160 Spring 2011 - American Civil War Society
... telegram from Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, commander of U.S. armies in the Washington area, to Maj. Gen. George P. Stone, commander of troops along the Potomac River in Maryland. McClellan told Stone to "keep a good lookout upon Leesburg, to see if this movement has the effect to drive them away. ...
... telegram from Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, commander of U.S. armies in the Washington area, to Maj. Gen. George P. Stone, commander of troops along the Potomac River in Maryland. McClellan told Stone to "keep a good lookout upon Leesburg, to see if this movement has the effect to drive them away. ...
H A R F O R D C E C I L K E N T Q U E E N A N N E`S
... Fort McHenry, aimed their guns at the city, and ensured Federal control for the remainder of the war. In June 1861, an officer wrote, “The loss of Baltimore would have been the loss of Maryland; the loss of Maryland would have been the loss of the national capital, and perhaps, if not probably, the ...
... Fort McHenry, aimed their guns at the city, and ensured Federal control for the remainder of the war. In June 1861, an officer wrote, “The loss of Baltimore would have been the loss of Maryland; the loss of Maryland would have been the loss of the national capital, and perhaps, if not probably, the ...
the press reports the battle of gettysburg
... press had competition too, from the daily newspapers of Charleston, Savannah, Mobile, New Orleans, Memphis, Nashville, and one or two other Southern cities. Along with special correspondents of the leading newspapers of North and South, representatives of the New York and Confederate Associated Pres ...
... press had competition too, from the daily newspapers of Charleston, Savannah, Mobile, New Orleans, Memphis, Nashville, and one or two other Southern cities. Along with special correspondents of the leading newspapers of North and South, representatives of the New York and Confederate Associated Pres ...
Fauquier County Civil War Heritage Brochure
... 20 Warrenton Cemetery – Corner of S. Chestnut & W. Lee Streets, Old Town Warrenton • Col. John S. Mosby and over 100 Confederate, Union and AfricanAmerican Civil War soldiers were laid here to rest. A memorial also stands to commemorate the over 600 Confederate soldiers who died in nearby makeshift ...
... 20 Warrenton Cemetery – Corner of S. Chestnut & W. Lee Streets, Old Town Warrenton • Col. John S. Mosby and over 100 Confederate, Union and AfricanAmerican Civil War soldiers were laid here to rest. A memorial also stands to commemorate the over 600 Confederate soldiers who died in nearby makeshift ...
Washington`s Principle: Civil-Military Relations 1776-2008
... Lee’s defensive line in the Battle of South Mountain on September 14 but again delayed his attack on Lee’s main column. It was not until September 17 that McClellan finally launched his attack east of Sharpsburg, Virginia. Lee was ready for him and the result was the bloodiest day in American histor ...
... Lee’s defensive line in the Battle of South Mountain on September 14 but again delayed his attack on Lee’s main column. It was not until September 17 that McClellan finally launched his attack east of Sharpsburg, Virginia. Lee was ready for him and the result was the bloodiest day in American histor ...
Chapter 8_Civil War Reconciliation
... territory. None of the top Southern commanders believed that further conventional fighting would produce results worth the cost. Why did the South not turn to other forms of warfare, resistance and organization to continue its struggle? Instead, reconciliation started early to replace struggle, and ...
... territory. None of the top Southern commanders believed that further conventional fighting would produce results worth the cost. Why did the South not turn to other forms of warfare, resistance and organization to continue its struggle? Instead, reconciliation started early to replace struggle, and ...
Areas of the Valley – Part 1
... Shenandoah Valley and the new state of West Virginia, Union forces were ordered to disrupt railroad and transportation networks and destroy Confederate forces and the economic and agricultural resources that supported them. In May, a Federal army under Gen. George Crook advanced south through West V ...
... Shenandoah Valley and the new state of West Virginia, Union forces were ordered to disrupt railroad and transportation networks and destroy Confederate forces and the economic and agricultural resources that supported them. In May, a Federal army under Gen. George Crook advanced south through West V ...
Chapter 18 - Catholic Textbook Project
... Fredericksburg, Hooker would secretly lead another, larger force northwest, cross the Rappahannock farther upstream, and attack Lee from the rear. In this way, Hooker thought he and Sedgwick, like a hammer and anvil, could between them crush the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. General Robert ...
... Fredericksburg, Hooker would secretly lead another, larger force northwest, cross the Rappahannock farther upstream, and attack Lee from the rear. In this way, Hooker thought he and Sedgwick, like a hammer and anvil, could between them crush the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. General Robert ...
A State with Two Stars - Association of the United States Army
... to Illinois for safety. CPT Lyon was clearly not inclined to give the keys to the governor, and he strengthened the arsenal’s defenses. (Lyon, commanding Company D of the 2nd U.S. Infantry, is said to have wrangled his way into command of the arsenal through political connections.) In the meantime, ...
... to Illinois for safety. CPT Lyon was clearly not inclined to give the keys to the governor, and he strengthened the arsenal’s defenses. (Lyon, commanding Company D of the 2nd U.S. Infantry, is said to have wrangled his way into command of the arsenal through political connections.) In the meantime, ...
Open Document - Bluegrass Heritage Museum
... In the fall of 1862, Sharp was furloughed following the Battle of Richmond. While he was visiting his parents in Athens, the Confederates were defeated at Perryville and retreated from Kentucky. Sharp and five other men began to make their way back to their lines, which took them through Winchester ...
... In the fall of 1862, Sharp was furloughed following the Battle of Richmond. While he was visiting his parents in Athens, the Confederates were defeated at Perryville and retreated from Kentucky. Sharp and five other men began to make their way back to their lines, which took them through Winchester ...
A Critical Analysis of The Killer Angels
... because it does not fit his goal to humanize the soldiers on both sides. It is difficult for readers to sympathize with characters who fought for the right to own other people. However, it is important to note Shaara mentioned England would not join the Confederate campaign because slavery was legal ...
... because it does not fit his goal to humanize the soldiers on both sides. It is difficult for readers to sympathize with characters who fought for the right to own other people. However, it is important to note Shaara mentioned England would not join the Confederate campaign because slavery was legal ...
George B. McClellan - Scarsdale Public Schools
... George Brinton McClellan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 3, 1826. He was the third of five children born to George McClellan, a doctor and founder of a medical school, and his wife, Elizabeth Brinton McClellan. Both of his parents belonged to old and distinguished Philadelphia fa ...
... George Brinton McClellan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 3, 1826. He was the third of five children born to George McClellan, a doctor and founder of a medical school, and his wife, Elizabeth Brinton McClellan. Both of his parents belonged to old and distinguished Philadelphia fa ...
civil war - New Hartford Public Schools
... a horrific yet fascinating war and the people who were touched by it—either on the battlefield or on the home front. While you are “learning by doing,” you will also be earning combat points for all your work. So watch for enemy snipers, don’t fall asleep on picket duty, obey your commanding officer ...
... a horrific yet fascinating war and the people who were touched by it—either on the battlefield or on the home front. While you are “learning by doing,” you will also be earning combat points for all your work. So watch for enemy snipers, don’t fall asleep on picket duty, obey your commanding officer ...
Major General George G. Meade
... Army of Northern Virginia crossed into Maryland and headed for Pennsylvania. Hooker led the Army of the Potomac in pursuit, but he would not lead the army into the upcoming battle. On June 28, 1863, Hooker was relieved of command, and Meade was ordered to assume command at the most critical moment i ...
... Army of Northern Virginia crossed into Maryland and headed for Pennsylvania. Hooker led the Army of the Potomac in pursuit, but he would not lead the army into the upcoming battle. On June 28, 1863, Hooker was relieved of command, and Meade was ordered to assume command at the most critical moment i ...
The Ox Hill Battlefield Park Audio Tour Script Male Voice:
... The Battle of Ox Hill is the Confederate name for what the Union Army called the Battle of Chantilly. It took place at a critical time in the Civil War, between two of the war’s most famous and memorialized battles – two days after Second Manassas and 16 days before Antietam. Although the battle was ...
... The Battle of Ox Hill is the Confederate name for what the Union Army called the Battle of Chantilly. It took place at a critical time in the Civil War, between two of the war’s most famous and memorialized battles – two days after Second Manassas and 16 days before Antietam. Although the battle was ...
Civil War Student Guide
... a horrific yet fascinating war and the people who were touched by it—either on the battlefield or on the home front. While you are “learning by doing,” you will also be earning combat points for all your work. So watch for enemy snipers, don’t fall asleep on picket duty, obey your commanding officer ...
... a horrific yet fascinating war and the people who were touched by it—either on the battlefield or on the home front. While you are “learning by doing,” you will also be earning combat points for all your work. So watch for enemy snipers, don’t fall asleep on picket duty, obey your commanding officer ...
Florida`s Long War by sfcdan (Formatted Word
... of Secession was approved, the steamer Wyandotte finally arrived to take the Union soldiers to the fort. During the trip across 30 loyal seamen from the Navy yard were turned over to Slemmer’s command raising the total to 81 men. Only two days later the Navy yard was surrendered but the stores ship ...
... of Secession was approved, the steamer Wyandotte finally arrived to take the Union soldiers to the fort. During the trip across 30 loyal seamen from the Navy yard were turned over to Slemmer’s command raising the total to 81 men. Only two days later the Navy yard was surrendered but the stores ship ...
Civil War Battle of Glorieta Pass
... commanding officer of Company A, 5th Texas Mounted Volunteers of the Confederate Army was shot between the eyes by a Union soldier. ...
... commanding officer of Company A, 5th Texas Mounted Volunteers of the Confederate Army was shot between the eyes by a Union soldier. ...
Wilmer McLean`s Civil War odyssey Enid News and Eagle
... As fighting raged on and near his property, it would soon become obvious to McLean northern Virginia was going to be the focal point of fighting as the war progressed. So, in a desire to protect his family from repetition of being a civilian caught between two great armies and the accompanying threa ...
... As fighting raged on and near his property, it would soon become obvious to McLean northern Virginia was going to be the focal point of fighting as the war progressed. So, in a desire to protect his family from repetition of being a civilian caught between two great armies and the accompanying threa ...
Abrahamson, James L. The Men of Secession and Civil War 1859
... 1860. The Democratic Party split with Stephen Douglas and John Breckinridge running in direct opposition along purely regional lines. Bell, a southern unionist, ran as the nominated candidate of the Constitutional Unionist party. With the election of Lincoln, the fire-eaters went to work and success ...
... 1860. The Democratic Party split with Stephen Douglas and John Breckinridge running in direct opposition along purely regional lines. Bell, a southern unionist, ran as the nominated candidate of the Constitutional Unionist party. With the election of Lincoln, the fire-eaters went to work and success ...
From Kennesaw Mountain to the Chattahoochee River: General
... wagon train, shielded by Lieutenant General Joseph Wheeler's cavalry, and under heavy Federal artillery fire, succeeded in crossing the Chattahoochee on two hastily constructed pontoon bridges. Once across, the bridges were cut loose to float to the southern shore, though one of them was carried by ...
... wagon train, shielded by Lieutenant General Joseph Wheeler's cavalry, and under heavy Federal artillery fire, succeeded in crossing the Chattahoochee on two hastily constructed pontoon bridges. Once across, the bridges were cut loose to float to the southern shore, though one of them was carried by ...
The First Day at Chancellorsville by Frank O`Reilly
... Colonel Feild sent a company of the 12th Virginia to seize the Union position at the Alsop house. The commander of the regiment reported: “I directed Captain [Robert R.] Banks, with his company, to advance ahead of the artillery and drive the pickets from the house.” Banks failed in his first try. “ ...
... Colonel Feild sent a company of the 12th Virginia to seize the Union position at the Alsop house. The commander of the regiment reported: “I directed Captain [Robert R.] Banks, with his company, to advance ahead of the artillery and drive the pickets from the house.” Banks failed in his first try. “ ...
9. Secession, the EU, and Lessons from the U.S.
... territory. None of the top Southern commanders believed that further conventional fighting would produce results worth the cost. Why did the South not turn to other forms of warfare, resistance and organization to continue its struggle? Instead, reconciliation started early to replace struggle, and ...
... territory. None of the top Southern commanders believed that further conventional fighting would produce results worth the cost. Why did the South not turn to other forms of warfare, resistance and organization to continue its struggle? Instead, reconciliation started early to replace struggle, and ...
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
... movements of the Union troops. Lee's army is blind because Jeb Stuart has gone joyriding instead of scouting the Union troops as he was supposed to do. Now with the information from the spy, Longstreet convinces Lee to bring his troops together and converge on Gettysburg. Lee believes that if the Un ...
... movements of the Union troops. Lee's army is blind because Jeb Stuart has gone joyriding instead of scouting the Union troops as he was supposed to do. Now with the information from the spy, Longstreet convinces Lee to bring his troops together and converge on Gettysburg. Lee believes that if the Un ...
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.