gettysburg to appomattox: the south`s critical
... agriculture to drive their economy. This mainly consisted of large cotton plantations that required hands-on labor by many slaves. The South also had some manufacturing industries, mostly near seaports, which employed both the black and white races. As the United States matured, Northern States enjo ...
... agriculture to drive their economy. This mainly consisted of large cotton plantations that required hands-on labor by many slaves. The South also had some manufacturing industries, mostly near seaports, which employed both the black and white races. As the United States matured, Northern States enjo ...
Nathan Bedford Forrest: The Confederacy`s Self
... one expedition through northern Alabama and south central Tennessee (Sept . 21-0ct. 6, 1864), Forrest reported capturing "86 commissioned officers, 1274 non-commissioned officers and privates, 67 government employees, [and] 933 negroes" while killing and wounding "about 1000 more," totaling "an aver ...
... one expedition through northern Alabama and south central Tennessee (Sept . 21-0ct. 6, 1864), Forrest reported capturing "86 commissioned officers, 1274 non-commissioned officers and privates, 67 government employees, [and] 933 negroes" while killing and wounding "about 1000 more," totaling "an aver ...
civil war web - Web Sources for Military History
... most of which are of little value to serious researchers. Many are nothing more than pages of links. Others provide only the hours of operation of a historic site or museum in a distant state. Researchers relying on search engines can find themselves sifting through site after site looking for high- ...
... most of which are of little value to serious researchers. Many are nothing more than pages of links. Others provide only the hours of operation of a historic site or museum in a distant state. Researchers relying on search engines can find themselves sifting through site after site looking for high- ...
John Bell Hood: Extracting Truth from History
... “thin.” Chesnut was there, Sword was not. Moreover, Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Fremantle of Her Majesty’s Cold Stream Guards visited the South as an observer during the war. He described Hood in their first meeting: “I was introduced to General Hood this morning; he is a tall, thin, wiry-looking man, ...
... “thin.” Chesnut was there, Sword was not. Moreover, Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Fremantle of Her Majesty’s Cold Stream Guards visited the South as an observer during the war. He described Hood in their first meeting: “I was introduced to General Hood this morning; he is a tall, thin, wiry-looking man, ...
a PDF version of the guide to Virginia`s Civil War.
... reactions to rumors concerning Confederate military fortunes, and a list of other Confederates incarcerated at Camp Chase. Allen, Orrin Sweet, Letters, 1862–1865. 1 volume. Photocopies. Mss2AL543a1. Consist of photocopies of the wartime letters of Orrin Sweet Allen (1826–1902), a carpenter of Harmon ...
... reactions to rumors concerning Confederate military fortunes, and a list of other Confederates incarcerated at Camp Chase. Allen, Orrin Sweet, Letters, 1862–1865. 1 volume. Photocopies. Mss2AL543a1. Consist of photocopies of the wartime letters of Orrin Sweet Allen (1826–1902), a carpenter of Harmon ...
General Daniel Edgar Sickles, Storm at the Peach Orchard
... least, a success in Pennsylvania would offset any failure at Vicksburg. At the most, a great victory on enemy soil might put peace within Richmond’s reach. Secretary Of State for the Confederacy, James Seddon said it well: Such a movement by the Army of Northern Virginia “is indispensable to our saf ...
... least, a success in Pennsylvania would offset any failure at Vicksburg. At the most, a great victory on enemy soil might put peace within Richmond’s reach. Secretary Of State for the Confederacy, James Seddon said it well: Such a movement by the Army of Northern Virginia “is indispensable to our saf ...
Fall 1862 at Fairfax Court House
... on November 18th, and remained until December 12th. The corps was then ordered out of Northern Virginia and made its slow and difficult march to Fredericksburg where it arrived following that devastating battle on December 11th-15th. It wintered in Stafford Court House.2 —”I goes to fight mit Sigel” ...
... on November 18th, and remained until December 12th. The corps was then ordered out of Northern Virginia and made its slow and difficult march to Fredericksburg where it arrived following that devastating battle on December 11th-15th. It wintered in Stafford Court House.2 —”I goes to fight mit Sigel” ...
the rhetoric of destruction: racial identity and
... erroneously, made. Historians have usually viewed the Civil War too narrowly in their attempts to characterize its destructiveness, focusing primarily on the policies of white combatants toward white civilians as if they were the sole participants (or victims). If the actions of whites against other ...
... erroneously, made. Historians have usually viewed the Civil War too narrowly in their attempts to characterize its destructiveness, focusing primarily on the policies of white combatants toward white civilians as if they were the sole participants (or victims). If the actions of whites against other ...
The Knight in Shining Armor Joshua Lawrence
... qualities had achieved him considerable renown in the Union Army. He had achieved his fame in 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 ...
... qualities had achieved him considerable renown in the Union Army. He had achieved his fame in 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 ...
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
... At the other end of the spectrum, Civil War tactics have also attracted scholarly attention. Paddy Griffith, Battle Tactics of the Civil War (Yale University Press, 1987) remains the standard work though also essential is Earl J. Hess, The Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat: Myth and Reality (Univers ...
... At the other end of the spectrum, Civil War tactics have also attracted scholarly attention. Paddy Griffith, Battle Tactics of the Civil War (Yale University Press, 1987) remains the standard work though also essential is Earl J. Hess, The Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat: Myth and Reality (Univers ...
The Union Army Had Something to Do With It
... saw truth in it and was rather sick and tired of it. The feeling is easy for a modern student of confederate writing to share. The chapter on Gettysburg in Shelby Foote's Narrative History of the Civil War is called "The Stars in their Courses."12 So maybe it was Longstreet, maybe Stuart, maybe Ewel ...
... saw truth in it and was rather sick and tired of it. The feeling is easy for a modern student of confederate writing to share. The chapter on Gettysburg in Shelby Foote's Narrative History of the Civil War is called "The Stars in their Courses."12 So maybe it was Longstreet, maybe Stuart, maybe Ewel ...
Sarah Emma Edmonds (Seelye):
... best feelings of my nature, and I longed to restore him to health and strength; not considering that the very health and strength which I wished to secure for him would be employed against the cause which I had espoused.” ...
... best feelings of my nature, and I longed to restore him to health and strength; not considering that the very health and strength which I wished to secure for him would be employed against the cause which I had espoused.” ...
GEORGE G. MEADE AND HIS ROLE IN THE GETTYSBURG
... if not torpid role. 1\Ieade had been in command of the army for only three days prior to the opening of this pivotal engagement, and the first day's combat-which went far toward shaping the course and outcome of the entire battle-was fought while he was fourteen miles distant. Also, the large number ...
... if not torpid role. 1\Ieade had been in command of the army for only three days prior to the opening of this pivotal engagement, and the first day's combat-which went far toward shaping the course and outcome of the entire battle-was fought while he was fourteen miles distant. Also, the large number ...
Competing Visions of America: The Fourth of July During the Civil
... Rather than celebrating the Union, Southerners recognized constitutional rights and ideas of independence. This interpretation of Northern and Southern cultures falls in line with David M. Potter’s theory that rather than being divided by separate cultures, there existed a distinctive culture betwee ...
... Rather than celebrating the Union, Southerners recognized constitutional rights and ideas of independence. This interpretation of Northern and Southern cultures falls in line with David M. Potter’s theory that rather than being divided by separate cultures, there existed a distinctive culture betwee ...
Civil War Practice Test
... b. killed or sold into slavery if captured by the Confederacy. c. not experienced at war and did not know what to expect. d. only given bayonets with which to fight. Which of the following was an African American unit in the Civil War that played a key role in the attack on South Carolina’s Fort Wag ...
... b. killed or sold into slavery if captured by the Confederacy. c. not experienced at war and did not know what to expect. d. only given bayonets with which to fight. Which of the following was an African American unit in the Civil War that played a key role in the attack on South Carolina’s Fort Wag ...
Combat, Supply, and the Influence of Logistics During the Civil War
... crossed the Arkansas River and drove south into the Choctaw Nation but failed to decisively defeat the enemy. Confederate troops attacked Fort Smith, driving in the federal pickets but could not force the garrison from the post. Throughout the remained of the year raids became the prominent form of ...
... crossed the Arkansas River and drove south into the Choctaw Nation but failed to decisively defeat the enemy. Confederate troops attacked Fort Smith, driving in the federal pickets but could not force the garrison from the post. Throughout the remained of the year raids became the prominent form of ...
Rosecrans Essay - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... untrue. We have long been told that he ruined traps set by Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant at Iuka and Corinth, and that Grant won those battles in spite of errors by Rosecrans; that Rosecrans stumbled his way to a bloody draw at Stones River; that he delayed launching his Tullahoma Campaign unti ...
... untrue. We have long been told that he ruined traps set by Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant at Iuka and Corinth, and that Grant won those battles in spite of errors by Rosecrans; that Rosecrans stumbled his way to a bloody draw at Stones River; that he delayed launching his Tullahoma Campaign unti ...
McClellan at Fairfax Court House
... 2 that required McClellan in implementing his plan to 1) use no more than two of the five corps in the Army of the Potomac (approximately 50,000 of 125,000 troops); 2) the Potomac river was to be cleared of all obstructions and enemy batteries; and, 3) that he move on or before March 18th. Fate then ...
... 2 that required McClellan in implementing his plan to 1) use no more than two of the five corps in the Army of the Potomac (approximately 50,000 of 125,000 troops); 2) the Potomac river was to be cleared of all obstructions and enemy batteries; and, 3) that he move on or before March 18th. Fate then ...
General US Grant`s Effective Use of the Leadership
... power. During previous campaigns, General Grant found that, “for every combat soldier [he] had available, there were two committed to guarding the railroads upon which his army depended for resupply.”11 This decision also ensured that Union troops did not have a vulnerable supply trail. In fact, the ...
... power. During previous campaigns, General Grant found that, “for every combat soldier [he] had available, there were two committed to guarding the railroads upon which his army depended for resupply.”11 This decision also ensured that Union troops did not have a vulnerable supply trail. In fact, the ...
The Best Field Trip Ever!
... cuts and sprained ankles. At one point, a fallen tree blocked our way, and we all had to climb up and over it to continue on the path. I hollered back to the single file line of students, reminding them that the soldiers had done this with heavy uniforms in the summer heat, without water and under f ...
... cuts and sprained ankles. At one point, a fallen tree blocked our way, and we all had to climb up and over it to continue on the path. I hollered back to the single file line of students, reminding them that the soldiers had done this with heavy uniforms in the summer heat, without water and under f ...
the underappreciated strategic genius of george b. mcclellan
... of disadvantage or quit. McClellan’s purpose at operational maneuver was to bring the Confederates to battle on terms favorable to the Union and then through decisive victory bring about conciliation. As the only large-scale operation to take advantage of the strategic mobility conferred by the Uni ...
... of disadvantage or quit. McClellan’s purpose at operational maneuver was to bring the Confederates to battle on terms favorable to the Union and then through decisive victory bring about conciliation. As the only large-scale operation to take advantage of the strategic mobility conferred by the Uni ...
- Cornerstone - Minnesota State University, Mankato
... the Union Armies once Abraham Lincoln and his generals set their sights on penetrating the lower Southern states. In taking Chattanooga, the Union Army broke past the mountain chain that protected the states like Alabama and ...
... the Union Armies once Abraham Lincoln and his generals set their sights on penetrating the lower Southern states. In taking Chattanooga, the Union Army broke past the mountain chain that protected the states like Alabama and ...
Chapter 21—The Furnace of Civil War, 1861
... 54. A victory at Antietam probably would have won Confederate independence because a. the Union armies were already heavily demoralized. b. France and Britain were on the verge of recognizing the Confederate government. c. the Republicans would have lost the subsequent congressional elections. d. L ...
... 54. A victory at Antietam probably would have won Confederate independence because a. the Union armies were already heavily demoralized. b. France and Britain were on the verge of recognizing the Confederate government. c. the Republicans would have lost the subsequent congressional elections. d. L ...
Mosby`s Horse Artillery - Historic Fairfax City, Inc.
... frustrated Union attempts to strengthen and protect Sheridan’s railroad supply lines. In addition, Mosby had in the past demonstrated his ability to create problems for the Union around Washington, thus diverting troops from Grant in Petersburg. More recently he was providing support to Early while ...
... frustrated Union attempts to strengthen and protect Sheridan’s railroad supply lines. In addition, Mosby had in the past demonstrated his ability to create problems for the Union around Washington, thus diverting troops from Grant in Petersburg. More recently he was providing support to Early while ...
naylonMaurice - Georgetown University
... operational, and tactical levels, all of which include corresponding levels of logistics with distinct functions. The strategic level supports the organizing, training, and equipping of all forces needed to advance the national interest. This level links the national economic base (people, resource ...
... operational, and tactical levels, all of which include corresponding levels of logistics with distinct functions. The strategic level supports the organizing, training, and equipping of all forces needed to advance the national interest. This level links the national economic base (people, resource ...
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.