Was the Civil War a Total War?
... by Japan in the strange era when firearms were consciously rejected. As a historian's term, modern when applied to warfare has a widely accepted meaning different from total. Modern warfare generally connotes wars fought after the French Revolution by large citizen armies equipped with the products ...
... by Japan in the strange era when firearms were consciously rejected. As a historian's term, modern when applied to warfare has a widely accepted meaning different from total. Modern warfare generally connotes wars fought after the French Revolution by large citizen armies equipped with the products ...
Areas of the Valley – Part 1
... Shenandoah Valley and the new state of West Virginia, Union forces were ordered to disrupt railroad and transportation networks and destroy Confederate forces and the economic and agricultural resources that supported them. In May, a Federal army under Gen. George Crook advanced south through West V ...
... Shenandoah Valley and the new state of West Virginia, Union forces were ordered to disrupt railroad and transportation networks and destroy Confederate forces and the economic and agricultural resources that supported them. In May, a Federal army under Gen. George Crook advanced south through West V ...
Trans-Mississippi Southerners in the Union Army, 1862-1865
... by a first lieutenant and a second lieutenant. Between sixty and eighty enlisted men completed the company, including five sergeants, eight corporals and at least sixty-four privates.7 Cavalry companies frequently operated independent of their regiment, and single companies or battalions of several ...
... by a first lieutenant and a second lieutenant. Between sixty and eighty enlisted men completed the company, including five sergeants, eight corporals and at least sixty-four privates.7 Cavalry companies frequently operated independent of their regiment, and single companies or battalions of several ...
Trans-Mississippi Southerners in the Union Army, 1862-1865
... In order to relate personal experiences without losing a narrative in a jumble of actions and events, I have chosen a series of five regimental histories as a framework. Regiments were designated by state and were often composed of men from the same locale. I selected one regiment from each state or ...
... In order to relate personal experiences without losing a narrative in a jumble of actions and events, I have chosen a series of five regimental histories as a framework. Regiments were designated by state and were often composed of men from the same locale. I selected one regiment from each state or ...
My Untold Story of fighting At Gettysburg, and More
... “freed” about thirty slaves! Now armed, it was hoped that what was now started, would snowball. Taking the “reluctant people” with them who had suddenly been freed by this stranger with Old Testament eyes was surely something from a dream. As the event played out, they retreated back to the arsenal, ...
... “freed” about thirty slaves! Now armed, it was hoped that what was now started, would snowball. Taking the “reluctant people” with them who had suddenly been freed by this stranger with Old Testament eyes was surely something from a dream. As the event played out, they retreated back to the arsenal, ...
Answer
... This was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. It lasted for 3 days and Lee was forced to retreat and the Union won. ...
... This was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. It lasted for 3 days and Lee was forced to retreat and the Union won. ...
Marching as to war : the Thirteenth New Jersey Volunteers, a citizen
... alone who possessed the power to commission officers. However, the colonel of the regiment, during the formation of companies, held the authority to appoint non-commissioned ...
... alone who possessed the power to commission officers. However, the colonel of the regiment, during the formation of companies, held the authority to appoint non-commissioned ...
MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE HENRY THOMAS
... south from Nashville and by December 30, the various divisions encamped about three miles from Murfreesboro where Stone’s River coursed through particularly wooded country, intersected by a railway and several roads. On the morning of the 31st Bragg struck first on the Union right, which was forced ...
... south from Nashville and by December 30, the various divisions encamped about three miles from Murfreesboro where Stone’s River coursed through particularly wooded country, intersected by a railway and several roads. On the morning of the 31st Bragg struck first on the Union right, which was forced ...
unionists in eastern west tennessee 1861-1865
... (District outlines for 1860 from http://www.rootsweb.com/~tncarrol/maps.htm) ...
... (District outlines for 1860 from http://www.rootsweb.com/~tncarrol/maps.htm) ...
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
... This modern emphasis on communication as networks of things (ships, aircraft, computers, satellites) is not only an obstacle to analyses such as this paper, it is an obstacle to improving organizational communication in the military and elsewhere. The development of increasingly more capable communi ...
... This modern emphasis on communication as networks of things (ships, aircraft, computers, satellites) is not only an obstacle to analyses such as this paper, it is an obstacle to improving organizational communication in the military and elsewhere. The development of increasingly more capable communi ...
Areas of the Valley – Part 2
... he New Market-Luray area was at the crossroads of the Shenandoah Valley’s wartime campaigns. Its network of roadways – most notably the Valley Turnpike (modern US 11) – allowed armies to move with remarkable speed. And the New Market gap provided the only path across the 45-mile long Massanutten Mou ...
... he New Market-Luray area was at the crossroads of the Shenandoah Valley’s wartime campaigns. Its network of roadways – most notably the Valley Turnpike (modern US 11) – allowed armies to move with remarkable speed. And the New Market gap provided the only path across the 45-mile long Massanutten Mou ...
1864: The Decisive Year
... While all this was going on, the Union columns in the Valley and south of Richmond were stalled. The Federals in the Valley were defeated May 15 at New Market by a collection of Confederates that included boys from the Virginia Military Institute. And a great Union opportunity was lost south of Rich ...
... While all this was going on, the Union columns in the Valley and south of Richmond were stalled. The Federals in the Valley were defeated May 15 at New Market by a collection of Confederates that included boys from the Virginia Military Institute. And a great Union opportunity was lost south of Rich ...
2011 Fall - Alexandria Historical Society
... At the very beginning of the Civil War in Virginia 150 years ago, the Union army invaded Alexandria. As we have just seen, on May 24, 1861, Colonel Elmer Ellsworth led the 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, known as the Fire Zouaves, across the Potomac River and into Alexandria. A short time ...
... At the very beginning of the Civil War in Virginia 150 years ago, the Union army invaded Alexandria. As we have just seen, on May 24, 1861, Colonel Elmer Ellsworth led the 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, known as the Fire Zouaves, across the Potomac River and into Alexandria. A short time ...
Rob The Banks! The Missouri Guerrilla War 1860
... Militia were all pro-secessionist. They demanded the turn-over of the Federal arsenal in St. Louis, which was refused. Street fighting broke out in St. Louis between radical Republican "Wide Awakes" (mostly German immigrants) and the Douglas-Democrat "Minutemen." In April, the state legislature vote ...
... Militia were all pro-secessionist. They demanded the turn-over of the Federal arsenal in St. Louis, which was refused. Street fighting broke out in St. Louis between radical Republican "Wide Awakes" (mostly German immigrants) and the Douglas-Democrat "Minutemen." In April, the state legislature vote ...
AHON Chapter 15 Section 5 Lecture Notes
... In 1864, President Lincoln gave command of all Union forces to General Ulysses S. Grant. Grant’s huge army began hammering at the Confederates in a series of battles. Lee began running out of men and supplies, but Grant had a steady stream of both. Decisive Battles ...
... In 1864, President Lincoln gave command of all Union forces to General Ulysses S. Grant. Grant’s huge army began hammering at the Confederates in a series of battles. Lee began running out of men and supplies, but Grant had a steady stream of both. Decisive Battles ...
Sacrificed to the Bad Management...of Others
... the movement was of major importance. James Kirkpatrick, 16th Mississippi, concisely summed up this attitude in his dairy, writing, “...the summer campaign promises activity.” The men's morale, like the rest of the army, was extremely high. Capt. John S. Lewis, also of the 16th Mississippi, wrote: . ...
... the movement was of major importance. James Kirkpatrick, 16th Mississippi, concisely summed up this attitude in his dairy, writing, “...the summer campaign promises activity.” The men's morale, like the rest of the army, was extremely high. Capt. John S. Lewis, also of the 16th Mississippi, wrote: . ...
reminiscences of the civil war
... entire Southland under the control of their own people. He was chosen by the Democrats in Congress to draft an address to the people of the South, urging patience, endurance, and an appeal to a returning sense of justice as the cure for all wrongs. He was elected governor of Georgia twice, and the r ...
... entire Southland under the control of their own people. He was chosen by the Democrats in Congress to draft an address to the people of the South, urging patience, endurance, and an appeal to a returning sense of justice as the cure for all wrongs. He was elected governor of Georgia twice, and the r ...
1 - Petersburg Area Regional Tourism
... in May of that year, a Union army landed at City Point (now a part of Hopewell) and Bermuda Hundred (in Chesterfield County), triggering a series of battles known as the Bermuda Hundred campaign. A month later the largest armies in Virginia, commanded by Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant, began a c ...
... in May of that year, a Union army landed at City Point (now a part of Hopewell) and Bermuda Hundred (in Chesterfield County), triggering a series of battles known as the Bermuda Hundred campaign. A month later the largest armies in Virginia, commanded by Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant, began a c ...
the civil war comes to yazoo - 1862
... this army would move toward him down the "Mechanicsburg Corridor," the ridge in Yazoo County that separated the watersheds of the Big Black and Yazoo Rivers. Accordingly he detailed Colonel Amory J. Johnson to take 1,000 men and reconnoiter that area. Secondary objectives were destruction ofthe Miss ...
... this army would move toward him down the "Mechanicsburg Corridor," the ridge in Yazoo County that separated the watersheds of the Big Black and Yazoo Rivers. Accordingly he detailed Colonel Amory J. Johnson to take 1,000 men and reconnoiter that area. Secondary objectives were destruction ofthe Miss ...
Shenandoah Mennonite Historian - MennoniteArchivesofVirginia.net
... nipped and bit at the army’s rear, attacking and capturing supplies where they could.12 Despite the dangers and hardships, Emanuel was comforted to find many friends and neighbors from Rockingham County traveling with them.13 When they camped at night, the civilians would come together and sing. Not ...
... nipped and bit at the army’s rear, attacking and capturing supplies where they could.12 Despite the dangers and hardships, Emanuel was comforted to find many friends and neighbors from Rockingham County traveling with them.13 When they camped at night, the civilians would come together and sing. Not ...
Commanders of the Confederacy
... inaugurated on February 18. In meetings of his own Mississippi legislature, Davis had argued against secession; but when a majority of the delegates opposed him, he gave in. In conformity with a resolution of the Confederate Congress, Davis immediately appointed a Peace Commission to resolve the Con ...
... inaugurated on February 18. In meetings of his own Mississippi legislature, Davis had argued against secession; but when a majority of the delegates opposed him, he gave in. In conformity with a resolution of the Confederate Congress, Davis immediately appointed a Peace Commission to resolve the Con ...
Never Have I Seen Such a Charge
... Days to Chancellorsville, they suffered 8,914 battle casualties, the majority of which were killed and wounded.1 The record of the Light Division won Hill promotion to lieutenant general and command of the newly formed Third Corps in the reorganization of the army that followed the victory at Chance ...
... Days to Chancellorsville, they suffered 8,914 battle casualties, the majority of which were killed and wounded.1 The record of the Light Division won Hill promotion to lieutenant general and command of the newly formed Third Corps in the reorganization of the army that followed the victory at Chance ...
Satin Army Corps System - Cincinnati Civil War Round Table
... armies. The Army of the Tennessee (still containing no army corps organization) was designated as the XIII Corps and the Army of the Cumberland (the new name of the Army of the Ohio) was designated as the XIV Corps. The Western armies soon recognized the need to divide themselves into several corps ...
... armies. The Army of the Tennessee (still containing no army corps organization) was designated as the XIII Corps and the Army of the Cumberland (the new name of the Army of the Ohio) was designated as the XIV Corps. The Western armies soon recognized the need to divide themselves into several corps ...
“Union and Confederate Soldiers` Stationery: Their Designs and
... the recipient of the wellbeing of the soldier in camp presumably pleased to be reading a letter from home. The designs all focus on small clusters of men, often in front of a tent, and are labeled “Camp Scene,” numbers 1 through 20. The envelopes bear Magnus’ imprint and New York City address, a ...
... the recipient of the wellbeing of the soldier in camp presumably pleased to be reading a letter from home. The designs all focus on small clusters of men, often in front of a tent, and are labeled “Camp Scene,” numbers 1 through 20. The envelopes bear Magnus’ imprint and New York City address, a ...
How the Confederacy Came To Terms with the American Civil War
... impending change. Historian Gerald Linderman discussed this shift in mindset as the death of the ideal of courage. This ideal stated that by behaving courageously and virtuously, God would protect a soldier from injury or death, and lead the soldier's cause to victory. Linderman posited that this id ...
... impending change. Historian Gerald Linderman discussed this shift in mindset as the death of the ideal of courage. This ideal stated that by behaving courageously and virtuously, God would protect a soldier from injury or death, and lead the soldier's cause to victory. Linderman posited that this id ...