Confederate States Navy
... The Unites States Navy retained control of Chesapeake Bay and Hampton Roads until March 8, 1862, the day the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia, previously the US frigate Merrimack, attacked the Federal fleet. In three hours the Virginia destroyed two of the Union’s most powerful vessels. She planned ...
... The Unites States Navy retained control of Chesapeake Bay and Hampton Roads until March 8, 1862, the day the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia, previously the US frigate Merrimack, attacked the Federal fleet. In three hours the Virginia destroyed two of the Union’s most powerful vessels. She planned ...
Mythologies about homes built before the Civil War in
... backup troops when necessary (Smith, 1981). This “wild, rugged, inhospitable, mountainous region” (“General Averill,” 1863) played an important role in the War by providing the largest portion of salt to the people of the Confederate states. Without salt provided by southwestern Virginians, the peop ...
... backup troops when necessary (Smith, 1981). This “wild, rugged, inhospitable, mountainous region” (“General Averill,” 1863) played an important role in the War by providing the largest portion of salt to the people of the Confederate states. Without salt provided by southwestern Virginians, the peop ...
Copyright Andrew Scott Bledsoe May 2012
... fairest of all opportunities; for all the soldiers fix their eyes on you: if they see you disheartened their courage will forsake them; but if you appear resolute yourselves and exhort them to do their duty, be assured they will follow you, and endeavour to imitate your example. It seems also reason ...
... fairest of all opportunities; for all the soldiers fix their eyes on you: if they see you disheartened their courage will forsake them; but if you appear resolute yourselves and exhort them to do their duty, be assured they will follow you, and endeavour to imitate your example. It seems also reason ...
Fall 1862 at Fairfax Court House
... Corps and was ordered to support the Defenses of Washington, from the banks of the Potomac out to Centreville and Manassas. The XI Army Corps moved its headquarters to Fairfax Court House on October 13th where its new configuration of regiments arrived and were detailed in the area. After campaigns ...
... Corps and was ordered to support the Defenses of Washington, from the banks of the Potomac out to Centreville and Manassas. The XI Army Corps moved its headquarters to Fairfax Court House on October 13th where its new configuration of regiments arrived and were detailed in the area. After campaigns ...
The Battles for Chattanooga, 1863-1865
... battles at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge, defeats that would leave the Union force in uncontested control of Chattanooga. Thus, the Confederacy would lose their last significant foothold in Tennessee while the Union would gain an entrance into Georgia. The cost in lives would be tragically ...
... battles at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge, defeats that would leave the Union force in uncontested control of Chattanooga. Thus, the Confederacy would lose their last significant foothold in Tennessee while the Union would gain an entrance into Georgia. The cost in lives would be tragically ...
Edward G Eggeling - NC in the Civil War Home Page
... LEW, who had been branded locally as “Crazy Bet”. Miss VAN LEW, who was from a wealthy southern aristocratic family, secretly maintained her loyalty to the Union, and formed an extensive spy network for the Union Army in Richmond. She was successful in gaining employment for Miss BOWSER on EGGELING ...
... LEW, who had been branded locally as “Crazy Bet”. Miss VAN LEW, who was from a wealthy southern aristocratic family, secretly maintained her loyalty to the Union, and formed an extensive spy network for the Union Army in Richmond. She was successful in gaining employment for Miss BOWSER on EGGELING ...
Military History Anniversaries 1 thru 15 September
... power by Vladimir Lenin and his radical socialist Bolshevik Party; and, finally, Russia’s withdrawal from participation alongside the Allies in World War I. Sep 04 1923 – Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USS Shenandoah. Sep 04 1940 – WW2: The American destroyer Greer becomes the first U. ...
... power by Vladimir Lenin and his radical socialist Bolshevik Party; and, finally, Russia’s withdrawal from participation alongside the Allies in World War I. Sep 04 1923 – Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USS Shenandoah. Sep 04 1940 – WW2: The American destroyer Greer becomes the first U. ...
America`s Last Civil War Veterans and Participants
... proportion of babies died very young. Life expectancy was low; work and living conditions were usually horrendous and puritanical mores ruled. Few lived in the mansions or rested on porches that so much of our culture depicts. Tenements were usually noisy, filthy and cramped. Work hours were long; w ...
... proportion of babies died very young. Life expectancy was low; work and living conditions were usually horrendous and puritanical mores ruled. Few lived in the mansions or rested on porches that so much of our culture depicts. Tenements were usually noisy, filthy and cramped. Work hours were long; w ...
Dark Fields of the Republic: Alexander Gardner Photographs, 1859
... Alexander Gardner, others were also contributing to the development of photography as both an art form and a viable business. The nation’s capital attracted photographers such as John Plumbe who made a living taking images of the “good and the great” and landmarks of the national government. If the ...
... Alexander Gardner, others were also contributing to the development of photography as both an art form and a viable business. The nation’s capital attracted photographers such as John Plumbe who made a living taking images of the “good and the great” and landmarks of the national government. If the ...
MAINTAINING ORDER IN THE MIDST OF CHAOS: ROBERT E
... This truncated historiography can be traced in part to a recent trend in historical writing that has impeded further inquiries into military aspects of the Civil War, including Lee’s staff. As seen in the writings of Russell Weigley and others, many historians are now arguing that the battles and ca ...
... This truncated historiography can be traced in part to a recent trend in historical writing that has impeded further inquiries into military aspects of the Civil War, including Lee’s staff. As seen in the writings of Russell Weigley and others, many historians are now arguing that the battles and ca ...
Abraham Lincoln: Leadership and Democratic Statesmanship in
... a rebellion “too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings.”4 By the time of his inauguration on March 4, 1861, seven states had declared their separation from the Union and had set up a separate provisional government called the Confederate States of America. A little ...
... a rebellion “too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings.”4 By the time of his inauguration on March 4, 1861, seven states had declared their separation from the Union and had set up a separate provisional government called the Confederate States of America. A little ...
Conflict and Controversy in the Confederate High Command
... Sherman's communications. Second, the president's tendency to allow his personal feelings to affect his decisions regarding strategy and his handling of officers proved disastrous to Confederate chances in the West. Davis's friendship with Braxton Bragg resulted in Bragg's appointment as the preside ...
... Sherman's communications. Second, the president's tendency to allow his personal feelings to affect his decisions regarding strategy and his handling of officers proved disastrous to Confederate chances in the West. Davis's friendship with Braxton Bragg resulted in Bragg's appointment as the preside ...
Rosecrans Essay - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... striking the Confederate rear once Price was fully engaged. Almost from the start things began to go wrong. Rosecrans was delayed in his night march—which probably should have been expected given the condition of the roads—but it might not have mattered had Grant and Ord carried out their attack as ...
... striking the Confederate rear once Price was fully engaged. Almost from the start things began to go wrong. Rosecrans was delayed in his night march—which probably should have been expected given the condition of the roads—but it might not have mattered had Grant and Ord carried out their attack as ...
1 - Petersburg Area Regional Tourism
... 1864 prevented Butler from reaching his goal, and ultimately pushed his troops back into their defensive positions in Bermuda Hundred, where they would remain for the rest of the war. Casualties on both sides for the entire Bermuda Hundred Campaign were approximately 6,000 killed, wounded or missing ...
... 1864 prevented Butler from reaching his goal, and ultimately pushed his troops back into their defensive positions in Bermuda Hundred, where they would remain for the rest of the war. Casualties on both sides for the entire Bermuda Hundred Campaign were approximately 6,000 killed, wounded or missing ...
Ulysses S. Grant and the Meaning of Appomattox
... Army numbered sixteen thousand; on one day in early 1862, nearly as many surrendered. Nothing in the experience of the current generation of military leaders prepared them for the growing flood of prisoners during the Civil War. At first, the logistics were handled simply. Captives were informally e ...
... Army numbered sixteen thousand; on one day in early 1862, nearly as many surrendered. Nothing in the experience of the current generation of military leaders prepared them for the growing flood of prisoners during the Civil War. At first, the logistics were handled simply. Captives were informally e ...
the rise and fall of General George B. McClellan.
... Few generals in the American Civil war are more enigmatic than General George B. McClellan. Born of a prominent family in Philadelphia, McClellan attended West Point beginning in 1842. Following graduation in 1846, McClellan fought in the Mexican War, then became part of a military mission to the Cr ...
... Few generals in the American Civil war are more enigmatic than General George B. McClellan. Born of a prominent family in Philadelphia, McClellan attended West Point beginning in 1842. Following graduation in 1846, McClellan fought in the Mexican War, then became part of a military mission to the Cr ...
Marines in Gray: The Birth, Life and Death of the Confederate States
... significant portion of the combat manpower of the navy and fought with a tenacity and courage that gained the recognition and respect of senior commanders. The issue of anonymity aside, Confederate Marines served the southern cause from its earliest actions through the last shots of the war: from th ...
... significant portion of the combat manpower of the navy and fought with a tenacity and courage that gained the recognition and respect of senior commanders. The issue of anonymity aside, Confederate Marines served the southern cause from its earliest actions through the last shots of the war: from th ...
"They Cannot Catch Guerrillas in the Mountains Any More Than a
... The American Civil War unleashed great violence and chaos in the western mountains of Virginia. There, in Appalachia, guerrilla warfare impacted a greater number of southerners than the war’s organized military campaigns. It quickly evolved into two distinct types: hostilities aimed against outside ...
... The American Civil War unleashed great violence and chaos in the western mountains of Virginia. There, in Appalachia, guerrilla warfare impacted a greater number of southerners than the war’s organized military campaigns. It quickly evolved into two distinct types: hostilities aimed against outside ...
Harpers Weekly Reports Events of 1865
... Image caption: “Explosion of the steamer ‘Sultana’ April 28, 1865.” This was the worst maritime disaster in U.S. history. The Sultana had been used on several occasions during the Civil War to transport Union troops on the Mississippi. It was approved to carry 376 persons including her crew. The boa ...
... Image caption: “Explosion of the steamer ‘Sultana’ April 28, 1865.” This was the worst maritime disaster in U.S. history. The Sultana had been used on several occasions during the Civil War to transport Union troops on the Mississippi. It was approved to carry 376 persons including her crew. The boa ...
Allow Me to Call Your Attention to the Situation of the Forts
... “Allow Me to Call Your Attention” concerns fell on deaf ears in Raleigh. The board barely increased the garrison on Hatteras from the 190 troops in late May to about 350 men of the Seventh North Carolina on the eve of battle, August 27, and even placed a cap of one thousand coastal troops in the ad ...
... “Allow Me to Call Your Attention” concerns fell on deaf ears in Raleigh. The board barely increased the garrison on Hatteras from the 190 troops in late May to about 350 men of the Seventh North Carolina on the eve of battle, August 27, and even placed a cap of one thousand coastal troops in the ad ...
Driving Tour of the Civil War Sites of Cape Girardeau
... Near this spot, perhaps a bit further west on Broadway, sat the four pieces of Confederate artillery. Being in plain view and easy range of Fort B, they were later moved south where they came under fire from other Union batteries and eventually withdrew. The campaign that culminated in this battle o ...
... Near this spot, perhaps a bit further west on Broadway, sat the four pieces of Confederate artillery. Being in plain view and easy range of Fort B, they were later moved south where they came under fire from other Union batteries and eventually withdrew. The campaign that culminated in this battle o ...
AtkinsThesis
... of its age, Ella Lonn’s Desertion during the Civil War has remained the starting point for all desertion studies. Lonn looked at both Union and Confederate desertion and sought to dispel the stigma of cowardice often associated with it. To achieve this, she studied chiefly the causes of desertion, y ...
... of its age, Ella Lonn’s Desertion during the Civil War has remained the starting point for all desertion studies. Lonn looked at both Union and Confederate desertion and sought to dispel the stigma of cowardice often associated with it. To achieve this, she studied chiefly the causes of desertion, y ...
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... issues of the day. Buckland was also known for its horses. Beginning in the 1780's, John and Samuel Love began to import Arabian and fine European horses to breed. The blood-lines of their stallions Mobamet and Spread Eagle are listed among the origins of the modem Thoroughbred. This operation turne ...
... issues of the day. Buckland was also known for its horses. Beginning in the 1780's, John and Samuel Love began to import Arabian and fine European horses to breed. The blood-lines of their stallions Mobamet and Spread Eagle are listed among the origins of the modem Thoroughbred. This operation turne ...
General Daniel Edgar Sickles, Storm at the Peach Orchard
... Federal position along Cemetery Ridge south of Gettysburg. Historians agree the result of that day’s action played a decisive role in deciding the outcome of the Battle of Gettysburg and quite possibly the war. There were many tactical mistakes made by both sides during the fighting on July 2nd . Ho ...
... Federal position along Cemetery Ridge south of Gettysburg. Historians agree the result of that day’s action played a decisive role in deciding the outcome of the Battle of Gettysburg and quite possibly the war. There were many tactical mistakes made by both sides during the fighting on July 2nd . Ho ...
The Civil War in the United States
... From the articles and letters included herein a panoramic picture of the Civil War is unfolded and its significance clearly shown. The clashing interests of divergent social systems, the inevitable recourse to arms, the offensive taken by the slave power, and the coup d’état spirit of the Secessioni ...
... From the articles and letters included herein a panoramic picture of the Civil War is unfolded and its significance clearly shown. The clashing interests of divergent social systems, the inevitable recourse to arms, the offensive taken by the slave power, and the coup d’état spirit of the Secessioni ...
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.