ABSTRACT Title of Dissertation: CONFEDERATE FEDERALISM: A
... James W. Fesler, ed., The 50 States and Their Local Governments (New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1967), 290-291. ...
... James W. Fesler, ed., The 50 States and Their Local Governments (New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1967), 290-291. ...
General William T. Sherman: Total Warrior
... with “bringing Bragg’s army, now under the command of General Joseph E. Johnston, to battle.”12 Sherman did this by participating in the Battle of Chattanooga, and afterwards received command of all Union troops in the Western theater. Sherman then began to press Grant for permission to take the fig ...
... with “bringing Bragg’s army, now under the command of General Joseph E. Johnston, to battle.”12 Sherman did this by participating in the Battle of Chattanooga, and afterwards received command of all Union troops in the Western theater. Sherman then began to press Grant for permission to take the fig ...
The South at War: Five Battles of Selma, Ramparts Magazine, June
... Alabama River and linking Selma ·with Highway 80 (the Jefferson Davis Highway), the road to Montgomery. This was the bridge the marchers would have to cross. At the other end the Confederate forces were massing for the kill. It was early afternoon. The State Troopers were preparing to block off traf ...
... Alabama River and linking Selma ·with Highway 80 (the Jefferson Davis Highway), the road to Montgomery. This was the bridge the marchers would have to cross. At the other end the Confederate forces were massing for the kill. It was early afternoon. The State Troopers were preparing to block off traf ...
Copyright Andrew Scott Bledsoe May 2012
... officers and volunteers and assesses how their deeply held ideological expectations evolved under intense pressure, with important implications for the future. Too often, historians interpret the Civil War through the prism of a strict ideological dichotomy between North and South. Certainly, northe ...
... officers and volunteers and assesses how their deeply held ideological expectations evolved under intense pressure, with important implications for the future. Too often, historians interpret the Civil War through the prism of a strict ideological dichotomy between North and South. Certainly, northe ...
Dark Fields of the Republic: Alexander Gardner Photographs, 1859
... Alexander Gardner, others were also contributing to the development of photography as both an art form and a viable business. The nation’s capital attracted photographers such as John Plumbe who made a living taking images of the “good and the great” and landmarks of the national government. If the ...
... Alexander Gardner, others were also contributing to the development of photography as both an art form and a viable business. The nation’s capital attracted photographers such as John Plumbe who made a living taking images of the “good and the great” and landmarks of the national government. If the ...
Confederate Deployment Chart
... Eventually the South ran out of room into which to retreat at about the same time it ran out of men with which to fight. Except for extreme circumstances, as ...
... Eventually the South ran out of room into which to retreat at about the same time it ran out of men with which to fight. Except for extreme circumstances, as ...
Breakdown from within : Virginia railroads during the Civil
... boarded rolling stock belonging to the Manassas Gap Railroad and moved by rail to reinforce General P. G. T. Beauregard at Manassas Junction in time for the first battle of Bull Run on July 21 1861.7 Their arrival by rail, which shaved at least two full days off the normal time required to march the ...
... boarded rolling stock belonging to the Manassas Gap Railroad and moved by rail to reinforce General P. G. T. Beauregard at Manassas Junction in time for the first battle of Bull Run on July 21 1861.7 Their arrival by rail, which shaved at least two full days off the normal time required to march the ...
McClellan at Fairfax Court House
... the 3rd and 8th Pennsylvania, under the overall command of Colonel William W. Averill out to Manassas to verify the Confederate withdrawal.15 He then ordered a general advance of the Army of the Potomac to Manassas by various routes. The advance was to begin at 4 A.M. the next morning. Most of the A ...
... the 3rd and 8th Pennsylvania, under the overall command of Colonel William W. Averill out to Manassas to verify the Confederate withdrawal.15 He then ordered a general advance of the Army of the Potomac to Manassas by various routes. The advance was to begin at 4 A.M. the next morning. Most of the A ...
THE PATRIOTISM OF RICHMOND`S GERMAN
... They changed during the course of the war, largely under the influence of nativism. Nativists put into practice a self-fulfilling prophecy that, by accusing the German-born of disloyalty, alienated them and discouraged their sympathies towards the Confederacy. In doing so, by constructing an image o ...
... They changed during the course of the war, largely under the influence of nativism. Nativists put into practice a self-fulfilling prophecy that, by accusing the German-born of disloyalty, alienated them and discouraged their sympathies towards the Confederacy. In doing so, by constructing an image o ...
Shippensburg`s African American Civil War Veterans A Walking Tour
... brass letter, U.S., let him get an eagle on his button, and a musket on his shoulder and bullets in his pocket, there is no power on earth that can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship." —Frederick Douglass Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863, authorized Northe ...
... brass letter, U.S., let him get an eagle on his button, and a musket on his shoulder and bullets in his pocket, there is no power on earth that can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship." —Frederick Douglass Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863, authorized Northe ...
Syllabus and Lecture Outline - Life Sciences at Brandeis University
... the roles they played in the war before the summer of '63 ...
... the roles they played in the war before the summer of '63 ...
Rosecrans Essay - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... initially leading the pursuing columns himself, and some elements of it bogged down due to poor leadership. Meanwhile Hurlbut, holding back the Confederate withdrawal successfully from his bank of the Hatchie, was joined by Ord, who drove the advance elements of the rebel army back across the river. ...
... initially leading the pursuing columns himself, and some elements of it bogged down due to poor leadership. Meanwhile Hurlbut, holding back the Confederate withdrawal successfully from his bank of the Hatchie, was joined by Ord, who drove the advance elements of the rebel army back across the river. ...
Civil War Practice Test
... b. killed or sold into slavery if captured by the Confederacy. c. not experienced at war and did not know what to expect. d. only given bayonets with which to fight. Which of the following was an African American unit in the Civil War that played a key role in the attack on South Carolina’s Fort Wag ...
... b. killed or sold into slavery if captured by the Confederacy. c. not experienced at war and did not know what to expect. d. only given bayonets with which to fight. Which of the following was an African American unit in the Civil War that played a key role in the attack on South Carolina’s Fort Wag ...
Combat, Supply, and the Influence of Logistics During the Civil War
... south of the Arkansas River. During 1864 the war remained stagnant. Union troops ...
... south of the Arkansas River. During 1864 the war remained stagnant. Union troops ...
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 ...
survey of civil war battlefields for the i-66
... The Battle of Buckland Mills (030-5152) After fighting to a stalemate at the Battle of Auburn on October 13−14, 1863, J.E.B Stuart and Fitzhugh Lee orchestrated one of the most famous routs of the Union army during the American Civil War at Buckland Mills. It was the last victory for the Confederat ...
... The Battle of Buckland Mills (030-5152) After fighting to a stalemate at the Battle of Auburn on October 13−14, 1863, J.E.B Stuart and Fitzhugh Lee orchestrated one of the most famous routs of the Union army during the American Civil War at Buckland Mills. It was the last victory for the Confederat ...
civil war civil war
... helped ensure that Tallahassee would remain the only Confederate capital east of the Mississippi River to not be captured before the war’s close. The Confederacy’s collapse came in the spring of 1865. By that time, Confederate control of Florida was limited to the interior north and central portion ...
... helped ensure that Tallahassee would remain the only Confederate capital east of the Mississippi River to not be captured before the war’s close. The Confederacy’s collapse came in the spring of 1865. By that time, Confederate control of Florida was limited to the interior north and central portion ...
The Real War Never Got in the Books: How Veterans
... background of countless minor scenes and interiors…and it is best they should not—the real war will never get in the books. In the mushy influences of current times, too, the fervid atmosphere and typical events of those years are in danger of being totally forgotten.2 All that remained of the Civil ...
... background of countless minor scenes and interiors…and it is best they should not—the real war will never get in the books. In the mushy influences of current times, too, the fervid atmosphere and typical events of those years are in danger of being totally forgotten.2 All that remained of the Civil ...
Unionist Sentiment in Frederick, Maryland 1860-1865
... comparison to the rest of the state of Maryland, Frederick’s vote for Breckenridge was not large. It does appear that there was a direct, although not exact, correlation between counties with large black populations and a large percentage of votes for Breckenridge. The election results indicate that ...
... comparison to the rest of the state of Maryland, Frederick’s vote for Breckenridge was not large. It does appear that there was a direct, although not exact, correlation between counties with large black populations and a large percentage of votes for Breckenridge. The election results indicate that ...
View - OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
... battles here and there to break the Union’s will to fight. This is reinforced by Lincoln’s transfer of Ulysses S. Grant to the East in order to defeat Lee at all costs. 7 Lee did not always have success in what he was ordered to accomplish. Upon his appointment as commander of the Army of Northern V ...
... battles here and there to break the Union’s will to fight. This is reinforced by Lincoln’s transfer of Ulysses S. Grant to the East in order to defeat Lee at all costs. 7 Lee did not always have success in what he was ordered to accomplish. Upon his appointment as commander of the Army of Northern V ...
Title: The American Civil War Review Scavenger Hunt Use the
... 1. Who was the president of the Confederate States of America? ____________________ http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/Jefferson_Davis_Vice_Stephens.htm 2. _____________________ became the first president of the American Red Cross. http://www.redcross.org/museum/briefarc.html 3. President Ab ...
... 1. Who was the president of the Confederate States of America? ____________________ http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/Jefferson_Davis_Vice_Stephens.htm 2. _____________________ became the first president of the American Red Cross. http://www.redcross.org/museum/briefarc.html 3. President Ab ...
ECWC TOPIC Barton Clara Essay
... involvement of civilians, some scholars have argued, heralded the dawn of modern warfare. 16 The first instance where Barton provided direct battlefield aid occurred just after the Battle of Cedar Mountain (also known as Cedar Run or Slaughter’s Mountain). The battle, which took place on August 9, 1 ...
... involvement of civilians, some scholars have argued, heralded the dawn of modern warfare. 16 The first instance where Barton provided direct battlefield aid occurred just after the Battle of Cedar Mountain (also known as Cedar Run or Slaughter’s Mountain). The battle, which took place on August 9, 1 ...
"They Cannot Catch Guerrillas in the Mountains Any More Than a
... from their state, thereby officially asserting their independence and intention to do what was best for themselves, regardless of consequences. In the few studies available on western Virginia, historians have separated the southwestern portion from the group of counties that now make up West Virgi ...
... from their state, thereby officially asserting their independence and intention to do what was best for themselves, regardless of consequences. In the few studies available on western Virginia, historians have separated the southwestern portion from the group of counties that now make up West Virgi ...
Marines in Gray: The Birth, Life and Death of the Confederate States
... operations tactics. Therefore, Confederate Marines came to be considered an essential component of such operations, and leaders of raids actively sought out their service for the most difficult of tasks. In general, the CSMC became an innovative military unit and its leaders were willing to think ou ...
... operations tactics. Therefore, Confederate Marines came to be considered an essential component of such operations, and leaders of raids actively sought out their service for the most difficult of tasks. In general, the CSMC became an innovative military unit and its leaders were willing to think ou ...
Mapping a Soldier`s Journey through the American Civil War
... history, with military trained generals and educated enlisted men, along with the change from Napoleonic war tactics to mechanized warfare. These changes are often observed to be a major reason for the massive loss of life throughout the war, however there is also another change that is often overlo ...
... history, with military trained generals and educated enlisted men, along with the change from Napoleonic war tactics to mechanized warfare. These changes are often observed to be a major reason for the massive loss of life throughout the war, however there is also another change that is often overlo ...