Echoes from the Blue and Gray
... they were fighting against a tyrant like their forefathers did against the British during the American Revolution. Northern men volunteered to put down the rebellion of southern states and bind the nation back together. Most felt that the Southerners had rebelled without good cause and had to be tau ...
... they were fighting against a tyrant like their forefathers did against the British during the American Revolution. Northern men volunteered to put down the rebellion of southern states and bind the nation back together. Most felt that the Southerners had rebelled without good cause and had to be tau ...
Could the South have won the War?
... “…the North fought the War with one hand behind its back… (If necessary) the North would have brought the other arm out from behind its back … I don’t think that the South ever had a chance to win the War.” Whilst these views expressed by Current and Foote might seem plausible initially, there is co ...
... “…the North fought the War with one hand behind its back… (If necessary) the North would have brought the other arm out from behind its back … I don’t think that the South ever had a chance to win the War.” Whilst these views expressed by Current and Foote might seem plausible initially, there is co ...
C I V I L W A R P R E S E R V A T I O N T R U S T
... came to a halt at Gettysburg, Pa., when elements of his army met a portion of Union Maj. Gen. George Meade’s force. The struggle over the surrounding farmland erupted into the largest and bloodiest battle of the Civil War. For three days 160,000 men punished each other on the battlefield. Lee’s atta ...
... came to a halt at Gettysburg, Pa., when elements of his army met a portion of Union Maj. Gen. George Meade’s force. The struggle over the surrounding farmland erupted into the largest and bloodiest battle of the Civil War. For three days 160,000 men punished each other on the battlefield. Lee’s atta ...
If Lee Had Not Won the Battle of Gettysburg
... of the Union have cut the Secessionist States almost in half. Without wishing to dogmatize, we feel we are on solid ground in saying that the Southern States could not have survived the loss of a great battle in Pennsylvania, and the almost simultaneous bursting open of the Mississippi. However, all ...
... of the Union have cut the Secessionist States almost in half. Without wishing to dogmatize, we feel we are on solid ground in saying that the Southern States could not have survived the loss of a great battle in Pennsylvania, and the almost simultaneous bursting open of the Mississippi. However, all ...
Chapter 10 - Michigan Open Book project
... slaves, the economy as a whole was dependent upon slave labor. Because the southern economy revolved around agriculture (cotton, rice, tobacco), economic leaders in the South did not foresee the need to invest in industrialization and instead chose to invest in enhanced transportation systems such a ...
... slaves, the economy as a whole was dependent upon slave labor. Because the southern economy revolved around agriculture (cotton, rice, tobacco), economic leaders in the South did not foresee the need to invest in industrialization and instead chose to invest in enhanced transportation systems such a ...
TffiBAITLE OTANTIBILM: ATI]ruNG PIOINTIN THE WAR by East
... northern soil and into the Union. This battle, while the fighting lasted only one day, resulted in the loss of life of thousands of soldiers both for the North and the South. There is some cont ...
... northern soil and into the Union. This battle, while the fighting lasted only one day, resulted in the loss of life of thousands of soldiers both for the North and the South. There is some cont ...
Battle of Leesburg by sfcdan
... Federals did not take long to challenge his position. Although he reported “at least five or six companies” advancing against him there was in reality only a single company (Co H). The sides broke down to Huff’s 40 men to Philbrick’s 60. In a strange exchange, Huff ordered the advancing enemy to ha ...
... Federals did not take long to challenge his position. Although he reported “at least five or six companies” advancing against him there was in reality only a single company (Co H). The sides broke down to Huff’s 40 men to Philbrick’s 60. In a strange exchange, Huff ordered the advancing enemy to ha ...
Echoes from the Blue and Gray
... they were fighting against a tyrant like their forefathers did against the British during the American Revolution. Northern men volunteered to put down the rebellion of southern states and bind the nation back together. Most felt that the Southerners had rebelled without good cause and had to be tau ...
... they were fighting against a tyrant like their forefathers did against the British during the American Revolution. Northern men volunteered to put down the rebellion of southern states and bind the nation back together. Most felt that the Southerners had rebelled without good cause and had to be tau ...
Union Success in the Civil War and Lessons for Strategic Leaders
... role in the Confederate defeat, it was not alone decisive. To the end of the war, Confederate armies maintained the ability to resist, and although they suffered shortages, they managed to obtain what they needed to keep fighting. While Grant was planning his 1864 campaigns, Lincoln took political m ...
... role in the Confederate defeat, it was not alone decisive. To the end of the war, Confederate armies maintained the ability to resist, and although they suffered shortages, they managed to obtain what they needed to keep fighting. While Grant was planning his 1864 campaigns, Lincoln took political m ...
Confederate Generals - Ulster Scots Community Network
... late father-in-law’s affairs, Lieutenant Colonel Lee, wearing civilian clothes, assisted by Lieutenant J. E. B. Stuart (although some accounts credit Stuart with the rank of Major), suppressed the slave insurrection attempted by John Brown at Harpers Ferry. America’s foremost soldier at the outbreak ...
... late father-in-law’s affairs, Lieutenant Colonel Lee, wearing civilian clothes, assisted by Lieutenant J. E. B. Stuart (although some accounts credit Stuart with the rank of Major), suppressed the slave insurrection attempted by John Brown at Harpers Ferry. America’s foremost soldier at the outbreak ...
the civil war - Stackpole Books Media Site
... June. A Union success at Philippi, in Western Virginia, while minor gets good press. McClellan, commander overall, though never anywhere near the battle takes credit for the little victory. Great at strategy, a fine organizer of armies, whose plans are always textbook, McClellan is a short, huge-che ...
... June. A Union success at Philippi, in Western Virginia, while minor gets good press. McClellan, commander overall, though never anywhere near the battle takes credit for the little victory. Great at strategy, a fine organizer of armies, whose plans are always textbook, McClellan is a short, huge-che ...
LIST 13 CIVIL WAR BOOKS 1. (BARLOW
... Civil War. (Shippensburg, PA: White Mane Pub. Co., 1991). 198p, boards, illus., vg+. Signed by the author. Biography of one of the few non-West Point graduates to become a general in the Confederate Army. He participated in the battles of Chickamauga, Chattanooga, the Atlanta campaign and was killed ...
... Civil War. (Shippensburg, PA: White Mane Pub. Co., 1991). 198p, boards, illus., vg+. Signed by the author. Biography of one of the few non-West Point graduates to become a general in the Confederate Army. He participated in the battles of Chickamauga, Chattanooga, the Atlanta campaign and was killed ...
Lee: In Search of the Decisive Battle at Gettysburg
... ed with encouraging results. Despite the scattered condition of his forces, Lee was able to bring his army together within three days; and when A. P. Hill’s Third Corps made initial contact, the Army of Northern Virginia outnumbered the lead elements of the Army of the Potomac by some twenty-eight ...
... ed with encouraging results. Despite the scattered condition of his forces, Lee was able to bring his army together within three days; and when A. P. Hill’s Third Corps made initial contact, the Army of Northern Virginia outnumbered the lead elements of the Army of the Potomac by some twenty-eight ...
The Martyrdom of Lincoln
... Lincoln was desperate for a commander who would fight General Lee and the Army of Virginia so after he fired McClellan for the second time, after Antietam, Lincoln appointed who as commander of the Army of the Potomac? __________________________ What did this new appointee say about his fitness for ...
... Lincoln was desperate for a commander who would fight General Lee and the Army of Virginia so after he fired McClellan for the second time, after Antietam, Lincoln appointed who as commander of the Army of the Potomac? __________________________ What did this new appointee say about his fitness for ...
Civil War Pictures Questions
... Hydrogen-filled balloons were becoming more predictable in the mid-1800s, and several men proposed using them for scientific experiments and for observation missions in the Civil War. Two men, Thaddeus Lowe and John LaMountain, competed for the right to have a Union army contract. Lowe won the endor ...
... Hydrogen-filled balloons were becoming more predictable in the mid-1800s, and several men proposed using them for scientific experiments and for observation missions in the Civil War. Two men, Thaddeus Lowe and John LaMountain, competed for the right to have a Union army contract. Lowe won the endor ...
Union Generals - Ulster Scots Community Network
... to convey, Jackson’s brigade halted the Union assault and suffered more casualties that day than any southern brigade. Jackson earned himself the soubriquet ‘Stonewall’ and his men became known as the ‘Stonewall’ brigade. The battle swayed back and forth until 3:00 pm. Under the guidance and directi ...
... to convey, Jackson’s brigade halted the Union assault and suffered more casualties that day than any southern brigade. Jackson earned himself the soubriquet ‘Stonewall’ and his men became known as the ‘Stonewall’ brigade. The battle swayed back and forth until 3:00 pm. Under the guidance and directi ...
ch 16 notes
... escape the Union army. One CSA general (Thomas Jackson) refused to run and began building a wall with soldiers. (one kneeling behind another) The Confederate army rallied behind this wall and stopped the Union army. The Union troops threw their rifles and ran back to Washington; D.C. ...
... escape the Union army. One CSA general (Thomas Jackson) refused to run and began building a wall with soldiers. (one kneeling behind another) The Confederate army rallied behind this wall and stopped the Union army. The Union troops threw their rifles and ran back to Washington; D.C. ...
Tough decisions for eight states
... escape the Union army. One CSA general (Thomas Jackson) refused to run and began building a wall with soldiers. (one kneeling behind another) The Confederate army rallied behind this wall and stopped the Union army. The Union troops threw their rifles and ran back to Washington; D.C. ...
... escape the Union army. One CSA general (Thomas Jackson) refused to run and began building a wall with soldiers. (one kneeling behind another) The Confederate army rallied behind this wall and stopped the Union army. The Union troops threw their rifles and ran back to Washington; D.C. ...
Turning Points of the American Civil War
... The chart reveals five distinct turning points in the war. This explains why historians have championed those presented above. The reality is that there were many turning points in the war. The first turning point occurs in February 1862 with Grant's victories at Forts Henry and Donelson or the Fede ...
... The chart reveals five distinct turning points in the war. This explains why historians have championed those presented above. The reality is that there were many turning points in the war. The first turning point occurs in February 1862 with Grant's victories at Forts Henry and Donelson or the Fede ...
The Battle of Antietam
... could have changed the battle for the Union yet again. The Confederates were now being slaughtered and were in disarray but yet no follow up was made by Union troops. All that was left was for the Union to exploit this mistake. But, clearly the stranglehold of McClellan’s command was felt here as we ...
... could have changed the battle for the Union yet again. The Confederates were now being slaughtered and were in disarray but yet no follow up was made by Union troops. All that was left was for the Union to exploit this mistake. But, clearly the stranglehold of McClellan’s command was felt here as we ...
OUDCE American Civil War Syllabus
... William S. Dunlop, Lee’s Sharpshooters (2001). Zack C. Waters & James C. Edmonds, A Small But Spartan Band: The Florida Brigade in Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia (2010). Gary W. Gallagher, The Spotsylvania Campaign (1998). Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of General Ulysses S. Grant (2014). Harry ...
... William S. Dunlop, Lee’s Sharpshooters (2001). Zack C. Waters & James C. Edmonds, A Small But Spartan Band: The Florida Brigade in Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia (2010). Gary W. Gallagher, The Spotsylvania Campaign (1998). Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of General Ulysses S. Grant (2014). Harry ...
World Book® Online: American Civil War: Battles
... 22. Grant was called “butcher Grant” because in a month of fighting he lost almost 40,000 men in those 3 battles. 23. Abraham Lincoln replaced George McClellan because after the victory at Antietam, McClellan (who Lincoln had long felt was not aggressive enough) had permitted the Conf ...
... 22. Grant was called “butcher Grant” because in a month of fighting he lost almost 40,000 men in those 3 battles. 23. Abraham Lincoln replaced George McClellan because after the victory at Antietam, McClellan (who Lincoln had long felt was not aggressive enough) had permitted the Conf ...
United States Civil War 1787 Northwest Ordinance bans slavery in
... Jan 30 The first US ironclad warship, the USS Monitor, is launched. Feb 1 Julia Ward Howe's Battle Hymn of the Republic is published for the first time in the Atlantic Monthly. (West) Feb 6 Grant gives the US its first victory of the war, by capturing Fort Henry, Tennessee. (West) Feb 15 Grant attac ...
... Jan 30 The first US ironclad warship, the USS Monitor, is launched. Feb 1 Julia Ward Howe's Battle Hymn of the Republic is published for the first time in the Atlantic Monthly. (West) Feb 6 Grant gives the US its first victory of the war, by capturing Fort Henry, Tennessee. (West) Feb 15 Grant attac ...
dedication of new yo..
... Hancock's infantry, disappeared like ocean waves dashing against a rock-ribbed shore. Stewart's cavalry — sent by Lee to assail our rear, while the Confederate infantry attacked in front, — was driven back by Gregg. Twelve thousand sabres flashing in the July sun, — the tread of 12,000 horses chargi ...
... Hancock's infantry, disappeared like ocean waves dashing against a rock-ribbed shore. Stewart's cavalry — sent by Lee to assail our rear, while the Confederate infantry attacked in front, — was driven back by Gregg. Twelve thousand sabres flashing in the July sun, — the tread of 12,000 horses chargi ...
Library of Congress
... Pennsylvania in hopes that it might force the Union to end the war. It proved to be a turning point, but not the 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 re ...
... Pennsylvania in hopes that it might force the Union to end the war. It proved to be a turning point, but not the 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 re ...
Battle of Malvern Hill
The Battle of Malvern Hill, also known as the Battle of Poindexter's Farm, was fought on July 1, 1862 between the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, led by Gen. Robert E. Lee, and the Union Army of the Potomac under Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan. It was the final battle of the Seven Days Battles during the American Civil War, taking place on a 130-foot (40 m) elevation of land known as Malvern Hill, near the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia and just one mile (1.6 km) from the James River. More than fifty thousand soldiers from each side took part, using more than two hundred pieces of artillery and three warships.The Seven Days Battles were the climax of the Peninsula Campaign, during which McClellan's Army of the Potomac sailed around the Confederate lines, landed at the tip of the Virginia Peninsula, southeast of Richmond, and struck inland towards the Confederate capital. Confederate commander-in-chief Joseph E. Johnston fended off McClellan's repeated attempts to take the city, slowing Union progress on the peninsula to a crawl. When Johnston was wounded, Lee took command and launched a series of counterattacks, collectively called the Seven Days Battles. These attacks culminated in the action on Malvern Hill.The Union's V Corps, commanded by Brig. Gen. Fitz John Porter, took up positions on the hill on June 30. McClellan was not present for the initial exchanges of the battle, having boarded the ironclad USS Galena and sailed down the James River to inspect Harrison's Landing, where he intended to locate the base for his army. Confederate preparations were hindered by several mishaps. Bad maps and faulty guides caused Confederate Maj. Gen. John Magruder to be late for the battle, an excess of caution delayed Maj. Gen. Benjamin Huger, and Maj. Gen. Stonewall Jackson had problems collecting the Confederate artillery. The battle occurred in stages: an initial exchange of artillery fire, a minor charge by Confederate Brig. Gen. Lewis Armistead, and three successive waves of Confederate infantry charges triggered by unclear orders from Lee and the actions of Maj. Gens. Magruder and D. H. Hill, respectively. In each phase, the effectiveness of the Federal artillery was the deciding factor, repulsing attack after attack, resulting in a tactical Union victory. After the battle, McClellan and his forces withdrew from Malvern Hill to Harrison's Landing, where he remained until August 16. His plan to capture Richmond had been thwarted.In the course of four hours, a series of blunders in planning and communication had caused Lee's forces to launch three failed frontal infantry assaults across hundreds of yards of open ground, unsupported by Confederate artillery, charging toward firmly entrenched Union infantry and artillery defenses. These errors provided Union forces with an opportunity to inflict heavy casualties. In the aftermath of the battle, however, the Confederate press heralded Lee as the savior of Richmond. In stark contrast, McClellan was accused of being absent from the battlefield, a harsh criticism that haunted him when he ran for president in 1864.