates out of Kentucky and much of Tennessee taking Ft. Henry and Ft. Donelson Union takes approach of “Anaconda” strategy of choking south off at Mississippi River and blockade of Southern ports while Confederates make defensive strategy ...
... Drives Confederates out of Kentucky and much of Tennessee taking Ft. Henry and Ft. Donelson Union takes approach of “Anaconda” strategy of choking south off at Mississippi River and blockade of Southern ports while Confederates make defensive strategy ...
Cannon Game: Civil War
... C. worked behind the scenes to free the slaves and bring the war to an end. ...
... C. worked behind the scenes to free the slaves and bring the war to an end. ...
1864-1865: Bringing the War to an End
... American liberty, with which Abraham Lincoln has discharged, under circumstances of unparalleled difficulty, the great duties and responsibilities of the presidential office; that we approve and indorse, as demanded by the emergency and essential to the preservation of the nation, and as within the ...
... American liberty, with which Abraham Lincoln has discharged, under circumstances of unparalleled difficulty, the great duties and responsibilities of the presidential office; that we approve and indorse, as demanded by the emergency and essential to the preservation of the nation, and as within the ...
October 2014 - The Civil War Round Table of Chicago
... Oct. 5 Battle of Allatoona Pass, GA. Confederates under Samuel French attack entrenched Federals under John Corse protecting the Western and Atlantic Railroad, but are turned back. Oct. 9 Battle of Tom’s Brook, VA. Phil Sheridan ordered his cavalry to attack a detachment of Confederate cavalry that ...
... Oct. 5 Battle of Allatoona Pass, GA. Confederates under Samuel French attack entrenched Federals under John Corse protecting the Western and Atlantic Railroad, but are turned back. Oct. 9 Battle of Tom’s Brook, VA. Phil Sheridan ordered his cavalry to attack a detachment of Confederate cavalry that ...
Two Societies at War
... on an aggressive military strategy and a policy of unconditional surrender. 3. In July 1861 General Irwin McDowell’s troops were routed by P. G. T. Beauregard’s Confederate troops near Manassas Creek (also called Bull Run). 4. Lincoln replaced McDowell with George B. McClellan and enlisted an additi ...
... on an aggressive military strategy and a policy of unconditional surrender. 3. In July 1861 General Irwin McDowell’s troops were routed by P. G. T. Beauregard’s Confederate troops near Manassas Creek (also called Bull Run). 4. Lincoln replaced McDowell with George B. McClellan and enlisted an additi ...
the emancipation proclamation
... gentlemanly contest in which maneuver, guile and position determined victory – Wanted to capture Richmond and destroy army protecting it but saw no need to crush the South – Profoundly insecure and did not like to fight ...
... gentlemanly contest in which maneuver, guile and position determined victory – Wanted to capture Richmond and destroy army protecting it but saw no need to crush the South – Profoundly insecure and did not like to fight ...
chapter 7 - apel slice
... South could torch, the Union to spend its resources until it became tired of the war and agreed to negotiate. Much like Lincoln in the North, however, President Davis felt pressure to strike for a quick victory. Many strategists of this era were influenced by Napoleon's battle strategy in his Europe ...
... South could torch, the Union to spend its resources until it became tired of the war and agreed to negotiate. Much like Lincoln in the North, however, President Davis felt pressure to strike for a quick victory. Many strategists of this era were influenced by Napoleon's battle strategy in his Europe ...
Union Victories in the South (cont.)
... • On July 3, Lee ordered 15,000 men under the command of General George E. Pickett and General A. P. Hill to attack the Union troops. • This became known as Pickett’s Charge. • The Confederate troops marched across open farmland toward the ridge where Union forces stood. • In less than half an ...
... • On July 3, Lee ordered 15,000 men under the command of General George E. Pickett and General A. P. Hill to attack the Union troops. • This became known as Pickett’s Charge. • The Confederate troops marched across open farmland toward the ridge where Union forces stood. • In less than half an ...
Grierson Raid
... preventing the Mississippi River from being under Union control. Confederate resistance along the Mississippi was defiant, however, and Grant’s first two attempts to siege the city had failed. His next gambit had the virtue of never having been tried on such a grand scale. Grant decided to ferry his ...
... preventing the Mississippi River from being under Union control. Confederate resistance along the Mississippi was defiant, however, and Grant’s first two attempts to siege the city had failed. His next gambit had the virtue of never having been tried on such a grand scale. Grant decided to ferry his ...
Call to Arms Nov 2012 - Brunswick Civil War Round Table
... North Carolina reluctantly left the Union on May 20, 1861. The debates and the decision to leave the Union were painful for the Tar Heel State. It would be President Lincoln’s call for 75,000 troops to put down the rebellion on April 15 that pushed North Carolina out of the Union. Many felt that Nor ...
... North Carolina reluctantly left the Union on May 20, 1861. The debates and the decision to leave the Union were painful for the Tar Heel State. It would be President Lincoln’s call for 75,000 troops to put down the rebellion on April 15 that pushed North Carolina out of the Union. Many felt that Nor ...
Chapter 13: The Civil War
... ships and had a larger and more efficient railway network. The North also faced disadvantages. Bringing the Southern states back into the Union would be difficult. The North would have to invade the South—a large area filled with a hostile population. To win the war, the North had to occupy the Conf ...
... ships and had a larger and more efficient railway network. The North also faced disadvantages. Bringing the Southern states back into the Union would be difficult. The North would have to invade the South—a large area filled with a hostile population. To win the war, the North had to occupy the Conf ...
The Project Gutenberg EBook of History of the United States
... Grant marched at once to invest Donelson, and sat down before it on the 12th with 15,000 men. The stronghold stood upon a bluff 100 feet high. On the east it was protected by the Cumberland River; on the north and south by two flooded creeks. Along a crest back of the fort a mile or two ran a semici ...
... Grant marched at once to invest Donelson, and sat down before it on the 12th with 15,000 men. The stronghold stood upon a bluff 100 feet high. On the east it was protected by the Cumberland River; on the north and south by two flooded creeks. Along a crest back of the fort a mile or two ran a semici ...
22676-doc - Project Gutenberg
... Grant marched at once to invest Donelson, and sat down before it on the 12th with 15,000 men. The stronghold stood upon a bluff 100 feet high. On the east it was protected by the Cumberland River; on the north and south by two flooded creeks. Along a crest back of the fort a mile or two ran a semici ...
... Grant marched at once to invest Donelson, and sat down before it on the 12th with 15,000 men. The stronghold stood upon a bluff 100 feet high. On the east it was protected by the Cumberland River; on the north and south by two flooded creeks. Along a crest back of the fort a mile or two ran a semici ...
April, 2015 - Stow Historical Society
... surrender of Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. The National Park Service will ring bells at Appomattox Court House National Historic Park at 3:00 PM on April 9 as part of the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the ending of the Civil War. The bells will ring for four minutes, each minute symbo ...
... surrender of Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. The National Park Service will ring bells at Appomattox Court House National Historic Park at 3:00 PM on April 9 as part of the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the ending of the Civil War. The bells will ring for four minutes, each minute symbo ...
The Civil War, 1861-1865 - AP United States History
... executed some black prisoners. But black soldiers’ service ensured that they could make claims on the government for equal rights and citizenship in the war’s aftermath. ...
... executed some black prisoners. But black soldiers’ service ensured that they could make claims on the government for equal rights and citizenship in the war’s aftermath. ...
WVA State Brochure cover-side
... ferred Lee to South Carolina to supervise War occurred on June 3, 1861, when the construction of fortifications. While in McClellan’s forces brushed aside Confedwestern Virginia, however, Lee acquired erate resistance at Philippi. The next a horse that he would treasure the rest of month, on July 11 ...
... ferred Lee to South Carolina to supervise War occurred on June 3, 1861, when the construction of fortifications. While in McClellan’s forces brushed aside Confedwestern Virginia, however, Lee acquired erate resistance at Philippi. The next a horse that he would treasure the rest of month, on July 11 ...
Sacrificed to the Bad Management...of Others
... by Hill to deploy his five brigades along Herr’s Ridge “in line of battle that had just been vacated by Pender’s division....” Yet, even then the men were again halted “for about two hours...looking at the smoke and listening to the sounds of the battle.” According to one soldier, the obvious questi ...
... by Hill to deploy his five brigades along Herr’s Ridge “in line of battle that had just been vacated by Pender’s division....” Yet, even then the men were again halted “for about two hours...looking at the smoke and listening to the sounds of the battle.” According to one soldier, the obvious questi ...
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.