introductory essay - American Library Association
... After African American men were finally allowed, in 1863, to enlist for the United States, 200,000 black soldiers and sailors joined the service in just two years. The 1864 reports from James S. Brisbin and Thomas J. Morgan tell of their valor — and of the disrespect they often endured from their wh ...
... After African American men were finally allowed, in 1863, to enlist for the United States, 200,000 black soldiers and sailors joined the service in just two years. The 1864 reports from James S. Brisbin and Thomas J. Morgan tell of their valor — and of the disrespect they often endured from their wh ...
Bennett Place
... given Gen. Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9. Johnston countered with a plan for “a permanent peace,” including political terms. At their second meeting on April 18, Sherman submitted a “basis for agreement”: disbanding remaining Confederate armies, recognizing existing s ...
... given Gen. Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9. Johnston countered with a plan for “a permanent peace,” including political terms. At their second meeting on April 18, Sherman submitted a “basis for agreement”: disbanding remaining Confederate armies, recognizing existing s ...
Civil War Events - Paulding County Schools
... believed that they couldn’t lose. Lee took advantage of this increased morale among his men. Confederate General Robert E. Lee led his troops north, hoping to get to a major northern city to “bring the war out of the South and to the Northern people.” The goal was to get to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ...
... believed that they couldn’t lose. Lee took advantage of this increased morale among his men. Confederate General Robert E. Lee led his troops north, hoping to get to a major northern city to “bring the war out of the South and to the Northern people.” The goal was to get to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ...
The American Civil War (1861–1865) was a separatist conflict
... were fighting with rifles but were using tactics suited to smoothbores. It took the generals a long time to learn that a new approach was needed. Much the same development was taking place in the artillery, although the full effect was not yet evident. The Civil War cannon, almost without exception, ...
... were fighting with rifles but were using tactics suited to smoothbores. It took the generals a long time to learn that a new approach was needed. Much the same development was taking place in the artillery, although the full effect was not yet evident. The Civil War cannon, almost without exception, ...
Animated Map Activity Go to the animated map of
... General Burnside, commander of the Army of the Potomac, had a difficult time communicating with his commanding officers. How do you think General Burnside sent messages? _Either by sending a soldier on foot or horseback with a message__________ Using the distance you measured on your map of Frederic ...
... General Burnside, commander of the Army of the Potomac, had a difficult time communicating with his commanding officers. How do you think General Burnside sent messages? _Either by sending a soldier on foot or horseback with a message__________ Using the distance you measured on your map of Frederic ...
Vermont at Bull Run - Vermont Historical Society
... coming on, but more slowly now, for the men were becoming exhausted from the heat and their long march. The Confederate commander, Gen. Beauregard, galloped up from the lower fords, accompanied by Gen. Johnson, most of whose army had arrived from the railway at Manassas Junction. Griffin and Rickett ...
... coming on, but more slowly now, for the men were becoming exhausted from the heat and their long march. The Confederate commander, Gen. Beauregard, galloped up from the lower fords, accompanied by Gen. Johnson, most of whose army had arrived from the railway at Manassas Junction. Griffin and Rickett ...
Civil War Carousel Activity
... believed that they couldn’t lose. Lee took advantage of this increased morale among his men. Confederate General Robert E. Lee led his troops north, hoping to get to a major northern city to “bring the war out of the South and to the Northern people.” The goal was to get to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ...
... believed that they couldn’t lose. Lee took advantage of this increased morale among his men. Confederate General Robert E. Lee led his troops north, hoping to get to a major northern city to “bring the war out of the South and to the Northern people.” The goal was to get to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ...
ch 16 notes
... The CSA soldiers ran for their lives to escape the Union army. One CSA general (Thomas Jackson) refused to run and began building a wall with soldiers. (one kneeling behind another) The Confederate army rallied behind this wall and stopped the Union army. The Union troops threw their rifles and ran ...
... The CSA soldiers ran for their lives to escape the Union army. One CSA general (Thomas Jackson) refused to run and began building a wall with soldiers. (one kneeling behind another) The Confederate army rallied behind this wall and stopped the Union army. The Union troops threw their rifles and ran ...
Tough decisions for eight states
... The CSA soldiers ran for their lives to escape the Union army. One CSA general (Thomas Jackson) refused to run and began building a wall with soldiers. (one kneeling behind another) The Confederate army rallied behind this wall and stopped the Union army. The Union troops threw their rifles and ran ...
... The CSA soldiers ran for their lives to escape the Union army. One CSA general (Thomas Jackson) refused to run and began building a wall with soldiers. (one kneeling behind another) The Confederate army rallied behind this wall and stopped the Union army. The Union troops threw their rifles and ran ...
Chapter 11 Section One Battles
... Significance: The Union suffered an embarrassing defeat very close to Washington D.C. The CSA won the first battle of the Civil War Fort Henry/Fort Donelson(pg 385) USA Commander: Ulysses S. Grant CSA Commander: Significance: The Union was able to take control of the Forts, which guarded the Tenness ...
... Significance: The Union suffered an embarrassing defeat very close to Washington D.C. The CSA won the first battle of the Civil War Fort Henry/Fort Donelson(pg 385) USA Commander: Ulysses S. Grant CSA Commander: Significance: The Union was able to take control of the Forts, which guarded the Tenness ...
Florida`s Long War by sfcdan (Formatted Word
... had been unused since the Mexican War and was in disrepair but it offered the best hope of a successful defense and more importantly controlled the entry point of the excellent harbor. Slemmer made the necessary preparations for the move to Fort Pickens but cooperation of the Navy proved more diffi ...
... had been unused since the Mexican War and was in disrepair but it offered the best hope of a successful defense and more importantly controlled the entry point of the excellent harbor. Slemmer made the necessary preparations for the move to Fort Pickens but cooperation of the Navy proved more diffi ...
the civil war - Stackpole Books Media Site
... arsenals, armories, forts and customs houses, duties from which comprise an important revenue stream, Lincoln declares he will protect as best he can. Which is not very well. Federal property in the South is dropping to the Confederacy like low fruit. Lincoln feels himself on solid legal ground in o ...
... arsenals, armories, forts and customs houses, duties from which comprise an important revenue stream, Lincoln declares he will protect as best he can. Which is not very well. Federal property in the South is dropping to the Confederacy like low fruit. Lincoln feels himself on solid legal ground in o ...
Name
... b. Lee invaded the North, hoping to fuel Northern discontent with the war. c. Lee hoped that a victory on Northern soil would lead European nations to recognize the Confederacy. d. All of the above are true. e. Both A & C 34. Which was NOT a result of the Emancipation Proclamation? a. It had little ...
... b. Lee invaded the North, hoping to fuel Northern discontent with the war. c. Lee hoped that a victory on Northern soil would lead European nations to recognize the Confederacy. d. All of the above are true. e. Both A & C 34. Which was NOT a result of the Emancipation Proclamation? a. It had little ...
in the Civil War
... West Virginia, which had separated from Virginia during the Civil War, becomes the nation’s 35th state Maine Outline West Virginia V NH Mass. C RI ...
... West Virginia, which had separated from Virginia during the Civil War, becomes the nation’s 35th state Maine Outline West Virginia V NH Mass. C RI ...
Vicksburg Campaign Essay - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... downstream. He found a place called Bruinsburg, a former river landing site long since abandoned. The night of April 30, 1863, Porter’s transports began ferrying Union troops across the river into Mississippi. Up to that point in American history, this was the largest amphibious operation ever. John ...
... downstream. He found a place called Bruinsburg, a former river landing site long since abandoned. The night of April 30, 1863, Porter’s transports began ferrying Union troops across the river into Mississippi. Up to that point in American history, this was the largest amphibious operation ever. John ...
Unit 4: The Civil War, Part 2 – 1860`s
... Line: The line is fundamental to the perception of poetry, marking an important visual distinction from prose. Poetry is arranged into a series of units that do not necessarily correspond to sentences, but rather to a series of metrical feet. Generally, but not always, the line is printed as one sin ...
... Line: The line is fundamental to the perception of poetry, marking an important visual distinction from prose. Poetry is arranged into a series of units that do not necessarily correspond to sentences, but rather to a series of metrical feet. Generally, but not always, the line is printed as one sin ...
HISTORY Under - Cleveland Civil War Roundtable
... Forts Jackson and St. Philip, situated on opposing banks of the Mississippi River 70 miles south of New Orleans. c The two garrisons were able to hold Adm. David Farragut’s flotilla at bay for a week before the Union gunboats broke through. Although this major line of defense was broken, Confederate ...
... Forts Jackson and St. Philip, situated on opposing banks of the Mississippi River 70 miles south of New Orleans. c The two garrisons were able to hold Adm. David Farragut’s flotilla at bay for a week before the Union gunboats broke through. Although this major line of defense was broken, Confederate ...
The Civil War
... • Most supported Confederacy but about ¼ were against secession…remained loyal to Union during Civil War • North Texas: in 1862, Texans who opposed Confederate draft formed a secret society called the Peace Party – Confederate supporters thought Peace Party would help Union ...
... • Most supported Confederacy but about ¼ were against secession…remained loyal to Union during Civil War • North Texas: in 1862, Texans who opposed Confederate draft formed a secret society called the Peace Party – Confederate supporters thought Peace Party would help Union ...
Chapter 13 Life in the State of Texas
... • Most supported Confederacy but about ¼ were against secession…remained loyal to Union during Civil War • North Texas: in 1862, Texans who opposed Confederate draft formed a secret society called the Peace Party – Confederate supporters thought Peace Party would help Union ...
... • Most supported Confederacy but about ¼ were against secession…remained loyal to Union during Civil War • North Texas: in 1862, Texans who opposed Confederate draft formed a secret society called the Peace Party – Confederate supporters thought Peace Party would help Union ...
Ch 16, pp. 462-483
... caused the Union troops to panic. They broke ranks and scattered. The Confederate victory in the First Battle of Bull Run thrilled the South and shocked the North. Many in the South thought the war was won. The North realized it had underestimated its opponent. Lincoln sent the 90-day militias home ...
... caused the Union troops to panic. They broke ranks and scattered. The Confederate victory in the First Battle of Bull Run thrilled the South and shocked the North. Many in the South thought the war was won. The North realized it had underestimated its opponent. Lincoln sent the 90-day militias home ...
IN WORD 2004 and later - Civil War Round Table of St Louis
... demonstrations, and evening programs will fill each day. The activities will culminate with a car caravan tour of Fallen Timbers. At this place, the Confederates under General Nathan Bedford Forrest attacked a Union reconnaissance force giving the exhausted and bleeding Confederate army time to retr ...
... demonstrations, and evening programs will fill each day. The activities will culminate with a car caravan tour of Fallen Timbers. At this place, the Confederates under General Nathan Bedford Forrest attacked a Union reconnaissance force giving the exhausted and bleeding Confederate army time to retr ...
Could the South have won the War?
... “…the North fought the War with one hand behind its back… (If necessary) the North would have brought the other arm out from behind its back … I don’t think that the South ever had a chance to win the War.” Whilst these views expressed by Current and Foote might seem plausible initially, there is co ...
... “…the North fought the War with one hand behind its back… (If necessary) the North would have brought the other arm out from behind its back … I don’t think that the South ever had a chance to win the War.” Whilst these views expressed by Current and Foote might seem plausible initially, there is co ...
Vicksburg National Military Park Expansion
... to Vicksburg National Military Park will further enhance visitors’ understanding of the military campaign and 41-day Union siege.” Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Parker Hills for Battle Focus: “The US Army described the Vicksburg Campaign as "the most brilliant campaign ever fought on American soil." It is hard ...
... to Vicksburg National Military Park will further enhance visitors’ understanding of the military campaign and 41-day Union siege.” Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Parker Hills for Battle Focus: “The US Army described the Vicksburg Campaign as "the most brilliant campaign ever fought on American soil." It is hard ...
The Key to Victory - NPS History eLibrary
... and barrels of tar set afire by the Confederates to illuminate the river and silhouette the fleet as it passed the batteries. For several hours the fleet withstood the punishing fire which was poured from Confederate batteries. Admiral Porter paid close attention to where the shot and shell were lan ...
... and barrels of tar set afire by the Confederates to illuminate the river and silhouette the fleet as it passed the batteries. For several hours the fleet withstood the punishing fire which was poured from Confederate batteries. Admiral Porter paid close attention to where the shot and shell were lan ...
STATES - SchoolRack
... the struggle to capture capital cities (e.g., Richmond; Washington, D.C.) In the East, beginning in the spring of 1861, the cry from Union headquarters was "On to Richmond!" ...
... the struggle to capture capital cities (e.g., Richmond; Washington, D.C.) In the East, beginning in the spring of 1861, the cry from Union headquarters was "On to Richmond!" ...
Battle of Island Number Ten
The Battle of Island Number Ten was an engagement at the New Madrid or Kentucky Bend on the Mississippi River during the American Civil War, lasting from February 28 to April 8, 1862. The position, an island at the base of a tight double turn in the course of the river, was held by the Confederates from the early days of the war. It was an excellent site to impede Union efforts to invade the South along the river, as vessels would have to approach the island bows on and then slow down to make the turns. For the defenders, it also had an innate weakness in that it depended on a single road for supplies and reinforcements, so that if an enemy force could cut that road, the garrison would be trapped.Union forces began the siege shortly after the Confederate Army abandoned their position at Columbus, Kentucky, in early March 1862. The first probes were made by the Union Army of the Mississippi under Brigadier General John Pope, which came overland through Missouri and occupied the town of Point Pleasant, Missouri, almost directly west of the island and south of New Madrid. From there, the Union army moved north and soon brought siege guns to bear on New Madrid. The Confederate commander, Brig. Gen. John P. McCown, decided to evacuate the town after enduring only one day of bombardment, removing most of his soldiers to Island No. 10 but abandoning much of his equipment, including his heavy artillery.Two days after the fall of New Madrid, Union gunboats and mortar rafts came down to attack Island No. 10 from the river. For the next three weeks, the defenders on the island and in nearby supporting batteries were subjected to bombardment by the vessels, mostly carried out by the mortars. While this was going on, the army at New Madrid was digging a canal across the neck of land to the east of the town; several transports were sent to the Army of the Mississippi by way of the canal when it was finished, providing the army with the means of crossing the river and attacking the Confederate troops on the Tennessee side.Pope persuaded Flag Officer Andrew Hull Foote to send a gunboat past the batteries, to aid him in the river crossing by warding off any Southern gunboats, and by suppressing Rebel artillery fire at the point of attack. This was accomplished by USS Carondelet, under Commander Henry Walke, on the night of April 4, 1862. This was followed by USS Pittsburg, under Lieutenant Egbert Thompson two nights later. With the support of these two gunboats, Pope was able to send his army across the river and trap the Confederates who were trying to flee. Outnumbered at least three to one, they felt their cause was hopeless, and decided to surrender.At about the same time, the garrison who had remained at the island decided that resistance was futile for them as well, so they surrendered to Flag Officer Foote and the Union flotilla.The Union victory marked the first time the Confederate Army lost a position on the Mississippi River in battle. The river was then open to the Union Navy as far as Fort Pillow, a short distance above Memphis. Only three weeks later, New Orleans fell to the Union fleet led by David G. Farragut, and the Confederacy was in danger of being cut in two along the line of the river.