Commanders of the Confederacy
... Four days after his resignation, Davis was commissioned a Major General of Mississippi troops.[3] On February 9, 1861, a constitutional convention at Montgomery, Alabama named him provisional president of the Confederate States of America and he was inaugurated on February 18. In meetings of his own ...
... Four days after his resignation, Davis was commissioned a Major General of Mississippi troops.[3] On February 9, 1861, a constitutional convention at Montgomery, Alabama named him provisional president of the Confederate States of America and he was inaugurated on February 18. In meetings of his own ...
Winchester Front Matter.vp
... father, John, worked as a laborer on the National Road but still struggled to support his wife Mary Meenagh and their children. There were no servants at the Sheridan home so “Little Phil,” as he became known, performed daily chores around the family’s modest three-room log cabin. With his father aw ...
... father, John, worked as a laborer on the National Road but still struggled to support his wife Mary Meenagh and their children. There were no servants at the Sheridan home so “Little Phil,” as he became known, performed daily chores around the family’s modest three-room log cabin. With his father aw ...
George F. Root A civil war song
... According to the Chicago Tribune, the popular Lumbard Brothers introduced The Battle Cry of Freedom at a Chicago war rally on July 24, 1862. The rallying spirit of the song was immediately applauded, and quickly spread across the Union camps, parlors at home, and other rallies throughout the Union. ...
... According to the Chicago Tribune, the popular Lumbard Brothers introduced The Battle Cry of Freedom at a Chicago war rally on July 24, 1862. The rallying spirit of the song was immediately applauded, and quickly spread across the Union camps, parlors at home, and other rallies throughout the Union. ...
Chapter 22: The Civil War - Mr. Graham`s Web Page
... a series of powerful assaults against Robert E. Lee’s forces near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862. The morning assault and vicious Confederate counterattacks swept back and forth through Miller’s Cornfield and the West Woods. Later, towards the center of the battlefield, Union assaults a ...
... a series of powerful assaults against Robert E. Lee’s forces near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862. The morning assault and vicious Confederate counterattacks swept back and forth through Miller’s Cornfield and the West Woods. Later, towards the center of the battlefield, Union assaults a ...
The Encyclopedia of Civil War Battles
... Stars and Bars. The Ocmulgee was a lumbering ship, further encumbered by the fact that, when Semmes found her, she had a dead whale lashed to her side. A Confederate boarding party took over the Ocmulgee without firing a shot, rounding up its captain and crew of 36 and putting them in a longboat nea ...
... Stars and Bars. The Ocmulgee was a lumbering ship, further encumbered by the fact that, when Semmes found her, she had a dead whale lashed to her side. A Confederate boarding party took over the Ocmulgee without firing a shot, rounding up its captain and crew of 36 and putting them in a longboat nea ...
Sacrificed to the Bad Management...of Others
... front. A member of the 12th Virginia recalled “we moved leisourly forward” and Sergeant Kirkpatrick recorded in his diary the “frequent halts” made throughout the day.25 As they neared the front, the normal scenes of the conflict became more evident. Gen. Wilcox reported, “as we approached near the ...
... front. A member of the 12th Virginia recalled “we moved leisourly forward” and Sergeant Kirkpatrick recorded in his diary the “frequent halts” made throughout the day.25 As they neared the front, the normal scenes of the conflict became more evident. Gen. Wilcox reported, “as we approached near the ...
North Alabama Civil War Generals
... USA Brevet Maj. Gen. William Birney, David Birney’s brother, was also from Huntsville. Our author found it ironic that William Birney’s ambition to lead U.S. Colored troops on the battlefield in all-black brigades and divisions was undone during the Appomattox Campaign. The undoing was by his own Un ...
... USA Brevet Maj. Gen. William Birney, David Birney’s brother, was also from Huntsville. Our author found it ironic that William Birney’s ambition to lead U.S. Colored troops on the battlefield in all-black brigades and divisions was undone during the Appomattox Campaign. The undoing was by his own Un ...
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 ...
Battle of Glorieta Pass - Arizona Civil War Council
... When Slough found the Texans so far forward, he launched an attack, hitting the Texans around 11:00 am about a half mile from Pigeon's Ranch. A provisional battalion of four companies from the 1st Colorado under Lt. Col. Samuel Tappan, supported by both batteries, deployed across the trail.[16] The ...
... When Slough found the Texans so far forward, he launched an attack, hitting the Texans around 11:00 am about a half mile from Pigeon's Ranch. A provisional battalion of four companies from the 1st Colorado under Lt. Col. Samuel Tappan, supported by both batteries, deployed across the trail.[16] The ...
Upper Rappahannock River Front: The Dare Mark Line Clark B. Hall
... western Fauquier County, 50,000-strong, and in early July, Union cavalry columns spanned out across the entire countryside east of the river, with Rappahannock Station in the center.13 A good account of the bridge being burned on March 28 is found in O.O. Howard’s report, War of the Rebellion: A Com ...
... western Fauquier County, 50,000-strong, and in early July, Union cavalry columns spanned out across the entire countryside east of the river, with Rappahannock Station in the center.13 A good account of the bridge being burned on March 28 is found in O.O. Howard’s report, War of the Rebellion: A Com ...
Conflict and Courage in Fairfax County
... diagonally crossed bars, and 12 stars. • It was discovered, in September 1861, that J.E.B. Stuart had directed his men to build “Quaker Cannons,” faux cannons made of logs, to mislead the Union army as to the strength of his artillery on Munson’s Hill. This was the first time “Quaker Cannons” were u ...
... diagonally crossed bars, and 12 stars. • It was discovered, in September 1861, that J.E.B. Stuart had directed his men to build “Quaker Cannons,” faux cannons made of logs, to mislead the Union army as to the strength of his artillery on Munson’s Hill. This was the first time “Quaker Cannons” were u ...
The Dare Mark Line - Civil War in Fauquier
... “Beverley,” after Robert Beverley, an early landowner. Sulphur Springs Ford was also known as The Springs; White Sulphur Springs; or Fauquier Springs Ford. It is located just west of present-‐day Fauquier ...
... “Beverley,” after Robert Beverley, an early landowner. Sulphur Springs Ford was also known as The Springs; White Sulphur Springs; or Fauquier Springs Ford. It is located just west of present-‐day Fauquier ...
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 ...
Balloon Operations on the Peninsula in 1862
... called the George Washington Park Custis to transport his balloons and launch from the water. While often credited with being the first aircraft carrier, it was in fact the second.x The two balloons that Lowe used primarily on the peninsula in 1862 were the Intrepid and the Constitution. The Intrep ...
... called the George Washington Park Custis to transport his balloons and launch from the water. While often credited with being the first aircraft carrier, it was in fact the second.x The two balloons that Lowe used primarily on the peninsula in 1862 were the Intrepid and the Constitution. The Intrep ...
General James Longstreet
... The Battle of the Wilderness- Longstreet’s troops arrived between the first and second day. The battle ended in a draw but the North could now travel South without any interference from Lee. But before it had ended, Longstreet had received a shot to the throat given by his own men. On April 12, 18 ...
... The Battle of the Wilderness- Longstreet’s troops arrived between the first and second day. The battle ended in a draw but the North could now travel South without any interference from Lee. But before it had ended, Longstreet had received a shot to the throat given by his own men. On April 12, 18 ...
CASE REPORT Bloodstains of Gettysburg
... favor of the Union Army during the American Civil War. Although other battles of the war resulted in higher single day casualties, the total of wounded and dead for the three days of battle has caused Gettysburg to be considered the bloodiest engagement to have ever occurred on the continent. The ba ...
... favor of the Union Army during the American Civil War. Although other battles of the war resulted in higher single day casualties, the total of wounded and dead for the three days of battle has caused Gettysburg to be considered the bloodiest engagement to have ever occurred on the continent. The ba ...
On Richmond`s Front Line ** Fall 2016 (pdf file)
... congratulate the National Park Service on its 100th Late in the day Gen. Robert E. Lee gathered his men anniversary. We look forward to a sustained and – as many as 60,000 – for one grand assault, the rewarding relationship with the Richmond National largest of his career. Even this massive attack s ...
... congratulate the National Park Service on its 100th Late in the day Gen. Robert E. Lee gathered his men anniversary. We look forward to a sustained and – as many as 60,000 – for one grand assault, the rewarding relationship with the Richmond National largest of his career. Even this massive attack s ...
The Battle of Gettysburg: Did Lee Have A Choice?
... into fighting at Gettysburg Aas if by a directing [email protected] Clark goes on to argue that neither side was prepared for or had intended a fight to take place at Gettysburg, and describes the battle as Auncontrolled and uncontrollable@, but neglects to offer any explanation for the inevitability of t ...
... into fighting at Gettysburg Aas if by a directing [email protected] Clark goes on to argue that neither side was prepared for or had intended a fight to take place at Gettysburg, and describes the battle as Auncontrolled and uncontrollable@, but neglects to offer any explanation for the inevitability of t ...
THE THIRD REGIMENT MAINE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
... 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 life but soon came to feel that it reduced them to a ‘slave’. * Officers felt that dr ...
... 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 life but soon came to feel that it reduced them to a ‘slave’. * Officers felt that dr ...
Chapter 13: The Civil War
... Sumter. His sister Kate wrote that he was “wild to be off to Virginia. He so fears that the fighting will be over before he can get there.” Soldiers came from every region and all walks of life. Most, though, came from farms. Almost half of the North’s troops and more than 60 percent of the South’s ...
... Sumter. His sister Kate wrote that he was “wild to be off to Virginia. He so fears that the fighting will be over before he can get there.” Soldiers came from every region and all walks of life. Most, though, came from farms. Almost half of the North’s troops and more than 60 percent of the South’s ...
This Hallowed Ground - Lewis
... opposed to participants, as if the script had been written and they were merely waiting for the action to be played out. Catton uses this concept of Fatalism as his thesis stating, "Yet men see things late, and it may be that at times an evil fate drives them on. . . . Out of this [argument, fear, e ...
... opposed to participants, as if the script had been written and they were merely waiting for the action to be played out. Catton uses this concept of Fatalism as his thesis stating, "Yet men see things late, and it may be that at times an evil fate drives them on. . . . Out of this [argument, fear, e ...
Sharpshooters Made a Grand Record This Day
... cavalry charges, and grand artillery batteries—which caused the majority of combat deaths. More recently, in This Republic of Suffering, Drew Gilpin Faust explored the image and reputation Civil War sharpshooters in the national mindset, at least as perceived by those on the home front, but she neve ...
... cavalry charges, and grand artillery batteries—which caused the majority of combat deaths. More recently, in This Republic of Suffering, Drew Gilpin Faust explored the image and reputation Civil War sharpshooters in the national mindset, at least as perceived by those on the home front, but she neve ...
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CIVIL WAR BATTLES 63
... back to the breaking point, and simply surround the Confederate army, forcing Lee to surrender. Lee was not ignorant of this plan. McClellan had as much as told him about it on Sept. 16 when advance elements of Hooker’s corps, at about 3:30 p.m., crossed Antietam Creek and began attacking Jackson’s ...
... back to the breaking point, and simply surround the Confederate army, forcing Lee to surrender. Lee was not ignorant of this plan. McClellan had as much as told him about it on Sept. 16 when advance elements of Hooker’s corps, at about 3:30 p.m., crossed Antietam Creek and began attacking Jackson’s ...
February 21, 1919 Surgeon, Spy, Suffragette, Prisoner of War
... Confederate and Union soldiers shaking hands - Old soldiers are reunited in peaceful times at the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, 1913. Historical photo: Library of Congress ...
... Confederate and Union soldiers shaking hands - Old soldiers are reunited in peaceful times at the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, 1913. Historical photo: Library of Congress ...
NC State Brochure cover-side
... Heel State early in March. Union Gen. John M. Schofield’s troops, en route to Goldsboro from Wilmington, repulsed Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg’s forces at Wyse Fork near Kinston on March 8–10. Sherman occupied Fayetteville the next day, then marched north. On March 16, Confederate Gen. William J. ...
... Heel State early in March. Union Gen. John M. Schofield’s troops, en route to Goldsboro from Wilmington, repulsed Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg’s forces at Wyse Fork near Kinston on March 8–10. Sherman occupied Fayetteville the next day, then marched north. On March 16, Confederate Gen. William J. ...