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 ...
The American Civil War Begins Basics
... later receive the temporary (brevet) rank of Major General for his service in defending Fort Sumter. This image is courtesy of the United States Army Military History Institute and of Wikimedia Commons. ...
... later receive the temporary (brevet) rank of Major General for his service in defending Fort Sumter. This image is courtesy of the United States Army Military History Institute and of Wikimedia Commons. ...
The American Civil War Begins
... later receive the temporary (brevet) rank of Major General for his service in defending Fort Sumter. This image is courtesy of the United States Army Military History Institute and of Wikimedia Commons. ...
... later receive the temporary (brevet) rank of Major General for his service in defending Fort Sumter. This image is courtesy of the United States Army Military History Institute and of Wikimedia Commons. ...
THE ORIGINS OF THE MISSISSIPPI MARINE BRIGADE: THE FIRST
... the first pointing out the general’s lack of action over the three months since he had assumed command of the Union ground forces in the Eastern Theater, which allowed the rebels to bring up reinforcements and to build fortifications all along the region across the Upper Potomac.6 The second pamphle ...
... the first pointing out the general’s lack of action over the three months since he had assumed command of the Union ground forces in the Eastern Theater, which allowed the rebels to bring up reinforcements and to build fortifications all along the region across the Upper Potomac.6 The second pamphle ...
the politics of command in the fort
... than historians had previously documented, and he emphasizes the importance of Wilmington as the Confederacy‟s principal blockade running port after 1863—more than any other major seaport including Charleston, South Carolina; Savannah, Georgia; and Mobile, Alabama. The increasing number of scholarly ...
... than historians had previously documented, and he emphasizes the importance of Wilmington as the Confederacy‟s principal blockade running port after 1863—more than any other major seaport including Charleston, South Carolina; Savannah, Georgia; and Mobile, Alabama. The increasing number of scholarly ...
Allow Me to Call Your Attention to the Situation of the Forts
... the importance of seizing Roanoke Island as a springboard for invading the state. On November 11, Flag-Officer Louis Goldsborough of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron proposed destroying the small Confederate fleet in Pamlico Sound and then “driving the enemy away from Roanoke Island by a combi ...
... the importance of seizing Roanoke Island as a springboard for invading the state. On November 11, Flag-Officer Louis Goldsborough of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron proposed destroying the small Confederate fleet in Pamlico Sound and then “driving the enemy away from Roanoke Island by a combi ...
The Negative Impact of Jefferson Davis` Lack of Grand Strategy
... victories in the East, Pea Ridge and Shiloh should have been taken as early warning signs that many of his officers were sub-par. A grand strategy is the encompassment of everything strategically necessary to win a war. The necessities that make up a grand strategy include, but are not limited to, g ...
... victories in the East, Pea Ridge and Shiloh should have been taken as early warning signs that many of his officers were sub-par. A grand strategy is the encompassment of everything strategically necessary to win a war. The necessities that make up a grand strategy include, but are not limited to, g ...
The Isolation Factor - Marshall Digital Scholar
... Over the next two months, national events changed the course of history for the Upper South. On March 4, 1861, Lincoln issued his inaugural address in which he made it clear that the Deep South had no right to secede from the Union and that any use of arms against the government would be considered ...
... Over the next two months, national events changed the course of history for the Upper South. On March 4, 1861, Lincoln issued his inaugural address in which he made it clear that the Deep South had no right to secede from the Union and that any use of arms against the government would be considered ...
CHAPTER 15
... August: Second battle of Manassas September: Battle of Antietam Creek September: Lincoln announces Emancipation Proclamation of January October: Twenty-Negro Law passed by Confederate Congress December: Burnside’s Slaughter Pen April: Richmond women riot for food May: Battle at Chancellorsville, Vir ...
... August: Second battle of Manassas September: Battle of Antietam Creek September: Lincoln announces Emancipation Proclamation of January October: Twenty-Negro Law passed by Confederate Congress December: Burnside’s Slaughter Pen April: Richmond women riot for food May: Battle at Chancellorsville, Vir ...
naylonMaurice - Georgetown University
... operational, and tactical levels, all of which include corresponding levels of logistics with distinct functions. The strategic level supports the organizing, training, and equipping of all forces needed to advance the national interest. This level links the national economic base (people, resource ...
... operational, and tactical levels, all of which include corresponding levels of logistics with distinct functions. The strategic level supports the organizing, training, and equipping of all forces needed to advance the national interest. This level links the national economic base (people, resource ...
Untitled - TCU Digital Repository
... marched across eastern Arkansas without a formal supply base and survived by foraging off the civilian population. Curtis’s march through Arkansas marked the first instance of a Union army relying upon civilian resources to sustain itself in the war and this practice would later be replicated by the ...
... marched across eastern Arkansas without a formal supply base and survived by foraging off the civilian population. Curtis’s march through Arkansas marked the first instance of a Union army relying upon civilian resources to sustain itself in the war and this practice would later be replicated by the ...
TAV Chapter 11 Adv Org - Holdens
... • Congress passed the _______________ _______________ in July 1862, giving Lincoln the power to call state militias into federal service. • In 1863 Congress introduced a national _______________. ...
... • Congress passed the _______________ _______________ in July 1862, giving Lincoln the power to call state militias into federal service. • In 1863 Congress introduced a national _______________. ...
General US Grant`s Effective Use of the Leadership
... teamwork was his relationship with the Admiral Porter – the commander of the Union’s naval forces supporting Vicksburg (see figure 2). General Grant’s inventive scheme of maneuver could not have been accomplished without working with the local naval commander. In 1863, there was no formal, joint doc ...
... teamwork was his relationship with the Admiral Porter – the commander of the Union’s naval forces supporting Vicksburg (see figure 2). General Grant’s inventive scheme of maneuver could not have been accomplished without working with the local naval commander. In 1863, there was no formal, joint doc ...
America`s Land
... • Why was Vicksburg the only major Confederate town left to capture on the Mississippi River? • Vicksburg sat on cliffs where Confederates could shoot at Union ships ...
... • Why was Vicksburg the only major Confederate town left to capture on the Mississippi River? • Vicksburg sat on cliffs where Confederates could shoot at Union ships ...
Country Goes to War Resources
... In James McPherson’s article, An Overview of the American Civil War he states: ...
... In James McPherson’s article, An Overview of the American Civil War he states: ...
1861: The Country Goes to War
... In James McPherson’s article, An Overview of the American Civil War he states: ...
... In James McPherson’s article, An Overview of the American Civil War he states: ...
KentucKy`s civil War Heritage guide
... fought in the Mexican War, was a U.S. congressman and senator, and served as U.S. Secretary of War. After Mississippi seceded from the Union, Davis resigned from the U.S. Senate. On February 9, 1861, he was appointed President of the Confederate States of America. The only president of the Confede ...
... fought in the Mexican War, was a U.S. congressman and senator, and served as U.S. Secretary of War. After Mississippi seceded from the Union, Davis resigned from the U.S. Senate. On February 9, 1861, he was appointed President of the Confederate States of America. The only president of the Confede ...
Camp 1220 May 2014
... If a burglar is breaking into your house; are you the aggressor if you shoot at him? Lincoln refused to pull US troops from South Carolina soil. Lincoln was attempting to resupply and reinforce those foreign troops in preparation to invading the former States of the Deep South. It’s the same reason ...
... If a burglar is breaking into your house; are you the aggressor if you shoot at him? Lincoln refused to pull US troops from South Carolina soil. Lincoln was attempting to resupply and reinforce those foreign troops in preparation to invading the former States of the Deep South. It’s the same reason ...
Word document
... on September 15 was then not much of an army.” (Catton, 450) A few days earlier a Confederate officer had lost Lee’s entire battle movement plans. They were found, and on 13th September, 1862, given to McClellan. The Union should have won a tremendous victory on 17th September. They won because alth ...
... on September 15 was then not much of an army.” (Catton, 450) A few days earlier a Confederate officer had lost Lee’s entire battle movement plans. They were found, and on 13th September, 1862, given to McClellan. The Union should have won a tremendous victory on 17th September. They won because alth ...
General George Brinton McClellan: The Cautious
... on September 15 was then not much of an army.” (Catton, 450) A few days earlier a Confederate officer had lost Lee’s entire battle movement plans. They were found, and on 13th September, 1862, given to McClellan. The Union should have won a tremendous victory on 17th September. They won because alth ...
... on September 15 was then not much of an army.” (Catton, 450) A few days earlier a Confederate officer had lost Lee’s entire battle movement plans. They were found, and on 13th September, 1862, given to McClellan. The Union should have won a tremendous victory on 17th September. They won because alth ...
The Encyclopedia of Civil War Battles
... either burned these prizes or returned them to New York under bond. One ship, the Tonawanda, carried 30 women and small children. The gallant Semmes refused to burn this ship, writing: “It was not possible to convert the Alabama into a nursery and set the stewards to serving pap to the babies. Altho ...
... either burned these prizes or returned them to New York under bond. One ship, the Tonawanda, carried 30 women and small children. The gallant Semmes refused to burn this ship, writing: “It was not possible to convert the Alabama into a nursery and set the stewards to serving pap to the babies. Altho ...
Chapter 21 - BFHS
... the last button and that wars cannot be won without running some risks. He consistently but erroneously believed that the enemy outnumbered him, partly because his intelligence reports from the head of Pinkerton’s Detective Agency were unreliable. He was overcautious—Lincoln once accused him of havi ...
... the last button and that wars cannot be won without running some risks. He consistently but erroneously believed that the enemy outnumbered him, partly because his intelligence reports from the head of Pinkerton’s Detective Agency were unreliable. He was overcautious—Lincoln once accused him of havi ...
Civil War Discussion Questions
... effect. Both attackers and defenders also fought standing up, because reloading single-shot muskets and rifles was virtually impossible lying on the ground. Attacking forces thus had to remain exposed. . . . They did not build fortifications, and, once the Minié-ball rifle came into existence, were ...
... effect. Both attackers and defenders also fought standing up, because reloading single-shot muskets and rifles was virtually impossible lying on the ground. Attacking forces thus had to remain exposed. . . . They did not build fortifications, and, once the Minié-ball rifle came into existence, were ...
The Role of Cotton in the Civil War
... million bales in 1850. As a result, the region became even more dependent on plantations and slavery, with plantation agriculture becoming the biggest sector of its economy. As the production of cotton increased so did the number of slaves. In 1790 there were around 700,000 slaves, this grew to arou ...
... million bales in 1850. As a result, the region became even more dependent on plantations and slavery, with plantation agriculture becoming the biggest sector of its economy. As the production of cotton increased so did the number of slaves. In 1790 there were around 700,000 slaves, this grew to arou ...
Lincoln and the Outbreak of War, 1861
... and to diminish United States authority, seized numerous Federal properties and installations in the deep South. While the majority of white Southerners in eight other slave states – Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, and Arkansas – opposed secession and dis ...
... and to diminish United States authority, seized numerous Federal properties and installations in the deep South. While the majority of white Southerners in eight other slave states – Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, and Arkansas – opposed secession and dis ...
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.