Chapter 16 - AP United States History
... her. Once, when an indignant officer’s wife complained about Bickerdyke’s rudeness, General William Tecumseh Sherman joked, “You’ve picked the one person around here who outranks me. If you want to lodge a complaint against her, you’ll have to take it to President Lincoln.” Other communities all ove ...
... her. Once, when an indignant officer’s wife complained about Bickerdyke’s rudeness, General William Tecumseh Sherman joked, “You’ve picked the one person around here who outranks me. If you want to lodge a complaint against her, you’ll have to take it to President Lincoln.” Other communities all ove ...
1864–1865: Bringing the War to an End
... American liberty, with which Abraham Lincoln has discharged, under circumstances of unparalleled difficulty, the great duties and responsibilities of the presidential office; that we approve and indorse, as demanded by the emergency and essential to the preservation of the nation, and as within the ...
... American liberty, with which Abraham Lincoln has discharged, under circumstances of unparalleled difficulty, the great duties and responsibilities of the presidential office; that we approve and indorse, as demanded by the emergency and essential to the preservation of the nation, and as within the ...
The Civil War Infantry Doctrine
... systematic analysis of Civil War tactics that integrates such factors as technology, terrain, weather, and leadership and traces tactical evolutions over four years of conflict.’4 A systematic analysis of Civil War tactics, as proposed by McPherson and Cooper, is therefore the starting point to ans ...
... systematic analysis of Civil War tactics that integrates such factors as technology, terrain, weather, and leadership and traces tactical evolutions over four years of conflict.’4 A systematic analysis of Civil War tactics, as proposed by McPherson and Cooper, is therefore the starting point to ans ...
General George Doles` Georgia Brigade on July 1
... supplied with every comfort and convenience of life, - and yet while our own beautiful country is desolated terribly by vandals, some of whom are from this very country, I am happy to say that our men neither desire or are permitted to make robbers and outlaws of themselves. They neither burn, pilla ...
... supplied with every comfort and convenience of life, - and yet while our own beautiful country is desolated terribly by vandals, some of whom are from this very country, I am happy to say that our men neither desire or are permitted to make robbers and outlaws of themselves. They neither burn, pilla ...
Notes on the Civil War - Garrett Academy Of Technology
... Defend, defend, defend – hold out until the North gives up King Cotton Diplomacy – withhold cotton vital for Great Britian’s and France’s economy until they agreed to recognize the CSA, declare the Union blockade illegal, and assist the CSA in the war effort – ultimately a failure – GB and France we ...
... Defend, defend, defend – hold out until the North gives up King Cotton Diplomacy – withhold cotton vital for Great Britian’s and France’s economy until they agreed to recognize the CSA, declare the Union blockade illegal, and assist the CSA in the war effort – ultimately a failure – GB and France we ...
CONTESTED VISIONS: THE CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION
... force designed for garrisoning coastal forts and protecting settlers on the western frontier. So initially both sides had to call for plenty of volunteers and they got them. As a matter of fact, the Confederacy had to turn away most of its first recruits, since it did not even have the capacity or t ...
... force designed for garrisoning coastal forts and protecting settlers on the western frontier. So initially both sides had to call for plenty of volunteers and they got them. As a matter of fact, the Confederacy had to turn away most of its first recruits, since it did not even have the capacity or t ...
civil war battles review sesh
... • We learned 3 important things from this battle: it was going to be a long war, both sides were unprepared and there would be lots of deaths ...
... • We learned 3 important things from this battle: it was going to be a long war, both sides were unprepared and there would be lots of deaths ...
Battle of Glorieta Pass - Arizona Civil War Council
... When Slough found the Texans so far forward, he launched an attack, hitting the Texans around 11:00 am about a half mile from Pigeon's Ranch. A provisional battalion of four companies from the 1st Colorado under Lt. Col. Samuel Tappan, supported by both batteries, deployed across the trail.[16] The ...
... When Slough found the Texans so far forward, he launched an attack, hitting the Texans around 11:00 am about a half mile from Pigeon's Ranch. A provisional battalion of four companies from the 1st Colorado under Lt. Col. Samuel Tappan, supported by both batteries, deployed across the trail.[16] The ...
Critical Book Review of Michael Shaara`s Civil War Novel The Killer
... wrote, “studying the Union defenses through his field glasses on the evening of July 1 [sic] and again the next morning, Longstreet concluded that this line was too strong for an attack to succeed. He urged Lee to turn its south flank to get between the Union army and Washington. This would compel M ...
... wrote, “studying the Union defenses through his field glasses on the evening of July 1 [sic] and again the next morning, Longstreet concluded that this line was too strong for an attack to succeed. He urged Lee to turn its south flank to get between the Union army and Washington. This would compel M ...
October 2014 - The Civil War Round Table of Chicago
... Oct. 13 The 750-man Union garrison of Dalton, GA surrenders to Hood’s Confederate army Oct. 13 Maryland, a border state, abolishes slavery in their new constitution Oct. 17 General James Longstreet resumes command of his corps after suffering a serious wound at The Wilderness Oct. 19 Battle of Cedar ...
... Oct. 13 The 750-man Union garrison of Dalton, GA surrenders to Hood’s Confederate army Oct. 13 Maryland, a border state, abolishes slavery in their new constitution Oct. 17 General James Longstreet resumes command of his corps after suffering a serious wound at The Wilderness Oct. 19 Battle of Cedar ...
Strategies and Battles
... its greatest advantages was its network of roads, canals, and railroads. Some 22,000 miles of railroad track cold move soldiers and supplies throughout the North. The South had only about 9,000 miles of track. . . . The Confederacy had advantages as well. With its strong military tradition, the Sout ...
... its greatest advantages was its network of roads, canals, and railroads. Some 22,000 miles of railroad track cold move soldiers and supplies throughout the North. The South had only about 9,000 miles of track. . . . The Confederacy had advantages as well. With its strong military tradition, the Sout ...
gittin stuff - National Property Management Association
... July 1863. He was so impressed with them that he authorized all of his regimental commanders with inferior rifles to trade them in for captured Confederate ones.25 Major Caleb Huse was Gorgas’ representative in England during most of the Civil War. In an interview with author J. S. Rogers, he said t ...
... July 1863. He was so impressed with them that he authorized all of his regimental commanders with inferior rifles to trade them in for captured Confederate ones.25 Major Caleb Huse was Gorgas’ representative in England during most of the Civil War. In an interview with author J. S. Rogers, he said t ...
General James Longstreet
... travel South without any interference from Lee. But before it had ended, Longstreet had received a shot to the throat given by his own men. On April 12, 1865, the war officially ended with the Confederate surrender. ...
... travel South without any interference from Lee. But before it had ended, Longstreet had received a shot to the throat given by his own men. On April 12, 1865, the war officially ended with the Confederate surrender. ...
History and Memory in Gettysburg - SUrface
... From what source can millions of people with a passing interest in the Battle of Gettysburg find informative and interesting accounts of the battle in just a little time? The media fills these needs. The battle has been the subject of television features and documentaries for years. However, the mos ...
... From what source can millions of people with a passing interest in the Battle of Gettysburg find informative and interesting accounts of the battle in just a little time? The media fills these needs. The battle has been the subject of television features and documentaries for years. However, the mos ...
The Battle of Gettysburg: Did Lee Have A Choice?
... Neither side had intended to fight a major engagement at Gettysburg. Lee=s secretary wrote that the general had mentioned Gettysburg or York as possible sites for a battle, but no specific plans were ever made. The general intent was simply to draw Union troops away from Washington so that they coul ...
... Neither side had intended to fight a major engagement at Gettysburg. Lee=s secretary wrote that the general had mentioned Gettysburg or York as possible sites for a battle, but no specific plans were ever made. The general intent was simply to draw Union troops away from Washington so that they coul ...
The War Between the Barbates - Proceedings of the Natural Institute
... n the morning of May 9, 1864, the Union Army of West Virginia, under the command of Brigadier General George R. Crook, encountered several Confederate units led by Brigadier General Albert G. Jenkins on a bluff just south of Cloyd’s Mountain. After about an hour of fierce combat, Jenkins’ defensive ...
... n the morning of May 9, 1864, the Union Army of West Virginia, under the command of Brigadier General George R. Crook, encountered several Confederate units led by Brigadier General Albert G. Jenkins on a bluff just south of Cloyd’s Mountain. After about an hour of fierce combat, Jenkins’ defensive ...
Travel Details - Litchfield, Maine, Historical Society of
... While in winter camp at Falmouth the Union army was ravaged by disease. LT George Palmer wrote that “During the winter, the Regiment [19th ME] lost about one hundred men by sickness, and the burial of the comrades was a pathetic sight. Someone from an adjacent regiment said that ‘the Nineteenth Main ...
... While in winter camp at Falmouth the Union army was ravaged by disease. LT George Palmer wrote that “During the winter, the Regiment [19th ME] lost about one hundred men by sickness, and the burial of the comrades was a pathetic sight. Someone from an adjacent regiment said that ‘the Nineteenth Main ...
Sharpshooters Made a Grand Record This Day
... centering much of their analysis on large-scale, infantry combat—tales of lines-of-battle, saber-swinging cavalry charges, and grand artillery batteries—which caused the majority of combat deaths. More recently, in This Republic of Suffering, Drew Gilpin Faust explored the image and reputation Civi ...
... centering much of their analysis on large-scale, infantry combat—tales of lines-of-battle, saber-swinging cavalry charges, and grand artillery batteries—which caused the majority of combat deaths. More recently, in This Republic of Suffering, Drew Gilpin Faust explored the image and reputation Civi ...
Chronology of the Civil War in Prince William County
... McDowell’s First Division, was directed to “Observe well the roads to Bull Run and to Warrenton; Do not bring on an engagement, but keep up the impression that we are moving on Manassas.” Acting on these orders Tyler proceeded to make a reconnaissance towards Blackburn’s Ford with a squadron of cava ...
... McDowell’s First Division, was directed to “Observe well the roads to Bull Run and to Warrenton; Do not bring on an engagement, but keep up the impression that we are moving on Manassas.” Acting on these orders Tyler proceeded to make a reconnaissance towards Blackburn’s Ford with a squadron of cava ...
October 2007 [PDF file] - Baltimore Civil War Roundtable
... Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association, explains part of the 1862 Battle of Shepherdstown, Tuesday at the site of the old Boteler Cement Mill which was constructed in 1829. During the Civil War, Union troops advanced and retreated through the site. (Journal photo by Bob Zimberoff) ...
... Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association, explains part of the 1862 Battle of Shepherdstown, Tuesday at the site of the old Boteler Cement Mill which was constructed in 1829. During the Civil War, Union troops advanced and retreated through the site. (Journal photo by Bob Zimberoff) ...
Two Societies at War 1861–1865
... endure all horrors of civil war,” insisted a Confederate recruit, “than to see the dusky sons of Ham leading the fair daughters of the South to the altar.” To preserve black subordination and white supremacy, radical southerners chose the dangerous enterprise of secession. Lincoln and the North woul ...
... endure all horrors of civil war,” insisted a Confederate recruit, “than to see the dusky sons of Ham leading the fair daughters of the South to the altar.” To preserve black subordination and white supremacy, radical southerners chose the dangerous enterprise of secession. Lincoln and the North woul ...
11.TheCivilWar
... violent. At the start of the war, many soldiers hesitated when firing because they might know the enemy personally. It was not uncommon for the war to separate friends and even families. Ben Hardin Helm, brother-in-law of the First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, refused a major’s commission in the Union to ...
... violent. At the start of the war, many soldiers hesitated when firing because they might know the enemy personally. It was not uncommon for the war to separate friends and even families. Ben Hardin Helm, brother-in-law of the First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, refused a major’s commission in the Union to ...
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam /ænˈtiːtəm/, also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the South, fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek as part of the Maryland Campaign, was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Union soil. It is the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with a combined tally of dead, wounded, and missing at 22,717.After pursuing Confederate General Robert E. Lee into Maryland, Union Army Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan launched attacks against Lee's army, in defensive positions behind Antietam Creek. At dawn on September 17, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker's corps mounted a powerful assault on Lee's left flank. Attacks and counterattacks swept across Miller's Cornfield and fighting swirled around the Dunker Church. Union assaults against the Sunken Road eventually pierced the Confederate center, but the Federal advantage was not followed up. In the afternoon, Union Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside's corps entered the action, capturing a stone bridge over Antietam Creek and advancing against the Confederate right. At a crucial moment, Confederate Maj. Gen. A. P. Hill's division arrived from Harpers Ferry and launched a surprise counterattack, driving back Burnside and ending the battle. Although outnumbered two-to-one, Lee committed his entire force, while McClellan sent in less than three-quarters of his army, enabling Lee to fight the Federals to a standstill. During the night, both armies consolidated their lines. In spite of crippling casualties, Lee continued to skirmish with McClellan throughout September 18, while removing his battered army south of the Potomac River.Despite having superiority of numbers, McClellan's attacks failed to achieve force concentration, allowing Lee to counter by shifting forces and moving interior lines to meet each challenge. Despite ample reserve forces that could have been deployed to exploit localized successes, McClellan failed to destroy Lee's army. McClellan had halted Lee's invasion of Maryland, but Lee was able to withdraw his army back to Virginia without interference from the cautious McClellan. Although the battle was tactically inconclusive, the Confederate troops had withdrawn first from the battlefield, making it, in military terms, a Union victory. It had significance as enough of a victory to give President Abraham Lincoln the confidence to announce his Emancipation Proclamation, which discouraged the British and French governments from potential plans for recognition of the Confederacy.