A Unique Hell in Southwestern Virginia: Confederate Guerrillas and
... the goal of tearing-up the V&T’s tracks, burning its depots and bridges, and severing this productive region from the rest of the Confederacy. Unfortunately for Union soldiers, their invasions caused Confederate civilians to take up arms in defense of their homes in southwestern Virginia, creating a ...
... the goal of tearing-up the V&T’s tracks, burning its depots and bridges, and severing this productive region from the rest of the Confederacy. Unfortunately for Union soldiers, their invasions caused Confederate civilians to take up arms in defense of their homes in southwestern Virginia, creating a ...
1864: The Decisive Year
... Soldiers kept digging through the summer at Petersburg as Grant extended the lines around the city, choking off supply routes. By mid-September, the opposing lines wandered for miles — from south of Petersburg to east of Richmond. Back in the Valley, a frustrated Grant ordered yet another offensive, ...
... Soldiers kept digging through the summer at Petersburg as Grant extended the lines around the city, choking off supply routes. By mid-September, the opposing lines wandered for miles — from south of Petersburg to east of Richmond. Back in the Valley, a frustrated Grant ordered yet another offensive, ...
Judah Benjamin - Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation
... rather than revealing the true weakness of Southern forces, Benjamin, as Davis’s loyal Secretary of War, took the blame and resigned. Anti-Semitism was an unpleasant fact – North and South – during the Civil War years and Benjamin was falsely defamed as having weakened the Confederacy by transferrin ...
... rather than revealing the true weakness of Southern forces, Benjamin, as Davis’s loyal Secretary of War, took the blame and resigned. Anti-Semitism was an unpleasant fact – North and South – during the Civil War years and Benjamin was falsely defamed as having weakened the Confederacy by transferrin ...
Soldiers of Long Odds: Confederate Operatives Combat the United
... consequences of being captured by Union assets assigned to counteract insurrection and the activities of Confederate infiltrators? President Davis and his consulting Secretaries realized this was not a job for politicians or well-known military men. The appointed leader needed to possess the aforeme ...
... consequences of being captured by Union assets assigned to counteract insurrection and the activities of Confederate infiltrators? President Davis and his consulting Secretaries realized this was not a job for politicians or well-known military men. The appointed leader needed to possess the aforeme ...
- Cornerstone - Minnesota State University, Mankato
... from the Northeast to the Southeast, and provided much of the Confederacy with protection from Union invaders. The only way through these mountains was the rivers and small trails that had been carved out by early settlers. Chattanooga sits adjacent to the Tennessee River. This made Chattanooga a di ...
... from the Northeast to the Southeast, and provided much of the Confederacy with protection from Union invaders. The only way through these mountains was the rivers and small trails that had been carved out by early settlers. Chattanooga sits adjacent to the Tennessee River. This made Chattanooga a di ...
e-newsletter newsletter newsletter - Stafford County Historical Society
... John Howard Skinker's surprising Civil War spying career for the Union lasted at least through the First (April-September 1862) and Second (November 1862-June 1863) Federal Occupations of Stafford, and there is some evidence of continued service into 1864. Fishel drew on primary sources -- particula ...
... John Howard Skinker's surprising Civil War spying career for the Union lasted at least through the First (April-September 1862) and Second (November 1862-June 1863) Federal Occupations of Stafford, and there is some evidence of continued service into 1864. Fishel drew on primary sources -- particula ...
A Hard Blockade: The Union Navy and the Foundation of Union
... Any discussion of the Union blockade during the Civil War inevitably leads to the argument of whether or not it succeeded. The traditional back-and-forth arguments have involved dissections of capture rates, successful runs, and the total amount of goods which slipped through in endless statistical ...
... Any discussion of the Union blockade during the Civil War inevitably leads to the argument of whether or not it succeeded. The traditional back-and-forth arguments have involved dissections of capture rates, successful runs, and the total amount of goods which slipped through in endless statistical ...
View PDF - Cincinnati History Library and Archives
... had met with Edmund Kirby Smith and been told of the proposed invasion of Kentucky. An ambitious and self-confident man whose brusque mannerisms often put off those around him, Marshall's mind whirred with the possibilities. The sight of forty new Kentuckians in camp doubtlessly stoked his imaginat ...
... had met with Edmund Kirby Smith and been told of the proposed invasion of Kentucky. An ambitious and self-confident man whose brusque mannerisms often put off those around him, Marshall's mind whirred with the possibilities. The sight of forty new Kentuckians in camp doubtlessly stoked his imaginat ...
January 2011
... bank so that he was able to purchase needed supplies for himself and fellow prisoners. After nine months imprisonment at Point Lookout, Leventhorpe was exchanged. During this period, he was still listed as commander of the 11th. Due to his wounds, he was unable to return to his unit, so resigned the ...
... bank so that he was able to purchase needed supplies for himself and fellow prisoners. After nine months imprisonment at Point Lookout, Leventhorpe was exchanged. During this period, he was still listed as commander of the 11th. Due to his wounds, he was unable to return to his unit, so resigned the ...
American Civil War Postage Due
... the Dead Letter Office, except those for Western Virginia which will be sent to Wheeling. (Signed) ...
... the Dead Letter Office, except those for Western Virginia which will be sent to Wheeling. (Signed) ...
A Nation at War, 1861-1865
... were skilled horsemen and often raided the countryside at night and did not have uniforms to avoid being caught. o Because Henry was not old enough to enlist without parental permission, he snuck out of the house after everyone had already gone to sleep. Served with four other boys from Scottsvill ...
... were skilled horsemen and often raided the countryside at night and did not have uniforms to avoid being caught. o Because Henry was not old enough to enlist without parental permission, he snuck out of the house after everyone had already gone to sleep. Served with four other boys from Scottsvill ...
THESIS CONFEDERATE MILITARY STRATEGY
... status, the western military strategy suffered immensely. Therefore, Bragg and Johnston were reduced to fight the war without help and support from Richmond. In chapters four and five, general officer aspirations are highlighted. The objective of the last two chapters is to analyze the generalships ...
... status, the western military strategy suffered immensely. Therefore, Bragg and Johnston were reduced to fight the war without help and support from Richmond. In chapters four and five, general officer aspirations are highlighted. The objective of the last two chapters is to analyze the generalships ...
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 ...
Recovering the Legal History of the Confederacy
... the election of Lincoln and the Republican party in November 1860, that they were about to be "subjugated" by a political majority with an antislavery agenda; that secession from the Union was constitutional; that few adverse military or political consequences would follow from secession; and, final ...
... the election of Lincoln and the Republican party in November 1860, that they were about to be "subjugated" by a political majority with an antislavery agenda; that secession from the Union was constitutional; that few adverse military or political consequences would follow from secession; and, final ...
Rebel Salvation: The Story of Confederate Pardons
... Inherent in this study is the justification Southerners offered to explain their rebellious course. Few recognized, much less admitted, that they had committed treason against the United States. Instead, they minimized their involvement or tried to portray their participation as innocuous. Many acce ...
... Inherent in this study is the justification Southerners offered to explain their rebellious course. Few recognized, much less admitted, that they had committed treason against the United States. Instead, they minimized their involvement or tried to portray their participation as innocuous. Many acce ...
the civil war - Scott J. Winslow Associates, Inc.
... 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 much of the credit for the American victory at the battle of Buena Vista. He served in the U.S. Senate 1847-50, resigning from ...
... 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 much of the credit for the American victory at the battle of Buena Vista. He served in the U.S. Senate 1847-50, resigning from ...
Enemy on the Home Front - B
... the secession ordinance. Sion Darnell, a native of Pickens County whose father, uncle, and brothers served in the Union army, deeply resented the actions of Shropshire and other so-called “cooperationists” at the convention: “Such Union men did more harm to the South than the secessionists, because ...
... the secession ordinance. Sion Darnell, a native of Pickens County whose father, uncle, and brothers served in the Union army, deeply resented the actions of Shropshire and other so-called “cooperationists” at the convention: “Such Union men did more harm to the South than the secessionists, because ...
Trent Affair
... to wage war against all of Europe. When he met with Russell on June 12, after receiving the dispatch, Adams was told that Great Britain had often met with representatives of rebels against nations that Great Britain was at peace with, but that he had no further intention of meeting with the Confeder ...
... to wage war against all of Europe. When he met with Russell on June 12, after receiving the dispatch, Adams was told that Great Britain had often met with representatives of rebels against nations that Great Britain was at peace with, but that he had no further intention of meeting with the Confeder ...
james m . mcpherson - The American Historical Review
... agree to obey all laws and proclamations concerning emancipation.P In effect, this was a retail policy of unconditional surrender. Because only a small percentage of Confederates took advantage of Lincoln's offer, however, it did not promise to bring this cruel war to an end anytime soon. More promi ...
... agree to obey all laws and proclamations concerning emancipation.P In effect, this was a retail policy of unconditional surrender. Because only a small percentage of Confederates took advantage of Lincoln's offer, however, it did not promise to bring this cruel war to an end anytime soon. More promi ...
X Marks the Spot - Ames Plantation
... the local historian, the military historian, and the historical geographer vary, and so will their opinion of any given map’s utility.” 2 Like all maps, Civil War maps are entirely relative to one man: the cartographer himself. It is true that the technology used to produce these maps was quite adv ...
... the local historian, the military historian, and the historical geographer vary, and so will their opinion of any given map’s utility.” 2 Like all maps, Civil War maps are entirely relative to one man: the cartographer himself. It is true that the technology used to produce these maps was quite adv ...
The Boys from Calhoun
... Even when Confederate forces threatened to overrun Washington, D. C. in July of that year in the first battle at Bull Run Creek, Kentucky was still adamant. The first Union forces in Kentucky were not Kentucky troops but the Ninth Cavalry from Pennsylvania and the first Confederate troops came from ...
... Even when Confederate forces threatened to overrun Washington, D. C. in July of that year in the first battle at Bull Run Creek, Kentucky was still adamant. The first Union forces in Kentucky were not Kentucky troops but the Ninth Cavalry from Pennsylvania and the first Confederate troops came from ...
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 ...
Civil War Lapbook - Monroe County Schools
... 2. Have your child draw a picture instead of writing. 3. You write the word or sentence first so your student can see how it is written (many of our Project Packs also include activities with dotted lines for easy copy work). 4. Practice. Practice. Practice. In the car, on a walk, in the shopping ca ...
... 2. Have your child draw a picture instead of writing. 3. You write the word or sentence first so your student can see how it is written (many of our Project Packs also include activities with dotted lines for easy copy work). 4. Practice. Practice. Practice. In the car, on a walk, in the shopping ca ...
Something So Dim It Must Be Holy
... history, the idea of a "Lost Cause" survived well into the twentieth century, its ideals kept alive mostly by southern patriotic groups such as the UDC, the United Confederate Veterans (UCV) and the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV). As the UDC's Arkansas Division historian said of her group's miss ...
... history, the idea of a "Lost Cause" survived well into the twentieth century, its ideals kept alive mostly by southern patriotic groups such as the UDC, the United Confederate Veterans (UCV) and the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV). As the UDC's Arkansas Division historian said of her group's miss ...
Craven County Civil War Brochure
... New Bern is one of North Carolina’s most historically significant cities. Founded in 1710, New Bern became North Carolina’s first permanent capital in 1770, and although the capital eventually moved to Raleigh in 1792, New Bern remained a treasure in Eastern North Carolina and throughout the South. ...
... New Bern is one of North Carolina’s most historically significant cities. Founded in 1710, New Bern became North Carolina’s first permanent capital in 1770, and although the capital eventually moved to Raleigh in 1792, New Bern remained a treasure in Eastern North Carolina and throughout the South. ...
East Tennessee bridge burnings
The East Tennessee bridge burnings were a series of guerrilla operations carried out during the Civil War by Union sympathizers in Confederate-held East Tennessee in 1861. The operations, which were planned by Carter County minister William B. Carter (1820–1902) and authorized by President Abraham Lincoln, called for the destruction of nine strategic railroad bridges, followed by an invasion of the area by Union Army forces from southeastern Kentucky. The pro-Union conspirators managed to destroy five of the nine targeted bridges, but the Union Army failed to move, and did not invade East Tennessee until 1863, nearly two years after the incident.The destruction of the bridges, which were all quickly rebuilt, had little military impact. However, the sabotage attacks caused a shift in the way the Confederate authorities dealt with East Tennessee's large number of Union sympathizers. Portions of the region were placed under martial law, while dozens of Unionists were arrested and jailed. Several suspected bridge burners were tried and hanged. The actions of the Confederate authorities placed increased pressure on Lincoln to send Union troops into East Tennessee. A pro-Union newspaper publisher, William G. ""Parson"" Brownlow, used the arrests and hangings as propaganda in his 1862 anti-secession diatribe, Sketches of the Rise, Progress and Decline of Secession.