The Civil War (1861–1865)
... • The ensuing bombardment last an unbelievable 34 hours before Anderson, satisfied that he had done his duty, surrendered. • It would be the first battle of the Civil War. ...
... • The ensuing bombardment last an unbelievable 34 hours before Anderson, satisfied that he had done his duty, surrendered. • It would be the first battle of the Civil War. ...
Battle of Hanover - Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce
... How to Use This Guide The Battle of Hanover Walking Tour is a two-mile selfguided tour through Downtown Hanover. Although the tour is designed to begin where you choose, we advise starting your journey into Hanover’s history by parking in Center Square or a nearby lot (indicated on the inside map). ...
... How to Use This Guide The Battle of Hanover Walking Tour is a two-mile selfguided tour through Downtown Hanover. Although the tour is designed to begin where you choose, we advise starting your journey into Hanover’s history by parking in Center Square or a nearby lot (indicated on the inside map). ...
Chapter 9: The Civil War, 1861-1865
... if the British did so, as well. British leaders, however, were not ready to risk war with the United States. Until the Confederacy won decisive victories on the battlefield and proved it would survive and eventually win the war, the British would not risk recognizing it. In late 1861, the Confederac ...
... if the British did so, as well. British leaders, however, were not ready to risk war with the United States. Until the Confederacy won decisive victories on the battlefield and proved it would survive and eventually win the war, the British would not risk recognizing it. In late 1861, the Confederac ...
Chapter 7: The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
... the general in chief of the United States, Winfield Scott, proposed a strategy for defeating the South. Scott suggested that the Union blockade Confederate ports and send gunboats down the Mississippi River to divide the Confederacy in two. The South, thus separated, would gradually run out of resou ...
... the general in chief of the United States, Winfield Scott, proposed a strategy for defeating the South. Scott suggested that the Union blockade Confederate ports and send gunboats down the Mississippi River to divide the Confederacy in two. The South, thus separated, would gradually run out of resou ...
A Study of Civil War Leadership: Gettysburg
... presented a plan to flank the Confederate army out of their defensive works and hopefully cut off reinforcements. McDowell’s fatal flaw, however, was that he was not confident in the plan that he drafted.15 When a soldier does not believe in his own strategy, then problems are sure to arise. The Bat ...
... presented a plan to flank the Confederate army out of their defensive works and hopefully cut off reinforcements. McDowell’s fatal flaw, however, was that he was not confident in the plan that he drafted.15 When a soldier does not believe in his own strategy, then problems are sure to arise. The Bat ...
The Battle of Baton Rouge
... Elementary School. While his men did overrun the Union cannons they faced, Allen himself fell with a serious wound. Without Allen’s inspiring leadership, the troops retreated in disarray after a Union countercharge. The action then moved back to the center of the line, where General Breckinridge lau ...
... Elementary School. While his men did overrun the Union cannons they faced, Allen himself fell with a serious wound. Without Allen’s inspiring leadership, the troops retreated in disarray after a Union countercharge. The action then moved back to the center of the line, where General Breckinridge lau ...
1 1942-1961 March 1942 “Notes and Documents
... By Addie Lou Brooks In 1850, there was not one mile of railroad in Tennessee. By 1860, there were 1,253 miles, onethird of which was in West Tennessee. These rails connected the region with Charleston, New Orleans, Mobile, Louisville/New York City, and Paducah/St. Louis/Chicago. The development of t ...
... By Addie Lou Brooks In 1850, there was not one mile of railroad in Tennessee. By 1860, there were 1,253 miles, onethird of which was in West Tennessee. These rails connected the region with Charleston, New Orleans, Mobile, Louisville/New York City, and Paducah/St. Louis/Chicago. The development of t ...
the emancipation proclamation
... • McClellan attacked initiating seven day battle that ended with his retreat – 15,800 Union casualties – 20,000 Confederate casualties ...
... • McClellan attacked initiating seven day battle that ended with his retreat – 15,800 Union casualties – 20,000 Confederate casualties ...
THE THIRD REGIMENT MAINE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
... The officer’s personal example of courage in combat and his willingness to share the burdens of the soldiers while on the march made him a leader. * Recruits were eager to test their manhood in battle but this also created tension. Many recruits were at first excited about the adventure of military ...
... The officer’s personal example of courage in combat and his willingness to share the burdens of the soldiers while on the march made him a leader. * Recruits were eager to test their manhood in battle but this also created tension. Many recruits were at first excited about the adventure of military ...
"Indianizing the Confederacy": Understandings of War Cruelty
... [pregnant], was cut open, as was learned afterward, the child taken alive from the mother, and nailed to a tree...It struggled some time after the nails were driven through it!”24 Similarly, a female captive who was living with the Sioux observed, “A boy twelve years of age, whose parents had probab ...
... [pregnant], was cut open, as was learned afterward, the child taken alive from the mother, and nailed to a tree...It struggled some time after the nails were driven through it!”24 Similarly, a female captive who was living with the Sioux observed, “A boy twelve years of age, whose parents had probab ...
unionists in eastern west tennessee 1861-1865
... Confederate families resided.20 Although the eastern terrain contained better land for farming than the mountainous abode of the majority of Tennessee Unionists, the predominately loyal districts of Carroll County contained somewhat less desirable farmland than the Confederate districts to their wes ...
... Confederate families resided.20 Although the eastern terrain contained better land for farming than the mountainous abode of the majority of Tennessee Unionists, the predominately loyal districts of Carroll County contained somewhat less desirable farmland than the Confederate districts to their wes ...
The War Between the Barbates - Proceedings of the Natural Institute
... mentioned in Civil War history books. However, the Battle of Cloyd’s Mountain has one distinction to which no other Civil War battle can attest: its opposing commanding officers, Crook and Jenkins, had the most combined facial hair of any pair of combatants in the entire war. One the most renowned y ...
... mentioned in Civil War history books. However, the Battle of Cloyd’s Mountain has one distinction to which no other Civil War battle can attest: its opposing commanding officers, Crook and Jenkins, had the most combined facial hair of any pair of combatants in the entire war. One the most renowned y ...
Strategies and Battles
... track cold move soldiers and supplies throughout the North. The South had only about 9,000 miles of track. . . . The Confederacy had advantages as well. With its strong military tradition, the South put many brilliant officers into battle. Southern farms provided food for its armies. The South’s bes ...
... track cold move soldiers and supplies throughout the North. The South had only about 9,000 miles of track. . . . The Confederacy had advantages as well. With its strong military tradition, the South put many brilliant officers into battle. Southern farms provided food for its armies. The South’s bes ...
Rocky Mountain Civil War Round Table 2013 Study Group The
... The Beleaguered City: The Vicksburg Campaign, December 1862-July 1863 – Shelby Foote Vicksburg 1863: Grant Clears the Mississippi – Alan Hankinson Struggle for Vicksburg: The Battles and Siege That Decided the Civil War – Robert H. Fowler, editor Seven Story Mountain: The Union Campaign at Vicksburg ...
... The Beleaguered City: The Vicksburg Campaign, December 1862-July 1863 – Shelby Foote Vicksburg 1863: Grant Clears the Mississippi – Alan Hankinson Struggle for Vicksburg: The Battles and Siege That Decided the Civil War – Robert H. Fowler, editor Seven Story Mountain: The Union Campaign at Vicksburg ...
Chapter 8_Civil War Reconciliation
... South was at that point unable to continue the war in the same style as before, with large bodies of men in the tens of thousands, set piece battles, and defense of fixed positions and large amounts of territory. None of the top Southern commanders believed that further conventional fighting would p ...
... South was at that point unable to continue the war in the same style as before, with large bodies of men in the tens of thousands, set piece battles, and defense of fixed positions and large amounts of territory. None of the top Southern commanders believed that further conventional fighting would p ...
Confederate Strategy in 1863: Was a Strategic
... work, Principes de la Strategie in 1818. It was critically acclaimed by American officer Henry Wager Halleck, who later wrote a standard pre-Civil War U.S. Military Academy text on strategy. Thus the ideas of Archduke Charles exerted an influence over the professional development of American officer ...
... work, Principes de la Strategie in 1818. It was critically acclaimed by American officer Henry Wager Halleck, who later wrote a standard pre-Civil War U.S. Military Academy text on strategy. Thus the ideas of Archduke Charles exerted an influence over the professional development of American officer ...
Chapter 16: The Civil War, 1861-1865
... called Rebels. The Union had about 187,000 soldiers, or Yankees, as they were also known. By the end of the war, about 850,000 men fought for the Confederacy and about 2.1 million men fought for the Union. The Union number included just under 200,000 African Americans. About 10,000 Hispanic soldiers ...
... called Rebels. The Union had about 187,000 soldiers, or Yankees, as they were also known. By the end of the war, about 850,000 men fought for the Confederacy and about 2.1 million men fought for the Union. The Union number included just under 200,000 African Americans. About 10,000 Hispanic soldiers ...
Chapter 16: The Civil War, 1861-1865
... called Rebels. The Union had about 187,000 soldiers, or Yankees, as they were also known. By the end of the war, about 850,000 men fought for the Confederacy and about 2.1 million men fought for the Union. The Union number included just under 200,000 African Americans. About 10,000 Hispanic soldiers ...
... called Rebels. The Union had about 187,000 soldiers, or Yankees, as they were also known. By the end of the war, about 850,000 men fought for the Confederacy and about 2.1 million men fought for the Union. The Union number included just under 200,000 African Americans. About 10,000 Hispanic soldiers ...
Waul`s Texas Legion: Towards Vicksburg
... destroy all of their stores and provisions.18 The Legion retreated twenty miles, believing themselves to be outflanked. On the way, they engaged Union forces outside of Oxford, Mississippi, but broke off the fight. Unfortunately, the result of torrential downpours and the lack of adequate roads in ...
... destroy all of their stores and provisions.18 The Legion retreated twenty miles, believing themselves to be outflanked. On the way, they engaged Union forces outside of Oxford, Mississippi, but broke off the fight. Unfortunately, the result of torrential downpours and the lack of adequate roads in ...
Chapter Preview Chapter 16
... follow secession. Some wanted a speedy reunion with the Union if some agreements could be made with the North. Others simply hoped that they would remain independent and that the North would let them go. Those who supported secession believed that, since the states had voted to ratify the Constituti ...
... follow secession. Some wanted a speedy reunion with the Union if some agreements could be made with the North. Others simply hoped that they would remain independent and that the North would let them go. Those who supported secession believed that, since the states had voted to ratify the Constituti ...
WHO WAS THE CIVIL WAR`S PREMIER CAVALRY COMMANDER?
... Jackson to completely surprise the Union army. When Jackson was mortally wounded and A P Hill injured, Stuart took command of the 2nd Corps. With courage and brilliant leadership he continued to drive the Union troops and remained in command of the corps until Hooker retreated across the Rappahannoc ...
... Jackson to completely surprise the Union army. When Jackson was mortally wounded and A P Hill injured, Stuart took command of the 2nd Corps. With courage and brilliant leadership he continued to drive the Union troops and remained in command of the corps until Hooker retreated across the Rappahannoc ...
The Cost of War - Newspaper In Education
... How many more? 2. In which encounter were the fewest Confederate casualties? 3. In which battle were the most Union casualties? 4. In the timeline, between May and September 1864, how many total Federal casualties are reported? 5. In the timeline, between May and September 1864, how many total South ...
... How many more? 2. In which encounter were the fewest Confederate casualties? 3. In which battle were the most Union casualties? 4. In the timeline, between May and September 1864, how many total Federal casualties are reported? 5. In the timeline, between May and September 1864, how many total South ...
Arkansas Military History Journal
... Lt. Frederick L. Griffith was appointed superintendent of the Memphis to Little Rock Road on January 27, 1826, with instructions to make a road “at least twenty four feet wide throughout” with all timber and brush removed and stumps cut as low as possible, marshes and swamps to be “causewayed with ...
... Lt. Frederick L. Griffith was appointed superintendent of the Memphis to Little Rock Road on January 27, 1826, with instructions to make a road “at least twenty four feet wide throughout” with all timber and brush removed and stumps cut as low as possible, marshes and swamps to be “causewayed with ...
The CONfederate States!!
... Emperor Maximilian had a keen interest in the sea and was appointed to the rank of rear admiral in the Austrian navy by his brother. He liked to visit exotic faraway ports . . . without his wife of course....It was rumored that he contacted syphilis during a visit to a brothel in Brazil, and that as ...
... Emperor Maximilian had a keen interest in the sea and was appointed to the rank of rear admiral in the Austrian navy by his brother. He liked to visit exotic faraway ports . . . without his wife of course....It was rumored that he contacted syphilis during a visit to a brothel in Brazil, and that as ...
If one were to ask the average American or even the typi
... By July 14, 1863, the Army of Northern Virginia had escaped to safety across the swollen Potomac River, badly mauled but still intact. Considering the Union Army’s condition after the battle as well as President Lincoln’s orders not to leave Washington, D.C., unguarded, let alone MG Meade’s newness ...
... By July 14, 1863, the Army of Northern Virginia had escaped to safety across the swollen Potomac River, badly mauled but still intact. Considering the Union Army’s condition after the battle as well as President Lincoln’s orders not to leave Washington, D.C., unguarded, let alone MG Meade’s newness ...
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.