David Farragut, the Hero of Mobile Bay
... on Farragut’s list, however the Union leaders sent him and his ships up the Mississippi to help the Union army, and then to numerous other engagements. It wasn’t until 1864 that Farragut would be allowed to finally attack Mobile, and he began planning the invasion immediately. Unfortunately for rear ...
... on Farragut’s list, however the Union leaders sent him and his ships up the Mississippi to help the Union army, and then to numerous other engagements. It wasn’t until 1864 that Farragut would be allowed to finally attack Mobile, and he began planning the invasion immediately. Unfortunately for rear ...
Florida`s Civil War soldiers - Scholar Commons
... the negroes numbered 46. In 1860, Pensacola’s population was 2,876. The planters controlled most of the land wealth, which was concentrated in seven “plantation counties” in Middle Florida. Not only did this powerful minority dominate Florida’s economy, but they also exercised a great deal of influe ...
... the negroes numbered 46. In 1860, Pensacola’s population was 2,876. The planters controlled most of the land wealth, which was concentrated in seven “plantation counties” in Middle Florida. Not only did this powerful minority dominate Florida’s economy, but they also exercised a great deal of influe ...
Chapter 21 - BFHS
... brought in by tramp steamers from Britain, leave with fraudulent papers for “Halifax” (Canada), and then return a few days later with a cargo of cotton. The risks were great, but the profits would mount to 700 percent and more for lucky gamblers. Two successful voyages might well pay for capture on ...
... brought in by tramp steamers from Britain, leave with fraudulent papers for “Halifax” (Canada), and then return a few days later with a cargo of cotton. The risks were great, but the profits would mount to 700 percent and more for lucky gamblers. Two successful voyages might well pay for capture on ...
American Civil War
... and in their 1860 platform they denounced threats of disunion as avowals of treason. After a Republican victory, but before the new administration took office on March 4, 1861, seven cotton states declared their secession and joined to form the Confederate States of America. Both the outgoing admini ...
... and in their 1860 platform they denounced threats of disunion as avowals of treason. After a Republican victory, but before the new administration took office on March 4, 1861, seven cotton states declared their secession and joined to form the Confederate States of America. Both the outgoing admini ...
The American Civil War Begins
... Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) commanded the Army of the Tennessee in 1862 and 1863. In October, 1863 he commanded all the United States armies in the Western Theater of the Civil War. This is a cropped version of an image taken by Mathew Brady (1822-1896) in 1864. This image is courtesy of the Librar ...
... Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) commanded the Army of the Tennessee in 1862 and 1863. In October, 1863 he commanded all the United States armies in the Western Theater of the Civil War. This is a cropped version of an image taken by Mathew Brady (1822-1896) in 1864. This image is courtesy of the Librar ...
Camp 1220 May 2014
... Yankee Myths! This series is dedicated to questions and statements that you might hear while doing a program for the public or talking to the media. Of course there can be more in-depth and complete answers, but you may not have time for that. So along with the statements, below are some suggested a ...
... Yankee Myths! This series is dedicated to questions and statements that you might hear while doing a program for the public or talking to the media. Of course there can be more in-depth and complete answers, but you may not have time for that. So along with the statements, below are some suggested a ...
The American Civil War Begins Basics
... Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) commanded the Army of the Tennessee in 1862 and 1863. In October, 1863 he commanded all the United States armies in the Western Theater of the Civil War. This is a cropped version of an image taken by Mathew Brady (1822-1896) in 1864. This image is courtesy of the Librar ...
... Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) commanded the Army of the Tennessee in 1862 and 1863. In October, 1863 he commanded all the United States armies in the Western Theater of the Civil War. This is a cropped version of an image taken by Mathew Brady (1822-1896) in 1864. This image is courtesy of the Librar ...
The Role of Confederate Nationalism and Popular Will
... However loud the opponents of centralization were, they did not prevent the Davis administration's policies from being effective. "On the whole, people accepted [Davis's] leadership and the government's assumption of major new powers" (136). The vocal attacks on Davis's centralization policies by st ...
... However loud the opponents of centralization were, they did not prevent the Davis administration's policies from being effective. "On the whole, people accepted [Davis's] leadership and the government's assumption of major new powers" (136). The vocal attacks on Davis's centralization policies by st ...
Florida in the Civil War, 1861-1865
... which they burned a southern ship, and in early October the Confederates launched a large, nighttime raid on Santa Rosa Island. On October 9, Confederate forces landed approximately 1,000 troops on the island in an assault that overran the camp of a Union army regiment. However, the southern troops ...
... which they burned a southern ship, and in early October the Confederates launched a large, nighttime raid on Santa Rosa Island. On October 9, Confederate forces landed approximately 1,000 troops on the island in an assault that overran the camp of a Union army regiment. However, the southern troops ...
Jeopardy
... What is a Weakness for the Confederacy, because not as many soldiers or people to work in factories? ...
... What is a Weakness for the Confederacy, because not as many soldiers or people to work in factories? ...
PowerPoint - Resources 4 Educators
... Students will view online newspapers to learn about the Civil War. They will follow the permalinks embedded in pictures/shapes (flags) on each slide, as well as use the “Civil War” worksheet, among others. Discover the numerous links embedded within this PowerPoint. You may select a few slides to us ...
... Students will view online newspapers to learn about the Civil War. They will follow the permalinks embedded in pictures/shapes (flags) on each slide, as well as use the “Civil War” worksheet, among others. Discover the numerous links embedded within this PowerPoint. You may select a few slides to us ...
Areas of the Valley – Part 2
... – most notably the Valley Turnpike (modern US 11) – allowed armies to move with remarkable speed. And the New Market gap provided the only path across the 45-mile long Massanutten Mountain, an imposing ridgeline that bisects the Valley north to south, dividing it into the main Valley on the west and ...
... – most notably the Valley Turnpike (modern US 11) – allowed armies to move with remarkable speed. And the New Market gap provided the only path across the 45-mile long Massanutten Mountain, an imposing ridgeline that bisects the Valley north to south, dividing it into the main Valley on the west and ...
The Long-Run Effects of Losing the Civil War: Evidence from Border
... levels of human capital, relatively high fertility rates, over-reliance on cotton, and political institutions as factors that led to stalled economic development in the U.S. South (Wright 1986; Margo 1990; Naidu 2012; Sokolo↵ and Engerman 2000). The literature has typically focused on the aggregate, ...
... levels of human capital, relatively high fertility rates, over-reliance on cotton, and political institutions as factors that led to stalled economic development in the U.S. South (Wright 1986; Margo 1990; Naidu 2012; Sokolo↵ and Engerman 2000). The literature has typically focused on the aggregate, ...
Reveille
... of the American Civil War. However, much overlooked is the insect role in the transmission of disease-causing organisms. Maladies such as dysentery and malaria have an important or critical insect component and accounted for tremendous suffering during the war. Surrounded by insects such as flies, l ...
... of the American Civil War. However, much overlooked is the insect role in the transmission of disease-causing organisms. Maladies such as dysentery and malaria have an important or critical insect component and accounted for tremendous suffering during the war. Surrounded by insects such as flies, l ...
2011.10 Choctaw Nation and the American Civil War
... Union forces now occupied all of Indian Territory north of the Canadian River and soon captured Fort Smith. At the Battle of Perryville in August, Cooper was again defeated and with the loss of his supply depot at Perryville was forced to retreat down to the Red River. Little Rock in Arkansas was oc ...
... Union forces now occupied all of Indian Territory north of the Canadian River and soon captured Fort Smith. At the Battle of Perryville in August, Cooper was again defeated and with the loss of his supply depot at Perryville was forced to retreat down to the Red River. Little Rock in Arkansas was oc ...
LEQ: Of what Union general did President Lincoln
... A stream of food, cotton, and other supplies poured into Vicksburg and the rest of the South from the West across the Mississippi River. ...
... A stream of food, cotton, and other supplies poured into Vicksburg and the rest of the South from the West across the Mississippi River. ...
The Isolation Factor - Marshall Digital Scholar
... Broad Turnpike. Numerous families from the Deep South would spend their summers there and bring their slaves with them, which roughly doubled the slave population. As a result, it was natural for Buncombe residents to identify with the Confederate cause. Watauga County was much more isolated, and ev ...
... Broad Turnpike. Numerous families from the Deep South would spend their summers there and bring their slaves with them, which roughly doubled the slave population. As a result, it was natural for Buncombe residents to identify with the Confederate cause. Watauga County was much more isolated, and ev ...
The American Civil War`s Western Theater Part 01
... A stream of food, cotton, and other supplies poured into Vicksburg and the rest of the South from the West across the Mississippi River. ...
... A stream of food, cotton, and other supplies poured into Vicksburg and the rest of the South from the West across the Mississippi River. ...
1 1942-1961 March 1942 “Notes and Documents
... “Notes and Documents: Stephen Washington Holladay=s Civil War Letters” (pp 256-264) Edited by George C. Osburn Stephen W. Holladay, born in 1842 in Carroll County, volunteered at Trenton in 1861 with Company C, Fifty-Fifth Tennessee Confederate Infantry. He was captured the next April at Island No. ...
... “Notes and Documents: Stephen Washington Holladay=s Civil War Letters” (pp 256-264) Edited by George C. Osburn Stephen W. Holladay, born in 1842 in Carroll County, volunteered at Trenton in 1861 with Company C, Fifty-Fifth Tennessee Confederate Infantry. He was captured the next April at Island No. ...
History in the Making
... should the North attack the South in an attempt to preserve the Union. He also seemed distinguished and looked presidential. The delegates selected Stephens because he brought balance to the Confederate government. As a one-time Whig and a late-comer to the secessionist cause, he helped project an i ...
... should the North attack the South in an attempt to preserve the Union. He also seemed distinguished and looked presidential. The delegates selected Stephens because he brought balance to the Confederate government. As a one-time Whig and a late-comer to the secessionist cause, he helped project an i ...
Library Company of Philadelphia McA MSS 024 CIVIL WAR
... Santa Rosa Island in Pensacola harbor, before Florida seceded from the Union and the Navy Yard went under the control of the Confederates. Wilcox spied for Adam Slemmer (1824‐1868), commander Fort Pickens, and kept him informed of activities within the Navy Yard. When opportunities for communicat ...
... Santa Rosa Island in Pensacola harbor, before Florida seceded from the Union and the Navy Yard went under the control of the Confederates. Wilcox spied for Adam Slemmer (1824‐1868), commander Fort Pickens, and kept him informed of activities within the Navy Yard. When opportunities for communicat ...
From Reform to Revolution: The Transformation of Confederate
... only evil we have suffered under our institutions has arisen from our connexion [sic] with the north…let us preserve our [Confederate] government in its present form until some great and pressing evil suggests and necessitates a change.”13 Fitzhugh’s rhetoric was convincing, and it was also supporte ...
... only evil we have suffered under our institutions has arisen from our connexion [sic] with the north…let us preserve our [Confederate] government in its present form until some great and pressing evil suggests and necessitates a change.”13 Fitzhugh’s rhetoric was convincing, and it was also supporte ...
WaLton ReLationS - Walton County Heritage Museum
... area, at their womenfolk’s urging, joined what would be known as the Walton Guards. In early April 1861, about a month later, these men met again, organized, and elected their company officers, who were: ...
... area, at their womenfolk’s urging, joined what would be known as the Walton Guards. In early April 1861, about a month later, these men met again, organized, and elected their company officers, who were: ...
April, 2015 - Stow Historical Society
... 1,537 at the time. According to research done by Marilyn Zavorski, 186 men with connections to Stow served in the Civil War. Their ages ranged from 15 to 52. The National Park Service is inviting churches, temples, schools, city halls, public buildings and historic sites to ring their bells at 3:15 ...
... 1,537 at the time. According to research done by Marilyn Zavorski, 186 men with connections to Stow served in the Civil War. Their ages ranged from 15 to 52. The National Park Service is inviting churches, temples, schools, city halls, public buildings and historic sites to ring their bells at 3:15 ...
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.