Bull Run - Central Magnet School
... X. The Politics of War (cont.) • Anti-Lincoln Republicans tried again to “dump” Lincoln in favor of someone else • Atmosphere changed by series of Northern victories • President pulled through, but nothing more than necessary left to chance: – At election time many Northern soldiers furloughed home ...
... X. The Politics of War (cont.) • Anti-Lincoln Republicans tried again to “dump” Lincoln in favor of someone else • Atmosphere changed by series of Northern victories • President pulled through, but nothing more than necessary left to chance: – At election time many Northern soldiers furloughed home ...
Wilmer McLean`s Civil War odyssey Enid News and Eagle
... As fighting raged on and near his property, it would soon become obvious to McLean northern Virginia was going to be the focal point of fighting as the war progressed. So, in a desire to protect his family from repetition of being a civilian caught between two great armies and the accompanying threa ...
... As fighting raged on and near his property, it would soon become obvious to McLean northern Virginia was going to be the focal point of fighting as the war progressed. So, in a desire to protect his family from repetition of being a civilian caught between two great armies and the accompanying threa ...
Chapter 21 Civil War
... X. The Politics of War (cont.) • Anti-Lincoln Republicans tried again to “dump” Lincoln in favor of someone else • Atmosphere changed by series of Northern victories • President pulled through, but nothing more than necessary left to chance: – At election time many Northern soldiers furloughed home ...
... X. The Politics of War (cont.) • Anti-Lincoln Republicans tried again to “dump” Lincoln in favor of someone else • Atmosphere changed by series of Northern victories • President pulled through, but nothing more than necessary left to chance: – At election time many Northern soldiers furloughed home ...
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... X. The Politics of War (cont.) • Anti-Lincoln Republicans tried again to “dump” Lincoln in favor of someone else • Atmosphere changed by series of Northern victories • President pulled through, but nothing more than necessary left to chance: – At election time many Northern soldiers furloughed home ...
... X. The Politics of War (cont.) • Anti-Lincoln Republicans tried again to “dump” Lincoln in favor of someone else • Atmosphere changed by series of Northern victories • President pulled through, but nothing more than necessary left to chance: – At election time many Northern soldiers furloughed home ...
Civil War Battle of Glorieta Pass
... Much as the Confederates were never again to invade the north after losing the Battle of Gettysburg, the Southern Rebels never again attempted a significant action in the ...
... Much as the Confederates were never again to invade the north after losing the Battle of Gettysburg, the Southern Rebels never again attempted a significant action in the ...
If one were to ask the average American or even the typi
... than a few memorials at the Gettysburg Battlefield and in the cities of Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., his is a name largely unknown to the vast majority of Americans. Even the most popular works on Gettysburg—the eponymous 1993 film and the 1974 Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel by Michael Shaara, ...
... than a few memorials at the Gettysburg Battlefield and in the cities of Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., his is a name largely unknown to the vast majority of Americans. Even the most popular works on Gettysburg—the eponymous 1993 film and the 1974 Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel by Michael Shaara, ...
WHO WAS THE CIVIL WAR`S PREMIER CAVALRY COMMANDER?
... The first of the Stuarts landed in America in 1726, his forebears fighting in the Revolutionary war and his father in the War of 1812. His father was a representative in the Virginia Legislature who married Elizabeth Letcher Pannill, a descendant of the distinguished Letcher family; actually Letcher ...
... The first of the Stuarts landed in America in 1726, his forebears fighting in the Revolutionary war and his father in the War of 1812. His father was a representative in the Virginia Legislature who married Elizabeth Letcher Pannill, a descendant of the distinguished Letcher family; actually Letcher ...
Chapter 16: The Civil War
... became longer. In the first year of the war, leaders in both the North and the South asked volunteers to sign up for 3 years of service. By the summer of 1861, the Confederate army had about 112,000 soldiers, who were sometimes called Rebels. The Union had about 187,000 soldiers, or Yankees as they ...
... became longer. In the first year of the war, leaders in both the North and the South asked volunteers to sign up for 3 years of service. By the summer of 1861, the Confederate army had about 112,000 soldiers, who were sometimes called Rebels. The Union had about 187,000 soldiers, or Yankees as they ...
Arkansas Military History Journal
... captured a total loss of 1,636 or some 20 percent of the men involved—decimating some of Holme’s best infantry regiments. Conversely, Prentiss’s defending force of about 4,000 effective troops lost only 57 killed, 146 wounded and 36 missing, or 239 total casualties. The mauled Rebels slunk away from ...
... captured a total loss of 1,636 or some 20 percent of the men involved—decimating some of Holme’s best infantry regiments. Conversely, Prentiss’s defending force of about 4,000 effective troops lost only 57 killed, 146 wounded and 36 missing, or 239 total casualties. The mauled Rebels slunk away from ...
Critical Book Review of Michael Shaara`s Civil War Novel The Killer
... suggested as a retreat” and “lose their fighting edge.”11 Another character showcased in Shaara’s book is the British observer of Gettysburg, Arthur Fremantle. Fremantle’s diary recorded the debate between Longstreet and Lee. According to the diary, Lee stated, “the enemy is there, I am going to att ...
... suggested as a retreat” and “lose their fighting edge.”11 Another character showcased in Shaara’s book is the British observer of Gettysburg, Arthur Fremantle. Fremantle’s diary recorded the debate between Longstreet and Lee. According to the diary, Lee stated, “the enemy is there, I am going to att ...
CVHRI Newsletter.wps
... 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 were plundered as well. This practice was ignored to some degree especially if the sol ...
... 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 were plundered as well. This practice was ignored to some degree especially if the sol ...
Civil War in Arizona
... Confederates were vastly outnumbered and were too far from the main Confederate army on the Rio Grande to receive regular supply or reinforcement. Carleton's California troops finally arrived in Tucson on May 20th, only to discover that Hunter had retreated. During Hunter’s retreat, Apaches based i ...
... Confederates were vastly outnumbered and were too far from the main Confederate army on the Rio Grande to receive regular supply or reinforcement. Carleton's California troops finally arrived in Tucson on May 20th, only to discover that Hunter had retreated. During Hunter’s retreat, Apaches based i ...
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
... Figure 4 - Operations of July 3 (Adapted from Frassanito, 1975) Early on July 3, Lee attacked the Union right at Culp's Hill with Ewell's Corps. In the afternoon he assaulted the Union center with Pickett's Division from Longstreet's Corps and Pettigrew's Division from Hill's Corps, with no success. ...
... Figure 4 - Operations of July 3 (Adapted from Frassanito, 1975) Early on July 3, Lee attacked the Union right at Culp's Hill with Ewell's Corps. In the afternoon he assaulted the Union center with Pickett's Division from Longstreet's Corps and Pettigrew's Division from Hill's Corps, with no success. ...
LEBANON COUNTY AT THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG
... Major Robert Bell, commander of an emergency horse troop from Gettysburg, rode to the crest of a nearby hill. Looking down the pike, the two officers saw the advancing Confederate columns not more than three-quarters of a mile distant. Colonel Jennings wisely assumed that additional enemy forces wer ...
... Major Robert Bell, commander of an emergency horse troop from Gettysburg, rode to the crest of a nearby hill. Looking down the pike, the two officers saw the advancing Confederate columns not more than three-quarters of a mile distant. Colonel Jennings wisely assumed that additional enemy forces wer ...
B of E - Brandy Station Foundation
... asserted, “It was not until the great battle on the 9th of June that they offered us any determined resistance. Blackford also enunciated a grim reality confronting Southerners when observing, "From that time forward, the difficulty of getting remounts acted disastrously upon the strength of our cav ...
... asserted, “It was not until the great battle on the 9th of June that they offered us any determined resistance. Blackford also enunciated a grim reality confronting Southerners when observing, "From that time forward, the difficulty of getting remounts acted disastrously upon the strength of our cav ...
TRANSCRIPT 7/04/12 Reflections on the Battle of Gettysburg and the Role of... Soldiers
... casualties 50,000 casualties. You have about one and three chance if you go into that battle of ending up killed or wounded captured or missing. Of course they never found some men because they were blown to smithereens by artillery fire. It's the biggest battle of the Civil War it's a huge battle a ...
... casualties 50,000 casualties. You have about one and three chance if you go into that battle of ending up killed or wounded captured or missing. Of course they never found some men because they were blown to smithereens by artillery fire. It's the biggest battle of the Civil War it's a huge battle a ...
Study Guide - Moore Public Schools
... 55. What part of Meade’s message bothered Chamberlain? Why was this the case? 56. Chamberlain recalls an encounter among himself and a minister and a professor, both from the south. In their discussion the professor acknowledges that each of the three feels very strongly that he is personally correc ...
... 55. What part of Meade’s message bothered Chamberlain? Why was this the case? 56. Chamberlain recalls an encounter among himself and a minister and a professor, both from the south. In their discussion the professor acknowledges that each of the three feels very strongly that he is personally correc ...
Major General George G. Meade
... the Army of the Potomac in pursuit, but he would not lead the army into the upcoming battle. On June 28, 1863, Hooker was relieved of command, and Meade was ordered to assume command at the most critical moment in the war. Meade was now commander of the Army of the Potomac. With Lee's army in Pennsy ...
... the Army of the Potomac in pursuit, but he would not lead the army into the upcoming battle. On June 28, 1863, Hooker was relieved of command, and Meade was ordered to assume command at the most critical moment in the war. Meade was now commander of the Army of the Potomac. With Lee's army in Pennsy ...
Gettysburg, Battle of
... The battle was a staggering defeat for the Army of Northern Virginia. Lee lost thousands of veteran officers and soldiers whom he could not replace. Indeed, the Gettysburg disaster and the fall of Vicksburg on 4 July were devastating blows to the Confederacy. One-fourth of the Confederate casualties ...
... The battle was a staggering defeat for the Army of Northern Virginia. Lee lost thousands of veteran officers and soldiers whom he could not replace. Indeed, the Gettysburg disaster and the fall of Vicksburg on 4 July were devastating blows to the Confederacy. One-fourth of the Confederate casualties ...
C I V I L W A R P R E S E R V A T I O N T R U S T
... New Market Heights. They crossed the Confederate position and captured the heights, but found most of the Southerners had fallen back to a new line. Although Lee’s troops lost ground, they held firm, blocking the direct Yankee path to Richmond. The USCT’s attack was bloody but valorous; they lost mo ...
... New Market Heights. They crossed the Confederate position and captured the heights, but found most of the Southerners had fallen back to a new line. Although Lee’s troops lost ground, they held firm, blocking the direct Yankee path to Richmond. The USCT’s attack was bloody but valorous; they lost mo ...
1864 Timeline - Middle Tennessee State University
... TN Governor Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation declaring a public election in Tennessee on the first Saturday in March to begin to restore civil government across the state. However, only those free white males having taken the oath of allegiance to the Union are permitted to vote or to hold offic ...
... TN Governor Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation declaring a public election in Tennessee on the first Saturday in March to begin to restore civil government across the state. However, only those free white males having taken the oath of allegiance to the Union are permitted to vote or to hold offic ...
Chronology of the Civil War in Prince William County
... shipping and the Union Navy. Union occupation followed the withdrawal of the Confederate army from the area on March 9, 1862, but the war was far from over in Prince William County. In late August 1862, General Robert E. Lee boldly divided his forces and sent Stonewall Jackson on a circuitous march ...
... shipping and the Union Navy. Union occupation followed the withdrawal of the Confederate army from the area on March 9, 1862, but the war was far from over in Prince William County. In late August 1862, General Robert E. Lee boldly divided his forces and sent Stonewall Jackson on a circuitous march ...
Florida`s Long War by sfcdan (Formatted Word
... Ebnezer Farrand, a southerner, would supply transportation. While they awaited movement to the island fortress Union troops destroyed the 20,000 pounds of powder at Fort McRee and spiked the guns at Barrancas. At 0800 on 10 January, the same day that the Florida Ordinance of Secession was approved, ...
... Ebnezer Farrand, a southerner, would supply transportation. While they awaited movement to the island fortress Union troops destroyed the 20,000 pounds of powder at Fort McRee and spiked the guns at Barrancas. At 0800 on 10 January, the same day that the Florida Ordinance of Secession was approved, ...
Civil War Driving Guide Page 1
... Description: Gen. Robert E. Lee ordered Pickett with his infantry division and Munford’s, W.H.F. Lee’s, and Rosser’s cavalry divisions to hold the vital crossroads of Five Forks at all hazard, extending Lee’s Petersburg lines to the breaking point. On April 1, while Sheridan’s cavalry pinned the Con ...
... Description: Gen. Robert E. Lee ordered Pickett with his infantry division and Munford’s, W.H.F. Lee’s, and Rosser’s cavalry divisions to hold the vital crossroads of Five Forks at all hazard, extending Lee’s Petersburg lines to the breaking point. On April 1, while Sheridan’s cavalry pinned the Con ...
Jackson MS Library The Era of the War Between the States May
... would ever truly come to pass. Shaara, Michael The Killer Angels July 1863. The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia is invading the North. General Robert E. Lee has made this daring and massive move with seventy thousand men in a determined effort to draw out the Union Army of the Potomac and mort ...
... would ever truly come to pass. Shaara, Michael The Killer Angels July 1863. The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia is invading the North. General Robert E. Lee has made this daring and massive move with seventy thousand men in a determined effort to draw out the Union Army of the Potomac and mort ...