Ulysses S. Grant
... General Grant had spent the first three years of the Civil War fighting farther west, away from the action in Virginia. His most impressive victory in the early years of the war came at Vicksburg, a city in Mississippi. 9 The same day that the Union Army had won the Battle of Gettysburg, General Gra ...
... General Grant had spent the first three years of the Civil War fighting farther west, away from the action in Virginia. His most impressive victory in the early years of the war came at Vicksburg, a city in Mississippi. 9 The same day that the Union Army had won the Battle of Gettysburg, General Gra ...
Presentation
... Anaconda Plan • Union Army was better supplied because of the Vast amount of Industrial Resources available in the North. • The North planned to strangle the South’s economy and effectively squeeze the life out of them and force them to quit. • They will block Southern ports and intercept all train ...
... Anaconda Plan • Union Army was better supplied because of the Vast amount of Industrial Resources available in the North. • The North planned to strangle the South’s economy and effectively squeeze the life out of them and force them to quit. • They will block Southern ports and intercept all train ...
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... Southern states, allowed slavery but did not join the Confederacy Resources, Strategies, and Early Battles ...
... Southern states, allowed slavery but did not join the Confederacy Resources, Strategies, and Early Battles ...
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... Southern states, allowed slavery but did not join the Confederacy Resources, Strategies, and Early Battles ...
... Southern states, allowed slavery but did not join the Confederacy Resources, Strategies, and Early Battles ...
"Indianizing the Confederacy": Understandings of War Cruelty
... in the press. Van Dorn tried to repress and excuse the incident, claiming through his Adjutant General Dabney H. Maury that Curtis was “misinformed with regard to this matter, the Indians who formed part of [Pike’s] forces having for many years been regarded as civilized people.” Van Dorn also accus ...
... in the press. Van Dorn tried to repress and excuse the incident, claiming through his Adjutant General Dabney H. Maury that Curtis was “misinformed with regard to this matter, the Indians who formed part of [Pike’s] forces having for many years been regarded as civilized people.” Van Dorn also accus ...
Robert Shaw Memorial - Humanities – Picturing America
... and whites as well as North and South. • The movie also portrays the change in Shaw from superiority and aloofness toward his men, to tremendous feeling and bravery, as he led them into battle and where he died alongside many of them. ...
... and whites as well as North and South. • The movie also portrays the change in Shaw from superiority and aloofness toward his men, to tremendous feeling and bravery, as he led them into battle and where he died alongside many of them. ...
Civil War Heartland Leaders Trail
... Georgia in 1832 and served in the U.S. House of Representatives before the war. Unlike the fiery Toombs, Stephens urged moderation during the secession crisis. When Georgia voted to leave the Union in January 1861, he supported the choice his state had made. He became a delegate to the Montgomery Co ...
... Georgia in 1832 and served in the U.S. House of Representatives before the war. Unlike the fiery Toombs, Stephens urged moderation during the secession crisis. When Georgia voted to leave the Union in January 1861, he supported the choice his state had made. He became a delegate to the Montgomery Co ...
CIVIL WAR "Jeopardy" Review Game
... Abraham Lincoln’s election in 1860 caused which event? A. the splitting of Virginia into 2 separate states B. the attack on Fort Sumter C. the secession of South Carolina D. the surrender of the Confederate army ...
... Abraham Lincoln’s election in 1860 caused which event? A. the splitting of Virginia into 2 separate states B. the attack on Fort Sumter C. the secession of South Carolina D. the surrender of the Confederate army ...
From Reform to Revolution: The Transformation of Confederate
... the purpose of this radical action was conservative.”2 This conservative purpose can be seen in South Carolina’s Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina. South Carolina had long been the home of the reactionary pro-slavery fire-eaters who had prog ...
... the purpose of this radical action was conservative.”2 This conservative purpose can be seen in South Carolina’s Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina. South Carolina had long been the home of the reactionary pro-slavery fire-eaters who had prog ...
A House Divided 5 - African American Civil War Museum
... Lincoln is standing under the wood canopy, at the front, midway between the left, and center posts at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. His face is in shadow, but his white shirt is visible. Courtesy of the Library of Congress [5.3.2_FortSumter] Interior of Fort Sumter during the bombardment on Apr ...
... Lincoln is standing under the wood canopy, at the front, midway between the left, and center posts at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. His face is in shadow, but his white shirt is visible. Courtesy of the Library of Congress [5.3.2_FortSumter] Interior of Fort Sumter during the bombardment on Apr ...
Give Me Liberty 3rd Edition
... North. General Robert E. Lee, the leading southern commander, was a brilliant battlefield tactician who felt confident of his ability to fend off attacks by larger Union forces. He hoped that a series of defeats would weaken the North’s resolve and lead it eventually to abandon the conflict and reco ...
... North. General Robert E. Lee, the leading southern commander, was a brilliant battlefield tactician who felt confident of his ability to fend off attacks by larger Union forces. He hoped that a series of defeats would weaken the North’s resolve and lead it eventually to abandon the conflict and reco ...
“Union and Confederate Soldiers` Stationery: Their Designs and
... of an individual soldier engaged in those very same battles even as they reassure friends and family of his own survival, albeit his overall health was, as he expressed it, “very poor.” Battle scene and some other designs served a “news” function conveying information to friends and family back ...
... of an individual soldier engaged in those very same battles even as they reassure friends and family of his own survival, albeit his overall health was, as he expressed it, “very poor.” Battle scene and some other designs served a “news” function conveying information to friends and family back ...
The Encyclopedia of Civil War Battles
... launched on July 29, 1862, christened the Enrica. At that moment, British officials of the Foreign Office, urged by a frantic U.S. Minister to England, Charles Francis Adams, sent officers to the Laird yards to detain the ship, but by the time they reached the launching site, the Enrica was gone, al ...
... launched on July 29, 1862, christened the Enrica. At that moment, British officials of the Foreign Office, urged by a frantic U.S. Minister to England, Charles Francis Adams, sent officers to the Laird yards to detain the ship, but by the time they reached the launching site, the Enrica was gone, al ...
FINDING YOUR CIVIL WAR ANCESTOR
... This index to pension files includes some Civil War veterans, but only if they were serving in the Regular Army, Navy or Marine Corps before the Civil War. It is available on microfilm at NARA and online at: https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1979425 You may not find a pension (Union or ...
... This index to pension files includes some Civil War veterans, but only if they were serving in the Regular Army, Navy or Marine Corps before the Civil War. It is available on microfilm at NARA and online at: https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1979425 You may not find a pension (Union or ...
January 2016 - 7th Florida Infantry Company K
... Davis urged caution. While he firmly believed states had the constitutional right to secede from the Union, he was among a committee of 13 U.S. senators who attempted to find a suitable compromise after South Carolina left the Union in December 1860. After Mississippi seceded in January 1861, Davis ...
... Davis urged caution. While he firmly believed states had the constitutional right to secede from the Union, he was among a committee of 13 U.S. senators who attempted to find a suitable compromise after South Carolina left the Union in December 1860. After Mississippi seceded in January 1861, Davis ...
The Americans
... African Americans 1% of North’s population, by war’s end 10% of army Lower pay than white troops for most of war; limits on military rank High mortality from disease; POWs killed or returned to slavery Fort Pillow, TN—Confederates massacre over 200 African-American POWs ...
... African Americans 1% of North’s population, by war’s end 10% of army Lower pay than white troops for most of war; limits on military rank High mortality from disease; POWs killed or returned to slavery Fort Pillow, TN—Confederates massacre over 200 African-American POWs ...
Supreme Sacrifice: Civil War (Union side)
... his direction in the dense Wilderness underbrush and drifted to the north, exposing the left of his division to a sudden and harsh attack, which in turn led to the same treatment of the Union division next to Wadsworth. Wadsworth was mortally wounded on 6 May 1864, trying to turn his two intact brig ...
... his direction in the dense Wilderness underbrush and drifted to the north, exposing the left of his division to a sudden and harsh attack, which in turn led to the same treatment of the Union division next to Wadsworth. Wadsworth was mortally wounded on 6 May 1864, trying to turn his two intact brig ...
Chapter 7: The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
... distances. This meant that troops charging at enemy lines would be fired upon with more accuracy, producing much higher casualties. At the same time, instead of standing in a line, troops defending positions in the Civil War began to use trenches and barricades to protect themselves. The combination ...
... distances. This meant that troops charging at enemy lines would be fired upon with more accuracy, producing much higher casualties. At the same time, instead of standing in a line, troops defending positions in the Civil War began to use trenches and barricades to protect themselves. The combination ...
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 ...
African American Troops in the Civil War - Database of K
... began to secede, with North Carolina being the last southern state to secede on May 20, 1861. This, along with the events at Fort Sumter in April of 1861, set the Civil War in motion. As news spread, many free black men raced to enlist in the U.S. military, willing to offer their services and risk t ...
... began to secede, with North Carolina being the last southern state to secede on May 20, 1861. This, along with the events at Fort Sumter in April of 1861, set the Civil War in motion. As news spread, many free black men raced to enlist in the U.S. military, willing to offer their services and risk t ...
unit 9 a nation divided
... On the morning of April 19, the 6th Massachusetts Regiment arrived in Baltimore headed for Washington. Because the regiment had to change railroad lines, the soldiers set out across the city on foot and in horsecars. As they marched through the streets, a mob of some 10,000 southern sympathizers, fl ...
... On the morning of April 19, the 6th Massachusetts Regiment arrived in Baltimore headed for Washington. Because the regiment had to change railroad lines, the soldiers set out across the city on foot and in horsecars. As they marched through the streets, a mob of some 10,000 southern sympathizers, fl ...
Fort Pulaski
... invading the North for a second time, had hoped that a victory would persuade Northern politicians to seek a peace agreement. Though by the end of the first day of fighting things looked promising for the South, the tide of battle quickly turned in favor of the North. On the third day of fighting Le ...
... invading the North for a second time, had hoped that a victory would persuade Northern politicians to seek a peace agreement. Though by the end of the first day of fighting things looked promising for the South, the tide of battle quickly turned in favor of the North. On the third day of fighting Le ...
The Battle of Hampton Roads
... The large US naval base at Norfolk was abandoned by the Federals on April 20, 1861 and immediately taken over by the Confederates. This provided them with the potential to build an effective Navy if they could control the Hampton Roads outlet. Meanwhile, the United States knew that if they could con ...
... The large US naval base at Norfolk was abandoned by the Federals on April 20, 1861 and immediately taken over by the Confederates. This provided them with the potential to build an effective Navy if they could control the Hampton Roads outlet. Meanwhile, the United States knew that if they could con ...
The Battle of Antietam The Battle of Antietam (September 17, 1862
... toward Atlanta forcing the CSA to withdraw from their defensive strongholds. As Sherman pushed his army closer and closer to the city, Confederate President, Jefferson Davis, removed Johnston from command and replaced him with John B. Hood, a general that would attack Sherman’s larger army head-on t ...
... toward Atlanta forcing the CSA to withdraw from their defensive strongholds. As Sherman pushed his army closer and closer to the city, Confederate President, Jefferson Davis, removed Johnston from command and replaced him with John B. Hood, a general that would attack Sherman’s larger army head-on t ...
Battle of New Bern
The Battle of New Bern (also known as the Battle of New Berne) was fought on 14 March 1862, near the city of New Bern, North Carolina, as part of the Burnside Expedition of the American Civil War. The US Army's Coast Division, led by Brigadier General Ambrose E. Burnside and accompanied by armed vessels from the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, were opposed by an undermanned and badly trained Confederate force of North Carolina soldiers and militia led by Brigadier General Lawrence O'B. Branch. Although the defenders fought behind breastworks that had been set up before the battle, their line had a weak spot in its center that was exploited by the attacking Federal soldiers. When the center of the line was penetrated, many of the militia broke, forcing a general retreat of the entire Confederate force. General Branch was unable to regain control of his troops until they had retreated to Kinston, more than 30 miles (about 50 km) away. New Bern came under Federal control, and remained so for the rest of the war.