The Battle of Hatchie (Davis) Bridge by sfcdan (Formatted Word
... Hawkins’ Texans were struck particularly hard by the 53rd Indiana and tried to withdraw but the numbers were too great and the retreat fell into a panic. The left side of the Confederate line dissolved leaving Dawson and his artillerymen stranded. With nothing left to move the guns Dawson did what ...
... Hawkins’ Texans were struck particularly hard by the 53rd Indiana and tried to withdraw but the numbers were too great and the retreat fell into a panic. The left side of the Confederate line dissolved leaving Dawson and his artillerymen stranded. With nothing left to move the guns Dawson did what ...
M / C Review Chapter 15
... The key event that guaranteed Lincoln’s reelection in 1864 was A. The fall of Vicksburg to General Grant B. The capture of New Orleans by Admiral Farragut C. The defeat of Lee’s army by General Meade at Gettysburg D. The fall of Atlanta to General Sherman E. The successful defense of Nashville by Ge ...
... The key event that guaranteed Lincoln’s reelection in 1864 was A. The fall of Vicksburg to General Grant B. The capture of New Orleans by Admiral Farragut C. The defeat of Lee’s army by General Meade at Gettysburg D. The fall of Atlanta to General Sherman E. The successful defense of Nashville by Ge ...
NC Map Side - NC Historic Sites
... Confederate Gen. Johnston’s army before and after Battle of Bentonville. ...
... Confederate Gen. Johnston’s army before and after Battle of Bentonville. ...
Pickett`s Charge
... • 2- Involved infantry assault of approximately 15,000 Confederate soldiers • 3- Faced Union Major General George Meade and troops numbering 6,500 Federals • 4- The assault took nine brigades of Confederate soldiers • 5- Traveling over ¾ miles of open territory ...
... • 2- Involved infantry assault of approximately 15,000 Confederate soldiers • 3- Faced Union Major General George Meade and troops numbering 6,500 Federals • 4- The assault took nine brigades of Confederate soldiers • 5- Traveling over ¾ miles of open territory ...
Following two days of intensive battle in the hills and ridges south of
... (Stonewall) Jackson was dead. If not LTG Longstreet, which commander could better have managed the preparations in so little time? Should GEN Lee have assigned corps commanders Ewell, Hill, or Stuart to lead the attack? None of these commanders had ever proven able to match LTG Longstreet’s ability ...
... (Stonewall) Jackson was dead. If not LTG Longstreet, which commander could better have managed the preparations in so little time? Should GEN Lee have assigned corps commanders Ewell, Hill, or Stuart to lead the attack? None of these commanders had ever proven able to match LTG Longstreet’s ability ...
October - 4th Texas
... of his harsh discipline was extremely unpopular and was forced to resign his position in October. Allen was replaced by Texan John Bell Hood,qv who was assigned to command the Fourth with the rank of colonel. John F. Marshall, qv editor of the Austin based Texas State Gazette and one of the princip ...
... of his harsh discipline was extremely unpopular and was forced to resign his position in October. Allen was replaced by Texan John Bell Hood,qv who was assigned to command the Fourth with the rank of colonel. John F. Marshall, qv editor of the Austin based Texas State Gazette and one of the princip ...
The Civil War - Virginia Beach City Public Schools
... against this cruel and inhumane practice all over the North. • Their movement spread all over the north and even to the south. A debate erupted all over the new country about the issue of slavery. Was slavery constitutional or not? • The people of the north became critical of the southern farmers fo ...
... against this cruel and inhumane practice all over the North. • Their movement spread all over the north and even to the south. A debate erupted all over the new country about the issue of slavery. Was slavery constitutional or not? • The people of the north became critical of the southern farmers fo ...
The Civil War Comes to Wolf Bayou
... determined he would not be forced to take either side. He was an accomplished hunter and woodsman, and decided to hide in the remote and unsettled area on the forks of Big Creek just a few miles from his home. He, like many other people in the area, thought the War would only last a few months at th ...
... determined he would not be forced to take either side. He was an accomplished hunter and woodsman, and decided to hide in the remote and unsettled area on the forks of Big Creek just a few miles from his home. He, like many other people in the area, thought the War would only last a few months at th ...
Lesson 49
... the land in which they were fighting. The North suffered a crushing defeat. The Southern Army sent the Northerners fleeing back to Washington DC.. Everyone, including the picnickers rushed to escape as cannon fire roared overhead! The South won this battle…people on both sides saw that it would be a ...
... the land in which they were fighting. The North suffered a crushing defeat. The Southern Army sent the Northerners fleeing back to Washington DC.. Everyone, including the picnickers rushed to escape as cannon fire roared overhead! The South won this battle…people on both sides saw that it would be a ...
September 2016 Wig Wag - Camp #158
... 7 October: Maj. Gen. Bushrod Rust Johnson Lt. Gen. Richard H. Anderson Maj. Gen. William B. Bate 8 October: John H. Reagan, Postmaster Gen *Died in Confederate Service ...
... 7 October: Maj. Gen. Bushrod Rust Johnson Lt. Gen. Richard H. Anderson Maj. Gen. William B. Bate 8 October: John H. Reagan, Postmaster Gen *Died in Confederate Service ...
a pdf map of area Civil War sites
... Gen. Bradley T. Johnson had taken part in Gen. Jubal A. Early’s raid on Washington, D.C. They had burned Chambersburg, Pa., after trying unsuccessfully to extort money from the town fathers in retaliation for Federal “depredations” in the Shenandoah Valley, which had likewise been in retaliation for ...
... Gen. Bradley T. Johnson had taken part in Gen. Jubal A. Early’s raid on Washington, D.C. They had burned Chambersburg, Pa., after trying unsuccessfully to extort money from the town fathers in retaliation for Federal “depredations” in the Shenandoah Valley, which had likewise been in retaliation for ...
Chapter One - University of South Carolina
... well under way, Harris arrived and pointed out the stakes he had placed many yards to the rear, but Pegram refused to order his tired gunners to abandon their work and start anew.15 Pegram later regretted this decision. His men managed to throw up no more than “slight earth-works,” and several Feder ...
... well under way, Harris arrived and pointed out the stakes he had placed many yards to the rear, but Pegram refused to order his tired gunners to abandon their work and start anew.15 Pegram later regretted this decision. His men managed to throw up no more than “slight earth-works,” and several Feder ...
War Affects Society
... The Confederates had been drafting soldiers since the spring of 1862. By 1863, all able-bodied white men between the ages of 18 and 45 were required to join the army. However, there were a number of exceptions. Planters who owned 20 or more slaves could avoid military service. In addition, wealthy m ...
... The Confederates had been drafting soldiers since the spring of 1862. By 1863, all able-bodied white men between the ages of 18 and 45 were required to join the army. However, there were a number of exceptions. Planters who owned 20 or more slaves could avoid military service. In addition, wealthy m ...
Civil War Events 2
... THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION LINCOLN ISSUED THE PROCLAMATION FIVE DAYS AFTER ANTIETAM • “ON THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1863, ALL PERSONS HELD AS SLAVES WITHIN ANY STATE, OR DESIGNATED PART OF A STATE, THE PEOPLE WHEREOF SHALL BE THEN IN REBELLION AGAINST THE ...
... THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION LINCOLN ISSUED THE PROCLAMATION FIVE DAYS AFTER ANTIETAM • “ON THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1863, ALL PERSONS HELD AS SLAVES WITHIN ANY STATE, OR DESIGNATED PART OF A STATE, THE PEOPLE WHEREOF SHALL BE THEN IN REBELLION AGAINST THE ...
For Starters
... • The South had to deal with the cost of the war, the loss of the cotton trade, and severe shortages due to Union blockades, which left their economy in ruins. • To raise money the South not only imposed an income tax but also required farmers to turn over 10% of their crops (they had no money). • I ...
... • The South had to deal with the cost of the war, the loss of the cotton trade, and severe shortages due to Union blockades, which left their economy in ruins. • To raise money the South not only imposed an income tax but also required farmers to turn over 10% of their crops (they had no money). • I ...
The American Civil War
... Union western forces planned to secure important railroad center of Chattanooga, TN. To do so, move to defeat Confederates at Chickamauga Creek in northern Georgia. Confederates, lead by General Braxton Bragg, defeats Union army. Retreat back to Chattanooga and Confederates trap them. Bragg, however ...
... Union western forces planned to secure important railroad center of Chattanooga, TN. To do so, move to defeat Confederates at Chickamauga Creek in northern Georgia. Confederates, lead by General Braxton Bragg, defeats Union army. Retreat back to Chattanooga and Confederates trap them. Bragg, however ...
ch16s1sgcompleted
... •The South’s basic strategy was to have a defensive war •Just hold on to as much territory as possible •Then the Northerners would get tired of the war •The only exception was that they planned to attack Washington, D.C. Union Strategies •The North’s plan came from General Winfield Scott and had 3 p ...
... •The South’s basic strategy was to have a defensive war •Just hold on to as much territory as possible •Then the Northerners would get tired of the war •The only exception was that they planned to attack Washington, D.C. Union Strategies •The North’s plan came from General Winfield Scott and had 3 p ...
Lecture Notes – BATTLE OF ANTIETAM
... CSA right to try and overtake the Union left flank Union left (last of Sumners troops) to cover their casualties thus far o 4th attack – Irish brigade of BG Thomas Meagher Had a priest (most of them were Irish catholics) ...
... CSA right to try and overtake the Union left flank Union left (last of Sumners troops) to cover their casualties thus far o 4th attack – Irish brigade of BG Thomas Meagher Had a priest (most of them were Irish catholics) ...
Battle of Perryville
... precious drinking water, and ended more or less by default with the onset of darkness and the retreat of the tactical victor, the Confederates. It marked the end of the Kentucky Campaign of Confederate Generals Braxton Bragg and Edmund Kirby Smith and, like the campaign, was marked not only by fierc ...
... precious drinking water, and ended more or less by default with the onset of darkness and the retreat of the tactical victor, the Confederates. It marked the end of the Kentucky Campaign of Confederate Generals Braxton Bragg and Edmund Kirby Smith and, like the campaign, was marked not only by fierc ...
Chapter 12 Test
... Review Chapter 17 w/Yellow Answers racism – the belief that one race is by nature superior to another border state – slave state that remained in the union during the civil war martial law – ruled by the army instead of the elected government Confederacy – alliance of Southern states that seceded fr ...
... Review Chapter 17 w/Yellow Answers racism – the belief that one race is by nature superior to another border state – slave state that remained in the union during the civil war martial law – ruled by the army instead of the elected government Confederacy – alliance of Southern states that seceded fr ...
THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ASPECTS OF THE CIVIL WAR
... proclamation did mass enlistment occur Nearly 10% of union army was African American by end of war ( only 1% of pop in north) Many were former slaves Participated in about 500 conflicts ...
... proclamation did mass enlistment occur Nearly 10% of union army was African American by end of war ( only 1% of pop in north) Many were former slaves Participated in about 500 conflicts ...
the social and political aspects of the civil war
... proclamation did mass enlistment occur Nearly 10% of union army was African American by end of war ( only 1% of pop in north) Many were former slaves Participated in about 500 conflicts ...
... proclamation did mass enlistment occur Nearly 10% of union army was African American by end of war ( only 1% of pop in north) Many were former slaves Participated in about 500 conflicts ...
THE FIRST MODERN WAR
... anything the North had. Union cannon shells simply bounced off the Merrimack. • News of this monster quickly spread to the North. • The North responded by building the Monitor. • On March 8, the Merrimack attack and sunk or disabled three Union ships. • For one day, the Confederate navy ruled the se ...
... anything the North had. Union cannon shells simply bounced off the Merrimack. • News of this monster quickly spread to the North. • The North responded by building the Monitor. • On March 8, the Merrimack attack and sunk or disabled three Union ships. • For one day, the Confederate navy ruled the se ...
Life for the Civil War Soldier Section Preview Section Preview
... great grandfather had originally settled Laredo) formed the Benavides Regiment and drove a Union force out of the small Texas town of Carrizo. In 1863, he was promoted to colonel, making him one of the highest-ranking Latinos in the Confederacy. Benavides also stopped local revolts against the Texas ...
... great grandfather had originally settled Laredo) formed the Benavides Regiment and drove a Union force out of the small Texas town of Carrizo. In 1863, he was promoted to colonel, making him one of the highest-ranking Latinos in the Confederacy. Benavides also stopped local revolts against the Texas ...