United States Civil War
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Mosby`s Horse Artillery - Historic Fairfax City, Inc.
... diverting troops from Grant in Petersburg. More recently he was providing support to Early while denying Sheridan additional forces from Washington. Mosby’s shelling of the Annandale Stockade was aimed at creating another diversion that would prevent the transfer of troops from Washington to support ...
... diverting troops from Grant in Petersburg. More recently he was providing support to Early while denying Sheridan additional forces from Washington. Mosby’s shelling of the Annandale Stockade was aimed at creating another diversion that would prevent the transfer of troops from Washington to support ...
View - OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
... in terms of his supporters, detractors, and those choose to portray him in a neutral light. Initially, historians were very sympathetic toward Lee for the losses incurred by him during the latter half of the Civil War, including the Battle of Gettysburg. Seldom was Lee attacked for his failures at G ...
... in terms of his supporters, detractors, and those choose to portray him in a neutral light. Initially, historians were very sympathetic toward Lee for the losses incurred by him during the latter half of the Civil War, including the Battle of Gettysburg. Seldom was Lee attacked for his failures at G ...
DURING THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN
... Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee—against the combined might of those states that remained loyal to the Union, cost America more than 620,000 lives and devastated the infrastructure of much of the country. Since that time, professional historians and amateur enthusiasts, alike, have ...
... Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee—against the combined might of those states that remained loyal to the Union, cost America more than 620,000 lives and devastated the infrastructure of much of the country. Since that time, professional historians and amateur enthusiasts, alike, have ...
The Positive Contributions of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of
... to the bold example given by an enthusiastic young Confederate named Brigadier General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, Wade, Chandler, and Senator George Riddle of Delaware attempted, rifle in hand, to reverse the route on their own side. 7 They had seen, first hand, a battle where the deciding factor c ...
... to the bold example given by an enthusiastic young Confederate named Brigadier General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, Wade, Chandler, and Senator George Riddle of Delaware attempted, rifle in hand, to reverse the route on their own side. 7 They had seen, first hand, a battle where the deciding factor c ...
Fifth Grade Lesson - NC Historic Sites
... and larger farms, this man-power was typically supplied by forced labor. Not all farmers owned slaves, in fact, most did not. To get an understanding of the numbers of people in bondage at the institution’s peak, historians often reference the 1860 census, the last census taken before the Civil War ...
... and larger farms, this man-power was typically supplied by forced labor. Not all farmers owned slaves, in fact, most did not. To get an understanding of the numbers of people in bondage at the institution’s peak, historians often reference the 1860 census, the last census taken before the Civil War ...
The Civil War in Mason Neck and Vicinity by Paul
... tonnage, 269; crew, 67; and guns, 2 (Rush and Woods 1897:XVI)). The Pocahontas belonged to John Haislip of Mason Neck (see John Haislip’s Southern Claim’s Commission case at the end of this chapter). The Mary Grey was thought to belong to Jonathan Roberts. In his report to Lieutenant T.H. Eastman, c ...
... tonnage, 269; crew, 67; and guns, 2 (Rush and Woods 1897:XVI)). The Pocahontas belonged to John Haislip of Mason Neck (see John Haislip’s Southern Claim’s Commission case at the end of this chapter). The Mary Grey was thought to belong to Jonathan Roberts. In his report to Lieutenant T.H. Eastman, c ...
Killer Angels notes
... 15. Lee confesses to Longstreet that he may not be quite himself due to ________________. He reaffirms that he relies on Longstreet’s counsel and wants Longstreet’s assurance that he will continue to offer it no matter how much ______________________________________________________. (193) 16. Lee wa ...
... 15. Lee confesses to Longstreet that he may not be quite himself due to ________________. He reaffirms that he relies on Longstreet’s counsel and wants Longstreet’s assurance that he will continue to offer it no matter how much ______________________________________________________. (193) 16. Lee wa ...
McClellan at Fairfax Court House
... advance his Army of the Potomac into Virginia. On Sunday, March 9, 1862, President Lincoln and U.S. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton were at McClellan’s home, two blocks from the White House, on the corner of 15th & H St., N.W., Washington, D.C. when McClellan received word that the Confederates we ...
... advance his Army of the Potomac into Virginia. On Sunday, March 9, 1862, President Lincoln and U.S. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton were at McClellan’s home, two blocks from the White House, on the corner of 15th & H St., N.W., Washington, D.C. when McClellan received word that the Confederates we ...
The Civil War Days of Captain Charles D. Roush
... control of the Potomac, which the South had blockaded further south in Virginia. By late October the Union forces occupied a line from Fairfax Court House to Leesburg. The most northern point for the Confederates, who had abandoned Munson's Hill, was near Centreville, Virginia, 20 miles southwest of ...
... control of the Potomac, which the South had blockaded further south in Virginia. By late October the Union forces occupied a line from Fairfax Court House to Leesburg. The most northern point for the Confederates, who had abandoned Munson's Hill, was near Centreville, Virginia, 20 miles southwest of ...
1864: The Decisive Year
... Northern soldiers were marching south in the Valley and landing between the James and Appomattox Rivers south of Richmond. Grant and the Army of the Potomac immediately ran into trouble in the tangled growth near the old Chancellorsville battlefield. Lee attacked the Union columns on the narrow road ...
... Northern soldiers were marching south in the Valley and landing between the James and Appomattox Rivers south of Richmond. Grant and the Army of the Potomac immediately ran into trouble in the tangled growth near the old Chancellorsville battlefield. Lee attacked the Union columns on the narrow road ...
reminiscences of the civil war
... General John Brown Gordon was an all-round great man—a valiant and distinguished soldier, an eminent statesman, a great orator, an author of merit, and a public-spirited and useful citizen. He was born in Upson County, Georgia, February 6, 1832. His father was the Rev. Zachary Herndon Gordon. The fa ...
... General John Brown Gordon was an all-round great man—a valiant and distinguished soldier, an eminent statesman, a great orator, an author of merit, and a public-spirited and useful citizen. He was born in Upson County, Georgia, February 6, 1832. His father was the Rev. Zachary Herndon Gordon. The fa ...
The Emancipation of Slaves in Civil-War Maryland: American
... that had remained loyal to the Union, along with Delaware, Missouri, and Kentucky. West Virginia, which had separated from Virginia in 1863, became in additional force for emancipation. Although Maryland declared itself to be neutral in the initial secession crisis, neutrality was never a viable op ...
... that had remained loyal to the Union, along with Delaware, Missouri, and Kentucky. West Virginia, which had separated from Virginia in 1863, became in additional force for emancipation. Although Maryland declared itself to be neutral in the initial secession crisis, neutrality was never a viable op ...
The Role Of Historic Novels in Understanding Desertion in the Civil
... The environment in the South favored larger plantations while the environment in the North favored small farms, industry and the beginnings of mechanization. Slavery was the biggest economic tool in the South but barely utilized in the North, which led to fights over what should be done regarding it ...
... The environment in the South favored larger plantations while the environment in the North favored small farms, industry and the beginnings of mechanization. Slavery was the biggest economic tool in the South but barely utilized in the North, which led to fights over what should be done regarding it ...
Vermont in the Civil War
... service. The Vermont Brigade fought at South Mountain on September 14, 1862, ...
... service. The Vermont Brigade fought at South Mountain on September 14, 1862, ...
Read Act 1… - Loch Willow
... As the troops moved towards Maryland, Hotchkiss recorded,’ that it was a thrilling moment’, and the ‘men in the ranks were ‘in high spirit’! Jackson’s plan was to invade Maryland (Martinsburg), and then move south and capture the federal garrison at Harper’s Ferry. Lee’s over-all plan was to move th ...
... As the troops moved towards Maryland, Hotchkiss recorded,’ that it was a thrilling moment’, and the ‘men in the ranks were ‘in high spirit’! Jackson’s plan was to invade Maryland (Martinsburg), and then move south and capture the federal garrison at Harper’s Ferry. Lee’s over-all plan was to move th ...
106844660 - BORA
... The question of the South's motives for entering Maryland, then, is not an insignificant one when it comes to understanding the nature of the war itself. It is, however, primarily the historiography around this event which the thesis aims to examine. There seems to have been two dominant perspective ...
... The question of the South's motives for entering Maryland, then, is not an insignificant one when it comes to understanding the nature of the war itself. It is, however, primarily the historiography around this event which the thesis aims to examine. There seems to have been two dominant perspective ...
The American Civil War: A War of Logistics
... firearms, and twice as many soldiers in the field. Hundreds of farms in Northern Ohio could not feed hungry soldiers on the front hundreds of miles away without the railroads, and the tens of thousands of soldiers from far-flung corners of the Union could not win the war unless they were shipped by ...
... firearms, and twice as many soldiers in the field. Hundreds of farms in Northern Ohio could not feed hungry soldiers on the front hundreds of miles away without the railroads, and the tens of thousands of soldiers from far-flung corners of the Union could not win the war unless they were shipped by ...
Lee, Honor, and the Confederacy
... and the war began, southerners rebelled against federal interference and fought to protect their way of life. Lee brought his own set of difficulties to his command of the army. Historians have noted Lee’s Virginia-centric view of the war had its roots well before the conflict. Lee was a loyal Virgi ...
... and the war began, southerners rebelled against federal interference and fought to protect their way of life. Lee brought his own set of difficulties to his command of the army. Historians have noted Lee’s Virginia-centric view of the war had its roots well before the conflict. Lee was a loyal Virgi ...
2011 Fall - Alexandria Historical Society
... President’s son, enjoyed playing with the flag and sometimes would wave it during official occasions. “When the President was reviewing some troops from the portico of the White House, Tad sneaked this flag out and waved it back of the President, who stood with a flag in his hands,” Julia Taft Bayne ...
... President’s son, enjoyed playing with the flag and sometimes would wave it during official occasions. “When the President was reviewing some troops from the portico of the White House, Tad sneaked this flag out and waved it back of the President, who stood with a flag in his hands,” Julia Taft Bayne ...
naylonMaurice - Georgetown University
... leave behind personal memoirs, their stated rationale must be questioned as self-serving. People seek to rationalize decisions with reasoning that represents personal biases. Furthermore, when first-hand accounts are not necessarily self-serving, biases still exist. In reporting on an event, accurac ...
... leave behind personal memoirs, their stated rationale must be questioned as self-serving. People seek to rationalize decisions with reasoning that represents personal biases. Furthermore, when first-hand accounts are not necessarily self-serving, biases still exist. In reporting on an event, accurac ...
The Reenactment of Mosby`s Raid on Herndon on St. Patrick`s Day
... Announcer: At noon on that day, Mosby approached the station with his men from out of the woods and came upon the cavalry pickets who were stationed around the saw mill. The Union soldiers saw Mosby coming, but, having been on picket duty for the 48 hours, thought Mosby’s men were a relief party. Mo ...
... Announcer: At noon on that day, Mosby approached the station with his men from out of the woods and came upon the cavalry pickets who were stationed around the saw mill. The Union soldiers saw Mosby coming, but, having been on picket duty for the 48 hours, thought Mosby’s men were a relief party. Mo ...
Civil War 150 HistoryMobile Teachers` Guide
... While his father was also in the U.S. Army, his brother-in-law, James Ewell Brown Stuart, left the U.S. Army to join the Confederacy. With your family divided, would you: ...
... While his father was also in the U.S. Army, his brother-in-law, James Ewell Brown Stuart, left the U.S. Army to join the Confederacy. With your family divided, would you: ...
Stories Behind the Civil War 150 HistoryMobile
... some of whom are pictured here, re-named the fort “Fort Burnham” after the Union general killed in the attack on September 29. Bull Run, Va Federal cavalry at Sudley Ford Date: March 1862 Image courtesy Library of Congress At the First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run), Union General Irvin McDowell depe ...
... some of whom are pictured here, re-named the fort “Fort Burnham” after the Union general killed in the attack on September 29. Bull Run, Va Federal cavalry at Sudley Ford Date: March 1862 Image courtesy Library of Congress At the First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run), Union General Irvin McDowell depe ...
John Hunt Morgan`s Christmas Raid
... commander into believing that a huge Federal host occupied the town. He did this by marching his men in a “double file” loop across the brow of a hill in full view to give Morgan the impression that he commanded much greater numbers. Next he sent Morgan word that a Federal force had Morgan surrounde ...
... commander into believing that a huge Federal host occupied the town. He did this by marching his men in a “double file” loop across the brow of a hill in full view to give Morgan the impression that he commanded much greater numbers. Next he sent Morgan word that a Federal force had Morgan surrounde ...
Battle of Harpers Ferry
The Battle of Harpers Ferry was fought September 12–15, 1862, as part of the Maryland Campaign of the American Civil War. As Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate army invaded Maryland, a portion of his army under Maj. Gen. Thomas J. ""Stonewall"" Jackson surrounded, bombarded, and captured the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia), a major victory at relatively minor cost.As Lee's Army of Northern Virginia advanced down the Shenandoah Valley into Maryland, he planned to capture the garrison at Harpers Ferry to secure his line of supply back to Virginia. Although he was being pursued at a leisurely pace by Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac, outnumbering him more than two to one, Lee chose the risky strategy of dividing his army and sent one portion to converge and attack Harpers Ferry from three directions. Col. Dixon S. Miles, Union commander at Harpers Ferry, insisted on keeping most of the troops near the town instead of taking up commanding positions on the surrounding heights. The slim defenses of the most important position, Maryland Heights, first encountered the approaching Confederate on September 12, but only brief skirmishing ensued. Strong attacks by two Confederate brigades on September 13 drove the Union troops from the heights.During the fighting on Maryland Heights, the other Confederate columns arrived and were astonished to see that critical positions to the west and south of town were not defended. Jackson methodically positioned his artillery around Harpers Ferry and ordered Maj. Gen. A.P. Hill to move down the west bank of the Shenandoah River in preparation for a flank attack on the Federal left the next morning. By the morning of September 15, Jackson had positioned nearly 50 guns on Maryland Heights and at the base of Loudoun Heights. He began a fierce artillery barrage from all sides and ordered an infantry assault. Miles realized that the situation was hopeless and agreed with his subordinates to raise the white flag of surrender. Before he could surrender personally, he was mortally wounded by an artillery shell and died the next day. After processing more than 12,000 Union prisoners, Jackson's men then rushed to Sharpsburg, Maryland, to rejoin Lee for the Battle of Antietam.