reminiscences of the civil war
... Sharpsburg he was wounded five times, but would not leave his troops till the last shot laid him helpless and insensible on the field. A scholarly professor of history in one of our Southern universities recently stated that in his study of the great war on both sides he had found but one prominent ...
... Sharpsburg he was wounded five times, but would not leave his troops till the last shot laid him helpless and insensible on the field. A scholarly professor of history in one of our Southern universities recently stated that in his study of the great war on both sides he had found but one prominent ...
Issue 1 - Library
... Union." Strong opposition prevailed. But after ten days of friction there was a compromise with a decision to have a statewide vote In August on secession. The convention adjourned March 21. On April 12, Confederate forces under General P.G.T. Beauregard successfully attacked.Fort Sumter in Charlest ...
... Union." Strong opposition prevailed. But after ten days of friction there was a compromise with a decision to have a statewide vote In August on secession. The convention adjourned March 21. On April 12, Confederate forces under General P.G.T. Beauregard successfully attacked.Fort Sumter in Charlest ...
Harriet Tubman: The Moses of Her People
... Clinton). However, after several months of volunteer work at Fort Monroe, the war not going in the favor of the Union after deadly battles at Bull Run and Shiloh. Tubman decided to try to use her extraordinary talents and her ability to blend in as an attempt to gain access into doing work as a spy ...
... Clinton). However, after several months of volunteer work at Fort Monroe, the war not going in the favor of the Union after deadly battles at Bull Run and Shiloh. Tubman decided to try to use her extraordinary talents and her ability to blend in as an attempt to gain access into doing work as a spy ...
General William T. Sherman: Total Warrior
... opposite of what Grant was doing in Virginia (Grant’s strategy focused on bleeding Lee’s army to the point where he would no longer fight), Sherman’s operations in Georgia and South Carolina resulted in relatively few Confederate soldiers killed since it aimed at destroying the infrastructure in the ...
... opposite of what Grant was doing in Virginia (Grant’s strategy focused on bleeding Lee’s army to the point where he would no longer fight), Sherman’s operations in Georgia and South Carolina resulted in relatively few Confederate soldiers killed since it aimed at destroying the infrastructure in the ...
Fifth Grade Lesson - NC Historic Sites
... The Harper House was built by the Harpers in 1855. Mr. Harper moved to North Carolina from Virginia when he was very young with his father and mother. John Harper married Amy Woodard in the late 1830s, and they had the first of their nine children in 1839. By 1855 John Harper may have owned as much ...
... The Harper House was built by the Harpers in 1855. Mr. Harper moved to North Carolina from Virginia when he was very young with his father and mother. John Harper married Amy Woodard in the late 1830s, and they had the first of their nine children in 1839. By 1855 John Harper may have owned as much ...
Best Little Stories from the Civil War, 2E
... individual person at, say, Gettysburg, rather than simply report the size of the armies, who won the battle and how they did so. Rather than write a straightforward, fact-filled—but potentially dull—short biography of U. S. Grant as the Union general who finally won the Civil War for Abraham Lincoln ...
... individual person at, say, Gettysburg, rather than simply report the size of the armies, who won the battle and how they did so. Rather than write a straightforward, fact-filled—but potentially dull—short biography of U. S. Grant as the Union general who finally won the Civil War for Abraham Lincoln ...
The Mob from Massac
... only an adherence to duty and oath. As the scene develops, and particularly when he speaks about the centrality of “the law,” Judge Priest makes starkly clear that he will not back away, even if it means acting in ways that go against his own self-interest (268). By insisting that “the law” must be ...
... only an adherence to duty and oath. As the scene develops, and particularly when he speaks about the centrality of “the law,” Judge Priest makes starkly clear that he will not back away, even if it means acting in ways that go against his own self-interest (268). By insisting that “the law” must be ...
Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS ()
... South. Against the advice of some members of his Cabinet, Lincoln finally decided not to reinforce but to provision the fort, and this decision precipitated the crisis, and the war. On April 11, 1861, Brigadier General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, who was in command of Confederate forces in Ch ...
... South. Against the advice of some members of his Cabinet, Lincoln finally decided not to reinforce but to provision the fort, and this decision precipitated the crisis, and the war. On April 11, 1861, Brigadier General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, who was in command of Confederate forces in Ch ...
Rules of Play
... The future of slavery in the territories caused a series of political crises. These crises drove a series of legislative compromises designed to assuage Southern fear that slavery would be abolished. These compromises were designed to maintain a tentative Southern equality in the Senate. The South b ...
... The future of slavery in the territories caused a series of political crises. These crises drove a series of legislative compromises designed to assuage Southern fear that slavery would be abolished. These compromises were designed to maintain a tentative Southern equality in the Senate. The South b ...
Heritage or Hate? - Digital Commons @Brockport
... conclude that many white Americans fundamentally misremember these three Confederate icons. Finally, a note on some of the terms I will be using. In many places throughout my paper, I will simply use “the war” to refer to the American Civil War. I alternately refer to those who praise Robert E. Lee’ ...
... conclude that many white Americans fundamentally misremember these three Confederate icons. Finally, a note on some of the terms I will be using. In many places throughout my paper, I will simply use “the war” to refer to the American Civil War. I alternately refer to those who praise Robert E. Lee’ ...
A History of Jefferson County, Texas
... arrival of Europeans. Fur trading within this area was a significant activity for the Native Americans. They traded with both Spanish and French explorers and trappers early on and with trappers from St. Louis here in the early 1800s. The Native Americans suffered extremely from this contact. Their ...
... arrival of Europeans. Fur trading within this area was a significant activity for the Native Americans. They traded with both Spanish and French explorers and trappers early on and with trappers from St. Louis here in the early 1800s. The Native Americans suffered extremely from this contact. Their ...
ZP194E_The Civil War
... In April 1861, sectional conflict between the North and South exploded into Civil War when Confederate troops fired on Union-held Fort Sumter outside Charleston, South Carolina. While there were no casualties at Fort Sumter, the war that followed became the bloodiest in U.S. history. Over 600,000 Am ...
... In April 1861, sectional conflict between the North and South exploded into Civil War when Confederate troops fired on Union-held Fort Sumter outside Charleston, South Carolina. While there were no casualties at Fort Sumter, the war that followed became the bloodiest in U.S. history. Over 600,000 Am ...
Jeopardy Civil War 2012
... Maryland to fight the battle of Antietam? Answer: - They were hoping to win a sizeable battle in the north so that Europe would think that they had a chance of winning and they would join them in the war effort. ...
... Maryland to fight the battle of Antietam? Answer: - They were hoping to win a sizeable battle in the north so that Europe would think that they had a chance of winning and they would join them in the war effort. ...
Shapiro - Huntsville History Collection
... Mexico for the next three years. Her job was to help enforce the blockade.4 The following are some of her engagements: An issue of H arper’s Weekly shows an engraving of Union warships bombarding Port Royal, South Carolina, on November 7, 1861. Twentytwo Union ships are identified, including the “C. ...
... Mexico for the next three years. Her job was to help enforce the blockade.4 The following are some of her engagements: An issue of H arper’s Weekly shows an engraving of Union warships bombarding Port Royal, South Carolina, on November 7, 1861. Twentytwo Union ships are identified, including the “C. ...
A Public History Project Atblakeley Historic Park, Alabama
... acres surrounding the site of the historic town of Blakely and including most of the Civil War battlefield. The major feature of the battlefield is the two-mile long arc of Confederate rifle pits that connect nine earthen redoubts (forts), which are spaced along the defensive line. Also remaining ar ...
... acres surrounding the site of the historic town of Blakely and including most of the Civil War battlefield. The major feature of the battlefield is the two-mile long arc of Confederate rifle pits that connect nine earthen redoubts (forts), which are spaced along the defensive line. Also remaining ar ...
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... acres surrounding the site of the historic town of Blakely and including most of the Civil War battlefield. The major feature of the battlefield is the two-mile long arc of Confederate rifle pits that connect nine earthen redoubts (forts), which are spaced along the defensive line. Also remaining ar ...
... acres surrounding the site of the historic town of Blakely and including most of the Civil War battlefield. The major feature of the battlefield is the two-mile long arc of Confederate rifle pits that connect nine earthen redoubts (forts), which are spaced along the defensive line. Also remaining ar ...
Confederate Wooden Gunboat Construction
... Within the Confederate States Navy’s limited historiography, scholars focus much of their attention on development of ironclads and underwater technology; operations of Confederate privateers, commerce raiders, and blockade runners are also more visible. Confederate wooden gunboat construction remai ...
... Within the Confederate States Navy’s limited historiography, scholars focus much of their attention on development of ironclads and underwater technology; operations of Confederate privateers, commerce raiders, and blockade runners are also more visible. Confederate wooden gunboat construction remai ...
Driving Tour of the Civil War Sites of Cape Girardeau
... the city of Cape Girardeau, owing to the ring of fortified hills that surrounded the town on the west. To gain time for their eventual retreat, they ordered the attack primarily as a demonstration. While line fighting existed during the battle, mostly the battle consisted of an artillery duel in whi ...
... the city of Cape Girardeau, owing to the ring of fortified hills that surrounded the town on the west. To gain time for their eventual retreat, they ordered the attack primarily as a demonstration. While line fighting existed during the battle, mostly the battle consisted of an artillery duel in whi ...
Length: 90 Minutes
... Ocean)? What side did this army serve, Union or Confederate? 2. To what flag does the author refer when he writes “the flag that makes you free?” Who is being set free as the army moves toward the Atlantic Ocean? 3. “Darkies” is a derogatory term used for what group of people? Why would they have be ...
... Ocean)? What side did this army serve, Union or Confederate? 2. To what flag does the author refer when he writes “the flag that makes you free?” Who is being set free as the army moves toward the Atlantic Ocean? 3. “Darkies” is a derogatory term used for what group of people? Why would they have be ...
Question
... Proclamation was so important? ANSWER: - It stopped England from entering the war (against slavery). - It gave soldiers another cause to fight. - It encourages slaves in the CSA to run away or stop working. ...
... Proclamation was so important? ANSWER: - It stopped England from entering the war (against slavery). - It gave soldiers another cause to fight. - It encourages slaves in the CSA to run away or stop working. ...
The Civil War
... it was a key city for their supplies. Supplies such as guns, bullets, food, and other things needed to fight the war went through Atlanta. The Union army of the North wanted to capture Atlanta so they could really hurt the Confederate Army. General Sherman and his troops marched toward Atlanta where ...
... it was a key city for their supplies. Supplies such as guns, bullets, food, and other things needed to fight the war went through Atlanta. The Union army of the North wanted to capture Atlanta so they could really hurt the Confederate Army. General Sherman and his troops marched toward Atlanta where ...
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 ...
File - Grays and Blues of Montreal
... a volunteer crew of a powder boat which was exploded near Fort Fisher, North Carolina, 23 December 1864. The powder boat, towed in by the Wilderness to prevent detection by the enemy, cast off and slowly steamed to within 300 yards of the beach. After fuses and fires had been lit and a second anchor ...
... a volunteer crew of a powder boat which was exploded near Fort Fisher, North Carolina, 23 December 1864. The powder boat, towed in by the Wilderness to prevent detection by the enemy, cast off and slowly steamed to within 300 yards of the beach. After fuses and fires had been lit and a second anchor ...
WaLton ReLationS - Walton County Heritage Museum
... area, at their womenfolk’s urging, joined what would be known as the Walton Guards. In early April 1861, about a month later, these men met again, organized, and elected their company officers, who were: ...
... area, at their womenfolk’s urging, joined what would be known as the Walton Guards. In early April 1861, about a month later, these men met again, organized, and elected their company officers, who were: ...
Craven County Civil War Brochure
... to be especially true during the Civil War, when the major port and trading center was captured and occupied by a large Union army after a fierce battle on March 14, 1862. Known today as the Battle of New Bern, this campaign, led by General Ambrose Burnside, made New Bern one of the first cities in ...
... to be especially true during the Civil War, when the major port and trading center was captured and occupied by a large Union army after a fierce battle on March 14, 1862. Known today as the Battle of New Bern, this campaign, led by General Ambrose Burnside, made New Bern one of the first cities in ...
Battle of Port Royal
The Battle of Port Royal was one of the earliest amphibious operations of the American Civil War, in which a United States Navy fleet and United States Army expeditionary force captured Port Royal Sound, South Carolina, between Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina, on November 7, 1861. The sound was guarded by two forts on opposite sides of the entrance, Fort Walker on Hilton Head Island to the south and Fort Beauregard on Phillip's Island to the north. A small force of four gunboats supported the forts, but did not materially affect the battle.The attacking force assembled outside of the sound beginning on November 3 after being battered by a storm during their journey down the coast. Because of losses in the storm, the army was not able to land, so the battle was reduced to a contest between ship-based guns and those on shore.The fleet moved to the attack on November 7, after more delays caused by the weather during which additional troops were brought into Fort Walker. Flag Officer Du Pont ordered his ships to keep moving in an elliptical path, bombarding Fort Walker on one leg and Fort Beauregard on the other; the tactic had recently been used effectively at the Battle of Hatteras Inlet. His plan soon broke down, however, and most ships took enfilading positions that exploited a weakness in Fort Walker. The Confederate gunboats put in a token appearance, but fled up a nearby creek when challenged. Early in the afternoon, most of the guns in the fort were out of action, and the soldiers manning them fled to the rear. A landing party from the flagship took possession of the fort.When Fort Walker fell, the commander of Fort Beauregard across the sound feared that his soldiers would soon be cut off with no way to escape, so he ordered them to abandon the fort. Another landing party took possession of the fort and raised the Union flag the next day.Despite the heavy volume of fire, loss of life on both sides was low, at least by standards set later in the Civil War. Only eight were killed in the fleet and eleven on shore, with four other Southerners missing. Total casualties came to less than 100.