The American Civil War: A War of Logistics
... He sets this against the changing conditions of both war and peace. The goal is to give the reader an understanding of the significance of logistics over a large span of time, from Revolution to Korea. In this work Houston covers four elements: Supply, transportation, evacuation/hospitalization, and ...
... He sets this against the changing conditions of both war and peace. The goal is to give the reader an understanding of the significance of logistics over a large span of time, from Revolution to Korea. In this work Houston covers four elements: Supply, transportation, evacuation/hospitalization, and ...
American Civil War
... Kansas. It held that slavery in the territories was to be allowed as a property right to any settler, even where the majority opposed slavery. Chief Justice Roger B. Taney's decision said that slaves were "so far inferior that they had no rights which the white man was bound to respect". Taney then ...
... Kansas. It held that slavery in the territories was to be allowed as a property right to any settler, even where the majority opposed slavery. Chief Justice Roger B. Taney's decision said that slaves were "so far inferior that they had no rights which the white man was bound to respect". Taney then ...
Nathan Bedford Forrest Primary Sources
... how long. The Confederate authorities have determined upon my arrest and I am to be indicted before the grand jury of the Confederate court which commenced its session in Nashville on Monday last. I would have awaited the indictment and arrest before announcing the remarkable event to the word but a ...
... how long. The Confederate authorities have determined upon my arrest and I am to be indicted before the grand jury of the Confederate court which commenced its session in Nashville on Monday last. I would have awaited the indictment and arrest before announcing the remarkable event to the word but a ...
The Civil War and West Virginia`s Statehood Movement The Civil
... Union, but it made no mention of states withdrawing from the Union. The president believed that the Union must be preserved at all costs. To this end, Lincoln and his advisors developed a three-part strategy (a detailed plan for using military forces) for winning the war and reuniting the country. T ...
... Union, but it made no mention of states withdrawing from the Union. The president believed that the Union must be preserved at all costs. To this end, Lincoln and his advisors developed a three-part strategy (a detailed plan for using military forces) for winning the war and reuniting the country. T ...
Civil War - Visit Hampton
... Nicholson Tunnel, who had rushed toward the Confederate lines when she observed the Federal advance. Magruder and Colonel D.H. Hill of the 1st North Carolina prepared their defenses and at 9 a.m. on June 10, 1861, the Union troops arrived on the field of battle. The Duryea’s Zouaves made two pieceme ...
... Nicholson Tunnel, who had rushed toward the Confederate lines when she observed the Federal advance. Magruder and Colonel D.H. Hill of the 1st North Carolina prepared their defenses and at 9 a.m. on June 10, 1861, the Union troops arrived on the field of battle. The Duryea’s Zouaves made two pieceme ...
Civil War - Visit Hampton
... Nicholson Tunnel, who had rushed toward the Confederate lines when she observed the Federal advance. Magruder and Colonel D.H. Hill of the 1st North Carolina prepared their defenses and at 9 a.m. on June 10, 1861, the Union troops arrived on the field of battle. The Duryea’s Zouaves made two pieceme ...
... Nicholson Tunnel, who had rushed toward the Confederate lines when she observed the Federal advance. Magruder and Colonel D.H. Hill of the 1st North Carolina prepared their defenses and at 9 a.m. on June 10, 1861, the Union troops arrived on the field of battle. The Duryea’s Zouaves made two pieceme ...
"... Willing Never to Go in Another Fight": The Civil War
... Gen. Wigfall & has I think the fancy of an intoxicated brain." The eager soldier-to-be added, "no telling what moment the long roll will be sounded to lead us forth to battle. Come when it may they will find brave hearts to meet them & men who not only feel the power of their arm, but know that the ...
... Gen. Wigfall & has I think the fancy of an intoxicated brain." The eager soldier-to-be added, "no telling what moment the long roll will be sounded to lead us forth to battle. Come when it may they will find brave hearts to meet them & men who not only feel the power of their arm, but know that the ...
READ-ALOUD PLAYS ABOUT
... CLARA JANSEN (overhearing and interrupting): Northerners are no more mean and stingy than Southerners, sir! CHARLES LEWIS SCOTT: My apologies, of course, ma’am. You’re quite correct. Northerners and Southerners share the same vices and virtues. CLARA JANSEN: You will try to make war based on Mr. Lin ...
... CLARA JANSEN (overhearing and interrupting): Northerners are no more mean and stingy than Southerners, sir! CHARLES LEWIS SCOTT: My apologies, of course, ma’am. You’re quite correct. Northerners and Southerners share the same vices and virtues. CLARA JANSEN: You will try to make war based on Mr. Lin ...
The Long-Run Effects of Losing the Civil War: Evidence
... supported John Bell (who won the state) and Stephen A. Douglas. Both candidates were moderates with respect to slavery, although Douglas was the more explicitly pro-slavery of the two. Bell headed the Constitutional Union party, which consisted largely of moderate ex-Whigs who found the Republican p ...
... supported John Bell (who won the state) and Stephen A. Douglas. Both candidates were moderates with respect to slavery, although Douglas was the more explicitly pro-slavery of the two. Bell headed the Constitutional Union party, which consisted largely of moderate ex-Whigs who found the Republican p ...
Battle of Picacho Pass - Arizona Civil War Council
... territorial capital and seat of the eastern district of the territory. The property of Tucson Unionists was confiscated and they were jailed or driven out of town. Confederates hoped a flood of sympathizers in southern California would join them and give the Side view of the monument Confederacy an ...
... territorial capital and seat of the eastern district of the territory. The property of Tucson Unionists was confiscated and they were jailed or driven out of town. Confederates hoped a flood of sympathizers in southern California would join them and give the Side view of the monument Confederacy an ...
naylonMaurice - Georgetown University
... establishing supply bases at Eltham's Landing, Cumberland Landing, and White House Landing V. Following the Battle of Seven Pines deciding not to counterattack and instead redeploying the AoP south of the Chickahominy River VI. Pulling the AoP back to base on the James River after the Seven Days Bat ...
... establishing supply bases at Eltham's Landing, Cumberland Landing, and White House Landing V. Following the Battle of Seven Pines deciding not to counterattack and instead redeploying the AoP south of the Chickahominy River VI. Pulling the AoP back to base on the James River after the Seven Days Bat ...
George F. Root A civil war song
... introduced The Battle Cry of Freedom at a Chicago war rally on July 24, 1862. The rallying spirit of the song was immediately applauded, and quickly spread across the Union camps, parlors at home, and other rallies throughout the Union. ...
... introduced The Battle Cry of Freedom at a Chicago war rally on July 24, 1862. The rallying spirit of the song was immediately applauded, and quickly spread across the Union camps, parlors at home, and other rallies throughout the Union. ...
Fort Fisher: Amphibious Victory in the American Civil War
... The first attack, in December 1864, failed utterly, and it provides many good examples of bad planning and execution. The second effort, during January 1865, succeeded magnificently; it stands as a sterling example upon which to build an amphibious tradition. In the second attack, commandGary Ohls, ...
... The first attack, in December 1864, failed utterly, and it provides many good examples of bad planning and execution. The second effort, during January 1865, succeeded magnificently; it stands as a sterling example upon which to build an amphibious tradition. In the second attack, commandGary Ohls, ...
LEQ: Of what Union general did President Lincoln
... 1862 edition of Harpers’ Weekly. This image is courtesy of sonofthesouth.net. ...
... 1862 edition of Harpers’ Weekly. This image is courtesy of sonofthesouth.net. ...
War and Remembrance: Walter Place and Ulysses S. Grant
... became a perfect target for Confederate troops intent on stopping—or at least slowing down— the Union campaign against Vicksburg.3 Early on the morning of December 20, 1862, Confederate cavalry under the command of General Earl Van Dorn rode into Holly Springs, catching the Union garrison there by s ...
... became a perfect target for Confederate troops intent on stopping—or at least slowing down— the Union campaign against Vicksburg.3 Early on the morning of December 20, 1862, Confederate cavalry under the command of General Earl Van Dorn rode into Holly Springs, catching the Union garrison there by s ...
The American Civil War`s Western Theater Part 01
... 1862 edition of Harpers’ Weekly. This image is courtesy of sonofthesouth.net. ...
... 1862 edition of Harpers’ Weekly. This image is courtesy of sonofthesouth.net. ...
Long, Hot Summer of
... problem, often set against the background of shortages. The industrial riot is labor related and concerns far reaching issues such as race and ethnicity, together with social injustice. Both of these conflicts strengthen group awareness. With awareness comes the defense of shared values and the prot ...
... problem, often set against the background of shortages. The industrial riot is labor related and concerns far reaching issues such as race and ethnicity, together with social injustice. Both of these conflicts strengthen group awareness. With awareness comes the defense of shared values and the prot ...
Chapter Opener
... The Civil War was in many respects the first modern war. Both sides fielded large armies, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers were killed. Following the war, the nation faced major problems. American leaders had to find a way to reconcile Northerners and Southerners, restore Southern governments, ...
... The Civil War was in many respects the first modern war. Both sides fielded large armies, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers were killed. Following the war, the nation faced major problems. American leaders had to find a way to reconcile Northerners and Southerners, restore Southern governments, ...
Florida`s Civil War soldiers - Scholar Commons
... defending the blockade. Some joined the cavalry, where speed and skill with a horse was at a premium. The vast majority, however, served as foot-soldiers in the infantry of one army or the other. These postings were by no means permanent, and some soldiers filled more than one position during their ...
... defending the blockade. Some joined the cavalry, where speed and skill with a horse was at a premium. The vast majority, however, served as foot-soldiers in the infantry of one army or the other. These postings were by no means permanent, and some soldiers filled more than one position during their ...
The Civil War in Mason Neck and Vicinity by Paul
... miles from the Accotink. The courses of the two streams are nearly parallel. The Confederates under Gen. [Louis T.] Wigfall were beyond the Occoquan. The two streams were the picket lines of the respective armies. The region between was debatable ground. Scouting parties from either side would enter ...
... miles from the Accotink. The courses of the two streams are nearly parallel. The Confederates under Gen. [Louis T.] Wigfall were beyond the Occoquan. The two streams were the picket lines of the respective armies. The region between was debatable ground. Scouting parties from either side would enter ...
Upper Rappahannock River Front: The Dare Mark Line Clark B. Hall
... superior bluffs in Fauquier, Pope’s artillerists trumped in these hot duels. A “continuous and terrific” booming was heard (and felt) for miles up and down the river. On August 22, a Union brigade (1500 men) commanded by Brig. Gen Henry Bohlen attacked across Freeman’s Ford in the “Battle of Freeman ...
... superior bluffs in Fauquier, Pope’s artillerists trumped in these hot duels. A “continuous and terrific” booming was heard (and felt) for miles up and down the river. On August 22, a Union brigade (1500 men) commanded by Brig. Gen Henry Bohlen attacked across Freeman’s Ford in the “Battle of Freeman ...
McCLELLAN - National Paralegal College
... Lee sent Stonewall Jackson on diversionary raid into ...
... Lee sent Stonewall Jackson on diversionary raid into ...
CHAPTER 15
... effort to not alienate slaveholders on the fence Capture of Port Royal, SC: blacks treated as “contraband of war” Grant captures Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in February 1862 New Orleans falls to Union army in April of 1862 General Butler: returns runaway slaves to Unionist slaveholders and the ...
... effort to not alienate slaveholders on the fence Capture of Port Royal, SC: blacks treated as “contraband of war” Grant captures Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in February 1862 New Orleans falls to Union army in April of 1862 General Butler: returns runaway slaves to Unionist slaveholders and the ...
The Dare Mark Line - Civil War in Fauquier
... the Rappahannock as a defining military barrier, we must examine these complex, chess game-‐like maneuvers along the Rappahannock as Generals Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson and John Pope sought tactical a ...
... the Rappahannock as a defining military barrier, we must examine these complex, chess game-‐like maneuvers along the Rappahannock as Generals Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson and John Pope sought tactical a ...
Clarke County Civil War Driving Tour
... As Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early’s army withdrew south after threatening Washington, D.C, he was pursued by a Union column, consisting of the 6th Corps and elements of the 19th Corps under Gen. Horatio Wright. Wright’s force was joined by elements of Gen. George Crook’s Army of West Virginia (VIII ...
... As Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early’s army withdrew south after threatening Washington, D.C, he was pursued by a Union column, consisting of the 6th Corps and elements of the 19th Corps under Gen. Horatio Wright. Wright’s force was joined by elements of Gen. George Crook’s Army of West Virginia (VIII ...