Battle of Hanover - Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce
... Battle of Hanover One of the reasons why General Robert E. Lee failed to gain victory at Gettysburg might have been the unplanned encounter at Hanover. Lee was depending on Major General J.E.B. Stuart to supply him with information about the position of General George G. Meade’s Union army. Meanwhil ...
... Battle of Hanover One of the reasons why General Robert E. Lee failed to gain victory at Gettysburg might have been the unplanned encounter at Hanover. Lee was depending on Major General J.E.B. Stuart to supply him with information about the position of General George G. Meade’s Union army. Meanwhil ...
African Americans in the Civil War
... Main Idea: As the Civil War began, each side possessed significant strengths and notable weaknesses. At first glance, most advantages appeared to add up in favor of the Union. Confederate and Union Strategies Main Idea: As the two sides prepared for war, Union and Confederate leaders contemplated th ...
... Main Idea: As the Civil War began, each side possessed significant strengths and notable weaknesses. At first glance, most advantages appeared to add up in favor of the Union. Confederate and Union Strategies Main Idea: As the two sides prepared for war, Union and Confederate leaders contemplated th ...
Ballots and Bullets: The Politics of Antietam and Chickamauga
... Confederacy leverage in the push for independence. In his words, the “proposal of peace would enable the people of the United States to determine at their coming elections whether they will support those who favor a prolongation of the war, or those who wish to bring it to a termination, which can ...
... Confederacy leverage in the push for independence. In his words, the “proposal of peace would enable the people of the United States to determine at their coming elections whether they will support those who favor a prolongation of the war, or those who wish to bring it to a termination, which can ...
Unwilling Witness to the Rage of Gettysburg
... Reserves penciled in his diary that when his regiment crossed the state line from Maryland into Pennsylvania they gave three cheers and “we vowed never to leave the state until we had driven the rebels out.” Captain David Acheson, 140th Pennsylvania, thought "this to be the campaign of the war, and ...
... Reserves penciled in his diary that when his regiment crossed the state line from Maryland into Pennsylvania they gave three cheers and “we vowed never to leave the state until we had driven the rebels out.” Captain David Acheson, 140th Pennsylvania, thought "this to be the campaign of the war, and ...
Civil War 150 HistoryMobile Teachers` Guide
... The third room of the HistoryMobile introduces the concept of slavery and freedom. The proximity of the Union army brought opportunities for freedom. Virginia’s enslaved people gained emancipation after the war, but also sometimes seized the opportunity for freedom at great risk to themselves and th ...
... The third room of the HistoryMobile introduces the concept of slavery and freedom. The proximity of the Union army brought opportunities for freedom. Virginia’s enslaved people gained emancipation after the war, but also sometimes seized the opportunity for freedom at great risk to themselves and th ...
By Land or Sea, the Confederate States Marine Corp Was a Force to
... CSS Chickamauga, and the gunboat Gaines, to name a few. Roles of Marines CS Marine regulations prescribed that Marines could be employed on board ship as gun crews under their own officers, or even as individuals assigned to regular gun crews. But such assignments were to be made only in case of nec ...
... CSS Chickamauga, and the gunboat Gaines, to name a few. Roles of Marines CS Marine regulations prescribed that Marines could be employed on board ship as gun crews under their own officers, or even as individuals assigned to regular gun crews. But such assignments were to be made only in case of nec ...
harpers ferry - National Park Service History Electronic Library
... rifles and muskets. The Confederates salvaged all the equipment possible and removed it to places farther south where the Confederate government utilized it in the manufacture of arms. In this early period of the war, Col. Thomas J. Jackson with a body of troops held Bolivar Heights at Harpers Ferry ...
... rifles and muskets. The Confederates salvaged all the equipment possible and removed it to places farther south where the Confederate government utilized it in the manufacture of arms. In this early period of the war, Col. Thomas J. Jackson with a body of troops held Bolivar Heights at Harpers Ferry ...
October 2007 - 15th Regiment SC Vols Camp 51
... Robertson Hospital, subsidized by Tompkins’ substantial inheritance, treated 1, 333 Confederate soldiers from its opening until the last patients were discharge June 13, 1865. Because the hospital returned more of its patients to the ranks than any other medical care facility, officers tried to plac ...
... Robertson Hospital, subsidized by Tompkins’ substantial inheritance, treated 1, 333 Confederate soldiers from its opening until the last patients were discharge June 13, 1865. Because the hospital returned more of its patients to the ranks than any other medical care facility, officers tried to plac ...
TIlE ROLE OF ETIlNICfIY IN CIVIL WAR TEXAS`
... effon. Late in 1861, he became lieutenant colonel of the Third Texas Infanlry, stationed in South Texas. Two years later he took. command of [he Third Texas Cavalry and led Ihem through the fighting in lDuisiana. He died in combal at the battle of Pleasant Hill in the spring of 1864, a well-resgecte ...
... effon. Late in 1861, he became lieutenant colonel of the Third Texas Infanlry, stationed in South Texas. Two years later he took. command of [he Third Texas Cavalry and led Ihem through the fighting in lDuisiana. He died in combal at the battle of Pleasant Hill in the spring of 1864, a well-resgecte ...
Two Societies at War 1861–1865
... endure all horrors of civil war,” insisted a Confederate recruit, “than to see the dusky sons of Ham leading the fair daughters of the South to the altar.” To preserve black subordination and white supremacy, radical southerners chose the dangerous enterprise of secession. Lincoln and the North woul ...
... endure all horrors of civil war,” insisted a Confederate recruit, “than to see the dusky sons of Ham leading the fair daughters of the South to the altar.” To preserve black subordination and white supremacy, radical southerners chose the dangerous enterprise of secession. Lincoln and the North woul ...
World Book® Online: American Civil War: Biographies
... 2. John Brown was an abolitionist who, along with his followers, attempted to start a slave rebellion by seizing the federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia). Brown was captured 28 hours later. Within a few weeks, he was convicted of treason and hanged. 3. a. Stephen A. Douglas ...
... 2. John Brown was an abolitionist who, along with his followers, attempted to start a slave rebellion by seizing the federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia). Brown was captured 28 hours later. Within a few weeks, he was convicted of treason and hanged. 3. a. Stephen A. Douglas ...
History - Vermont Historical Society
... tOP Union ~nera1s-McCleUatl, Division commander William F. Smith. and General Brooks of the Vermont Brigade-aU expected the 3rd to confme its mission to recOTUloi.sance. It was to feel OUt the enemy and ascenain the nature of his position. It is equaUy clear that Colonel Hyde of the' 5rd Vermom, as ...
... tOP Union ~nera1s-McCleUatl, Division commander William F. Smith. and General Brooks of the Vermont Brigade-aU expected the 3rd to confme its mission to recOTUloi.sance. It was to feel OUt the enemy and ascenain the nature of his position. It is equaUy clear that Colonel Hyde of the' 5rd Vermom, as ...
The Border States (cont`d)
... • In the spring of 1865, Lee’ remaining troops, outnumbered two to one, still held Petersburg and Richmond. • Starving, short of ammunition, and losing men in battle and desertion every day, Lee retreated west on April 2. ...
... • In the spring of 1865, Lee’ remaining troops, outnumbered two to one, still held Petersburg and Richmond. • Starving, short of ammunition, and losing men in battle and desertion every day, Lee retreated west on April 2. ...
Civil War in Arizona
... military operations in the Territory took on a decidedly defensive pattern. By July 1862 the Confederate territorial government had fled the area to serve in exile in San Antonio, Texas. Glorieta Pass would be the battle that shattered the western dreams of the Confederate States of America. Meanwhi ...
... military operations in the Territory took on a decidedly defensive pattern. By July 1862 the Confederate territorial government had fled the area to serve in exile in San Antonio, Texas. Glorieta Pass would be the battle that shattered the western dreams of the Confederate States of America. Meanwhi ...
confederate historical association of belgium
... Gresham Mott’s II Corps Division which was brought in to shore up Wright’s left flank. There was little communication and coordination from the beginning between Wright and Mott, whose division was now under Wright’s command. Whether Mott was fully informed of his role in supporting Upton remains in ...
... Gresham Mott’s II Corps Division which was brought in to shore up Wright’s left flank. There was little communication and coordination from the beginning between Wright and Mott, whose division was now under Wright’s command. Whether Mott was fully informed of his role in supporting Upton remains in ...
Plans and Early Battles
... In July 1861, a battle was fought in Manassas, Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C. The battle, known as the Battle of Bull Run in the North and the Battle of Manassas in the South, resulted in a Union defeat by Confederate General Stonewall Jackson. Lincoln appointed a new commander, George B. McC ...
... In July 1861, a battle was fought in Manassas, Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C. The battle, known as the Battle of Bull Run in the North and the Battle of Manassas in the South, resulted in a Union defeat by Confederate General Stonewall Jackson. Lincoln appointed a new commander, George B. McC ...
Stories Behind the Civil War 150 HistoryMobile
... Throughout the war, he made his way up the ranks, becoming a general (despite graduating last in his class at West Point). Custer is pictured here with Confederate Lt. James B. Washington from Virginia. Washington was Custer’s pre-war friend and classmate from West Point. Unlike Custer, Washington r ...
... Throughout the war, he made his way up the ranks, becoming a general (despite graduating last in his class at West Point). Custer is pictured here with Confederate Lt. James B. Washington from Virginia. Washington was Custer’s pre-war friend and classmate from West Point. Unlike Custer, Washington r ...
Quotes of Abraham Lincoln
... Battle of Antietam: September 17, 1862 McClellan was restored to command, Lee’s battle plans were discovered and Mac successfully stopped Lee’s advance in the bloodiest single day of fighting Battle of Fredricksburg December 13, 1862 General Burnside attempted a frontal assault on Lee and it led to ...
... Battle of Antietam: September 17, 1862 McClellan was restored to command, Lee’s battle plans were discovered and Mac successfully stopped Lee’s advance in the bloodiest single day of fighting Battle of Fredricksburg December 13, 1862 General Burnside attempted a frontal assault on Lee and it led to ...
The Battle of Gettysburg
... • The fighting at Culp’s Hill ended in the very early hours of the morning. The confederates withdrew • The confederates opened up with cannon fire. • Union replied but decided to conserve their ammunition. The confederates thought they took the Union guns out. This would be a crucial mistake. ...
... • The fighting at Culp’s Hill ended in the very early hours of the morning. The confederates withdrew • The confederates opened up with cannon fire. • Union replied but decided to conserve their ammunition. The confederates thought they took the Union guns out. This would be a crucial mistake. ...
The Battle of Antietam The Battle of Antietam (September 17, 1862
... primarily hoped to have his army dig in to defensive positions and lure Sherman into costly head on attacks. However, with the exception of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, where the North lost over 2000 men, Sherman chose to simply go around (“out-flank”) the CSA’s positions and continue to move to ...
... primarily hoped to have his army dig in to defensive positions and lure Sherman into costly head on attacks. However, with the exception of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, where the North lost over 2000 men, Sherman chose to simply go around (“out-flank”) the CSA’s positions and continue to move to ...
A pretty tough pull on me. - National Park Service History Electronic
... Spangler farm along with the artillery reserve and the closest corps level field hospital to Battery H, Edmonds, according to a pension filed for and by his family, was first treated at a barn along the route to the hospital. Once at the Spangler farm, the young teacher from Ohio was eventually exam ...
... Spangler farm along with the artillery reserve and the closest corps level field hospital to Battery H, Edmonds, according to a pension filed for and by his family, was first treated at a barn along the route to the hospital. Once at the Spangler farm, the young teacher from Ohio was eventually exam ...
digest #: 3530 title war years, the
... b. Did it have an impact on the war? 3. Gather different opinions about General Grant. a. What are the positive and negative points of his strategy? b. What do his actions say about him as a person? c. How could Grant justify his actions? 4. In the end, did the Civil War strengthen or weaken the Uni ...
... b. Did it have an impact on the war? 3. Gather different opinions about General Grant. a. What are the positive and negative points of his strategy? b. What do his actions say about him as a person? c. How could Grant justify his actions? 4. In the end, did the Civil War strengthen or weaken the Uni ...
Unit-6-A-Changing-Tide-Lecture-Notes
... 1. Late that same year, a two-pronged Federal advance on Vicksburg met with disaster when Major General Ulysses S. Grant, commander of the Union Army of the Tennessee, divided his force in two for an advance on Vicksburg a. One column, under Grant's personal command, marched overland from Grand Junc ...
... 1. Late that same year, a two-pronged Federal advance on Vicksburg met with disaster when Major General Ulysses S. Grant, commander of the Union Army of the Tennessee, divided his force in two for an advance on Vicksburg a. One column, under Grant's personal command, marched overland from Grand Junc ...
Background Document on The Lieber Code
... The 1863 Lieber Code is a military order that codifies the laws of war into 157 articles and instructs soldiers on their humanitarian obligations and prohibited and permitted conduct during armed conflict. One of the main reasons for its importance is that it represents the first attempt to gather t ...
... The 1863 Lieber Code is a military order that codifies the laws of war into 157 articles and instructs soldiers on their humanitarian obligations and prohibited and permitted conduct during armed conflict. One of the main reasons for its importance is that it represents the first attempt to gather t ...
Civil War Leaders - Doral Academy Preparatory
... Lesson Two --- Northern and Southern Military Leaders Lesson Three --- Influential Women ...
... Lesson Two --- Northern and Southern Military Leaders Lesson Three --- Influential Women ...
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.