LIST 13 CIVIL WAR BOOKS 1. (BARLOW
... Controversy. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1994. 227p, cloth, dj, vg. 1st ed. The major facts of the Gettysburg battle are well known, but controversies abound today. This book examines the claim that General Robert E. Lee, not J.E.B. Stuart, is to blame for the Confederates defeat in Gettysbu ...
... Controversy. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1994. 227p, cloth, dj, vg. 1st ed. The major facts of the Gettysburg battle are well known, but controversies abound today. This book examines the claim that General Robert E. Lee, not J.E.B. Stuart, is to blame for the Confederates defeat in Gettysbu ...
On July 3, 1863 outside the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
... the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia (ANV), ordered his men to participate in a military maneuver, known as Pickett’s Charge, which forever encompassed the annals of military history. Scholars, however, from the 1870’s to the modern day have debated Lee’s motives and methods of attack, as ...
... the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia (ANV), ordered his men to participate in a military maneuver, known as Pickett’s Charge, which forever encompassed the annals of military history. Scholars, however, from the 1870’s to the modern day have debated Lee’s motives and methods of attack, as ...
Episode 5
... Lee, commander of the Confederate army, is planning a defense against an attack he expects to happen before the end of the day. He is convinced that the Union army is trying to move its siege artillery within range of the Confederate capital city of Richmond. Both armies are already so close to Rich ...
... Lee, commander of the Confederate army, is planning a defense against an attack he expects to happen before the end of the day. He is convinced that the Union army is trying to move its siege artillery within range of the Confederate capital city of Richmond. Both armies are already so close to Rich ...
The Battle of Gettysburg - Crest Ridge R-VII
... troops’ morale was high but supplies were low, decided to take the bold move of invading Pennsylvania in the hopes of bringing the war to a quick end and suing for a peace that would be satisfactory to the South. He calculated that he could overcome his disadvantages in numbers by surprising the Uni ...
... troops’ morale was high but supplies were low, decided to take the bold move of invading Pennsylvania in the hopes of bringing the war to a quick end and suing for a peace that would be satisfactory to the South. He calculated that he could overcome his disadvantages in numbers by surprising the Uni ...
Civil War in Arizona
... the southern part of New Mexico similar to recent territorial borders, but on a north-south axis from the western part of the territory, closer to present-day boundaries. On February 24, 1863, Congress passed an act to establish a slave-free Territory of Arizona, from the lands lying west of a line ...
... the southern part of New Mexico similar to recent territorial borders, but on a north-south axis from the western part of the territory, closer to present-day boundaries. On February 24, 1863, Congress passed an act to establish a slave-free Territory of Arizona, from the lands lying west of a line ...
A Critical Analysis of The Killer Angels
... Ridge, knowing Lee will strike there. In the end, the Army of Northern Virginia is decimated and General Lee decides to withdraw back across the Potomac River (Shaara, 1975). General Lee had various motivations to move his army to the North. First, Lee wanted to force the Union Army to withdraw from ...
... Ridge, knowing Lee will strike there. In the end, the Army of Northern Virginia is decimated and General Lee decides to withdraw back across the Potomac River (Shaara, 1975). General Lee had various motivations to move his army to the North. First, Lee wanted to force the Union Army to withdraw from ...
Who They Were Civil War 150 Webquest
... 11. What was the size of the Confederate Army? 12. What were the total Confederate Causalities? 13. What was the size of the Union Army? 14. What were the total Union Causalities? 15. List one new interesting fact about the Battle of Chickamauge. Click on The Wilderness: 16. What was the size of th ...
... 11. What was the size of the Confederate Army? 12. What were the total Confederate Causalities? 13. What was the size of the Union Army? 14. What were the total Union Causalities? 15. List one new interesting fact about the Battle of Chickamauge. Click on The Wilderness: 16. What was the size of th ...
United States Civil War 1787 Northwest Ordinance bans slavery in
... Aug 8 Lee sends a letter of resignation to Jefferson Davis (Davis refuses the request upon receipt). (East) Aug 17 In Charleston, Union batteries and ships bombard Confederate-held Fort Sumter until Thursday, Dec 31. (West) Aug 21 Battle of Lawrence: Lawrence, Kansas is attacked by William Quantrill ...
... Aug 8 Lee sends a letter of resignation to Jefferson Davis (Davis refuses the request upon receipt). (East) Aug 17 In Charleston, Union batteries and ships bombard Confederate-held Fort Sumter until Thursday, Dec 31. (West) Aug 21 Battle of Lawrence: Lawrence, Kansas is attacked by William Quantrill ...
Union Success in the Civil War and Lessons for Strategic Leaders
... drove military decisions, leading to illadvised attacks, such as those at Bull Run and Fredericksburg. Union generals did not receive clear strategic guidance and often had to pursue multiple objectives, including trying to destroy Confederate armies, occupying territory, building railroads, and pro ...
... drove military decisions, leading to illadvised attacks, such as those at Bull Run and Fredericksburg. Union generals did not receive clear strategic guidance and often had to pursue multiple objectives, including trying to destroy Confederate armies, occupying territory, building railroads, and pro ...
Could the South have won the War?
... actions in leading the Confederate States into a war where defeat was inevitable would have been both criminally negligent and a display of unbelievable and gross arrogance. In declaring war, however, the Confederate States were confident of victory and certainly there were sound grounds for this co ...
... actions in leading the Confederate States into a war where defeat was inevitable would have been both criminally negligent and a display of unbelievable and gross arrogance. In declaring war, however, the Confederate States were confident of victory and certainly there were sound grounds for this co ...
Driving Tour - Visit Kinston
... Road Intersection, known as Sandy Foundation. Note: This east west route is part of the Blue-Gray Scenic Byway. General John G. Foster led approximately 12,000 Union troops from New Bern westward toward Kinston/Lenoir County on December 11, 1862. Foster chose not to attack at the lower road crossing ...
... Road Intersection, known as Sandy Foundation. Note: This east west route is part of the Blue-Gray Scenic Byway. General John G. Foster led approximately 12,000 Union troops from New Bern westward toward Kinston/Lenoir County on December 11, 1862. Foster chose not to attack at the lower road crossing ...
Gettysburg
... Pennsylvania in hopes that it might force the Union to end the war. It proved to be a turning point, but not the one Lee anticipated. At Gettysburg, a series of battles like the one shown here--this one on the first day of the fighting--cost Lee more than half of his entire army and forced him to re ...
... Pennsylvania in hopes that it might force the Union to end the war. It proved to be a turning point, but not the one Lee anticipated. At Gettysburg, a series of battles like the one shown here--this one on the first day of the fighting--cost Lee more than half of his entire army and forced him to re ...
Gettysburg Battlefield Lesson Plan
... Determining the Facts Reading 2: Perspectives of Participants in the Battle Part A: A Soldier's View of Gettysburg Elisha Hunt Rhodes enlisted in 1861 as a private, and by the end of the war he had risen to the command of his regiment, the 2nd Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry, U.S.A. His unit, a grou ...
... Determining the Facts Reading 2: Perspectives of Participants in the Battle Part A: A Soldier's View of Gettysburg Elisha Hunt Rhodes enlisted in 1861 as a private, and by the end of the war he had risen to the command of his regiment, the 2nd Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry, U.S.A. His unit, a grou ...
THE BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG BATTLE ANALYSIS
... •MG Halleck (Gen-in-Chief) orders the move of engineer assets •Poor communication from Washington to the Rail Marshaling Area •MAJ Spaulding could not keep the timeline given by MG Halleck Spaulding failed to report movt of equipment •Severe rain and mud slowed the rail cars movement •Union was atte ...
... •MG Halleck (Gen-in-Chief) orders the move of engineer assets •Poor communication from Washington to the Rail Marshaling Area •MAJ Spaulding could not keep the timeline given by MG Halleck Spaulding failed to report movt of equipment •Severe rain and mud slowed the rail cars movement •Union was atte ...
Section 5 Decisive Battles
... Confederate Victories Burnside knew McClellan had been fired for being too cautious. So Burnside decided on a bold stroke. In December 1862, he marched his army of 120,000 men directly toward Richmond. Lee massed 75,000 men at Fredericksburg, Virginia, to block their path. Using traditional tactics, ...
... Confederate Victories Burnside knew McClellan had been fired for being too cautious. So Burnside decided on a bold stroke. In December 1862, he marched his army of 120,000 men directly toward Richmond. Lee massed 75,000 men at Fredericksburg, Virginia, to block their path. Using traditional tactics, ...
Vermont at Bull Run - Vermont Historical Society
... excuse for his failure: his men were untrained; all were three-month recruits, whose term of enlistment had nearly expired; many were without shoes, and some, said their aged General bitterly, were without pants; surely this last statement would prevent any extended movement in a well-settled commun ...
... excuse for his failure: his men were untrained; all were three-month recruits, whose term of enlistment had nearly expired; many were without shoes, and some, said their aged General bitterly, were without pants; surely this last statement would prevent any extended movement in a well-settled commun ...
Geology and the Gettysburg campaign
... waters of Conococheague Creek on the west and Marsh Creek on the east. Of the eight passes that figure in the Gettysburg campaign, Cashtown Gap was the only one through which it was possible to move expeditiously a large force with artillery and wagon trains. By concentrating west of this gap, Lee ...
... waters of Conococheague Creek on the west and Marsh Creek on the east. Of the eight passes that figure in the Gettysburg campaign, Cashtown Gap was the only one through which it was possible to move expeditiously a large force with artillery and wagon trains. By concentrating west of this gap, Lee ...
Battle of Gettysburg PPT
... On the 3rd day of battle, Lee orders an all-out attack on the center of the Union line. George Pickett leads 15,000 Confederate soldiers in a charge across the low ground separating the two forces “High Tide of the Confederacy” – Northern-most point reached by Confederate army – Closest and last cha ...
... On the 3rd day of battle, Lee orders an all-out attack on the center of the Union line. George Pickett leads 15,000 Confederate soldiers in a charge across the low ground separating the two forces “High Tide of the Confederacy” – Northern-most point reached by Confederate army – Closest and last cha ...
The Battle of Gettysburg - Reeths
... It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us--that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion--that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under ...
... It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us--that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion--that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under ...
America`s Birth At Appomattox - Jeff Littlejohn, Assistant Professor of
... Another year would go by before President Andrew Johnson, on April 2, 1866, proclaimed “that the insurrection… is at an end and is henceforth to be so regarded.” But Grant and Lee’s task of reconciliation could not wait for the U.S. government’s ...
... Another year would go by before President Andrew Johnson, on April 2, 1866, proclaimed “that the insurrection… is at an end and is henceforth to be so regarded.” But Grant and Lee’s task of reconciliation could not wait for the U.S. government’s ...
LvG Map Side - Civil War Traveler
... • Kelly’s Ford – Confederate Maj. John Pelham killed during ...
... • Kelly’s Ford – Confederate Maj. John Pelham killed during ...
Comparing Bull Runs - Civil War Rumblings
... Ascending elsewhere on this website.) Johnston's chief subordinate at First Bull Run, P.G.T. Beauregard, had been sent west after wearing out his welcome with the Richmond administration. McDowell and Beauregard were old army friends from their West Point days, both being graduates of the Class of ...
... Ascending elsewhere on this website.) Johnston's chief subordinate at First Bull Run, P.G.T. Beauregard, had been sent west after wearing out his welcome with the Richmond administration. McDowell and Beauregard were old army friends from their West Point days, both being graduates of the Class of ...
Confederate Spies: Loreta Velazquez,Union Spies: Elizabeth Van
... 13 expeditions, including her three other brothers, Henry, Ben, and Robert, their wives and some of their children. She also provided specific instructions for about 50 to 60 other fugitives who escaped to the north. In 1858, Harriet Tubman met and joined with John Brown. She recruited supporters wh ...
... 13 expeditions, including her three other brothers, Henry, Ben, and Robert, their wives and some of their children. She also provided specific instructions for about 50 to 60 other fugitives who escaped to the north. In 1858, Harriet Tubman met and joined with John Brown. She recruited supporters wh ...