WaLton ReLationS - Walton County Heritage Museum
... The early map below shows why the area of the Walton Guards’ assignment was so important to the Confederacy. At times the Union blockading ships USS Water Witch and USS Wyandotte anchored at the mouth of the East Pass during the summer of 1861, and the Confederates worried that a Union ship might de ...
... The early map below shows why the area of the Walton Guards’ assignment was so important to the Confederacy. At times the Union blockading ships USS Water Witch and USS Wyandotte anchored at the mouth of the East Pass during the summer of 1861, and the Confederates worried that a Union ship might de ...
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. ...
Knud Otterson - Battle of Nashville Preservation Society
... preparing to drive from Minnesota to Florida in the winter of 2010 we decided make a side trip to Nashville, Tennessee. We knew that many Civil War battlefields had been preserved and hoped that was the case at Nashville where Knud fought and was wounded in 1864. We discovered that very little of th ...
... preparing to drive from Minnesota to Florida in the winter of 2010 we decided make a side trip to Nashville, Tennessee. We knew that many Civil War battlefields had been preserved and hoped that was the case at Nashville where Knud fought and was wounded in 1864. We discovered that very little of th ...
the civil war - Scott J. Winslow Associates, Inc.
... JEFFERSON DAVIS (1808 - 1889). President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War; U.S. Secretary of War; U.S. Senator. Prior to the Civil War, Davis had a successful career as a soldier and politician. He served with distinction under Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War, and is given ...
... JEFFERSON DAVIS (1808 - 1889). President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War; U.S. Secretary of War; U.S. Senator. Prior to the Civil War, Davis had a successful career as a soldier and politician. He served with distinction under Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War, and is given ...
A Unique Hell in Southwestern Virginia: Confederate Guerrillas and
... significant numbers of Union and Confederate soldiers in southwestern Virginia largely resulted from Union Army commanders’ desires to destroy the railroad, and thus the war in southwestern Virginia revolved around the V&T. Before delving into the critical role of guerrillas in this region, it is im ...
... significant numbers of Union and Confederate soldiers in southwestern Virginia largely resulted from Union Army commanders’ desires to destroy the railroad, and thus the war in southwestern Virginia revolved around the V&T. Before delving into the critical role of guerrillas in this region, it is im ...
The Negative Impact of Jefferson Davis` Lack of Grand Strategy
... the significance of the battles west of the Mississippi River until it was too late. The Battle of Pea Ridge (March 6-8, 1862) was the largest battle for the Confederacy west of the Mississippi River and the loss of that battle ensured control of the Trans-Mississippi by the Union - which gave the U ...
... the significance of the battles west of the Mississippi River until it was too late. The Battle of Pea Ridge (March 6-8, 1862) was the largest battle for the Confederacy west of the Mississippi River and the loss of that battle ensured control of the Trans-Mississippi by the Union - which gave the U ...
Introduction - MINDS@UW Home
... Doubleday was immediately informed that he was now in charge.12 On the Confederate side, Heth ended up devoting both of his divisions to this battle. The division commanded by Brigadier General Archer pushed into Herbst Woods, while Brigadier General Davis pushed towards Gettysburg a bit further nor ...
... Doubleday was immediately informed that he was now in charge.12 On the Confederate side, Heth ended up devoting both of his divisions to this battle. The division commanded by Brigadier General Archer pushed into Herbst Woods, while Brigadier General Davis pushed towards Gettysburg a bit further nor ...
thesis pdf - MINDS@UW Home
... Doubleday was immediately informed that he was now in charge.12 On the Confederate side, Heth ended up devoting both of his divisions to this battle. The division commanded by Brigadier General Archer pushed into Herbst Woods, while Brigadier General Davis pushed towards Gettysburg a bit further nor ...
... Doubleday was immediately informed that he was now in charge.12 On the Confederate side, Heth ended up devoting both of his divisions to this battle. The division commanded by Brigadier General Archer pushed into Herbst Woods, while Brigadier General Davis pushed towards Gettysburg a bit further nor ...
Harriet Tubman: The Moses of Her People
... The longer Tubman was in South Carolina and the more valuable the information she was able to find out about rebel forces, she believed that she should be the one to lead or colead the Union forces into battle. She believed it was too risky to just pass off information to someone else who wasn’t as ...
... The longer Tubman was in South Carolina and the more valuable the information she was able to find out about rebel forces, she believed that she should be the one to lead or colead the Union forces into battle. She believed it was too risky to just pass off information to someone else who wasn’t as ...
Summer 2013 - Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library
... After an overview of Grant’s early Civil War career from his first battle through the early stages of the attacks on Vicksburg, Ballard describes in detail how Grant conducted the siege, examining his military decisions, placement of troops, strategy and tactics, engineering objectives, and relation ...
... After an overview of Grant’s early Civil War career from his first battle through the early stages of the attacks on Vicksburg, Ballard describes in detail how Grant conducted the siege, examining his military decisions, placement of troops, strategy and tactics, engineering objectives, and relation ...
The Resurrection of Ezra A. Carman`s History of the Antietam - H-Net
... the Army of the Potomac into a professional force. very marked. On the morning of the seventeenth, it had great confidence in McClellan, but that confidence began Unfortunately, Carman was not a trained historian, to wane before the close of the day. The inaction of the and he did not develop a clea ...
... the Army of the Potomac into a professional force. very marked. On the morning of the seventeenth, it had great confidence in McClellan, but that confidence began Unfortunately, Carman was not a trained historian, to wane before the close of the day. The inaction of the and he did not develop a clea ...
Harriet Tubman: Civil War Spy
... former slave also served as a spy for the Union during the Civil War and was the first woman in American history to lead a military expedition? During a time when women were usually restricted to traditional roles like cooking and nursing, she did her share of those jobs. But she also worked side-by ...
... former slave also served as a spy for the Union during the Civil War and was the first woman in American history to lead a military expedition? During a time when women were usually restricted to traditional roles like cooking and nursing, she did her share of those jobs. But she also worked side-by ...
America`s Last Civil War Veterans and Participants
... be a devastated land and people. The efforts to preserve battlefields, texts, documents and the other accoutrements of a past age can also be healthy, part of a process of stopping people from becoming “live for now” consumer automations because they do not know the past. This ignorance means they a ...
... be a devastated land and people. The efforts to preserve battlefields, texts, documents and the other accoutrements of a past age can also be healthy, part of a process of stopping people from becoming “live for now” consumer automations because they do not know the past. This ignorance means they a ...
Heritage or Hate? - Digital Commons @Brockport
... conclude that many white Americans fundamentally misremember these three Confederate icons. Finally, a note on some of the terms I will be using. In many places throughout my paper, I will simply use “the war” to refer to the American Civil War. I alternately refer to those who praise Robert E. Lee’ ...
... conclude that many white Americans fundamentally misremember these three Confederate icons. Finally, a note on some of the terms I will be using. In many places throughout my paper, I will simply use “the war” to refer to the American Civil War. I alternately refer to those who praise Robert E. Lee’ ...
Balloons in the American Civil War Both the Union and Confederate
... of the Civil War and also was the first to gather intelligence by free balloon flight rather than from a tethered balloon. LaMountain, however, did not have the Union Army behind him, and he had difficulty obtaining equipment. He managed to obtain another balloon, the Saratoga. That balloon, however ...
... of the Civil War and also was the first to gather intelligence by free balloon flight rather than from a tethered balloon. LaMountain, however, did not have the Union Army behind him, and he had difficulty obtaining equipment. He managed to obtain another balloon, the Saratoga. That balloon, however ...
Educational Resource Packet: Civil War Trail
... Old Marion Cemetery contains memorial markers for 11 unknown Confederate soldiers, as well as one honoring Major Constantine Rea. The 11 “Unknown” markers are located at the far left side of the cemetery near the exit. Although the exact burial location for Major Rea is unknown, a marker for him was ...
... Old Marion Cemetery contains memorial markers for 11 unknown Confederate soldiers, as well as one honoring Major Constantine Rea. The 11 “Unknown” markers are located at the far left side of the cemetery near the exit. Although the exact burial location for Major Rea is unknown, a marker for him was ...
Craven County Civil War Brochure
... The New Bern Battlefield Park is a historic site that includes more than 30 acres of the original battlefield used during the Battle of New Bern, which took place between Union and Confederate forces on March 14, 1862. New Bern Battlefield Park was acquired from the Civil War Trust in the early 1990 ...
... The New Bern Battlefield Park is a historic site that includes more than 30 acres of the original battlefield used during the Battle of New Bern, which took place between Union and Confederate forces on March 14, 1862. New Bern Battlefield Park was acquired from the Civil War Trust in the early 1990 ...
Document
... States Army. During the Civil War, Buckland became a prime target due to its mills and its proximity to the Warrenton Turnpike which had become a primary route for east-west travel. The first shots of the Battle of 2nd Manassas were fired from Crozet's stone bridge in August 1862. Then, on 19 Octobe ...
... States Army. During the Civil War, Buckland became a prime target due to its mills and its proximity to the Warrenton Turnpike which had become a primary route for east-west travel. The first shots of the Battle of 2nd Manassas were fired from Crozet's stone bridge in August 1862. Then, on 19 Octobe ...
e-newsletter newsletter newsletter - Stafford County Historical Society
... Although it cannot be ruled out that he might have spied on Confederates in Stafford from April 1861-April 1862, it appears now that his spying and scouting activities began during this period, which commenced the interactions between the Union Army and the people of Stafford. Less is currently know ...
... Although it cannot be ruled out that he might have spied on Confederates in Stafford from April 1861-April 1862, it appears now that his spying and scouting activities began during this period, which commenced the interactions between the Union Army and the people of Stafford. Less is currently know ...
To Live and Die in Dixie: Robert E. Lee and - TopSCHOLAR
... and embraced other Southerners to truly form a sense of comradeship and a loyalty to their cause that allowed them to persevere through four years of the worst warfare yet seen on the North American continent. It will also not do to simply quote the manifestos of the Confederate government and make ...
... and embraced other Southerners to truly form a sense of comradeship and a loyalty to their cause that allowed them to persevere through four years of the worst warfare yet seen on the North American continent. It will also not do to simply quote the manifestos of the Confederate government and make ...
William C - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... Halleck warned Rosecrans of Lincoln’s impatience, stating “twice I have been asked to designate someone else to command your army.” Still, Rosecrans refused to advance before he felt ready. Finally, on the day after Christmas, with much of Bragg’s cavalry off on raids behind Union lines, Rosecrans f ...
... Halleck warned Rosecrans of Lincoln’s impatience, stating “twice I have been asked to designate someone else to command your army.” Still, Rosecrans refused to advance before he felt ready. Finally, on the day after Christmas, with much of Bragg’s cavalry off on raids behind Union lines, Rosecrans f ...
PDF - UNT Digital Library
... American History 73 (December 1986): 695-701; William Marvel, "A Poor Man's Fight: Civil War Enlistment Patterns in Conway, New Hampshire," Historical New Hampshire 43 (No. 1): 21-40; Martin Crawford, "Confederate Volunteering and Enlistment in Ashe County, North Carolina, 1861-1862," Civil War Hist ...
... American History 73 (December 1986): 695-701; William Marvel, "A Poor Man's Fight: Civil War Enlistment Patterns in Conway, New Hampshire," Historical New Hampshire 43 (No. 1): 21-40; Martin Crawford, "Confederate Volunteering and Enlistment in Ashe County, North Carolina, 1861-1862," Civil War Hist ...
At Home and in the Field - Society for Women and the Civil War
... hunters cut lumps of his flesh and slitting it up into flakes or layers, hang it up in the sun or before a slow fire to dry, and the fat can be dried as well as the lean. In this state it is often made into packs and sent about the country to be consumed as dried meat. But when pemmican is wanted it ...
... hunters cut lumps of his flesh and slitting it up into flakes or layers, hang it up in the sun or before a slow fire to dry, and the fat can be dried as well as the lean. In this state it is often made into packs and sent about the country to be consumed as dried meat. But when pemmican is wanted it ...
General US Grant`s Effective Use of the Leadership
... …wrought in a seventeen day campaign during which his army marched 180 miles, fought and won five engagements against separate enemy forces which if combined would have been almost as large as his own, inflicted 7,200 causalities at the cost of 4,300, and cooped up an apparently demoralized enemy i ...
... …wrought in a seventeen day campaign during which his army marched 180 miles, fought and won five engagements against separate enemy forces which if combined would have been almost as large as his own, inflicted 7,200 causalities at the cost of 4,300, and cooped up an apparently demoralized enemy i ...
US History-Honors
... slaves, I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it, and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others ...
... slaves, I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it, and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others ...