As the War Turns - Database of K
... The portly, middle-aged American doctor walked slowly through the thatched warren that served as a hospital, along the rows of the fevered, the dead and the dying. A yellow fever epidemic was raging in Bermuda, and Luke Pryor Blackburn, a doctor well known for treating and containing the deadly dise ...
... The portly, middle-aged American doctor walked slowly through the thatched warren that served as a hospital, along the rows of the fevered, the dead and the dying. A yellow fever epidemic was raging in Bermuda, and Luke Pryor Blackburn, a doctor well known for treating and containing the deadly dise ...
Chapter 21—The Furnace of Civil War, 1861
... 43. The Union's defeat in battle at Bull Run in 1861 was better than a victory because a. Ulysses S. Grant took command of the army immediately after the setback. b. the defeat caused Northerners to face up to the reality of a long, difficult war. c. "Stonewall" Jackson was killed. d. it caused Linc ...
... 43. The Union's defeat in battle at Bull Run in 1861 was better than a victory because a. Ulysses S. Grant took command of the army immediately after the setback. b. the defeat caused Northerners to face up to the reality of a long, difficult war. c. "Stonewall" Jackson was killed. d. it caused Linc ...
Northern Lights - Minnesota Historical Society
... The Mississippi River had become a highway between Minnesota and the cotton plantations of the South. Hundreds of steamboats traveled on the river, carrying passengers in comfort and style. Many of these passengers were wealthy Southerners taking what was called the Fashionable Tour, a popular steam ...
... The Mississippi River had become a highway between Minnesota and the cotton plantations of the South. Hundreds of steamboats traveled on the river, carrying passengers in comfort and style. Many of these passengers were wealthy Southerners taking what was called the Fashionable Tour, a popular steam ...
US History-Honors
... unlikely due to strong antislavery sentiment • The war now included slavery, not just federalism ...
... unlikely due to strong antislavery sentiment • The war now included slavery, not just federalism ...
DURING THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN
... As a result of the lack of serious scholarship exploring the behavior of Confederate troops toward northern civilians during the Gettysburg Campaign, the legacy of the invasion remains shrouded in myth as the campaign’s participants as well as both professional and amateur scholars have long distin ...
... As a result of the lack of serious scholarship exploring the behavior of Confederate troops toward northern civilians during the Gettysburg Campaign, the legacy of the invasion remains shrouded in myth as the campaign’s participants as well as both professional and amateur scholars have long distin ...
Harriet Tubman: The Moses of Her People
... had to go head to head with a lifelong enemy and, using skill, deliberation, and force, to take away from them what never was theirs to begin with” (pg 317 Lowry). At 9:00p.m., the raid started from Port Royal and went toward the interior of the Confederates in South Carolina, twenty five miles up t ...
... had to go head to head with a lifelong enemy and, using skill, deliberation, and force, to take away from them what never was theirs to begin with” (pg 317 Lowry). At 9:00p.m., the raid started from Port Royal and went toward the interior of the Confederates in South Carolina, twenty five miles up t ...
thesis pdf - MINDS@UW Home
... the small farming community in South Pennsylvania where all the roads seem to intersect: Gettysburg. Before any Confederate soldiers get to Gettysburg, Major General Meade sent Brigadier General Buford and his cavalry to scout out the town. Behind Buford, Meade sent Major General Reynolds with the A ...
... the small farming community in South Pennsylvania where all the roads seem to intersect: Gettysburg. Before any Confederate soldiers get to Gettysburg, Major General Meade sent Brigadier General Buford and his cavalry to scout out the town. Behind Buford, Meade sent Major General Reynolds with the A ...
Introduction - MINDS@UW Home
... the small farming community in South Pennsylvania where all the roads seem to intersect: Gettysburg. Before any Confederate soldiers get to Gettysburg, Major General Meade sent Brigadier General Buford and his cavalry to scout out the town. Behind Buford, Meade sent Major General Reynolds with the A ...
... the small farming community in South Pennsylvania where all the roads seem to intersect: Gettysburg. Before any Confederate soldiers get to Gettysburg, Major General Meade sent Brigadier General Buford and his cavalry to scout out the town. Behind Buford, Meade sent Major General Reynolds with the A ...
McCLELLAN - National Paralegal College
... 30,000 Union soldiers under General Irvin McDowell attacked roughly equal number under General Pierre G.T. Beauregard Union victory turned to defeat with the arrival of Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson and a Virginia brigade that came by rail from the Shenandoah Valley When Southerners counterattacked, Un ...
... 30,000 Union soldiers under General Irvin McDowell attacked roughly equal number under General Pierre G.T. Beauregard Union victory turned to defeat with the arrival of Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson and a Virginia brigade that came by rail from the Shenandoah Valley When Southerners counterattacked, Un ...
The Case of Cyrena and Amherst Stone
... and the abundance of siblings (five brothers and a sister) on his father's farm. 12 Amherst looked to the South for opportunity. Why he chose Georgia is unknown, but by 1850 he had settled in the town of Fayetteville, approximately twenty-five miles south of Atlanta. Stone practiced law there and wi ...
... and the abundance of siblings (five brothers and a sister) on his father's farm. 12 Amherst looked to the South for opportunity. Why he chose Georgia is unknown, but by 1850 he had settled in the town of Fayetteville, approximately twenty-five miles south of Atlanta. Stone practiced law there and wi ...
THESIS CONFEDERATE MILITARY STRATEGY
... War History 60, no. 4 (December 2014): 371-403, accessed April 28, 2016, https://muse.jhu.edu/article/562419. ...
... War History 60, no. 4 (December 2014): 371-403, accessed April 28, 2016, https://muse.jhu.edu/article/562419. ...
Shapiro - Huntsville History Collection
... States of America. In January 1861, six other southern states followed, and by February the Confederate States of America had been formed. On March 4, Union President Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated. One of his first acts was to protect and supply U.S. facilities in the South, one of which was Fort ...
... States of America. In January 1861, six other southern states followed, and by February the Confederate States of America had been formed. On March 4, Union President Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated. One of his first acts was to protect and supply U.S. facilities in the South, one of which was Fort ...
Educational Resource Packet: Civil War Trail
... This packet has been designed to guide teachers as their students learn about Mississippi history, especially the events that surround Meridian. The Meridian Civil War Trail On Feb. 14, 2014, the Meridian Civil War Trail was unveiled. Ten markers have been dedicated, sharing the stories of Meridian’ ...
... This packet has been designed to guide teachers as their students learn about Mississippi history, especially the events that surround Meridian. The Meridian Civil War Trail On Feb. 14, 2014, the Meridian Civil War Trail was unveiled. Ten markers have been dedicated, sharing the stories of Meridian’ ...
ZP194E_The Civil War
... In April 1861, sectional conflict between the North and South exploded into Civil War when Confederate troops fired on Union-held Fort Sumter outside Charleston, South Carolina. While there were no casualties at Fort Sumter, the war that followed became the bloodiest in U.S. history. Over 600,000 Am ...
... In April 1861, sectional conflict between the North and South exploded into Civil War when Confederate troops fired on Union-held Fort Sumter outside Charleston, South Carolina. While there were no casualties at Fort Sumter, the war that followed became the bloodiest in U.S. history. Over 600,000 Am ...
The Civil War
... against the Confederate army of the South in Tennessee, the Union army continued to move South towards Georgia. The leader of this army was General George William Sherman. Sherman and his Union army marched into Atlanta. Atlanta was important for the Confederate army of the South because it was a ke ...
... against the Confederate army of the South in Tennessee, the Union army continued to move South towards Georgia. The leader of this army was General George William Sherman. Sherman and his Union army marched into Atlanta. Atlanta was important for the Confederate army of the South because it was a ke ...
Southern Nationalism and the Promise of Individual Rights and
... if it ended last week (as the Washington and Lee student quoted earlier). At least they remember their distinct history. There are not only the omnipresent Confederate memorials, but the South seems to be haunted by Confederate ghosts as well. Myths kept alive by organizations like the Southern Leag ...
... if it ended last week (as the Washington and Lee student quoted earlier). At least they remember their distinct history. There are not only the omnipresent Confederate memorials, but the South seems to be haunted by Confederate ghosts as well. Myths kept alive by organizations like the Southern Leag ...
The 1861 Mayfield Convention - Jackson Purchase Historical Society
... Tennessee, the Carolinas, and other southem states, not Kentucky. Commercially, the area was linked much more closely to Memphis than to Louisville or Cincinnati. Columbus, Hiclcman, and Paducah were at the end of important railroads that ran into the South. All three port towns carried on a brisk r ...
... Tennessee, the Carolinas, and other southem states, not Kentucky. Commercially, the area was linked much more closely to Memphis than to Louisville or Cincinnati. Columbus, Hiclcman, and Paducah were at the end of important railroads that ran into the South. All three port towns carried on a brisk r ...
The Civil War Days of Captain Charles D. Roush
... In September the Union Army began a move to wrest back control of the Potomac, which the South had blockaded further south in Virginia. By late October the Union forces occupied a line from Fairfax Court House to Leesburg. The most northern point for the Confederates, who had abandoned Munson's Hill ...
... In September the Union Army began a move to wrest back control of the Potomac, which the South had blockaded further south in Virginia. By late October the Union forces occupied a line from Fairfax Court House to Leesburg. The most northern point for the Confederates, who had abandoned Munson's Hill ...
The Dare Mark Line - Civil War in Fauquier
... Generals Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson and John Pope sought tactical advantages. ...
... Generals Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson and John Pope sought tactical advantages. ...
Upper Rappahannock River Front: The Dare Mark Line Clark B. Hall
... plains of Manassas, but not before they burned Stonewall Jackson’s “temporary bridge” at Sulphur Springs on August 25. ...
... plains of Manassas, but not before they burned Stonewall Jackson’s “temporary bridge” at Sulphur Springs on August 25. ...
THE ORIGINS OF THE MISSISSIPPI MARINE BRIGADE: THE FIRST
... waters, but the Confederate rams had not finished with her. The General Sterling Price and General Sumter closed on the Cincinnati and struck her, causing the Union ironclad to sink. The Mound City next fell victim to the Confederate rams when the General Earl Van Dorn struck the Union ironclad. Thi ...
... waters, but the Confederate rams had not finished with her. The General Sterling Price and General Sumter closed on the Cincinnati and struck her, causing the Union ironclad to sink. The Mound City next fell victim to the Confederate rams when the General Earl Van Dorn struck the Union ironclad. Thi ...
Guide to Civil War Sources - Maryland Historical Society
... sentiment seemed opposed to the idea of secession until Abraham Lincoln called for troops to put down the rebellious states. Riots broke out between soldiers from the North and the people of Baltimore in 1861. At least 10 soldiers and as many civilians were killed in what some called the “Massacre a ...
... sentiment seemed opposed to the idea of secession until Abraham Lincoln called for troops to put down the rebellious states. Riots broke out between soldiers from the North and the people of Baltimore in 1861. At least 10 soldiers and as many civilians were killed in what some called the “Massacre a ...
The Battle of Hampton Roads
... The Battle of Hampton Roads Hampton Roads was a peaceful waterway cross-roads prior to the start of the Civil War. The importance of the area, where the James, Nansemond and Elizabeth Rivers flow into the Chesapeake Bay, was instantly realized by both warring parties. The James River provided a dire ...
... The Battle of Hampton Roads Hampton Roads was a peaceful waterway cross-roads prior to the start of the Civil War. The importance of the area, where the James, Nansemond and Elizabeth Rivers flow into the Chesapeake Bay, was instantly realized by both warring parties. The James River provided a dire ...
Staff Ride Handbook for the Battle of Perryville, 8
... Kentucky remained firmly in the Union and secure from Confederate invasion for the war’s duration. Despite its importance to the course of the war in the west, Perryville does not benefit from the high visibility accorded the better-known Civil War sites such as Manassas, Gettysburg, Antietam, and C ...
... Kentucky remained firmly in the Union and secure from Confederate invasion for the war’s duration. Despite its importance to the course of the war in the west, Perryville does not benefit from the high visibility accorded the better-known Civil War sites such as Manassas, Gettysburg, Antietam, and C ...
Louisiana`s Civil War Era: Crisis and Conflict
... Was secession a right or was it treason? Southerners insisted that each state had the constitutional right to withdraw from the Union. In the North, some said “Let them go.” But others insisted the Union formed by the U.S. Constitution could not be dissolved; secession would be treason. When he was ...
... Was secession a right or was it treason? Southerners insisted that each state had the constitutional right to withdraw from the Union. In the North, some said “Let them go.” But others insisted the Union formed by the U.S. Constitution could not be dissolved; secession would be treason. When he was ...
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.