the civil war comes to yazoo - 1862
... Lieutenant Brown of the CSSArkansas, recognizing his vessel's weaknesses, explained to the crew that they would have to meet the enemy head on. Said he, ''No ram, no run,just fight." And fight they did, but not before one more piece of bad luck plagued the ship. Some 25 miles below yazoo City a stea ...
... Lieutenant Brown of the CSSArkansas, recognizing his vessel's weaknesses, explained to the crew that they would have to meet the enemy head on. Said he, ''No ram, no run,just fight." And fight they did, but not before one more piece of bad luck plagued the ship. Some 25 miles below yazoo City a stea ...
1864: The Decisive Year
... on the narrow roads in the Wilderness with a vengeance. Staggered but not defeated, the Union army did what it would do for the next month, disengage and move south and east, keeping Richmond in its crosshairs. Lee caught up near Spotsylvania Court House, where the armies slugged it out for more tha ...
... on the narrow roads in the Wilderness with a vengeance. Staggered but not defeated, the Union army did what it would do for the next month, disengage and move south and east, keeping Richmond in its crosshairs. Lee caught up near Spotsylvania Court House, where the armies slugged it out for more tha ...
Military History Anniversaries 0516 thru 0615
... May 20 1956 – Cold War: Operation Redwing - The first United States airborne hydrogen bomb is dropped over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. May 20 1969 – Vietnam: US troop capture Hill 937/Hamburger Hill after 10 days of fighting. Casualties and losses: US 444 - NVN 678. May 21 1863 – Civil War: T ...
... May 20 1956 – Cold War: Operation Redwing - The first United States airborne hydrogen bomb is dropped over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. May 20 1969 – Vietnam: US troop capture Hill 937/Hamburger Hill after 10 days of fighting. Casualties and losses: US 444 - NVN 678. May 21 1863 – Civil War: T ...
Military History Anniversaries 0516 thru 0615
... May 20 1956 – Cold War: Operation Redwing - The first United States airborne hydrogen bomb is dropped over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. May 20 1969 – Vietnam: US troop capture Hill 937/Hamburger Hill after 10 days of fighting. Casualties and losses: US 444 - NVN 678. May 21 1863 – Civil War: T ...
... May 20 1956 – Cold War: Operation Redwing - The first United States airborne hydrogen bomb is dropped over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. May 20 1969 – Vietnam: US troop capture Hill 937/Hamburger Hill after 10 days of fighting. Casualties and losses: US 444 - NVN 678. May 21 1863 – Civil War: T ...
April, 2015 - Stow Historical Society
... House. Finding no supplies at Amelia Station, Lee delayed a day to send out foragers, which would prove very costly. As they headed on to Appomattox Station, almost a fourth of his troops were captured at Sayler’s Creek by General Sheridan’s cavalry on ...
... House. Finding no supplies at Amelia Station, Lee delayed a day to send out foragers, which would prove very costly. As they headed on to Appomattox Station, almost a fourth of his troops were captured at Sayler’s Creek by General Sheridan’s cavalry on ...
Chapter 21- Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865
... Lincoln at first described the Civil War as a struggle to preserve the Union, but many abolitionists had additional war aims; they saw the outbreak of the war as a divine opportunity to extinguish the evil of slavery once and for all. (Before the war began, some antislaveryites had even demanded tha ...
... Lincoln at first described the Civil War as a struggle to preserve the Union, but many abolitionists had additional war aims; they saw the outbreak of the war as a divine opportunity to extinguish the evil of slavery once and for all. (Before the war began, some antislaveryites had even demanded tha ...
Men and Machines: The Psychological Impact of Gunboats on the
... control the river. The Department sent orders to Captain John Rodgers on May 16, 1861, sending him to General George McClellan’s Headquarters at Cincinnati “in regard to the expediency of establishing a Naval Armament on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, or either of them, with a view of blockading o ...
... control the river. The Department sent orders to Captain John Rodgers on May 16, 1861, sending him to General George McClellan’s Headquarters at Cincinnati “in regard to the expediency of establishing a Naval Armament on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, or either of them, with a view of blockading o ...
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 War Hits Home 9 we need men
... facing Confederate rifles, perhaps further fueling the abuse white soldiers often heaped on black soldiers. Even when they were allowed to fight, as they did increasingly over the course of the war, they received unequal treatment and pay. White privates received $13 a month and a clothing allowance ...
... facing Confederate rifles, perhaps further fueling the abuse white soldiers often heaped on black soldiers. Even when they were allowed to fight, as they did increasingly over the course of the war, they received unequal treatment and pay. White privates received $13 a month and a clothing allowance ...
Commanders of the Confederacy
... of the Confederate States of America and he was inaugurated on February 18. In meetings of his own Mississippi legislature, Davis had argued against secession; but when a majority of the delegates opposed him, he gave in. In conformity with a resolution of the Confederate Congress, Davis immediately ...
... of the Confederate States of America and he was inaugurated on February 18. In meetings of his own Mississippi legislature, Davis had argued against secession; but when a majority of the delegates opposed him, he gave in. In conformity with a resolution of the Confederate Congress, Davis immediately ...
Civil War - Visit Hampton
... of the Federal approach by Hannah Nicholson Tunnel, who had rushed toward the Confederate lines when she observed the Federal advance. Magruder and Colonel D.H. Hill of the 1st North Carolina prepared their defenses and at 9 a.m. on June 10, 1861, the Union troops arrived on the field of battle. The ...
... of the Federal approach by Hannah Nicholson Tunnel, who had rushed toward the Confederate lines when she observed the Federal advance. Magruder and Colonel D.H. Hill of the 1st North Carolina prepared their defenses and at 9 a.m. on June 10, 1861, the Union troops arrived on the field of battle. The ...
Civil War - Visit Hampton
... of the Federal approach by Hannah Nicholson Tunnel, who had rushed toward the Confederate lines when she observed the Federal advance. Magruder and Colonel D.H. Hill of the 1st North Carolina prepared their defenses and at 9 a.m. on June 10, 1861, the Union troops arrived on the field of battle. The ...
... of the Federal approach by Hannah Nicholson Tunnel, who had rushed toward the Confederate lines when she observed the Federal advance. Magruder and Colonel D.H. Hill of the 1st North Carolina prepared their defenses and at 9 a.m. on June 10, 1861, the Union troops arrived on the field of battle. The ...
unionists in eastern west tennessee 1861-1865
... Confederate families resided.20 Although the eastern terrain contained better land for farming than the mountainous abode of the majority of Tennessee Unionists, the predominately loyal districts of Carroll County contained somewhat less desirable farmland than the Confederate districts to their wes ...
... Confederate families resided.20 Although the eastern terrain contained better land for farming than the mountainous abode of the majority of Tennessee Unionists, the predominately loyal districts of Carroll County contained somewhat less desirable farmland than the Confederate districts to their wes ...
A Nation at War, 1861-1865
... o Older men volunteered for Home Guard duty and… gathered information about the Union Army’s movements. reported people who they suspected of helping the Union. found Confederate soldiers who had run away (deserters). defended Scottsville against Union soldiers. o Women rolled bandages, spun ...
... o Older men volunteered for Home Guard duty and… gathered information about the Union Army’s movements. reported people who they suspected of helping the Union. found Confederate soldiers who had run away (deserters). defended Scottsville against Union soldiers. o Women rolled bandages, spun ...
Lincoln, the Commander-in
... you at Gettysburg; while it was not possible that he had received a single recruit; and yet you stood and let the flood run down, bridges be built, and the enemy move away at his leisure, without attacking him. And Couch and Smith! The latter left Carlisle in time, upon all ordinary calculation, to ...
... you at Gettysburg; while it was not possible that he had received a single recruit; and yet you stood and let the flood run down, bridges be built, and the enemy move away at his leisure, without attacking him. And Couch and Smith! The latter left Carlisle in time, upon all ordinary calculation, to ...
About General Butler
... court. Once blacks were free, however, they were allowed to exercise their rights in the justice system. Kentucky was a border state. Slave owners were allowed to keep their slaves, and black men from Kentucky were mustered into the Union Army. Patsy Leach remained in bondage while her husband died ...
... court. Once blacks were free, however, they were allowed to exercise their rights in the justice system. Kentucky was a border state. Slave owners were allowed to keep their slaves, and black men from Kentucky were mustered into the Union Army. Patsy Leach remained in bondage while her husband died ...
Battle of Blue Springs Teachers Guide
... the Union. The people living in the southern states that had not yet joined the Confederacy were worried about a possible invasion from northern troops, and many began to change their opinion on secession. Discussions about Tennessee staying within the Union or seceding became heated. There was talk ...
... the Union. The people living in the southern states that had not yet joined the Confederacy were worried about a possible invasion from northern troops, and many began to change their opinion on secession. Discussions about Tennessee staying within the Union or seceding became heated. There was talk ...
The Civil War and West Virginia`s Statehood Movement The Civil
... Union, but it made no mention of states withdrawing from the Union. The president believed that the Union must be preserved at all costs. To this end, Lincoln and his advisors developed a three-part strategy (a detailed plan for using military forces) for winning the war and reuniting the country. T ...
... Union, but it made no mention of states withdrawing from the Union. The president believed that the Union must be preserved at all costs. To this end, Lincoln and his advisors developed a three-part strategy (a detailed plan for using military forces) for winning the war and reuniting the country. T ...
Civil War Lesson Objectives
... Compare and contrast the economic, cultural, and political characteristics of the North and South. Know the four major causes for secession. Describe the different compromises over the issue of slavery that were passed into law. ...
... Compare and contrast the economic, cultural, and political characteristics of the North and South. Know the four major causes for secession. Describe the different compromises over the issue of slavery that were passed into law. ...
Ballots and Bullets: The Politics of Antietam and Chickamauga
... the 125th Pennsylvania were raised in multiple communities, the soldier’s county of residence was subsumed in the overall regimental identity. Tracking the thousands of soldiers in the service records, casualty reports, headstones, census records, and regimental histories was a monumental task. Fort ...
... the 125th Pennsylvania were raised in multiple communities, the soldier’s county of residence was subsumed in the overall regimental identity. Tracking the thousands of soldiers in the service records, casualty reports, headstones, census records, and regimental histories was a monumental task. Fort ...
How the Confederacy Came To Terms with the American Civil War
... the primary order of the stages as described by Kubler-Ross. Each section focuses on one stage as the writings of Confederates reveal it. This format allows insight into the mental worlds of Confederates, and by examining soldiers, government officials, civilians and newspapers a larger comprehensi ...
... the primary order of the stages as described by Kubler-Ross. Each section focuses on one stage as the writings of Confederates reveal it. This format allows insight into the mental worlds of Confederates, and by examining soldiers, government officials, civilians and newspapers a larger comprehensi ...
Economics - Deptford Township Schools
... armies clashed in three major battles: – The Battle of the Wilderness began on May 5, 1864. The armies met in a dense forest in a battle that lasted two days. – May 8, 1864, the Confederates caught up with the Union army near Spotsylvania Court House. The fighting that took place over nearly two wee ...
... armies clashed in three major battles: – The Battle of the Wilderness began on May 5, 1864. The armies met in a dense forest in a battle that lasted two days. – May 8, 1864, the Confederates caught up with the Union army near Spotsylvania Court House. The fighting that took place over nearly two wee ...
Clarke County Civil War Driving Tour
... Driving Tour Directions continued Stop 7 ~ Rosemont (Battle of Berryville) The crest above where you’re standing is where the initial Federal line, consisting of Col. Joseph Thoburn’s division, had been deployed before being routed and sent fleeing to the southeast, past Rosemont. From the moment th ...
... Driving Tour Directions continued Stop 7 ~ Rosemont (Battle of Berryville) The crest above where you’re standing is where the initial Federal line, consisting of Col. Joseph Thoburn’s division, had been deployed before being routed and sent fleeing to the southeast, past Rosemont. From the moment th ...
America at Mid-19th Century: Abolition, Civil War, Emancipation
... The war came; it lasted four years and claimed over 630,000 American lives from the battlefields, in a nation of barely 33 million souls. But it also brought the Emancipation Proclamation as a presidential order into the mainstream of American life, and forever changed life in America. The end of t ...
... The war came; it lasted four years and claimed over 630,000 American lives from the battlefields, in a nation of barely 33 million souls. But it also brought the Emancipation Proclamation as a presidential order into the mainstream of American life, and forever changed life in America. The end of t ...
First Battle of Bull Run
The First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas (the name used by Confederate forces), was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the city of Manassas, not far from the city of Washington, D.C. It was the first major battle of the American Civil War. The Union's forces were slow in positioning themselves, allowing Confederate reinforcements time to arrive by rail. Each side had about 18,000 poorly trained and poorly led troops in their first battle. It was a Confederate victory followed by a disorganized retreat of the Union forces.Just months after the start of the war at Fort Sumter, the Northern public clamored for a march against the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, which they expected to bring an early end to the rebellion. Yielding to political pressure, Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell led his unseasoned Union Army across Bull Run against the equally inexperienced Confederate Army of Brig. Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard camped near Manassas Junction. McDowell's ambitious plan for a surprise flank attack on the Confederate left was poorly executed by his officers and men; nevertheless, the Confederates, who had been planning to attack the Union left flank, found themselves at an initial disadvantage.Confederate reinforcements under Brig. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston arrived from the Shenandoah Valley by railroad and the course of the battle quickly changed. A brigade of Virginians under the relatively unknown brigadier general from the Virginia Military Institute, Thomas J. Jackson, stood their ground and Jackson received his famous nickname, ""Stonewall Jackson"". The Confederates launched a strong counterattack, and as the Union troops began withdrawing under fire, many panicked and the retreat turned into a rout. McDowell's men frantically ran without order in the direction of Washington, D.C. Both armies were sobered by the fierce fighting and many casualties, and realized the war was going to be much longer and bloodier than either had anticipated.