
My will is absolute law“ General Robert H. Milroy and
... graduates of the United States Military because of his own thwarted military ambitions. This contempt grew in Milroy throughout the years. Undoubtedly it contributed to his rash behavior on the battlefield because he wanted to prove that non-professional volunteer officers could fight. His disdain f ...
... graduates of the United States Military because of his own thwarted military ambitions. This contempt grew in Milroy throughout the years. Undoubtedly it contributed to his rash behavior on the battlefield because he wanted to prove that non-professional volunteer officers could fight. His disdain f ...
the rise and fall of General George B. McClellan.
... context is that McClellan lived in one reality while the rest of the world lived in a separate reality. No matter how many times these two realities clashed, McClellan continued to live in his own reality. Thus, McClellan's distinct reality allowed him to make decisions that others living in true r ...
... context is that McClellan lived in one reality while the rest of the world lived in a separate reality. No matter how many times these two realities clashed, McClellan continued to live in his own reality. Thus, McClellan's distinct reality allowed him to make decisions that others living in true r ...
Forgotten Abolitionist: John A. J. Creswell of Maryland
... raise their children alone.7 Though this was an obvious emotional struggle for a young son, the family's wealth and connections may have cushioned the blow. Creswell’s uncle, for example, was banker Jacob Tome, who had arrived in Maryland penniless from his Hanover, Pennsylvania birthplace and by t ...
... raise their children alone.7 Though this was an obvious emotional struggle for a young son, the family's wealth and connections may have cushioned the blow. Creswell’s uncle, for example, was banker Jacob Tome, who had arrived in Maryland penniless from his Hanover, Pennsylvania birthplace and by t ...
UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ ROBERT E. LEE IN LOVE AND WAR
... In LaW, all the parents are dead. In the Hazard family, George works in the Ordnance Department in Washington. In April, 1864, he starts constructing and supervising railroads for Grant’s army in Virginia. Constance starts protecting and educating orphaned African-American children. Stanley and his ...
... In LaW, all the parents are dead. In the Hazard family, George works in the Ordnance Department in Washington. In April, 1864, he starts constructing and supervising railroads for Grant’s army in Virginia. Constance starts protecting and educating orphaned African-American children. Stanley and his ...
The Knight in Shining Armor Joshua Lawrence
... commanding officer knew what he was mandating. It was one of the rare moments that Chamberlain hesitated in obeying orders. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was by this time, a man whose competency and leadership qualities had achieved him considerable renown in the Union Army. He had achieved his fame i ...
... commanding officer knew what he was mandating. It was one of the rare moments that Chamberlain hesitated in obeying orders. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was by this time, a man whose competency and leadership qualities had achieved him considerable renown in the Union Army. He had achieved his fame i ...
MAINTAINING ORDER IN THE MIDST OF CHAOS: ROBERT E
... Robert E. K. Krick, “The ‘Great Tycoon’ Forges a Staff System”, in Audacity Personified: The Generalship of Robert E. Lee, ed. Peter S. Carmichael (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University, 2004), 82-106. In his words, Lee’s relationship with his staff “remains largely unexplored” (82). ...
... Robert E. K. Krick, “The ‘Great Tycoon’ Forges a Staff System”, in Audacity Personified: The Generalship of Robert E. Lee, ed. Peter S. Carmichael (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University, 2004), 82-106. In his words, Lee’s relationship with his staff “remains largely unexplored” (82). ...
lincoln and mcclellan: a marriage of convenience turned sour
... into Civil War. The first battle, Bull Run, was an embarrassing defeat for the Union Army, and Lincoln was looking for a new general to replace his current one, McDowell. Lincoln needed someone who could lead this army to victory, and McDowell had proven that he was not that man. After the war broke ...
... into Civil War. The first battle, Bull Run, was an embarrassing defeat for the Union Army, and Lincoln was looking for a new general to replace his current one, McDowell. Lincoln needed someone who could lead this army to victory, and McDowell had proven that he was not that man. After the war broke ...
ProQuest Dissertations - Rice Scholarship Home
... already bypassed the sabotaged railroads north of Baltimore and landed soldiers at the state capital in Annapolis. Butler moved quickly to seize control of the region, marching into Baltimore in mid-May. While President Lincoln had not ordered Butler to take these steps, he accepted the outcome and ...
... already bypassed the sabotaged railroads north of Baltimore and landed soldiers at the state capital in Annapolis. Butler moved quickly to seize control of the region, marching into Baltimore in mid-May. While President Lincoln had not ordered Butler to take these steps, he accepted the outcome and ...
Section 5 - Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area
... John Brown and followers, after three months of preparation while in hiding in Washington County, attack United States Arsenal at Harpers Ferry. ...
... John Brown and followers, after three months of preparation while in hiding in Washington County, attack United States Arsenal at Harpers Ferry. ...
gettysburg to appomattox: the south`s critical
... pastime, reading the Civil War books I had acquired over the years. At one point I stopped, and asked the simple question, "What were the battle errors that contributed to the Southern Army loosing the war?" As a U.S. Navy Seabee in World War II, I experienced first-hand the conditions of combat dur ...
... pastime, reading the Civil War books I had acquired over the years. At one point I stopped, and asked the simple question, "What were the battle errors that contributed to the Southern Army loosing the war?" As a U.S. Navy Seabee in World War II, I experienced first-hand the conditions of combat dur ...
Jenkins` Ferry Pres plan Draft.indd
... Edmund Kirby Smith’s Confederate army caught Gen. Frederick Steele’s Union army south of Leola, Arkansas. The Union forces held off the Confederates that day, allowing the Union army to escape into the Saline River bottom. On April 30, 1864, Union infantry repulsed a succession of Confederate attack ...
... Edmund Kirby Smith’s Confederate army caught Gen. Frederick Steele’s Union army south of Leola, Arkansas. The Union forces held off the Confederates that day, allowing the Union army to escape into the Saline River bottom. On April 30, 1864, Union infantry repulsed a succession of Confederate attack ...
View - OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
... Ted Ballard, Staff Ride Guide: The Battle of Antietam, (Washington DC: Center of Military History, ...
... Ted Ballard, Staff Ride Guide: The Battle of Antietam, (Washington DC: Center of Military History, ...
1 - Petersburg Area Regional Tourism
... Many people recognize the major battles of the Civil War – Gettysburg, Manassas, Antietam, Shiloh or Cold Harbor. Yet, the smaller battles and campaigns were just as significant to the soldiers who fought and the civilians along their path. All of these engagements, big and small, tell the whole sto ...
... Many people recognize the major battles of the Civil War – Gettysburg, Manassas, Antietam, Shiloh or Cold Harbor. Yet, the smaller battles and campaigns were just as significant to the soldiers who fought and the civilians along their path. All of these engagements, big and small, tell the whole sto ...
Syllabus and Lecture Outline - Life Sciences at Brandeis University
... - 3 compilations of essays, often provocative ones; several of the individual essays will be assigned in conjunction with the pertinent lecture sub-topics: Gallagher, G.W. (ed.) (1999) Three Days at Gettysburg [2/3 of this work - reprinted from 1992, 1993] Gallagher, G.W. (ed.) (1994) The Third Day ...
... - 3 compilations of essays, often provocative ones; several of the individual essays will be assigned in conjunction with the pertinent lecture sub-topics: Gallagher, G.W. (ed.) (1999) Three Days at Gettysburg [2/3 of this work - reprinted from 1992, 1993] Gallagher, G.W. (ed.) (1994) The Third Day ...
AtkinsThesis
... Any future study of desertion must incorporate both an examination of its causes and its impact. Although previous regional studies have not been successful bringing these two aspects together, Weitz started the process of integrating the effects of desertion on the war effort. Such a study is not ...
... Any future study of desertion must incorporate both an examination of its causes and its impact. Although previous regional studies have not been successful bringing these two aspects together, Weitz started the process of integrating the effects of desertion on the war effort. Such a study is not ...
The Union Army Had Something to Do With It
... On page 200 of his Military Memoirs of a Confederate he makes the following very interesting statement regarding the stand of a small portion of the Union Army of the Potomac that had a brief but intense struggle with elements of Stonewall Jackson's wing on August 28, 1862, on the eve of the Second ...
... On page 200 of his Military Memoirs of a Confederate he makes the following very interesting statement regarding the stand of a small portion of the Union Army of the Potomac that had a brief but intense struggle with elements of Stonewall Jackson's wing on August 28, 1862, on the eve of the Second ...
Ulysses S. Grant and the Meaning of Appomattox
... The unexpected success at Donelson immediately added to the exultation felt by the northern people who did not expect good news from the relatively ignored far reaches of the western theater. Soon, the results of the surrender showed how important that theater was to be in the war’s outcome. The Reb ...
... The unexpected success at Donelson immediately added to the exultation felt by the northern people who did not expect good news from the relatively ignored far reaches of the western theater. Soon, the results of the surrender showed how important that theater was to be in the war’s outcome. The Reb ...
Yazoo County Civil War History - Visit Yazoo County, Mississippi
... Richard A. Barkley, who told him that Lieutenant General Ambrose P. Hill had just reached Jackson with heavy reinforcements from the battle-hardened Army of North Virginia. Between them, General Johnston and General Hill were reported to have 45,000 men in Central Mississippi. General Blair, neverth ...
... Richard A. Barkley, who told him that Lieutenant General Ambrose P. Hill had just reached Jackson with heavy reinforcements from the battle-hardened Army of North Virginia. Between them, General Johnston and General Hill were reported to have 45,000 men in Central Mississippi. General Blair, neverth ...
Unionist Sentiment in Frederick, Maryland 1860-1865
... he also wrote that many of the stores remained open for the soldiers of the Army of Northern Virginia and, after two days of occupation, Frederick merchants had nothing left to sell.20 At first glance this may seem to be a handful of merchants trying to make money from the soldiers who had no choice ...
... he also wrote that many of the stores remained open for the soldiers of the Army of Northern Virginia and, after two days of occupation, Frederick merchants had nothing left to sell.20 At first glance this may seem to be a handful of merchants trying to make money from the soldiers who had no choice ...
Eighth Grade Lesson
... Virginia when he was very young with his father and mother. John Harper married Amy Woodard in the late 1830’s, and they had the first of their nine children in 1839. By 1855 John Harper may have owned as much as 800 acres of land, though most of the property was un-cleared and not used for farming. ...
... Virginia when he was very young with his father and mother. John Harper married Amy Woodard in the late 1830’s, and they had the first of their nine children in 1839. By 1855 John Harper may have owned as much as 800 acres of land, though most of the property was un-cleared and not used for farming. ...
The Civil War Diary of Micajah A. Thomas
... Mississippi, before and after the war until Mississippi redrew its county lines, dividing Tippah County into a much smaller Tippah County to the east and Benton County to the west. This restructuring located Mr. Thomas' homestead within the new Benton County. Though the 1870 Census places the Thoma ...
... Mississippi, before and after the war until Mississippi redrew its county lines, dividing Tippah County into a much smaller Tippah County to the east and Benton County to the west. This restructuring located Mr. Thomas' homestead within the new Benton County. Though the 1870 Census places the Thoma ...
THE BATTLE OF SAILOR`S CREEK: A STUDY IN LEADERSHIP A
... relentlessly, not only to cut the Confederate supply lines, but also to capture as many Confederates as he could during the two days of fighting. abandon his lines. ...
... relentlessly, not only to cut the Confederate supply lines, but also to capture as many Confederates as he could during the two days of fighting. abandon his lines. ...
Just Before The Battle, Mother
... Yes we’ll rally round the flag, boys, we’ll rally once again, Shouting the battle cry of freedom, We will rally from the hillside, we’ll gather from the plain, Shouting the battle cry of freedom! The Union forever! Hurrah, boys, hurrah! Down with the traitor, up with the star; While we rally round t ...
... Yes we’ll rally round the flag, boys, we’ll rally once again, Shouting the battle cry of freedom, We will rally from the hillside, we’ll gather from the plain, Shouting the battle cry of freedom! The Union forever! Hurrah, boys, hurrah! Down with the traitor, up with the star; While we rally round t ...
Eleventh Grade Lesson
... Virginia when he was very young with his father and mother. John Harper married Amy Woodard in the late 1830s, and they had the first of their nine children in 1839. By 1855 John Harper may have owned as much as 800 acres of land, though most of the property was un-cleared and not used for farming. ...
... Virginia when he was very young with his father and mother. John Harper married Amy Woodard in the late 1830s, and they had the first of their nine children in 1839. By 1855 John Harper may have owned as much as 800 acres of land, though most of the property was un-cleared and not used for farming. ...
Best Little Stories from the Civil War, 2E
... armies, who won the battle and how they did so. Rather than write a straightforward, fact-filled—but potentially dull—short biography of U. S. Grant as the Union general who finally won the Civil War for Abraham Lincoln, it’s far more interesting to recall the little moment when he led his troops to ...
... armies, who won the battle and how they did so. Rather than write a straightforward, fact-filled—but potentially dull—short biography of U. S. Grant as the Union general who finally won the Civil War for Abraham Lincoln, it’s far more interesting to recall the little moment when he led his troops to ...
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.