Rules of Play
... The future of slavery in the territories caused a series of political crises. These crises drove a series of legislative compromises designed to assuage Southern fear that slavery would be abolished. These compromises were designed to maintain a tentative Southern equality in the Senate. The South b ...
... The future of slavery in the territories caused a series of political crises. These crises drove a series of legislative compromises designed to assuage Southern fear that slavery would be abolished. These compromises were designed to maintain a tentative Southern equality in the Senate. The South b ...
Rearguard of the Confederacy: The Second Florida Infantry Regiment
... undermine their way of life. Most Southerners viewed John Brown’s raid at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia, and the fact that several prominent abolitionists provided him with funds, as undeniable proof of such conspiracies. Thus, as Livingston argues, slavery was only an issue because Northerners made it o ...
... undermine their way of life. Most Southerners viewed John Brown’s raid at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia, and the fact that several prominent abolitionists provided him with funds, as undeniable proof of such conspiracies. Thus, as Livingston argues, slavery was only an issue because Northerners made it o ...
Mosby`s Horse Artillery - Historic Fairfax City, Inc.
... Fairfax Court House were then gone with Grant’s army south of Richmond. Likewise, the troops of the Washington Defense Department headquartered at Fairfax Court House were much diminished in numbers as the Confederate Army was no longer seen as a threat to Washington, and Grant was then receiving hi ...
... Fairfax Court House were then gone with Grant’s army south of Richmond. Likewise, the troops of the Washington Defense Department headquartered at Fairfax Court House were much diminished in numbers as the Confederate Army was no longer seen as a threat to Washington, and Grant was then receiving hi ...
8th SS Final Review
... His raid on Harper’s Ferry was ended by Robert E. Lee. He was hanged for his treason. ...
... His raid on Harper’s Ferry was ended by Robert E. Lee. He was hanged for his treason. ...
The Civil War - Wando High School
... the Union did not take the fort. The commanding officer, Robert Gould Shaw, was killed as well. The CSA dug a mass grave for all the troops killed in the attack. ...
... the Union did not take the fort. The commanding officer, Robert Gould Shaw, was killed as well. The CSA dug a mass grave for all the troops killed in the attack. ...
What battle in the East is known as the “turning
... This image shows United States soldiers attempting to build a pontoon bridge across the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg, Virginia. Confederates from Barksdale’s Mississippi Brigade are in the buildings on the other side of the river and are firing at the Union soldiers building the bridge. This ...
... This image shows United States soldiers attempting to build a pontoon bridge across the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg, Virginia. Confederates from Barksdale’s Mississippi Brigade are in the buildings on the other side of the river and are firing at the Union soldiers building the bridge. This ...
Major Battles of the Civil War - sls
... Civil War. Lee was so close to DC, but so far away from ultimate victory. Southern armies would never attack in the North again. The South was on the defensive for the rest of the war. Happening at the same time as the Battle of Gettysburg was a battle on the Mississippi River in a town called Vicks ...
... Civil War. Lee was so close to DC, but so far away from ultimate victory. Southern armies would never attack in the North again. The South was on the defensive for the rest of the war. Happening at the same time as the Battle of Gettysburg was a battle on the Mississippi River in a town called Vicks ...
Dudley on Lepa, `Vicksburg and Chattanooga: The Battles that
... The author's evaluation of John A. McClernand is more perplexing. Lepa appears very sympathetic to McClernand's case, going so far as describing him as a general who “displayed generally sound judgment on the battlefield” (p. 18). The author also seems to forgive McClernand for his inexcusable blund ...
... The author's evaluation of John A. McClernand is more perplexing. Lepa appears very sympathetic to McClernand's case, going so far as describing him as a general who “displayed generally sound judgment on the battlefield” (p. 18). The author also seems to forgive McClernand for his inexcusable blund ...
TAV Chapter 11 Adv Org - Holdens
... The War in the East (cont.) • Confederate commander _______________ _______________ attacked McClellan’s troops, which then suffered great casualties. • Robert E. Lee took over Johnston’s forces and began a series of attacks against McClellan known as the _______________ _______________ _________ ...
... The War in the East (cont.) • Confederate commander _______________ _______________ attacked McClellan’s troops, which then suffered great casualties. • Robert E. Lee took over Johnston’s forces and began a series of attacks against McClellan known as the _______________ _______________ _________ ...
the ideologies and allegiances of Civil War soldiers in
... wealthy southern elites had begun by walking for thirteen days and nights through Confederate lines to enlist as a private in the Union Army in Kentucky. His war also would end before Appomattox after his capture at Rogersville, Tennessee, in the fall of 1863, and his death at Andersonville Prison o ...
... wealthy southern elites had begun by walking for thirteen days and nights through Confederate lines to enlist as a private in the Union Army in Kentucky. His war also would end before Appomattox after his capture at Rogersville, Tennessee, in the fall of 1863, and his death at Andersonville Prison o ...
A Public History Project Atblakeley Historic Park, Alabama
... Six hours after General Robert E. Lee formally surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Union commander General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, Virginia, the last major battle of the Civil War was fought at Fort Blakely 1 , Alabama, ten miles northeast of Mobile on the bluffs overlooking the Ten ...
... Six hours after General Robert E. Lee formally surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Union commander General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, Virginia, the last major battle of the Civil War was fought at Fort Blakely 1 , Alabama, ten miles northeast of Mobile on the bluffs overlooking the Ten ...
heading one
... Six hours after General Robert E. Lee formally surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Union commander General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, Virginia, the last major battle of the Civil War was fought at Fort Blakely 1 , Alabama, ten miles northeast of Mobile on the bluffs overlooking the Ten ...
... Six hours after General Robert E. Lee formally surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Union commander General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, Virginia, the last major battle of the Civil War was fought at Fort Blakely 1 , Alabama, ten miles northeast of Mobile on the bluffs overlooking the Ten ...
Text Analysis
... “Let them surrender and go home, they will not take up arms again. Let them all go, officers and all, let them have their horses to plow with, and, if you like, their guns to shoot crows with. Treat them liberally… I say, give them the most liberal and honorable terms.” ——Abraham Lincoln (City Point ...
... “Let them surrender and go home, they will not take up arms again. Let them all go, officers and all, let them have their horses to plow with, and, if you like, their guns to shoot crows with. Treat them liberally… I say, give them the most liberal and honorable terms.” ——Abraham Lincoln (City Point ...
... during this early period. The first big wave of Ulster Scot emigration was in the period of 1717 to 1719. “Between 1717 and 1775 alone, an estimated 250,000 Ulster Scots left Ireland for the American colonies.”2. Unlike previous emigrants to America, from Ireland, these were not single young men but ...
Best Little Stories from the Civil War, 2E
... than historical accounts. But also because in most cases, they focus more on the individual person at, say, Gettysburg, rather than simply report the size of the armies, who won the battle and how they did so. Rather than write a straightforward, fact-filled—but potentially dull—short biography of U ...
... than historical accounts. But also because in most cases, they focus more on the individual person at, say, Gettysburg, rather than simply report the size of the armies, who won the battle and how they did so. Rather than write a straightforward, fact-filled—but potentially dull—short biography of U ...
LEQ: What important battle in the West was
... Then Grant turned and fought his way back west to the outskirts of Vicksburg. ...
... Then Grant turned and fought his way back west to the outskirts of Vicksburg. ...
The Long Road to Antietam
... he takes a different perspective than James McPherson’s Cross roads of Freedom: Antietam(2002) by arguing that the battle did much more than arrest Confederate military success, forestall foreign diplomatic recognition of the Confederacy, and provide Lincoln with an opportunity to issue the Prelimin ...
... he takes a different perspective than James McPherson’s Cross roads of Freedom: Antietam(2002) by arguing that the battle did much more than arrest Confederate military success, forestall foreign diplomatic recognition of the Confederacy, and provide Lincoln with an opportunity to issue the Prelimin ...
LEQ: What United States general captured Atlanta
... parlor at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. With Lee is his Chief of Staff, Charles Marshall. On the right is Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant and some of his officers. This painting is titled “The Surrender At Appomattox 1865.” This image was created by Tom Lovell (1909-1997). This image is cour ...
... parlor at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. With Lee is his Chief of Staff, Charles Marshall. On the right is Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant and some of his officers. This painting is titled “The Surrender At Appomattox 1865.” This image was created by Tom Lovell (1909-1997). This image is cour ...
chapter 15 - Pearson Education
... Great manufacturing abilities and most of the railroads Greater population to draw from. Diverse economy with food and textiles Anaconda Plan: seal off the South from supply lines Political offensive to undermine Confederate sympathizers “. . . Essentially a people’s contest. . .to lift artificial w ...
... Great manufacturing abilities and most of the railroads Greater population to draw from. Diverse economy with food and textiles Anaconda Plan: seal off the South from supply lines Political offensive to undermine Confederate sympathizers “. . . Essentially a people’s contest. . .to lift artificial w ...
George B. McClellan - Scarsdale Public Schools
... Confederate troops against McClellan. The two sides engaged in a series of fierce battles across the Virginia peninsula over the next week. These clashes, which came to be known as the Seven Days’ Battles, convinced McClellan to abandon his offensive. Some historians claim that McClellan could have ...
... Confederate troops against McClellan. The two sides engaged in a series of fierce battles across the Virginia peninsula over the next week. These clashes, which came to be known as the Seven Days’ Battles, convinced McClellan to abandon his offensive. Some historians claim that McClellan could have ...
THE ORIGINS OF THE MISSISSIPPI MARINE BRIGADE: THE FIRST
... since he had assumed command of the Union ground forces in the Eastern Theater, which allowed the rebels to bring up reinforcements and to build fortifications all along the region across the Upper Potomac.6 The second pamphlet skewered McClellan’s half-hearted attempt to land Federal troops on the ...
... since he had assumed command of the Union ground forces in the Eastern Theater, which allowed the rebels to bring up reinforcements and to build fortifications all along the region across the Upper Potomac.6 The second pamphlet skewered McClellan’s half-hearted attempt to land Federal troops on the ...
“I Could Tell You a Thousand Stories of Their Heroism…”1
... certainly provides enough information to allow general conclusions to be drawn. ...
... certainly provides enough information to allow general conclusions to be drawn. ...
Florida in the Civil War, 1861-1865
... Exhibit E: Southern Equipment and Material One of the major challenges facing the South during the Civil War was the pressing need for war materials such as weapons, ammunition, and equipment. Captured stocks of northern material, combined with European imports, made up the bulk of the equipment us ...
... Exhibit E: Southern Equipment and Material One of the major challenges facing the South during the Civil War was the pressing need for war materials such as weapons, ammunition, and equipment. Captured stocks of northern material, combined with European imports, made up the bulk of the equipment us ...
Regional History Forum Vol 22.1 - The Hudson River Valley Institute
... battles as Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and the grinding campaign against Lee in 1864. Those battles would fall to the lot of the other Orange County regiment, the 124th New York Volunteer Infantry, popularly known as the “Orange Blossoms.” By late spring of 1862, it was obvious tha ...
... battles as Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and the grinding campaign against Lee in 1864. Those battles would fall to the lot of the other Orange County regiment, the 124th New York Volunteer Infantry, popularly known as the “Orange Blossoms.” By late spring of 1862, it was obvious tha ...