Special Edition - Civil War Digital Home
... (No. 2) Map of the battlefield of Antietam.jpg [Map of the defeat of the Confederate ship Alabama by the U.S. steamer Kearsarge on June 19, 1864, off Cherbourg, France].jpg 1862 map of the James River.jpg 2nd attack on Fort McAllister on the Ogeechee River, Georgia.jpg A complete map of Richmond and ...
... (No. 2) Map of the battlefield of Antietam.jpg [Map of the defeat of the Confederate ship Alabama by the U.S. steamer Kearsarge on June 19, 1864, off Cherbourg, France].jpg 1862 map of the James River.jpg 2nd attack on Fort McAllister on the Ogeechee River, Georgia.jpg A complete map of Richmond and ...
the rise and fall of General George B. McClellan.
... context is that McClellan lived in one reality while the rest of the world lived in a separate reality. No matter how many times these two realities clashed, McClellan continued to live in his own reality. Thus, McClellan's distinct reality allowed him to make decisions that others living in true r ...
... context is that McClellan lived in one reality while the rest of the world lived in a separate reality. No matter how many times these two realities clashed, McClellan continued to live in his own reality. Thus, McClellan's distinct reality allowed him to make decisions that others living in true r ...
Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks
... Many foreign vessels traded with the Union and the Confederacy, so some vessels are designated as “British,” “Spanish,” “French,” and so on. If the allegiance or nationality is unclear from the sources, which is often the case with blockaderunners, I have indicated that the nationality is unknown. ...
... Many foreign vessels traded with the Union and the Confederacy, so some vessels are designated as “British,” “Spanish,” “French,” and so on. If the allegiance or nationality is unclear from the sources, which is often the case with blockaderunners, I have indicated that the nationality is unknown. ...
My will is absolute law“ General Robert H. Milroy and
... constantly during the Civil War with generals who graduated from West Point—most notably Union Gen.-in-Chief Henry W. Halleck. In fact, Milroy’s hatred for West Point graduates helped put a rapid end to his mediocre military career at the 1863 Second Battle of Winchester.15 After visiting an uncle’s ...
... constantly during the Civil War with generals who graduated from West Point—most notably Union Gen.-in-Chief Henry W. Halleck. In fact, Milroy’s hatred for West Point graduates helped put a rapid end to his mediocre military career at the 1863 Second Battle of Winchester.15 After visiting an uncle’s ...
Nathan Bedford Forrest: The Confederacy`s Self
... my brave men laying dead or wounded and freezing around that fort tonight, I mean no disrespect to you; you know my feelings of personal friendship for you; you can have my sword if you demand it; but there is one thing I do want you to put in that report to General Bragg--tell him that I will be in ...
... my brave men laying dead or wounded and freezing around that fort tonight, I mean no disrespect to you; you know my feelings of personal friendship for you; you can have my sword if you demand it; but there is one thing I do want you to put in that report to General Bragg--tell him that I will be in ...
A Mainer From Rockland: Adelbert Ames in the Civil War.
... witnessing the general’s courageousness during the Wilmington Campaign that Ames was, “The beau-ideal of a division commander, and such there was no more efficient and gallant officer in the armies of the Union.”7 Ames exemplified the characteristics and embodied the elements of the essential solide ...
... witnessing the general’s courageousness during the Wilmington Campaign that Ames was, “The beau-ideal of a division commander, and such there was no more efficient and gallant officer in the armies of the Union.”7 Ames exemplified the characteristics and embodied the elements of the essential solide ...
Boxing in the Union Blue: A Social History of American Boxing in the
... appeared irreparable. On April 12, 1861, the nation violently fractured when Confederate forces opened fire on Federal troops stationed at Fort Sumter, South Carolina. The fort fell to the Confederacy on April 13, throwing the country into Civil War. Eager to squelch the Southern insurrection, Presi ...
... appeared irreparable. On April 12, 1861, the nation violently fractured when Confederate forces opened fire on Federal troops stationed at Fort Sumter, South Carolina. The fort fell to the Confederacy on April 13, throwing the country into Civil War. Eager to squelch the Southern insurrection, Presi ...
civil war web - Web Sources for Military History
... U.S. history from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, and is a former project manager for the New York Times on the Web and the former associate director of the Virginia Center for Digital History at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. RICHARD JENSEN is professor emeritus of histor ...
... U.S. history from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, and is a former project manager for the New York Times on the Web and the former associate director of the Virginia Center for Digital History at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. RICHARD JENSEN is professor emeritus of histor ...
“I Intend to Give Blows”: The Hundred Days
... In the fourteen weeks after the bombardment of Sumter, Lincoln acted decisively to meet the emergency. As he himself put it, the war “began on very unequal terms between the parties. The insurgents had been preparing for it more than thirty years, while the government had taken no steps to resist th ...
... In the fourteen weeks after the bombardment of Sumter, Lincoln acted decisively to meet the emergency. As he himself put it, the war “began on very unequal terms between the parties. The insurgents had been preparing for it more than thirty years, while the government had taken no steps to resist th ...
Military History Anniversaries 0401 thru 0430
... Yorktown) in Virginia. Casualties and losses: US 165 - CSA 75. Apr 16 1863 - Civil War: Union Admiral David Dixon Porter leads 12 ships past the heavy barrage of Confederate artillery at Vicksburg, Mississippi. He lost only one ship, and the operation speeded General Ulysses S. Grant's movement agai ...
... Yorktown) in Virginia. Casualties and losses: US 165 - CSA 75. Apr 16 1863 - Civil War: Union Admiral David Dixon Porter leads 12 ships past the heavy barrage of Confederate artillery at Vicksburg, Mississippi. He lost only one ship, and the operation speeded General Ulysses S. Grant's movement agai ...
Military History Anniversaries 1 thru 30 Sep
... Sep 04 1945 – WW2: Japanese garrison on Wake Island, which they had held since 23 December of 1941, surrenders to a detachment of U.S. Marines. Sep 04 1967 – Vietnam: Operation Swift begins: U.S. Marines engage the North Vietnamese in battle in the Que Son Valley. Sep 05 1781 – American Revolution: ...
... Sep 04 1945 – WW2: Japanese garrison on Wake Island, which they had held since 23 December of 1941, surrenders to a detachment of U.S. Marines. Sep 04 1967 – Vietnam: Operation Swift begins: U.S. Marines engage the North Vietnamese in battle in the Que Son Valley. Sep 05 1781 – American Revolution: ...
A Preservation Plan for the Tebbs Bend Civil War Battlefield Taylor
... Judah had orders to attack with cavalry as soon as Morgan crossed the river. Hearing an exchange of fire, Morgan led a force to the Norris Branch area of the MarrowboneGlasgow Road, where they surprised a 300-man Union cavalry column. The Union forces retreated, followed by Morgan’s men, who soon fo ...
... Judah had orders to attack with cavalry as soon as Morgan crossed the river. Hearing an exchange of fire, Morgan led a force to the Norris Branch area of the MarrowboneGlasgow Road, where they surprised a 300-man Union cavalry column. The Union forces retreated, followed by Morgan’s men, who soon fo ...
Conflict and Controversy in the Confederate High Command
... Administration, Louis Wigfall, and his wife, among others. As a consequence he claimed that offensive operations were hazardous under the circumstances. His post-war memoir articulated the same theme throughout. Further, his record during the war provides evidence of only two successful offensive st ...
... Administration, Louis Wigfall, and his wife, among others. As a consequence he claimed that offensive operations were hazardous under the circumstances. His post-war memoir articulated the same theme throughout. Further, his record during the war provides evidence of only two successful offensive st ...
a PDF version of the guide to Virginia`s Civil War.
... Kinston, N.C., and an impending advance of a Confederate ironclad on the Neuse River against New Bern, N.C. The second letter, 11 June 1864, includes family news, a description of life in the trenches on Turkey Hill in Henrico County during the battle of Cold Harbor, and speculation on Ulysses S. Gr ...
... Kinston, N.C., and an impending advance of a Confederate ironclad on the Neuse River against New Bern, N.C. The second letter, 11 June 1864, includes family news, a description of life in the trenches on Turkey Hill in Henrico County during the battle of Cold Harbor, and speculation on Ulysses S. Gr ...
Jenkins` Ferry Pres plan Draft.indd
... The Jenkins’ Ferry Battlefield Preservation Plan was funded by the American Battlefield Protection Program in 2012 (GA-2255-12-007) and the planning process was initiated by the Friends of Jenkins’ Ferry Battlefield with assistance from the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program in 2013. Mudpuppy & ...
... The Jenkins’ Ferry Battlefield Preservation Plan was funded by the American Battlefield Protection Program in 2012 (GA-2255-12-007) and the planning process was initiated by the Friends of Jenkins’ Ferry Battlefield with assistance from the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program in 2013. Mudpuppy & ...
General Daniel Edgar Sickles, Storm at the Peach Orchard
... saved the Union Army, or placed it in dire peril. Sickles’ lack of formal military training and deeply inherent personal bravado would cause him to make what can only described as a reckless tactical decision. The Commander of Third Corps would reposition his men to a strategically unsound and indef ...
... saved the Union Army, or placed it in dire peril. Sickles’ lack of formal military training and deeply inherent personal bravado would cause him to make what can only described as a reckless tactical decision. The Commander of Third Corps would reposition his men to a strategically unsound and indef ...
Military History Anniversaries 0701 thru 0731
... Korean tactical victory and a American and South Korean strategic victory (establishment of Pusan Perimeter). Casualties and losses: US 3,550 - NKA UNK Jul 15 1918 – WWI: Second Battle of the Marne – The last major German Spring Offensive on the Western Front began against French, American, British, ...
... Korean tactical victory and a American and South Korean strategic victory (establishment of Pusan Perimeter). Casualties and losses: US 3,550 - NKA UNK Jul 15 1918 – WWI: Second Battle of the Marne – The last major German Spring Offensive on the Western Front began against French, American, British, ...
Section 5 - Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area
... Draft Historic Preservation Plan (Carroll County, 1999). Historic Preservation Plan (Frederick County, 1997). Carroll County Challenges and Choices: A Master Plan for the Future, Chapter 12, “Heritage” (2002). Available at [http://ccgov.carr.org/plan-d/mstrplan/index.html]. Comprehensive Plan for th ...
... Draft Historic Preservation Plan (Carroll County, 1999). Historic Preservation Plan (Frederick County, 1997). Carroll County Challenges and Choices: A Master Plan for the Future, Chapter 12, “Heritage” (2002). Available at [http://ccgov.carr.org/plan-d/mstrplan/index.html]. Comprehensive Plan for th ...
gettysburg to appomattox: the south`s critical
... Fifth Amendment to the Constitution; therefore, Congress had no legal rights in this matter according to the Constitution, and the Missouri Compromise was void! (P: 24) Black slaves were not citizens of any state. (W: 172) (P: 24) Slavery would be permitted in the territories! This would tend to exp ...
... Fifth Amendment to the Constitution; therefore, Congress had no legal rights in this matter according to the Constitution, and the Missouri Compromise was void! (P: 24) Black slaves were not citizens of any state. (W: 172) (P: 24) Slavery would be permitted in the territories! This would tend to exp ...
John Bell Hood: Extracting Truth from History
... strength” probably reflected his youth and recent promotion to the rank of brigadier general. He had not had time to accustom himself to the weight of new responsibilities. In fact, Hood’s promotions came in rapid succession; within less than a year he advanced from a lowly first lieutenant supervis ...
... strength” probably reflected his youth and recent promotion to the rank of brigadier general. He had not had time to accustom himself to the weight of new responsibilities. In fact, Hood’s promotions came in rapid succession; within less than a year he advanced from a lowly first lieutenant supervis ...
Fall 1862 at Fairfax Court House
... ordered out of Northern Virginia and made its slow and difficult march to Fredericksburg where it arrived following that devastating battle on December 11th-15th. It wintered in Stafford Court House.2 —”I goes to fight mit Sigel” ...
... ordered out of Northern Virginia and made its slow and difficult march to Fredericksburg where it arrived following that devastating battle on December 11th-15th. It wintered in Stafford Court House.2 —”I goes to fight mit Sigel” ...
THE PATRIOTISM OF RICHMOND`S GERMAN
... Richmond’s German-born men volunteered for Confederate military service while others fled to the North. Those who remained found that they were not fully accepted as members of the Confederate citizenry. Political allegiances within the German-American community were not static. They changed during ...
... Richmond’s German-born men volunteered for Confederate military service while others fled to the North. Those who remained found that they were not fully accepted as members of the Confederate citizenry. Political allegiances within the German-American community were not static. They changed during ...
the rhetoric of destruction: racial identity and
... approximation. With important exceptions, the destruction of the Civil War cannot be compared to the devastation of that later conflict. Yet the analogy between Sherman’s March and the “strategic bombing” campaigns of Japan and Germany is often, and erroneously, made. Historians have usually viewed ...
... approximation. With important exceptions, the destruction of the Civil War cannot be compared to the devastation of that later conflict. Yet the analogy between Sherman’s March and the “strategic bombing” campaigns of Japan and Germany is often, and erroneously, made. Historians have usually viewed ...
`THAT MYSTIC CLOUD` Civil War Memory in the Tennessee
... It is clear that the North fought for purposes entirely good—for Union and the end of slavery—but Confederate soldiers also win respect for their bravery, their devotion, and their struggle against long odds. They seem to have been playing historical roles for which they are not to blame. . . The wa ...
... It is clear that the North fought for purposes entirely good—for Union and the end of slavery—but Confederate soldiers also win respect for their bravery, their devotion, and their struggle against long odds. They seem to have been playing historical roles for which they are not to blame. . . The wa ...
“`REBELS AGAINST A REBELLION`: SOUTHERN UNIONISTS IN
... “My husband was a Union man,” and Confederates “accused him of carrying news to the Yankees.” While it is impossible to know what information, if any, Moses may have passed to the Union troops, it is clear that his alleged activities were viewed as dangerous and disloyal by the Confederates. “It [wa ...
... “My husband was a Union man,” and Confederates “accused him of carrying news to the Yankees.” While it is impossible to know what information, if any, Moses may have passed to the Union troops, it is clear that his alleged activities were viewed as dangerous and disloyal by the Confederates. “It [wa ...
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.