Untitled - TCU Digital Repository
... in the Trans-Mississippi battleground states of Missouri and Arkansas, where guerrilla warfare remained a perennial problem throughout the war, and in the controversial Union occupation of New Orleans overseen by Major General Benjamin F. Butler. For two weeks in late June and early July 1862, the U ...
... in the Trans-Mississippi battleground states of Missouri and Arkansas, where guerrilla warfare remained a perennial problem throughout the war, and in the controversial Union occupation of New Orleans overseen by Major General Benjamin F. Butler. For two weeks in late June and early July 1862, the U ...
This Fearful Slaughter: The Impact of Civil War Deaths on Rochester
... Charles Grandison Finney preaching in the city between the fall of 1830 and the summer of 1831. Abolitionist sentiments were fairly strong in Rochester compared to other parts of the United States as both a cause and effect of the religious revivals. Frederick Douglass chose to live in the city and ...
... Charles Grandison Finney preaching in the city between the fall of 1830 and the summer of 1831. Abolitionist sentiments were fairly strong in Rochester compared to other parts of the United States as both a cause and effect of the religious revivals. Frederick Douglass chose to live in the city and ...
America`s Last Civil War Veterans and Participants
... being the world’s best hope for liberty that idea resonated with many. A vocal and powerful minority in the North also believed that they were doing God’s work by ridding the land of liberty from the curse and the canker of slavery. Catton also writes of the lure of the other appeal to other America ...
... being the world’s best hope for liberty that idea resonated with many. A vocal and powerful minority in the North also believed that they were doing God’s work by ridding the land of liberty from the curse and the canker of slavery. Catton also writes of the lure of the other appeal to other America ...
Listing of books in CSO Library
... The Trust Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War (2 volumes) The Road to Appomattox Return to Bull Run: The Campaign and Battle of Second Manassas First with the Most: Nathan Bedford Forest Civil War Prisons Raising the Hunley The Widow of the South (Audio Book) Army Life in a Black Regiment P ...
... The Trust Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War (2 volumes) The Road to Appomattox Return to Bull Run: The Campaign and Battle of Second Manassas First with the Most: Nathan Bedford Forest Civil War Prisons Raising the Hunley The Widow of the South (Audio Book) Army Life in a Black Regiment P ...
The American Rifled Musket
... The Development of the Rifled Musket The rifled musket integrated several technologies into a system that many mid-19thcentury experts suggested would herald a new era in the history of weaponry. It was a hybrid that combined the close-range utility of the musket with the long-range accuracy of the ...
... The Development of the Rifled Musket The rifled musket integrated several technologies into a system that many mid-19thcentury experts suggested would herald a new era in the history of weaponry. It was a hybrid that combined the close-range utility of the musket with the long-range accuracy of the ...
Harriet Tubman: The Moses of Her People
... the Union soldiers incurring one casualty and saving close to 800 slaves. On the way back down the river Colonel Montgomery ordered his troops to burn everything this included houses, fields, stores, and warehouses as a way to keep the rebel forces from using any of the resources in the area. This r ...
... the Union soldiers incurring one casualty and saving close to 800 slaves. On the way back down the river Colonel Montgomery ordered his troops to burn everything this included houses, fields, stores, and warehouses as a way to keep the rebel forces from using any of the resources in the area. This r ...
The Civil War Diary of Micajah A. Thomas
... dispatched his cavalry to Guntown under Benjamin H. Grierson three hours before his infantry began to march. Grierson met Forrest's reinforced army at Brice's Cross Roads and faced certain defeat. When Sturgis finally arrived, he misread the situation before him and led his troops into a fully prepa ...
... dispatched his cavalry to Guntown under Benjamin H. Grierson three hours before his infantry began to march. Grierson met Forrest's reinforced army at Brice's Cross Roads and faced certain defeat. When Sturgis finally arrived, he misread the situation before him and led his troops into a fully prepa ...
The Long-Run Effects of Losing the Civil War: Evidence
... mid-19th century find that migrants were negatively selected on skill, measured by occupational status (Ferrie 1997; Stewart 2006; Salisbury 2014). While we find some evidence that Union and Confederate veterans who migrated out of their their pre-Civil War county were negatively selected on family ...
... mid-19th century find that migrants were negatively selected on skill, measured by occupational status (Ferrie 1997; Stewart 2006; Salisbury 2014). While we find some evidence that Union and Confederate veterans who migrated out of their their pre-Civil War county were negatively selected on family ...
The Bloody Summer of 1863: How Memory and
... Meade, the newly appointed commander of the Army of the Potomac, had no intention of starting the battle at Gettysburg. His main intention was to protect Baltimore and Washington from the Confederate Army. Moving on Gettysburg was, at this point, an attempt to position the troops in a defensive mann ...
... Meade, the newly appointed commander of the Army of the Potomac, had no intention of starting the battle at Gettysburg. His main intention was to protect Baltimore and Washington from the Confederate Army. Moving on Gettysburg was, at this point, an attempt to position the troops in a defensive mann ...
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 ...
The Resurrection of Ezra A. Carman`s History of the Antietam - H-Net
... the effect that battle history is exceedingly difficult to produce: “Participants in real fighting know how limited and fragmentary and confused are their recollections of work after it became hot. The larger the force engaged, the more impossible it is to give an accurate presentation of its experi ...
... the effect that battle history is exceedingly difficult to produce: “Participants in real fighting know how limited and fragmentary and confused are their recollections of work after it became hot. The larger the force engaged, the more impossible it is to give an accurate presentation of its experi ...
Document
... part of the Broad Run Tract owned by Robert Brent in 173 7 and later Robert (King) Carter. The Carter family operated a mill on the property in the early I 770's and conveyed the land to Samuel Love in 1774. During the late eighteenth century, Love and his four sons Samuel, John, Charles and Augusti ...
... part of the Broad Run Tract owned by Robert Brent in 173 7 and later Robert (King) Carter. The Carter family operated a mill on the property in the early I 770's and conveyed the land to Samuel Love in 1774. During the late eighteenth century, Love and his four sons Samuel, John, Charles and Augusti ...
reminiscences of the civil war
... Major, Lieutenant-Colonel, Colonel, Brigadier-General, Major-General, and, near the end, was assigned to duty as Lieutenant-General (by authority of the Secretary of War), and while he never received the commission in regular form, he commanded, at the surrender at Appomattox, one half of the Army o ...
... Major, Lieutenant-Colonel, Colonel, Brigadier-General, Major-General, and, near the end, was assigned to duty as Lieutenant-General (by authority of the Secretary of War), and while he never received the commission in regular form, he commanded, at the surrender at Appomattox, one half of the Army o ...
1864: The Decisive Year
... on the narrow roads in the Wilderness with a vengeance. Staggered but not defeated, the Union army did what it would do for the next month, disengage and move south and east, keeping Richmond in its crosshairs. Lee caught up near Spotsylvania Court House, where the armies slugged it out for more tha ...
... on the narrow roads in the Wilderness with a vengeance. Staggered but not defeated, the Union army did what it would do for the next month, disengage and move south and east, keeping Richmond in its crosshairs. Lee caught up near Spotsylvania Court House, where the armies slugged it out for more tha ...
the civil war - Scott J. Winslow Associates, Inc.
... JEFFERSON DAVIS (1808 - 1889). President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War; U.S. Secretary of War; U.S. Senator. Prior to the Civil War, Davis had a successful career as a soldier and politician. He served with distinction under Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War, and is given ...
... JEFFERSON DAVIS (1808 - 1889). President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War; U.S. Secretary of War; U.S. Senator. Prior to the Civil War, Davis had a successful career as a soldier and politician. He served with distinction under Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War, and is given ...
War is a hellish way of settling a dispute
... Before Letterman could begin to implement any of his improvements, the Second Battle of Manassas was fought in August 1862. In addition to elements of the Army of the Potomac, this battle involved another army, the Army of Virginia, under the command of General John Pope. With more than 8,000 wounde ...
... Before Letterman could begin to implement any of his improvements, the Second Battle of Manassas was fought in August 1862. In addition to elements of the Army of the Potomac, this battle involved another army, the Army of Virginia, under the command of General John Pope. With more than 8,000 wounde ...
William C - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... allowed Rosecrans time to send for fresh supplies and ammunition from Nashville while shoring up his defensive position in anticipation of Confederate attack the next day.6 On January 2, 1863, Bragg launched an abortive attack on the Union left. Rosecrans had reinforced the position, and his men eas ...
... allowed Rosecrans time to send for fresh supplies and ammunition from Nashville while shoring up his defensive position in anticipation of Confederate attack the next day.6 On January 2, 1863, Bragg launched an abortive attack on the Union left. Rosecrans had reinforced the position, and his men eas ...
Fall 2001 - Monroe County Library System
... country was unquestioned. They were manly, honest, and served with valor." 12 The company muster rolls in Armbruster's military service file tell us he was present for duty throughout the period before he was wounded. So it is possible - but not certain - that he saw action in all of the regiment's ...
... country was unquestioned. They were manly, honest, and served with valor." 12 The company muster rolls in Armbruster's military service file tell us he was present for duty throughout the period before he was wounded. So it is possible - but not certain - that he saw action in all of the regiment's ...
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CIVIL WAR BATTLES 63
... shoot at advancing Yankees through the split rails of a fence running along the crest of the hill. Behind Jackson’s position at Dunker Church were Hood’s Texas brigades, the only real reserves Jackson could muster when needed. These men had been pulled out of the line at midnight so that they could ...
... shoot at advancing Yankees through the split rails of a fence running along the crest of the hill. Behind Jackson’s position at Dunker Church were Hood’s Texas brigades, the only real reserves Jackson could muster when needed. These men had been pulled out of the line at midnight so that they could ...
X Marks the Spot - Ames Plantation
... Wilson was born in 1837 in Shawneetown, Illinois. In 1860, he graduated from The United States Military Academy at West Point, and entered the Army as a topographical engineer.20 His first assignment was at Fort Vancouver, Oregon, as Assistant Topographical Engineer. 21 In April of 1862 he was prom ...
... Wilson was born in 1837 in Shawneetown, Illinois. In 1860, he graduated from The United States Military Academy at West Point, and entered the Army as a topographical engineer.20 His first assignment was at Fort Vancouver, Oregon, as Assistant Topographical Engineer. 21 In April of 1862 he was prom ...
At Home and in the Field - Society for Women and the Civil War
... when pemmican is wanted it has to go through another process; the meat, when dry, is pounded until it is broken into small pieces; these are put into a bag made of the buffalo's own hide, with the hair on the outside, and well mixed with melted grease; the top of the bag is then sewed up and the pem ...
... when pemmican is wanted it has to go through another process; the meat, when dry, is pounded until it is broken into small pieces; these are put into a bag made of the buffalo's own hide, with the hair on the outside, and well mixed with melted grease; the top of the bag is then sewed up and the pem ...
Did Meade Begin a Counteroffensive after
... professional jealousies and bruised egos lying dormant within the Army of the Potomac. His rivals simply needed a spark and the right circumstances to reveal their true feelings. It is not widely known today, except among professional historians, that Meade’s opponents were numerous among the higher ...
... professional jealousies and bruised egos lying dormant within the Army of the Potomac. His rivals simply needed a spark and the right circumstances to reveal their true feelings. It is not widely known today, except among professional historians, that Meade’s opponents were numerous among the higher ...
Rules of Play
... State Control: When the Union player controls (see Political Control) the required number of spaces in a Confederate State (as denoted on the map) AND no undestroyed resource spaces or open blockade runner ports exist in the state, the Union controls the state for Strategic Will purposes. Once a Con ...
... State Control: When the Union player controls (see Political Control) the required number of spaces in a Confederate State (as denoted on the map) AND no undestroyed resource spaces or open blockade runner ports exist in the state, the Union controls the state for Strategic Will purposes. Once a Con ...
Commanders of the Confederacy
... Mississippi legislature, Davis had argued against secession; but when a majority of the delegates opposed him, he gave in. In conformity with a resolution of the Confederate Congress, Davis immediately appointed a Peace Commission to resolve the Confederacy's differences with the Union. In March 186 ...
... Mississippi legislature, Davis had argued against secession; but when a majority of the delegates opposed him, he gave in. In conformity with a resolution of the Confederate Congress, Davis immediately appointed a Peace Commission to resolve the Confederacy's differences with the Union. In March 186 ...
DURING THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN
... Despite this rich literature on Federal movements through the South, academic presses have remained relatively silent with regards to Confederate movements through the North, and one must admit that the opportunities for such studies are rare. While there were instances of Confederate armies enterin ...
... Despite this rich literature on Federal movements through the South, academic presses have remained relatively silent with regards to Confederate movements through the North, and one must admit that the opportunities for such studies are rare. While there were instances of Confederate armies enterin ...
Cavalry in the American Civil War
Cavalry in the American Civil War was a branch of army service in a process of transition. It suffered from emerging technology threats, difficult logistics, and sometimes misguided or inept commanders. Nevertheless, it played important roles in many Civil War campaigns and earned its place alongside the infantry and artillery combat arms.