Union Victories in the South (cont.)
... more than one-third of his Confederate forces. For the rest of the war, Lee’s forces remained on the defensive, slowly giving ground to the advancing Union army. The Union’s victory strengthened the Republicans politically and ensured that the British would not recognize the Confederacy. Click the m ...
... more than one-third of his Confederate forces. For the rest of the war, Lee’s forces remained on the defensive, slowly giving ground to the advancing Union army. The Union’s victory strengthened the Republicans politically and ensured that the British would not recognize the Confederacy. Click the m ...
WHO WAS THE CIVIL WAR`S PREMIER CAVALRY COMMANDER?
... James Ewell Brown (JEB) Stuart was born in Patrick County Virginia on February 6, 1833. The first of the Stuarts landed in America in 1726, his forebears fighting in the Revolutionary war and his father in the War of 1812. His father was a representative in the Virginia Legislature who married Eliza ...
... James Ewell Brown (JEB) Stuart was born in Patrick County Virginia on February 6, 1833. The first of the Stuarts landed in America in 1726, his forebears fighting in the Revolutionary war and his father in the War of 1812. His father was a representative in the Virginia Legislature who married Eliza ...
Liberia Plantation History
... Thomas Jackson and his men stood like a “stone wall,” ready to fight. The new line held. Beauregard's horse was killed under him by the explosion of a shell, but he escaped unhurt. Seizing a horse from a junior officer, Beauregard continued his command. By mid-afternoon, the Confederates had forced ...
... Thomas Jackson and his men stood like a “stone wall,” ready to fight. The new line held. Beauregard's horse was killed under him by the explosion of a shell, but he escaped unhurt. Seizing a horse from a junior officer, Beauregard continued his command. By mid-afternoon, the Confederates had forced ...
The Civil War (1861–1865)
... • Now Jefferson Davis had to make a decision. He decided to attack the fort before the supply ships arrived. • Faced with South Carolina “fire-eaters” (radical Confederates) who threatened to seize the fort on their own, Jefferson Davis decided that he had to take action. • On April 12, 1861, Confed ...
... • Now Jefferson Davis had to make a decision. He decided to attack the fort before the supply ships arrived. • Faced with South Carolina “fire-eaters” (radical Confederates) who threatened to seize the fort on their own, Jefferson Davis decided that he had to take action. • On April 12, 1861, Confed ...
The Civil War (1861–1865)
... • Now Jefferson Davis had to make a decision. He decided to attack the fort before the supply ships arrived. • Faced with South Carolina “fire-eaters” (radical Confederates) who threatened to seize the fort on their own, Jefferson Davis decided that he had to take action. • On April 12, 1861, Confed ...
... • Now Jefferson Davis had to make a decision. He decided to attack the fort before the supply ships arrived. • Faced with South Carolina “fire-eaters” (radical Confederates) who threatened to seize the fort on their own, Jefferson Davis decided that he had to take action. • On April 12, 1861, Confed ...
Civil War in Virginia - Virginia History Series
... George Randolph (later Confederate Secretary of War), William Preston and Alexander "Sandie" Stuart met with Lincoln on April 13, the day after Fort Sumter was fired upon. Using his inaugural speech as a basis for his discussion with the Virginians, Lincoln told them his power would be used to "hold ...
... George Randolph (later Confederate Secretary of War), William Preston and Alexander "Sandie" Stuart met with Lincoln on April 13, the day after Fort Sumter was fired upon. Using his inaugural speech as a basis for his discussion with the Virginians, Lincoln told them his power would be used to "hold ...
Chronology of the Civil War in Prince William County
... army arrived at Centreville without meeting any opposition. General Daniel Tyler, commanding McDowell’s First Division, was directed to “Observe well the roads to Bull Run and to Warrenton; Do not bring on an engagement, but keep up the impression that we are moving on Manassas.” Acting on these ord ...
... army arrived at Centreville without meeting any opposition. General Daniel Tyler, commanding McDowell’s First Division, was directed to “Observe well the roads to Bull Run and to Warrenton; Do not bring on an engagement, but keep up the impression that we are moving on Manassas.” Acting on these ord ...
The American Civil War
... Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant and Major General George G. Meade. • Confederate Commanders were General Robert E. Lee and P.G.T. Beauregard. ...
... Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant and Major General George G. Meade. • Confederate Commanders were General Robert E. Lee and P.G.T. Beauregard. ...
TRANSCRIPT 7/04/12 Reflections on the Battle of Gettysburg and the Role of... Soldiers
... casualties 50,000 casualties. You have about one and three chance if you go into that battle of ending up killed or wounded captured or missing. Of course they never found some men because they were blown to smithereens by artillery fire. It's the biggest battle of the Civil War it's a huge battle a ...
... casualties 50,000 casualties. You have about one and three chance if you go into that battle of ending up killed or wounded captured or missing. Of course they never found some men because they were blown to smithereens by artillery fire. It's the biggest battle of the Civil War it's a huge battle a ...
Unwilling Witness to the Rage of Gettysburg
... the day before. The 2nd Corps completed a march of thirty-five miles on June 29, rested on June 30, then marched nearly eighteen miles on July 1 to arrive on the battlefield around 1:30 A.M. The troops were permitted two hours sleep before being awakened at 3:30 A.M. to move up closer to Gettysburg. ...
... the day before. The 2nd Corps completed a march of thirty-five miles on June 29, rested on June 30, then marched nearly eighteen miles on July 1 to arrive on the battlefield around 1:30 A.M. The troops were permitted two hours sleep before being awakened at 3:30 A.M. to move up closer to Gettysburg. ...
Battle of Wyse Fork
... In the predawn hours of March 8th, Hoke pulled three brigades out of the entrenchments and marched to the southwest around Jackson’s Millpond and crossed the Southwest Creek swamp undetected by the Union advance. To mask Hoke’s movement, Hill’s infantry and artillery fired on the Union soldiers in t ...
... In the predawn hours of March 8th, Hoke pulled three brigades out of the entrenchments and marched to the southwest around Jackson’s Millpond and crossed the Southwest Creek swamp undetected by the Union advance. To mask Hoke’s movement, Hill’s infantry and artillery fired on the Union soldiers in t ...
Lesson Plan - Virtual Gettysburg
... situation to raid Union supply lines and ride northeast around the Army of the Potomac into Pennsylvania. This happened while Lee moved his Army of Northern Virginia up the Shenandoah Valley and into Maryland and Pennsylvania. Separated by about 80 miles, Lee had no way of telling where Stuart was. ...
... situation to raid Union supply lines and ride northeast around the Army of the Potomac into Pennsylvania. This happened while Lee moved his Army of Northern Virginia up the Shenandoah Valley and into Maryland and Pennsylvania. Separated by about 80 miles, Lee had no way of telling where Stuart was. ...
May - Member Services
... containing his regiment. At the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, Willcox’s brigade was one of the few Union units not to panic. Willcox led several counterattacks to keep the Confederate forces at bay while the rest of the army retreated in disarray. During the last charge he was badly wou ...
... containing his regiment. At the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, Willcox’s brigade was one of the few Union units not to panic. Willcox led several counterattacks to keep the Confederate forces at bay while the rest of the army retreated in disarray. During the last charge he was badly wou ...
Civil War and Reconstruction PowerPoint
... mixture will stick together, producing a dough that won’t stick to hands, rolling pin or pan. Mix the dough by hand. Roll the dough out, shaping it roughly into a rectangle. Cut into the dough into squares about 3 x 3 inches and ½ inch thick. After cutting the squares, press a pattern of four rows o ...
... mixture will stick together, producing a dough that won’t stick to hands, rolling pin or pan. Mix the dough by hand. Roll the dough out, shaping it roughly into a rectangle. Cut into the dough into squares about 3 x 3 inches and ½ inch thick. After cutting the squares, press a pattern of four rows o ...
World Book® Online: American Civil War: Biographies
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Arkansas Military History Journal
... captured a total loss of 1,636 or some 20 percent of the men involved—decimating some of Holme’s best infantry regiments. Conversely, Prentiss’s defending force of about 4,000 effective troops lost only 57 killed, 146 wounded and 36 missing, or 239 total casualties. The mauled Rebels slunk away from ...
... captured a total loss of 1,636 or some 20 percent of the men involved—decimating some of Holme’s best infantry regiments. Conversely, Prentiss’s defending force of about 4,000 effective troops lost only 57 killed, 146 wounded and 36 missing, or 239 total casualties. The mauled Rebels slunk away from ...
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... of war; Lincoln avoids aggression toward the south and keeps peace with Northern Republicans • Confederates fire 4,000 rounds before Union Major Robert Anderson surrendered. ...
... of war; Lincoln avoids aggression toward the south and keeps peace with Northern Republicans • Confederates fire 4,000 rounds before Union Major Robert Anderson surrendered. ...
June 2016 Newsletter
... Our October 22nd Symposium is coming together. We are pleased to announce the GAR Museum of Philadelphia will be a co-sponsor of the event. The Planning Committee recently met and the details are firming up. The theme will be “New Jersey in the Civil War,” with subtheme “Answering Lincoln’s Call.” T ...
... Our October 22nd Symposium is coming together. We are pleased to announce the GAR Museum of Philadelphia will be a co-sponsor of the event. The Planning Committee recently met and the details are firming up. The theme will be “New Jersey in the Civil War,” with subtheme “Answering Lincoln’s Call.” T ...
Battle of Baton Rouge - Young Sanders Center
... enemy westward through the city, isolating and trapping them against the river’s edge. 6 Assured that the Arkansas would arrive as scheduled, Breckinridge departed Camp Moore on July 30, joined with a small force (~ 1,300 men) belonging to Brigadier General Daniel Ruggles. As overall commander, Brec ...
... enemy westward through the city, isolating and trapping them against the river’s edge. 6 Assured that the Arkansas would arrive as scheduled, Breckinridge departed Camp Moore on July 30, joined with a small force (~ 1,300 men) belonging to Brigadier General Daniel Ruggles. As overall commander, Brec ...
home fires - Tennessee Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans
... general Buell to withdraw most Union troops north to confront the Confederates. As the ...
... general Buell to withdraw most Union troops north to confront the Confederates. As the ...
Antietam 150th Anniversary: The Battle That Changed American
... home, in newspapers' jittery overreactions to each development, in the haggard face of Abraham Lincoln. After a promising spring when Union soldiers and sailors had a series of successes, major reversals in the summer crushed Northern morale. An offensive by McClellan nearly reached the gates of the ...
... home, in newspapers' jittery overreactions to each development, in the haggard face of Abraham Lincoln. After a promising spring when Union soldiers and sailors had a series of successes, major reversals in the summer crushed Northern morale. An offensive by McClellan nearly reached the gates of the ...
Unit 4: The Civil War, Part 2 – 1860`s
... battlefield of Gaines’s Mill, where Lee had attacked General Fitzhugh Porter. Porter maintained an unequal contest with this combined Confederate army through all the day but was finally forced from the field. On the morning of the 28th, Porter burned his bridges behind him and hastened forward to c ...
... battlefield of Gaines’s Mill, where Lee had attacked General Fitzhugh Porter. Porter maintained an unequal contest with this combined Confederate army through all the day but was finally forced from the field. On the morning of the 28th, Porter burned his bridges behind him and hastened forward to c ...
April 2016
... this was due to generations of near servitude to the noble classes. On the other hand there were a number of violent rebellions against the Catholic Church and German state nobility that were brutally quelled. It must be noted that the German immigrant likely fled their homelands to avoid conflict ...
... this was due to generations of near servitude to the noble classes. On the other hand there were a number of violent rebellions against the Catholic Church and German state nobility that were brutally quelled. It must be noted that the German immigrant likely fled their homelands to avoid conflict ...
Wilmer McLean`s Civil War odyssey Enid News and Eagle
... to a quiet, south-central Virginia community near Appomattox Court House. A slave owner, McLean made a small fortune running sugar through the Union blockade to supply one of the luxuries in which the South had a keen shortage. But for all the notoriety McLean gained at the start of the war from hav ...
... to a quiet, south-central Virginia community near Appomattox Court House. A slave owner, McLean made a small fortune running sugar through the Union blockade to supply one of the luxuries in which the South had a keen shortage. But for all the notoriety McLean gained at the start of the war from hav ...