a strong mind: a clausewitzian biography of u
... The enormity of Grant’s transformation cannot be over-emphasized. Before the war Grant suffered “defeat” (and repeated humiliation) at the hands of alcohol, army life, bad investments and farm markets. In 1860, when Lincoln offered Robert E. Lee command of all the armies of the United States, Grant ...
... The enormity of Grant’s transformation cannot be over-emphasized. Before the war Grant suffered “defeat” (and repeated humiliation) at the hands of alcohol, army life, bad investments and farm markets. In 1860, when Lincoln offered Robert E. Lee command of all the armies of the United States, Grant ...
James Garfield - Capitol Square Foundation
... miles (3 km) from Prestonsburg, Kentucky, on the road to Virginia. Garfield attacked on January 9, 1862. At the end of the day's fighting the Confederates withdrew from the field, but Garfield did not pursue them, opting instead to withdraw to Prestonsburg so he could resupply his men. His victory b ...
... miles (3 km) from Prestonsburg, Kentucky, on the road to Virginia. Garfield attacked on January 9, 1862. At the end of the day's fighting the Confederates withdrew from the field, but Garfield did not pursue them, opting instead to withdraw to Prestonsburg so he could resupply his men. His victory b ...
Nathan Bedford Forrest: The Confederacy`s Self
... took great "pleasure in calling to the attention of the general commanding and of the Government to his services. " 19 Forrest's leadership in two significant engagements attracted attention. ...
... took great "pleasure in calling to the attention of the general commanding and of the Government to his services. " 19 Forrest's leadership in two significant engagements attracted attention. ...
Conflict and Controversy in the Confederate High Command
... At the beginning of September, William Tecumseh Sherman delivered Atlanta into Federal hands, thereby securing Lincoln's victory in the November elections. Sherman accomplished the task without achieving any significant battlefield triumphs until the engagements at Peachtree Creek, Bald Hill, and Ez ...
... At the beginning of September, William Tecumseh Sherman delivered Atlanta into Federal hands, thereby securing Lincoln's victory in the November elections. Sherman accomplished the task without achieving any significant battlefield triumphs until the engagements at Peachtree Creek, Bald Hill, and Ez ...
John Bell Hood: Extracting Truth from History
... Nashville, he could not afford to wait for his third corps. It would have arrived after dark, and placing artillery under those conditions would have been problematic and time consuming. By daylight, as Hood knew, Schofield would have been gone. Historian Thomas Connelly condemns Hood’s aggressivene ...
... Nashville, he could not afford to wait for his third corps. It would have arrived after dark, and placing artillery under those conditions would have been problematic and time consuming. By daylight, as Hood knew, Schofield would have been gone. Historian Thomas Connelly condemns Hood’s aggressivene ...
`THAT MYSTIC CLOUD` Civil War Memory in the Tennessee
... archives and attics of public and private record that constitute not so much of a factual account of experience but exist as treasure troves of memory that reveal traces of the past, purposefully preserved and surrounded by the silences of the maligned, the misrepresented and the misunderstood. “Th ...
... archives and attics of public and private record that constitute not so much of a factual account of experience but exist as treasure troves of memory that reveal traces of the past, purposefully preserved and surrounded by the silences of the maligned, the misrepresented and the misunderstood. “Th ...
The Ingenuity, Proficiency, and Versatility of Union Citizen Soldiers
... When I first came up with the idea for writing something about Civil War engineering, I was in the middle of my tenure as headmaster of a New England boarding school. Life often takes us on unexpected twists and turns, and so eventually I found myself applying to graduate schools to pursue my lifelo ...
... When I first came up with the idea for writing something about Civil War engineering, I was in the middle of my tenure as headmaster of a New England boarding school. Life often takes us on unexpected twists and turns, and so eventually I found myself applying to graduate schools to pursue my lifelo ...
The Impact of Media Coverage on the Election of 1864
... American populace to a great extent because many Americans at the time viewed the enemy combatants as an inferior race (McPherson, 1988). The Civil War is the only war in which Americans passionately fought Americans with tremendous successes and crushing defeats for both the North and the South. Th ...
... American populace to a great extent because many Americans at the time viewed the enemy combatants as an inferior race (McPherson, 1988). The Civil War is the only war in which Americans passionately fought Americans with tremendous successes and crushing defeats for both the North and the South. Th ...
The Battles for Chattanooga, 1863-1865
... battles at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge, defeats that would leave the Union force in uncontested control of Chattanooga. Thus, the Confederacy would lose their last significant foothold in Tennessee while the Union would gain an entrance into Georgia. The cost in lives would be tragically ...
... battles at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge, defeats that would leave the Union force in uncontested control of Chattanooga. Thus, the Confederacy would lose their last significant foothold in Tennessee while the Union would gain an entrance into Georgia. The cost in lives would be tragically ...
The Civil War Diary of Micajah A. Thomas
... County into a much smaller Tippah County to the east and Benton County to the west. This restructuring located Mr. Thomas' homestead within the new Benton County. Though the 1870 Census places the Thomas residence within the Salem postal district, an exact location is more difficult to determine. Su ...
... County into a much smaller Tippah County to the east and Benton County to the west. This restructuring located Mr. Thomas' homestead within the new Benton County. Though the 1870 Census places the Thomas residence within the Salem postal district, an exact location is more difficult to determine. Su ...
the civil war - Scott J. Winslow Associates, Inc.
... (1818-1893). An outstanding Confederate general, Beauregard was one of the Confederacy’s most brilliant military strategists. A West Point graduate, he fought in the Mexican War and served for five days as West Point’s superintendent. Beauregard ordered the bombardment of Fort Sumter, and fought at ...
... (1818-1893). An outstanding Confederate general, Beauregard was one of the Confederacy’s most brilliant military strategists. A West Point graduate, he fought in the Mexican War and served for five days as West Point’s superintendent. Beauregard ordered the bombardment of Fort Sumter, and fought at ...
The latent enmity of Georgia
... industrial capabilities of the South. Grimsley writes, “Grant expected to combine destruction of Southern armies with the destruction of Southern war resources.”11 Another important aspect of Grimsley’s interpretation is that it considers the political and social influences on the Union’s military s ...
... industrial capabilities of the South. Grimsley writes, “Grant expected to combine destruction of Southern armies with the destruction of Southern war resources.”11 Another important aspect of Grimsley’s interpretation is that it considers the political and social influences on the Union’s military s ...
Southern honor, Confederate warfare : southern
... Confederate military operations during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Using paradigms of white southern elite behavior first identified by authors such as Bertram Wyatt-Brown, Kenneth S. Greenberg, John Hope Franklin, and W. J. Cash, the thesis demonstrates the ways that violence, militarism, e ...
... Confederate military operations during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Using paradigms of white southern elite behavior first identified by authors such as Bertram Wyatt-Brown, Kenneth S. Greenberg, John Hope Franklin, and W. J. Cash, the thesis demonstrates the ways that violence, militarism, e ...
Military History Anniversaries 15 Nov thru 14 Oct
... Nov 27 1965 – Vietnam: The Pentagon tells U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson that if planned operations are to succeed, the number of American troops in Vietnam has to be increased from 120,000 to 400,000. Nov 28 1862 – Civil War: In the Battle of Cane Hill, Union troops under General James G. Blunt d ...
... Nov 27 1965 – Vietnam: The Pentagon tells U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson that if planned operations are to succeed, the number of American troops in Vietnam has to be increased from 120,000 to 400,000. Nov 28 1862 – Civil War: In the Battle of Cane Hill, Union troops under General James G. Blunt d ...
THE HISTORICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CITY OF BAY
... The minutes of the annual meeting of the stockholders of Bay Minette Land Company held on January 13, 1908, at 627 Wall Street in New York City at the office of Ewing and Ewing indicate that P. Tecumseh Sherman, General Sherman’s son, was a shareholder on that date. On December 8, 1909, a special me ...
... The minutes of the annual meeting of the stockholders of Bay Minette Land Company held on January 13, 1908, at 627 Wall Street in New York City at the office of Ewing and Ewing indicate that P. Tecumseh Sherman, General Sherman’s son, was a shareholder on that date. On December 8, 1909, a special me ...
Knud Otterson - Battle of Nashville Preservation Society
... Hopefully some unknown descendent of Knud will see this document and add family remembrances to it; perhaps someone can even add a letter or Civil War era photograph. Historical photographs were found in family collections, most of which were provided by Knud’s Great-grand-daughter Jody Sorenson. Mo ...
... Hopefully some unknown descendent of Knud will see this document and add family remembrances to it; perhaps someone can even add a letter or Civil War era photograph. Historical photographs were found in family collections, most of which were provided by Knud’s Great-grand-daughter Jody Sorenson. Mo ...
Mapping a Soldier`s Journey through the American Civil War
... from Napoleonic war tactics to mechanized warfare. These changes are often observed to be a major reason for the massive loss of life throughout the war, however there is also another change that is often overlooked as historically significant. With the rapid education of the American citizen, the A ...
... from Napoleonic war tactics to mechanized warfare. These changes are often observed to be a major reason for the massive loss of life throughout the war, however there is also another change that is often overlooked as historically significant. With the rapid education of the American citizen, the A ...
THE ORIGINS OF THE MISSISSIPPI MARINE BRIGADE: THE FIRST
... In January 1862, President Lincoln issued General War Order #1, ordering all Union military forces were to advance on all fronts. In February 1862, General Ulysses S. Grant took two divisions of men (totaling approximately 17,000 men) in coordination with a gunboat flotilla under the command of Flag ...
... In January 1862, President Lincoln issued General War Order #1, ordering all Union military forces were to advance on all fronts. In February 1862, General Ulysses S. Grant took two divisions of men (totaling approximately 17,000 men) in coordination with a gunboat flotilla under the command of Flag ...
Knud Otterson - Battle of Nashville Preservation Society
... intercept Confederates who had abandoned Corinth. About this time he must have had his first contact with escaped slaves who were gathering near Corinth. When the enemy temporarily left the area the 5th Minnesota camped at disease ridden Clear Creek where it suffered more casualties, eventually movi ...
... intercept Confederates who had abandoned Corinth. About this time he must have had his first contact with escaped slaves who were gathering near Corinth. When the enemy temporarily left the area the 5th Minnesota camped at disease ridden Clear Creek where it suffered more casualties, eventually movi ...
Meeting paper Feb 2002 - Grant – the uncaring drunken butcher?
... part of the Army of Observation pending the annexation of Texas in 1845 and later the Army of Occupation when they moved to Corpus Christi. It was from here, in May 1845, that Grant secured 20 days leave to travel to St Louis where he sought and gained the approval of the Dents for Julia’s hand in m ...
... part of the Army of Observation pending the annexation of Texas in 1845 and later the Army of Occupation when they moved to Corpus Christi. It was from here, in May 1845, that Grant secured 20 days leave to travel to St Louis where he sought and gained the approval of the Dents for Julia’s hand in m ...
TAV Chapter 11 Adv Org - Holdens
... _______________, captured New Orleans and gained control of the lower Mississippi River in April 1862. (pages 358–360) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. ...
... _______________, captured New Orleans and gained control of the lower Mississippi River in April 1862. (pages 358–360) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. ...
The Negative Impact of Jefferson Davis` Lack of Grand Strategy
... Won: A military History of the Civil War does not discuss Davis’ lack of a grand strategy, nor does the tens of thousands of books that examine “The Lost Cause” theory that the South was destined to lose from the start. 12 Those books do look at various reasons, but not from the prospective of how i ...
... Won: A military History of the Civil War does not discuss Davis’ lack of a grand strategy, nor does the tens of thousands of books that examine “The Lost Cause” theory that the South was destined to lose from the start. 12 Those books do look at various reasons, but not from the prospective of how i ...
Staff Ride Handbook for the Battle of Perryville, 8
... install a Confederate governor. They initially met success and captured the state capital, simultaneously shifting the war in the west from northern Mississippi and Alabama to Kentucky. In response the North raised additional forces to protect Cincinnati and Louisville while MG Don Carlos Buell halt ...
... install a Confederate governor. They initially met success and captured the state capital, simultaneously shifting the war in the west from northern Mississippi and Alabama to Kentucky. In response the North raised additional forces to protect Cincinnati and Louisville while MG Don Carlos Buell halt ...
LEQ: What United States general captured Atlanta
... Mathew Brady (1822-1896) in May, 1865. The black ribbon on Sherman’s left arm is a mourning ribbon for President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) who was assassinated the previous month. This image is courtesy of the National Archives. ...
... Mathew Brady (1822-1896) in May, 1865. The black ribbon on Sherman’s left arm is a mourning ribbon for President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) who was assassinated the previous month. This image is courtesy of the National Archives. ...
Catoosa County History - Catoosa County Chamber of Commerce
... from Pensacola to the Chickamauga Cherokees for use against the English. By the late 1700s, the Cherokees were as dependent on corncribs and villages as the whites. When the frontiersmen under Sevier burned their villages and food storage bins, they had little choice but to surrender. The wars betwe ...
... from Pensacola to the Chickamauga Cherokees for use against the English. By the late 1700s, the Cherokees were as dependent on corncribs and villages as the whites. When the frontiersmen under Sevier burned their villages and food storage bins, they had little choice but to surrender. The wars betwe ...
Western Theater of the American Civil War
The Western Theater of the American Civil War encompassed major military and naval operations in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee, as well as Louisiana east of the Mississippi River. (Operations on the coasts of the states, except for Mobile Bay, are considered part of the Lower Seaboard Theater.)The Western Theater was the avenue of military operations by Union armies, chief among them the Army of the Tennessee, directly into the agricultural heartland of the South via the major rivers of the region (the Mississippi, the Tennessee, and the Cumberland). The Confederacy was forced to defend an enormous area with limited resources. Union operations began with securing Kentucky in Union hands in June 1861. Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee had early successes in Kentucky and western Tennessee in 1861–1862, marched towards and captured Vicksburg in 1862–64, and combined with the armies of the Cumberland and of the Ohio, who had been working their way through central Tennessee in 1862–63, to capture Chattanooga in 1864. Chattanooga served as the launching point for Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, who was put in charge of the combined armies by Grant following his elevation by Abraham Lincoln to General-in-Chief in command over all operations in the Eastern Theater, to capture the Confederate rail hub of Atlanta and march to the Atlantic. Operations in theater concluded with the surrender of Southern forces to the Union army in North Carolina and Florida in May 1865 following General Robert E. Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House.