signing a yearbook on the eve of the civil war
... Red River Campaign, a failed attempt to divide Texas from the already-fractured Confederacy. A correspondent for a Houston newspaper was with Texas troops as they met the Union force in northwestern Louisiana. The reporting mentions ...
... Red River Campaign, a failed attempt to divide Texas from the already-fractured Confederacy. A correspondent for a Houston newspaper was with Texas troops as they met the Union force in northwestern Louisiana. The reporting mentions ...
History and Memory in Gettysburg - SUrface
... Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and James Longstreet deciding to march their army towards Gettysburg. Union soldiers, including Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, march towards Pennsylvania to meet them. The Confederate army meets resistance outside of Gettysburg in the form of soldiers command ...
... Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and James Longstreet deciding to march their army towards Gettysburg. Union soldiers, including Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, march towards Pennsylvania to meet them. The Confederate army meets resistance outside of Gettysburg in the form of soldiers command ...
Reconstruction_Quiz
... It was one of the last two federal forts in the southern states It was near the Confederate capital of Richmond It was the only southern army fort located in Union territory. ...
... It was one of the last two federal forts in the southern states It was near the Confederate capital of Richmond It was the only southern army fort located in Union territory. ...
Last Full Measure of Devotion
... Sullivan Ballou’s stunning letter to his wife on the eve of battle is written as though from the grave (or heaven) as he agonizes over choosing between the “deathless” love of his wife and children and that of his country. A theme throughout these writings is loss, both on a massive scale and on the ...
... Sullivan Ballou’s stunning letter to his wife on the eve of battle is written as though from the grave (or heaven) as he agonizes over choosing between the “deathless” love of his wife and children and that of his country. A theme throughout these writings is loss, both on a massive scale and on the ...
Last Full Measure of Devotion - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of
... Sullivan Ballou’s stunning letter to his wife on the eve of battle is written as though from the grave (or heaven) as he agonizes over choosing between the “deathless” love of his wife and children and that of his country. A theme throughout these writings is loss, both on a massive scale and on the ...
... Sullivan Ballou’s stunning letter to his wife on the eve of battle is written as though from the grave (or heaven) as he agonizes over choosing between the “deathless” love of his wife and children and that of his country. A theme throughout these writings is loss, both on a massive scale and on the ...
The Role of Confederate Nationalism and Popular Will
... large degree to the inability of the Davis government to adequately address the economic and social disparity between the classes. "The greatest failure of Jefferson Davis's leadership lay in the domestic arena, in his inability to create the internal unity and spirit essential for the growth of Co ...
... large degree to the inability of the Davis government to adequately address the economic and social disparity between the classes. "The greatest failure of Jefferson Davis's leadership lay in the domestic arena, in his inability to create the internal unity and spirit essential for the growth of Co ...
Was the Civil War a Total War?
... Unfortunately, like many parts of everyday vocabulary, total war is a loose term with several meanings. Since World War II, it has come to mean, in part, a war requiring the full economic mobilization of a society. From the start, it meant the obverse of the idea as well: making war on the economic ...
... Unfortunately, like many parts of everyday vocabulary, total war is a loose term with several meanings. Since World War II, it has come to mean, in part, a war requiring the full economic mobilization of a society. From the start, it meant the obverse of the idea as well: making war on the economic ...
11.TheCivilWar
... The Republicans agreed on a common platform, but like the Democrats, they had difficulty selecting a candidate. Senator William Seward arrived at the Chicago convention as the leading contender for the nomination. However, his strong opinions against slavery and public condemnation of Southerners w ...
... The Republicans agreed on a common platform, but like the Democrats, they had difficulty selecting a candidate. Senator William Seward arrived at the Chicago convention as the leading contender for the nomination. However, his strong opinions against slavery and public condemnation of Southerners w ...
April 2011 - City of Snellville
... Letters written by the soldiers gave insight to the conditions the men endured. The following is the final letter Captain B.P. Weaver wrote to his family. His wife was the daughter of Thomas McGuire. Dear Wife and Children: Having stopped to rest I will spend the time in writing you a line. We left ...
... Letters written by the soldiers gave insight to the conditions the men endured. The following is the final letter Captain B.P. Weaver wrote to his family. His wife was the daughter of Thomas McGuire. Dear Wife and Children: Having stopped to rest I will spend the time in writing you a line. We left ...
The Isolation Factor - Marshall Digital Scholar
... lack of slaves in Appalachia, loyalty to the Union persisted throughout Appalachia. Kephart believed that Appalachia remained Unionist mainly because most lived isolated on small farms outside of the few bottomlands and towns. Samuel T. Wilson diverged slightly. He argued that West Virginia, Eastern ...
... lack of slaves in Appalachia, loyalty to the Union persisted throughout Appalachia. Kephart believed that Appalachia remained Unionist mainly because most lived isolated on small farms outside of the few bottomlands and towns. Samuel T. Wilson diverged slightly. He argued that West Virginia, Eastern ...
Stand Watie Confederate General
... Confederate Indians defeated Opothleyaholo at Chustenalah and drove the pro-Union Creeks into Kanasas where they formed the First and Second Union Indian Brigades to retake their homeland. At the Battle of Pea Ridge March 6-8, 1862, Stand Watie and his Cherokee Mounted Rifles captured Union artiller ...
... Confederate Indians defeated Opothleyaholo at Chustenalah and drove the pro-Union Creeks into Kanasas where they formed the First and Second Union Indian Brigades to retake their homeland. At the Battle of Pea Ridge March 6-8, 1862, Stand Watie and his Cherokee Mounted Rifles captured Union artiller ...
Presentation
... Anaconda Plan • Union Army was better supplied because of the Vast amount of Industrial Resources available in the North. • The North planned to strangle the South’s economy and effectively squeeze the life out of them and force them to quit. • They will block Southern ports and intercept all train ...
... Anaconda Plan • Union Army was better supplied because of the Vast amount of Industrial Resources available in the North. • The North planned to strangle the South’s economy and effectively squeeze the life out of them and force them to quit. • They will block Southern ports and intercept all train ...
Sharpshooters Made a Grand Record This Day
... cavalry charges, and grand artillery batteries—which caused the majority of combat deaths. More recently, in This Republic of Suffering, Drew Gilpin Faust explored the image and reputation Civil War sharpshooters in the national mindset, at least as perceived by those on the home front, but she neve ...
... cavalry charges, and grand artillery batteries—which caused the majority of combat deaths. More recently, in This Republic of Suffering, Drew Gilpin Faust explored the image and reputation Civil War sharpshooters in the national mindset, at least as perceived by those on the home front, but she neve ...
Supreme Sacrifice: Civil War (Union side)
... He was born in 1827 in Boston, MA as the grandson of the Paul Revere the midnight rider at the start of the Revolutionary War. He received his Medical Degree form Harvard Medical School in 1849. He then spent a year in Paris, France perusing post graduate medical studies and later visited England, S ...
... He was born in 1827 in Boston, MA as the grandson of the Paul Revere the midnight rider at the start of the Revolutionary War. He received his Medical Degree form Harvard Medical School in 1849. He then spent a year in Paris, France perusing post graduate medical studies and later visited England, S ...
American Antiquarian Society
... Included also in the collection are a partial diary of an unidentified Union soldier stationed at Fort Pike, La., 1863; materials removed by Lucy Chase (1822-1909) from headquarters of General Grant at City Point, Va., 1865 (see the Chase Family, Papers, c. 1787-c. 1915); miscellaneous papers pertai ...
... Included also in the collection are a partial diary of an unidentified Union soldier stationed at Fort Pike, La., 1863; materials removed by Lucy Chase (1822-1909) from headquarters of General Grant at City Point, Va., 1865 (see the Chase Family, Papers, c. 1787-c. 1915); miscellaneous papers pertai ...
File quick quizzes
... conspiring with slaves to commit incendiary acts, treason against the state, and misdemeanor trespass D. murder, treason against the Commonwealth of Virginia, and conspiring with slaves to make insurrection E. abolitionism, armed robbery, and murder Correct! D. In the aftermath of his raid on Harper ...
... conspiring with slaves to commit incendiary acts, treason against the state, and misdemeanor trespass D. murder, treason against the Commonwealth of Virginia, and conspiring with slaves to make insurrection E. abolitionism, armed robbery, and murder Correct! D. In the aftermath of his raid on Harper ...
File quick quizzes
... conspiring with slaves to commit incendiary acts, treason against the state, and misdemeanor trespass D. murder, treason against the Commonwealth of Virginia, and conspiring with slaves to make insurrection E. abolitionism, armed robbery, and murder Correct! D. In the aftermath of his raid on Harper ...
... conspiring with slaves to commit incendiary acts, treason against the state, and misdemeanor trespass D. murder, treason against the Commonwealth of Virginia, and conspiring with slaves to make insurrection E. abolitionism, armed robbery, and murder Correct! D. In the aftermath of his raid on Harper ...
File quick quizzes- civil war answers
... conspiring with slaves to commit incendiary acts, treason against the state, and misdemeanor trespass D. murder, treason against the Commonwealth of Virginia, and conspiring with slaves to make insurrection E. abolitionism, armed robbery, and murder Correct! D. In the aftermath of his raid on Harper ...
... conspiring with slaves to commit incendiary acts, treason against the state, and misdemeanor trespass D. murder, treason against the Commonwealth of Virginia, and conspiring with slaves to make insurrection E. abolitionism, armed robbery, and murder Correct! D. In the aftermath of his raid on Harper ...
columbus: the gibraltar of the west
... and a force moving upon Belmont, the enemy would be forced to leave Columbus. "8 Fremont made no reply to this, but when he began offensive operations, marching against the victors of Wilson's Creek, he had his adjutant order Grant to feint against Polk to prevent him from sending reinforcements to ...
... and a force moving upon Belmont, the enemy would be forced to leave Columbus. "8 Fremont made no reply to this, but when he began offensive operations, marching against the victors of Wilson's Creek, he had his adjutant order Grant to feint against Polk to prevent him from sending reinforcements to ...
Civil War Leaders - Doral Academy Preparatory
... General Robert E. Lee Resigned his commission from the Union Army on April 20, 1861. “ I cannot raise my hand against my birthplace, my home, my home.” Then offered services to the Confederacy. ...
... General Robert E. Lee Resigned his commission from the Union Army on April 20, 1861. “ I cannot raise my hand against my birthplace, my home, my home.” Then offered services to the Confederacy. ...
Review Essay: A Peoples` Contest: What Caused the Civil War
... themselves that any conflict would be brief and decisive. For instance, while recognizing Lincoln as a great man who demonstrated an enormous capacity to learn and grow, Thomas insists that he suffered from a significant blind spot. He never grasped “the depth and breadth of secessionist conviction ...
... themselves that any conflict would be brief and decisive. For instance, while recognizing Lincoln as a great man who demonstrated an enormous capacity to learn and grow, Thomas insists that he suffered from a significant blind spot. He never grasped “the depth and breadth of secessionist conviction ...
The Long-Run Effects of Losing the Civil War: Evidence from Border
... occur. They find that the cost was very large for the entire country, but it was greater in the South. Wright (1986) considers the reasons for stalled southern economic growth in the postwar era and argues that the “separateness” of the South is what led to its slower development. In particular, Wri ...
... occur. They find that the cost was very large for the entire country, but it was greater in the South. Wright (1986) considers the reasons for stalled southern economic growth in the postwar era and argues that the “separateness” of the South is what led to its slower development. In particular, Wri ...
The Battle of Antietam
... At 7:20 am, General Edwin Sumner’s II Corps had been ordered to support the sluggishly advancing attacks by the I and XII Corps. However, it wasn’t until 9am that Sumner’s forces were in position. By all accounts, Sumner was a headstrong commander and McClellan kept him on a short leash. Perhaps McC ...
... At 7:20 am, General Edwin Sumner’s II Corps had been ordered to support the sluggishly advancing attacks by the I and XII Corps. However, it wasn’t until 9am that Sumner’s forces were in position. By all accounts, Sumner was a headstrong commander and McClellan kept him on a short leash. Perhaps McC ...
slide into war short
... within any State, with the domestic institutions thereof, including that of persons held to labor or service by the laws of said State. March 2, 1861 ...
... within any State, with the domestic institutions thereof, including that of persons held to labor or service by the laws of said State. March 2, 1861 ...
South Carolina senator John C. Calhoun was so sick that he had
... Southerners. They had assumed that because most of California lay south of the Missouri Compromise line of 36~30’, the state would be open to slavery. They had hoped that the compromise, struck in 1820, would apply to new territories, including California, which would have become a slave state. Gene ...
... Southerners. They had assumed that because most of California lay south of the Missouri Compromise line of 36~30’, the state would be open to slavery. They had hoped that the compromise, struck in 1820, would apply to new territories, including California, which would have become a slave state. Gene ...
Battle of Wilson's Creek
The Battle of Wilson's Creek, also known as the Battle of Oak Hills, was the first major battle of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. Fought on August 10, 1861, near Springfield, Missouri, between Union forces and the Missouri State Guard, it is sometimes called the ""Bull Run of the West.""Despite Missouri's neutral status at the beginning of the war, tensions escalated between Federal forces and state forces in the months leading up to the battle. In early August 1861, Confederate troops under the command of Brig. Gen. Benjamin McCulloch approached Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Lyon's Army of the West, which was camped at Springfield. On August 9, both sides formulated plans to attack the other. At about 5:00 a.m. on August 10, Lyon, in two columns commanded by himself and Col. Franz Sigel, attacked the Confederates on Wilson's Creek about 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Springfield. Confederate cavalry received the first blow and retreated from the high ground, later referred to as ""Bloody Hill,"" and infantry soon rushed up to stabilize their positions. The Confederates attacked the Union forces three times during the day but failed to break through the Union line. When General Lyon was killed during the battle and General Thomas William Sweeny wounded, Major Samuel D. Sturgis assumed command of the Union forces. Meanwhile, the Confederates had routed Sigel's column south of Skegg's Branch. Following the third Confederate attack, which ended at 11:00 a.m., the Union withdrew. When Sturgis realized that his men were exhausted and lacking ammunition, he ordered a retreat to Springfield. The Confederates were too disorganized and ill-equipped to pursue.The Confederate victory buoyed Southern sympathizers in Missouri and served as a springboard for a bold thrust north that carried Sterling Price and his Missouri State Guard as far as Lexington. In late October, a convention organized by Governor Claiborne Fox Jackson met in Neosho and passed out an ordinance of secession. Although the state remained in the Union for the remainder of the war, the Battle of Wilson's Creek effectively gave the Confederates control of southwestern Missouri. Today, the National Park Service operates Wilson's Creek National Battlefield on the site of the original conflict.