Civil War 150 HistoryMobile Teachers` Guide
... SOL: VS.7c – The Confederacy relied on enslaved African Americans to raise crops and provide labor for the army. Many enslaved African Americans fled to the Union army as it approached and some fought for the Union. 6. Elizabeth Van Lew, Richmond, VA – Before the war, Van Lew was educated in Philad ...
... SOL: VS.7c – The Confederacy relied on enslaved African Americans to raise crops and provide labor for the army. Many enslaved African Americans fled to the Union army as it approached and some fought for the Union. 6. Elizabeth Van Lew, Richmond, VA – Before the war, Van Lew was educated in Philad ...
"They Cannot Catch Guerrillas in the Mountains Any More Than a
... North of Charleston support for the Confederacy was scarce, since those counties’ economic systems resembled that of Ohio rather than the rest of Virginia, and secession from the Union would leave them surrounded by enemy territory on three sides. South of Charleston, however, sentiment for the Unio ...
... North of Charleston support for the Confederacy was scarce, since those counties’ economic systems resembled that of Ohio rather than the rest of Virginia, and secession from the Union would leave them surrounded by enemy territory on three sides. South of Charleston, however, sentiment for the Unio ...
ABSTRACT Title of Dissertation: CONFEDERATE FEDERALISM: A
... Examination of Confederate federalism to date generally has emphasized one of two interpretations: that the Confederacy either “died of state rights” or that the Confederacy, because of the war-time demands, created a government at least as centralized as the Union, if not more so. This dissertation ...
... Examination of Confederate federalism to date generally has emphasized one of two interpretations: that the Confederacy either “died of state rights” or that the Confederacy, because of the war-time demands, created a government at least as centralized as the Union, if not more so. This dissertation ...
Stories Behind the Civil War 150 HistoryMobile
... Federal soldiers in front of bomb-proof headquarters Date: Between 1860 and 1865 Location, Fort Burnham, Petersburg Siege, Virginia Image courtesy Library of Congress Union forces in the Army of the James captured Fort Harrison, southeast of Richmond on the Richmond-Petersburg line September 29, 186 ...
... Federal soldiers in front of bomb-proof headquarters Date: Between 1860 and 1865 Location, Fort Burnham, Petersburg Siege, Virginia Image courtesy Library of Congress Union forces in the Army of the James captured Fort Harrison, southeast of Richmond on the Richmond-Petersburg line September 29, 186 ...
The Ingenuity, Proficiency, and Versatility of Union Citizen Soldiers
... battlefields, and they always encouraged my interest. I was surrounded by history growing up. My grandfather, George Army, played minor league baseball in the 1920s, and I was filled with stories of old ballplayers and teams, and I learned to appreciate my own connections to the past. I also want t ...
... battlefields, and they always encouraged my interest. I was surrounded by history growing up. My grandfather, George Army, played minor league baseball in the 1920s, and I was filled with stories of old ballplayers and teams, and I learned to appreciate my own connections to the past. I also want t ...
Abraham Lincoln: Leadership and Democratic Statesmanship in
... a rebellion “too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings.”4 By the time of his inauguration on March 4, 1861, seven states had declared their separation from the Union and had set up a separate provisional government called the Confederate States of America. A little ...
... a rebellion “too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings.”4 By the time of his inauguration on March 4, 1861, seven states had declared their separation from the Union and had set up a separate provisional government called the Confederate States of America. A little ...
The Civil War Diary of Micajah A. Thomas
... his cavalry under Sheridan to hold the barren Cold Harbor. However, the full Union attack on Cold Harbor did not come until June 3, 1864. Because Lee had time to entrench his thirty thousand men, the siege proved disastrous for the Union army. 7 Cold Harbor served as an example of how effective the ...
... his cavalry under Sheridan to hold the barren Cold Harbor. However, the full Union attack on Cold Harbor did not come until June 3, 1864. Because Lee had time to entrench his thirty thousand men, the siege proved disastrous for the Union army. 7 Cold Harbor served as an example of how effective the ...
Chapter 20—Girding for War: The North and the South, 1861
... 26. In 1861, many Northerners were willing to allow Southern states to leave the Union until a. John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. b. the South attacked Fort Sumter. c. Robert E. Lee was named to head the potential new nation's army. d. South Carolina seceded from the United States. e. Virginia and ...
... 26. In 1861, many Northerners were willing to allow Southern states to leave the Union until a. John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. b. the South attacked Fort Sumter. c. Robert E. Lee was named to head the potential new nation's army. d. South Carolina seceded from the United States. e. Virginia and ...
Chapter 20—Girding for War: The North and the South, 1861
... 26. In 1861, many Northerners were willing to allow Southern states to leave the Union until a. John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. b. the South attacked Fort Sumter. c. Robert E. Lee was named to head the potential new nation's army. d. South Carolina seceded from the United States. e. Virginia and ...
... 26. In 1861, many Northerners were willing to allow Southern states to leave the Union until a. John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. b. the South attacked Fort Sumter. c. Robert E. Lee was named to head the potential new nation's army. d. South Carolina seceded from the United States. e. Virginia and ...
Narcissus - Florida “Museums in the Sea”
... York to New Orleans, reporting to Rear Admiral David Farragut for duty in the West Gulf Blockading Squadron. Narcissus participated in operations in Mississippi Sound, New Orleans, Mobile Bay, and Pensacola, taking part in Operation Anaconda, the Union blockade of southern ports. ...
... York to New Orleans, reporting to Rear Admiral David Farragut for duty in the West Gulf Blockading Squadron. Narcissus participated in operations in Mississippi Sound, New Orleans, Mobile Bay, and Pensacola, taking part in Operation Anaconda, the Union blockade of southern ports. ...
Chapter 11
... blockade – preventing merchant vessels with trade goods from entering or leaving ports ...
... blockade – preventing merchant vessels with trade goods from entering or leaving ports ...
Confederate States Navy
... the Chesapeake Bay. The large US naval base at Norfolk was abandoned by the Federals on April 20, 1861 and immediately taken over by the Confederates. This gave them the potential to build an effective navy provided they could control the Hampton Roads outlet. Meanwhile, the United States knew that ...
... the Chesapeake Bay. The large US naval base at Norfolk was abandoned by the Federals on April 20, 1861 and immediately taken over by the Confederates. This gave them the potential to build an effective navy provided they could control the Hampton Roads outlet. Meanwhile, the United States knew that ...
Mapping a Soldier`s Journey through the American Civil War
... The American Civil War (1861-1865) can be considered the first modern war in world history, with military trained generals and educated enlisted men, along with the change from Napoleonic war tactics to mechanized warfare. These changes are often observed to be a major reason for the massive loss of ...
... The American Civil War (1861-1865) can be considered the first modern war in world history, with military trained generals and educated enlisted men, along with the change from Napoleonic war tactics to mechanized warfare. These changes are often observed to be a major reason for the massive loss of ...
The Positive Contributions of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of
... committee’s subpoenas and reluctance to engage Confederate General Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia in the second half of 1861, it is not surprising that political pressure would be applied to see his removal from command. This same reluctance to engage the enemy would be McClellan’s lasting legacy a ...
... committee’s subpoenas and reluctance to engage Confederate General Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia in the second half of 1861, it is not surprising that political pressure would be applied to see his removal from command. This same reluctance to engage the enemy would be McClellan’s lasting legacy a ...
Civil War Practice Test
... b. killed or sold into slavery if captured by the Confederacy. c. not experienced at war and did not know what to expect. d. only given bayonets with which to fight. Which of the following was an African American unit in the Civil War that played a key role in the attack on South Carolina’s Fort Wag ...
... b. killed or sold into slavery if captured by the Confederacy. c. not experienced at war and did not know what to expect. d. only given bayonets with which to fight. Which of the following was an African American unit in the Civil War that played a key role in the attack on South Carolina’s Fort Wag ...
Rules of Play
... The future of slavery in the territories caused a series of political crises. These crises drove a series of legislative compromises designed to assuage Southern fear that slavery would be abolished. These compromises were designed to maintain a tentative Southern equality in the Senate. The South b ...
... The future of slavery in the territories caused a series of political crises. These crises drove a series of legislative compromises designed to assuage Southern fear that slavery would be abolished. These compromises were designed to maintain a tentative Southern equality in the Senate. The South b ...
Charles Francis Adams and the Laird Rams Crisis of 1863
... state legislature. He turned it down, twice. Finally in 1840, after relentless pressure from his friends, he agreed to run, "not because he believed it would contribute to his own happiness at all to enter public life. "9 Winning easily, he spent five years at the Massachusetts State Legislature gai ...
... state legislature. He turned it down, twice. Finally in 1840, after relentless pressure from his friends, he agreed to run, "not because he believed it would contribute to his own happiness at all to enter public life. "9 Winning easily, he spent five years at the Massachusetts State Legislature gai ...
Competing Visions of America: The Fourth of July During the Civil
... Finally, Len Travers focused his study on late eighteenth- and early nineteenthcentury celebrations of Independence Day. He noted the vitality of public rituals in understanding American political society. These rituals have become so pervasive and ubiquitous that historians have taken them for gran ...
... Finally, Len Travers focused his study on late eighteenth- and early nineteenthcentury celebrations of Independence Day. He noted the vitality of public rituals in understanding American political society. These rituals have become so pervasive and ubiquitous that historians have taken them for gran ...
Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS ()
... said city," furnished a precedent for the creation of permanent military cemeteries beyond the seas over a decade before legislative provision was made for a national cemeterial system. The development of national cemeteries came about as the American Civil War was waged. This conflict between North ...
... said city," furnished a precedent for the creation of permanent military cemeteries beyond the seas over a decade before legislative provision was made for a national cemeterial system. The development of national cemeteries came about as the American Civil War was waged. This conflict between North ...
The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865
... • 2. Liberate the slaves and undermine the economic foundation of the south • 3. Cut the Confederacy in half by seizing control of the ...
... • 2. Liberate the slaves and undermine the economic foundation of the south • 3. Cut the Confederacy in half by seizing control of the ...
Ulysses S. Grant and the Meaning of Appomattox
... The appearance of a white flag was usually followed by a meeting arranged between the two commanders with or without their subordinates, with the meeting’s outcome including the writing out and acceptance of surrender terms. Flexibility was a key feature of surrenders in the American Civil War, givi ...
... The appearance of a white flag was usually followed by a meeting arranged between the two commanders with or without their subordinates, with the meeting’s outcome including the writing out and acceptance of surrender terms. Flexibility was a key feature of surrenders in the American Civil War, givi ...
A MOST UNPLEASANT PART OF YOUR DUTIES: MILITARY
... supported me in numerous ways throughout this endeavor, and these words can only offer a small measure of my appreciation. First, I would like to thank the staff at the Southern Historical Society and the Walter Royal Davis Library at the University of North Carolina, in particular, the Interlibrary ...
... supported me in numerous ways throughout this endeavor, and these words can only offer a small measure of my appreciation. First, I would like to thank the staff at the Southern Historical Society and the Walter Royal Davis Library at the University of North Carolina, in particular, the Interlibrary ...
View PDF - Cincinnati History Library and Archives
... march into Kentucky. Because of the difficult terrain and narrow roads, he had to be particularly creative in dispatching his men. Sending small regiments forward at intervals created a long, snaking column consisting of relatively small and geographically distant regiments. Indeed, Ned Guerrant des ...
... march into Kentucky. Because of the difficult terrain and narrow roads, he had to be particularly creative in dispatching his men. Sending small regiments forward at intervals created a long, snaking column consisting of relatively small and geographically distant regiments. Indeed, Ned Guerrant des ...
Rediscovering Abraham Lincoln
... British historian Colin Ballard entitled his book on the strategy of the American Civil War The Military Genius of Abraham Lincoln. In 1952 the American historian T. Harry Williams wrote, in his book Lincoln and His Generals, that Lincoln was ‘‘a better [strategist] than any of his generals. He was ...
... British historian Colin Ballard entitled his book on the strategy of the American Civil War The Military Genius of Abraham Lincoln. In 1952 the American historian T. Harry Williams wrote, in his book Lincoln and His Generals, that Lincoln was ‘‘a better [strategist] than any of his generals. He was ...
The Civil War and Reconstruction in Mississippi County: The Story of
... its difficulty. Tracing family trees shows the large number of extended family members who settled across Mississippi County throughout the 1800’s, and it is easy to become lost in the slew of names, birth and death dates, and intermarriages. Genealogy websites, however, have proven to be some of th ...
... its difficulty. Tracing family trees shows the large number of extended family members who settled across Mississippi County throughout the 1800’s, and it is easy to become lost in the slew of names, birth and death dates, and intermarriages. Genealogy websites, however, have proven to be some of th ...
Anaconda Plan
The Anaconda Plan is the name widely applied to an outline strategy for subduing the seceding states in the American Civil War. Proposed by General-in-Chief Winfield Scott, the plan emphasized the blockade of the Southern ports, and called for an advance down the Mississippi River to cut the South in two. Because the blockade would be rather passive, it was widely derided by the vociferous faction who wanted a more vigorous prosecution of the war, and who likened it to the coils of an anaconda suffocating its victim. The snake image caught on, giving the proposal its popular name.