Battle of Glorieta Pass - Arizona Civil War Council
... When Slough found the Texans so far forward, he launched an attack, hitting the Texans around 11:00 am about a half mile from Pigeon's Ranch. A provisional battalion of four companies from the 1st Colorado under Lt. Col. Samuel Tappan, supported by both batteries, deployed across the trail.[16] The ...
... When Slough found the Texans so far forward, he launched an attack, hitting the Texans around 11:00 am about a half mile from Pigeon's Ranch. A provisional battalion of four companies from the 1st Colorado under Lt. Col. Samuel Tappan, supported by both batteries, deployed across the trail.[16] The ...
October 2007 [PDF file] - Baltimore Civil War Roundtable
... War photographs, but few appear in any official war records and reports. Luckily, some of these heroic deeds ...
... War photographs, but few appear in any official war records and reports. Luckily, some of these heroic deeds ...
Never Have I Seen Such a Charge
... and wounded.1 The record of the Light Division won Hill promotion to lieutenant general and command of the newly formed Third Corps in the reorganization of the army that followed the victory at Chancellorsville. The reorganization also altered the division’s order of battle. The brigades of Brigadi ...
... and wounded.1 The record of the Light Division won Hill promotion to lieutenant general and command of the newly formed Third Corps in the reorganization of the army that followed the victory at Chancellorsville. The reorganization also altered the division’s order of battle. The brigades of Brigadi ...
Stories Behind the Civil War 150 HistoryMobile
... Image courtesy Still Picture Branch of the National Archives and Records Administration Richmond, Virginia became the capital of the Confederacy on May 29, 1861, when Confederate President Jefferson Davis arrived in the city. The water power of the James River, the slave trade, and the city’s market ...
... Image courtesy Still Picture Branch of the National Archives and Records Administration Richmond, Virginia became the capital of the Confederacy on May 29, 1861, when Confederate President Jefferson Davis arrived in the city. The water power of the James River, the slave trade, and the city’s market ...
Culp`s Hill: Key to Union Success at Gettysburg
... The battle, which ensued on Culp’s Hill on July 3, involved 22,000 troops, and one fifth of all the ammunition expended in the battle.164 Union guns on Cemetery Hill aided the assault while the Confederates had Ewell’s artillery on Benner’s Hill. Geary enfiladed the enemy with their own cannons.165 ...
... The battle, which ensued on Culp’s Hill on July 3, involved 22,000 troops, and one fifth of all the ammunition expended in the battle.164 Union guns on Cemetery Hill aided the assault while the Confederates had Ewell’s artillery on Benner’s Hill. Geary enfiladed the enemy with their own cannons.165 ...
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CIVIL WAR BATTLES 63
... close as the Confederates jealously guarded this crossing point. Union reserves consisted of V Corps under the command of Gen. Fitz-John Porter. McClellan’s plan was simple and methodical. He would send his strongest corps, under the commands of Hooker, Mansfield and Sumner, against Lee’s strungout ...
... close as the Confederates jealously guarded this crossing point. Union reserves consisted of V Corps under the command of Gen. Fitz-John Porter. McClellan’s plan was simple and methodical. He would send his strongest corps, under the commands of Hooker, Mansfield and Sumner, against Lee’s strungout ...
Study Guide - Moore Public Schools
... 55. What part of Meade’s message bothered Chamberlain? Why was this the case? 56. Chamberlain recalls an encounter among himself and a minister and a professor, both from the south. In their discussion the professor acknowledges that each of the three feels very strongly that he is personally correc ...
... 55. What part of Meade’s message bothered Chamberlain? Why was this the case? 56. Chamberlain recalls an encounter among himself and a minister and a professor, both from the south. In their discussion the professor acknowledges that each of the three feels very strongly that he is personally correc ...
Travel Details - Litchfield, Maine, Historical Society of
... Two companies of the 19th (B and D) remained on the north side of the Rappahannock, while the rest of the unit crossed the river about 4:00 P.M. on the 11th. They took up a position at the extreme right of the Union line. Although Union losses at Fredericksburg were frightful, only 4 men from the ...
... Two companies of the 19th (B and D) remained on the north side of the Rappahannock, while the rest of the unit crossed the river about 4:00 P.M. on the 11th. They took up a position at the extreme right of the Union line. Although Union losses at Fredericksburg were frightful, only 4 men from the ...
Fauquier County Civil War Heritage Brochure
... on his way to the Second Battle of Manassas. • In August 1862, Gen. Robert E. Lee spent the evening at the nearby home of Mrs. John Marshall, daughter-in-law of the famous Chief Justice. Gen. Lee narrowly escaped capture by Federal troops here. • Col. Mosby’s Rangers roamed this area extensively. Th ...
... on his way to the Second Battle of Manassas. • In August 1862, Gen. Robert E. Lee spent the evening at the nearby home of Mrs. John Marshall, daughter-in-law of the famous Chief Justice. Gen. Lee narrowly escaped capture by Federal troops here. • Col. Mosby’s Rangers roamed this area extensively. Th ...
the berminghams of the irish brigade
... immediate federal service if Colonel Corcoran's court martial was stopped. The court martial was canceled and the regiment prepared to march for Washington. Andrew Bermingham, Richard's son, had joined Company A of the 69th and served as first sergeant. The first sergeant was the highest-ranking en ...
... immediate federal service if Colonel Corcoran's court martial was stopped. The court martial was canceled and the regiment prepared to march for Washington. Andrew Bermingham, Richard's son, had joined Company A of the 69th and served as first sergeant. The first sergeant was the highest-ranking en ...
Notes on the Civil War - Garrett Academy Of Technology
... Defend, defend, defend – hold out until the North gives up King Cotton Diplomacy – withhold cotton vital for Great Britian’s and France’s economy until they agreed to recognize the CSA, declare the Union blockade illegal, and assist the CSA in the war effort – ultimately a failure – GB and France we ...
... Defend, defend, defend – hold out until the North gives up King Cotton Diplomacy – withhold cotton vital for Great Britian’s and France’s economy until they agreed to recognize the CSA, declare the Union blockade illegal, and assist the CSA in the war effort – ultimately a failure – GB and France we ...
Media as Weaponry: How Civil War Media Shaped Opinion and
... battle. The Sixteenth Connecticut was part of a flanking maneuver by the Union in which they crossed Antietam Creek, well south of the action, hoping to surprise the rebels on their flank. The regiment’s attack caught their counterparts off guard and was greeted with initial success, but after Confe ...
... battle. The Sixteenth Connecticut was part of a flanking maneuver by the Union in which they crossed Antietam Creek, well south of the action, hoping to surprise the rebels on their flank. The regiment’s attack caught their counterparts off guard and was greeted with initial success, but after Confe ...
Civil War 150 HistoryMobile Teachers` Guide
... I am very weak but I wrote to you because I know you would be delighted to read a word from your dying son. I know death is near, that I will die far from home and friends of my early youth. . . . My grave will be marked so that you may visit it if you wish to do so . . . I would like to rest in the ...
... I am very weak but I wrote to you because I know you would be delighted to read a word from your dying son. I know death is near, that I will die far from home and friends of my early youth. . . . My grave will be marked so that you may visit it if you wish to do so . . . I would like to rest in the ...
84 ARMY March 2009
... a more formidable challenge. The generals best positioned to implement Lincoln’s engagement over Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern goals during the first year of the conflict were Command- Virginia. In each case, the military commanders failed to ing General of the U.S. Army Bvt. Lt. Gen. Winfie ...
... a more formidable challenge. The generals best positioned to implement Lincoln’s engagement over Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern goals during the first year of the conflict were Command- Virginia. In each case, the military commanders failed to ing General of the U.S. Army Bvt. Lt. Gen. Winfie ...
April, 2015 - Stow Historical Society
... House. Finding no supplies at Amelia Station, Lee delayed a day to send out foragers, which would prove very costly. As they headed on to Appomattox Station, almost a fourth of his troops were captured at Sayler’s Creek by General Sheridan’s cavalry on ...
... House. Finding no supplies at Amelia Station, Lee delayed a day to send out foragers, which would prove very costly. As they headed on to Appomattox Station, almost a fourth of his troops were captured at Sayler’s Creek by General Sheridan’s cavalry on ...
Last Full Measure of Devotion
... Sullivan Ballou’s stunning letter to his wife on the eve of battle is written as though from the grave (or heaven) as he agonizes over choosing between the “deathless” love of his wife and children and that of his country. A theme throughout these writings is loss, both on a massive scale and on the ...
... Sullivan Ballou’s stunning letter to his wife on the eve of battle is written as though from the grave (or heaven) as he agonizes over choosing between the “deathless” love of his wife and children and that of his country. A theme throughout these writings is loss, both on a massive scale and on the ...
Last Full Measure of Devotion - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of
... Sullivan Ballou’s stunning letter to his wife on the eve of battle is written as though from the grave (or heaven) as he agonizes over choosing between the “deathless” love of his wife and children and that of his country. A theme throughout these writings is loss, both on a massive scale and on the ...
... Sullivan Ballou’s stunning letter to his wife on the eve of battle is written as though from the grave (or heaven) as he agonizes over choosing between the “deathless” love of his wife and children and that of his country. A theme throughout these writings is loss, both on a massive scale and on the ...
The Origin of Taps - American Civil War Roundtable of Australia
... called by the soldiers. As I am unable to give the origin of this call, I think the following statement may be of interest to Mr. Kobbe and your readers. During the early part of the Civil War I was bugler at the Headquarters of Butterfield’s Brigade, Morell’s Division, Fitz-John Porter’s Corps, Arm ...
... called by the soldiers. As I am unable to give the origin of this call, I think the following statement may be of interest to Mr. Kobbe and your readers. During the early part of the Civil War I was bugler at the Headquarters of Butterfield’s Brigade, Morell’s Division, Fitz-John Porter’s Corps, Arm ...
CWT Bi-State Narrative Side VA
... son Davis directed a defensive war at first. When U.S. forces marched into northern Virginia to attack Manassas Junction in July 1861, the result was a stunning Confederate victory. The Federals fared better along the northeastern coast of North Carolina, which Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside secured despi ...
... son Davis directed a defensive war at first. When U.S. forces marched into northern Virginia to attack Manassas Junction in July 1861, the result was a stunning Confederate victory. The Federals fared better along the northeastern coast of North Carolina, which Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside secured despi ...
Chapter 18 - Catholic Textbook Project
... When Lee heard of Jackson’s misfortune, he said, “he has lost his left arm, but I have lost my right.” Yet, with or without Jackson, Lee had a battle to fight. On May 3, Sedgwick crossed the Rappahannock and pushed the small Confederate force from Marye’s Heights. The Confederates kept falling back ...
... When Lee heard of Jackson’s misfortune, he said, “he has lost his left arm, but I have lost my right.” Yet, with or without Jackson, Lee had a battle to fight. On May 3, Sedgwick crossed the Rappahannock and pushed the small Confederate force from Marye’s Heights. The Confederates kept falling back ...
Anaconda Plan, Union Strategy, and the Battlefield The North began
... Confederate assault against Union positions on July 3, 1863, the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg. The charge is named after the Confederate Maj. Gen. George Pickett and most of his men were from Virginia. Of the 14,000 Confederates who moved forward, scarcely half returned that day. Pickett's o ...
... Confederate assault against Union positions on July 3, 1863, the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg. The charge is named after the Confederate Maj. Gen. George Pickett and most of his men were from Virginia. Of the 14,000 Confederates who moved forward, scarcely half returned that day. Pickett's o ...
October 12, 2016 - about the lcwrt
... and spring. The profits were considerable.) Unbelievably, most cotton went to New England textile mills where business “was better than ever,” according to textile mogul Amos Lawrence. Lawrence invested in the Ipswich Mills in Mass., one of the earliest mills to manufacture cotton hosiery and other ...
... and spring. The profits were considerable.) Unbelievably, most cotton went to New England textile mills where business “was better than ever,” according to textile mogul Amos Lawrence. Lawrence invested in the Ipswich Mills in Mass., one of the earliest mills to manufacture cotton hosiery and other ...
CHAPTER 11 The Civil War
... gold and silver from the sale of bonds, the government could not pay its suppliers and troops. To solve this problem, Congress passed the Legal Tender Act in February 1862. This act created a national currency and allowed the government to issue paper money. The paper money came to be known as green ...
... gold and silver from the sale of bonds, the government could not pay its suppliers and troops. To solve this problem, Congress passed the Legal Tender Act in February 1862. This act created a national currency and allowed the government to issue paper money. The paper money came to be known as green ...
A Brief History of Cedar Hill Cemetery
... courthouse buildings that had previously occupied the site. The first had been lost when the British had burned the town 58 years earlier. Mills Riddick, a wealthy landowner and prominent citizen of Suffolk, lost several properties in the fire, including his own residence on Main Street. Mr. Riddick ...
... courthouse buildings that had previously occupied the site. The first had been lost when the British had burned the town 58 years earlier. Mills Riddick, a wealthy landowner and prominent citizen of Suffolk, lost several properties in the fire, including his own residence on Main Street. Mr. Riddick ...
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.