Special Edition - Civil War Digital Home
... (No. 2) Map of the battlefield of Antietam.jpg [Map of the defeat of the Confederate ship Alabama by the U.S. steamer Kearsarge on June 19, 1864, off Cherbourg, France].jpg 1862 map of the James River.jpg 2nd attack on Fort McAllister on the Ogeechee River, Georgia.jpg A complete map of Richmond and ...
... (No. 2) Map of the battlefield of Antietam.jpg [Map of the defeat of the Confederate ship Alabama by the U.S. steamer Kearsarge on June 19, 1864, off Cherbourg, France].jpg 1862 map of the James River.jpg 2nd attack on Fort McAllister on the Ogeechee River, Georgia.jpg A complete map of Richmond and ...
the rise and fall of General George B. McClellan.
... 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 reality did not understand. The most pertinent example of this dual reality was that McC ...
... 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 reality did not understand. The most pertinent example of this dual reality was that McC ...
My will is absolute law“ General Robert H. Milroy and
... a primary war aim. News of Lincoln’s proclamation alienated many soldiers and Union generals. Among the more notable Union generals who did not support the idea of emancipation of slaves as a war aim were Maj. Gens. George B. McClellan and Major General Fitz-John Porter.5 A study of this nature also ...
... a primary war aim. News of Lincoln’s proclamation alienated many soldiers and Union generals. Among the more notable Union generals who did not support the idea of emancipation of slaves as a war aim were Maj. Gens. George B. McClellan and Major General Fitz-John Porter.5 A study of this nature also ...
Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks
... Unknown Location” section near the end of the book have no location given where they were lost in the information I reviewed. Otherwise, I divided the shipwrecks in this book into geographic location by state, country, or body of water, as seemed most logical to me. Because rivers meander over the ...
... Unknown Location” section near the end of the book have no location given where they were lost in the information I reviewed. Otherwise, I divided the shipwrecks in this book into geographic location by state, country, or body of water, as seemed most logical to me. Because rivers meander over the ...
Military History Anniversaries 1 thru 30 Sep
... Sep 08 1863 – Civil War: Second Battle of Sabine Pass – on the Texas–Louisiana border at the mouth of the Sabine River, a small Confederate force thwarts a Union invasion of Texas. Sep 08 1923 – Honda Point Disaster: Nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost, and t ...
... Sep 08 1863 – Civil War: Second Battle of Sabine Pass – on the Texas–Louisiana border at the mouth of the Sabine River, a small Confederate force thwarts a Union invasion of Texas. Sep 08 1923 – Honda Point Disaster: Nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost, and t ...
gettysburg to appomattox: the south`s critical
... and I found them at the battle of Gettysburg. My studies led me to analyze the elements which clearly showed the failure mode of the Confederacy, and place them in my book. The battle of Gettysburg was only part of the series of failures for the Confederates. Other battles, near the conclusion of th ...
... and I found them at the battle of Gettysburg. My studies led me to analyze the elements which clearly showed the failure mode of the Confederacy, and place them in my book. The battle of Gettysburg was only part of the series of failures for the Confederates. Other battles, near the conclusion of th ...
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... The essay’s organizational structure follows a chorological progression inspired by the work of David Blight, Timothy B. Smith, and Thomas J. Brown. The remainder of the introduction presents a brief account of the battle itself, its significance in the war, and early efforts at reporting and commem ...
... The essay’s organizational structure follows a chorological progression inspired by the work of David Blight, Timothy B. Smith, and Thomas J. Brown. The remainder of the introduction presents a brief account of the battle itself, its significance in the war, and early efforts at reporting and commem ...
Nonfiction Reading Passages and Crosswords
... the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, honoring Olympic great Jesse Owens, football hero Joe Namath, and baseball stars Willie Mays and Hank Aaron. In Mobile, the Battleship Memorial P ark features the U.S.S. Alabama and the U.S.S. Drum—a World War II ship and submarine. Mobile is Alabama’s only seaport, ...
... the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, honoring Olympic great Jesse Owens, football hero Joe Namath, and baseball stars Willie Mays and Hank Aaron. In Mobile, the Battleship Memorial P ark features the U.S.S. Alabama and the U.S.S. Drum—a World War II ship and submarine. Mobile is Alabama’s only seaport, ...
“The Duties of Neutrality”: The Impact of the American Civil War on
... discussion surrounding them. Although newspapers are only one of many sites of ideological construction, they are particularly powerful because they are produced by and often for elite opinion makers, particularly in highly stratified colonial societies such as British Columbia and Vancouver Island, ...
... discussion surrounding them. Although newspapers are only one of many sites of ideological construction, they are particularly powerful because they are produced by and often for elite opinion makers, particularly in highly stratified colonial societies such as British Columbia and Vancouver Island, ...
the rhetoric of destruction: racial identity and
... century and the relationship between race and the onset of “total war” policies. It is my argument that enlisted soldiers in the Civil War era selectively waged total war using race and cultural standards as determining factors. A comparative analysis of the treatment of noncombatants throughout the ...
... century and the relationship between race and the onset of “total war” policies. It is my argument that enlisted soldiers in the Civil War era selectively waged total war using race and cultural standards as determining factors. A comparative analysis of the treatment of noncombatants throughout the ...
civil war civil war
... Fought from 1861 to 1865, the American Civil War was the country’s bloodiest conflict. Over 3 million Americans fought in it, and more than 600,000 men, 2 percent of the American population, died in it. The war resulted in the abolition of slavery, ended the concept of state secession, and forever ...
... Fought from 1861 to 1865, the American Civil War was the country’s bloodiest conflict. Over 3 million Americans fought in it, and more than 600,000 men, 2 percent of the American population, died in it. The war resulted in the abolition of slavery, ended the concept of state secession, and forever ...
“`REBELS AGAINST A REBELLION`: SOUTHERN UNIONISTS IN
... Salisbury military prison cemetery, he did not mention others who were imprisoned there during the war: the uncompromising, stalwart southern unionists. Upon reading this chapter of Horwitz’s fascinating tour of the former Confederacy, I puzzled over how despite his wellmeaning and dedicated attemp ...
... Salisbury military prison cemetery, he did not mention others who were imprisoned there during the war: the uncompromising, stalwart southern unionists. Upon reading this chapter of Horwitz’s fascinating tour of the former Confederacy, I puzzled over how despite his wellmeaning and dedicated attemp ...
Confederate States Navy
... 1862, the day the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia, previously the US frigate Merrimack, attacked the Federal fleet. In three hours the Virginia destroyed two of the Union’s most powerful vessels. She planned a return trip the following day to attack the Union flagship USS Minnesota which had groun ...
... 1862, the day the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia, previously the US frigate Merrimack, attacked the Federal fleet. In three hours the Virginia destroyed two of the Union’s most powerful vessels. She planned a return trip the following day to attack the Union flagship USS Minnesota which had groun ...
The Real War Never Got in the Books: How Veterans
... Secession, War for Southern Independence, War of the Rebellion, or War Between the States. All of these other titles emphasize the states or the sections of the country: it was not a war between people but between geographic sections. These titles also lay blame on one section over the other rather ...
... Secession, War for Southern Independence, War of the Rebellion, or War Between the States. All of these other titles emphasize the states or the sections of the country: it was not a war between people but between geographic sections. These titles also lay blame on one section over the other rather ...
Military History Anniversaries 1 thru 15 September
... the United States. It was a case of mistaken identity. Roosevelt unofficially declared war on anyone who further attacked American vessels in the North Atlantic: “If German or Italian vessels of war enter these waters, they do so at their own peril.” Sep 04 1945 – WW2: The Wake Island Japanese garri ...
... the United States. It was a case of mistaken identity. Roosevelt unofficially declared war on anyone who further attacked American vessels in the North Atlantic: “If German or Italian vessels of war enter these waters, they do so at their own peril.” Sep 04 1945 – WW2: The Wake Island Japanese garri ...
McClellan at Fairfax Court House
... “If General McClellan does not want to use the army, I would like to borrow it for a time.”4 The President wanted action. Following this meeting, on January 22nd, and without consulting General McClellan, the President issued General War Order No. 1 calling for a general movement of all United State ...
... “If General McClellan does not want to use the army, I would like to borrow it for a time.”4 The President wanted action. Following this meeting, on January 22nd, and without consulting General McClellan, the President issued General War Order No. 1 calling for a general movement of all United State ...
Word document
... nearly a month for the earthworks and gun positions to be made ready. Just as things were ready, the Confederates evacuated both towns. With these two towns in Union hands, it didn’t take much of a struggle to take Norfolk. Lincoln himself arrived to oversee the operation. McClellan was less than th ...
... nearly a month for the earthworks and gun positions to be made ready. Just as things were ready, the Confederates evacuated both towns. With these two towns in Union hands, it didn’t take much of a struggle to take Norfolk. Lincoln himself arrived to oversee the operation. McClellan was less than th ...
General George Brinton McClellan: The Cautious
... nearly a month for the earthworks and gun positions to be made ready. Just as things were ready, the Confederates evacuated both towns. With these two towns in Union hands, it didn’t take much of a struggle to take Norfolk. Lincoln himself arrived to oversee the operation. McClellan was less than th ...
... nearly a month for the earthworks and gun positions to be made ready. Just as things were ready, the Confederates evacuated both towns. With these two towns in Union hands, it didn’t take much of a struggle to take Norfolk. Lincoln himself arrived to oversee the operation. McClellan was less than th ...
Stephen C. Rowan and the US Navy: Sixty
... appointment as midshipman in the United States Navy, owing to the efforts of William McLean, Rowan’s Ohio congressional representative who nominated him. Rowan was fortunate to serve in the United States Navy during a period (1815-1860) known as the “Era of Naval Exploration”. 1 While exploring the ...
... appointment as midshipman in the United States Navy, owing to the efforts of William McLean, Rowan’s Ohio congressional representative who nominated him. Rowan was fortunate to serve in the United States Navy during a period (1815-1860) known as the “Era of Naval Exploration”. 1 While exploring the ...
Civil War Practice Test
... North and South. c. gain control of the Confederate capital in Richmond and force the southern troops to surrender. d. employ a naval blockade of southern ports and gain control of the Mississippi River to divide the Confederacy. The Union and the Confederate armies built up their troops by a. relyi ...
... North and South. c. gain control of the Confederate capital in Richmond and force the southern troops to surrender. d. employ a naval blockade of southern ports and gain control of the Mississippi River to divide the Confederacy. The Union and the Confederate armies built up their troops by a. relyi ...
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 ...
America`s Last Civil War Veterans and Participants
... repression and atrocious behaviour. In many instances the Confederates were even worse, but not one such book about such matters ever seems to appear on these lists. Such selective blindness indicates political extremism and manipulating deceit. These people also give an impression that they are usi ...
... repression and atrocious behaviour. In many instances the Confederates were even worse, but not one such book about such matters ever seems to appear on these lists. Such selective blindness indicates political extremism and manipulating deceit. These people also give an impression that they are usi ...
"The Naples of America," Pensacola during the Civil War
... Tallahassee and Pensacola. Miles and miles pass with nothing except trees and the occasional farm. After traveling west across the Panhandle, one will start to see hints of civilization as they drive through Milton and Pace, and eventually the scenery turns into a small metropolis as they enter Pens ...
... Tallahassee and Pensacola. Miles and miles pass with nothing except trees and the occasional farm. After traveling west across the Panhandle, one will start to see hints of civilization as they drive through Milton and Pace, and eventually the scenery turns into a small metropolis as they enter Pens ...
the underappreciated strategic genius of george b. mcclellan
... the expense of thirty days delay we can gain a decisive victory which will probably end the war, it is far cheaper than to gain a battle tomorrow that produces no final results, & may require years of warfare & expenditure to follow up.”7 McClellan’s early experiences were reinforced by the enginee ...
... the expense of thirty days delay we can gain a decisive victory which will probably end the war, it is far cheaper than to gain a battle tomorrow that produces no final results, & may require years of warfare & expenditure to follow up.”7 McClellan’s early experiences were reinforced by the enginee ...
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.