Lesley Gordon on Chancellorsville: The Battle and Its - H-Net
... true historical detective work. Krick painstakingly reconstructs the setting, actors, and witnesses to Stonewall Jackson’s wounding on the night of May 2. This is the best account yet of a well-known but commonly misunderstood event. However, Krick may be too quick to dismiss the mythology that soon ...
... true historical detective work. Krick painstakingly reconstructs the setting, actors, and witnesses to Stonewall Jackson’s wounding on the night of May 2. This is the best account yet of a well-known but commonly misunderstood event. However, Krick may be too quick to dismiss the mythology that soon ...
Chapter 17 Notes - Mahopac Central School District
... a) The South’s plan – stay at home and fight a defensive war. b) They believed that the northerners would tire. If the War became unpopular in the North, President Lincoln would have to give up the effort to bring the South back into the Union. B. Forward to Richmond! 1. A clash of untrained troops. ...
... a) The South’s plan – stay at home and fight a defensive war. b) They believed that the northerners would tire. If the War became unpopular in the North, President Lincoln would have to give up the effort to bring the South back into the Union. B. Forward to Richmond! 1. A clash of untrained troops. ...
If one were to ask the average American or even the typi
... the cities of Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., his is a name largely unknown to the vast majority of Americans. Even the most popular works on Gettysburg—the eponymous 1993 film and the 1974 Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel by Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels, on which it was based—barely address the ...
... the cities of Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., his is a name largely unknown to the vast majority of Americans. Even the most popular works on Gettysburg—the eponymous 1993 film and the 1974 Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel by Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels, on which it was based—barely address the ...
“THE BATTLE CRY”
... January 5th: General Banks was encouraged by General Halleck to be more aggressive during his offensive. Halleck envisaged Union troops in Galveston by the spring. January 7th: Lincoln commuted the death sentence imposed on a Union deserter. His move, as commander-in-chief, was not well received by ...
... January 5th: General Banks was encouraged by General Halleck to be more aggressive during his offensive. Halleck envisaged Union troops in Galveston by the spring. January 7th: Lincoln commuted the death sentence imposed on a Union deserter. His move, as commander-in-chief, was not well received by ...
Jackson Valley Campaign - Charlottesville Civil War Roundtable
... withdraw towards Harper's Ferry and continue his flight into Maryland. Although outnumbered and facing two Union armies, Jackson had cleared the Shenandoah Valley of all Federal troops in just over two weeks. These battles also completed his primary objective of diverting Federal forces away from th ...
... withdraw towards Harper's Ferry and continue his flight into Maryland. Although outnumbered and facing two Union armies, Jackson had cleared the Shenandoah Valley of all Federal troops in just over two weeks. These battles also completed his primary objective of diverting Federal forces away from th ...
The Battle of Gettysburg - Crest Ridge R-VII
... also taking advantage of its weak leadership. Not discouraged by the disastrous attempt at Antietam to bring his army into Northern territory, Lee moved out. After learning that General George G. Meade had replaced Joseph “Fighting Joe” Hooker as Union commander and that Meade was leading his army n ...
... also taking advantage of its weak leadership. Not discouraged by the disastrous attempt at Antietam to bring his army into Northern territory, Lee moved out. After learning that General George G. Meade had replaced Joseph “Fighting Joe” Hooker as Union commander and that Meade was leading his army n ...
Additional Material: Example of a “Political General”
... One of the more infamous Union operations during the Civil War was the Red River campaign of 1864. Ulysses S. Grant originally wanted to use forces commanded by Nathaniel Banks to assault Mobile, Alabama, in conjunction with other campaigns planned to begin that May. But with Lincoln’s support, Henr ...
... One of the more infamous Union operations during the Civil War was the Red River campaign of 1864. Ulysses S. Grant originally wanted to use forces commanded by Nathaniel Banks to assault Mobile, Alabama, in conjunction with other campaigns planned to begin that May. But with Lincoln’s support, Henr ...
lancaster - Gettysburg Discussion Group
... “to all the citizens of Pennsylvania, who love liberty and are mindful of the history and traditions of their Revolutionary Fathers, and who feel that it is a sacred duty to guard and maintain the free institutions of our country, who hate treason and abettors and who are willing to defend their hom ...
... “to all the citizens of Pennsylvania, who love liberty and are mindful of the history and traditions of their Revolutionary Fathers, and who feel that it is a sacred duty to guard and maintain the free institutions of our country, who hate treason and abettors and who are willing to defend their hom ...
Battle of Kinston
... back out. The battle was brief but deadly. The gunboat Allison took the brunt of the Confederate fire. The Union steamer’s guns silenced one Confederate battery but the rest pounded her and forced all of the Union boats to retreat, ending the role of the navy in the battle. In the early morning hour ...
... back out. The battle was brief but deadly. The gunboat Allison took the brunt of the Confederate fire. The Union steamer’s guns silenced one Confederate battery but the rest pounded her and forced all of the Union boats to retreat, ending the role of the navy in the battle. In the early morning hour ...
The Battle of Front Royal Driving Tour
... Bridge on N. Royal Avenue and turn right onto 18th Street. Follow this street until you intersect Shenandoah Avenue (Route 340/522). Turn right and continue until you have crossed both bridges. After the second bridge make your first right and follow it down to the North Fork Boat Landing and Stop 9 ...
... Bridge on N. Royal Avenue and turn right onto 18th Street. Follow this street until you intersect Shenandoah Avenue (Route 340/522). Turn right and continue until you have crossed both bridges. After the second bridge make your first right and follow it down to the North Fork Boat Landing and Stop 9 ...
Nuts and Bolts of the Civil War Relations with Foreign Nations
... h. Good Escape – but not what Lincoln was looking for – he wanted Richmond i. Conflict between Lincoln and McClellan leads to McClellan being replaced by General John Pope 4) Second Battle of Bull Run - Aug. 29-30, 1862 – Pg. 463 a. Major Union setback b. Gen. Pope is defeated by Lee and Jackson c. ...
... h. Good Escape – but not what Lincoln was looking for – he wanted Richmond i. Conflict between Lincoln and McClellan leads to McClellan being replaced by General John Pope 4) Second Battle of Bull Run - Aug. 29-30, 1862 – Pg. 463 a. Major Union setback b. Gen. Pope is defeated by Lee and Jackson c. ...
THE CIVIL WAR - algonac.k12.mi.us
... everywhere. At Gettysburg, he had his Generals help him find his lost hen. Picture Credit: www.guyartgallery.com/ civil%20war%20gallery.htm ...
... everywhere. At Gettysburg, he had his Generals help him find his lost hen. Picture Credit: www.guyartgallery.com/ civil%20war%20gallery.htm ...
Third Winchester Driving Tour
... signal cannon opened the Union assault. Troops from Gen. William Emory’s XIX Corps moved west through this area and then through the Middle Field, to strike Gen. John B. Gordon’s Confederates in the Second Woods. Once you are done exploring the area of the First Woods, follow the trails and read the ...
... signal cannon opened the Union assault. Troops from Gen. William Emory’s XIX Corps moved west through this area and then through the Middle Field, to strike Gen. John B. Gordon’s Confederates in the Second Woods. Once you are done exploring the area of the First Woods, follow the trails and read the ...
George B. McClellan - Northern Highlands
... Gibson. With Confederate forces unclear of his intentions, Grant sent a portion of his army under Gen. William T. Sherman to capture the state capital, Jackson, while setting his sights on Vicksburg with a view toward permanently closing the Confederate supply base. When initial assaults on the city ...
... Gibson. With Confederate forces unclear of his intentions, Grant sent a portion of his army under Gen. William T. Sherman to capture the state capital, Jackson, while setting his sights on Vicksburg with a view toward permanently closing the Confederate supply base. When initial assaults on the city ...
Chapter 11 – The Civil War 1861-1865
... Battle of Bull Run had landed in his yard. He wanted to move away from the war so he moved to Appomattox Court House. – Lee dressed in his dress uniform because he thought he might be taken off and hung. – Grant offered generous terms for surrender (doing what he felt Lincoln wanted him to do) • Sou ...
... Battle of Bull Run had landed in his yard. He wanted to move away from the war so he moved to Appomattox Court House. – Lee dressed in his dress uniform because he thought he might be taken off and hung. – Grant offered generous terms for surrender (doing what he felt Lincoln wanted him to do) • Sou ...
2J Outlook 02-06-2011.qxd (Page J3)
... to oppose the Confederate one in Richmond. In August, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee tried — and failed — to reclaim that part of Virginia, and by 1862, the conflict had shifted east. The First Campaign proved to be decisive: In 1863, the western counties under Union control became the new state of ...
... to oppose the Confederate one in Richmond. In August, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee tried — and failed — to reclaim that part of Virginia, and by 1862, the conflict had shifted east. The First Campaign proved to be decisive: In 1863, the western counties under Union control became the new state of ...
gettysburg 2013 xi
... the Potomac to fight on his terms. Supported by a solid loyal network of subordinates, Lee reaped great success in exploiting the cautious and cumbersome nature of the Union leaders, combining “quick-strike” mentality with high stake gambles, all the while maneuvering to fight on the most advantageo ...
... the Potomac to fight on his terms. Supported by a solid loyal network of subordinates, Lee reaped great success in exploiting the cautious and cumbersome nature of the Union leaders, combining “quick-strike” mentality with high stake gambles, all the while maneuvering to fight on the most advantageo ...
Chapter 14 - Prong Software
... ▪ 200,000 black men fought in Union army and navy ▪ Democrats objected, claiming lead to equality of races, but that was the point ▪ Slaves eagerly joined—rest of families often escaped to displaced persons’ camps, and despite bad treatment, stayed out of slavery ▪ Some discrimination in pay and wor ...
... ▪ 200,000 black men fought in Union army and navy ▪ Democrats objected, claiming lead to equality of races, but that was the point ▪ Slaves eagerly joined—rest of families often escaped to displaced persons’ camps, and despite bad treatment, stayed out of slavery ▪ Some discrimination in pay and wor ...
The Civil War 1861-1865
... different had the Confederacy won the battle? 3. Should Lee have been relieved of command because of his strategy at Gettysburg? Why or why not? ...
... different had the Confederacy won the battle? 3. Should Lee have been relieved of command because of his strategy at Gettysburg? Why or why not? ...
The US Civil War in Contemporary Illustrated Material
... One of the scarcest CSA propaganda pieces was a songsheet with the sentimental Union song “Just Before the Battle, Mother” written in 1863 by George Frederick Root, who also wrote “Battle Cry of Freedom” (1862) and “Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!” (1864). The sheet was illustrated by Confederate troops advanc ...
... One of the scarcest CSA propaganda pieces was a songsheet with the sentimental Union song “Just Before the Battle, Mother” written in 1863 by George Frederick Root, who also wrote “Battle Cry of Freedom” (1862) and “Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!” (1864). The sheet was illustrated by Confederate troops advanc ...
The Civil War The Election of Lincoln A. Following Abraham
... It would become one of the most well known public addresses in our nation’s history. “Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engages in a great civil ...
... It would become one of the most well known public addresses in our nation’s history. “Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engages in a great civil ...
civil war trail
... encamped and fought skirmishes on Crescent Bend farmland. Originally the Union Army controlled Crescent Bend and built an earthen fortification around the house; began on the western side of the house, wrapped around the back of the house, and connected with Kingston Pike on the east. This defensive ...
... encamped and fought skirmishes on Crescent Bend farmland. Originally the Union Army controlled Crescent Bend and built an earthen fortification around the house; began on the western side of the house, wrapped around the back of the house, and connected with Kingston Pike on the east. This defensive ...
Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Major General Ambrose Burnside. The Union Army's futile frontal attacks on December 13 against entrenched Confederate defenders on the heights behind the city is remembered as one of the most one-sided battles of the American Civil War, with Union casualties more than twice as heavy as those suffered by the Confederates.Burnside's plan was to cross the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg in mid-November and race to the Confederate capital of Richmond before Lee's army could stop him. Bureaucratic delays prevented Burnside from receiving the necessary pontoon bridges in time and Lee moved his army to block the crossings. When the Union army was finally able to build its bridges and cross under fire, urban combat in the city resulted on December 11–12. Union troops prepared to assault Confederate defensive positions south of the city and on a strongly fortified ridge just west of the city known as Marye's Heights.On December 13, the ""grand division"" of Maj. Gen. William B. Franklin was able to pierce the first defensive line of Confederate Lieutenant General Stonewall Jackson to the south, but was finally repulsed. Burnside ordered the grand divisions of Maj. Gens. Edwin V. Sumner and Joseph Hooker to make multiple frontal assaults against Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's position on Marye's Heights, all of which were repulsed with heavy losses. On December 15, Burnside withdrew his army, ending another failed Union campaign in the Eastern Theater.