African Americans in the Civil War
... Main Idea: As the Civil War began, each side possessed significant strengths and notable weaknesses. At first glance, most advantages appeared to add up in favor of the Union. Confederate and Union Strategies Main Idea: As the two sides prepared for war, Union and Confederate leaders contemplated th ...
... Main Idea: As the Civil War began, each side possessed significant strengths and notable weaknesses. At first glance, most advantages appeared to add up in favor of the Union. Confederate and Union Strategies Main Idea: As the two sides prepared for war, Union and Confederate leaders contemplated th ...
View PDF - the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program
... to Battery K of the 1st Missouri Light Artillery. The Mississippi River, by this time under fairly solid Union control, protected the city to the east, and the Union gunboa t Tyler added further defensive firepower. The Tyler's port and starboard naval guns each threw eight-inch time-fused shells, a ...
... to Battery K of the 1st Missouri Light Artillery. The Mississippi River, by this time under fairly solid Union control, protected the city to the east, and the Union gunboa t Tyler added further defensive firepower. The Tyler's port and starboard naval guns each threw eight-inch time-fused shells, a ...
StudyGuide-Chapter13
... Know and understand why General Lee launched an offensive into Maryland in 1862. Know and understand why Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Know and understand one of the important, early goals of the Union. Know and understand why control of the Mississippi River was important. Know and ...
... Know and understand why General Lee launched an offensive into Maryland in 1862. Know and understand why Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Know and understand one of the important, early goals of the Union. Know and understand why control of the Mississippi River was important. Know and ...
Florida`s Long War by sfcdan (Formatted Word
... Ebnezer Farrand, a southerner, would supply transportation. While they awaited movement to the island fortress Union troops destroyed the 20,000 pounds of powder at Fort McRee and spiked the guns at Barrancas. At 0800 on 10 January, the same day that the Florida Ordinance of Secession was approved, ...
... Ebnezer Farrand, a southerner, would supply transportation. While they awaited movement to the island fortress Union troops destroyed the 20,000 pounds of powder at Fort McRee and spiked the guns at Barrancas. At 0800 on 10 January, the same day that the Florida Ordinance of Secession was approved, ...
Civil War Reader #6 (Single-page spread)
... and they disturbed England on their return. They persecuted Catholics in England, and they hung Quakers and witches in America. Having been hurried into a war with a people so devoid of every mark of civilization you have no doubt wondered that I have not carried out the policy, which I had intended ...
... and they disturbed England on their return. They persecuted Catholics in England, and they hung Quakers and witches in America. Having been hurried into a war with a people so devoid of every mark of civilization you have no doubt wondered that I have not carried out the policy, which I had intended ...
The Americans
... • Confederate advantages: cotton profits, generals, motivation • Anaconda plan: Union strategy to conquer South - blockade Southern ports - divide Confederacy in two in west - capture Richmond, Confederate capital • Confederate strategy: defense, invade North if opportunity arises ...
... • Confederate advantages: cotton profits, generals, motivation • Anaconda plan: Union strategy to conquer South - blockade Southern ports - divide Confederacy in two in west - capture Richmond, Confederate capital • Confederate strategy: defense, invade North if opportunity arises ...
The Battle of Baton Rouge
... retreated in disarray after a Union countercharge. The action then moved back to the center of the line, where General Breckinridge launched several uncoordinated attacks into the Union regiments massed just west of Magnolia Cemetery, attacks which fell apart in the face of heavy rifle and cannon fi ...
... retreated in disarray after a Union countercharge. The action then moved back to the center of the line, where General Breckinridge launched several uncoordinated attacks into the Union regiments massed just west of Magnolia Cemetery, attacks which fell apart in the face of heavy rifle and cannon fi ...
Get Ebooks The 10 Biggest Civil War Battles
... that involved the war's most famous figures and determined the fate of several states. All told, over a quarter of a million casualties were inflicted by the two sides during the 10 largest battles, and the fates of the battles and the war itself hung in the balance. Shiloh, Stones River and Chickam ...
... that involved the war's most famous figures and determined the fate of several states. All told, over a quarter of a million casualties were inflicted by the two sides during the 10 largest battles, and the fates of the battles and the war itself hung in the balance. Shiloh, Stones River and Chickam ...
Spring 2012 - American Civil War Society
... financial consideration and/or personal reasons. All that I and the society can ask is that you attend as many events as is feasible. With regard to the forthcoming season for those members who are ‘wavering’ about rejoining I would hope that on perusing the events calendar they would, on reflection ...
... financial consideration and/or personal reasons. All that I and the society can ask is that you attend as many events as is feasible. With regard to the forthcoming season for those members who are ‘wavering’ about rejoining I would hope that on perusing the events calendar they would, on reflection ...
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 ...
The Battle of Kirksville August 6, 1862
... A rendering of William Parcell's Plantation. This was where the Union set up a base of operations and later buried their dead. The plantation, built before the Civil War, was reportedly damage by cannon fire during the Battle of Kirksville. The Parcell Plantation is often confused with the Kellogg h ...
... A rendering of William Parcell's Plantation. This was where the Union set up a base of operations and later buried their dead. The plantation, built before the Civil War, was reportedly damage by cannon fire during the Battle of Kirksville. The Parcell Plantation is often confused with the Kellogg h ...
Ulysses S. Grant
... Ulysses S. Grant was present during the Mexican-American War in 1846. Although he was only a quartermaster, he managed to see most of the battles, and even fought in a few. The war ended in 1848. Ulysses resigned from the military a short time after. He tried unsuccessfully to get other jobs, so he ...
... Ulysses S. Grant was present during the Mexican-American War in 1846. Although he was only a quartermaster, he managed to see most of the battles, and even fought in a few. The war ended in 1848. Ulysses resigned from the military a short time after. He tried unsuccessfully to get other jobs, so he ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Civil War
... war of attrition. Many of his plans included massive losses to the North of people as a cost of gaining land and slowly wiping out the smaller southern army. He also believed in nothing but unconditional surrender for the south. ...
... war of attrition. Many of his plans included massive losses to the North of people as a cost of gaining land and slowly wiping out the smaller southern army. He also believed in nothing but unconditional surrender for the south. ...
The Civil War, 1861-1865 - AP United States History
... Pressured by public opinion, President Lincoln, and Congress, McClellan, in the spring of 1862, led his army of more than 100,000 men into Virginia. Approaching the Confederate capital on the peninsula southwest of Richmond, McClellan’s advance was ably deflected by Lee in a series of battles, forci ...
... Pressured by public opinion, President Lincoln, and Congress, McClellan, in the spring of 1862, led his army of more than 100,000 men into Virginia. Approaching the Confederate capital on the peninsula southwest of Richmond, McClellan’s advance was ably deflected by Lee in a series of battles, forci ...
confederate heritage - Tennessee Division, Sons of Confederate
... Lincoln precipitated war by sending ships to reinforce Fort Sumter, South Carolina, Confederate forces at Tennessee Stands Firm with the South Charleston fired on the fort. Lincoln answered by Most Tennesseans initially showed little enthusiasm calling for 75,000 volunteers to put down the revolt, a ...
... Lincoln precipitated war by sending ships to reinforce Fort Sumter, South Carolina, Confederate forces at Tennessee Stands Firm with the South Charleston fired on the fort. Lincoln answered by Most Tennesseans initially showed little enthusiasm calling for 75,000 volunteers to put down the revolt, a ...
Presentation
... •Lincoln tried to force Douglas to choose between the principle of popular sovereignty proposed by the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the United States Supreme Court case of Dred Scott v. Sandford. •Instead of making a direct choice, Douglas's response stated that despite the court's ruling, slavery could ...
... •Lincoln tried to force Douglas to choose between the principle of popular sovereignty proposed by the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the United States Supreme Court case of Dred Scott v. Sandford. •Instead of making a direct choice, Douglas's response stated that despite the court's ruling, slavery could ...
The War Between the Barbates - Proceedings of the Natural Institute
... mentioned in Civil War history books. However, the Battle of Cloyd’s Mountain has one distinction to which no other Civil War battle can attest: its opposing commanding officers, Crook and Jenkins, had the most combined facial hair of any pair of combatants in the entire war. One the most renowned y ...
... mentioned in Civil War history books. However, the Battle of Cloyd’s Mountain has one distinction to which no other Civil War battle can attest: its opposing commanding officers, Crook and Jenkins, had the most combined facial hair of any pair of combatants in the entire war. One the most renowned y ...
Confederate Strategy in 1863: Was a Strategic
... The origin of the U.S. military thinking on concentration comes from the beginnings of the Republic. After the Napoleonic Wars, there were two schools of thought: Archduke Charles and Jomini. Archduke Charles' idea called for the distribution of -forces en rdon. Antoine Jomini advocated distribution ...
... The origin of the U.S. military thinking on concentration comes from the beginnings of the Republic. After the Napoleonic Wars, there were two schools of thought: Archduke Charles and Jomini. Archduke Charles' idea called for the distribution of -forces en rdon. Antoine Jomini advocated distribution ...
Chapter 15 Powerpoint
... Slavery in Wartime Southerners attempted to maintain control over their slaves by: stepping up patrols telling slaves horror stories about the Yankees moving slaves far from Union lines ...
... Slavery in Wartime Southerners attempted to maintain control over their slaves by: stepping up patrols telling slaves horror stories about the Yankees moving slaves far from Union lines ...
The Civil War (1861–1865)
... The nation mourned the loss of Lincoln just days after the close of the long bloody Civil War. Members of Booth's conspiracy team were rounded up, tried and quickly executed, including Mary Surratt whose boarding house was used as a meeting place. The bodies were left hanging from the scaffold a fu ...
... The nation mourned the loss of Lincoln just days after the close of the long bloody Civil War. Members of Booth's conspiracy team were rounded up, tried and quickly executed, including Mary Surratt whose boarding house was used as a meeting place. The bodies were left hanging from the scaffold a fu ...
MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE HENRY THOMAS
... In November 1861, Sherman was deposed from the command of this Department and replaced by General Don Carlos Buell. If the authorities had wished to replace Sherman with an officer with more interest in an offensive campaign, then Thomas would have been selected as leader of the Army of the Cumberl ...
... In November 1861, Sherman was deposed from the command of this Department and replaced by General Don Carlos Buell. If the authorities had wished to replace Sherman with an officer with more interest in an offensive campaign, then Thomas would have been selected as leader of the Army of the Cumberl ...
Chapter 14—The Civil War I.The Secession Crisis 1.
... 1. Repeating Weapons—What two new types of weapons were important during the war? How did these new weapons make fighting war different (how were military tactics different)? 2. Importance of the Railroad—Why was the railroad important during the war? 3. The Telegraph—Why was the telegraph important ...
... 1. Repeating Weapons—What two new types of weapons were important during the war? How did these new weapons make fighting war different (how were military tactics different)? 2. Importance of the Railroad—Why was the railroad important during the war? 3. The Telegraph—Why was the telegraph important ...
Florida Blockade Runner
... Meade Outdoor Recreation Area will be on your right. From the East and West take St. Rd. 60 to Bartow 17/92 turns in to U.S. 17 south to Ft. Meade; turn left on to U.S. 98/Co. Rd. 630 go 1 1/2 miles east the Ft. Meade Outdoor Recreation Area will be on your right. From the south: Take US 17 north to ...
... Meade Outdoor Recreation Area will be on your right. From the East and West take St. Rd. 60 to Bartow 17/92 turns in to U.S. 17 south to Ft. Meade; turn left on to U.S. 98/Co. Rd. 630 go 1 1/2 miles east the Ft. Meade Outdoor Recreation Area will be on your right. From the south: Take US 17 north to ...
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6–7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. A Union army under Major General Ulysses S. Grant had moved via the Tennessee River deep into Tennessee and was encamped principally at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee on the west bank of the river, where Confederate forces under Generals Albert Sidney Johnston and Pierre G. T. Beauregard launched a surprise attack on Grant's army. Johnston was killed in action during the fighting; Beauregard, who thus succeeded to command of the army, decided against pressing the attack late in the evening. Overnight Grant received considerable reinforcements from another Union army under Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell, allowing him to launch an unexpected counterattack the next morning which completely reversed the Confederate gains of the previous day.On April 6, the first day of the battle, the Confederates struck with the intention of driving the Union defenders away from the river and into the swamps of Owl Creek to the west. Johnston hoped to defeat Grant's Army of the Tennessee before the anticipated arrival of General Don Carlos Buell's Army of the Ohio. The Confederate battle lines became confused during the fierce fighting, and Grant's men instead fell back to the northeast, in the direction of Pittsburg Landing. A Union position on a slightly sunken road, nicknamed the ""Hornet's Nest"", defended by the men of Brig. Gens. Benjamin M. Prentiss's and William H. L. Wallace's divisions, provided critical time for the remainder of the Union line to stabilize under the protection of numerous artillery batteries. W. H. L. Wallace was mortally wounded at Shiloh, while Prentiss was eventually surrounded and surrendered. General Johnston was shot in the leg and bled to death while personally leading an attack. Beauregard, his second in command, acknowledged how tired the army was from the day's exertions and decided against assaulting the final Union position that night.Reinforcements from Buell's army and a division of Grant's army arrived in the evening of April 6 and helped turn the tide the next morning, when the Union commanders launched a counterattack along the entire line. Confederate forces were forced to retreat from the area, ending their hopes of blocking the Union advance into northern Mississippi. The Battle of Shiloh was the bloodiest battle in American history up to that time, replaced the next year by the Battle of Chancellorsville (and, soon after, the three-day Battle of Gettysburg, which would prove to be the bloodiest of the war).