first call - Civil War Round Table of Greater Boston
... using interior lines to defend against the North’s superior numbers was thus negated. The rivers also constituted a major challenge. One could not predict the depth of the river with any certainty. River obstacles were con- ...
... using interior lines to defend against the North’s superior numbers was thus negated. The rivers also constituted a major challenge. One could not predict the depth of the river with any certainty. River obstacles were con- ...
Hispanics in the American Civil War
... He was the highest ranking Mexican-American in the Confederate Army. On March 19, 1864, he defended Laredo against the Union's First Texas Cavalry, whose commander was Colonel Edmund J. Davis, a Florida native who had previously offered Benavides a Union generalship, and defeated the Union forces. P ...
... He was the highest ranking Mexican-American in the Confederate Army. On March 19, 1864, he defended Laredo against the Union's First Texas Cavalry, whose commander was Colonel Edmund J. Davis, a Florida native who had previously offered Benavides a Union generalship, and defeated the Union forces. P ...
Chapter 15 Powerpoint
... Union scored important victories Lee’s invasion of the North was turned back at Gettysburg in July Simultaneously, Grant took Vicksburg, and Port Hudson fell to another Union ...
... Union scored important victories Lee’s invasion of the North was turned back at Gettysburg in July Simultaneously, Grant took Vicksburg, and Port Hudson fell to another Union ...
January - b/g micah jenkins
... various directions in the process. On March 29, 1863, Grant ordered his Thirteenth and Seventeenth Corps to begin marching south on the Louisiana side of the Mississippi River. Thirty-two days later, the leading elements of the Thirteenth Corps crossed the great river and landed unopposed at Bruinsb ...
... various directions in the process. On March 29, 1863, Grant ordered his Thirteenth and Seventeenth Corps to begin marching south on the Louisiana side of the Mississippi River. Thirty-two days later, the leading elements of the Thirteenth Corps crossed the great river and landed unopposed at Bruinsb ...
signing a yearbook on the eve of the civil war
... Red River Campaign, a failed attempt to divide Texas from the already-fractured Confederacy. A correspondent for a Houston newspaper was with Texas troops as they met the Union force in northwestern Louisiana. The reporting mentions ...
... Red River Campaign, a failed attempt to divide Texas from the already-fractured Confederacy. A correspondent for a Houston newspaper was with Texas troops as they met the Union force in northwestern Louisiana. The reporting mentions ...
confederate historical association of belgium
... Lee’s army to the defensive both strategically and tactically. Seizing the initiative and strategic maneuver would no longer be the inevitable prescription for southern victory. By March, 1864, in the midst of crisis and stalemate, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant was appointed to chief command o ...
... Lee’s army to the defensive both strategically and tactically. Seizing the initiative and strategic maneuver would no longer be the inevitable prescription for southern victory. By March, 1864, in the midst of crisis and stalemate, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant was appointed to chief command o ...
This Hallowed Ground - Lewis
... After the high-water mark, Catton's account of the period from Antietam to Gettysburg can only be described as stalemate. Even though the Confederacy would never again be in a position to win the war, the Union was still in a position to lose the war (162). Having fought the majority of the war on t ...
... After the high-water mark, Catton's account of the period from Antietam to Gettysburg can only be described as stalemate. Even though the Confederacy would never again be in a position to win the war, the Union was still in a position to lose the war (162). Having fought the majority of the war on t ...
Anaconda Plan, Union Strategy, and the Battlefield The North began
... To begin to comprehend what Civil War soldiers faced, watch these clips from the movie Gettysburg (1993). The first represents the 20th Maine under college professor Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain. In the woods on July 2, 1863 and at the end of the Union line, the 20th Maine held off Confederate ass ...
... To begin to comprehend what Civil War soldiers faced, watch these clips from the movie Gettysburg (1993). The first represents the 20th Maine under college professor Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain. In the woods on July 2, 1863 and at the end of the Union line, the 20th Maine held off Confederate ass ...
Men and Machines: The Psychological Impact of Gunboats on the
... quoted now as the safety guards…” 37 These praises only got louder as the boats continued to perform. On November 7, 1861, General Ulysses Grant decided to try to take Belmont, just across the river from the Confederate stronghold at Columbus, Kentucky. Belmont proved too strong, however, and he was ...
... quoted now as the safety guards…” 37 These praises only got louder as the boats continued to perform. On November 7, 1861, General Ulysses Grant decided to try to take Belmont, just across the river from the Confederate stronghold at Columbus, Kentucky. Belmont proved too strong, however, and he was ...
The Battle of Gettysburg
... and went out to join the Union troops. • He was wounded 3 times that day and was captured, but he was released a short time later. • He became a national hero for what he did that day. “ The Old Hero of ...
... and went out to join the Union troops. • He was wounded 3 times that day and was captured, but he was released a short time later. • He became a national hero for what he did that day. “ The Old Hero of ...
Chapter 7: The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
... distances. This meant that troops charging at enemy lines would be fired upon with more accuracy, producing much higher casualties. At the same time, instead of standing in a line, troops defending positions in the Civil War began to use trenches and barricades to protect themselves. The combination ...
... distances. This meant that troops charging at enemy lines would be fired upon with more accuracy, producing much higher casualties. At the same time, instead of standing in a line, troops defending positions in the Civil War began to use trenches and barricades to protect themselves. The combination ...
Chapter 21
... • Conspicuous among his critics was the overambitious secretary of the Treasury, Salmon Chase ...
... • Conspicuous among his critics was the overambitious secretary of the Treasury, Salmon Chase ...
Chapter 20 Notes
... – Slavery also shaped character of war in West: • In Indian Territory, most Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles sided with Confederacy • Some Indians, esp. Cherokees, owned slaves • To secure their loyalty, Confederate government agreed to take over federal payments to tribes • In ...
... – Slavery also shaped character of war in West: • In Indian Territory, most Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles sided with Confederacy • Some Indians, esp. Cherokees, owned slaves • To secure their loyalty, Confederate government agreed to take over federal payments to tribes • In ...
One Man, Two Battles, An Entire Nation: The Impact of Shiloh
... secured the Mississippi waterway Union commanders would have been humiliated. Western Tennessee and Kentucky would have been ...
... secured the Mississippi waterway Union commanders would have been humiliated. Western Tennessee and Kentucky would have been ...
The End is Near: The Civil War in 1864
... In the minds of most Civil War lovers, the year 1864 marks the noticeable shift from a conciliatory war to a hard war. Most view it through the lens of Ulysses S. Grant’s Overland Campaign, through William Tecumseh Sherman’s March to the Sea, through the successes of the Union Army. After all, the B ...
... In the minds of most Civil War lovers, the year 1864 marks the noticeable shift from a conciliatory war to a hard war. Most view it through the lens of Ulysses S. Grant’s Overland Campaign, through William Tecumseh Sherman’s March to the Sea, through the successes of the Union Army. After all, the B ...
160 Spring 2011 - American Civil War Society
... movement has the effect to drive them away. Perhaps a slight demonstration on your part would have the effect to move them." Leesburg was the Union destination because it was a transportation hub. There, two of Northern Virginia's main roads crossed. The town also was the western terminus of the Ale ...
... movement has the effect to drive them away. Perhaps a slight demonstration on your part would have the effect to move them." Leesburg was the Union destination because it was a transportation hub. There, two of Northern Virginia's main roads crossed. The town also was the western terminus of the Ale ...
Document
... The Capital (include state) of the Confederacy and their president during the Civil War Answer ...
... The Capital (include state) of the Confederacy and their president during the Civil War Answer ...
Hallowed Ground the Civil War in Arkansas Lesson Plan 2016
... The last major campaign in Arkansas was when General Steele marched South from Little Rock to participate in a planned invasion of Texas. Steele’s campaign was called the “Camden Expedition” and was part of the larger “Red River Campaign,” which lasted from March 23 to May 2, 1864. Confederate troo ...
... The last major campaign in Arkansas was when General Steele marched South from Little Rock to participate in a planned invasion of Texas. Steele’s campaign was called the “Camden Expedition” and was part of the larger “Red River Campaign,” which lasted from March 23 to May 2, 1864. Confederate troo ...
Cussler, Clive - 11 - Sahara - Clive Cussler - luby85
... uniform. The loading was going slow, too slow. The Texas would need every minute of available darkness for her escape to the open sea. He watched anxiously as his crew swore and strained while they manhandled wooden crates across a gangplank and down an open hatch on the deck. The crates seemed unus ...
... uniform. The loading was going slow, too slow. The Texas would need every minute of available darkness for her escape to the open sea. He watched anxiously as his crew swore and strained while they manhandled wooden crates across a gangplank and down an open hatch on the deck. The crates seemed unus ...
gittin stuff - National Property Management Association
... His loss resulted in a drop in production at the Richmond armory of at least 360 rifles per month.13 In September 1864 General Rains, Commander of the Augusta Powder Works, was responsible for supplying essential small arms rounds. The local enrolling officer removed a number of bullet moulders with ...
... His loss resulted in a drop in production at the Richmond armory of at least 360 rifles per month.13 In September 1864 General Rains, Commander of the Augusta Powder Works, was responsible for supplying essential small arms rounds. The local enrolling officer removed a number of bullet moulders with ...
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 ...
May 2008 - American Civil War Society
... To all unit commanders: You will immediately determine the numbers under your command fit for duty and report these numbers along with all requests to the Adjutant, Captain Stidger. All unit commanders are to report to Headquarters upon your arrival on the field no latter than May 3rd. All unit comm ...
... To all unit commanders: You will immediately determine the numbers under your command fit for duty and report these numbers along with all requests to the Adjutant, Captain Stidger. All unit commanders are to report to Headquarters upon your arrival on the field no latter than May 3rd. All unit comm ...
Total War and the American Civil War
... first conscription laws to be enacted in the United States, and created significant discontent as these drafts were enforced. The conflict required adjustments in logistical and strategic planning almost from the beginning, as the decisive battle to end the war once and for all never materialized fo ...
... first conscription laws to be enacted in the United States, and created significant discontent as these drafts were enforced. The conflict required adjustments in logistical and strategic planning almost from the beginning, as the decisive battle to end the war once and for all never materialized fo ...
Chapter 16 - AP United States History
... Washington community, that the troops were accompanied not only by journalists, but by a crowd of politicians and sightseers. At first the Union troops held their ground against the 25,000 Confederate troops commanded by General P. G. T. Beauregard (of Fort Sumter fame). But when 2,300 fresh Confede ...
... Washington community, that the troops were accompanied not only by journalists, but by a crowd of politicians and sightseers. At first the Union troops held their ground against the 25,000 Confederate troops commanded by General P. G. T. Beauregard (of Fort Sumter fame). But when 2,300 fresh Confede ...
October 2014 - The Civil War Round Table of Chicago
... Oct. 12 Roger Taney, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, dies Oct. 13 The 750-man Union garrison of Dalton, GA surrenders to Hood’s Confederate army Oct. 13 Maryland, a border state, abolishes slavery in their new constitution Oct. 17 General James Longstreet resumes command of his corps after suffe ...
... Oct. 12 Roger Taney, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, dies Oct. 13 The 750-man Union garrison of Dalton, GA surrenders to Hood’s Confederate army Oct. 13 Maryland, a border state, abolishes slavery in their new constitution Oct. 17 General James Longstreet resumes command of his corps after suffe ...
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.