Isaac Mayer Wise and the Civil War
... his associations with "Know Nothings" earned the suspicions of the German element, even though it tended to be Abolitionist.7 There is no direct evidence of the effect of these influences on Wise, but his position as an immigrant and as a rabbi in a community closely engaged in commerce makes it leg ...
... his associations with "Know Nothings" earned the suspicions of the German element, even though it tended to be Abolitionist.7 There is no direct evidence of the effect of these influences on Wise, but his position as an immigrant and as a rabbi in a community closely engaged in commerce makes it leg ...
Media as Weaponry: How Civil War Media Shaped Opinion and
... Robert E. Lee led his Southern soldiers into the face-off with a summer’s worth of momentum after securing a victory at the Second Battle of Bull Run and a number of other, smaller skirmishes. Lee’s army, making their first attempt at a Northern invasion, met General George McClellan at dawn on Sept ...
... Robert E. Lee led his Southern soldiers into the face-off with a summer’s worth of momentum after securing a victory at the Second Battle of Bull Run and a number of other, smaller skirmishes. Lee’s army, making their first attempt at a Northern invasion, met General George McClellan at dawn on Sept ...
Clarke County Civil War Driving Tour
... In retaliation for losses during the Great Wagon Train Raid on August 13, 1864, (see the next stop on the tour), and for the killing of a picket the night before near the Shenandoah River, Union Gen. George A. Custer ordered that five houses be burned in the vicinity of Berryville. (Two are known to ...
... In retaliation for losses during the Great Wagon Train Raid on August 13, 1864, (see the next stop on the tour), and for the killing of a picket the night before near the Shenandoah River, Union Gen. George A. Custer ordered that five houses be burned in the vicinity of Berryville. (Two are known to ...
A Nation at War, 1861-1865
... Why do you think men who were too old to fight volunteered to serve in the Home Guard when they were not paid and weren’t given many supplies? How did women help support the war effort? Why did many wounded Confederate soldiers come to Scottsville? Name two ways that Union soldiers damaged the build ...
... Why do you think men who were too old to fight volunteered to serve in the Home Guard when they were not paid and weren’t given many supplies? How did women help support the war effort? Why did many wounded Confederate soldiers come to Scottsville? Name two ways that Union soldiers damaged the build ...
George B. McClellan - Scarsdale Public Schools
... Both of his parents belonged to old and distinguished Philadelphia families. As a result, McClellan had many advantages growing up. He attended a top preparatory school as a boy, then enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania at the age of thirteen. In 1842, he received an appointment to attend the ...
... Both of his parents belonged to old and distinguished Philadelphia families. As a result, McClellan had many advantages growing up. He attended a top preparatory school as a boy, then enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania at the age of thirteen. In 1842, he received an appointment to attend the ...
The Reenactment of Mosby`s Raid on Herndon on St. Patrick`s Day
... Kitty Kitchen Hanna will be seen coming out of the entrance talking with the Union soldiers for a few minutes. Then they go inside. 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 mil ...
... Kitty Kitchen Hanna will be seen coming out of the entrance talking with the Union soldiers for a few minutes. Then they go inside. 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 mil ...
Civil War - Visit Hampton
... Nicholson Tunnel, who had rushed toward the Confederate lines when she observed the Federal advance. Magruder and Colonel D.H. Hill of the 1st North Carolina prepared their defenses and at 9 a.m. on June 10, 1861, the Union troops arrived on the field of battle. The Duryea’s Zouaves made two pieceme ...
... Nicholson Tunnel, who had rushed toward the Confederate lines when she observed the Federal advance. Magruder and Colonel D.H. Hill of the 1st North Carolina prepared their defenses and at 9 a.m. on June 10, 1861, the Union troops arrived on the field of battle. The Duryea’s Zouaves made two pieceme ...
Civil War - Visit Hampton
... Nicholson Tunnel, who had rushed toward the Confederate lines when she observed the Federal advance. Magruder and Colonel D.H. Hill of the 1st North Carolina prepared their defenses and at 9 a.m. on June 10, 1861, the Union troops arrived on the field of battle. The Duryea’s Zouaves made two pieceme ...
... Nicholson Tunnel, who had rushed toward the Confederate lines when she observed the Federal advance. Magruder and Colonel D.H. Hill of the 1st North Carolina prepared their defenses and at 9 a.m. on June 10, 1861, the Union troops arrived on the field of battle. The Duryea’s Zouaves made two pieceme ...
The Collapse of the Confederacy: Class Dissent, Unionism, and
... these states, Unionists groups formed guerrilla units whose hit and run style of attack opened a second front and forced the Confederate government to take troops from the frontlines where they were needed in order to hunt down these guerrillas. When Union troops moved into Confederate territory the ...
... these states, Unionists groups formed guerrilla units whose hit and run style of attack opened a second front and forced the Confederate government to take troops from the frontlines where they were needed in order to hunt down these guerrillas. When Union troops moved into Confederate territory the ...
History in the Making
... victory in the presidential election of 1860, secession did not necessarily mean war between the South and the North. Between the election and the inauguration, people in the South and the North openly questioned how to respond to the formation of the Confederate States of America. Some people favor ...
... victory in the presidential election of 1860, secession did not necessarily mean war between the South and the North. Between the election and the inauguration, people in the South and the North openly questioned how to respond to the formation of the Confederate States of America. Some people favor ...
American Civil War
... and in their 1860 platform they denounced threats of disunion as avowals of treason. After a Republican victory, but before the new administration took office on March 4, 1861, seven cotton states declared their secession and joined to form the Confederate States of America. Both the outgoing admini ...
... and in their 1860 platform they denounced threats of disunion as avowals of treason. After a Republican victory, but before the new administration took office on March 4, 1861, seven cotton states declared their secession and joined to form the Confederate States of America. Both the outgoing admini ...
Florida in the Civil War, 1861-1865
... take the test, then keep it with their notebooks. They may refer to this pre-test throughout the following lesson to check the accuracy of their previous answers. Let the students know that they may see these same questions on a larger test at a later time. 3.) Pass out the “Introduction” and “Readi ...
... take the test, then keep it with their notebooks. They may refer to this pre-test throughout the following lesson to check the accuracy of their previous answers. Let the students know that they may see these same questions on a larger test at a later time. 3.) Pass out the “Introduction” and “Readi ...
1862: Antietam and Emancipation
... SUMMARY: In September 1862, Confederate general Robert E. Lee left the South and moved his army into Maryland. No one could be sure exactly what he planned to do, but in an incredible stroke of luck, a copy of Lee’s plans (which had been wrapped around three cigars) was discovered by Union soldiers ...
... SUMMARY: In September 1862, Confederate general Robert E. Lee left the South and moved his army into Maryland. No one could be sure exactly what he planned to do, but in an incredible stroke of luck, a copy of Lee’s plans (which had been wrapped around three cigars) was discovered by Union soldiers ...
2011 Fall - Alexandria Historical Society
... The invasion began at two in the morning when Union soldiers crossed over the Chain Bridge and the Long Bridge (today’s 14th Street Bridge) from Washington to take over Northern Virginia. The invading force included six companies of District Volunteers; one Michigan, five New York and two New Jersey ...
... The invasion began at two in the morning when Union soldiers crossed over the Chain Bridge and the Long Bridge (today’s 14th Street Bridge) from Washington to take over Northern Virginia. The invading force included six companies of District Volunteers; one Michigan, five New York and two New Jersey ...
The Long-Run Effects of Losing the Civil War: Evidence from Border
... after the conflict ended, beyond recovering from these losses. Scholars have highlighted low levels of human capital, relatively high fertility rates, over-reliance on cotton, and political institutions as factors that led to stalled economic development in the U.S. South (Wright 1986; Margo 1990; N ...
... after the conflict ended, beyond recovering from these losses. Scholars have highlighted low levels of human capital, relatively high fertility rates, over-reliance on cotton, and political institutions as factors that led to stalled economic development in the U.S. South (Wright 1986; Margo 1990; N ...
Harriet Tubman: The Moses of Her People
... military history, Tubman was in command and being called the “general” by Montgomery and her fellow troops. On the morning of June second, the union boats reached the outskirts of the rebel location, where Montgomery sent in his black regiment on gun boats to the banks of the shore where the signal ...
... military history, Tubman was in command and being called the “general” by Montgomery and her fellow troops. On the morning of June second, the union boats reached the outskirts of the rebel location, where Montgomery sent in his black regiment on gun boats to the banks of the shore where the signal ...
Civil War Lapbook - Monroe County Schools
... States? Well, if you went to the library and tried to find a newspaper article about the most recent civil war in the United States, you would have to find a newspaper dated 1861! The American Civil War, which was also called the War Between the States, was a war between the United States of America ...
... States? Well, if you went to the library and tried to find a newspaper article about the most recent civil war in the United States, you would have to find a newspaper dated 1861! The American Civil War, which was also called the War Between the States, was a war between the United States of America ...
the politics of command in the fort
... it has come to be viewed cynically (though often justifiably) as a tool by which politicians or political groups extend or promote their agendas. Historians have done a superb job of exposing war as a tool of politics, but they have neglected one important area: the analysis and understanding of the ...
... it has come to be viewed cynically (though often justifiably) as a tool by which politicians or political groups extend or promote their agendas. Historians have done a superb job of exposing war as a tool of politics, but they have neglected one important area: the analysis and understanding of the ...
CHAPTER 15
... December: South Caroline secedes from the Union January: Crittenden Compromise defeated in Senate February: Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas secede from the Union February: Confederate States of America formed April: Fort Sumter surrenders to the Confederates April: Scott ...
... December: South Caroline secedes from the Union January: Crittenden Compromise defeated in Senate February: Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas secede from the Union February: Confederate States of America formed April: Fort Sumter surrenders to the Confederates April: Scott ...
Nathan Bedford Forrest - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... It has been said that Bedford Forrest was the most effective cavalry commander produced by the Civil War. It has also been said that Forrest is the most controversial figure produced by the war. Born in 1821, by 1860 Forrest had amassed a fortune of $1.5 million in the business of trading livestock, ...
... It has been said that Bedford Forrest was the most effective cavalry commander produced by the Civil War. It has also been said that Forrest is the most controversial figure produced by the war. Born in 1821, by 1860 Forrest had amassed a fortune of $1.5 million in the business of trading livestock, ...
“Union and Confederate Soldiers` Stationery: Their Designs and
... Often identified at the time as “Union,” “National” or “Pictorial” envelopes in the North and most often advertised as “Confederate Flag” envelopes in the South, individuals in both regions purchased, mailed and sometimes saved these items of popular culture. Postal historians owe a great deal ...
... Often identified at the time as “Union,” “National” or “Pictorial” envelopes in the North and most often advertised as “Confederate Flag” envelopes in the South, individuals in both regions purchased, mailed and sometimes saved these items of popular culture. Postal historians owe a great deal ...
Sabine Pass in the Civil War
... Sabine garrison caught the ironclads at anchor in the Pass, awaiting coal. Creuzbauer's Battery of artillery scored 65 hits on the two vessels, while 300 Confederate sharpshooters maintained a steady musket fire at the gun crews. The Granite City surrendered after firing thirty rounds, but the Wave ...
... Sabine garrison caught the ironclads at anchor in the Pass, awaiting coal. Creuzbauer's Battery of artillery scored 65 hits on the two vessels, while 300 Confederate sharpshooters maintained a steady musket fire at the gun crews. The Granite City surrendered after firing thirty rounds, but the Wave ...
Fauquier County Civil War Heritage Brochure
... can visit during weekdays. • During the Civil War, this intersection was called Rector’s Crossroads, named for the owner of this house. On June 10, 1863, in the parlor of the home (located on the front left side), Major John Mosby, following orders, converted his rangers into a formal unit of the Co ...
... can visit during weekdays. • During the Civil War, this intersection was called Rector’s Crossroads, named for the owner of this house. On June 10, 1863, in the parlor of the home (located on the front left side), Major John Mosby, following orders, converted his rangers into a formal unit of the Co ...
The Civil War Infantry Doctrine
... the battlefield, neither side could present a significant advantage over the other. Both sides raised vast armies and armed their soldiers with the rifled-musket, giving them increased firepower. In addition, the Union and Confederate soldiers shared the same military traditions, were trained in the ...
... the battlefield, neither side could present a significant advantage over the other. Both sides raised vast armies and armed their soldiers with the rifled-musket, giving them increased firepower. In addition, the Union and Confederate soldiers shared the same military traditions, were trained in the ...
On Civil War Turning Points
... But why the disagreement? Part of the reason lies with each historian's area of interest, East or West, and the desire to emphasize that part of the war. An associated reason is perhaps a corresponding ignorance of the sector of less expertise, so authorities familiar with the Western Sector might ...
... But why the disagreement? Part of the reason lies with each historian's area of interest, East or West, and the desire to emphasize that part of the war. An associated reason is perhaps a corresponding ignorance of the sector of less expertise, so authorities familiar with the Western Sector might ...
Battle of Roanoke Island
The opening phase of what came to be called the Burnside Expedition, the Battle of Roanoke Island was an amphibious operation of the American Civil War, fought on February 7–8, 1862, in the North Carolina Sounds a short distance south of the Virginia border. The attacking force consisted of a flotilla of gunboats of the Union Navy drawn from the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, commanded by Flag Officer Louis M. Goldsborough, a separate group of gunboats under Union Army control, and an army division led by Brig. Gen. Ambrose Burnside. The defenders were a group of gunboats from the Confederate States Navy, termed the Mosquito Fleet, under Capt. William F. Lynch, and about 2,000 Confederate soldiers commanded locally by Brig. Gen. Henry A. Wise. The defense was augmented by four forts facing on the water approaches to Roanoke Island, and two outlying batteries. At the time of the battle, Wise was hospitalized, so leadership fell to his second in command, Col. Henry M. Shaw.During the first day of the battle, the Federal gunboats and the forts on shore engaged in a gun battle, with occasional contributions from the Mosquito Fleet. Late in the day, Burnside's soldiers went ashore unopposed; they were accompanied by six howitzers manned by sailors. As it was too late to fight, the invaders went into camp for the night.On the second day, February 8, the Union soldiers advanced but were stopped by an artillery battery and accompanying infantry in the center of the island. Although the Confederates thought that their line was safely anchored in impenetrable swamps, they were flanked on both sides and their soldiers were driven back to refuge in the forts. The forts were taken in reverse. With no way for his men to escape, Col. Shaw surrendered to avoid pointless bloodshed.