The Civil War (1861–1865)
... • The ensuing bombardment last an unbelievable 34 hours before Anderson, satisfied that he had done his duty, surrendered. • It would be the first battle of the Civil War. ...
... • The ensuing bombardment last an unbelievable 34 hours before Anderson, satisfied that he had done his duty, surrendered. • It would be the first battle of the Civil War. ...
The Civil War (1861–1865)
... • The ensuing bombardment last an unbelievable 34 hours before Anderson, satisfied that he had done his duty, surrendered. • It would be the first battle of the Civil War. ...
... • The ensuing bombardment last an unbelievable 34 hours before Anderson, satisfied that he had done his duty, surrendered. • It would be the first battle of the Civil War. ...
Florida`s Long War by sfcdan (Formatted Word
... The tense atmosphere at Pensacola finally erupted in the early morning hours of September 14, 1861. At 0330 about 100 sailors and marines from the USS Colorado boarded four of the ship’s boats and rowed quietly across the harbor toward the schooner Judah. The Confederate vessel was moored to a wharf ...
... The tense atmosphere at Pensacola finally erupted in the early morning hours of September 14, 1861. At 0330 about 100 sailors and marines from the USS Colorado boarded four of the ship’s boats and rowed quietly across the harbor toward the schooner Judah. The Confederate vessel was moored to a wharf ...
1 From Civil War Fort to State Park: A History of Fort Pillow By Colin
... opened fire upon it, while the gunboats shelling Fort Pillow did the same. The General Bragg rammed the Cincinnati on the starboard bow, and one of the General Bragg’s sharpshooters also and wounded Commander Stembel on board the Cincinnati. Soon thereafter, Union gunfire shot out the General Bragg ...
... opened fire upon it, while the gunboats shelling Fort Pillow did the same. The General Bragg rammed the Cincinnati on the starboard bow, and one of the General Bragg’s sharpshooters also and wounded Commander Stembel on board the Cincinnati. Soon thereafter, Union gunfire shot out the General Bragg ...
Touring Richmond
... Cold Harbor. Midway between two shabby crossroad taverns-Old and New Cold Harbor-the Confederates dug In on June 1-2 to await Grant's attack. It came on June 3, a frontal assault on a narrow section of the line, and it cost the Federals 7,000 casualties In 30 minutes. The well-preserved trenches alo ...
... Cold Harbor. Midway between two shabby crossroad taverns-Old and New Cold Harbor-the Confederates dug In on June 1-2 to await Grant's attack. It came on June 3, a frontal assault on a narrow section of the line, and it cost the Federals 7,000 casualties In 30 minutes. The well-preserved trenches alo ...
CHAPTER 14 INDEPENDENT STUDY
... On April 14, 1865, while attending a play at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., Abraham Lincoln was shot by Confederate sympathizer, John Wilkes Booth. The assassination was part of a larger plot to eliminate the Northern government that also left Secretary of State William Seward grievously injure ...
... On April 14, 1865, while attending a play at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., Abraham Lincoln was shot by Confederate sympathizer, John Wilkes Booth. The assassination was part of a larger plot to eliminate the Northern government that also left Secretary of State William Seward grievously injure ...
160 Spring 2011 - American Civil War Society
... July, and even the second assault on 18th July. In the spring of 1864, the 3rd were allocated to X Corps – the Army of the James and found service in Virginia. They were at the battle of Drewry’s Bluff 10th May 1864 and later on, on the 16th August, at Deep Bottom, after which they were most likely ...
... July, and even the second assault on 18th July. In the spring of 1864, the 3rd were allocated to X Corps – the Army of the James and found service in Virginia. They were at the battle of Drewry’s Bluff 10th May 1864 and later on, on the 16th August, at Deep Bottom, after which they were most likely ...
IN WORD 2004 and later - Civil War Round Table of St Louis
... Lotz House will open the cellar for private tours the third Saturday of each month from March to October this year. The two hour tour will be conducted by historians Thomas Y. Cartwright and/or John Marler. Tours will be held from 10 a.m. – noon March 15, April 19, May 17, June 21, July 19, August ...
... Lotz House will open the cellar for private tours the third Saturday of each month from March to October this year. The two hour tour will be conducted by historians Thomas Y. Cartwright and/or John Marler. Tours will be held from 10 a.m. – noon March 15, April 19, May 17, June 21, July 19, August ...
CIVIL WAR
... Seven states—South Carolina, “the state most likely to secede”; Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas—quickly left the Union. When President Lincoln asked for 75,000 soldiers to help restore the Union, four more states—Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina—joined t ...
... Seven states—South Carolina, “the state most likely to secede”; Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas—quickly left the Union. When President Lincoln asked for 75,000 soldiers to help restore the Union, four more states—Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina—joined t ...
What question - North Mac Schools
... • Like the Union Army, most Confederate soldiers were under 30. Young boys under 18 sometimes worked as drummer boys. • What question ...
... • Like the Union Army, most Confederate soldiers were under 30. Young boys under 18 sometimes worked as drummer boys. • What question ...
Library of Congress
... one Lee anticipated. At Gettysburg, a series of battles like the one shown here--this one on the first day of the fighting--cost Lee more than half of his entire army and forced him to retreat back into Virginia. President Lincoln hoped that the Union army would pursue the fleeing Confederates and d ...
... one Lee anticipated. At Gettysburg, a series of battles like the one shown here--this one on the first day of the fighting--cost Lee more than half of his entire army and forced him to retreat back into Virginia. President Lincoln hoped that the Union army would pursue the fleeing Confederates and d ...
Corinth Civil War Trail - Corinth Civil War Sesquicentennial
... school for young southern ladies served as a hospital for both sides during the war. 20. Federal Redan. The earthen fort which guarded the road from Kossuth was located at this site. 21. Battery F. One of six forts built by the Union Army comprising the “Halleck Line,” this battery witnessed heavy f ...
... school for young southern ladies served as a hospital for both sides during the war. 20. Federal Redan. The earthen fort which guarded the road from Kossuth was located at this site. 21. Battery F. One of six forts built by the Union Army comprising the “Halleck Line,” this battery witnessed heavy f ...
Example of Play: New Orleans 1862
... and his two gunboats (one movement point). Porter is placed in the Farragut Command Box to indicate he and his ships are now part of Farragut’s force. The combined fleet then moves into the Jackson and St. Philip Fort space (a second movement point). The Union player is the attacker. He plays cards ...
... and his two gunboats (one movement point). Porter is placed in the Farragut Command Box to indicate he and his ships are now part of Farragut’s force. The combined fleet then moves into the Jackson and St. Philip Fort space (a second movement point). The Union player is the attacker. He plays cards ...
THE ELECTION OF 1860
... African Americans might have wanted to join the Union Navy instead of the Union Army in 1861=it was unlikely that people on ships would be captured, which decreased the likelihood that an African American would be murdered or taken back to the South. Bureau of Colored Troops=was responsible for esta ...
... African Americans might have wanted to join the Union Navy instead of the Union Army in 1861=it was unlikely that people on ships would be captured, which decreased the likelihood that an African American would be murdered or taken back to the South. Bureau of Colored Troops=was responsible for esta ...
Civil War Heritage - West Virginia Department of Commerce
... 8. Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park A peaceful park with a panoramic view now marks the spot where one of West Virginia’s largest and last important battles was fought on Nov. 6, 1863. The decisive victory of Union forces under Gen. William W. Averell over the Confederate army under Gen. Joh ...
... 8. Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park A peaceful park with a panoramic view now marks the spot where one of West Virginia’s largest and last important battles was fought on Nov. 6, 1863. The decisive victory of Union forces under Gen. William W. Averell over the Confederate army under Gen. Joh ...
HISTORY Under - Cleveland Civil War Roundtable
... Marietta. Union forces under Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman probed the center of the line several times, and skirmishing and cavalry action were nearly constant on the flanks. c Federal forces drove the Confederates from Lost Mountain back to Mud Creek and continued to threaten to outflank the souther ...
... Marietta. Union forces under Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman probed the center of the line several times, and skirmishing and cavalry action were nearly constant on the flanks. c Federal forces drove the Confederates from Lost Mountain back to Mud Creek and continued to threaten to outflank the souther ...
Civil War
... Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Feb 1862: Union successes Shiloh (Tennessee April 1862). 14,000 for North and 11,000 for South (more than all US wars up to now combined) First very high casualties of the war Shows war will be a bloody one. ...
... Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Feb 1862: Union successes Shiloh (Tennessee April 1862). 14,000 for North and 11,000 for South (more than all US wars up to now combined) First very high casualties of the war Shows war will be a bloody one. ...
ADVANCED AMERICAN HISTORY CHAPTER FOURTEEN THE
... 24. What role did Lincoln propose for the United States Navy? How did the Confederacy attempt to overcome this naval advantage, and what was the result? 25. What were the foreign-policy objectives of the Union and the Confederacy? THE COURSE OF BATTLE (388-399) 26. How did advances in the effectiven ...
... 24. What role did Lincoln propose for the United States Navy? How did the Confederacy attempt to overcome this naval advantage, and what was the result? 25. What were the foreign-policy objectives of the Union and the Confederacy? THE COURSE OF BATTLE (388-399) 26. How did advances in the effectiven ...
Waltham Watch and the Civil War
... Confederate cavalry under Jeb Stuart clash with the Union mounts of Alfred Pleasonton in an all day battle at Brandy Station, Virginia. Some 18,000 troopers—approximately nine thousand on either side—take part, making this the largest cavalry battle on American soil. In the end, Stuart will hold the ...
... Confederate cavalry under Jeb Stuart clash with the Union mounts of Alfred Pleasonton in an all day battle at Brandy Station, Virginia. Some 18,000 troopers—approximately nine thousand on either side—take part, making this the largest cavalry battle on American soil. In the end, Stuart will hold the ...
Caring For The Wounded
... in the fall of 1862. Dr. William Upshaw, a contract physician with the Confederate Army, did not care much for “this little Dutch Town” where German was still spoken by most of the residents. The church remained in use as a hospital throughout the War under both Northern and Southern command. ...
... in the fall of 1862. Dr. William Upshaw, a contract physician with the Confederate Army, did not care much for “this little Dutch Town” where German was still spoken by most of the residents. The church remained in use as a hospital throughout the War under both Northern and Southern command. ...
Name
... a. Confederate troops searched for shoes in Pennsylvania. b. Lee invaded the North, hoping to fuel Northern discontent with the war. c. Lee hoped that a victory on Northern soil would lead European nations to recognize the Confederacy. d. All of the above are true. e. Both A & C 34. Which was NOT a ...
... a. Confederate troops searched for shoes in Pennsylvania. b. Lee invaded the North, hoping to fuel Northern discontent with the war. c. Lee hoped that a victory on Northern soil would lead European nations to recognize the Confederacy. d. All of the above are true. e. Both A & C 34. Which was NOT a ...
A pretty tough pull on me. - National Park Service History Electronic
... afternoon attending to the wounded. One poor fellow who occupied this tent has left this world of suffering and gone to Jesus in whom he trusted....his name is John Edmonds, Co H 1st Ohio light artillery. he leaves a mother and sisters….”10 Edmonds story of sacrifice did not end with this death, ra ...
... afternoon attending to the wounded. One poor fellow who occupied this tent has left this world of suffering and gone to Jesus in whom he trusted....his name is John Edmonds, Co H 1st Ohio light artillery. he leaves a mother and sisters….”10 Edmonds story of sacrifice did not end with this death, ra ...
Ch 16, pp. 462-483
... Carolinians, Holmes got caught up in the passions that led her state to secede. From a rooftop, she witnessed the event that started the war. She wrote about South Carolina’s attack on Fort Sumter, a federal fort in Charleston’s harbor, in her diary. A V O I C E F R O M T H E PA S T [A]t half past f ...
... Carolinians, Holmes got caught up in the passions that led her state to secede. From a rooftop, she witnessed the event that started the war. She wrote about South Carolina’s attack on Fort Sumter, a federal fort in Charleston’s harbor, in her diary. A V O I C E F R O M T H E PA S T [A]t half past f ...
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.