Supreme Sacrifice: Civil War (Union side)
... He was born in 1827 in Boston, MA as the grandson of the Paul Revere the midnight rider at the start of the Revolutionary War. He received his Medical Degree form Harvard Medical School in 1849. He then spent a year in Paris, France perusing post graduate medical studies and later visited England, S ...
... He was born in 1827 in Boston, MA as the grandson of the Paul Revere the midnight rider at the start of the Revolutionary War. He received his Medical Degree form Harvard Medical School in 1849. He then spent a year in Paris, France perusing post graduate medical studies and later visited England, S ...
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 ...
Civil War Blockade-Running at Jupiter Inlet 1861
... runners schooners, sloops, and steam-powered v e s s e l s as captured or destroyed between Cape Canaveral and Jupiter Inlet. A small flotilla of six Union gunboats on patrol along the southeast coast of Florida captured twenty-four vessels in the vicinity of the Jupiter Inlet. Soon after the surren ...
... runners schooners, sloops, and steam-powered v e s s e l s as captured or destroyed between Cape Canaveral and Jupiter Inlet. A small flotilla of six Union gunboats on patrol along the southeast coast of Florida captured twenty-four vessels in the vicinity of the Jupiter Inlet. Soon after the surren ...
1 1942-1961 March 1942 “Notes and Documents
... By Donald Day George W. Harris (1814-1869), a political writer and humorist, spent most of his life in Knoxville. His most famous character is Sut Lovingood, a backwoods Tennessee prankster. Within this article is information on Harris’s writing on the election of 1860 and subsequent Civil War. In a ...
... By Donald Day George W. Harris (1814-1869), a political writer and humorist, spent most of his life in Knoxville. His most famous character is Sut Lovingood, a backwoods Tennessee prankster. Within this article is information on Harris’s writing on the election of 1860 and subsequent Civil War. In a ...
Mormon Motivation for Enlisting in the Civil War
... firing on Sumpter [sic] and secession of the South States I joined my old class mates, the Bangor City Cadets and enlisted in the 2d M[ain]e Vol[unteers] under the first call of Pres. Abraham Lincoln, April 26th, 1861, for six mo[nth]s.” The Bangor Regiment was the first to march out of Maine. After ...
... firing on Sumpter [sic] and secession of the South States I joined my old class mates, the Bangor City Cadets and enlisted in the 2d M[ain]e Vol[unteers] under the first call of Pres. Abraham Lincoln, April 26th, 1861, for six mo[nth]s.” The Bangor Regiment was the first to march out of Maine. After ...
Library Company of Philadelphia McA MSS 024 CIVIL WAR
... A series of five related letters in Rousseau’s file partially document CSA Gen. Gideon Johnson Pillow’s loss of personal property. A Tennessee lawyer, Pillow had served with distinction in the Mexican War, and ran unsuccessfully for vice president in the 1852 and 1856 elections. His part in the C ...
... A series of five related letters in Rousseau’s file partially document CSA Gen. Gideon Johnson Pillow’s loss of personal property. A Tennessee lawyer, Pillow had served with distinction in the Mexican War, and ran unsuccessfully for vice president in the 1852 and 1856 elections. His part in the C ...
Test-review
... Following the end of the war, the South had three new types of voters, which of the following are carpetbaggers? A) Voters who moved from the North B) Freed slaves C) People of the south who did not claim ties to the confederacy D) All of the above ...
... Following the end of the war, the South had three new types of voters, which of the following are carpetbaggers? A) Voters who moved from the North B) Freed slaves C) People of the south who did not claim ties to the confederacy D) All of the above ...
Port Royal, SC Civil War Flash Cards
... invitation of its commander, Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson, a well-known abolitionist and Unitarian minister. The two men had been close friends for years and shared a deep commitment to bringing an end to slavery in the United States. Rogers, the son of a Quaker farmer from Vermont, had been a ...
... invitation of its commander, Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson, a well-known abolitionist and Unitarian minister. The two men had been close friends for years and shared a deep commitment to bringing an end to slavery in the United States. Rogers, the son of a Quaker farmer from Vermont, had been a ...
Camp 1220 May 2014
... Yankee Myths! This series is dedicated to questions and statements that you might hear while doing a program for the public or talking to the media. Of course there can be more in-depth and complete answers, but you may not have time for that. So along with the statements, below are some suggested a ...
... Yankee Myths! This series is dedicated to questions and statements that you might hear while doing a program for the public or talking to the media. Of course there can be more in-depth and complete answers, but you may not have time for that. So along with the statements, below are some suggested a ...
The Role of Confederate Nationalism and Popular Will
... struggling to get by on what they had even before government officers took their share. Worse, it was improperly administered. Officers were often corrupt, failing to pay prescribed prices or to pay at all and taking a cut for their own profit. Those citizens nearest major railroads and the front bo ...
... struggling to get by on what they had even before government officers took their share. Worse, it was improperly administered. Officers were often corrupt, failing to pay prescribed prices or to pay at all and taking a cut for their own profit. Those citizens nearest major railroads and the front bo ...
American Civil War - Yesterday`s Muse Books
... pp. The ultimate reference guide to Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg. An extensive description of the charge, the complete roster of Gen. George Pickett’s Division, a consolidated casualty report, as well as many other significant details that have been painstakingly researched by the Gettysburg park ...
... pp. The ultimate reference guide to Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg. An extensive description of the charge, the complete roster of Gen. George Pickett’s Division, a consolidated casualty report, as well as many other significant details that have been painstakingly researched by the Gettysburg park ...
The Encyclopedia of Civil War Battles
... Bulloch was provided with considerable sums and with instructions to spend this money on well-built warships constructed by the esteemed shipbuilding firm of Laird in Birkenhead. Many important Confederate warships were constructed by Laird, including the Florida, the Shenandoah and the Stonewall. T ...
... Bulloch was provided with considerable sums and with instructions to spend this money on well-built warships constructed by the esteemed shipbuilding firm of Laird in Birkenhead. Many important Confederate warships were constructed by Laird, including the Florida, the Shenandoah and the Stonewall. T ...
2011 Fall - Alexandria Historical Society
... The invasion began at two in the morning when Union soldiers crossed over the Chain Bridge and the Long Bridge (today’s 14th Street Bridge) from Washington to take over Northern Virginia. The invading force included six companies of District Volunteers; one Michigan, five New York and two New Jersey ...
... The invasion began at two in the morning when Union soldiers crossed over the Chain Bridge and the Long Bridge (today’s 14th Street Bridge) from Washington to take over Northern Virginia. The invading force included six companies of District Volunteers; one Michigan, five New York and two New Jersey ...
Political Cartoon Analysis
... assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, which came just one week after the Union victory in the Civil War. The large image dominating the center of the cartoon shows Victory as a grieving soldier (wearing the mail of ancient times) who reverently knees before the skeletal specter of Death. The p ...
... assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, which came just one week after the Union victory in the Civil War. The large image dominating the center of the cartoon shows Victory as a grieving soldier (wearing the mail of ancient times) who reverently knees before the skeletal specter of Death. The p ...
Episode 2, 2006: Confederate Eyeglass, Terre Haute, Indiana
... Civil War. February 1862 the Confederate South has seized the upper hand in the War Between the States. In the North, opposition to President Lincoln grows as fears spread his armies will be defeated. Secret societies form in the Union states bordering the South, united in opposition to both Lincoln ...
... Civil War. February 1862 the Confederate South has seized the upper hand in the War Between the States. In the North, opposition to President Lincoln grows as fears spread his armies will be defeated. Secret societies form in the Union states bordering the South, united in opposition to both Lincoln ...
Vicksburg Campaign Essay - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... After the victory at Port Gibson, Grant moved north and northeast toward the Southern Railroad of Mississippi. James McPherson’s Corps marched to the right of McClernand and near Raymond on May 12 met a Confederate brigade led by Brigadier General John Gregg. Gregg did not realized he faced an entir ...
... After the victory at Port Gibson, Grant moved north and northeast toward the Southern Railroad of Mississippi. James McPherson’s Corps marched to the right of McClernand and near Raymond on May 12 met a Confederate brigade led by Brigadier General John Gregg. Gregg did not realized he faced an entir ...
Little Rock, AR 72221 • Email: g.hendershott
... Confederate General Walter Husted Stevens, General Robert E. Lee’s Staff Chief Engineer of the Confederacy, Army of Northern Virginia The Last Confederate Commander to leave Richmond as it was burning At General Robert E. Lee’s side during the surrender at Appomattox A very rare Confederate General’ ...
... Confederate General Walter Husted Stevens, General Robert E. Lee’s Staff Chief Engineer of the Confederacy, Army of Northern Virginia The Last Confederate Commander to leave Richmond as it was burning At General Robert E. Lee’s side during the surrender at Appomattox A very rare Confederate General’ ...
Renewed Vigor: How the Confederate retaliatory burning
... attack the enemy’s industries and centers of population inaccessible from their armies.17 Not until 1948 was the term first applied to the Civil War by John B. Walters’ article, “General William Tecumseh Sherman and Total War,” published in the Journal of Southern History.18 However, during this tim ...
... attack the enemy’s industries and centers of population inaccessible from their armies.17 Not until 1948 was the term first applied to the Civil War by John B. Walters’ article, “General William Tecumseh Sherman and Total War,” published in the Journal of Southern History.18 However, during this tim ...
Did you know - Page County, Virginia in the Civil War
... Did you know...Stonewall Jackson and the Hard-Luck Page Grays The execution of deserters during the Civil War was not uncommon but the Page Grays of Company H, 33rd Virginia Infantry held a remarkable record of execution sentences - the most of any single company in the 33rd Virginia and likely the ...
... Did you know...Stonewall Jackson and the Hard-Luck Page Grays The execution of deserters during the Civil War was not uncommon but the Page Grays of Company H, 33rd Virginia Infantry held a remarkable record of execution sentences - the most of any single company in the 33rd Virginia and likely the ...
American History
... ***It is IMPORTANT to read this unit as we will be covering TWO CHAPTERS at a VERY quick pace*** Questions for Understanding Section 16-1 (3)1. EXPLAIN the choice Lincoln had at Fort Sumter and How the Confederates Reacted? (p. 465-466) A. B. C. (2)2. EXPLAIN Lincoln’s reaction to Fort Sumter and Wh ...
... ***It is IMPORTANT to read this unit as we will be covering TWO CHAPTERS at a VERY quick pace*** Questions for Understanding Section 16-1 (3)1. EXPLAIN the choice Lincoln had at Fort Sumter and How the Confederates Reacted? (p. 465-466) A. B. C. (2)2. EXPLAIN Lincoln’s reaction to Fort Sumter and Wh ...
March - Delaware Valley Civil War Roundtable
... Greetings to all the members of the Delaware Valley CWRT! Can you believe it, it is 2015, our 23rd Year!! First I wish to expressly thank all the members of our Round Table who have already sent in their 2015 annual dues. Your interest and participation in the Round Table are much appreciated. Thank ...
... Greetings to all the members of the Delaware Valley CWRT! Can you believe it, it is 2015, our 23rd Year!! First I wish to expressly thank all the members of our Round Table who have already sent in their 2015 annual dues. Your interest and participation in the Round Table are much appreciated. Thank ...
General George Doles` Georgia Brigade on July 1
... toward the unsuspecting Union soldiers. Like hunting quail in a thicket, the Georgians soon flushed their game. General Doles stood up in his stirrups and shouted, “Charge them, Boys!” The old “Rebel Yell” rent the air, telling the Union army that uninvited guests had arrived for supper. “We were o ...
... toward the unsuspecting Union soldiers. Like hunting quail in a thicket, the Georgians soon flushed their game. General Doles stood up in his stirrups and shouted, “Charge them, Boys!” The old “Rebel Yell” rent the air, telling the Union army that uninvited guests had arrived for supper. “We were o ...
The Project Gutenberg EBook of History of the United States
... Attitude just after War.--Toward Negroes.--XIVth Amendment.--Rejected by Southern States.--Iron Law of 1867.--Carried through.--Antagonism between President Johnson and Congress.--Attempt to Impeach Johnson.--Fails. ...
... Attitude just after War.--Toward Negroes.--XIVth Amendment.--Rejected by Southern States.--Iron Law of 1867.--Carried through.--Antagonism between President Johnson and Congress.--Attempt to Impeach Johnson.--Fails. ...
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.