The Collapse of the Confederacy: Class Dissent, Unionism, and
... to enter the Confederate Army. To many the Conscription Act was a slight on the "honor" of Southern men. By being forced into military service it was almost as if the Confederate government was calling all those who did not volunteer in 1 86 1 cowards, and in Southern "honor" culture these men had t ...
... to enter the Confederate Army. To many the Conscription Act was a slight on the "honor" of Southern men. By being forced into military service it was almost as if the Confederate government was calling all those who did not volunteer in 1 86 1 cowards, and in Southern "honor" culture these men had t ...
2011 Fall - Alexandria Historical Society
... May 24, 1861, was not a great day for the city of Alexandria. Less than twenty-four hours after the citizens of Virginia had voted to ratify the Ordinance of Secession,1 Union troops invaded the bustling port city of some 12,000 residents—and stayed for the remainder of the war. That’s why even toda ...
... May 24, 1861, was not a great day for the city of Alexandria. Less than twenty-four hours after the citizens of Virginia had voted to ratify the Ordinance of Secession,1 Union troops invaded the bustling port city of some 12,000 residents—and stayed for the remainder of the war. That’s why even toda ...
reminiscences of the civil war
... entire Southland under the control of their own people. He was chosen by the Democrats in Congress to draft an address to the people of the South, urging patience, endurance, and an appeal to a returning sense of justice as the cure for all wrongs. He was elected governor of Georgia twice, and the r ...
... entire Southland under the control of their own people. He was chosen by the Democrats in Congress to draft an address to the people of the South, urging patience, endurance, and an appeal to a returning sense of justice as the cure for all wrongs. He was elected governor of Georgia twice, and the r ...
DURING THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN
... exhausted the topic, authors continue to seek opportunities to publish books on Gettysburg in the hopes of adding their names to the already long roster of those writers who have recorded their thoughts regarding what might be the most over-studied three days in American history. After all, the town ...
... exhausted the topic, authors continue to seek opportunities to publish books on Gettysburg in the hopes of adding their names to the already long roster of those writers who have recorded their thoughts regarding what might be the most over-studied three days in American history. After all, the town ...
History in the Making
... Lincoln thought he clearly stated his position during the campaign: he would not interfere with slavery where it already existed. Nothing about that had changed since he won, and he did not want to commit himself to a course of action before taking office. Moreover, he believed southern papers would ...
... Lincoln thought he clearly stated his position during the campaign: he would not interfere with slavery where it already existed. Nothing about that had changed since he won, and he did not want to commit himself to a course of action before taking office. Moreover, he believed southern papers would ...
The Role of Confederate Nationalism and Popular Will
... large degree to the inability of the Davis government to adequately address the economic and social disparity between the classes. "The greatest failure of Jefferson Davis's leadership lay in the domestic arena, in his inability to create the internal unity and spirit essential for the growth of Co ...
... large degree to the inability of the Davis government to adequately address the economic and social disparity between the classes. "The greatest failure of Jefferson Davis's leadership lay in the domestic arena, in his inability to create the internal unity and spirit essential for the growth of Co ...
“Union and Confederate Soldiers` Stationery: Their Designs and
... forts Henry and Donaldson. They also communicate the ardor and pride of an individual soldier engaged in those very same battles even as they reassure friends and family of his own survival, albeit his overall health was, as he expressed it, “very poor.” Battle scene and some other designs serve ...
... forts Henry and Donaldson. They also communicate the ardor and pride of an individual soldier engaged in those very same battles even as they reassure friends and family of his own survival, albeit his overall health was, as he expressed it, “very poor.” Battle scene and some other designs serve ...
HANGING OF THE PRICE FAMILY
... Moses Price was blinded in one eye and had a minie ball in his shoulder, resulting from being shot in a small Civil War engagement near Buchanan, VA on June 13, 1864, which is about 10 miles south of Natural Bridge, VA. Moses’ full name may have been Benjamin Moses Price. He used the name Benjamin P ...
... Moses Price was blinded in one eye and had a minie ball in his shoulder, resulting from being shot in a small Civil War engagement near Buchanan, VA on June 13, 1864, which is about 10 miles south of Natural Bridge, VA. Moses’ full name may have been Benjamin Moses Price. He used the name Benjamin P ...
Areas of the Valley – Part 1
... With Ulysses S. Grant’s promotion to general in chief of all Union armies in March 1864, he lost no time in organizing a huge offensive across the entire front of the embattled states. In Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley and the new state of West Virginia, Union forces were ordered to disrupt railroad a ...
... With Ulysses S. Grant’s promotion to general in chief of all Union armies in March 1864, he lost no time in organizing a huge offensive across the entire front of the embattled states. In Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley and the new state of West Virginia, Union forces were ordered to disrupt railroad a ...
Trans-Mississippi Southerners in the Union Army, 1862-1865
... either omit mention of loyalists entirely, or, as in Alvin M. Josephy’s compilation, cover only part of the region.5 Despite the work of Current and others, the role of TransMississippi Southerners in the U. S. Army remains one of the few underdeveloped areas of the vast field of Civil War history. ...
... either omit mention of loyalists entirely, or, as in Alvin M. Josephy’s compilation, cover only part of the region.5 Despite the work of Current and others, the role of TransMississippi Southerners in the U. S. Army remains one of the few underdeveloped areas of the vast field of Civil War history. ...
Trans-Mississippi Southerners in the Union Army, 1862-1865
... either omit mention of loyalists entirely, or, as in Alvin M. Josephy’s compilation, cover only part of the region.5 Despite the work of Current and others, the role of TransMississippi Southerners in the U. S. Army remains one of the few underdeveloped areas of the vast field of Civil War history. ...
... either omit mention of loyalists entirely, or, as in Alvin M. Josephy’s compilation, cover only part of the region.5 Despite the work of Current and others, the role of TransMississippi Southerners in the U. S. Army remains one of the few underdeveloped areas of the vast field of Civil War history. ...
A Study of Civil War Leadership: Gettysburg
... The Civil War was a pivotal and tragic period in our country’s history. The years that spanned from 1860-1865 were years that were paved with the blood of American men, and what determined whether these men lived or died was the men who led them. Civil War leadership on both sides of the battlefiel ...
... The Civil War was a pivotal and tragic period in our country’s history. The years that spanned from 1860-1865 were years that were paved with the blood of American men, and what determined whether these men lived or died was the men who led them. Civil War leadership on both sides of the battlefiel ...
American Civil War - Yesterday`s Muse Books
... pp. The ultimate reference guide to Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg. An extensive description of the charge, the complete roster of Gen. George Pickett’s Division, a consolidated casualty report, as well as many other significant details that have been painstakingly researched by the Gettysburg park ...
... pp. The ultimate reference guide to Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg. An extensive description of the charge, the complete roster of Gen. George Pickett’s Division, a consolidated casualty report, as well as many other significant details that have been painstakingly researched by the Gettysburg park ...
Lee, Honor, and the Confederacy
... criticized their lack of cooperation. As the threat to the Confederate homeland was imminent, the demand for protection from Union invasion grew rapidly. Confused by the inability of the government to protect their homes and families, many politicians and citizens were reluctant to assist the greate ...
... criticized their lack of cooperation. As the threat to the Confederate homeland was imminent, the demand for protection from Union invasion grew rapidly. Confused by the inability of the government to protect their homes and families, many politicians and citizens were reluctant to assist the greate ...
Gettysburg: an exhibit for the First
... extensively photographed, yet because exposure times were long, and the development process needed to be done immediately, war photographs are nearly posed in a camp or taken after the battle was over. This photograph looks downhill into the trees from the position held by Chamberlain and his men. ...
... extensively photographed, yet because exposure times were long, and the development process needed to be done immediately, war photographs are nearly posed in a camp or taken after the battle was over. This photograph looks downhill into the trees from the position held by Chamberlain and his men. ...
Part II - Scott J. Winslow Associates, Inc.
... commission on June 25, 1861 after making his way back from the Pacific via a New York bound packet boat. He then offered his services to his native Virginia and was commissioned in her Marine Corps and later the Confederate States Marine Corps. as a 1st Lt. on July 31, 1861. With more senior officer ...
... commission on June 25, 1861 after making his way back from the Pacific via a New York bound packet boat. He then offered his services to his native Virginia and was commissioned in her Marine Corps and later the Confederate States Marine Corps. as a 1st Lt. on July 31, 1861. With more senior officer ...
Areas of the Valley – Part 2
... ...every piece of artillery, every wagon and tent and supporting line of troops were in easy range of our vision. —Confederate Gen. John B. Gordon ...
... ...every piece of artillery, every wagon and tent and supporting line of troops were in easy range of our vision. —Confederate Gen. John B. Gordon ...
The Civil War Infantry Doctrine
... systematic analysis of Civil War tactics that integrates such factors as technology, terrain, weather, and leadership and traces tactical evolutions over four years of conflict.’4 A systematic analysis of Civil War tactics, as proposed by McPherson and Cooper, is therefore the starting point to ans ...
... systematic analysis of Civil War tactics that integrates such factors as technology, terrain, weather, and leadership and traces tactical evolutions over four years of conflict.’4 A systematic analysis of Civil War tactics, as proposed by McPherson and Cooper, is therefore the starting point to ans ...
Civil War Comes to Pulaski County
... Union general killed in the Civil War. The ferocity of the fighting and the passion of the participants led many observers to question the most common belief that it would only be a ninetyday war, which was the term of enlistment for most of the volunteers. The Union soldiers who had retreated to Ro ...
... Union general killed in the Civil War. The ferocity of the fighting and the passion of the participants led many observers to question the most common belief that it would only be a ninetyday war, which was the term of enlistment for most of the volunteers. The Union soldiers who had retreated to Ro ...
The Isolation Factor - Marshall Digital Scholar
... outside of the few bottomlands and towns. Samuel T. Wilson diverged slightly. He argued that West Virginia, Eastern Kentucky, and Eastern Tennessee were the most Unionist and that Western North Carolina, Northern Georgia, Northern Alabama, and especially Southwestern Virginia had more Confederate su ...
... outside of the few bottomlands and towns. Samuel T. Wilson diverged slightly. He argued that West Virginia, Eastern Kentucky, and Eastern Tennessee were the most Unionist and that Western North Carolina, Northern Georgia, Northern Alabama, and especially Southwestern Virginia had more Confederate su ...
Camp 1220 May 2014
... Lincoln did a 180 degree-turn on the rights of the states to freely govern or to secede when that right was actually exercised. The federal government ruined the union that they claim to have saved; as the union has NEVER looked, worked or functioned as it did before Lincoln saved it. It still remai ...
... Lincoln did a 180 degree-turn on the rights of the states to freely govern or to secede when that right was actually exercised. The federal government ruined the union that they claim to have saved; as the union has NEVER looked, worked or functioned as it did before Lincoln saved it. It still remai ...
Fauquier County Civil War Heritage Brochure
... on his way to the Second Battle of Manassas. • In August 1862, Gen. Robert E. Lee spent the evening at the nearby home of Mrs. John Marshall, daughter-in-law of the famous Chief Justice. Gen. Lee narrowly escaped capture by Federal troops here. • Col. Mosby’s Rangers roamed this area extensively. Th ...
... on his way to the Second Battle of Manassas. • In August 1862, Gen. Robert E. Lee spent the evening at the nearby home of Mrs. John Marshall, daughter-in-law of the famous Chief Justice. Gen. Lee narrowly escaped capture by Federal troops here. • Col. Mosby’s Rangers roamed this area extensively. Th ...
Killer Angels notes
... 16. Describe some of Longstreet’s thoughts about Lee when Fremantle is talking to him. 17. When Fremantle refers to General Lee as “devious” explain Longstreet’s reaction. 18. How does Longstreet characterize the Confederates’ chances in the next day’s battle? 19. To whom is Longstreet referring whe ...
... 16. Describe some of Longstreet’s thoughts about Lee when Fremantle is talking to him. 17. When Fremantle refers to General Lee as “devious” explain Longstreet’s reaction. 18. How does Longstreet characterize the Confederates’ chances in the next day’s battle? 19. To whom is Longstreet referring whe ...
Little Rock, AR 72221 • Email: g.hendershott
... Confederate General Walter Husted Stevens, General Robert E. Lee’s Staff Chief Engineer of the Confederacy, Army of Northern Virginia The Last Confederate Commander to leave Richmond as it was burning At General Robert E. Lee’s side during the surrender at Appomattox A very rare Confederate General’ ...
... Confederate General Walter Husted Stevens, General Robert E. Lee’s Staff Chief Engineer of the Confederacy, Army of Northern Virginia The Last Confederate Commander to leave Richmond as it was burning At General Robert E. Lee’s side during the surrender at Appomattox A very rare Confederate General’ ...
The Long-Run Effects of Losing the Civil War: Evidence from Border
... statistics).5 Another possibility is to assume that all Union or Confederate soldiers with phonetically identical names are the same person, as illustrated in panel B of table 1; this reduces the number of soldiers in table 1 to 5, and it reduces the number of records in the complete sample to 64,30 ...
... statistics).5 Another possibility is to assume that all Union or Confederate soldiers with phonetically identical names are the same person, as illustrated in panel B of table 1; this reduces the number of soldiers in table 1 to 5, and it reduces the number of records in the complete sample to 64,30 ...