Tennessee History Facts
... Andrew Johnson held every elective office at the local, state, and federal level, including President of the United States. He was elected alderman, mayor, state representative, and state senator from Greeneville. He served as governor and military governor of Tennessee and United States congressman ...
... Andrew Johnson held every elective office at the local, state, and federal level, including President of the United States. He was elected alderman, mayor, state representative, and state senator from Greeneville. He served as governor and military governor of Tennessee and United States congressman ...
Plans and Early Battles
... Manassas, Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C. The battle, known as the Battle of Bull Run in the North and the Battle of Manassas in the South, resulted in a Union defeat by Confederate General Stonewall Jackson. Lincoln appointed a new commander, George B. McClellan. ...
... Manassas, Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C. The battle, known as the Battle of Bull Run in the North and the Battle of Manassas in the South, resulted in a Union defeat by Confederate General Stonewall Jackson. Lincoln appointed a new commander, George B. McClellan. ...
- Cornerstone - Minnesota State University, Mankato
... marching on the deeper South. In order to keep the Union Army at bay, the eastern part of the state had to be held. The Confederacy had already lost large chunks of the state and it was important to hold onto what they still had, but this was easier said than done.4 The Confederate government knew t ...
... marching on the deeper South. In order to keep the Union Army at bay, the eastern part of the state had to be held. The Confederacy had already lost large chunks of the state and it was important to hold onto what they still had, but this was easier said than done.4 The Confederate government knew t ...
Fall 2013 - Psi Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon at the University of
... Later, he describes philosophically the intense artillery barrage which followed the Yankees failed attempts to overcome the Rebel defenses by direct frontal assault: “A shell now explodes upon our right, & now close by on our left, now one just behind us- & then another in front. Now they burst abo ...
... Later, he describes philosophically the intense artillery barrage which followed the Yankees failed attempts to overcome the Rebel defenses by direct frontal assault: “A shell now explodes upon our right, & now close by on our left, now one just behind us- & then another in front. Now they burst abo ...
The Battle of Antietam
... in reserve. The unsupported I Corps would ultimately meet the Confederates in the Cornfield where dozens of regiments fought and the firing was so thick and furious that, “…every stalk of corn in the northern and greater part of the field was cut as closely as with a knife.” Hooker’s forces fought f ...
... in reserve. The unsupported I Corps would ultimately meet the Confederates in the Cornfield where dozens of regiments fought and the firing was so thick and furious that, “…every stalk of corn in the northern and greater part of the field was cut as closely as with a knife.” Hooker’s forces fought f ...
CWT Bi-State Narrative Side VA
... son Davis directed a defensive war at first. When U.S. forces marched into northern Virginia to attack Manassas Junction in July 1861, the result was a stunning Confederate victory. The Federals fared better along the northeastern coast of North Carolina, which Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside secured despi ...
... son Davis directed a defensive war at first. When U.S. forces marched into northern Virginia to attack Manassas Junction in July 1861, the result was a stunning Confederate victory. The Federals fared better along the northeastern coast of North Carolina, which Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside secured despi ...
Joshua Chamberlain Lesson Plan
... On May 23, 1863, 120 three-year enlistees from the 2nd Maine Infantry were marched under guard into the regimental area of the 20th Maine. The 2nd Maine men were in a state of mutiny and refused to fight, angry because the bulk of the regiment — men with only two-year enlistments — had been discharg ...
... On May 23, 1863, 120 three-year enlistees from the 2nd Maine Infantry were marched under guard into the regimental area of the 20th Maine. The 2nd Maine men were in a state of mutiny and refused to fight, angry because the bulk of the regiment — men with only two-year enlistments — had been discharg ...
On Civil War Turning Points
... impact. Overlapping as they do, this is almost impossible. Another reason is the failure to look at the war as a whole, to maintain a parochial perch on one's view of the war. A later section, Analysis of Civil War Turning Points, covers these insufficiencies and offers a solution. Otherwise, to und ...
... impact. Overlapping as they do, this is almost impossible. Another reason is the failure to look at the war as a whole, to maintain a parochial perch on one's view of the war. A later section, Analysis of Civil War Turning Points, covers these insufficiencies and offers a solution. Otherwise, to und ...
Civil War Review Questions
... Answer 26 C. 620,000 died. 360,000 union soldiers and 260,000 confederate soldiers were killed in battle or died of disease. This was by far America’s deadliest war. Two thirds of deaths were caused by disease. ...
... Answer 26 C. 620,000 died. 360,000 union soldiers and 260,000 confederate soldiers were killed in battle or died of disease. This was by far America’s deadliest war. Two thirds of deaths were caused by disease. ...
shot all to pieces - Lone Jack Historical Society
... rebel banner. They “pranced [in] from every direction,” recalled Jackman. “The woods seemed alive with men, and all fleeing the wrath of what was known as the Gamble order.” Many already had friends or family in rebel service, and did not want to be forced into facing them across a battlefield.4 On ...
... rebel banner. They “pranced [in] from every direction,” recalled Jackman. “The woods seemed alive with men, and all fleeing the wrath of what was known as the Gamble order.” Many already had friends or family in rebel service, and did not want to be forced into facing them across a battlefield.4 On ...
Presentation
... April 12, 1861-Fort Attacked! • 24 hours later, without weapons and supplies to fight, Union surrenders the Fort to Confederates! • Lincoln saw this as open rebellion against the Union…calls for volunteers for Army! (Army of the Potomac) • South sees that as a personal attack …VA, NC, TN and AK all ...
... April 12, 1861-Fort Attacked! • 24 hours later, without weapons and supplies to fight, Union surrenders the Fort to Confederates! • Lincoln saw this as open rebellion against the Union…calls for volunteers for Army! (Army of the Potomac) • South sees that as a personal attack …VA, NC, TN and AK all ...
Chronology of the Civil War in Prince William County
... Johnston’s army marched from Winchester. Colonel J.E.B. Stuart’s 1st Virginia Cavalry effectively screened the movement and left the Union general in the Valley, Robert Patterson, completely unaware of Johnston’s departure. McDowell also had no knowledge of the movement, being assured by Patterson ...
... Johnston’s army marched from Winchester. Colonel J.E.B. Stuart’s 1st Virginia Cavalry effectively screened the movement and left the Union general in the Valley, Robert Patterson, completely unaware of Johnston’s departure. McDowell also had no knowledge of the movement, being assured by Patterson ...
Summer 2013 - Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library
... the next year. He will assist Associate Editor Aaron Crawford in editing the USG memoirs and other editorial projects. Dr. Crawford has left for Dallas, Texas, where he has accepted a one-year fellowship at Southern Methodist University, with plans to return to Starkville, Mississippi. A full introd ...
... the next year. He will assist Associate Editor Aaron Crawford in editing the USG memoirs and other editorial projects. Dr. Crawford has left for Dallas, Texas, where he has accepted a one-year fellowship at Southern Methodist University, with plans to return to Starkville, Mississippi. A full introd ...
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... During the chaos of the fall of Richmond in early April 1865, Breckinridge saw to it that the Confederate archives, both government and military, were not destroyed but rather captured intact by the Union forces. By so doing, he ensured that a full account of the Confederate war effort would be pres ...
... During the chaos of the fall of Richmond in early April 1865, Breckinridge saw to it that the Confederate archives, both government and military, were not destroyed but rather captured intact by the Union forces. By so doing, he ensured that a full account of the Confederate war effort would be pres ...
History and Memory in Gettysburg - SUrface
... surrounding the prosperous Pennsylvania town. By the time the fighting was over, more than 4,000 Union and Confederate soldiers were dead. At least another 45,000 were wounded, captured, or had gone missing. But despite the losses, the North’s Army of the Potomac was successful in its efforts to dri ...
... surrounding the prosperous Pennsylvania town. By the time the fighting was over, more than 4,000 Union and Confederate soldiers were dead. At least another 45,000 were wounded, captured, or had gone missing. But despite the losses, the North’s Army of the Potomac was successful in its efforts to dri ...
Lincoln, the Commander-in
... threaten Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, an important rail center or once again to outflank Washington, D.C. The Civil War had been fought for two years by the time the decisive three-day battle of Gettysburg took place. This, the largest battle ever fought in the Western Hemisphere was an important victo ...
... threaten Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, an important rail center or once again to outflank Washington, D.C. The Civil War had been fought for two years by the time the decisive three-day battle of Gettysburg took place. This, the largest battle ever fought in the Western Hemisphere was an important victo ...
people.ucls.uchicago.edu
... -The Northern cannon could shoot almost a mile, giving the North vast range for which they could kill the southern soldiers. -In a addition to also having more supplies to make the weaponry, the north had rifles with higher reloading time, that for skilled soldiers could be shot three times a minute ...
... -The Northern cannon could shoot almost a mile, giving the North vast range for which they could kill the southern soldiers. -In a addition to also having more supplies to make the weaponry, the north had rifles with higher reloading time, that for skilled soldiers could be shot three times a minute ...
Generals of the Civil War
... During the battle, General Johnston was wounded and failed to realize the severity until it was too late. A physician asked if he had been wounded and General Johnston’s last words were, “Yes, and I fear seriously” ...
... During the battle, General Johnston was wounded and failed to realize the severity until it was too late. A physician asked if he had been wounded and General Johnston’s last words were, “Yes, and I fear seriously” ...
The Negative Impact of Jefferson Davis` Lack of Grand Strategy
... that experience did not equate to strategic knowledge. 1 As a result, Davis was unable to see ahead of the battles in front of him and envision the necessary tactics that would need to occur in order to achieve victory. The battles that occurred west of the Mississippi River played a significant rol ...
... that experience did not equate to strategic knowledge. 1 As a result, Davis was unable to see ahead of the battles in front of him and envision the necessary tactics that would need to occur in order to achieve victory. The battles that occurred west of the Mississippi River played a significant rol ...
Last Full Measure of Devotion
... both slave and free. As historian Drew Gilpin Faust has demonstrated, mid-nineteenth century Americans, steeped in Christian worldviews, believed that a person should have a “good death,” one witnessed by family members, recorded in a narrative of peaceful departure and Christian acceptance, perhaps ...
... both slave and free. As historian Drew Gilpin Faust has demonstrated, mid-nineteenth century Americans, steeped in Christian worldviews, believed that a person should have a “good death,” one witnessed by family members, recorded in a narrative of peaceful departure and Christian acceptance, perhaps ...
Last Full Measure of Devotion - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of
... both slave and free. As historian Drew Gilpin Faust has demonstrated, mid-nineteenth century Americans, steeped in Christian worldviews, believed that a person should have a “good death,” one witnessed by family members, recorded in a narrative of peaceful departure and Christian acceptance, perhaps ...
... both slave and free. As historian Drew Gilpin Faust has demonstrated, mid-nineteenth century Americans, steeped in Christian worldviews, believed that a person should have a “good death,” one witnessed by family members, recorded in a narrative of peaceful departure and Christian acceptance, perhaps ...
Major General George G. Meade
... After only a few days in command of the Pennsylvania Reserves, during the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, the bloodiest single day of the war, Meade was ordered to assume command of the First Corps itself when Major General Joseph Hooker was wounded. Lee's forces were defeated at Antietam ...
... After only a few days in command of the Pennsylvania Reserves, during the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, the bloodiest single day of the war, Meade was ordered to assume command of the First Corps itself when Major General Joseph Hooker was wounded. Lee's forces were defeated at Antietam ...
The Americans
... • Anaconda plan: Union strategy to conquer South - blockade Southern ports - divide Confederacy in two in west - capture Richmond, Confederate capital • Confederate strategy: defense, invade North if opportunity arises ...
... • Anaconda plan: Union strategy to conquer South - blockade Southern ports - divide Confederacy in two in west - capture Richmond, Confederate capital • Confederate strategy: defense, invade North if opportunity arises ...
CVHRI Newsletter.wps
... soldiers confiscated as much Union equipment as possible and wherever practical. This included the stripping not only of Union dead but those of Union wounded as well. Overcoats and shoes were particularly prized since it was winter, but undergarments were taken as well. Even Confederate casualties ...
... soldiers confiscated as much Union equipment as possible and wherever practical. This included the stripping not only of Union dead but those of Union wounded as well. Overcoats and shoes were particularly prized since it was winter, but undergarments were taken as well. Even Confederate casualties ...
Second Battle of Corinth
The Second Battle of Corinth (which, in the context of the American Civil War, is usually referred to as the Battle of Corinth, to differentiate it from the Siege of Corinth earlier the same year) was fought October 3–4, 1862, in Corinth, Mississippi. For the second time in the Iuka-Corinth Campaign, Union Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans defeated a Confederate army, this time one under Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn.After the Battle of Iuka, Maj. Gen. Sterling Price marched his army to meet with Van Dorn's. The combined force, under the command of the more senior Van Dorn, moved in the direction of Corinth, a critical rail junction in northern Mississippi, hoping to disrupt Union lines of communications and then sweep into Middle Tennessee. The fighting began on October 3 as the Confederates pushed the Federal army from the rifle pits originally constructed by the Confederates for the Siege of Corinth. The Confederates exploited a gap in the Union line and continued to press the Union troops until they fell back to an inner line of fortifications.On the second day of battle, the Confederates moved forward to meet heavy Union artillery fire, storming Battery Powell and Battery Robinett, where desperate hand-to-hand fighting occurred. A brief incursion into the town of Corinth was repulsed. After a Federal counterattack recaptured Battery Powell, Van Dorn ordered a general retreat. Rosecrans did not pursue immediately and the Confederates escaped destruction.