the rise and fall of General George B. McClellan.
... context is that McClellan lived in one reality while the rest of the world lived in a separate reality. No matter how many times these two realities clashed, McClellan continued to live in his own reality. Thus, McClellan's distinct reality allowed him to make decisions that others living in true r ...
... context is that McClellan lived in one reality while the rest of the world lived in a separate reality. No matter how many times these two realities clashed, McClellan continued to live in his own reality. Thus, McClellan's distinct reality allowed him to make decisions that others living in true r ...
Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks
... Vessel armament also varied through time. The first armament listing is my best guess for the vessel at the time of sinking, with armaments from other sources listed in parentheses. Crew size or complement was another variable, depending on the vessel’s mission and modifications for combat or carg ...
... Vessel armament also varied through time. The first armament listing is my best guess for the vessel at the time of sinking, with armaments from other sources listed in parentheses. Crew size or complement was another variable, depending on the vessel’s mission and modifications for combat or carg ...
A Mainer From Rockland: Adelbert Ames in the Civil War.
... soldiers. Hugh Judson Kilpatrick fought throughout the entire war, participating in major campaigns in both the Eastern and Western Theatre.14 Hot-headed and aggressive, Kilpatrick was a cavalry man like most of the boy generals. Emory Upton graduated from West Point the same year as Ames—finishing ...
... soldiers. Hugh Judson Kilpatrick fought throughout the entire war, participating in major campaigns in both the Eastern and Western Theatre.14 Hot-headed and aggressive, Kilpatrick was a cavalry man like most of the boy generals. Emory Upton graduated from West Point the same year as Ames—finishing ...
James Garfield - Capitol Square Foundation
... miles (3 km) from Prestonsburg, Kentucky, on the road to Virginia. Garfield attacked on January 9, 1862. At the end of the day's fighting the Confederates withdrew from the field, but Garfield did not pursue them, opting instead to withdraw to Prestonsburg so he could resupply his men. His victory b ...
... miles (3 km) from Prestonsburg, Kentucky, on the road to Virginia. Garfield attacked on January 9, 1862. At the end of the day's fighting the Confederates withdrew from the field, but Garfield did not pursue them, opting instead to withdraw to Prestonsburg so he could resupply his men. His victory b ...
gettysburg to appomattox: the south`s critical
... stopped, and asked the simple question, "What were the battle errors that contributed to the Southern Army loosing the war?" As a U.S. Navy Seabee in World War II, I experienced first-hand the conditions of combat during the invasions of Saipan and Tinian. I also served later during the Vietnam War ...
... stopped, and asked the simple question, "What were the battle errors that contributed to the Southern Army loosing the war?" As a U.S. Navy Seabee in World War II, I experienced first-hand the conditions of combat during the invasions of Saipan and Tinian. I also served later during the Vietnam War ...
Jenkins` Ferry Pres plan Draft.indd
... Edmund Kirby Smith’s Confederate army caught Gen. Frederick Steele’s Union army south of Leola, Arkansas. The Union forces held off the Confederates that day, allowing the Union army to escape into the Saline River bottom. On April 30, 1864, Union infantry repulsed a succession of Confederate attack ...
... Edmund Kirby Smith’s Confederate army caught Gen. Frederick Steele’s Union army south of Leola, Arkansas. The Union forces held off the Confederates that day, allowing the Union army to escape into the Saline River bottom. On April 30, 1864, Union infantry repulsed a succession of Confederate attack ...
lew wallace and the civil war: politics and
... Cincinnati, Ohio from a possible attack in 1862, declaring martial law on 2 September. ...
... Cincinnati, Ohio from a possible attack in 1862, declaring martial law on 2 September. ...
The Bloody Summer of 1863: How Memory and
... Jefferson Davis, to authorize his invasion of Pennsylvania. This decision was not clear-cut because of the situation in Mississippi. Vicksburg continued to withstand the besiegement of Ulysses S. Grant’s army, and many military strategists argued that the troops should be designated to support the i ...
... Jefferson Davis, to authorize his invasion of Pennsylvania. This decision was not clear-cut because of the situation in Mississippi. Vicksburg continued to withstand the besiegement of Ulysses S. Grant’s army, and many military strategists argued that the troops should be designated to support the i ...
a strong mind: a clausewitzian biography of u
... fellow graduates from West Point. A few of Grant’s fellows saw through the façade. Confederate General R. S. Ewell knew Grant from West Point and Mexico and hoped the North would overlook Sam Grant: “I should fear him more than any of their officers.” Later in the war James Longstreet took issue wit ...
... fellow graduates from West Point. A few of Grant’s fellows saw through the façade. Confederate General R. S. Ewell knew Grant from West Point and Mexico and hoped the North would overlook Sam Grant: “I should fear him more than any of their officers.” Later in the war James Longstreet took issue wit ...
Conflict and Controversy in the Confederate High Command
... action. Rather, P. G. T. Beauregard and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson garnered most of the praise for Confederate victory. Johnston's assault on the Federal left at the battle of Resaca, while successful in driving the enemy from their immediate position, did not result in a great victory and the army ...
... action. Rather, P. G. T. Beauregard and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson garnered most of the praise for Confederate victory. Johnston's assault on the Federal left at the battle of Resaca, while successful in driving the enemy from their immediate position, did not result in a great victory and the army ...
A Southerner for the Union: Major General George Henry Thomas
... off to them as tardiness in responding to orders. According to Benson Bobrick, although he is not specific, some may argue that Thomas was being stubborn and was responding to their resentment with his own version of the same. However, Thomas considered every decision methodically and refused to act ...
... off to them as tardiness in responding to orders. According to Benson Bobrick, although he is not specific, some may argue that Thomas was being stubborn and was responding to their resentment with his own version of the same. However, Thomas considered every decision methodically and refused to act ...
Nathan Bedford Forrest: The Confederacy`s Self
... The order will not be obeyed; and, moreover, if Major Ewing bothers me any further about this matter, I'll come down to his office, tie his long legs into a double bowknot around his neck, and choke him to death with his own shins. ...
... The order will not be obeyed; and, moreover, if Major Ewing bothers me any further about this matter, I'll come down to his office, tie his long legs into a double bowknot around his neck, and choke him to death with his own shins. ...
Progressive Jeopardy
... beginning the war was linked with slavery. As the war went on, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Though this did not immediately free any slaves, it paved the way for the end of slavery. The Emancipation Proclamation also changed the nature of the war, turning it into a war to stop slave ...
... beginning the war was linked with slavery. As the war went on, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Though this did not immediately free any slaves, it paved the way for the end of slavery. The Emancipation Proclamation also changed the nature of the war, turning it into a war to stop slave ...
View - OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
... Ted Ballard, Staff Ride Guide: The Battle of Antietam, (Washington DC: Center of Military History, ...
... Ted Ballard, Staff Ride Guide: The Battle of Antietam, (Washington DC: Center of Military History, ...
The Knight in Shining Armor Joshua Lawrence
... the hills of Gettysburg, but his unique story encompassed so much more than one glorious battle, however great it happened to be. Just a year after Little Round Top, in June 1864, Chamberlain formed part of General Grant’s effort to take control of the city of Petersburg, a city whose proximity to R ...
... the hills of Gettysburg, but his unique story encompassed so much more than one glorious battle, however great it happened to be. Just a year after Little Round Top, in June 1864, Chamberlain formed part of General Grant’s effort to take control of the city of Petersburg, a city whose proximity to R ...
The South at War: Five Battles of Selma, Ramparts Magazine, June
... statutes, which were intended to grant national citizenship to Negroes, were allowed to lapse, victims of the political ambitions of Northerners and Southerners alike. The choice that faced the political manipulators in the 18 70s and '80s lay between full integration of the Southern states in the A ...
... statutes, which were intended to grant national citizenship to Negroes, were allowed to lapse, victims of the political ambitions of Northerners and Southerners alike. The choice that faced the political manipulators in the 18 70s and '80s lay between full integration of the Southern states in the A ...
John Bell Hood: Extracting Truth from History
... character, strong and stupid, impressive in appearance, but empty in mind. If one believes Sword’s description, Hood was huge and burly, yet Chesnut used the term, “thin.” Chesnut was there, Sword was not. Moreover, Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Fremantle of Her Majesty’s Cold Stream Guards visited the ...
... character, strong and stupid, impressive in appearance, but empty in mind. If one believes Sword’s description, Hood was huge and burly, yet Chesnut used the term, “thin.” Chesnut was there, Sword was not. Moreover, Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Fremantle of Her Majesty’s Cold Stream Guards visited the ...
The Battles for Chattanooga, 1863-1865
... importance and this nomination emphasizes two such resources: the historic Wauhatchie Pike in Hamilton County, Tennessee, and the Kelly‘s Ferry Road in Marion County, Tennessee. The battles of Chickamauga and Chattanooga marked an important turning point for the Civil War in the Western Theater. At ...
... importance and this nomination emphasizes two such resources: the historic Wauhatchie Pike in Hamilton County, Tennessee, and the Kelly‘s Ferry Road in Marion County, Tennessee. The battles of Chickamauga and Chattanooga marked an important turning point for the Civil War in the Western Theater. At ...
The latent enmity of Georgia
... military documents to construct a descriptive narrative of the march. Although more examination of Georgia’s social division is needed, Bailey’ work constitutes a study that successfully combines military narrative with an interesting, albeit brief, examination of Georgia’s social history. Jacquelin ...
... military documents to construct a descriptive narrative of the march. Although more examination of Georgia’s social division is needed, Bailey’ work constitutes a study that successfully combines military narrative with an interesting, albeit brief, examination of Georgia’s social history. Jacquelin ...
The Ingenuity, Proficiency, and Versatility of Union Citizen Soldiers
... Surprise phone calls came when I was discouraged. They proffered help with computer problems (there were many), teased me about my slow, four finger typing, and sent me on the occasional guilt trip because their mom and I had not visited them in awhile. All these words and acts and countless other d ...
... Surprise phone calls came when I was discouraged. They proffered help with computer problems (there were many), teased me about my slow, four finger typing, and sent me on the occasional guilt trip because their mom and I had not visited them in awhile. All these words and acts and countless other d ...
Soldiers of Long Odds: Confederate Operatives Combat the United
... for the raiding operations favored by the Kentucky horse soldiers. Hines and his men acted as the advance party for raids behind enemy lines in Kentucky and conducted independent operations across the Ohio River into Indiana disguised as Union cavalry or dressed in civilian garb. Hines spent much of ...
... for the raiding operations favored by the Kentucky horse soldiers. Hines and his men acted as the advance party for raids behind enemy lines in Kentucky and conducted independent operations across the Ohio River into Indiana disguised as Union cavalry or dressed in civilian garb. Hines spent much of ...
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 ...
Driving Tour of the Civil War Sites of Cape Girardeau
... Near this spot, perhaps a bit further west on Broadway, sat the four pieces of Confederate artillery. Being in plain view and easy range of Fort B, they were later moved south where they came under fire from other Union batteries and eventually withdrew. The campaign that culminated in this battle o ...
... Near this spot, perhaps a bit further west on Broadway, sat the four pieces of Confederate artillery. Being in plain view and easy range of Fort B, they were later moved south where they came under fire from other Union batteries and eventually withdrew. The campaign that culminated in this battle o ...
The Impact of Media Coverage on the Election of 1864
... the history of the United States of America, at least since 1781. Many scholars also consider the period building up to, and including the Civil War to be the most pivotal time for the power of the mass media to influence public opinion and alter the political landscape. During the American Civil Wa ...
... the history of the United States of America, at least since 1781. Many scholars also consider the period building up to, and including the Civil War to be the most pivotal time for the power of the mass media to influence public opinion and alter the political landscape. During the American Civil Wa ...
Yazoo County Civil War History - Visit Yazoo County, Mississippi
... The force moved out of Vicksburg on May 27 and even Colonel Johnson's far-raging cavalry failed to flush any Confederates that day. On May 28 the two forces came together at Sulphur Springs, but Colonel Johnson brought General Blair a disturbing report. The cavalrymen had talked to a farmer, Richard ...
... The force moved out of Vicksburg on May 27 and even Colonel Johnson's far-raging cavalry failed to flush any Confederates that day. On May 28 the two forces came together at Sulphur Springs, but Colonel Johnson brought General Blair a disturbing report. The cavalrymen had talked to a farmer, Richard ...
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).