lew wallace and the civil war: politics and
... eventual enthusiastic abolitionism, along with his status as a Republican, affected his assignments as a general. Such a conversion made the political general an excellent candidate for administrator of the Middle Department, including the slave state of Maryland, later in the war. Wallace’s relatio ...
... eventual enthusiastic abolitionism, along with his status as a Republican, affected his assignments as a general. Such a conversion made the political general an excellent candidate for administrator of the Middle Department, including the slave state of Maryland, later in the war. Wallace’s relatio ...
the rise and fall of General George B. McClellan.
... Unites States Military Academy at West Point to gain a clearer picture of who was in the army at the start of hostilities. For comparative purposes, the chapter further delves into what was happening in the lives of two generals that would later lead the Union to victory, Ulysses S. Grant and Willia ...
... Unites States Military Academy at West Point to gain a clearer picture of who was in the army at the start of hostilities. For comparative purposes, the chapter further delves into what was happening in the lives of two generals that would later lead the Union to victory, Ulysses S. Grant and Willia ...
My will is absolute law“ General Robert H. Milroy and
... The story of Winchester, Virginia during the Civil War revolves around repeated military occupation. Situated in Virginia’s Lower Shenandoah Valley, Winchester thrived as a business community prior to the Civil War. All of the area’s major roads converged on the town, and the strategic location that ...
... The story of Winchester, Virginia during the Civil War revolves around repeated military occupation. Situated in Virginia’s Lower Shenandoah Valley, Winchester thrived as a business community prior to the Civil War. All of the area’s major roads converged on the town, and the strategic location that ...
a strong mind: a clausewitzian biography of u
... fellow graduates from West Point. A few of Grant’s fellows saw through the façade. Confederate General R. S. Ewell knew Grant from West Point and Mexico and hoped the North would overlook Sam Grant: “I should fear him more than any of their officers.” Later in the war James Longstreet took issue wit ...
... fellow graduates from West Point. A few of Grant’s fellows saw through the façade. Confederate General R. S. Ewell knew Grant from West Point and Mexico and hoped the North would overlook Sam Grant: “I should fear him more than any of their officers.” Later in the war James Longstreet took issue wit ...
Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks
... War, and a few names were post–Civil War names, in cases in which the vessel was raised and refitted. Some vessels served in both the Union and Confederate navies or as commercial vessels on both sides. Blockade-runner names were frequently changed to deceive Union spies, so there is frequently some ...
... War, and a few names were post–Civil War names, in cases in which the vessel was raised and refitted. Some vessels served in both the Union and Confederate navies or as commercial vessels on both sides. Blockade-runner names were frequently changed to deceive Union spies, so there is frequently some ...
A Mainer From Rockland: Adelbert Ames in the Civil War.
... navy continued to bombard Fort Fisher, half the landing force, a division from the TwentyFourth Corps, captured the Fourth and Eighth North Carolina reserve battalions and a battery of Confederate artillery, then quickly established a defensive line, while moving a brigade forward to attack. However ...
... navy continued to bombard Fort Fisher, half the landing force, a division from the TwentyFourth Corps, captured the Fourth and Eighth North Carolina reserve battalions and a battery of Confederate artillery, then quickly established a defensive line, while moving a brigade forward to attack. However ...
Conflict and Controversy in the Confederate High Command
... Lee's famous biographer, Douglas Southall Freeman, coined the phrase and inspired a book of the same name edited by Peter Carmichael. ...
... Lee's famous biographer, Douglas Southall Freeman, coined the phrase and inspired a book of the same name edited by Peter Carmichael. ...
civil war web - Web Sources for Military History
... U.S. history from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, and is a former project manager for the New York Times on the Web and the former associate director of the Virginia Center for Digital History at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. RICHARD JENSEN is professor emeritus of histor ...
... U.S. history from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, and is a former project manager for the New York Times on the Web and the former associate director of the Virginia Center for Digital History at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. RICHARD JENSEN is professor emeritus of histor ...
Unit: The Civil War 1861-1865
... Primarily Southern States/Territories Opposed Election of Lincoln ...
... Primarily Southern States/Territories Opposed Election of Lincoln ...
Jenkins` Ferry Pres plan Draft.indd
... Edmund Kirby Smith’s Confederate army caught Gen. Frederick Steele’s Union army south of Leola, Arkansas. The Union forces held off the Confederates that day, allowing the Union army to escape into the Saline River bottom. On April 30, 1864, Union infantry repulsed a succession of Confederate attack ...
... Edmund Kirby Smith’s Confederate army caught Gen. Frederick Steele’s Union army south of Leola, Arkansas. The Union forces held off the Confederates that day, allowing the Union army to escape into the Saline River bottom. On April 30, 1864, Union infantry repulsed a succession of Confederate attack ...
gettysburg to appomattox: the south`s critical
... and I found them at the battle of Gettysburg. My studies led me to analyze the elements which clearly showed the failure mode of the Confederacy, and place them in my book. The battle of Gettysburg was only part of the series of failures for the Confederates. Other battles, near the conclusion of th ...
... and I found them at the battle of Gettysburg. My studies led me to analyze the elements which clearly showed the failure mode of the Confederacy, and place them in my book. The battle of Gettysburg was only part of the series of failures for the Confederates. Other battles, near the conclusion of th ...
a PDF version of the guide to Virginia`s Civil War.
... Atkinson, John Wilder, Notes, ca. 1900. 1 item. Mss7:1W9703:1. This collection consists of notes by John Wilder Atkinson (1830–1910) concerning the secession of North Carolina and Virginia and the death of Henry Lawson Wyatt (d. 1861) of the 1st North Carolina Infantry Regiment at the battle of Big ...
... Atkinson, John Wilder, Notes, ca. 1900. 1 item. Mss7:1W9703:1. This collection consists of notes by John Wilder Atkinson (1830–1910) concerning the secession of North Carolina and Virginia and the death of Henry Lawson Wyatt (d. 1861) of the 1st North Carolina Infantry Regiment at the battle of Big ...
Fall 1862 at Fairfax Court House
... ordered out of Northern Virginia and made its slow and difficult march to Fredericksburg where it arrived following that devastating battle on December 11th-15th. It wintered in Stafford Court House.2 —”I goes to fight mit Sigel” ...
... ordered out of Northern Virginia and made its slow and difficult march to Fredericksburg where it arrived following that devastating battle on December 11th-15th. It wintered in Stafford Court House.2 —”I goes to fight mit Sigel” ...
MAINTAINING ORDER IN THE MIDST OF CHAOS: ROBERT E
... writing that has impeded further inquiries into military aspects of the Civil War, including Lee’s staff. As seen in the writings of Russell Weigley and others, many historians are now arguing that the battles and campaigns of the Civil War were irrelevant to its outcome. According to this line of r ...
... writing that has impeded further inquiries into military aspects of the Civil War, including Lee’s staff. As seen in the writings of Russell Weigley and others, many historians are now arguing that the battles and campaigns of the Civil War were irrelevant to its outcome. According to this line of r ...
UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ ROBERT E. LEE IN LOVE AND WAR
... The Civil War that took place in the United States between years 1861 – 1865 was an event of paramount importance in the history of the nation. It has been argued that the war was a turning point for the United States, with several historians (e.g. Foote 1974:1042, McPherson 1988:859) even arguing t ...
... The Civil War that took place in the United States between years 1861 – 1865 was an event of paramount importance in the history of the nation. It has been argued that the war was a turning point for the United States, with several historians (e.g. Foote 1974:1042, McPherson 1988:859) even arguing t ...
this Thesis or Dissertation
... to the other members of my committee (Ray Stephens, J. B. Smallwood, Robert LaForte, William Painter, and Richard Ruderman) for their scholarly advice over the years. ...
... to the other members of my committee (Ray Stephens, J. B. Smallwood, Robert LaForte, William Painter, and Richard Ruderman) for their scholarly advice over the years. ...
View - OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
... The essay’s organizational structure follows a chorological progression inspired by the work of David Blight, Timothy B. Smith, and Thomas J. Brown. The remainder of the introduction presents a brief account of the battle itself, its significance in the war, and early efforts at reporting and commem ...
... The essay’s organizational structure follows a chorological progression inspired by the work of David Blight, Timothy B. Smith, and Thomas J. Brown. The remainder of the introduction presents a brief account of the battle itself, its significance in the war, and early efforts at reporting and commem ...
John Bell Hood: Extracting Truth from History
... Nashville, he could not afford to wait for his third corps. It would have arrived after dark, and placing artillery under those conditions would have been problematic and time consuming. By daylight, as Hood knew, Schofield would have been gone. Historian Thomas Connelly condemns Hood’s aggressivene ...
... Nashville, he could not afford to wait for his third corps. It would have arrived after dark, and placing artillery under those conditions would have been problematic and time consuming. By daylight, as Hood knew, Schofield would have been gone. Historian Thomas Connelly condemns Hood’s aggressivene ...
the rhetoric of destruction: racial identity and
... argument that enlisted soldiers in the Civil War era selectively waged total war using race and cultural standards as determining factors. A comparative analysis of the treatment of noncombatants throughout the United States between 1861 and 1865 demonstrates that nonwhites invariably suffered great ...
... argument that enlisted soldiers in the Civil War era selectively waged total war using race and cultural standards as determining factors. A comparative analysis of the treatment of noncombatants throughout the United States between 1861 and 1865 demonstrates that nonwhites invariably suffered great ...
“`REBELS AGAINST A REBELLION`: SOUTHERN UNIONISTS IN
... Salisbury military prison cemetery, he did not mention others who were imprisoned there during the war: the uncompromising, stalwart southern unionists. Upon reading this chapter of Horwitz’s fascinating tour of the former Confederacy, I puzzled over how despite his wellmeaning and dedicated attemp ...
... Salisbury military prison cemetery, he did not mention others who were imprisoned there during the war: the uncompromising, stalwart southern unionists. Upon reading this chapter of Horwitz’s fascinating tour of the former Confederacy, I puzzled over how despite his wellmeaning and dedicated attemp ...
The Battles for Chattanooga, 1863-1865
... continued to join the expanding and messy battle with a rough fighting front along Brotherton Road. The Confederates were able to seize the La Fayette Road briefly but were pushed back again by Union Colonel John T. Wilder‘s ―Lighting Brigade.‖ The day ended with confused and bloody night fighting b ...
... continued to join the expanding and messy battle with a rough fighting front along Brotherton Road. The Confederates were able to seize the La Fayette Road briefly but were pushed back again by Union Colonel John T. Wilder‘s ―Lighting Brigade.‖ The day ended with confused and bloody night fighting b ...
`THAT MYSTIC CLOUD` Civil War Memory in the Tennessee
... Recollections of the Civil War —through what Warren termed the ‘mystic cloud’ of memory—have often been an imperfect representation of history. As David W. Blight has observed, Americans’ fascination with the war has more often focused on its “music and pathos” than “its enduring challenges, the the ...
... Recollections of the Civil War —through what Warren termed the ‘mystic cloud’ of memory—have often been an imperfect representation of history. As David W. Blight has observed, Americans’ fascination with the war has more often focused on its “music and pathos” than “its enduring challenges, the the ...
The Lincoln Assassination Conspirators
... There is no small irony in the fact that Hartranft and his comrades in the Union army—while successful in preempting Maryland secession—enraged many Marylanders, with deadly effect. Some went “underground,” like the talented artist Adalbert Johann Volck, who secretly published scathing antiLincoln ...
... There is no small irony in the fact that Hartranft and his comrades in the Union army—while successful in preempting Maryland secession—enraged many Marylanders, with deadly effect. Some went “underground,” like the talented artist Adalbert Johann Volck, who secretly published scathing antiLincoln ...
Confederate Nationalism in Georgia, Louisiana, and Virginia During
... Savannah, the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond, and at the Historic New Orleans Collection and Tulane University in New Orleans. The Andrew W. Mellon Research Fellowship from the Virginia Historical Society and two graduate student Mellon research fellowships from the College of Arts and Scie ...
... Savannah, the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond, and at the Historic New Orleans Collection and Tulane University in New Orleans. The Andrew W. Mellon Research Fellowship from the Virginia Historical Society and two graduate student Mellon research fellowships from the College of Arts and Scie ...
The First Maine Heavy Artillery - Thesis
... adjust their perceptions of bravery, courage, honor, and duty gradually to a point where they could coolly retreat under fire without panic or shame, quickly re-form and continue fighting, or in some cases, refuse to charge.12 The men of the First Maine Heavy Artillery and the other Heavy Artillery ...
... adjust their perceptions of bravery, courage, honor, and duty gradually to a point where they could coolly retreat under fire without panic or shame, quickly re-form and continue fighting, or in some cases, refuse to charge.12 The men of the First Maine Heavy Artillery and the other Heavy Artillery ...