Homework
... o “Not the [African American], not the [African American]. The [African American] was not the chief thing. The chief thing was to stick together.” Walt Whitman West Virginia separated from Virginia in 1861, and was admitted to the Union as the 35th state in 1863. Note: The new state initially called ...
... o “Not the [African American], not the [African American]. The [African American] was not the chief thing. The chief thing was to stick together.” Walt Whitman West Virginia separated from Virginia in 1861, and was admitted to the Union as the 35th state in 1863. Note: The new state initially called ...
Rules of Play
... and Strength Points (SPs). Battle Rating: An indication of a general’s ability in battle, retreat before battle, and interception situations. Each general possesses an offensive and a defensive battle rating. Whenever the general is activated and moving he uses his offensive rating for all game func ...
... and Strength Points (SPs). Battle Rating: An indication of a general’s ability in battle, retreat before battle, and interception situations. Each general possesses an offensive and a defensive battle rating. Whenever the general is activated and moving he uses his offensive rating for all game func ...
by Nick Bolash - College of William and Mary
... foot on the land that would become the town of Broadway Landing. Later in the seventeenth century, a man named Thomas Broadway moved to the area, and named his land along the Appomattox River after himself2. It is quite possible that the town he established consisted of no more than simply his home ...
... foot on the land that would become the town of Broadway Landing. Later in the seventeenth century, a man named Thomas Broadway moved to the area, and named his land along the Appomattox River after himself2. It is quite possible that the town he established consisted of no more than simply his home ...
Resources⁴ Educators
... Of the many battles that were fought during the Civil War several were event turning. Click on the shapes (flags) to read more: ...
... Of the many battles that were fought during the Civil War several were event turning. Click on the shapes (flags) to read more: ...
Allow Me to Call Your Attention to the Situation of the Forts
... service in Virginia over coastal duty. A lack of state-funded ammunition further hampered the island’s defenses. Not only did the Military Board refuse to finance Hatteras and garrison it with enough soldiers, but it also did not supply enough munitions. In late May, only 80 muskets were sent to the ...
... service in Virginia over coastal duty. A lack of state-funded ammunition further hampered the island’s defenses. Not only did the Military Board refuse to finance Hatteras and garrison it with enough soldiers, but it also did not supply enough munitions. In late May, only 80 muskets were sent to the ...
Mosby`s Horse Artillery - Historic Fairfax City, Inc.
... frustrated Union attempts to strengthen and protect Sheridan’s railroad supply lines. In addition, Mosby had in the past demonstrated his ability to create problems for the Union around Washington, thus diverting troops from Grant in Petersburg. More recently he was providing support to Early while ...
... frustrated Union attempts to strengthen and protect Sheridan’s railroad supply lines. In addition, Mosby had in the past demonstrated his ability to create problems for the Union around Washington, thus diverting troops from Grant in Petersburg. More recently he was providing support to Early while ...
Harriet Tubman: The Moses of Her People
... the Union soldiers incurring one casualty and saving close to 800 slaves. On the way back down the river Colonel Montgomery ordered his troops to burn everything this included houses, fields, stores, and warehouses as a way to keep the rebel forces from using any of the resources in the area. This r ...
... the Union soldiers incurring one casualty and saving close to 800 slaves. On the way back down the river Colonel Montgomery ordered his troops to burn everything this included houses, fields, stores, and warehouses as a way to keep the rebel forces from using any of the resources in the area. This r ...
8th grade worksheets for reference maps
... A. The Battle of ________in July 1861 was the 1st battle to take place in VA. B. The Confederate army’’s attack on Fort _______signaled the start of the Civil War. C. General Grant captured Fort______on the Tennessee River and Fort ______ on the Cumberland River in February ...
... A. The Battle of ________in July 1861 was the 1st battle to take place in VA. B. The Confederate army’’s attack on Fort _______signaled the start of the Civil War. C. General Grant captured Fort______on the Tennessee River and Fort ______ on the Cumberland River in February ...
ZP194E_The Civil War
... In April 1861, sectional conflict between the North and South exploded into Civil War when Confederate troops fired on Union-held Fort Sumter outside Charleston, South Carolina. While there were no casualties at Fort Sumter, the war that followed became the bloodiest in U.S. history. Over 600,000 Am ...
... In April 1861, sectional conflict between the North and South exploded into Civil War when Confederate troops fired on Union-held Fort Sumter outside Charleston, South Carolina. While there were no casualties at Fort Sumter, the war that followed became the bloodiest in U.S. history. Over 600,000 Am ...
1864: The Decisive Year
... It began in early May as Gen. U.S. Grant unleashed Union armed forces across the country. The new overall commander of Federal forces aimed to bring the enormous power of the Northern military to bear at multiple points of the Confederacy at once. Nowhere was that plan more evident than in Virginia. ...
... It began in early May as Gen. U.S. Grant unleashed Union armed forces across the country. The new overall commander of Federal forces aimed to bring the enormous power of the Northern military to bear at multiple points of the Confederacy at once. Nowhere was that plan more evident than in Virginia. ...
File - Grays and Blues of Montreal
... Action: His official citation reads: "As captain of the No. 1 gun on board the flagship U.S.S. Hartford, during action against rebel gunboats, the ram Tennessee and Fort Morgan in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Although struck several times in the face by splinters, and with his gun disabled when a shel ...
... Action: His official citation reads: "As captain of the No. 1 gun on board the flagship U.S.S. Hartford, during action against rebel gunboats, the ram Tennessee and Fort Morgan in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Although struck several times in the face by splinters, and with his gun disabled when a shel ...
Shapiro - Huntsville History Collection
... At the end of 1864, after the Huntsville had been decommissioned, Rogers apparently continued his military career. In a letter to the U.S. Senate, on December 29, 1864, President Lincoln wrote “In obedience to the requirement of the law of 16 May 1864, I submit the followingnamed Volunteer officers ...
... At the end of 1864, after the Huntsville had been decommissioned, Rogers apparently continued his military career. In a letter to the U.S. Senate, on December 29, 1864, President Lincoln wrote “In obedience to the requirement of the law of 16 May 1864, I submit the followingnamed Volunteer officers ...
James Buchanan Essay - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... “doughfaces” for their malleable, sectional prejudices. All four of the southerners had been at one time or another, large slave-owners, and Buchanan’s favorite, Secretary of the Treasury Howell Cobb of Georgia, had once owned over one thousand slaves. Only one of the cabinet’s officers came from th ...
... “doughfaces” for their malleable, sectional prejudices. All four of the southerners had been at one time or another, large slave-owners, and Buchanan’s favorite, Secretary of the Treasury Howell Cobb of Georgia, had once owned over one thousand slaves. Only one of the cabinet’s officers came from th ...
The Ports of Halifax and Saint John and the American Civil War
... Saint John figured in Northern headlines and diplomatic correspondence in mid1861 due to the visit of the British-registered Alliance, which anchored at Carleton under South Carolina's palmetto flag. Rumoured to be captained by a former slaver, the vessel was said to belong to Fraser, Trenholm and C ...
... Saint John figured in Northern headlines and diplomatic correspondence in mid1861 due to the visit of the British-registered Alliance, which anchored at Carleton under South Carolina's palmetto flag. Rumoured to be captained by a former slaver, the vessel was said to belong to Fraser, Trenholm and C ...
Issue 1 - Library
... Fayetteville with fifteen hundred light artillery troops and met with Blunt.4 On the Confederate side, General William L. Cabell had been directed by his superior General William Steele on August 19th to move Cabell's ...
... Fayetteville with fifteen hundred light artillery troops and met with Blunt.4 On the Confederate side, General William L. Cabell had been directed by his superior General William Steele on August 19th to move Cabell's ...
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... members to relocate in Richmond, Virginia.14 Richmond as the capitol could prove disastrous as it was only about 100 miles from Washington D.C. and capturing the capitol could lead to victory in war. General Robert E. Lee and the Army of North Virginia kept the Union Army from advancing on Richmond ...
... members to relocate in Richmond, Virginia.14 Richmond as the capitol could prove disastrous as it was only about 100 miles from Washington D.C. and capturing the capitol could lead to victory in war. General Robert E. Lee and the Army of North Virginia kept the Union Army from advancing on Richmond ...
Transforming Fire: The Civil War, 1861–1865
... The title of Chapter 15 appropriately calls the Civil War a “transforming fire” and, in so doing, establishes the transformation of northern and southern societies as the chapter’s theme. Ironically, the South, which fought to prevent change, was changed the most. Both North and South expected the C ...
... The title of Chapter 15 appropriately calls the Civil War a “transforming fire” and, in so doing, establishes the transformation of northern and southern societies as the chapter’s theme. Ironically, the South, which fought to prevent change, was changed the most. Both North and South expected the C ...
answer - Wsfcs
... • Also known as the Battle of Bull Run, what was the first official battle of the Civil War? ...
... • Also known as the Battle of Bull Run, what was the first official battle of the Civil War? ...
Nathan Bedford Forrest - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... It has been said that Bedford Forrest was the most effective cavalry commander produced by the Civil War. It has also been said that Forrest is the most controversial figure produced by the war. Born in 1821, by 1860 Forrest had amassed a fortune of $1.5 million in the business of trading livestock, ...
... It has been said that Bedford Forrest was the most effective cavalry commander produced by the Civil War. It has also been said that Forrest is the most controversial figure produced by the war. Born in 1821, by 1860 Forrest had amassed a fortune of $1.5 million in the business of trading livestock, ...
The Civil War - Wando High School
... To take and control the Mississippi River, the USA needed to take New Orleans, Vicksburg, and Memphis. Another part of this was to take control of the railroad centers in the CSA like Chattanooga and Atlanta to stop the flow of goods throughout the region. All this will “choke” the CSA to death like ...
... To take and control the Mississippi River, the USA needed to take New Orleans, Vicksburg, and Memphis. Another part of this was to take control of the railroad centers in the CSA like Chattanooga and Atlanta to stop the flow of goods throughout the region. All this will “choke” the CSA to death like ...
Blockade-Running in the Bahamas During the Civil War
... Besides cotton other articles in Nassau awaiting shipment were Confederate uniforms, ammunition, guns, medicines, salt and various luxuries, these to be run through the blockade into the Confederacy. Between 1861 and 1865 about 400 vessels entered Nassau from Confederate ports, 156 of these coming f ...
... Besides cotton other articles in Nassau awaiting shipment were Confederate uniforms, ammunition, guns, medicines, salt and various luxuries, these to be run through the blockade into the Confederacy. Between 1861 and 1865 about 400 vessels entered Nassau from Confederate ports, 156 of these coming f ...
“Union and Confederate Soldiers` Stationery: Their Designs and
... cannon fire, the corpses of Confederate soldiers, and the densely packed scene – all hint at the chaotic nature of the conflict in a manner not matched by either the photographs of the era or the more pacific Union designs often utilized by civilians. Battle scene covers lack an explicit patrio ...
... cannon fire, the corpses of Confederate soldiers, and the densely packed scene – all hint at the chaotic nature of the conflict in a manner not matched by either the photographs of the era or the more pacific Union designs often utilized by civilians. Battle scene covers lack an explicit patrio ...
Craven County Civil War Brochure
... to be especially true during the Civil War, when the major port and trading center was captured and occupied by a large Union army after a fierce battle on March 14, 1862. Known today as the Battle of New Bern, this campaign, led by General Ambrose Burnside, made New Bern one of the first cities in ...
... to be especially true during the Civil War, when the major port and trading center was captured and occupied by a large Union army after a fierce battle on March 14, 1862. Known today as the Battle of New Bern, this campaign, led by General Ambrose Burnside, made New Bern one of the first cities in ...
CHAPTER 15
... December: South Caroline secedes from the Union January: Crittenden Compromise defeated in Senate February: Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas secede from the Union February: Confederate States of America formed April: Fort Sumter surrenders to the Confederates April: Scott ...
... December: South Caroline secedes from the Union January: Crittenden Compromise defeated in Senate February: Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas secede from the Union February: Confederate States of America formed April: Fort Sumter surrenders to the Confederates April: Scott ...
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.