The Real War Never Got in the Books: How Veterans
... Secession, War for Southern Independence, War of the Rebellion, or War Between the States. All of these other titles emphasize the states or the sections of the country: it was not a war between people but between geographic sections. These titles also lay blame on one section over the other rather ...
... Secession, War for Southern Independence, War of the Rebellion, or War Between the States. All of these other titles emphasize the states or the sections of the country: it was not a war between people but between geographic sections. These titles also lay blame on one section over the other rather ...
Marines in Gray: The Birth, Life and Death of the Confederate States
... operations tactics. Therefore, Confederate Marines came to be considered an essential component of such operations, and leaders of raids actively sought out their service for the most difficult of tasks. In general, the CSMC became an innovative military unit and its leaders were willing to think ou ...
... operations tactics. Therefore, Confederate Marines came to be considered an essential component of such operations, and leaders of raids actively sought out their service for the most difficult of tasks. In general, the CSMC became an innovative military unit and its leaders were willing to think ou ...
civil war civil war
... of some 1,000 men under the command of Brigadier General William Miller, including cadets from the West Florida Seminary (present-day Florida State University) in Tallahassee, defended the crossing. More than 600 Union black soldiers attacked the Confederate positions at Natural Bridge on March 6, b ...
... of some 1,000 men under the command of Brigadier General William Miller, including cadets from the West Florida Seminary (present-day Florida State University) in Tallahassee, defended the crossing. More than 600 Union black soldiers attacked the Confederate positions at Natural Bridge on March 6, b ...
Rosecrans Essay - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... incompetent subordinates. Rosecrans defeated the incomparable Lee in a campaign of maneuver, which helped pave the way for West Virginia to secede from Virginia and return to the Union as its newest state. The following year Rosecrans commanded forces in Major General Henry Halleck’s army during the ...
... incompetent subordinates. Rosecrans defeated the incomparable Lee in a campaign of maneuver, which helped pave the way for West Virginia to secede from Virginia and return to the Union as its newest state. The following year Rosecrans commanded forces in Major General Henry Halleck’s army during the ...
Stories Behind the Civil War 150 HistoryMobile
... Federal soldiers in front of bomb-proof headquarters Date: Between 1860 and 1865 Location, Fort Burnham, Petersburg Siege, Virginia Image courtesy Library of Congress Union forces in the Army of the James captured Fort Harrison, southeast of Richmond on the Richmond-Petersburg line September 29, 186 ...
... Federal soldiers in front of bomb-proof headquarters Date: Between 1860 and 1865 Location, Fort Burnham, Petersburg Siege, Virginia Image courtesy Library of Congress Union forces in the Army of the James captured Fort Harrison, southeast of Richmond on the Richmond-Petersburg line September 29, 186 ...
Confederate Deployment Chart
... Cavalry became largely useless as a combat arm. Through judicious maneuver and hard fighting it was still possible to win or lose a battle in the sense one side or the other could gain some tactical advantage such that the "loser" would feel constrained to abandon the field to avoid catastrophe, but ...
... Cavalry became largely useless as a combat arm. Through judicious maneuver and hard fighting it was still possible to win or lose a battle in the sense one side or the other could gain some tactical advantage such that the "loser" would feel constrained to abandon the field to avoid catastrophe, but ...
A MOST UNPLEASANT PART OF YOUR DUTIES: MILITARY
... The sections of the Lieber Code dealing with military government shared much in common with Halleck’s regulations in Missouri. They were based on both international law and on Scott’s orders in Mexico and had as their premise that an occupying army derived its authority from international rather tha ...
... The sections of the Lieber Code dealing with military government shared much in common with Halleck’s regulations in Missouri. They were based on both international law and on Scott’s orders in Mexico and had as their premise that an occupying army derived its authority from international rather tha ...
Ulysses S. Grant and the Meaning of Appomattox
... indefinite period.” Grant, who stated that he had no interest in appointing commissioners, swatted away Pemberton’s bluff, adding, “The useless effusion of blood you propose stopping by this course can be ended at any time you may choose, by an unconditional surrender of the city and the garrison. . ...
... indefinite period.” Grant, who stated that he had no interest in appointing commissioners, swatted away Pemberton’s bluff, adding, “The useless effusion of blood you propose stopping by this course can be ended at any time you may choose, by an unconditional surrender of the city and the garrison. . ...
the underappreciated strategic genius of george b. mcclellan
... lack of joint collaboration so necessary to McClellan’s strategy. By any measure, the task set before McClellan was staggering. Lincoln and Stanton’s meddling made it all the more so. At 35 years of age, George Britain McClellan found himself commanding the largest American army ever assembled up to ...
... lack of joint collaboration so necessary to McClellan’s strategy. By any measure, the task set before McClellan was staggering. Lincoln and Stanton’s meddling made it all the more so. At 35 years of age, George Britain McClellan found himself commanding the largest American army ever assembled up to ...
Civil War Practice Test
... a. He thought the North would support his decision after the victory. b. He wanted to catch the Confederacy off guard. c. He wanted the Union to be in a position of strength. d. He thought the South would be more receptive to the Proclamation at that time. African American soldiers in the Civil War ...
... a. He thought the North would support his decision after the victory. b. He wanted to catch the Confederacy off guard. c. He wanted the Union to be in a position of strength. d. He thought the South would be more receptive to the Proclamation at that time. African American soldiers in the Civil War ...
Civil War 150 HistoryMobile Teachers` Guide
... You can use primary sources (a skill demonstrated in SOLs VS.1a, USI.1a, and VUSI.1a) and soldiers’ letters like the letter featured in the HistoryMobile to provide insight into many aspects of the war in Virginia—from camp, battle, siege, to life and death. Private James Robert Montgomery of Missis ...
... You can use primary sources (a skill demonstrated in SOLs VS.1a, USI.1a, and VUSI.1a) and soldiers’ letters like the letter featured in the HistoryMobile to provide insight into many aspects of the war in Virginia—from camp, battle, siege, to life and death. Private James Robert Montgomery of Missis ...
The Positive Contributions of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of
... glorious route of the southern army. When it failed to happen, and was reversed, in part, thanks to the bold example given by an enthusiastic young Confederate named Brigadier General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, Wade, Chandler, and Senator George Riddle of Delaware attempted, rifle in hand, to rever ...
... glorious route of the southern army. When it failed to happen, and was reversed, in part, thanks to the bold example given by an enthusiastic young Confederate named Brigadier General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, Wade, Chandler, and Senator George Riddle of Delaware attempted, rifle in hand, to rever ...
Unionist Sentiment in Frederick, Maryland 1860-1865
... he also wrote that many of the stores remained open for the soldiers of the Army of Northern Virginia and, after two days of occupation, Frederick merchants had nothing left to sell.20 At first glance this may seem to be a handful of merchants trying to make money from the soldiers who had no choice ...
... he also wrote that many of the stores remained open for the soldiers of the Army of Northern Virginia and, after two days of occupation, Frederick merchants had nothing left to sell.20 At first glance this may seem to be a handful of merchants trying to make money from the soldiers who had no choice ...
The Ingenuity, Proficiency, and Versatility of Union Citizen Soldiers
... I would not have been able to visit archives without financial assistance and so I am grateful to the UMass history department for the Bauer-Gordon Award in 2012. With this funding I was able to research at the National Archives in Washington, DC, the Virginia and New York State libraries, the Museu ...
... I would not have been able to visit archives without financial assistance and so I am grateful to the UMass history department for the Bauer-Gordon Award in 2012. With this funding I was able to research at the National Archives in Washington, DC, the Virginia and New York State libraries, the Museu ...
A History of Jefferson County, Texas
... Spanish trail drives ceased. Stock-raising was to become the first major industry for this area. In the 1850s until the Civil War, herds were driven to market at New Orleans from the lower Trinity River. ...
... Spanish trail drives ceased. Stock-raising was to become the first major industry for this area. In the 1850s until the Civil War, herds were driven to market at New Orleans from the lower Trinity River. ...
A Unique Hell in Southwestern Virginia: Confederate Guerrillas and
... farther into Tennessee, linking states like Alabama and Missouri to Virginia.2 Second, the V&T also connected the productive fields, pastures, and mines of southwestern Virginia with Confederate forces and civilian populations throughout Virginia and the Upper South. Southwestern foodstuffs, livesto ...
... farther into Tennessee, linking states like Alabama and Missouri to Virginia.2 Second, the V&T also connected the productive fields, pastures, and mines of southwestern Virginia with Confederate forces and civilian populations throughout Virginia and the Upper South. Southwestern foodstuffs, livesto ...
His Leadership During the 1864 Tennessee Campaign
... allowed the Union to better ready itself for the campaign. However, Hood outmaneuvered Union General John Schofield, who was waiting on the banks of the Duck River as his superior, General George Thomas, had requested. Hood got around him.10 Most of Hood’s army was now near Spring Hill in a position ...
... allowed the Union to better ready itself for the campaign. However, Hood outmaneuvered Union General John Schofield, who was waiting on the banks of the Duck River as his superior, General George Thomas, had requested. Hood got around him.10 Most of Hood’s army was now near Spring Hill in a position ...
A Hard Blockade: The Union Navy and the Foundation of Union
... object of any blockade is not just to hurt the offending nation’s economy but also to limit the entrance of military supplies. The side effect of all of this, however, is that the necessities needed by the civilian populace will also be reduced, and while it may not have been the intention of the Li ...
... object of any blockade is not just to hurt the offending nation’s economy but also to limit the entrance of military supplies. The side effect of all of this, however, is that the necessities needed by the civilian populace will also be reduced, and while it may not have been the intention of the Li ...
Mapping a Soldier`s Journey through the American Civil War
... The American Civil War (1861-1865) can be considered the first modern war in world history, with military trained generals and educated enlisted men, along with the change from Napoleonic war tactics to mechanized warfare. These changes are often observed to be a major reason for the massive loss of ...
... The American Civil War (1861-1865) can be considered the first modern war in world history, with military trained generals and educated enlisted men, along with the change from Napoleonic war tactics to mechanized warfare. These changes are often observed to be a major reason for the massive loss of ...
Veterans at Rest
... of Post 25 of the GAR here in Athens. The organization, made up of Union veterans, ceased to exist about a year after Spriggs’s death when Alfred Hacker died in 1937. Martin D. Luther, Co. I, 25th North Carolina Infantry, CSA, was born in North Carolina. A drummer boy, he was noted as the last survi ...
... of Post 25 of the GAR here in Athens. The organization, made up of Union veterans, ceased to exist about a year after Spriggs’s death when Alfred Hacker died in 1937. Martin D. Luther, Co. I, 25th North Carolina Infantry, CSA, was born in North Carolina. A drummer boy, he was noted as the last survi ...
The Mob from Massac
... only an adherence to duty and oath. As the scene develops, and particularly when he speaks about the centrality of “the law,” Judge Priest makes starkly clear that he will not back away, even if it means acting in ways that go against his own self-interest (268). By insisting that “the law” must be ...
... only an adherence to duty and oath. As the scene develops, and particularly when he speaks about the centrality of “the law,” Judge Priest makes starkly clear that he will not back away, even if it means acting in ways that go against his own self-interest (268). By insisting that “the law” must be ...
Soldiers of Long Odds: Confederate Operatives Combat the United
... the northwest. The military force for the revolution would consist of Copperhead para-military units and Confederate prisoners freed from Camp Douglas in Chicago, Camp Morton in Indianapolis, Camp Chase in Columbus and Rock Island Prison Barracks on Arsenal Island in the Mississippi River along the ...
... the northwest. The military force for the revolution would consist of Copperhead para-military units and Confederate prisoners freed from Camp Douglas in Chicago, Camp Morton in Indianapolis, Camp Chase in Columbus and Rock Island Prison Barracks on Arsenal Island in the Mississippi River along the ...
General US Grant`s Effective Use of the Leadership
... General Sherman, upon arriving at Vicksburg from the east, also noted that, “until this moment, I never thought your expedition a success…this is a campaign. This is success if we never take this town.”5 A reporter from the New York Times added that, “a more audacious plan than that devised by [Gran ...
... General Sherman, upon arriving at Vicksburg from the east, also noted that, “until this moment, I never thought your expedition a success…this is a campaign. This is success if we never take this town.”5 A reporter from the New York Times added that, “a more audacious plan than that devised by [Gran ...
Island Mound - Kansas Humanities Council
... all persons in the State of Missouri who shall take up arms against the United States, or who shall be directly proven to have taken an active part with their enemies in the field…are hereby declared freemen.” When Frémont freed two St. Louis slaves under this proclaimed military authority, he lost ...
... all persons in the State of Missouri who shall take up arms against the United States, or who shall be directly proven to have taken an active part with their enemies in the field…are hereby declared freemen.” When Frémont freed two St. Louis slaves under this proclaimed military authority, he lost ...
Heritage or Hate? - Digital Commons @Brockport
... of the background, origins, and viewpoints of the modern flag debate would do well to read Coski’s book. My paper synthesizes and builds upon these and other authors’ research to conclude that many white Americans fundamentally misremember these three Confederate icons. Finally, a note on some of th ...
... of the background, origins, and viewpoints of the modern flag debate would do well to read Coski’s book. My paper synthesizes and builds upon these and other authors’ research to conclude that many white Americans fundamentally misremember these three Confederate icons. Finally, a note on some of th ...
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.