Across the Etowah and into the Hell-Hole
... to prepare for the upcoming movement. Over the next couple of days, Sherman ordered all sick and wounded men to the rear. He required that the troops gather twenty days’ worth of supplies and that they forage for fresh meat and vegetables. However, he did not allow indiscriminate pillaging of the po ...
... to prepare for the upcoming movement. Over the next couple of days, Sherman ordered all sick and wounded men to the rear. He required that the troops gather twenty days’ worth of supplies and that they forage for fresh meat and vegetables. However, he did not allow indiscriminate pillaging of the po ...
"Young Bloods of the South:" The Confederate Use and Efficacy of
... pitched battle, or capture and hold the enemy’s territory, focused on destroying the means by which these enemies sustained themselves. ...
... pitched battle, or capture and hold the enemy’s territory, focused on destroying the means by which these enemies sustained themselves. ...
A Civil War Battle in Indiana?
... and attempted to delay Morgan long enough for Union reinforcements to arrive. Morgan attacked and in a battle described as “short but spirited” lasting less than an hour his Confederate troops outflanked the militia men and soon defeated the force. Four militiamen were killed; 10-12 wounded and 355 ...
... and attempted to delay Morgan long enough for Union reinforcements to arrive. Morgan attacked and in a battle described as “short but spirited” lasting less than an hour his Confederate troops outflanked the militia men and soon defeated the force. Four militiamen were killed; 10-12 wounded and 355 ...
History in the Making
... unanimously for Jefferson Davis of Mississippi as president and Alexander Stephens of Georgia as vice president. Davis appeared to be the ideal choice. He supported southern rights, but was no radical. He had military experience should the North attack the South in an attempt to preserve the Union. ...
... unanimously for Jefferson Davis of Mississippi as president and Alexander Stephens of Georgia as vice president. Davis appeared to be the ideal choice. He supported southern rights, but was no radical. He had military experience should the North attack the South in an attempt to preserve the Union. ...
Gettysburg: an exhibit for the First
... The Foreign Observer on the Ground to be crossed by Pickett's Division Arthur Fremantle, Three Months in the Southern States: April-June, 1863. New York: John Bradburn, 1864. --Fremantle, an experienced soldier, surveyed the ground with Lee's and Longstreet's staff, recording the distance to be cro ...
... The Foreign Observer on the Ground to be crossed by Pickett's Division Arthur Fremantle, Three Months in the Southern States: April-June, 1863. New York: John Bradburn, 1864. --Fremantle, an experienced soldier, surveyed the ground with Lee's and Longstreet's staff, recording the distance to be cro ...
The Isolation Factor - Marshall Digital Scholar
... planter classes that began before the American Revolution. Many living in the more isolated parts of the region despised the radicals on both sides. William J. Brown, who lived on the northern fringe of Buncombe County, disliked the way that “Lincoln & . . . the Black Republicans” were running the g ...
... planter classes that began before the American Revolution. Many living in the more isolated parts of the region despised the radicals on both sides. William J. Brown, who lived on the northern fringe of Buncombe County, disliked the way that “Lincoln & . . . the Black Republicans” were running the g ...
Killer Angels notes
... 16. Describe some of Longstreet’s thoughts about Lee when Fremantle is talking to him. 17. When Fremantle refers to General Lee as “devious” explain Longstreet’s reaction. 18. How does Longstreet characterize the Confederates’ chances in the next day’s battle? 19. To whom is Longstreet referring whe ...
... 16. Describe some of Longstreet’s thoughts about Lee when Fremantle is talking to him. 17. When Fremantle refers to General Lee as “devious” explain Longstreet’s reaction. 18. How does Longstreet characterize the Confederates’ chances in the next day’s battle? 19. To whom is Longstreet referring whe ...
Did you know - Page County, Virginia in the Civil War
... the 149th (Warren) Regiments. Commanded by Colonel Mann Spitler, the 97th was called into service by the Governor on July 13, 1861, to rendezvous at Strasburg, except for companies already ordered to Beverly. Available records give some indication that the organization may have been disbanded in Apr ...
... the 149th (Warren) Regiments. Commanded by Colonel Mann Spitler, the 97th was called into service by the Governor on July 13, 1861, to rendezvous at Strasburg, except for companies already ordered to Beverly. Available records give some indication that the organization may have been disbanded in Apr ...
A Study of Civil War Leadership: Gettysburg
... The Civil War was a pivotal and tragic period in our country’s history. The years that spanned from 1860-1865 were years that were paved with the blood of American men, and what determined whether these men lived or died was the men who led them. Civil War leadership on both sides of the battlefiel ...
... The Civil War was a pivotal and tragic period in our country’s history. The years that spanned from 1860-1865 were years that were paved with the blood of American men, and what determined whether these men lived or died was the men who led them. Civil War leadership on both sides of the battlefiel ...
The Reenactment of Mosby`s Raid on Herndon on St. Patrick`s Day
... The area was controlled by the Confederate Army until March of 1862 when they moved south. After that, the area around the train station was used an outpost for the Union forces guarding the outskirts of the City of Washington. On March 17, St. Patrick’s Day in 1863, the local population was terrifi ...
... The area was controlled by the Confederate Army until March of 1862 when they moved south. After that, the area around the train station was used an outpost for the Union forces guarding the outskirts of the City of Washington. On March 17, St. Patrick’s Day in 1863, the local population was terrifi ...
Shenandoah Mennonite Historian - MennoniteArchivesofVirginia.net
... On October 3, Sheridan offered any person Progress was slow at first. The Valley who wished to escape the destruction in the Pike was a macadamized road with a surface Shenandoah Valley a wagon, horses and safe of crushed stone. Emanuel writes that his passage into Union territory.2 Emanuel Suter, h ...
... On October 3, Sheridan offered any person Progress was slow at first. The Valley who wished to escape the destruction in the Pike was a macadamized road with a surface Shenandoah Valley a wagon, horses and safe of crushed stone. Emanuel writes that his passage into Union territory.2 Emanuel Suter, h ...
1 Civil War Lithograph Of The First Refreshment Saloon
... Civil War history and were done by a team of artists and illustrators [including Winslow Homer]… Numerous accounts by general officers make this work a necessary, primary source for all Civil War libraries… It should be read carefully and often” (Eicher 743). So vivid are the accounts in Battles and ...
... Civil War history and were done by a team of artists and illustrators [including Winslow Homer]… Numerous accounts by general officers make this work a necessary, primary source for all Civil War libraries… It should be read carefully and often” (Eicher 743). So vivid are the accounts in Battles and ...
The Role of Confederate Nationalism and Popular Will
... conditions. The exemptions to conscription infuriated the common people. The rich, through connections or sheer bribery, were often able to obtain exemptions, medical certificates, and assignments far from the firing line. The practice of substitution, by which a draftee could buy a replacement, wa ...
... conditions. The exemptions to conscription infuriated the common people. The rich, through connections or sheer bribery, were often able to obtain exemptions, medical certificates, and assignments far from the firing line. The practice of substitution, by which a draftee could buy a replacement, wa ...
The Civil War Infantry Doctrine
... The large scale and advanced weaponry presented opportunities as well as challenges. On the battlefield, commanding officers had to solve these ‘tactical problems’. The tactical insight of one officer, expressed by his ability and willingness to make effective use of those under his command, could m ...
... The large scale and advanced weaponry presented opportunities as well as challenges. On the battlefield, commanding officers had to solve these ‘tactical problems’. The tactical insight of one officer, expressed by his ability and willingness to make effective use of those under his command, could m ...
Commanders of the Confederacy
... inaugurated on February 18. In meetings of his own Mississippi legislature, Davis had argued against secession; but when a majority of the delegates opposed him, he gave in. In conformity with a resolution of the Confederate Congress, Davis immediately appointed a Peace Commission to resolve the Con ...
... inaugurated on February 18. In meetings of his own Mississippi legislature, Davis had argued against secession; but when a majority of the delegates opposed him, he gave in. In conformity with a resolution of the Confederate Congress, Davis immediately appointed a Peace Commission to resolve the Con ...
American Civil War - Yesterday`s Muse Books
... The University of North Carolina Press, 1987. First edition. xx, 601 pp. From the jacket: “Pfanz provides a thorough account of the Confederates’ smashing assaults— at Devil’s Den and Litle Round Top, through the Wheatfield and the Peach Orchard, and against the Union center at Cemetery Ridge. He al ...
... The University of North Carolina Press, 1987. First edition. xx, 601 pp. From the jacket: “Pfanz provides a thorough account of the Confederates’ smashing assaults— at Devil’s Den and Litle Round Top, through the Wheatfield and the Peach Orchard, and against the Union center at Cemetery Ridge. He al ...
The Key to Victory - NPS History eLibrary
... avail. The bombardment was ineffective and Farragut's fleet, wracked with sickness and plagued by rapidly falling waters, withdrew to New Orleans and deeper waters.5 It was then and there realized by both Union and Confederate high commands that if Vicksburg were going to fall it would be at the han ...
... avail. The bombardment was ineffective and Farragut's fleet, wracked with sickness and plagued by rapidly falling waters, withdrew to New Orleans and deeper waters.5 It was then and there realized by both Union and Confederate high commands that if Vicksburg were going to fall it would be at the han ...
Civil War Communications and Cryptology
... and at a reduced level. In future issues we will continue to examine the uses of the telegraphs, signal flags and fires and cryptography during the Civil War. ...
... and at a reduced level. In future issues we will continue to examine the uses of the telegraphs, signal flags and fires and cryptography during the Civil War. ...
Part II - Scott J. Winslow Associates, Inc.
... that cost Turner his commission. He was dismissed from the Corps on December 11, 1862. As if to prove himself Turner made his way to Chattanooga and three weeks later enlisted as a private in Company B., 1st Kentucky Cavalry on January 1, 1863. In March 1863 his sister’s Hennrietta Turner’s correspo ...
... that cost Turner his commission. He was dismissed from the Corps on December 11, 1862. As if to prove himself Turner made his way to Chattanooga and three weeks later enlisted as a private in Company B., 1st Kentucky Cavalry on January 1, 1863. In March 1863 his sister’s Hennrietta Turner’s correspo ...
Camp 1220 May 2014
... Saint Peter was standing watch at the Pearly Gates when forty Yankee Soldiers showed up after being taken-out by a squad of Confederates. ...
... Saint Peter was standing watch at the Pearly Gates when forty Yankee Soldiers showed up after being taken-out by a squad of Confederates. ...
Civil War Comes to Pulaski County
... The Union army entered Springfield on February 13. The Confederates had evacuated the town, retreating southwest into Arkansas. The Confederates were, indeed, driven from Missouri but not defeated. Curtis pursued them into Arkansas. There were several skirmishes which led to the Battle of Pea Ridge ...
... The Union army entered Springfield on February 13. The Confederates had evacuated the town, retreating southwest into Arkansas. The Confederates were, indeed, driven from Missouri but not defeated. Curtis pursued them into Arkansas. There were several skirmishes which led to the Battle of Pea Ridge ...
2011 Fall - Alexandria Historical Society
... At the very beginning of the Civil War in Virginia 150 years ago, the Union army invaded Alexandria. As we have just seen, on May 24, 1861, Colonel Elmer Ellsworth led the 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, known as the Fire Zouaves, across the Potomac River and into Alexandria. A short time ...
... At the very beginning of the Civil War in Virginia 150 years ago, the Union army invaded Alexandria. As we have just seen, on May 24, 1861, Colonel Elmer Ellsworth led the 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, known as the Fire Zouaves, across the Potomac River and into Alexandria. A short time ...
Fauquier County Civil War Heritage Brochure
... on his way to the Second Battle of Manassas. • In August 1862, Gen. Robert E. Lee spent the evening at the nearby home of Mrs. John Marshall, daughter-in-law of the famous Chief Justice. Gen. Lee narrowly escaped capture by Federal troops here. • Col. Mosby’s Rangers roamed this area extensively. Th ...
... on his way to the Second Battle of Manassas. • In August 1862, Gen. Robert E. Lee spent the evening at the nearby home of Mrs. John Marshall, daughter-in-law of the famous Chief Justice. Gen. Lee narrowly escaped capture by Federal troops here. • Col. Mosby’s Rangers roamed this area extensively. Th ...
Renewed Vigor: How the Confederate retaliatory burning
... retaliation.11 In 1862 newly appointed commander of the Confederate Army Robert E. Lee noted the short terms of the initial volunteers in the Union army. He was also aware of the concern of the business community over the enormous expenses being acquired daily, the rabid impatience of many editors a ...
... retaliation.11 In 1862 newly appointed commander of the Confederate Army Robert E. Lee noted the short terms of the initial volunteers in the Union army. He was also aware of the concern of the business community over the enormous expenses being acquired daily, the rabid impatience of many editors a ...
by Nick Bolash - College of William and Mary
... across the Appomattox River.As Broadway was the sole Union crossing of the Appomattox, a great deal of Union Army traffic flowed through Broadway (figure 8). The exact date the bridge was built is subject to debate. One source says that the bridge was built before June 9, so that General Gillmore co ...
... across the Appomattox River.As Broadway was the sole Union crossing of the Appomattox, a great deal of Union Army traffic flowed through Broadway (figure 8). The exact date the bridge was built is subject to debate. One source says that the bridge was built before June 9, so that General Gillmore co ...