Winchester Front Matter.vp
... as an army commander, provided little reason to believe otherwise. To most, it seemed more probable that he would soon join the long list of Union generals whose careers derailed in the Shenandoah Valley. Sheridan, however, had the confidence of his commander, Lt. Gen. Ulysses Simpson Grant, and eve ...
... as an army commander, provided little reason to believe otherwise. To most, it seemed more probable that he would soon join the long list of Union generals whose careers derailed in the Shenandoah Valley. Sheridan, however, had the confidence of his commander, Lt. Gen. Ulysses Simpson Grant, and eve ...
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... near played out, I think.” With the engine room quickly filling with water, crew members tried unsuccessfully to plug the holes with rolled hammocks. Porter headed back up the ladder to Captain Blake with the bad news.14 One of the heroes that night aboard Hatteras – unmentioned in any official repo ...
... near played out, I think.” With the engine room quickly filling with water, crew members tried unsuccessfully to plug the holes with rolled hammocks. Porter headed back up the ladder to Captain Blake with the bad news.14 One of the heroes that night aboard Hatteras – unmentioned in any official repo ...
Proceedings and Report of the Commissioners at Annapolis
... Your Commissioners decline an enumeration of those national circumstances on which their opinion respecting the propriety of a future Convention with more enlarged powers, is founded; as it would be an use ...
... Your Commissioners decline an enumeration of those national circumstances on which their opinion respecting the propriety of a future Convention with more enlarged powers, is founded; as it would be an use ...
Iron Thunder by Avi
... Captain Worden recovered his sight and “continued to serve on other Monitors and had himself a fine navel career.” p. 190 103. In the book, Iron Thunder, what did the London Times say about the English Navy? “Whereas the English Navy had available for immediate purposes 149 first class war ships . . ...
... Captain Worden recovered his sight and “continued to serve on other Monitors and had himself a fine navel career.” p. 190 103. In the book, Iron Thunder, what did the London Times say about the English Navy? “Whereas the English Navy had available for immediate purposes 149 first class war ships . . ...
TESTS FOR HIGHER STANDARDS
... they were inspired by the ideas of Locke and Paine and the words of Patrick Henry. they believed that taxation of the colonies was justified to pay for British troops to protect American settlers from Indian attacks. they provided the troops for the American Army. ...
... they were inspired by the ideas of Locke and Paine and the words of Patrick Henry. they believed that taxation of the colonies was justified to pay for British troops to protect American settlers from Indian attacks. they provided the troops for the American Army. ...
Raphael Semmes and the CSS Alabama Essay
... was supposed to provide warships to a combatant in the American Civil War. But Liverpool was a stronghold of Confederate sympathy in Britain, and everyone there knew the Lairds were building a special warship for the secessionists. It was so obvious that the matter needed no discussion, indeed requi ...
... was supposed to provide warships to a combatant in the American Civil War. But Liverpool was a stronghold of Confederate sympathy in Britain, and everyone there knew the Lairds were building a special warship for the secessionists. It was so obvious that the matter needed no discussion, indeed requi ...
ECWC TOPIC Between the Lines Trading Essay
... bulky foodstuffs. Because the Union Navy occupied Chesapeake Bay and sealed off New Orleans/Mobile and, it prevented cheap, sea-borne transportation of bulky grain shipments to Virginia and Tennessee. The blockade’s effectiveness can be seen by the widening difference between the inflation-adjusted ...
... bulky foodstuffs. Because the Union Navy occupied Chesapeake Bay and sealed off New Orleans/Mobile and, it prevented cheap, sea-borne transportation of bulky grain shipments to Virginia and Tennessee. The blockade’s effectiveness can be seen by the widening difference between the inflation-adjusted ...
the civil war comes to yazoo - 1862
... was probably the most incredible vessel ever to engage an enemy fleet. The ironclad ram CSSArkansas was a child of misfortune from the beginning. She was one of several ships being built at Memphis when Union forces threatened that city. Of all the vessels in the yards, only the CSS Arkansas was sav ...
... was probably the most incredible vessel ever to engage an enemy fleet. The ironclad ram CSSArkansas was a child of misfortune from the beginning. She was one of several ships being built at Memphis when Union forces threatened that city. Of all the vessels in the yards, only the CSS Arkansas was sav ...
A Hard Blockade: The Union Navy and the Foundation of Union
... To counter the Union blockade, the Confederacy relied upon Secretary of the Navy Stephen Mallory’s ideas of ironclad ships armed with large caliber guns. Unfortunately, a lack of iron necessitated scavenging from many sources, including little used rail lines. This had consequences later in the war, ...
... To counter the Union blockade, the Confederacy relied upon Secretary of the Navy Stephen Mallory’s ideas of ironclad ships armed with large caliber guns. Unfortunately, a lack of iron necessitated scavenging from many sources, including little used rail lines. This had consequences later in the war, ...
The Battle of Bull Run Curriculum-Based Readers Theatre Script
... Hey, isn’t Manassas pretty close to DC? 13 Yup, it’s only 30 miles southwest of here. ...
... Hey, isn’t Manassas pretty close to DC? 13 Yup, it’s only 30 miles southwest of here. ...
CONTESTED VISIONS: THE CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION
... force designed for garrisoning coastal forts and protecting settlers on the western frontier. So initially both sides had to call for plenty of volunteers and they got them. As a matter of fact, the Confederacy had to turn away most of its first recruits, since it did not even have the capacity or t ...
... force designed for garrisoning coastal forts and protecting settlers on the western frontier. So initially both sides had to call for plenty of volunteers and they got them. As a matter of fact, the Confederacy had to turn away most of its first recruits, since it did not even have the capacity or t ...
Did you know - Page County, Virginia in the Civil War
... brainchild of William Henry Chapman. Having recently left his studies, like most others, at the University of Virginia, Chapman sought out John Kaylor Booton to spearhead the effort. Booton himself had been the former commander of the little company of artillery that fired their two iron guns at 4th ...
... brainchild of William Henry Chapman. Having recently left his studies, like most others, at the University of Virginia, Chapman sought out John Kaylor Booton to spearhead the effort. Booton himself had been the former commander of the little company of artillery that fired their two iron guns at 4th ...
2016-17 civil war research paper and presentation
... The U.S. Civil War is one of the three areas of focus and concentration for our IB History of the Americas course. It will be two of the six questions you will need to answer on your ...
... The U.S. Civil War is one of the three areas of focus and concentration for our IB History of the Americas course. It will be two of the six questions you will need to answer on your ...
Chapter 22: The Civil War - Mr. Graham`s Web Page
... • Fighting raged throughout the day as Confederate forces were driven back to Henry Hill. Late in the afternoon, Confederate reinforcements extended and broke the Union right flank. • The Federal retreat rapidly deteriorated into a rout. Thomas J. Jackson earned the nickname “Stonewall.” • By July 2 ...
... • Fighting raged throughout the day as Confederate forces were driven back to Henry Hill. Late in the afternoon, Confederate reinforcements extended and broke the Union right flank. • The Federal retreat rapidly deteriorated into a rout. Thomas J. Jackson earned the nickname “Stonewall.” • By July 2 ...
Picture - US History
... Title: The war within: a novel of the Civil War (All) Author: Carol Matas. In 1862, after Union forces expel Hannah's family from Holly Springs, Mississippi, because they are Jews, Hannah reexamines her views regarding slavery and the war Title: The Great Railroad Race; the diary of Libby West (25) ...
... Title: The war within: a novel of the Civil War (All) Author: Carol Matas. In 1862, after Union forces expel Hannah's family from Holly Springs, Mississippi, because they are Jews, Hannah reexamines her views regarding slavery and the war Title: The Great Railroad Race; the diary of Libby West (25) ...
James Buchanan Essay - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... growing friction between North and South. A loyal member of the Democratic Party, he represented one of the few remaining national institutions in the United States in the 1850s. Churches had already split into northern and southern factions; angry rhetoric inflamed the halls of Congress. Buchanan e ...
... growing friction between North and South. A loyal member of the Democratic Party, he represented one of the few remaining national institutions in the United States in the 1850s. Churches had already split into northern and southern factions; angry rhetoric inflamed the halls of Congress. Buchanan e ...
WV Facts Brochure - West Virginia Department of Commerce
... been purchased for use in the coal field disputes, which had threatened to erupt into civil war. Supposedly several machine guns and rifles also were stored in the capitol, so when the heat from the fire set off the ammunition, the smoke could be seen for miles. A cry went out again to change the ca ...
... been purchased for use in the coal field disputes, which had threatened to erupt into civil war. Supposedly several machine guns and rifles also were stored in the capitol, so when the heat from the fire set off the ammunition, the smoke could be seen for miles. A cry went out again to change the ca ...
A State of Convenience - West Virginia Division of Culture and History
... The Civil War was one of the pivotal events in the history of the United States, one that determined once and for all the question of slavery and strengthened the role of the federal government. For Virginians, the 1861-1865 conflict was momentous for another event - the rending of Virginia into two ...
... The Civil War was one of the pivotal events in the history of the United States, one that determined once and for all the question of slavery and strengthened the role of the federal government. For Virginians, the 1861-1865 conflict was momentous for another event - the rending of Virginia into two ...
Plans and Early Battles
... Early battles of the Civil War occurred in three areas of the North American continent. • The East—Manassas and later Richmond, Virginia • The Mississippi Valley—western Kentucky, Tennessee, and then Shiloh and the port of New Orleans ...
... Early battles of the Civil War occurred in three areas of the North American continent. • The East—Manassas and later Richmond, Virginia • The Mississippi Valley—western Kentucky, Tennessee, and then Shiloh and the port of New Orleans ...
Civil War Strategy 1861-1865 Essay
... secure these should be concentrated for a heavy blow upon the enemy where we can best assail him. Kentucky is now that point.‖ Bragg recommended abandoning all their posts on the Gulf of Mexico except Pensacola, Mobile, and New Orleans, as well as all of Texas and Florida, ―and our means there made ...
... secure these should be concentrated for a heavy blow upon the enemy where we can best assail him. Kentucky is now that point.‖ Bragg recommended abandoning all their posts on the Gulf of Mexico except Pensacola, Mobile, and New Orleans, as well as all of Texas and Florida, ―and our means there made ...
Photography Essay - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... with light-sensitive emulsion right on the spot and expose the picture while it was wet and then immediately develop the negative. As I wrote in The Blue and Gray in Black and White: For the men behind the lenses, the great adventure was fraught with hardship and danger, frustration and doubt. They ...
... with light-sensitive emulsion right on the spot and expose the picture while it was wet and then immediately develop the negative. As I wrote in The Blue and Gray in Black and White: For the men behind the lenses, the great adventure was fraught with hardship and danger, frustration and doubt. They ...
Crusader`s Chronicle
... many people beyond this continent. They will be named GE and be founded by Mr. Thomson, Edwin J. Houston, and Edison of Thomas. Two score and seven years into the future, another tragic accident will occur with an iceberg and a titanic ship thought to be unsinkable. Fourscore and two years from now, ...
... many people beyond this continent. They will be named GE and be founded by Mr. Thomson, Edwin J. Houston, and Edison of Thomas. Two score and seven years into the future, another tragic accident will occur with an iceberg and a titanic ship thought to be unsinkable. Fourscore and two years from now, ...
Men and Machines: The Psychological Impact of Gunboats on the
... 5,000 soldiers.” 40 The western crewmen were performing well and proving that they could make good artillerymen after all. Many were impressed by the boats’ ability to withstand heavy fire. Phelps’ report after the Battle of Lucas Bend was incredibly positive, reporting inflicting damage and receivi ...
... 5,000 soldiers.” 40 The western crewmen were performing well and proving that they could make good artillerymen after all. Many were impressed by the boats’ ability to withstand heavy fire. Phelps’ report after the Battle of Lucas Bend was incredibly positive, reporting inflicting damage and receivi ...
The Slaveholders` War: The Secession Crisis in Kanawha County
... companies formed the basis for Kanawha’s secessionists. For all their organization and presumed authority, the Kanawha militias had little impact on the 1860 presidential election. This election promised to be controversial because of the powerful Republican Party and its candidate, Abraham Lincoln ...
... companies formed the basis for Kanawha’s secessionists. For all their organization and presumed authority, the Kanawha militias had little impact on the 1860 presidential election. This election promised to be controversial because of the powerful Republican Party and its candidate, Abraham Lincoln ...
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.