Men and Machines: The Psychological Impact of Gunboats on the
... control the river. The Department sent orders to Captain John Rodgers on May 16, 1861, sending him to General George McClellan’s Headquarters at Cincinnati “in regard to the expediency of establishing a Naval Armament on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, or either of them, with a view of blockading o ...
... control the river. The Department sent orders to Captain John Rodgers on May 16, 1861, sending him to General George McClellan’s Headquarters at Cincinnati “in regard to the expediency of establishing a Naval Armament on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, or either of them, with a view of blockading o ...
The American Civil War
... • February 8, 1861: Arkansas seizes U.S. Arsenal at Little Rock. • February 12, 1861: Arkansas seizes U.S. ordnance stores at Napoleon. ...
... • February 8, 1861: Arkansas seizes U.S. Arsenal at Little Rock. • February 12, 1861: Arkansas seizes U.S. ordnance stores at Napoleon. ...
Section 1
... Kentucky and Missouri were important to controlling the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. And unless the Union could hold Maryland, Washington would be surrounded by the Confederacy. At first, Kentucky declared itself neutral, or not favoring either side. Union generals wanted to occupy Kentucky, but Lin ...
... Kentucky and Missouri were important to controlling the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. And unless the Union could hold Maryland, Washington would be surrounded by the Confederacy. At first, Kentucky declared itself neutral, or not favoring either side. Union generals wanted to occupy Kentucky, but Lin ...
Confederate Spies: Loreta Velazquez,Union Spies: Elizabeth Van
... the war but she also served as an officer in the Confederate Army disguised as a man. Born in Havana, Cuba in 1842, Velázquez met and eloped at age 14 with a Army officer from Texas who we know only as William. Over the next several years Loreta traveled with him from post to post. At the outbreak o ...
... the war but she also served as an officer in the Confederate Army disguised as a man. Born in Havana, Cuba in 1842, Velázquez met and eloped at age 14 with a Army officer from Texas who we know only as William. Over the next several years Loreta traveled with him from post to post. At the outbreak o ...
Third Winchester Driving Tour
... Early on the morning of September 19, Sheridan’s cavalry divisions crossed the Opequon Creek at three different points—the vanguard of some 39,000 Union soldiers. Behind the cavalry marched three infantry corps advancing through the narrow but direct approach to Winchester along the Berryville Pike ...
... Early on the morning of September 19, Sheridan’s cavalry divisions crossed the Opequon Creek at three different points—the vanguard of some 39,000 Union soldiers. Behind the cavalry marched three infantry corps advancing through the narrow but direct approach to Winchester along the Berryville Pike ...
NC State Brochure cover-side
... bridge at Rocky Mount. The Confederates quickly restored rail service after each raid. In October 1864, U.S. Navy Lt. William B. Cushing destroyed the ironclad CSS Albemarle at Plymouth, in one of several attacks on river defenses. By August 1864, Wilmington was the last major Confederate seaport op ...
... bridge at Rocky Mount. The Confederates quickly restored rail service after each raid. In October 1864, U.S. Navy Lt. William B. Cushing destroyed the ironclad CSS Albemarle at Plymouth, in one of several attacks on river defenses. By August 1864, Wilmington was the last major Confederate seaport op ...
Abrahamson, James L. The Men of Secession and Civil War 1859
... running in direct opposition along purely regional lines. Bell, a southern unionist, ran as the nominated candidate of the Constitutional Unionist party. With the election of Lincoln, the fire-eaters went to work and successfully convinced the cotton South that their worst fears of emancipation and ...
... running in direct opposition along purely regional lines. Bell, a southern unionist, ran as the nominated candidate of the Constitutional Unionist party. With the election of Lincoln, the fire-eaters went to work and successfully convinced the cotton South that their worst fears of emancipation and ...
Politics and Economics during the Civil War
... 3. April 9, 1861: A ship carrying supplies for Fort Sumter sailed from New York. South Carolina saw it as an act of aggression; military “reinforcement” C. April 12: Fort Sumter was bombarded by more than 70 Confederate cannon. 1. Signaled the beginning of the Civil War Anderson’s garrison held ...
... 3. April 9, 1861: A ship carrying supplies for Fort Sumter sailed from New York. South Carolina saw it as an act of aggression; military “reinforcement” C. April 12: Fort Sumter was bombarded by more than 70 Confederate cannon. 1. Signaled the beginning of the Civil War Anderson’s garrison held ...
Chapter 13 Life in the State of Texas
... – Also, they thought each state should have right to withdraw from Union if citizens voted to – Northern states disagreed and said that federal laws applied to all states and states could not legally separate from Union – These topics were strongly debated in Presidential Election of 1860 ...
... – Also, they thought each state should have right to withdraw from Union if citizens voted to – Northern states disagreed and said that federal laws applied to all states and states could not legally separate from Union – These topics were strongly debated in Presidential Election of 1860 ...
The Civil War
... • After he was removed from office, he left Austin and went to Galveston for awhile. • Then he went to Huntsville to his “steamboat house” (see p. 307) He died there on July 3, 1863 (70 yrs old) ...
... • After he was removed from office, he left Austin and went to Galveston for awhile. • Then he went to Huntsville to his “steamboat house” (see p. 307) He died there on July 3, 1863 (70 yrs old) ...
Section 1 The Call to Arms
... people, and its support of the Union was strong. However, many people in Kentucky, Missouri, and Maryland favored the South. Kentucky and Missouri were important to controlling the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. And unless the Union could hold Maryland, Washington would be surrounded by the Confederac ...
... people, and its support of the Union was strong. However, many people in Kentucky, Missouri, and Maryland favored the South. Kentucky and Missouri were important to controlling the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. And unless the Union could hold Maryland, Washington would be surrounded by the Confederac ...
16 - Coppell ISD
... ≥ South Carolina’s governor, William Henry Gist, even before the election had taken place, wrote a letter to each southern governor ≥ He wrote, ‘If Lincoln won, it would be their DUTY to leave the Union’ Gist bitterly opposed Abraham Lincoln in the presidential election of 1860. Gist conversed with ...
... ≥ South Carolina’s governor, William Henry Gist, even before the election had taken place, wrote a letter to each southern governor ≥ He wrote, ‘If Lincoln won, it would be their DUTY to leave the Union’ Gist bitterly opposed Abraham Lincoln in the presidential election of 1860. Gist conversed with ...
16 - Coppell ISD
... ≥ South Carolina’s governor, William Henry Gist, even before the election had taken place, wrote a letter to each southern governor ≥ He wrote, ‘If Lincoln won, it would be their DUTY to leave the Union’ Gist bitterly opposed Abraham Lincoln in the presidential election of 1860. Gist conversed with ...
... ≥ South Carolina’s governor, William Henry Gist, even before the election had taken place, wrote a letter to each southern governor ≥ He wrote, ‘If Lincoln won, it would be their DUTY to leave the Union’ Gist bitterly opposed Abraham Lincoln in the presidential election of 1860. Gist conversed with ...
General History of Fort Jackson
... the status of fortifications along the eastern seaboard. It was found that the economic measures undertaken by Jefferson and his cabinet had resulted in a state of disrepair in the existing forts and called for addition defensive sites. By November 1807 the House of Representatives Resolved: that it ...
... the status of fortifications along the eastern seaboard. It was found that the economic measures undertaken by Jefferson and his cabinet had resulted in a state of disrepair in the existing forts and called for addition defensive sites. By November 1807 the House of Representatives Resolved: that it ...
Chapter 16 Section 1 - RUSD
... •Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of each side. •Explain each side’s basic strategy. •Summarize the results of the First Battle of Bull Run. 1. Big Idea Question: What was Fort Sumter and why did Lincoln decide to risk war by re-supplying Fort Sumter? 2. What was the beginning of the Civil War? ...
... •Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of each side. •Explain each side’s basic strategy. •Summarize the results of the First Battle of Bull Run. 1. Big Idea Question: What was Fort Sumter and why did Lincoln decide to risk war by re-supplying Fort Sumter? 2. What was the beginning of the Civil War? ...
Fort Henry and Donelson - Teach Tennessee History
... The following morning, September 20, Bragg reorganized his strategy. Instead of an allout offensive against Rosecrans’s left, Bragg imagined an attack in which his army would advance in steps at coordinated times to hit all of the Yankee line in tandem. On Bragg’s order, the first piece of the chess ...
... The following morning, September 20, Bragg reorganized his strategy. Instead of an allout offensive against Rosecrans’s left, Bragg imagined an attack in which his army would advance in steps at coordinated times to hit all of the Yankee line in tandem. On Bragg’s order, the first piece of the chess ...
Spring 2012 - American Civil War Society
... financial consideration and/or personal reasons. All that I and the society can ask is that you attend as many events as is feasible. With regard to the forthcoming season for those members who are ‘wavering’ about rejoining I would hope that on perusing the events calendar they would, on reflection ...
... financial consideration and/or personal reasons. All that I and the society can ask is that you attend as many events as is feasible. With regard to the forthcoming season for those members who are ‘wavering’ about rejoining I would hope that on perusing the events calendar they would, on reflection ...
Name - Wsfcs
... military leadership (seven of the nation’s eight military colleges were in the South; most officers sided with the Confederacy) morale (in this case, a willingness to fight to defend their homeland rather than a reluctance to fight to force others to do something they don’t want to do) only needs to ...
... military leadership (seven of the nation’s eight military colleges were in the South; most officers sided with the Confederacy) morale (in this case, a willingness to fight to defend their homeland rather than a reluctance to fight to force others to do something they don’t want to do) only needs to ...
A-level History Additional Specimen answer and commentary
... service. There were many battles which saw high casualties on both sides but did not prove to be decisive in themselves. The Union was much better able to cope with the high casualty rates than the Confederacy. General Lee often fought much bigger Union forces for example at Fredericksburg and Chanc ...
... service. There were many battles which saw high casualties on both sides but did not prove to be decisive in themselves. The Union was much better able to cope with the high casualty rates than the Confederacy. General Lee often fought much bigger Union forces for example at Fredericksburg and Chanc ...
Chapter 10 - Michigan Open Book project
... Previous conflicts like the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, Bleeding Kansas, the Fugitive Slave Act, the Missouri Compromise, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act began to draw the ...
... Previous conflicts like the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, Bleeding Kansas, the Fugitive Slave Act, the Missouri Compromise, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act began to draw the ...
8.3-Civil_War_Politics_and Economics-Historysage
... If a war were to begin, Lincoln would let the South fire the first shot. 3. April 9, 1861 -- A ship carrying supplies for Fort Sumter sailed from New York. South Carolina saw it as an act of aggression; military “reinforcement” C. April 12: Fort Sumter was bombarded by more than 70 Confederate c ...
... If a war were to begin, Lincoln would let the South fire the first shot. 3. April 9, 1861 -- A ship carrying supplies for Fort Sumter sailed from New York. South Carolina saw it as an act of aggression; military “reinforcement” C. April 12: Fort Sumter was bombarded by more than 70 Confederate c ...
Rivers and Rifles: The Role of Fort Heiman in the Western Theater of
... a significant portion of his force arrived on the 12th, as did the USS Carondelet, whose crew probed Fort Donelson’s defenses before the impending naval battle (Cooling 1987; Gott 2003:144). On February 13, small skirmishes and probing attacks commenced against the Confederate forces, despite Genera ...
... a significant portion of his force arrived on the 12th, as did the USS Carondelet, whose crew probed Fort Donelson’s defenses before the impending naval battle (Cooling 1987; Gott 2003:144). On February 13, small skirmishes and probing attacks commenced against the Confederate forces, despite Genera ...
February - Dixie Guards
... the skills of engineers, infantry soldiers, artillerists, and cavalry. They designed and constructed earthworks that could withstand an attack and Finegan’s troops dug in for the battle. The 32nd Georgia had become famous for the design, construction and defense of Battery Wagner in Charleston Harbo ...
... the skills of engineers, infantry soldiers, artillerists, and cavalry. They designed and constructed earthworks that could withstand an attack and Finegan’s troops dug in for the battle. The 32nd Georgia had become famous for the design, construction and defense of Battery Wagner in Charleston Harbo ...
Union Victory
... I. The southern states began to take over Federal property. A. Buildings, arsenals, forts, and equipment confiscated. II. Fort Sumter a. Federal fort located 3 miles offshore from Charleston, S.C. 1. Rebels wanted it in order to control Charleston Harbor. a. Lincoln refused to give the fort to the C ...
... I. The southern states began to take over Federal property. A. Buildings, arsenals, forts, and equipment confiscated. II. Fort Sumter a. Federal fort located 3 miles offshore from Charleston, S.C. 1. Rebels wanted it in order to control Charleston Harbor. a. Lincoln refused to give the fort to the C ...
ГИМНАЗИЈА «ПАТРИЈАРХ ПАВЛЕ» Матурски рад из Енглеског
... But before his inauguration, seven slave states with cotton-based economies formed the Confederacy. The first six to declare secession had the highest proportions of slaves in their populations, a total of 49 percent. Eight remaining slave states continued to reject calls for secession. Outgoing Dem ...
... But before his inauguration, seven slave states with cotton-based economies formed the Confederacy. The first six to declare secession had the highest proportions of slaves in their populations, a total of 49 percent. Eight remaining slave states continued to reject calls for secession. Outgoing Dem ...
Fort Fisher
Fort Fisher was a Confederate fort during the American Civil War. It protected the vital trading routes of the port at Wilmington, North Carolina, from 1861 until its capture by the Union in 1865.The fort was located on one of Cape Fear River's two outlets to the Atlantic Ocean on what was then known as Federal Point and today is known as Pleasure Island. Because of the roughness of the seas there, it was known as the Southern Gibraltar.