The Martyrdom of Lincoln
... turned to an acquaintance and said, “I have failed.” Lincoln himself, thought the Gettysburg Address was not a success. That opinion would later change. ...
... turned to an acquaintance and said, “I have failed.” Lincoln himself, thought the Gettysburg Address was not a success. That opinion would later change. ...
1863: The Turning Point in The Civil War
... between a group of Confederates who were looking for supplies and a small portion of Union horsemen. Both sides quickly sent more men to the scene. ● The Union soldiers were overwhelmed and retreated to Cemetery Ridge in the afternoon. ● They formed a line and brought in reinforcements to guard and ...
... between a group of Confederates who were looking for supplies and a small portion of Union horsemen. Both sides quickly sent more men to the scene. ● The Union soldiers were overwhelmed and retreated to Cemetery Ridge in the afternoon. ● They formed a line and brought in reinforcements to guard and ...
Waul`s Texas Legion: Towards Vicksburg
... from the east. On the night of December 3, the Legion continued its retreat towards Coffeeville, crossed the Yacona River but were met by Union forces at Water Valley. Defeated by the Union forces, they trudged throughout the night through mud that reached up to their calves, which only added to the ...
... from the east. On the night of December 3, the Legion continued its retreat towards Coffeeville, crossed the Yacona River but were met by Union forces at Water Valley. Defeated by the Union forces, they trudged throughout the night through mud that reached up to their calves, which only added to the ...
Florida Blockade Runner
... After all this, Forrest and his officers retired to Oaklands, a fine mansion in Murfreesboro dating from 1813, to celebrate the birthday of Col. Forrest which happened to be that very day. Forrest received a belated birthday present eight days later when he was promoted to brigadier general. Oakland ...
... After all this, Forrest and his officers retired to Oaklands, a fine mansion in Murfreesboro dating from 1813, to celebrate the birthday of Col. Forrest which happened to be that very day. Forrest received a belated birthday present eight days later when he was promoted to brigadier general. Oakland ...
shot all to pieces - Lone Jack Historical Society
... mile farther west. Coffee, with Tracy’s independent command, set up camp about a mile south of town. Captain Shelby and his command were not present, having forayed into Lafayette County the previous day. It was his desire to recruit enough men in his home county to raise an entire regiment.14 Meanw ...
... mile farther west. Coffee, with Tracy’s independent command, set up camp about a mile south of town. Captain Shelby and his command were not present, having forayed into Lafayette County the previous day. It was his desire to recruit enough men in his home county to raise an entire regiment.14 Meanw ...
The Civil War (1861–1865)
... • The ensuing bombardment last an unbelievable 34 hours before Anderson, satisfied that he had done his duty, surrendered. • It would be the first battle of the Civil War. ...
... • The ensuing bombardment last an unbelievable 34 hours before Anderson, satisfied that he had done his duty, surrendered. • It would be the first battle of the Civil War. ...
The Civil War (1861–1865)
... • The ensuing bombardment last an unbelievable 34 hours before Anderson, satisfied that he had done his duty, surrendered. • It would be the first battle of the Civil War. ...
... • The ensuing bombardment last an unbelievable 34 hours before Anderson, satisfied that he had done his duty, surrendered. • It would be the first battle of the Civil War. ...
The Key to Victory - NPS History eLibrary
... and refuse to learn, how to surrender to an enemy." Incensed, Federal authorities opened fire upon the city and maintained an intermittent bombardment from late May, all through June, and into late July, but to no avail. The bombardment was ineffective and Farragut's fleet, wracked with sickness an ...
... and refuse to learn, how to surrender to an enemy." Incensed, Federal authorities opened fire upon the city and maintained an intermittent bombardment from late May, all through June, and into late July, but to no avail. The bombardment was ineffective and Farragut's fleet, wracked with sickness an ...
The Ox Hill Battlefield Park Audio Tour Script Male Voice:
... and seeing the gathered storm clouds above you. At that time, off to your left, beyond the wooden fence, was a cornfield. Beyond that were woods. And if you were a ...
... and seeing the gathered storm clouds above you. At that time, off to your left, beyond the wooden fence, was a cornfield. Beyond that were woods. And if you were a ...
Battle of Antietam
... Even if morale was lacking in regards to victory, the soldiers themselves had confidence in their commander. Major General George McClellan had proven himself in the Mexican-American war as an able commander. As promotions during peace were slow, McClellan left for the army for an executive appointm ...
... Even if morale was lacking in regards to victory, the soldiers themselves had confidence in their commander. Major General George McClellan had proven himself in the Mexican-American war as an able commander. As promotions during peace were slow, McClellan left for the army for an executive appointm ...
BrownfieldBioTranscription
... He was in active service almost continuously throughout the four years of the war. His first service was with Pope’s Expedition down the Mississippi River to Island No. 10. He and his comrades fought at New Madrid, Missouri, had a skirmish at Point Pleasant, and were in the Missouri campaign from Ma ...
... He was in active service almost continuously throughout the four years of the war. His first service was with Pope’s Expedition down the Mississippi River to Island No. 10. He and his comrades fought at New Madrid, Missouri, had a skirmish at Point Pleasant, and were in the Missouri campaign from Ma ...
B of E - Brandy Station Foundation
... reveals an emerging resource inequity between blue and gray: She thought it “strange” that in “…every fight our folks say they kill all your men and yet there seems to be just as many of you as ever.” Stuart staff officer, “At Brandy Station, we woke to the fact that day that the Confederate cavalry ...
... reveals an emerging resource inequity between blue and gray: She thought it “strange” that in “…every fight our folks say they kill all your men and yet there seems to be just as many of you as ever.” Stuart staff officer, “At Brandy Station, we woke to the fact that day that the Confederate cavalry ...
November - Old Baldy Civil War Round Table
... Nashville. Grant’s forces then steamed up the Tennessee River to Pittsburg Landing, leading to the important Union victory at the Battle of Shiloh, and marking the beginning of the North’s strategy to take control of the Mississippi River. At the same time farther south, New Orleans surrendered to F ...
... Nashville. Grant’s forces then steamed up the Tennessee River to Pittsburg Landing, leading to the important Union victory at the Battle of Shiloh, and marking the beginning of the North’s strategy to take control of the Mississippi River. At the same time farther south, New Orleans surrendered to F ...
Trans-Mississippi Southerners in the Union Army, 1862-1865
... remainder of Louisiana and its inclusion facilitates discussion of Louisiana units. Second, no popularly elected secession convention ever removed Missouri from the Union, and much of the state, including the state’s largest city, St. Louis, remained under federal control for the duration of the war ...
... remainder of Louisiana and its inclusion facilitates discussion of Louisiana units. Second, no popularly elected secession convention ever removed Missouri from the Union, and much of the state, including the state’s largest city, St. Louis, remained under federal control for the duration of the war ...
Trans-Mississippi Southerners in the Union Army, 1862-1865
... In order to relate personal experiences without losing a narrative in a jumble of actions and events, I have chosen a series of five regimental histories as a framework. Regiments were designated by state and were often composed of men from the same locale. I selected one regiment from each state or ...
... In order to relate personal experiences without losing a narrative in a jumble of actions and events, I have chosen a series of five regimental histories as a framework. Regiments were designated by state and were often composed of men from the same locale. I selected one regiment from each state or ...
Battle of Hanover - Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce
... feed the hungry soldiers. While enjoying the people’s hospitality, a Confederate artillery shell burst over the town. Major John Hammond of the 5th New York Cavalry promptly rode to the Center Square and urged citizens to take shelter in their basements. ...
... feed the hungry soldiers. While enjoying the people’s hospitality, a Confederate artillery shell burst over the town. Major John Hammond of the 5th New York Cavalry promptly rode to the Center Square and urged citizens to take shelter in their basements. ...
11.4 PPT
... • Gettysburg Address – speech by President Lincoln in which he dedicated a national cemetery at Gettysburg and reaffirmed the ideas for which the Union was fighting • total war – military strategy in which an army attacks not only enemy troops but the economic and civilian resources that support the ...
... • Gettysburg Address – speech by President Lincoln in which he dedicated a national cemetery at Gettysburg and reaffirmed the ideas for which the Union was fighting • total war – military strategy in which an army attacks not only enemy troops but the economic and civilian resources that support the ...
Civil War in Virginia - Virginia History Series
... a delegation to ask President Lincoln what his intentions were towards the seceded states (as reported in Harper’s Weekly of April 1861). 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 fi ...
... a delegation to ask President Lincoln what his intentions were towards the seceded states (as reported in Harper’s Weekly of April 1861). 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 fi ...
Liberia Plantation History
... General Joseph E. Johnston rode with Beauregard to Henry Hill around midday. As their reinforcements arrived, General Barnard Bee encouraged his bloodied men to see how Colonel Thomas Jackson and his men stood like a “stone wall,” ready to fight. The new line held. Beauregard's horse was killed unde ...
... General Joseph E. Johnston rode with Beauregard to Henry Hill around midday. As their reinforcements arrived, General Barnard Bee encouraged his bloodied men to see how Colonel Thomas Jackson and his men stood like a “stone wall,” ready to fight. The new line held. Beauregard's horse was killed unde ...
Civil War White River Expedition
... General Curtis fell for the ruse and on June 2, pulled his forces back to the foothills of the Ozarks, abandoning the Little Rock campaign. He then requested of Major General Henry Halleck, Commander of the Department of Missouri, that he be reinforced by two Regiments, along with critical supplies, ...
... General Curtis fell for the ruse and on June 2, pulled his forces back to the foothills of the Ozarks, abandoning the Little Rock campaign. He then requested of Major General Henry Halleck, Commander of the Department of Missouri, that he be reinforced by two Regiments, along with critical supplies, ...
Library of Congress
... Virginia. Even after Union soldiers had breached the wall, the Confederates fought on, using their rifles as clubs until they were all mowed down. Scenes like this became so common that veterans reported that they became numb to the shock of death. (Library of Congress) Copyright © Houghton Mifflin ...
... Virginia. Even after Union soldiers had breached the wall, the Confederates fought on, using their rifles as clubs until they were all mowed down. Scenes like this became so common that veterans reported that they became numb to the shock of death. (Library of Congress) Copyright © Houghton Mifflin ...
Echoes from the Blue and Gray
... In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin. This novel told of the story of Uncle Tom, an enslaved African American, and his cruel master, Simon Legree. In the novel, Stowe wrote of the evils and cruelty of slavery. It helped change the way many Northerners felt about slavery. Slavery wa ...
... In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin. This novel told of the story of Uncle Tom, an enslaved African American, and his cruel master, Simon Legree. In the novel, Stowe wrote of the evils and cruelty of slavery. It helped change the way many Northerners felt about slavery. Slavery wa ...
Chapter 15
... The destruction visited on SC was even greater than GA Climaxed with the gutting of the Columbia (the capital of SC) Sherman then continued into NC ...
... The destruction visited on SC was even greater than GA Climaxed with the gutting of the Columbia (the capital of SC) Sherman then continued into NC ...
Untitled
... Both sides held expectations of an early victory when the war began. But the fighting turned out to be long, hard, and deadly. Thus, both the Union and the Confederacy had to conscript men for their armies, the Confederacy beginning in 1862 and the Union the following year . In the North, the first ...
... Both sides held expectations of an early victory when the war began. But the fighting turned out to be long, hard, and deadly. Thus, both the Union and the Confederacy had to conscript men for their armies, the Confederacy beginning in 1862 and the Union the following year . In the North, the first ...
Red River Campaign
The Red River Campaign or Red River Expedition comprised a series of battles fought along the Red River in Louisiana during the American Civil War from March 10 to May 22, 1864. The campaign was a Union initiative, fought between approximately 30,000 Union troops under the command of Major General Nathaniel P. Banks, and Confederate troops under the command of Lieutenant General Richard Taylor, whose strength varied from 6,000 to 15,000.The campaign was primarily the plan of Union General-in-Chief Henry W. Halleck, and a diversion from Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant's plan to surround the main Confederate armies by using Banks's Army of the Gulf to capture Mobile, Alabama. It was a Union failure, characterized by poor planning and mismanagement, in which not a single objective was fully accomplished. Taylor successfully defended the Red River Valley with a smaller force. However, the decision of Taylor's immediate superior, General Edmund Kirby Smith to send half of Taylor's force north to Arkansas rather than south in pursuit of the retreating Banks after the Battle of Mansfield and the Battle of Pleasant Hill, led to bitter enmity between Taylor and Kirby Smith.