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... Moving the government proved difficult as the Union forces began closing in on the Confederacy. A reward for the capture of Jefferson Davis made travel difficult and little could be accomplished with such chaos. During the Civil War the Confederacy moved to three different capitols. There were few t ...
... Moving the government proved difficult as the Union forces began closing in on the Confederacy. A reward for the capture of Jefferson Davis made travel difficult and little could be accomplished with such chaos. During the Civil War the Confederacy moved to three different capitols. There were few t ...
Battlefield Field Trips
... This movie is rated PG. It is 261 minutes long. There is some profanity. It is a recreation of the battle, filmed on the actual battlefield. It can be purchased at www.socialstudies.com, www.amazon.com, or may be found in the Civil War Preservation Trust’s Traveling Trunk. You can also rent it from ...
... This movie is rated PG. It is 261 minutes long. There is some profanity. It is a recreation of the battle, filmed on the actual battlefield. It can be purchased at www.socialstudies.com, www.amazon.com, or may be found in the Civil War Preservation Trust’s Traveling Trunk. You can also rent it from ...
Florida`s Civil War soldiers - Scholar Commons
... Chapter 1 gives a brief overview of the state of affairs in Florida at the time of the Civil War. Chapters 2 through 6 detail events in Florida for each year of the war. The actions of both Union and Confederate sympathizers are described in as much detail as possible. From Fort Pickens to Cedar Ke ...
... Chapter 1 gives a brief overview of the state of affairs in Florida at the time of the Civil War. Chapters 2 through 6 detail events in Florida for each year of the war. The actions of both Union and Confederate sympathizers are described in as much detail as possible. From Fort Pickens to Cedar Ke ...
Joshua L. Chamberlain
... Defending Little Round Top The Battle of Gettysburg resumed on July 2, as Lee continued with his efforts to push Meade out of the area. But the Confederates were slow to reach the Union’s left flanks. A Federal (Union) officer eventually realized that Little Round Top had been left unprotected, and ...
... Defending Little Round Top The Battle of Gettysburg resumed on July 2, as Lee continued with his efforts to push Meade out of the area. But the Confederates were slow to reach the Union’s left flanks. A Federal (Union) officer eventually realized that Little Round Top had been left unprotected, and ...
“I Could Tell You a Thousand Stories of Their Heroism…”1
... war began. Not surprisingly, most of these officers were commanding at the corps or division level, although 23 brigades were also led by professionals. The vast majority of non-professional highlevel officers commanded brigades (48), though there were also nine divisions and one corps of the army t ...
... war began. Not surprisingly, most of these officers were commanding at the corps or division level, although 23 brigades were also led by professionals. The vast majority of non-professional highlevel officers commanded brigades (48), though there were also nine divisions and one corps of the army t ...
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 10mm SCALE MINIATURES RULES
... The South initially produced the most able Generals, notably Robert E. Lee and 'Stonewall' Jackson. Southern cavalry, brilliantly commanded by such men as Nathaniel Bedford Forrest and JEB Stuart literally ran rings around their opponents. Most of the Southern armaments came from captured Federal su ...
... The South initially produced the most able Generals, notably Robert E. Lee and 'Stonewall' Jackson. Southern cavalry, brilliantly commanded by such men as Nathaniel Bedford Forrest and JEB Stuart literally ran rings around their opponents. Most of the Southern armaments came from captured Federal su ...
January 2011
... North Carolina, where he met his future wife, Louisa Bryan, second daughter of General Edmund Bryan of Rutherfordton, North Carolina. With only a small income from England, Leventhorpe entered the Medical College of Charleston, South Carolina. After graduation at the top of his class, he married Lou ...
... North Carolina, where he met his future wife, Louisa Bryan, second daughter of General Edmund Bryan of Rutherfordton, North Carolina. With only a small income from England, Leventhorpe entered the Medical College of Charleston, South Carolina. After graduation at the top of his class, he married Lou ...
DURING THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN
... As a result of the lack of serious scholarship exploring the behavior of Confederate troops toward northern civilians during the Gettysburg Campaign, the legacy of the invasion remains shrouded in myth as the campaign’s participants as well as both professional and amateur scholars have long distin ...
... As a result of the lack of serious scholarship exploring the behavior of Confederate troops toward northern civilians during the Gettysburg Campaign, the legacy of the invasion remains shrouded in myth as the campaign’s participants as well as both professional and amateur scholars have long distin ...
America at Mid-19th Century: Abolition, Civil War, Emancipation
... variety of sources that depict the lives of those who made history and those whose lives were strewn on the fields of battle during this tumultuous time. The concept of America changed in the eyes of those who lived in the mid-19th century, to some extent driven by events that were reported not only ...
... variety of sources that depict the lives of those who made history and those whose lives were strewn on the fields of battle during this tumultuous time. The concept of America changed in the eyes of those who lived in the mid-19th century, to some extent driven by events that were reported not only ...
How the Confederacy Came To Terms with the American Civil War
... writings of Confederates reveal it. This format allows insight into the mental worlds of Confederates, and by examining soldiers, government officials, civilians and newspapers a larger comprehension of the way the Confederates viewed the American Civil War emerges. Dr. Kubler-Ross identified the fi ...
... writings of Confederates reveal it. This format allows insight into the mental worlds of Confederates, and by examining soldiers, government officials, civilians and newspapers a larger comprehension of the way the Confederates viewed the American Civil War emerges. Dr. Kubler-Ross identified the fi ...
Lee, Honor, and the Confederacy
... This paper will examine southern honor and how the belief in this tradition because of its localistic tendencies to protect family, property, community, and state before national interests affected the outcome of the Civil War. The argument relies on the wartime letters, telegrams, reports, and diar ...
... This paper will examine southern honor and how the belief in this tradition because of its localistic tendencies to protect family, property, community, and state before national interests affected the outcome of the Civil War. The argument relies on the wartime letters, telegrams, reports, and diar ...
`Let Us Have Peace`: Remembering General Ulysses S Grant
... Army. “If I could have escaped West Point without bringing myself into disgrace at home, I would have done so,” Grant wrote in his memoirs. “A military life had no charms for me, and I had not the faintest idea of staying in the Army even if I should be graduated, which I did not expect.” Grant fini ...
... Army. “If I could have escaped West Point without bringing myself into disgrace at home, I would have done so,” Grant wrote in his memoirs. “A military life had no charms for me, and I had not the faintest idea of staying in the Army even if I should be graduated, which I did not expect.” Grant fini ...
Remembering General Ulysses S. Grant
... Army. “If I could have escaped West Point without bringing myself into disgrace at home, I would have done so,” Grant wrote in his memoirs. “A military life had no charms for me, and I had not the faintest idea of staying in the Army even if I should be graduated, which I did not expect.” Grant fini ...
... Army. “If I could have escaped West Point without bringing myself into disgrace at home, I would have done so,” Grant wrote in his memoirs. “A military life had no charms for me, and I had not the faintest idea of staying in the Army even if I should be graduated, which I did not expect.” Grant fini ...
“Union and Confederate Soldiers` Stationery: Their Designs and
... for “Battery D” of the 1st West Virginia Light Artillery,” commanded by Captain John Carlin, a Mexican American war veteran and post war commander of the West Virginia GAR. Also known as the Wheeling Battery because most of its members came from that area, the unit served from 1862 until June, ...
... for “Battery D” of the 1st West Virginia Light Artillery,” commanded by Captain John Carlin, a Mexican American war veteran and post war commander of the West Virginia GAR. Also known as the Wheeling Battery because most of its members came from that area, the unit served from 1862 until June, ...
The American Civil War: A War of Logistics
... He sets this against the changing conditions of both war and peace. The goal is to give the reader an understanding of the significance of logistics over a large span of time, from Revolution to Korea. In this work Houston covers four elements: Supply, transportation, evacuation/hospitalization, and ...
... He sets this against the changing conditions of both war and peace. The goal is to give the reader an understanding of the significance of logistics over a large span of time, from Revolution to Korea. In this work Houston covers four elements: Supply, transportation, evacuation/hospitalization, and ...
The Collapse of the Confederacy: Class Dissent, Unionism, and
... believed that the war would be short, one large battle in which the South would be victorious, after which the North would ask for peace terms. It became apparent to the "plain folks" .that their personal sacrifices were likely to be much greater than those of the Southern elite. To poor whites it b ...
... believed that the war would be short, one large battle in which the South would be victorious, after which the North would ask for peace terms. It became apparent to the "plain folks" .that their personal sacrifices were likely to be much greater than those of the Southern elite. To poor whites it b ...
The Civil War in Mason Neck and Vicinity by Paul
... Pocahontas which was loaded with wood and the sloop Mary Grey in Pohick Creek (Naval History Division 1966; Rush and Woods 1896:598-599). (The Thomas Freeborn was a side-wheel steamer described as Fourth Rated; tonnage, 269; crew, 67; and guns, 2 (Rush and Woods 1897:XVI)). The Pocahontas belonged ...
... Pocahontas which was loaded with wood and the sloop Mary Grey in Pohick Creek (Naval History Division 1966; Rush and Woods 1896:598-599). (The Thomas Freeborn was a side-wheel steamer described as Fourth Rated; tonnage, 269; crew, 67; and guns, 2 (Rush and Woods 1897:XVI)). The Pocahontas belonged ...
1864: The Decisive Year
... and Appomattox Rivers south of Richmond. Grant and the Army of the Potomac immediately ran into trouble in the tangled growth near the old Chancellorsville battlefield. Lee attacked the Union columns on the narrow roads in the Wilderness with a vengeance. Staggered but not defeated, the Union army d ...
... and Appomattox Rivers south of Richmond. Grant and the Army of the Potomac immediately ran into trouble in the tangled growth near the old Chancellorsville battlefield. Lee attacked the Union columns on the narrow roads in the Wilderness with a vengeance. Staggered but not defeated, the Union army d ...
New Jersey Medal of Honor Recipients
... unit, drew the highest amount of enemy fire, and were always the focal point of combat. Ten of the seventy New Jersey Medal of Honors involved the capture of an enemy flag. Actions that prevented the capture of a unit’s own flag was also considered worthy of a Medal of Honor. Four of New Jersey’s Ci ...
... unit, drew the highest amount of enemy fire, and were always the focal point of combat. Ten of the seventy New Jersey Medal of Honors involved the capture of an enemy flag. Actions that prevented the capture of a unit’s own flag was also considered worthy of a Medal of Honor. Four of New Jersey’s Ci ...
reminiscences of the civil war
... entire Southland under the control of their own people. He was chosen by the Democrats in Congress to draft an address to the people of the South, urging patience, endurance, and an appeal to a returning sense of justice as the cure for all wrongs. He was elected governor of Georgia twice, and the r ...
... entire Southland under the control of their own people. He was chosen by the Democrats in Congress to draft an address to the people of the South, urging patience, endurance, and an appeal to a returning sense of justice as the cure for all wrongs. He was elected governor of Georgia twice, and the r ...
HANGING OF THE PRICE FAMILY
... the Museum of Ashe County History. This tree was cut down years later due to its age and dying condition. Locust trees had been planted, lining the road in front of the Courthouse, some with sitting benches under them. I was told they all were hung from the same tree branch. When the men were cut do ...
... the Museum of Ashe County History. This tree was cut down years later due to its age and dying condition. Locust trees had been planted, lining the road in front of the Courthouse, some with sitting benches under them. I was told they all were hung from the same tree branch. When the men were cut do ...
Battle of Picacho Pass - Arizona Civil War Council
... resident John W. Jones), commanded by Lieutenant James Barrett of the 1st California Cavalry, were conducting a sweep of the Picacho Peak area, looking for Confederates reported to be nearby. The Arizona Confederates were commanded by Sergeant Henry Holmes. Barrett was under orders not to engage the ...
... resident John W. Jones), commanded by Lieutenant James Barrett of the 1st California Cavalry, were conducting a sweep of the Picacho Peak area, looking for Confederates reported to be nearby. The Arizona Confederates were commanded by Sergeant Henry Holmes. Barrett was under orders not to engage the ...
Question 1
... the Western theater. Lincoln appointed him to head all Union armies in 1864. Master tactician. Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, ...
... the Western theater. Lincoln appointed him to head all Union armies in 1864. Master tactician. Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, ...
Areas of the Valley – Part 1
... and transportation networks and destroy Confederate forces and the economic and agricultural resources that supported them. In May, a Federal army under Gen. George Crook advanced south through West Virginia with orders to cut railroad links from Virginia to the west. Union Gen. Franz Sigel was to m ...
... and transportation networks and destroy Confederate forces and the economic and agricultural resources that supported them. In May, a Federal army under Gen. George Crook advanced south through West Virginia with orders to cut railroad links from Virginia to the west. Union Gen. Franz Sigel was to m ...