1864: The Decisive Year
... Less than a week later, as soldiers on both sides were digging in for a long haul at Petersburg, Grant dispatched another raid deep behind Confederate lines. Union Gens. August Kautz and James Wilson led about 5,000 cavalry west of Petersburg, tearing up railroads and sowing panic. The Federals got ...
... Less than a week later, as soldiers on both sides were digging in for a long haul at Petersburg, Grant dispatched another raid deep behind Confederate lines. Union Gens. August Kautz and James Wilson led about 5,000 cavalry west of Petersburg, tearing up railroads and sowing panic. The Federals got ...
e-newsletter newsletter newsletter - Stafford County Historical Society
... these jobs were often described as performing "secret service" or "special duty." All went into (or lived in) enemy territory, and observed and reported on enemy strengths (numbers) and military activities. Most spies and scouts were compensated at that time either regularly or "by the report." In a ...
... these jobs were often described as performing "secret service" or "special duty." All went into (or lived in) enemy territory, and observed and reported on enemy strengths (numbers) and military activities. Most spies and scouts were compensated at that time either regularly or "by the report." In a ...
Shapiro - Huntsville History Collection
... commanding the U.S.S. luka. Were all these William C. Rogers one and the same? Did a former sailing captain volunteer for duty as a lieutenant for the Union during the Civil War? Or were they father and son? Were they two different people with similar names at similar times? The last scenario seems ...
... commanding the U.S.S. luka. Were all these William C. Rogers one and the same? Did a former sailing captain volunteer for duty as a lieutenant for the Union during the Civil War? Or were they father and son? Were they two different people with similar names at similar times? The last scenario seems ...
Confederate Wooden Gunboat Construction
... upon its superior naval strength and that its armies were consistently outclassed and outfought for four years. The discrepancy between Union North versus Confederate South’s naval strength compelled Scharf to write a history explaining the Confederate States Navy’s overlooked, and outmatched, cont ...
... upon its superior naval strength and that its armies were consistently outclassed and outfought for four years. The discrepancy between Union North versus Confederate South’s naval strength compelled Scharf to write a history explaining the Confederate States Navy’s overlooked, and outmatched, cont ...
Nathan Bedford Forrest - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... It has been said that Bedford Forrest was the most effective cavalry commander produced by the Civil War. It has also been said that Forrest is the most controversial figure produced by the war. Born in 1821, by 1860 Forrest had amassed a fortune of $1.5 million in the business of trading livestock, ...
... It has been said that Bedford Forrest was the most effective cavalry commander produced by the Civil War. It has also been said that Forrest is the most controversial figure produced by the war. Born in 1821, by 1860 Forrest had amassed a fortune of $1.5 million in the business of trading livestock, ...
File - Grays and Blues of Montreal
... Action: His official citation reads: "As captain of the No. 1 gun on board the flagship U.S.S. Hartford, during action against rebel gunboats, the ram Tennessee and Fort Morgan in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Although struck several times in the face by splinters, and with his gun disabled when a shel ...
... Action: His official citation reads: "As captain of the No. 1 gun on board the flagship U.S.S. Hartford, during action against rebel gunboats, the ram Tennessee and Fort Morgan in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Although struck several times in the face by splinters, and with his gun disabled when a shel ...
buchanan
... 1853-56; denied the legal right of states to secede but held that the Federal Government legally could not prevent them. Democrat. Intellectual: Harmony was Buchanan's primary goal, but his predilections helped make his dream impossible; Buchanan supported the Compromise and condemned the Wilmot Pro ...
... 1853-56; denied the legal right of states to secede but held that the Federal Government legally could not prevent them. Democrat. Intellectual: Harmony was Buchanan's primary goal, but his predilections helped make his dream impossible; Buchanan supported the Compromise and condemned the Wilmot Pro ...
Confederate States Navy
... 1861 and immediately taken over by the Confederates. This gave them the potential to build an effective navy provided they could control the Hampton Roads outlet. Meanwhile, the United States knew that if they could control the area, they could lead a combined land and water attack on Richmond and p ...
... 1861 and immediately taken over by the Confederates. This gave them the potential to build an effective navy provided they could control the Hampton Roads outlet. Meanwhile, the United States knew that if they could control the area, they could lead a combined land and water attack on Richmond and p ...
Homework
... region. But they residents soon changed the name to West Virginia when they wrote a new state constitution. After the Civil War, Virginia wanted West Virginia to reunite with it. West Virginia refused.) Jefferson Davis – President of the Confederacy. West Point During the war with Mexico, Davis ...
... region. But they residents soon changed the name to West Virginia when they wrote a new state constitution. After the Civil War, Virginia wanted West Virginia to reunite with it. West Virginia refused.) Jefferson Davis – President of the Confederacy. West Point During the war with Mexico, Davis ...
William C - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... Braxton Bragg retreated with his Confederate soldiers back into Tennessee, eventually making his headquarters at the town of Murfreesboro, south of Nashville. The retreat not only cost most of Bragg Tennessee but sowed dissension and discord amongst his command. His most senior commanders, represent ...
... Braxton Bragg retreated with his Confederate soldiers back into Tennessee, eventually making his headquarters at the town of Murfreesboro, south of Nashville. The retreat not only cost most of Bragg Tennessee but sowed dissension and discord amongst his command. His most senior commanders, represent ...
Topic: Civil War (4.3)
... SS.8.A.5.1, SS.8.A.5.3, SS.8.A.5.4, SS.8.A.5.5, SS.8.A.5.6, SS.8.A.5.7, LACC.68.RH.1.1, LACC.68.RH.1.2, LACC.68.RH.1.3, LACC.68.RH.2.4, LACC.68.RH.2.5, LACC.68.RH.2.6, LACC.68.RH.3.7, LACC.68.RH.3.8, LACC.68.RH.3.9, LACC.68.WHST.1.1, LACC.68.WHST.1.2, LACC.68.WHST.2.4, LACC.68.WHST.2.5, LACC.68.WHST ...
... SS.8.A.5.1, SS.8.A.5.3, SS.8.A.5.4, SS.8.A.5.5, SS.8.A.5.6, SS.8.A.5.7, LACC.68.RH.1.1, LACC.68.RH.1.2, LACC.68.RH.1.3, LACC.68.RH.2.4, LACC.68.RH.2.5, LACC.68.RH.2.6, LACC.68.RH.3.7, LACC.68.RH.3.8, LACC.68.RH.3.9, LACC.68.WHST.1.1, LACC.68.WHST.1.2, LACC.68.WHST.2.4, LACC.68.WHST.2.5, LACC.68.WHST ...
"They Cannot Catch Guerrillas in the Mountains Any More Than a
... from their state, thereby officially asserting their independence and intention to do what was best for themselves, regardless of consequences. In the few studies available on western Virginia, historians have separated the southwestern portion from the group of counties that now make up West Virgi ...
... from their state, thereby officially asserting their independence and intention to do what was best for themselves, regardless of consequences. In the few studies available on western Virginia, historians have separated the southwestern portion from the group of counties that now make up West Virgi ...
Military History Anniversaries 0516 thru 0615
... Jun 01 1779 - Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, is court-martialed for malfeasance. Jun 01 1812 – War of 1812: U.S. President James Madison asks the Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom. Jun 01 1813 – James Lawrence, the mortally–wound ...
... Jun 01 1779 - Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, is court-martialed for malfeasance. Jun 01 1812 – War of 1812: U.S. President James Madison asks the Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom. Jun 01 1813 – James Lawrence, the mortally–wound ...
Military History Anniversaries 0516 thru 0615
... Jun 01 1779 - Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, is court-martialed for malfeasance. Jun 01 1812 – War of 1812: U.S. President James Madison asks the Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom. Jun 01 1813 – James Lawrence, the mortally–wound ...
... Jun 01 1779 - Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, is court-martialed for malfeasance. Jun 01 1812 – War of 1812: U.S. President James Madison asks the Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom. Jun 01 1813 – James Lawrence, the mortally–wound ...
Twenty Good Reasons to Study the Civil War
... infrastructure, aiming to break the rebellion by breaking the will of Southerners through this destruction. 7 Because It Revolutionized War on the Water The Civil War brought a new era of naval warfare through the development of nascent technologies such as the steam engine, screw propeller and more ...
... infrastructure, aiming to break the rebellion by breaking the will of Southerners through this destruction. 7 Because It Revolutionized War on the Water The Civil War brought a new era of naval warfare through the development of nascent technologies such as the steam engine, screw propeller and more ...
2011 Fall - Alexandria Historical Society
... The invasion began at two in the morning when Union soldiers crossed over the Chain Bridge and the Long Bridge (today’s 14th Street Bridge) from Washington to take over Northern Virginia. The invading force included six companies of District Volunteers; one Michigan, five New York and two New Jersey ...
... The invasion began at two in the morning when Union soldiers crossed over the Chain Bridge and the Long Bridge (today’s 14th Street Bridge) from Washington to take over Northern Virginia. The invading force included six companies of District Volunteers; one Michigan, five New York and two New Jersey ...
View - OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
... was the desire to understand sectionalism between North and South in a new light. Many studies of this nature looks at the issue as if it was a court case with each side exchanging roles as plaintiff and defendant. Some historians simply look at Southern and Northern apologists attacks against each ...
... was the desire to understand sectionalism between North and South in a new light. Many studies of this nature looks at the issue as if it was a court case with each side exchanging roles as plaintiff and defendant. Some historians simply look at Southern and Northern apologists attacks against each ...
The Compromise of 1850 Essay - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... particularly over the California issue. But the meaningful drama in the next eight months, until the House had to concur or not concur on a compromise scheme, would play in the old and hallowed Senate chamber. It wasn’t going to be an easy sell. Clay’s compromise fell immediately under heavy cannona ...
... particularly over the California issue. But the meaningful drama in the next eight months, until the House had to concur or not concur on a compromise scheme, would play in the old and hallowed Senate chamber. It wasn’t going to be an easy sell. Clay’s compromise fell immediately under heavy cannona ...
Civil War Lapbook - Monroe County Schools
... laid out in a chapter-like format. This format helps to build students’ listening, reading, and comprehension skills. Included in the Research Guide is a Bibliography, which also makes a great resource for finding information for any rabbit trails you may choose to follow during your study. Related ...
... laid out in a chapter-like format. This format helps to build students’ listening, reading, and comprehension skills. Included in the Research Guide is a Bibliography, which also makes a great resource for finding information for any rabbit trails you may choose to follow during your study. Related ...
David Farragut, the Hero of Mobile Bay
... morning because it would be high tide, and he was hoping the torpedoes would be pulled tight against their anchors and his ships may be able to safely travel over them. He was also hoping for a westward wind, which would blow the smoke from the battle directly at Fort Morgan, hopefully covering Farr ...
... morning because it would be high tide, and he was hoping the torpedoes would be pulled tight against their anchors and his ships may be able to safely travel over them. He was also hoping for a westward wind, which would blow the smoke from the battle directly at Fort Morgan, hopefully covering Farr ...
American Civil War
... to form the Confederate States of America. Both the outgoing administration of President James Buchanan and the incoming administration rejected the legality of secession, considering it rebellion. The other eight slave states rejected calls for secession at this point. No foreign governments recogn ...
... to form the Confederate States of America. Both the outgoing administration of President James Buchanan and the incoming administration rejected the legality of secession, considering it rebellion. The other eight slave states rejected calls for secession at this point. No foreign governments recogn ...
recto - UNT Digital Library
... Union. Local politicians scrambled to ward off Virginia's secession before it could begin, and Rockingham's Valley Democrat declared the election "a contest between . . . Union and Disunion." Nothing would so surely destroy Virginia slavery, they believed, as jettisoning the Constitutional protectio ...
... Union. Local politicians scrambled to ward off Virginia's secession before it could begin, and Rockingham's Valley Democrat declared the election "a contest between . . . Union and Disunion." Nothing would so surely destroy Virginia slavery, they believed, as jettisoning the Constitutional protectio ...
Battle of Hampton Roads
The Battle of Hampton Roads, often referred to as either the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack (or Virginia) or the Battle of Ironclads, was the most noted and arguably most important naval battle of the American Civil War from the standpoint of the development of navies. It was fought over two days, March 8–9, 1862, in Hampton Roads, a roadstead in Virginia where the Elizabeth and Nansemond Rivers meet the James River just before it enters Chesapeake Bay adjacent to the city of Norfolk. The battle was a part of the effort of the Confederacy to break the Union blockade, which had cut off Virginia's largest cities, Norfolk and Richmond, from international trade.The major significance of the battle is that it was the first meeting in combat of ironclad warships, i.e. the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia. The Confederate fleet consisted of the ironclad ram Virginia (built from the remnants of the USS Merrimack) and several supporting vessels. On the first day of battle, they were opposed by several conventional, wooden-hulled ships of the Union Navy. On that day, Virginia was able to destroy two ships of the Federal flotilla, USS Congress and USS Cumberland, and was about to attack a third, USS Minnesota, which had run aground. However, the action was halted by darkness and falling tide, so Virginia retired to take care of her few wounded — which included her captain, Flag Officer Franklin Buchanan — and repair her minimal battle damage.Determined to complete the destruction of the Minnesota, Catesby ap Roger Jones, acting as captain in Buchanan's absence, returned the ship to the fray the next morning, March 9. During the night, however, the ironclad Monitor had arrived and had taken a position to defend Minnesota. When Virginia approached, Monitor intercepted her. The two ironclads fought for about three hours, with neither being able to inflict significant damage on the other. The duel ended indecisively, Virginia returning to her home at the Gosport Navy Yard for repairs and strengthening, and Monitor to her station defending Minnesota. The ships did not fight again, and the blockade remained in place.The battle received worldwide attention, and it had immediate effects on navies around the world. The preeminent naval powers, Great Britain and France, halted further construction of wooden-hulled ships, and others followed suit. A new type of warship was produced, the monitor, based on the principle of the original. The use of a small number of very heavy guns, mounted so that they could fire in all directions was first demonstrated by Monitor but soon became standard in warships of all types. Shipbuilders also incorporated rams into the designs of warship hulls for the rest of the century.