Military History Anniversaries 0601 thru 061516
... Jun 04 1845 – Mexican American War: Conflict begins over dispute of the Rio Grande being the southern border of the U.S. Jun 04 1862 – Civil War: Confederate troops evacuate Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River, leaving the way clear for Union troops to take Memphis, Tennessee. Jun 04 1919 – Latin A ...
... Jun 04 1845 – Mexican American War: Conflict begins over dispute of the Rio Grande being the southern border of the U.S. Jun 04 1862 – Civil War: Confederate troops evacuate Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River, leaving the way clear for Union troops to take Memphis, Tennessee. Jun 04 1919 – Latin A ...
View PDF - Cincinnati History Library and Archives
... Marshall was confident that Kentuckians would rally to his cause for both personal and political reasons. As early as 1861, Marshall, displaying his trademark confidence, informed Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens that "One of my old soldiers of Mexico has just come into my camp here to ...
... Marshall was confident that Kentuckians would rally to his cause for both personal and political reasons. As early as 1861, Marshall, displaying his trademark confidence, informed Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens that "One of my old soldiers of Mexico has just come into my camp here to ...
Freedwomen in pursuit of liberty: St. Louis and Missouri in the age of
... Petitioners like Charlotte McNeil applied great creativity in their use of the military justice system. African American women brought complaints to Union officers that were not, strictly speaking, military concerns. They transformed “civil” grievances into military issues. African American women en ...
... Petitioners like Charlotte McNeil applied great creativity in their use of the military justice system. African American women brought complaints to Union officers that were not, strictly speaking, military concerns. They transformed “civil” grievances into military issues. African American women en ...
Combat, Supply, and the Influence of Logistics During the Civil War
... remained of the year raids became the prominent form of warfare with both commands unable to muster the strength or supplies to drive the other from the territory. In early 1865, federal and Confederate troops prepared for renewed offensives; however, the war ended before soldiers began active campa ...
... remained of the year raids became the prominent form of warfare with both commands unable to muster the strength or supplies to drive the other from the territory. In early 1865, federal and Confederate troops prepared for renewed offensives; however, the war ended before soldiers began active campa ...
America`s Last Civil War Veterans and Participants
... inconclusive historians should still go with the evidence. With sources I have not usually credited muster rolls, certificates for birth, employment, marriage and death, and also censuses as all these sources are referred to in the text. If they do not have a source note they are computerised and ca ...
... inconclusive historians should still go with the evidence. With sources I have not usually credited muster rolls, certificates for birth, employment, marriage and death, and also censuses as all these sources are referred to in the text. If they do not have a source note they are computerised and ca ...
doc - Kansas Humanities Council
... of the guerilla warfare along the Missouri and Kansas border. The atrocities became the subject of national news, and the press was eager to report the battles in terms of good versus evil. However, the political climate of the Kansas-Missouri Border War was complicated. Both “bushwhackers” and “jay ...
... of the guerilla warfare along the Missouri and Kansas border. The atrocities became the subject of national news, and the press was eager to report the battles in terms of good versus evil. However, the political climate of the Kansas-Missouri Border War was complicated. Both “bushwhackers” and “jay ...
A Unique Hell in Southwestern Virginia: Confederate Guerrillas and
... Before delving into the critical role of guerrillas in this region, it is important to understand what the term guerrilla means.8 A guerrilla during the Civil War was someone who fought outside the ranks and formal hierarchy of the military. Guerrillas largely traveled and fought wherever they pleas ...
... Before delving into the critical role of guerrillas in this region, it is important to understand what the term guerrilla means.8 A guerrilla during the Civil War was someone who fought outside the ranks and formal hierarchy of the military. Guerrillas largely traveled and fought wherever they pleas ...
survey of civil war battlefields for the i-66
... Confederate Cavalry chased large sections of the Union Army in their disorganized retreat for several miles in an episode often referred to as the Buckland Races (Fonzo 2008). Though much of Kilpatrick’s Army did retreat back to Buckland Mills, some also retreated north to Thoroughfare Gap and then ...
... Confederate Cavalry chased large sections of the Union Army in their disorganized retreat for several miles in an episode often referred to as the Buckland Races (Fonzo 2008). Though much of Kilpatrick’s Army did retreat back to Buckland Mills, some also retreated north to Thoroughfare Gap and then ...
Veterans at Rest
... The Civil War Comes Home As civil war approached in the early 1860s, Athens and East Tennessee were greatly divided in loyalties. After the Confederate states seceded from the Union, the first referendum on secession was voted down in Tennessee. It failed by a large margin in East Tennessee, in spi ...
... The Civil War Comes Home As civil war approached in the early 1860s, Athens and East Tennessee were greatly divided in loyalties. After the Confederate states seceded from the Union, the first referendum on secession was voted down in Tennessee. It failed by a large margin in East Tennessee, in spi ...
Balloons in the American Civil War Both the Union and Confederate
... Due to the direction of the winds and the fact that balloons could not really be steered, the stream of balloons went in only one direction—out of Paris. So, a later balloon, La Ville de Florence, transported carrier pigeons as well as mail. The pigeons were used by the French to carry messages back ...
... Due to the direction of the winds and the fact that balloons could not really be steered, the stream of balloons went in only one direction—out of Paris. So, a later balloon, La Ville de Florence, transported carrier pigeons as well as mail. The pigeons were used by the French to carry messages back ...
Introduction - MINDS@UW Home
... offensive, Reynolds was struck by a bullet and died on the battlefield; Major General Doubleday was immediately informed that he was now in charge.12 On the Confederate side, Heth ended up devoting both of his divisions to this battle. The division commanded by Brigadier General Archer pushed into ...
... offensive, Reynolds was struck by a bullet and died on the battlefield; Major General Doubleday was immediately informed that he was now in charge.12 On the Confederate side, Heth ended up devoting both of his divisions to this battle. The division commanded by Brigadier General Archer pushed into ...
thesis pdf - MINDS@UW Home
... offensive, Reynolds was struck by a bullet and died on the battlefield; Major General Doubleday was immediately informed that he was now in charge.12 On the Confederate side, Heth ended up devoting both of his divisions to this battle. The division commanded by Brigadier General Archer pushed into ...
... offensive, Reynolds was struck by a bullet and died on the battlefield; Major General Doubleday was immediately informed that he was now in charge.12 On the Confederate side, Heth ended up devoting both of his divisions to this battle. The division commanded by Brigadier General Archer pushed into ...
Yazoo County Civil War History - Visit Yazoo County, Mississippi
... perfect shape. The Union fleet reversed engines and tried to back away into the broader Mississippi. The Condeferate ironclad continued to forge straight for the enemy. There were two reasons for this: (1) because despite her weaknesses she was a first class fighting ship and (2) because she couldn ...
... perfect shape. The Union fleet reversed engines and tried to back away into the broader Mississippi. The Condeferate ironclad continued to forge straight for the enemy. There were two reasons for this: (1) because despite her weaknesses she was a first class fighting ship and (2) because she couldn ...
The Civil War in the United States
... In a like fashion, Marx practically anticipated by half a century the “discovery” of Schmidt and other bourgeois historians that Northern wheat played an important role in shaping Anglo-American relations during the Civil War. In his articles Marx made frequent references to England’s growing need o ...
... In a like fashion, Marx practically anticipated by half a century the “discovery” of Schmidt and other bourgeois historians that Northern wheat played an important role in shaping Anglo-American relations during the Civil War. In his articles Marx made frequent references to England’s growing need o ...
Important Dates and Events in History January
... Mar. 4, 1865 - Andrew Johnson is sworn in as the 16th Vice President of the United States. Mar. 4, 1869 - Schuyler Colfax is sworn in as the 17th Vice President of the United States. Mar. 4, 1869 - Ulysses Grant is sworn in as the 18th President of the United States. Mar. 4, 1873 - Henry Wilson is ...
... Mar. 4, 1865 - Andrew Johnson is sworn in as the 16th Vice President of the United States. Mar. 4, 1869 - Schuyler Colfax is sworn in as the 17th Vice President of the United States. Mar. 4, 1869 - Ulysses Grant is sworn in as the 18th President of the United States. Mar. 4, 1873 - Henry Wilson is ...
The Timeline of DOOM!!!! Use at own peril. May induce odd
... Antonio (Battle of the Alamo) and Goliad. He is attacked near the San Jacinto River, shot in the left leg (it was later amputated), captured, and forced into signing a peace treaty. Rough day! SoB pg. 15 1836 Santa Anna returns to Mexico and holds an elaborate state funeral for his amputated leg. He ...
... Antonio (Battle of the Alamo) and Goliad. He is attacked near the San Jacinto River, shot in the left leg (it was later amputated), captured, and forced into signing a peace treaty. Rough day! SoB pg. 15 1836 Santa Anna returns to Mexico and holds an elaborate state funeral for his amputated leg. He ...
Newtonia Battlefields Special Resource Study
... participation in the Civil War. While the battlefield has a high degree of integrity, it does not meet significance criteria. General Price’s Missouri Expedition was a campaign with nationwide repercussions; however, the site of the Second Battle of Newtonia does not represent major aspects of the c ...
... participation in the Civil War. While the battlefield has a high degree of integrity, it does not meet significance criteria. General Price’s Missouri Expedition was a campaign with nationwide repercussions; however, the site of the Second Battle of Newtonia does not represent major aspects of the c ...
Best Little Stories from the Civil War, 2E
... than historical accounts. But also because in most cases, they focus more on the individual person at, say, Gettysburg, rather than simply report the size of the armies, who won the battle and how they did so. Rather than write a straightforward, fact-filled—but potentially dull—short biography of U ...
... than historical accounts. But also because in most cases, they focus more on the individual person at, say, Gettysburg, rather than simply report the size of the armies, who won the battle and how they did so. Rather than write a straightforward, fact-filled—but potentially dull—short biography of U ...
The American Rifled Musket
... considerable amount of force, and with a particular state of the atmosphere, the weapon became so foul after a few rounds that it was almost impossible to force the ball to its proper position.”16 Rapid firing was thus unfeasible, which also greatly reduced the rifle’s utility at closer ranges. For ...
... considerable amount of force, and with a particular state of the atmosphere, the weapon became so foul after a few rounds that it was almost impossible to force the ball to its proper position.”16 Rapid firing was thus unfeasible, which also greatly reduced the rifle’s utility at closer ranges. For ...
A Hard Blockade: The Union Navy and the Foundation of Union
... object of any blockade is not just to hurt the offending nation’s economy but also to limit the entrance of military supplies. The side effect of all of this, however, is that the necessities needed by the civilian populace will also be reduced, and while it may not have been the intention of the Li ...
... object of any blockade is not just to hurt the offending nation’s economy but also to limit the entrance of military supplies. The side effect of all of this, however, is that the necessities needed by the civilian populace will also be reduced, and while it may not have been the intention of the Li ...
WaLton ReLationS - Walton County Heritage Museum
... The early map below shows why the area of the Walton Guards’ assignment was so important to the Confederacy. At times the Union blockading ships USS Water Witch and USS Wyandotte anchored at the mouth of the East Pass during the summer of 1861, and the Confederates worried that a Union ship might de ...
... The early map below shows why the area of the Walton Guards’ assignment was so important to the Confederacy. At times the Union blockading ships USS Water Witch and USS Wyandotte anchored at the mouth of the East Pass during the summer of 1861, and the Confederates worried that a Union ship might de ...
Staff Ride Handbook for the Battle of Perryville, 8
... of the battle, all of the invading Southern forces retired from the state. Kentucky remained firmly in the Union and secure from Confederate invasion for the war’s duration. Despite its importance to the course of the war in the west, Perryville does not benefit from the high visibility accorded th ...
... of the battle, all of the invading Southern forces retired from the state. Kentucky remained firmly in the Union and secure from Confederate invasion for the war’s duration. Despite its importance to the course of the war in the west, Perryville does not benefit from the high visibility accorded th ...
The Resurrection of Ezra A. Carman`s History of the Antietam - H-Net
... the engagement. He divided the battle into its three principle phases. He wrote that “the battle of Antietam (or Sharpsburg) was really three engagements at different hours of the day, on entirely different parts of the field” (p. 215). As one of the first writers to describe the battle in this fash ...
... the engagement. He divided the battle into its three principle phases. He wrote that “the battle of Antietam (or Sharpsburg) was really three engagements at different hours of the day, on entirely different parts of the field” (p. 215). As one of the first writers to describe the battle in this fash ...
1st Mississippi Mounted Rifles
... Mississippi look weak, especially since it would be later surrounded by the C.S.A. Thus, a threat of retaliation towards those that were against the movement would have also played a major role. Thus, Mississippi officially became the second state to leave the Union and soon nine other states follow ...
... Mississippi look weak, especially since it would be later surrounded by the C.S.A. Thus, a threat of retaliation towards those that were against the movement would have also played a major role. Thus, Mississippi officially became the second state to leave the Union and soon nine other states follow ...
X Marks the Spot - Ames Plantation
... Creek in southern Missouri. 3 Lyon and the Union soldiers were defeated, marking the beginning of Missouri as a constant battleground between the two sides. Quite early in the conflict, both the Union and the Confederacy recognized the importance of the Mississippi River for control of the Confeder ...
... Creek in southern Missouri. 3 Lyon and the Union soldiers were defeated, marking the beginning of Missouri as a constant battleground between the two sides. Quite early in the conflict, both the Union and the Confederacy recognized the importance of the Mississippi River for control of the Confeder ...
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.