Have Social Historians Lost the Civil War? Some Preliminary
... the Civil War. Yet reactions to the conflict were shaped not only by personal experiences but also by communities' responses to the war. Although there was considerable division within the North and South over the desirability of secession and the proper federal response to it, once the Confederates ...
... the Civil War. Yet reactions to the conflict were shaped not only by personal experiences but also by communities' responses to the war. Although there was considerable division within the North and South over the desirability of secession and the proper federal response to it, once the Confederates ...
Topic: Civil War (4.3)
... Describe how sectionalism, slavery, states’ rights, and balance of power in the Senate contributed to the outbreak of the war Examine the role that technology played in warfare Identify the major battles and military campaigns of the Civil War Identify the major themes in Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural Add ...
... Describe how sectionalism, slavery, states’ rights, and balance of power in the Senate contributed to the outbreak of the war Examine the role that technology played in warfare Identify the major battles and military campaigns of the Civil War Identify the major themes in Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural Add ...
Educational Resource Packet: Civil War Trail
... This packet has been designed to guide teachers as their students learn about Mississippi history, especially the events that surround Meridian. The Meridian Civil War Trail On Feb. 14, 2014, the Meridian Civil War Trail was unveiled. Ten markers have been dedicated, sharing the stories of Meridian’ ...
... This packet has been designed to guide teachers as their students learn about Mississippi history, especially the events that surround Meridian. The Meridian Civil War Trail On Feb. 14, 2014, the Meridian Civil War Trail was unveiled. Ten markers have been dedicated, sharing the stories of Meridian’ ...
Civil War in the Lone Star State - Texas State Historical Association
... month moved into New Mexico. He occupied the small town of Mesilla, located on the left bank of the Rio Grande about forty miles north of El Paso. After a small skirmish, federal troops commanded by Maj. Isaac Lynde surrendered Fort Fillmore, on the opposite bank of the Rio Grande. On August 1, 186 ...
... month moved into New Mexico. He occupied the small town of Mesilla, located on the left bank of the Rio Grande about forty miles north of El Paso. After a small skirmish, federal troops commanded by Maj. Isaac Lynde surrendered Fort Fillmore, on the opposite bank of the Rio Grande. On August 1, 186 ...
X Marks the Spot - Ames Plantation
... himself. It is true that the technology used to produce these maps was quite advanced, yet it all had to be processed by the one man heading the mapmaking team, and the man putting pen to paper. This produces many problems that are often overlooked by modern historians. These maps are incomplete, es ...
... himself. It is true that the technology used to produce these maps was quite advanced, yet it all had to be processed by the one man heading the mapmaking team, and the man putting pen to paper. This produces many problems that are often overlooked by modern historians. These maps are incomplete, es ...
Soldiers of Long Odds: Confederate Operatives Combat the United
... revealing Civil War-era contextual significance on the national, regional, State of Illinois and local levels. Detailing the activities of Hines and his Canadian Squadron operatives in the northwest is vital to the acknowledgment of significance at all levels. Hence, the prolonged contextual develop ...
... revealing Civil War-era contextual significance on the national, regional, State of Illinois and local levels. Detailing the activities of Hines and his Canadian Squadron operatives in the northwest is vital to the acknowledgment of significance at all levels. Hence, the prolonged contextual develop ...
by Nick Bolash - College of William and Mary
... After the 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln and the secession of eleven southern states, life seemed to move on as normally as possible in Broadway Landing. To the citizens of the now-small village, the shots fired at Bull Run, Antietam, and Gettysburg may well have been a thousand miles away. Sure, ...
... After the 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln and the secession of eleven southern states, life seemed to move on as normally as possible in Broadway Landing. To the citizens of the now-small village, the shots fired at Bull Run, Antietam, and Gettysburg may well have been a thousand miles away. Sure, ...
Southern honor, Confederate warfare : southern
... demonstrates the ways that violence, militarism, elitism, and masculinity affected the strategies, operations, and tactics of Confederate commanders. It evaluates the concept of southern cultural uniqueness and the ways that combat reflected cultural paradigms specific to the region. By concentratin ...
... demonstrates the ways that violence, militarism, elitism, and masculinity affected the strategies, operations, and tactics of Confederate commanders. It evaluates the concept of southern cultural uniqueness and the ways that combat reflected cultural paradigms specific to the region. By concentratin ...
John Bennett Walters, Total War, and the Raid on
... a trail of burned houses, needless destruction of the necessities of life, and the wholesale theft of private property.” According to Walters, upon arriving in South Carolina, Sherman “resumed his campaign of terror on a more extensive scale.” Wherever Sherman went, Walters wrote, “wanton waste, ars ...
... a trail of burned houses, needless destruction of the necessities of life, and the wholesale theft of private property.” According to Walters, upon arriving in South Carolina, Sherman “resumed his campaign of terror on a more extensive scale.” Wherever Sherman went, Walters wrote, “wanton waste, ars ...
Enemy on the Home Front - B
... One month later, the Federal army, led by a former Shropshire slave, finished taking everything of value outside of the home. Federal officers apologized for the necessity of stripping the plantation of its remaining sustenance, assured the owner that they would not touch anything inside the house, ...
... One month later, the Federal army, led by a former Shropshire slave, finished taking everything of value outside of the home. Federal officers apologized for the necessity of stripping the plantation of its remaining sustenance, assured the owner that they would not touch anything inside the house, ...
At Home and in the Field - Society for Women and the Civil War
... flour bread, cake or pudding, a well boiled pap should be first made of all the milk and water and half the flour, and allowed to get perfectly cold before the other ingredients are added; it forms a support for them and prevents the flour from settling at the bottom; stir the whole a moment before ...
... flour bread, cake or pudding, a well boiled pap should be first made of all the milk and water and half the flour, and allowed to get perfectly cold before the other ingredients are added; it forms a support for them and prevents the flour from settling at the bottom; stir the whole a moment before ...
Jeopardy - PRC4thGrade
... Civil War in Mississippi By the summer of 1862, the ______ Army controlled all of the Mississippi River except for four miles near Vicksburg. ...
... Civil War in Mississippi By the summer of 1862, the ______ Army controlled all of the Mississippi River except for four miles near Vicksburg. ...
Untitled - TCU Digital Repository
... officially condoned, remained impossible to stop, as stragglers and deserters from both armies preyed upon the collapse of law and order after the main body of Union troops had passed through. In areas that suffered hard war, the material devastation of the countryside was astoundingly severe. In a ...
... officially condoned, remained impossible to stop, as stragglers and deserters from both armies preyed upon the collapse of law and order after the main body of Union troops had passed through. In areas that suffered hard war, the material devastation of the countryside was astoundingly severe. In a ...
THESIS CONFEDERATE MILITARY STRATEGY
... will also highlight the mentality and objective of Confederate generals. Confederate strategy was not universal. In fact, Confederate President Jefferson Davis and General Lee shared the same military mentality in swift, aggressive movements to defeat the Union army in Virginia as quickly as possib ...
... will also highlight the mentality and objective of Confederate generals. Confederate strategy was not universal. In fact, Confederate President Jefferson Davis and General Lee shared the same military mentality in swift, aggressive movements to defeat the Union army in Virginia as quickly as possib ...
US History-Honors
... April 1862 – passed the first conscription (draft) act in US history Seized control of railroads Planned economy Farmers were required to contribute 1/10th of ...
... April 1862 – passed the first conscription (draft) act in US history Seized control of railroads Planned economy Farmers were required to contribute 1/10th of ...
Commanders of the Confederacy
... President Jefferson Davis Jefferson Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American statesman and politician who served as President of the Confederate States of America for its entire history from 1861 to 1865 during the American Civil War. Davis believed that corruption had destroyed the o ...
... President Jefferson Davis Jefferson Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American statesman and politician who served as President of the Confederate States of America for its entire history from 1861 to 1865 during the American Civil War. Davis believed that corruption had destroyed the o ...
"Young Bloods of the South:" The Confederate Use and Efficacy of
... to pursue this kind of war, even if they disagree with him that it could have achieved victory. Thus Gary Gallagher argues that nineteenth-century southern society would not agree to this strategy. Guerrilla warfare was repugnant to many citizens and soldiers on both sides, because it was seen as un ...
... to pursue this kind of war, even if they disagree with him that it could have achieved victory. Thus Gary Gallagher argues that nineteenth-century southern society would not agree to this strategy. Guerrilla warfare was repugnant to many citizens and soldiers on both sides, because it was seen as un ...
The Case of Cyrena and Amherst Stone
... of miles behind the Confederate lines in the rebel city of Atlanta, and deliberately concealed information that might lead Confederate authorities to her or her allies. I The story continues with a novel. Entitled Goldie's Inheritance, A Story of the Siege ofAtlanta, written by Louisa Bailey Whitney ...
... of miles behind the Confederate lines in the rebel city of Atlanta, and deliberately concealed information that might lead Confederate authorities to her or her allies. I The story continues with a novel. Entitled Goldie's Inheritance, A Story of the Siege ofAtlanta, written by Louisa Bailey Whitney ...
A Nation at War, 1861-1865
... At the time, some people thought that Dr. Orie should not be a doctor because she was a woman. Have you ever been in a similar situation? What did you do to prove to others that you could do something they didn’t think you could? ...
... At the time, some people thought that Dr. Orie should not be a doctor because she was a woman. Have you ever been in a similar situation? What did you do to prove to others that you could do something they didn’t think you could? ...
George B. McClellan - Scarsdale Public Schools
... While McClellan was running Confederate forces out of western Virginia, the main Union Army was suffering an embarrassing defeat in July 1861 at the First Battle of Bull Run (also known as the First Battle of Manassas) in the eastern part of the state. Poorly prepared and terribly disorganized, the ...
... While McClellan was running Confederate forces out of western Virginia, the main Union Army was suffering an embarrassing defeat in July 1861 at the First Battle of Bull Run (also known as the First Battle of Manassas) in the eastern part of the state. Poorly prepared and terribly disorganized, the ...
timeline handout
... December 16, 1773 - The "Boston Tea Party" takes place as residents disguised as Indians throw crates of tea into Boston Harbor. June 2, 1774 - Martial Law is declared in Massachusetts. October 26, 1774 - The Minute Men are established in America. The Revolutionary War ...
... December 16, 1773 - The "Boston Tea Party" takes place as residents disguised as Indians throw crates of tea into Boston Harbor. June 2, 1774 - Martial Law is declared in Massachusetts. October 26, 1774 - The Minute Men are established in America. The Revolutionary War ...
United States Civil War
... December 20, 1860. By March 1861, six more states who were angry at Lincoln’s election also left the union such as Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana and Texas. Eventually Arkansas, Virginia, Tennessee and NC followed. ...
... December 20, 1860. By March 1861, six more states who were angry at Lincoln’s election also left the union such as Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana and Texas. Eventually Arkansas, Virginia, Tennessee and NC followed. ...
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 ...
TAV Chapter 11 Adv Org - Holdens
... _______________ as the war went on. • The Union navy, however, could not stop all of the _______________ _______________, small, fast vessels, used by the South to smuggle goods past the blockade. (pages 358–360) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. ...
... _______________ as the war went on. • The Union navy, however, could not stop all of the _______________ _______________, small, fast vessels, used by the South to smuggle goods past the blockade. (pages 358–360) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. ...
Media as Weaponry: How Civil War Media Shaped Opinion and
... Like Manross, millions of other men decided to join the fighting, which lasted from April 1861 until April 1865. When combat began on April 12, 1861, with the bombing of Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, it set off four years of treacherous, blood-soaked combat. One could argue that most ba ...
... Like Manross, millions of other men decided to join the fighting, which lasted from April 1861 until April 1865. When combat began on April 12, 1861, with the bombing of Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, it set off four years of treacherous, blood-soaked combat. One could argue that most ba ...
Capture of New Orleans
The capture of New Orleans (April 25 – May 1, 1862) during the American Civil War was an important event for the Union. Having fought past Forts Jackson and St. Philip, the Union was unopposed in its capture of the city itself, which was spared the destruction suffered by many other Southern cities. However, the controversial and confrontational administration of the city by its U.S Army military governor caused lasting resentment. This capture of the largest Confederate city was a major turning point and an incident of international importance.