Guide to Civil War Sources - Maryland Historical Society
... Maryland played a key role in the Civil War. Several major battles were fought in Maryland, and the state’s location made it important both politically and militarily. As a border state between the North and the South, Maryland’s loyalties were divided during the Civil War. Culturally, Maryland prob ...
... Maryland played a key role in the Civil War. Several major battles were fought in Maryland, and the state’s location made it important both politically and militarily. As a border state between the North and the South, Maryland’s loyalties were divided during the Civil War. Culturally, Maryland prob ...
George B. McClellan - Scarsdale Public Schools
... He became convinced that the Confederate Army waiting for him in Virginia consisted of 250,000 men, when in fact it was more like sixty thousand. By November 1861, he decided that he should wait for the end of winter before moving against the enemy. In December, he became ill with typhoid fever, whi ...
... He became convinced that the Confederate Army waiting for him in Virginia consisted of 250,000 men, when in fact it was more like sixty thousand. By November 1861, he decided that he should wait for the end of winter before moving against the enemy. In December, he became ill with typhoid fever, whi ...
A Nation at War, 1861-1865
... At the time, some people thought that Dr. Orie should not be a doctor because she was a woman. Have you ever been in a similar situation? What did you do to prove to others that you could do something they didn’t think you could? ...
... At the time, some people thought that Dr. Orie should not be a doctor because she was a woman. Have you ever been in a similar situation? What did you do to prove to others that you could do something they didn’t think you could? ...
missouri kansas border war and civil war bibliography
... years before and after the war are not included, with but one exception, because only a portion of such histories deals with the Civil War years. Only in several rare instances are included books, such as volumes by Miller, Thian, and Utley, which went far beyond the Civil War years in time frame, a ...
... years before and after the war are not included, with but one exception, because only a portion of such histories deals with the Civil War years. Only in several rare instances are included books, such as volumes by Miller, Thian, and Utley, which went far beyond the Civil War years in time frame, a ...
A Border City at War - Cincinnati History Library and Archives
... Ohio River as well as its link with the newly completed Louisville and Nashville (L&N) Railroad caused Union leaders, especially, to recognize Louisville as a major hub for the movement of federal troops and supplies into the South. The city might also have served as a staging point in the transport ...
... Ohio River as well as its link with the newly completed Louisville and Nashville (L&N) Railroad caused Union leaders, especially, to recognize Louisville as a major hub for the movement of federal troops and supplies into the South. The city might also have served as a staging point in the transport ...
Staff Ride Handbook for the Battle of Perryville, 8
... considerably over the last decade. Where much of the most intensive fighting occurred now lies within the park’s boundaries. Following the course of the battle no longer requires special arrangements with private property owners. Further land acquisitions are planned, permitting the scope of the sta ...
... considerably over the last decade. Where much of the most intensive fighting occurred now lies within the park’s boundaries. Following the course of the battle no longer requires special arrangements with private property owners. Further land acquisitions are planned, permitting the scope of the sta ...
September 2015 - The Second Wisconsin
... standing event that has withstood the test of time. This has always been a well attended and enjoyable event for our members. The following information was provided by James P. Willaert to the Fugelman for our membership. The battle scenarios will focus in elements of the campaign around Atlanta, Ge ...
... standing event that has withstood the test of time. This has always been a well attended and enjoyable event for our members. The following information was provided by James P. Willaert to the Fugelman for our membership. The battle scenarios will focus in elements of the campaign around Atlanta, Ge ...
Part II - Scott J. Winslow Associates, Inc.
... Pendleton Turner, United States Marine Corps, taken in September 1861 while on recruiting service in Wilmington, and a sixth-plate ambrotype of Turner’s wife, Anna S. Keller (Turner) taken in 1859 at Courtland, Alabama with a period pencil inscription beyond the image in the case. A brief biography ...
... Pendleton Turner, United States Marine Corps, taken in September 1861 while on recruiting service in Wilmington, and a sixth-plate ambrotype of Turner’s wife, Anna S. Keller (Turner) taken in 1859 at Courtland, Alabama with a period pencil inscription beyond the image in the case. A brief biography ...
THE BATTLE OF SAILOR`S CREEK: A STUDY IN LEADERSHIP A
... Phil Sheridan, Grant’s cavalry commander was able to put his forces south and west of Lee’s Army trapping it between Sheridan’s cavalry and George Meade’s Army of the Potomac. After fighting a brutal, close quarters engagement, Union forces captured or killed the majority of two of Lee’s corps, comm ...
... Phil Sheridan, Grant’s cavalry commander was able to put his forces south and west of Lee’s Army trapping it between Sheridan’s cavalry and George Meade’s Army of the Potomac. After fighting a brutal, close quarters engagement, Union forces captured or killed the majority of two of Lee’s corps, comm ...
Grade Level: 8th - Summit County ESC
... stronghold in the North. He believed that a Southern victory would greatly discourage the North and cause President Lincoln to call an end to the war. He also thought it would persuade Great Briton and France to recognize the Confederacy. On July 1, 1863, Lee’s army ran into the Union army commanded ...
... stronghold in the North. He believed that a Southern victory would greatly discourage the North and cause President Lincoln to call an end to the war. He also thought it would persuade Great Briton and France to recognize the Confederacy. On July 1, 1863, Lee’s army ran into the Union army commanded ...
“I Could Tell You a Thousand Stories of Their Heroism…”1
... forgotten in the post-war reminiscences. The immediacy these letters is also evident in that they provide the modern reader with an unparalleled viewpoint of the soldiers’ perspective of the events they describe by stripping away the hindsight or layering of history that naturally occurs over time. ...
... forgotten in the post-war reminiscences. The immediacy these letters is also evident in that they provide the modern reader with an unparalleled viewpoint of the soldiers’ perspective of the events they describe by stripping away the hindsight or layering of history that naturally occurs over time. ...
Civil War Lapbook - Monroe County Schools
... War Between the States, was a war between the United States of America (the Union) and the Confederate States of America (the Confederacy). The American Civil War lasted for four years and was fought by three million Americans. It began on April 12, 1861 when Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South ...
... War Between the States, was a war between the United States of America (the Union) and the Confederate States of America (the Confederacy). The American Civil War lasted for four years and was fought by three million Americans. It began on April 12, 1861 when Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South ...
Did you know - Page County, Virginia in the Civil War
... The execution of deserters during the Civil War was not uncommon but the Page Grays of Company H, 33rd Virginia Infantry held a remarkable record of execution sentences - the most of any single company in the 33rd Virginia and likely the highest of any single company in the entire Stonewall Brigade. ...
... The execution of deserters during the Civil War was not uncommon but the Page Grays of Company H, 33rd Virginia Infantry held a remarkable record of execution sentences - the most of any single company in the 33rd Virginia and likely the highest of any single company in the entire Stonewall Brigade. ...
Battle of Picacho Pass - Arizona Civil War Council
... The Union troops retreated to the Pima Indian Villages and hastily built Fort Barrett (named for the fallen officer) at White's Mill, waiting to gather resources to continue the advance. However, with no Confederate reinforcements available, Captain Sherod Hunter and his men withdrew as soon as the ...
... The Union troops retreated to the Pima Indian Villages and hastily built Fort Barrett (named for the fallen officer) at White's Mill, waiting to gather resources to continue the advance. However, with no Confederate reinforcements available, Captain Sherod Hunter and his men withdrew as soon as the ...
The Long-Run Effects of Losing the Civil War: Evidence from Border
... treatment of Union and Confederate veterans themselves. Nothing in the existing literature has tracked comparable individuals from both the Union and Confederate sides in order to observe di↵erences in long-run outcomes at the individual level.2 For the most part, this is due to data unavailability ...
... treatment of Union and Confederate veterans themselves. Nothing in the existing literature has tracked comparable individuals from both the Union and Confederate sides in order to observe di↵erences in long-run outcomes at the individual level.2 For the most part, this is due to data unavailability ...
The Gettysburg Address - Sign in to Dare County Schools Parents
... this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the u ...
... this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the u ...
Battle of Blue Springs Teachers Guide
... area and gave Burnside the best position to make an infantry attack. Battle of Blue Springs Union Forces Engaged: Department of the Ohio ...
... area and gave Burnside the best position to make an infantry attack. Battle of Blue Springs Union Forces Engaged: Department of the Ohio ...
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
... contained infantry (foot-soldiers) and artillery (cannons) plus perhaps a small cavalry (horse-soldiers) detachment, and was responsible for its own logistics support of commissary (food), quartermaster (supplies and transportation), and ordnance (ammunition). The main body of cavalry was organized ...
... contained infantry (foot-soldiers) and artillery (cannons) plus perhaps a small cavalry (horse-soldiers) detachment, and was responsible for its own logistics support of commissary (food), quartermaster (supplies and transportation), and ordnance (ammunition). The main body of cavalry was organized ...
Nathan Bedford Forrest - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... his cavalry brigade to victory at the First Battle of Murfreesboro. In December 1862 Forrest destroyed Grant’s supply line in Tennessee forcing Grant to call off his Vicksburg Campaign. In September 1863 he led his men at Chickamauga and harassed the Union army as it retreated towards Chattanooga. T ...
... his cavalry brigade to victory at the First Battle of Murfreesboro. In December 1862 Forrest destroyed Grant’s supply line in Tennessee forcing Grant to call off his Vicksburg Campaign. In September 1863 he led his men at Chickamauga and harassed the Union army as it retreated towards Chattanooga. T ...
Dudley on Lepa, `Vicksburg and Chattanooga: The Battles that
... This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. ...
... This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. ...
Areas of the Valley – Part 1
... S. Grant’s Overland Campaign north of Richmond, Gen. Robert E. Lee sent Gen. Jubal Early north through the Valley with instructions to strike all the way to Washington DC, if possible. After his victory at Monocacy, Maryland on July 9, Early made limited attacks against Washington’s strong fortifica ...
... S. Grant’s Overland Campaign north of Richmond, Gen. Robert E. Lee sent Gen. Jubal Early north through the Valley with instructions to strike all the way to Washington DC, if possible. After his victory at Monocacy, Maryland on July 9, Early made limited attacks against Washington’s strong fortifica ...
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) ...
Battlefield Field Trips
... Confederate soldier. The students should pretend that they are real Civil War soldiers. They can use information from what they just read and from their imagination to tell the story. When everyone is done, ask for two volunteers to tell their stories in front of the class. Explain to your students ...
... Confederate soldier. The students should pretend that they are real Civil War soldiers. They can use information from what they just read and from their imagination to tell the story. When everyone is done, ask for two volunteers to tell their stories in front of the class. Explain to your students ...
CONTENT - Wright State University
... Missouri Compromise Compromise of 1850 Abraham Lincoln Union ...
... Missouri Compromise Compromise of 1850 Abraham Lincoln Union ...
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.