THESIS CONFEDERATE MILITARY STRATEGY
... Earl J. Hess, “Where do we Stand?: A Critical Assessment of Civil War Studies in the Sesquicentennial Era,” Civil War History 60, no. 4 (December 2014): 371-403, accessed April 28, 2016, https://muse.jhu.edu/article/562419. ...
... Earl J. Hess, “Where do we Stand?: A Critical Assessment of Civil War Studies in the Sesquicentennial Era,” Civil War History 60, no. 4 (December 2014): 371-403, accessed April 28, 2016, https://muse.jhu.edu/article/562419. ...
A Public History Project Atblakeley Historic Park, Alabama
... Six hours after General Robert E. Lee formally surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Union commander General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, Virginia, the last major battle of the Civil War was fought at Fort Blakely 1 , Alabama, ten miles northeast of Mobile on the bluffs overlooking the Ten ...
... Six hours after General Robert E. Lee formally surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Union commander General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, Virginia, the last major battle of the Civil War was fought at Fort Blakely 1 , Alabama, ten miles northeast of Mobile on the bluffs overlooking the Ten ...
heading one
... Six hours after General Robert E. Lee formally surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Union commander General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, Virginia, the last major battle of the Civil War was fought at Fort Blakely 1 , Alabama, ten miles northeast of Mobile on the bluffs overlooking the Ten ...
... Six hours after General Robert E. Lee formally surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Union commander General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, Virginia, the last major battle of the Civil War was fought at Fort Blakely 1 , Alabama, ten miles northeast of Mobile on the bluffs overlooking the Ten ...
A Unique Hell in Southwestern Virginia: Confederate Guerrillas and
... the brutal French invasion, many Spaniards rose up in armed revolt. They avoided meeting French troops in conventional battle, and instead chose to employ unconventional tactics such as raids and ambushes. The word “guerrilla” is the diminutive of the Spanish word “guerra,” which means war; thus, “g ...
... the brutal French invasion, many Spaniards rose up in armed revolt. They avoided meeting French troops in conventional battle, and instead chose to employ unconventional tactics such as raids and ambushes. The word “guerrilla” is the diminutive of the Spanish word “guerra,” which means war; thus, “g ...
Something So Dim It Must Be Holy
... cultural warfare to establish a "Confederate tradition," a dominant complex of attitudes and emotions that constituted the white South's view of history and its application in contemporary times.xiv Essentially, the tradition boiled down to an appreciation of the virtues of elite rule, a fear of the ...
... cultural warfare to establish a "Confederate tradition," a dominant complex of attitudes and emotions that constituted the white South's view of history and its application in contemporary times.xiv Essentially, the tradition boiled down to an appreciation of the virtues of elite rule, a fear of the ...
the civil war - Scott J. Winslow Associates, Inc.
... JEFFERSON DAVIS (1808 - 1889). President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War; U.S. Secretary of War; U.S. Senator. Prior to the Civil War, Davis had a successful career as a soldier and politician. He served with distinction under Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War, and is given ...
... JEFFERSON DAVIS (1808 - 1889). President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War; U.S. Secretary of War; U.S. Senator. Prior to the Civil War, Davis had a successful career as a soldier and politician. He served with distinction under Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War, and is given ...
Soldiers of Long Odds: Confederate Operatives Combat the United
... garb. Hines spent much of his time in Union territory cultivating relationships with Southern sympathizers who could assist Morgan’s command during deep penetration raids. Hines’s most notable effort in this capacity was Morgan’s Indiana-Ohio raid of June and July 1863 in which 2,500 Confederate cav ...
... garb. Hines spent much of his time in Union territory cultivating relationships with Southern sympathizers who could assist Morgan’s command during deep penetration raids. Hines’s most notable effort in this capacity was Morgan’s Indiana-Ohio raid of June and July 1863 in which 2,500 Confederate cav ...
Southern honor, Confederate warfare : southern
... Confederate military operations during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Using paradigms of white southern elite behavior first identified by authors such as Bertram Wyatt-Brown, Kenneth S. Greenberg, John Hope Franklin, and W. J. Cash, the thesis demonstrates the ways that violence, militarism, e ...
... Confederate military operations during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Using paradigms of white southern elite behavior first identified by authors such as Bertram Wyatt-Brown, Kenneth S. Greenberg, John Hope Franklin, and W. J. Cash, the thesis demonstrates the ways that violence, militarism, e ...
Best Little Stories from the Civil War, 2E
... except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews—without permission in writing from its publisher, Sourcebooks, Inc. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understandin ...
... except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews—without permission in writing from its publisher, Sourcebooks, Inc. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understandin ...
The Civil War Diary of Micajah A. Thomas
... the Confederacy succeeded in forcing what would likely become another Cold Harbor due to the strength of the defensive fortifications in the city. Those defenses proved so strong that it took Grant until April of 1865 to finally overcome them. 8 Similar Union failures were occurring in the Shenandoa ...
... the Confederacy succeeded in forcing what would likely become another Cold Harbor due to the strength of the defensive fortifications in the city. Those defenses proved so strong that it took Grant until April of 1865 to finally overcome them. 8 Similar Union failures were occurring in the Shenandoa ...
Did Meade Begin a Counteroffensive after
... Williams to 12th Corps command.5 The result, he complained, was that Meade did not read Williams’ report in congruence with that of promoted division commander Brigadier General Thomas H. Ruger, nor did he incorporate either one into the final overall report. For Slocum, the indirect insult was that ...
... Williams to 12th Corps command.5 The result, he complained, was that Meade did not read Williams’ report in congruence with that of promoted division commander Brigadier General Thomas H. Ruger, nor did he incorporate either one into the final overall report. For Slocum, the indirect insult was that ...
Origins of the Lost Cause: Pollard to the Present
... military loss was due to the “massive Northern manpower and material,” not any martial ability on the part of Union officers or men. Finally, Northern military leaders were viewed as butchers, specifically William Tecumseh Sherman and Ulysses S. Grant, or blundering, such as George B. McClellan; mea ...
... military loss was due to the “massive Northern manpower and material,” not any martial ability on the part of Union officers or men. Finally, Northern military leaders were viewed as butchers, specifically William Tecumseh Sherman and Ulysses S. Grant, or blundering, such as George B. McClellan; mea ...
Rules of Play
... unit called a strength points (SPs), hereafter called in the rules an infantry SP or a non-cavalry SP. The number on the SP counter is the number of SPs present. Each SP represents approximately one Division (about 6,000 men). All infantry units are identical in strength with the color indicating th ...
... unit called a strength points (SPs), hereafter called in the rules an infantry SP or a non-cavalry SP. The number on the SP counter is the number of SPs present. Each SP represents approximately one Division (about 6,000 men). All infantry units are identical in strength with the color indicating th ...
A Border City at War - Cincinnati History Library and Archives
... Louisville gained considerable strategic significance even though it was far from the major battlefields of the Civil War. For example, when Union General Don Carlos Buell occupied Nashville, Tennessee, in February 1862, he used Louisville as a supply base, with the L&N Railroad serving as the lifel ...
... Louisville gained considerable strategic significance even though it was far from the major battlefields of the Civil War. For example, when Union General Don Carlos Buell occupied Nashville, Tennessee, in February 1862, he used Louisville as a supply base, with the L&N Railroad serving as the lifel ...
... in a fairly sound financial position when their father died and possessed a degree of learning, something that most of the newly arrived Irish didn’t. Also their religion set them apart. Being relatively well off, educated and Protestant the Cleburnes, while not received with open arms, were very qu ...
PDF - UNT Digital Library
... Like other investigations into a particular campaign, these authors related a particular battle or campaign as it progressed, explaining what the generals thought and how they moved their men around on the field of battle. Sometimes, campaign histories can become unwieldy, overwhelmed by in the min ...
... Like other investigations into a particular campaign, these authors related a particular battle or campaign as it progressed, explaining what the generals thought and how they moved their men around on the field of battle. Sometimes, campaign histories can become unwieldy, overwhelmed by in the min ...
Clarke County Civil War Driving Tour
... The crest above where you’re standing is where the initial Federal line, consisting of Col. Joseph Thoburn’s division, had been deployed before being routed and sent fleeing to the southeast, past Rosemont. From the moment the Confederate attack began, Union Gen. George Crook had intended to counter ...
... The crest above where you’re standing is where the initial Federal line, consisting of Col. Joseph Thoburn’s division, had been deployed before being routed and sent fleeing to the southeast, past Rosemont. From the moment the Confederate attack began, Union Gen. George Crook had intended to counter ...
Mosby`s Horse Artillery - Historic Fairfax City, Inc.
... By August 1864, the 60,000 or more men of the 11th, 12th, and 6th Corps that had been camped in and around Fairfax Court House were then gone with Grant’s army south of Richmond. Likewise, the troops of the Washington Defense Department headquartered at Fairfax Court House were much diminished in nu ...
... By August 1864, the 60,000 or more men of the 11th, 12th, and 6th Corps that had been camped in and around Fairfax Court House were then gone with Grant’s army south of Richmond. Likewise, the troops of the Washington Defense Department headquartered at Fairfax Court House were much diminished in nu ...
Staff Ride Handbook for the Battle of Perryville, 8
... of the battle, all of the invading Southern forces retired from the state. Kentucky remained firmly in the Union and secure from Confederate invasion for the war’s duration. Despite its importance to the course of the war in the west, Perryville does not benefit from the high visibility accorded th ...
... of the battle, all of the invading Southern forces retired from the state. Kentucky remained firmly in the Union and secure from Confederate invasion for the war’s duration. Despite its importance to the course of the war in the west, Perryville does not benefit from the high visibility accorded th ...
Vermont in the Civil War
... was placed at the front of the attack, and just before dawn 12,000 men rolled forward. ...
... was placed at the front of the attack, and just before dawn 12,000 men rolled forward. ...
e-newsletter newsletter newsletter - Stafford County Historical Society
... named Knox was also reported. Those, plus Thomas and John, would bring the number to as high as 13 children. Brother versus Brother? Cousin versus Cousin? The most remarkable facet of John Howard Skinker's family during the Civil War was that his brother Thomas Julian Skinker (1819-1900) and cousin ...
... named Knox was also reported. Those, plus Thomas and John, would bring the number to as high as 13 children. Brother versus Brother? Cousin versus Cousin? The most remarkable facet of John Howard Skinker's family during the Civil War was that his brother Thomas Julian Skinker (1819-1900) and cousin ...
READ-ALOUD PLAYS ABOUT
... Discussion questions The discussion questions are designed to be used immediately after the play has been read. The questions allow the students to process and reflect on what they have just read and also reinforce the themes and historical facts that have been presented. They also help set the stag ...
... Discussion questions The discussion questions are designed to be used immediately after the play has been read. The questions allow the students to process and reflect on what they have just read and also reinforce the themes and historical facts that have been presented. They also help set the stag ...
THE ORIGINS OF THE MISSISSIPPI MARINE BRIGADE: THE FIRST
... the shallow waters at Hampton Roads. In return for this carnage, Virginia suffered only light damage, returning to port at nightfall.10 The next day March 9, 1862, she was back but this time faced a Union ironclad, the Monitor, which had made a rapid, dangerous ocean trip down from New York during ...
... the shallow waters at Hampton Roads. In return for this carnage, Virginia suffered only light damage, returning to port at nightfall.10 The next day March 9, 1862, she was back but this time faced a Union ironclad, the Monitor, which had made a rapid, dangerous ocean trip down from New York during ...
The Long-Run Effects of Losing the Civil War: Evidence
... supported John Bell (who won the state) and Stephen A. Douglas. Both candidates were moderates with respect to slavery, although Douglas was the more explicitly pro-slavery of the two. Bell headed the Constitutional Union party, which consisted largely of moderate ex-Whigs who found the Republican p ...
... supported John Bell (who won the state) and Stephen A. Douglas. Both candidates were moderates with respect to slavery, although Douglas was the more explicitly pro-slavery of the two. Bell headed the Constitutional Union party, which consisted largely of moderate ex-Whigs who found the Republican p ...