Mosby`s Horse Artillery - Historic Fairfax City, Inc.
... By August 1864, the 60,000 or more men of the 11th, 12th, and 6th Corps that had been camped in and around Fairfax Court House were then gone with Grant’s army south of Richmond. Likewise, the troops of the Washington Defense Department headquartered at Fairfax Court House were much diminished in nu ...
... By August 1864, the 60,000 or more men of the 11th, 12th, and 6th Corps that had been camped in and around Fairfax Court House were then gone with Grant’s army south of Richmond. Likewise, the troops of the Washington Defense Department headquartered at Fairfax Court House were much diminished in nu ...
Something So Dim It Must Be Holy
... Southerners against democratic reforms, such as the enfranchisement of blacks, which threatened many Southern whites. In Arkansas, an alliance between Confederate patriotic societies and the state educational establishment ensured the presentation of "a canted interpretation of the past." The groups ...
... Southerners against democratic reforms, such as the enfranchisement of blacks, which threatened many Southern whites. In Arkansas, an alliance between Confederate patriotic societies and the state educational establishment ensured the presentation of "a canted interpretation of the past." The groups ...
Heritage or Hate? - Digital Commons @Brockport
... of the background, origins, and viewpoints of the modern flag debate would do well to read Coski’s book. My paper synthesizes and builds upon these and other authors’ research to conclude that many white Americans fundamentally misremember these three Confederate icons. Finally, a note on some of th ...
... of the background, origins, and viewpoints of the modern flag debate would do well to read Coski’s book. My paper synthesizes and builds upon these and other authors’ research to conclude that many white Americans fundamentally misremember these three Confederate icons. Finally, a note on some of th ...
Southern honor, Confederate warfare : southern
... so far never had the fortune to be engaged with the Enemy — I hope however, if it shall ever be my fortune to be engaged with them, that my conduct will be such, that if I do not merit your praise, will not cause you to feel ashamed.”2 Such motives shaped the behavior of southern commanders on campa ...
... so far never had the fortune to be engaged with the Enemy — I hope however, if it shall ever be my fortune to be engaged with them, that my conduct will be such, that if I do not merit your praise, will not cause you to feel ashamed.”2 Such motives shaped the behavior of southern commanders on campa ...
Rules of Play
... inauguration President Buchanan did little as several other states followed South Carolina’s lead, resulting in the formation of the Confederate States of America. Playing a cautious game, Lincoln after his inauguration did not immediately act, trying instead to hold the border states in the Union, ...
... inauguration President Buchanan did little as several other states followed South Carolina’s lead, resulting in the formation of the Confederate States of America. Playing a cautious game, Lincoln after his inauguration did not immediately act, trying instead to hold the border states in the Union, ...
The Union Army Had Something to Do With It
... On page 200 of his Military Memoirs of a Confederate he makes the following very interesting statement regarding the stand of a small portion of the Union Army of the Potomac that had a brief but intense struggle with elements of Stonewall Jackson's wing on August 28, 1862, on the eve of the Second ...
... On page 200 of his Military Memoirs of a Confederate he makes the following very interesting statement regarding the stand of a small portion of the Union Army of the Potomac that had a brief but intense struggle with elements of Stonewall Jackson's wing on August 28, 1862, on the eve of the Second ...
... River. As unlikely as it seems, the tale is confirmed by a letter to Virginia governor John Letcher, in which Rooney announced the capture of the men and asked for instructions. (Letcher calmly advised him to keep the vessels and the timber and release the men.)5 In only one place does Mary Custis L ...
To Live and Die in Dixie: Robert E. Lee and - TopSCHOLAR
... the hostilities of 1861-65 as a great ‘civil’ war among ‘brothers’ rather than between—as they briefly were—two sovereign nation-states.”1 After four bloody years of battle and death, the seceding states would be reincorporated into the Union and America would once again be ‘whole,’ but we should no ...
... the hostilities of 1861-65 as a great ‘civil’ war among ‘brothers’ rather than between—as they briefly were—two sovereign nation-states.”1 After four bloody years of battle and death, the seceding states would be reincorporated into the Union and America would once again be ‘whole,’ but we should no ...
Staff Ride Handbook for the Battle of Perryville, 8
... Sterling Price were moving into Tennessee, and Braxton Bragg and Edmund Kirby Smith were advancing into Kentucky. James McPherson, in his acclaimed Battle Cry of Freedom, cites this period as the first of the four major turning points of the American Civil War. The Confederate counteroffensive defea ...
... Sterling Price were moving into Tennessee, and Braxton Bragg and Edmund Kirby Smith were advancing into Kentucky. James McPherson, in his acclaimed Battle Cry of Freedom, cites this period as the first of the four major turning points of the American Civil War. The Confederate counteroffensive defea ...
Clarke County Civil War Driving Tour
... The crest above where you’re standing is where the initial Federal line, consisting of Col. Joseph Thoburn’s division, had been deployed before being routed and sent fleeing to the southeast, past Rosemont. From the moment the Confederate attack began, Union Gen. George Crook had intended to counter ...
... The crest above where you’re standing is where the initial Federal line, consisting of Col. Joseph Thoburn’s division, had been deployed before being routed and sent fleeing to the southeast, past Rosemont. From the moment the Confederate attack began, Union Gen. George Crook had intended to counter ...
Vermont in the Civil War
... was placed at the front of the attack, and just before dawn 12,000 men rolled forward. ...
... was placed at the front of the attack, and just before dawn 12,000 men rolled forward. ...
Touring Civil War Sites East Paulding, South Bartow West Cobb
... knew full well that the pass would be costly to take by force. Union forces under his command are instead directed to extend southward from their positions in Kingston and Cartersville. Fond of outflanking maneuvers, this movement is another attempt pass around the Confederates on their left and in ...
... knew full well that the pass would be costly to take by force. Union forces under his command are instead directed to extend southward from their positions in Kingston and Cartersville. Fond of outflanking maneuvers, this movement is another attempt pass around the Confederates on their left and in ...
Battle of Picacho Pass - Arizona Civil War Council
... resident John W. Jones), commanded by Lieutenant James Barrett of the 1st California Cavalry, were conducting a sweep of the Picacho Peak area, looking for Confederates reported to be nearby. The Arizona Confederates were commanded by Sergeant Henry Holmes. Barrett was under orders not to engage the ...
... resident John W. Jones), commanded by Lieutenant James Barrett of the 1st California Cavalry, were conducting a sweep of the Picacho Peak area, looking for Confederates reported to be nearby. The Arizona Confederates were commanded by Sergeant Henry Holmes. Barrett was under orders not to engage the ...
The Long-Run Effects of Losing the Civil War: Evidence
... headed the Constitutional Union party, which consisted largely of moderate ex-Whigs who found the Republican party too “radical;” the party’s platform avoids the question of slavery altogether. Douglas headed the Northern Democrats, whose platform fell short of endorsing explicit protections for sla ...
... headed the Constitutional Union party, which consisted largely of moderate ex-Whigs who found the Republican party too “radical;” the party’s platform avoids the question of slavery altogether. Douglas headed the Northern Democrats, whose platform fell short of endorsing explicit protections for sla ...
Did Meade Begin a Counteroffensive after
... Harrisburg. The army’s 12th Corps commander, Major General Henry Slocum, graded second for the appointment, had informed the War Department in advance that he did not want the job. Major General John Sedgwick of the 6th Corps landed third on the list, but politely declined to be considered. Reynolds ...
... Harrisburg. The army’s 12th Corps commander, Major General Henry Slocum, graded second for the appointment, had informed the War Department in advance that he did not want the job. Major General John Sedgwick of the 6th Corps landed third on the list, but politely declined to be considered. Reynolds ...
Catoosa County History - Catoosa County Chamber of Commerce
... Secession had mixed reviews in Catoosa County. Two delegates were sent to the secession convention in Milledgeville. Joseph T. McConnell voted to secede and Presley Yates seems to have seen how things were going and refused to vote. But once secession was decided, the county supported the Confedera ...
... Secession had mixed reviews in Catoosa County. Two delegates were sent to the secession convention in Milledgeville. Joseph T. McConnell voted to secede and Presley Yates seems to have seen how things were going and refused to vote. But once secession was decided, the county supported the Confedera ...
"Young Bloods of the South:" The Confederate Use and Efficacy of
... regular cavalry, performing the normal functions of reconnaissance, screening, and pursuit. Cavalry raiders thus straddled the line between conventional and unconventional forces, and did not exist permanently in their irregular status, though units like John Hunt Morgan’s and Nathan Bedford Forrest ...
... regular cavalry, performing the normal functions of reconnaissance, screening, and pursuit. Cavalry raiders thus straddled the line between conventional and unconventional forces, and did not exist permanently in their irregular status, though units like John Hunt Morgan’s and Nathan Bedford Forrest ...
READ-ALOUD PLAYS ABOUT
... Discussion questions The discussion questions are designed to be used immediately after the play has been read. The questions allow the students to process and reflect on what they have just read and also reinforce the themes and historical facts that have been presented. They also help set the stag ...
... Discussion questions The discussion questions are designed to be used immediately after the play has been read. The questions allow the students to process and reflect on what they have just read and also reinforce the themes and historical facts that have been presented. They also help set the stag ...
“I Could Tell You a Thousand Stories of Their Heroism…”1
... misstatements, wild exaggerations, and outright falsehoods that have been proven inaccurate by modern studies. It is easy to forget that what appears to us to be wholly unreliable, was in fact what the soldier thought was correct when he penned his letters.3 These writings also place the Gettysburg ...
... misstatements, wild exaggerations, and outright falsehoods that have been proven inaccurate by modern studies. It is easy to forget that what appears to us to be wholly unreliable, was in fact what the soldier thought was correct when he penned his letters.3 These writings also place the Gettysburg ...
How the Confederacy Came To Terms with the American Civil War
... writings of Confederates reveal it. This format allows insight into the mental worlds of Confederates, and by examining soldiers, government officials, civilians and newspapers a larger comprehension of the way the Confederates viewed the American Civil War emerges. Dr. Kubler-Ross identified the fi ...
... writings of Confederates reveal it. This format allows insight into the mental worlds of Confederates, and by examining soldiers, government officials, civilians and newspapers a larger comprehension of the way the Confederates viewed the American Civil War emerges. Dr. Kubler-Ross identified the fi ...
The Civil War in Mason Neck and Vicinity by Paul
... Pocahontas which was loaded with wood and the sloop Mary Grey in Pohick Creek (Naval History Division 1966; Rush and Woods 1896:598-599). (The Thomas Freeborn was a side-wheel steamer described as Fourth Rated; tonnage, 269; crew, 67; and guns, 2 (Rush and Woods 1897:XVI)). The Pocahontas belonged ...
... Pocahontas which was loaded with wood and the sloop Mary Grey in Pohick Creek (Naval History Division 1966; Rush and Woods 1896:598-599). (The Thomas Freeborn was a side-wheel steamer described as Fourth Rated; tonnage, 269; crew, 67; and guns, 2 (Rush and Woods 1897:XVI)). The Pocahontas belonged ...
1864: The Decisive Year
... Valley were defeated May 15 at New Market by a collection of Confederates that included boys from the Virginia Military Institute. And a great Union opportunity was lost south of Richmond where the Northern commander there, Gen. Benjamin Butler, frittered away a chance to drive a wedge between the c ...
... Valley were defeated May 15 at New Market by a collection of Confederates that included boys from the Virginia Military Institute. And a great Union opportunity was lost south of Richmond where the Northern commander there, Gen. Benjamin Butler, frittered away a chance to drive a wedge between the c ...
Shenandoah Mennonite Historian - MennoniteArchivesofVirginia.net
... On October 3, Sheridan offered any person Progress was slow at first. The Valley who wished to escape the destruction in the Pike was a macadamized road with a surface Shenandoah Valley a wagon, horses and safe of crushed stone. Emanuel writes that his passage into Union territory.2 Emanuel Suter, h ...
... On October 3, Sheridan offered any person Progress was slow at first. The Valley who wished to escape the destruction in the Pike was a macadamized road with a surface Shenandoah Valley a wagon, horses and safe of crushed stone. Emanuel writes that his passage into Union territory.2 Emanuel Suter, h ...
by Nick Bolash - College of William and Mary
... city of Hopewell (figure 1), the formerly bustling town has vanished into the record books. This study, sponsored by the William and Mary Center for Archaeological Research, will attempt to reconstruct a picture of how the town may have appeared during the Civil War. This view into the life and time ...
... city of Hopewell (figure 1), the formerly bustling town has vanished into the record books. This study, sponsored by the William and Mary Center for Archaeological Research, will attempt to reconstruct a picture of how the town may have appeared during the Civil War. This view into the life and time ...