Areas of the Valley – Part 2
... – most notably the Valley Turnpike (modern US 11) – allowed armies to move with remarkable speed. And the New Market gap provided the only path across the 45-mile long Massanutten Mountain, an imposing ridgeline that bisects the Valley north to south, dividing it into the main Valley on the west and ...
... – most notably the Valley Turnpike (modern US 11) – allowed armies to move with remarkable speed. And the New Market gap provided the only path across the 45-mile long Massanutten Mountain, an imposing ridgeline that bisects the Valley north to south, dividing it into the main Valley on the west and ...
Winchester Front Matter.vp
... from home working on the construction crews, Sheridan’s mother provided his “sole guidance.” He later acknowledged that her “excellent common sense and clear discernment in every way fitted her for such maternal duties.” He received only the bare basics of an education in a one-room schoolhouse. The ...
... from home working on the construction crews, Sheridan’s mother provided his “sole guidance.” He later acknowledged that her “excellent common sense and clear discernment in every way fitted her for such maternal duties.” He received only the bare basics of an education in a one-room schoolhouse. The ...
The Boys from Calhoun
... transported to Evansville by train while others walked to the nearest navigable river where boats could ferry them the rest of the way. According to memoirs, at least some of these men had walked from Fort Wayne or Terre Haute to a river. This could have been the Wabash but more likely was the Ohio. ...
... transported to Evansville by train while others walked to the nearest navigable river where boats could ferry them the rest of the way. According to memoirs, at least some of these men had walked from Fort Wayne or Terre Haute to a river. This could have been the Wabash but more likely was the Ohio. ...
The American Civil War`s Western Theater Part 01
... The image on the left shows Ulysses S. Grant as a Brigadier General in 1861. It is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. The image of Simon Bolivar Bucker was taken circa 1863. This image is courtesy of the Library of Congress. ...
... The image on the left shows Ulysses S. Grant as a Brigadier General in 1861. It is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. The image of Simon Bolivar Bucker was taken circa 1863. This image is courtesy of the Library of Congress. ...
The Gettysburg Campaign: Birth of the Operational Art?
... Mississippi in October and Murfreesboro, Tennessee in January 1863. Of more significance, then Major General Grant’s coordinated advances on Vicksburg, Mississippi were placing ever more pressure on the Confederacy’s ability to retain access to the Mississippi River. While his earlier overland and a ...
... Mississippi in October and Murfreesboro, Tennessee in January 1863. Of more significance, then Major General Grant’s coordinated advances on Vicksburg, Mississippi were placing ever more pressure on the Confederacy’s ability to retain access to the Mississippi River. While his earlier overland and a ...
Camp 1220 May 2014
... Lincoln did a 180 degree-turn on the rights of the states to freely govern or to secede when that right was actually exercised. The federal government ruined the union that they claim to have saved; as the union has NEVER looked, worked or functioned as it did before Lincoln saved it. It still remai ...
... Lincoln did a 180 degree-turn on the rights of the states to freely govern or to secede when that right was actually exercised. The federal government ruined the union that they claim to have saved; as the union has NEVER looked, worked or functioned as it did before Lincoln saved it. It still remai ...
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 ...
A Border City at War - Cincinnati History Library and Archives
... Tennessee, informing him that twenty-five to thirty thousand men stood ready to join Smith's army upon his arrival in the state. This information convinced Smith that an advance into Kentucky would enable him to obtain much needed supplies and to strengthen his forces with thousands of new recruits. ...
... Tennessee, informing him that twenty-five to thirty thousand men stood ready to join Smith's army upon his arrival in the state. This information convinced Smith that an advance into Kentucky would enable him to obtain much needed supplies and to strengthen his forces with thousands of new recruits. ...
John Hunt Morgan`s Christmas Raid
... reinforced him with troops from Danville and Columbia bringing his strength to around 3,300 men. These reinforcements added an artillery battery and a small group of cavalry to Hoskins force. A little further to the west of Lebanon, the road to middle Tennessee ran through Glasgow and would be block ...
... reinforced him with troops from Danville and Columbia bringing his strength to around 3,300 men. These reinforcements added an artillery battery and a small group of cavalry to Hoskins force. A little further to the west of Lebanon, the road to middle Tennessee ran through Glasgow and would be block ...
The Political Situation (cont.)
... mostly civilian volunteers who required vast amounts of supplies and equipment. • New cone-shaped bullets used in the Civil War were more accurate and could be loaded and fired faster than previous bullets. ...
... mostly civilian volunteers who required vast amounts of supplies and equipment. • New cone-shaped bullets used in the Civil War were more accurate and could be loaded and fired faster than previous bullets. ...
Florida`s Civil War soldiers - Scholar Commons
... during the Civil War, both within and without Florida. As there has not been a great deal written on this topic, it is hoped that this thesis will contribute to the discussion and perhaps lead others to study this field. The soldiers of Florida during the Civil War deserve the same attention given t ...
... during the Civil War, both within and without Florida. As there has not been a great deal written on this topic, it is hoped that this thesis will contribute to the discussion and perhaps lead others to study this field. The soldiers of Florida during the Civil War deserve the same attention given t ...
History in the Making
... but friends…Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory…will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of ...
... but friends…Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory…will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of ...
Upper Rappahannock River Front: The Dare Mark Line Clark B. Hall
... the period 1861-1865. By and large, this historic piedmont landscape is largely unchanged since the war ended.5 Any Civil War soldier, Blue or Gray, who fought, camped and marched in western Fauquier and eastern Culpeper Counties would today instantly recognize his regiment's fighting or camping pos ...
... the period 1861-1865. By and large, this historic piedmont landscape is largely unchanged since the war ended.5 Any Civil War soldier, Blue or Gray, who fought, camped and marched in western Fauquier and eastern Culpeper Counties would today instantly recognize his regiment's fighting or camping pos ...
Fauquier County Civil War Heritage Brochure
... native Manahoac Indians. By the late 1750s, a brick cruciform Anglican Church replaced a wooden chapel from the early 1740s. The church and settlement were an early center of government and an origination point for further expansion into what is now Fauquier County. The Elk Run Anglican church fell ...
... native Manahoac Indians. By the late 1750s, a brick cruciform Anglican Church replaced a wooden chapel from the early 1740s. The church and settlement were an early center of government and an origination point for further expansion into what is now Fauquier County. The Elk Run Anglican church fell ...
On Civil War Turning Points
... the P-51 from a good plane with limitations to a dominating fighter. Although the technical advancement is important, its offensive use in the skies over Germany is what turned the tide of the air war to the Allies' favor. Finally, there is the grandest invention of the war, the atomic bomb. No one ...
... the P-51 from a good plane with limitations to a dominating fighter. Although the technical advancement is important, its offensive use in the skies over Germany is what turned the tide of the air war to the Allies' favor. Finally, there is the grandest invention of the war, the atomic bomb. No one ...
Little Rock, AR 72221 • Email: g.hendershott
... Confederate General Walter Husted Stevens, General Robert E. Lee’s Staff Chief Engineer of the Confederacy, Army of Northern Virginia The Last Confederate Commander to leave Richmond as it was burning At General Robert E. Lee’s side during the surrender at Appomattox A very rare Confederate General’ ...
... Confederate General Walter Husted Stevens, General Robert E. Lee’s Staff Chief Engineer of the Confederacy, Army of Northern Virginia The Last Confederate Commander to leave Richmond as it was burning At General Robert E. Lee’s side during the surrender at Appomattox A very rare Confederate General’ ...
The Dare Mark Line - Civil War in Fauquier
... the period 1861-‐1865. By and large, this historic piedmont landscape is largely unchanged since the war ended.5 ...
... the period 1861-‐1865. By and large, this historic piedmont landscape is largely unchanged since the war ended.5 ...
1st Mississippi Mounted Rifles
... In the Civil War era, Mississippi was a house divided. Secessionists were in a never ending conflict with pro-Unionists in the 1850’s and into 1860 over secession. These clashes even spilled over into the war as Confederates skirmished with pro-Unionists, as well as groups of people that became know ...
... In the Civil War era, Mississippi was a house divided. Secessionists were in a never ending conflict with pro-Unionists in the 1850’s and into 1860 over secession. These clashes even spilled over into the war as Confederates skirmished with pro-Unionists, as well as groups of people that became know ...
confederate historical association of belgium
... infantrymen from Roberts’ company. The following day, between three and four A.M., two cavalrymen sent back by Roberts informed Cremony that there was an abundance of water at Dragoon Springs. In obedience to Roberts’ order, Cremony set forward before daylight with his train. “A long and fatiguing m ...
... infantrymen from Roberts’ company. The following day, between three and four A.M., two cavalrymen sent back by Roberts informed Cremony that there was an abundance of water at Dragoon Springs. In obedience to Roberts’ order, Cremony set forward before daylight with his train. “A long and fatiguing m ...
The Isolation Factor - Marshall Digital Scholar
... Many worried about the economic hardships that a war would bring. The much sought after railroad, which was progressing towards the mountains, stopped advancing as the war started just as many residents feared it would.18 Over the next two months, national events changed the course of history for th ...
... Many worried about the economic hardships that a war would bring. The much sought after railroad, which was progressing towards the mountains, stopped advancing as the war started just as many residents feared it would.18 Over the next two months, national events changed the course of history for th ...
Andersonville - Letter to Union Colonel William H. Noble
... records only 32 covers from the Andersonville prison. Letters addressed to Andersonville prisoners are just as scarce. Whenever such a cover previously unknown presents itself, it adds more information to the postal history of the period. The cover in Figure 4 is such an item. This ...
... records only 32 covers from the Andersonville prison. Letters addressed to Andersonville prisoners are just as scarce. Whenever such a cover previously unknown presents itself, it adds more information to the postal history of the period. The cover in Figure 4 is such an item. This ...
The War at Home: Copperheads Down East, 1861-1865
... February 28, 1863. Courtesy of the Library of Congress ...
... February 28, 1863. Courtesy of the Library of Congress ...
US Grant Trail - Southeast Missourian
... DFWLRQVDW9LFNVEXUJ0LVVLVVLSSLRQ0D\GXULQJ Grant’s all-out assault on the Confederate works. He was captured after planting the colors on the works, an act so daring that his captors nominated him for the honor after the war. ...
... DFWLRQVDW9LFNVEXUJ0LVVLVVLSSLRQ0D\GXULQJ Grant’s all-out assault on the Confederate works. He was captured after planting the colors on the works, an act so daring that his captors nominated him for the honor after the war. ...
Susie (Baker) King Taylor
... Nearly all were anxious to learn. My husband taught some also when it was convenient for him. I was very happy to know my efforts were successful in camp, and also felt grateful for the appreciation of my services. I gave my services willingly for four years and three months without receiving a doll ...
... Nearly all were anxious to learn. My husband taught some also when it was convenient for him. I was very happy to know my efforts were successful in camp, and also felt grateful for the appreciation of my services. I gave my services willingly for four years and three months without receiving a doll ...
1 notes – strategies, leaders
... • Union General Winfield Scott developed the first major Union strategy in the Civil War, the Anaconda Plan. Under the Anaconda Plan, the Union planned to blockade ports in the South while taking control of the land around the ...
... • Union General Winfield Scott developed the first major Union strategy in the Civil War, the Anaconda Plan. Under the Anaconda Plan, the Union planned to blockade ports in the South while taking control of the land around the ...
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.