Mil-Hist-CW-Battle-of-Palmito
... as there were no horses available for them to ride. Before making the crossing, each man was issued 5 days rations and 100 rounds of ammunition; and by 9:30 p.m. Branson finally had his force of 300 men on the mainland. Using two mule-drawn wagons to carry extra supplies, Branson and his men set ou ...
... as there were no horses available for them to ride. Before making the crossing, each man was issued 5 days rations and 100 rounds of ammunition; and by 9:30 p.m. Branson finally had his force of 300 men on the mainland. Using two mule-drawn wagons to carry extra supplies, Branson and his men set ou ...
Battle of Palmito Ranch
... as there were no horses available for them to ride. Before making the crossing, each man was issued 5 days rations and 100 rounds of ammunition; and by 9:30 p.m. Branson finally had his force of 300 men on the mainland. Using two mule-drawn wagons to carry extra supplies, Branson and his men set ou ...
... as there were no horses available for them to ride. Before making the crossing, each man was issued 5 days rations and 100 rounds of ammunition; and by 9:30 p.m. Branson finally had his force of 300 men on the mainland. Using two mule-drawn wagons to carry extra supplies, Branson and his men set ou ...
The Civil War - Chino Valley Unified School District
... national nightmare. Furious at Lincoln’s election and fearing a federal invasion, seven southern states had seceded. The new commander in chief tried desperately to save the Union. In his inaugural address, Lincoln promised not to end slavery where it existed. The federal government “will not assail ...
... national nightmare. Furious at Lincoln’s election and fearing a federal invasion, seven southern states had seceded. The new commander in chief tried desperately to save the Union. In his inaugural address, Lincoln promised not to end slavery where it existed. The federal government “will not assail ...
McCLEAN HOUSE AND BARN
... and drove it back toward the town. Buford ordered Col. William Gamble of the 9th New York Cavalry to establish a battle line on Herr Ridge a mile west of the Lutheran Seminary. ...
... and drove it back toward the town. Buford ordered Col. William Gamble of the 9th New York Cavalry to establish a battle line on Herr Ridge a mile west of the Lutheran Seminary. ...
CHAPTER 11 The Civil War
... its struggle with the North. Southern leaders knew that European textile factories, particularly in Britain and France, depended on Southern cotton. To pressure the British and French, many Southern planters voluntarily agreed not to sell their cotton in these markets until the Europeans recognized ...
... its struggle with the North. Southern leaders knew that European textile factories, particularly in Britain and France, depended on Southern cotton. To pressure the British and French, many Southern planters voluntarily agreed not to sell their cotton in these markets until the Europeans recognized ...
in long, common use by the US military.[7] It has
... Basically, an "ironclad" was a steam-propelled warship fitted with plates of iron armor. The idea of an armored warship was not new; the Vikings used to line the sides of their longships with their shields, several shipbuilders came up with the idea of a ship encased in lead, and, most famously, the ...
... Basically, an "ironclad" was a steam-propelled warship fitted with plates of iron armor. The idea of an armored warship was not new; the Vikings used to line the sides of their longships with their shields, several shipbuilders came up with the idea of a ship encased in lead, and, most famously, the ...
TffiBAITLE OTANTIBILM: ATI]ruNG PIOINTIN THE WAR by East
... and is considered one of the major turning points of the war. This battle was the first of two attempts by Robert E. Lee to go on the offensive and take the war onto northern soil and int ...
... and is considered one of the major turning points of the war. This battle was the first of two attempts by Robert E. Lee to go on the offensive and take the war onto northern soil and int ...
MS-HSS-USH-Unit 5 -- Chapter 15- Civil War
... gain control of the Mississippi River to divide the South. Other leaders urged an attack on Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital. The South hoped to wear down the North and to capture Washington, D.C. Confederate president Jefferson Davis also tried to win foreign allies through cotton diplom ...
... gain control of the Mississippi River to divide the South. Other leaders urged an attack on Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital. The South hoped to wear down the North and to capture Washington, D.C. Confederate president Jefferson Davis also tried to win foreign allies through cotton diplom ...
November/December 2012 - The Civil War Roundtable of Gettysburg
... alongside the beginning of the 3rd Great Awakening of religion in the U.S., that finds such extreme focus in Lincoln, committed aspects of military triumph at all costs in men such as Sherman and Grant, and the paradoxical use of violence, against the backdrop of Christian “service and fervor”, in t ...
... alongside the beginning of the 3rd Great Awakening of religion in the U.S., that finds such extreme focus in Lincoln, committed aspects of military triumph at all costs in men such as Sherman and Grant, and the paradoxical use of violence, against the backdrop of Christian “service and fervor”, in t ...
USA WORLD
... Anaconda plan, after a snake that suffocates its victims in its coils. Because the Confederacy’s goal was its own survival as a nation, its strategy was mostly defensive. However, Southern leaders encouraged their generals to attack—and even to invade the North—if the opportunity arose. BULL RUN The ...
... Anaconda plan, after a snake that suffocates its victims in its coils. Because the Confederacy’s goal was its own survival as a nation, its strategy was mostly defensive. However, Southern leaders encouraged their generals to attack—and even to invade the North—if the opportunity arose. BULL RUN The ...
Battle of Hanover - Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce
... concentrate his army in the Gettysburg and Cashtown areas. Stuart, delayed by the conflict at Hanover, was “lost” to Lee and the Confederate army, and they did not reach Lee at Gettysburg until the second day of the three-day battle. In the meantime, Kilpatrick marched his troops straight to Gettysb ...
... concentrate his army in the Gettysburg and Cashtown areas. Stuart, delayed by the conflict at Hanover, was “lost” to Lee and the Confederate army, and they did not reach Lee at Gettysburg until the second day of the three-day battle. In the meantime, Kilpatrick marched his troops straight to Gettysb ...
Grierson Raid
... Prior to his arrival at Union Church, Grierson decided to send one battalion in a sudden feint back east to the New Orleans and Jackson Railroad Bahala, now renamed Beauregard in honor of the Confederate general, appeared to be the closest town. Four companies of the regular First and Third Battalio ...
... Prior to his arrival at Union Church, Grierson decided to send one battalion in a sudden feint back east to the New Orleans and Jackson Railroad Bahala, now renamed Beauregard in honor of the Confederate general, appeared to be the closest town. Four companies of the regular First and Third Battalio ...
Lesson Two Discovery of a Father
... he carried out Grant’s order to lay waste the Shenandoah Valley, the granary of the South. Sheridan ravaged the place so much that, in his own words, “A crow would have had to carry its rations if it had flown across the ...
... he carried out Grant’s order to lay waste the Shenandoah Valley, the granary of the South. Sheridan ravaged the place so much that, in his own words, “A crow would have had to carry its rations if it had flown across the ...
The American Civil War
... Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant and Major General George G. Meade. • Confederate Commanders were General Robert E. Lee and P.G.T. Beauregard. ...
... Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant and Major General George G. Meade. • Confederate Commanders were General Robert E. Lee and P.G.T. Beauregard. ...
US History
... What considerations did President Lincoln have to make in regards to US Army forts in Southern lands? ...
... What considerations did President Lincoln have to make in regards to US Army forts in Southern lands? ...
Ulysses S. Grant
... The date was May 4, 1864. The day before, marching with a strength of over 118,000 soldiers, the Army of the Potomac crossed the Rapidan River in the middle of Virginia. 1 The Blue Ridge Mountains lay to the west; to the east lay miles of dark forests and the Confederate Army under command of Robert ...
... The date was May 4, 1864. The day before, marching with a strength of over 118,000 soldiers, the Army of the Potomac crossed the Rapidan River in the middle of Virginia. 1 The Blue Ridge Mountains lay to the west; to the east lay miles of dark forests and the Confederate Army under command of Robert ...
No Slide Title
... At first black troops served only as laborers, building roads and guarding supplies. By 1863, African American troops were fighting in major battles. One of the most famous African American units was the 54th Massachusetts Regiment. In 1863, this regiment led an attack on Fort Wagner near Charleston ...
... At first black troops served only as laborers, building roads and guarding supplies. By 1863, African American troops were fighting in major battles. One of the most famous African American units was the 54th Massachusetts Regiment. In 1863, this regiment led an attack on Fort Wagner near Charleston ...
Chapter 18 - Catholic Textbook Project
... Fredericksburg, Hooker would secretly lead another, larger force northwest, cross the Rappahannock farther upstream, and attack Lee from the rear. In this way, Hooker thought he and Sedgwick, like a hammer and anvil, could between them crush the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. General Robert ...
... Fredericksburg, Hooker would secretly lead another, larger force northwest, cross the Rappahannock farther upstream, and attack Lee from the rear. In this way, Hooker thought he and Sedgwick, like a hammer and anvil, could between them crush the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. General Robert ...
U.S. Civil War The U.S. Civil War, also called the War between the
... September and then set out on his march through Georgia, destroying everything in his path. He reached Savannah on December 10 and soon captured the city. In the spring of 1864, Grant commanded the Army of the Potomac against Lee's forces in the Wilderness Campaign, a series of violent battles that ...
... September and then set out on his march through Georgia, destroying everything in his path. He reached Savannah on December 10 and soon captured the city. In the spring of 1864, Grant commanded the Army of the Potomac against Lee's forces in the Wilderness Campaign, a series of violent battles that ...
Salt, Lead and the fight for
... out to BG Benjamin Kelley to use whatever forces available from his Department of West Virginia to close the fords across the Potomac. Secretary of War Stanton hoped that Kelley could use his small force to delay Lee long enough for Meade to close on the wounded ANV and score a decisive victory. Kel ...
... out to BG Benjamin Kelley to use whatever forces available from his Department of West Virginia to close the fords across the Potomac. Secretary of War Stanton hoped that Kelley could use his small force to delay Lee long enough for Meade to close on the wounded ANV and score a decisive victory. Kel ...
Chapter 15
... SLAVERY IN WARTIME Southerners attempted to maintain control over their slaves by: stepping up patrols telling slaves horror stories about the Yankees moving slaves far from Union lines ...
... SLAVERY IN WARTIME Southerners attempted to maintain control over their slaves by: stepping up patrols telling slaves horror stories about the Yankees moving slaves far from Union lines ...
TRANSCRIPT 7/04/12 Reflections on the Battle of Gettysburg and the Role of... Soldiers
... We are now at the foot of Bushman's Hill. A steep and very rocky eminent. Not a place to be riding horses down. Behind me is a very familiar statue. The statue of Major William Wells first Vermont cavalry. There's a replica of the statue in Burlington’s batter a park. Late on the 3rd of July after ...
... We are now at the foot of Bushman's Hill. A steep and very rocky eminent. Not a place to be riding horses down. Behind me is a very familiar statue. The statue of Major William Wells first Vermont cavalry. There's a replica of the statue in Burlington’s batter a park. Late on the 3rd of July after ...
The Civil War
... was very cautious and never seemed quite ready to fight. This irritated Lincoln and other northern leaders, who were impatient to avenge the Union’s defeat at Bull Run. ...
... was very cautious and never seemed quite ready to fight. This irritated Lincoln and other northern leaders, who were impatient to avenge the Union’s defeat at Bull Run. ...
Grand Strategy Confederacy Union The fire
... showing it as the aggressor, and was contrary to any strategy dictated by modern weapons better suited to defense. ...
... showing it as the aggressor, and was contrary to any strategy dictated by modern weapons better suited to defense. ...
THE U.S. CIVIL WAR 1861-1865
... • Grant’s army sails up the Mississippi River and continuously bombards Vicksburg. • Day and night bombs flew into citydemoralizing town and citizens • No supplies in or out to help people ...
... • Grant’s army sails up the Mississippi River and continuously bombards Vicksburg. • Day and night bombs flew into citydemoralizing town and citizens • No supplies in or out to help people ...
Battle of Cedar Creek
The Battle of Cedar Creek, or Battle of Belle Grove, fought October 19, 1864, was the culminating battle of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 during the American Civil War. Confederate Lt. Gen. Jubal Early launched a surprise attack against the encamped army of Union Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan, across Cedar Creek, northeast of Strasburg, Virginia. During the morning fighting, seven Union infantry divisions were forced to fall back and lost numerous prisoners and cannons. Early failed to continue his attack north of Middletown, and Sheridan, dramatically riding to the battlefield from Winchester, was able to rally his troops to hold a new defensive line. A Union counterattack that afternoon routed Early's army.At the conclusion of this battle, the final Confederate invasion of the North was effectively ended. The Confederacy was never again able to threaten Washington, D.C. through the Shenandoah Valley, nor protect one of its key economic bases in Virginia. The stunning Union victory aided the reelection of Abraham Lincoln and won Sheridan lasting fame.