The American Civil War Begins
... later receive the temporary (brevet) rank of Major General for his service in defending Fort Sumter. This image is courtesy of the United States Army Military History Institute and of Wikimedia Commons. ...
... later receive the temporary (brevet) rank of Major General for his service in defending Fort Sumter. This image is courtesy of the United States Army Military History Institute and of Wikimedia Commons. ...
The American Civil War Begins Basics
... later receive the temporary (brevet) rank of Major General for his service in defending Fort Sumter. This image is courtesy of the United States Army Military History Institute and of Wikimedia Commons. ...
... later receive the temporary (brevet) rank of Major General for his service in defending Fort Sumter. This image is courtesy of the United States Army Military History Institute and of Wikimedia Commons. ...
2011 Fall - Alexandria Historical Society
... flag publicly. The same was true for northern patriots in the South. In some cases, mobs in the North carried out attacks against individuals and business that failed to fly the Stars and Stripes. The first fatal incident during a Civil War engagement involving a flag took place on the day of the Un ...
... flag publicly. The same was true for northern patriots in the South. In some cases, mobs in the North carried out attacks against individuals and business that failed to fly the Stars and Stripes. The first fatal incident during a Civil War engagement involving a flag took place on the day of the Un ...
How the Confederacy Came To Terms with the American Civil War
... the primary order of the stages as described by Kubler-Ross. Each section focuses on one stage as the writings of Confederates reveal it. This format allows insight into the mental worlds of Confederates, and by examining soldiers, government officials, civilians and newspapers a larger comprehensi ...
... the primary order of the stages as described by Kubler-Ross. Each section focuses on one stage as the writings of Confederates reveal it. This format allows insight into the mental worlds of Confederates, and by examining soldiers, government officials, civilians and newspapers a larger comprehensi ...
Civil War Lapbook - Monroe County Schools
... On the other hand, some of the activities may seem too easy for your student. Does your 5th grade level student want to learn about butterflies, but the Project Pack seems too easy? Try it anyway; just change things up a bit to suit your student’s grade level and skill. Here are some tips to help yo ...
... On the other hand, some of the activities may seem too easy for your student. Does your 5th grade level student want to learn about butterflies, but the Project Pack seems too easy? Try it anyway; just change things up a bit to suit your student’s grade level and skill. Here are some tips to help yo ...
Dudley on Lepa, `Vicksburg and Chattanooga: The Battles that
... outcome of the two campaigns. Chief among these is Ulysses S. Grant, the man most responsible for the Union victories at both Vicksburg and Chattanooga. In general, Lepa offers a balanced, yet very favorable, evaluation of Grant's decision making and overall strategic thinking. He describes Grant as ...
... outcome of the two campaigns. Chief among these is Ulysses S. Grant, the man most responsible for the Union victories at both Vicksburg and Chattanooga. In general, Lepa offers a balanced, yet very favorable, evaluation of Grant's decision making and overall strategic thinking. He describes Grant as ...
Porter`s 1862 Campaign in Northeast Missouri
... against the guerrillas in their midst. It often provoked the exact opposite reaction. In northeast Missouri, the guerrilla situation seemed to have ceased, but the arrival of Colonel Joseph Porter, sometime in May 1862, ended that period of inactivity. That the Confederate Congress sanctioned guerri ...
... against the guerrillas in their midst. It often provoked the exact opposite reaction. In northeast Missouri, the guerrilla situation seemed to have ceased, but the arrival of Colonel Joseph Porter, sometime in May 1862, ended that period of inactivity. That the Confederate Congress sanctioned guerri ...
The 1861 Mayfield Convention - Jackson Purchase Historical Society
... twelve miles down the Mississippi from Cairo, wrote Confederate president Jefferson Davis on April 22 encouraging Rebel troops to take their town and Cairo as well . "We acknowledge no Union but that of the Confederate States," they wrote. "We recognize no President but Your Excellency.'" With its s ...
... twelve miles down the Mississippi from Cairo, wrote Confederate president Jefferson Davis on April 22 encouraging Rebel troops to take their town and Cairo as well . "We acknowledge no Union but that of the Confederate States," they wrote. "We recognize no President but Your Excellency.'" With its s ...
X Marks the Spot - Ames Plantation
... government. In Columbus, Confederate troops occupied the city after moving up from northern Tennessee. The Kentucky state legislature asked the federal government for help, and Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant soon arrived and occupied Paducah, Kentucky with a force of about 4000 men. 4 He would l ...
... government. In Columbus, Confederate troops occupied the city after moving up from northern Tennessee. The Kentucky state legislature asked the federal government for help, and Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant soon arrived and occupied Paducah, Kentucky with a force of about 4000 men. 4 He would l ...
Shapiro - Huntsville History Collection
... bombarding Port Royal, South Carolina, on November 7, 1861. Twentytwo Union ships are identified, including the “C.S.S. H u n t s v i l l e which has to be an error and should have referred to the U.S.S. Huntsville.5 In Navy records of Civil War action,6 the Huntsville shows up for the first time in ...
... bombarding Port Royal, South Carolina, on November 7, 1861. Twentytwo Union ships are identified, including the “C.S.S. H u n t s v i l l e which has to be an error and should have referred to the U.S.S. Huntsville.5 In Navy records of Civil War action,6 the Huntsville shows up for the first time in ...
January 2011
... bank so that he was able to purchase needed supplies for himself and fellow prisoners. After nine months imprisonment at Point Lookout, Leventhorpe was exchanged. During this period, he was still listed as commander of the 11th. Due to his wounds, he was unable to return to his unit, so resigned the ...
... bank so that he was able to purchase needed supplies for himself and fellow prisoners. After nine months imprisonment at Point Lookout, Leventhorpe was exchanged. During this period, he was still listed as commander of the 11th. Due to his wounds, he was unable to return to his unit, so resigned the ...
... tight noose, figuratively, around the man made island holding as they did forts Johnson, Moultrie and Castle Pinckney. Public attention was swiftly drawn to the situation at Sumter, and it rapidly became a symbol of sovereignty and honour. Edmund Ruffin fired the first shot of the conflict at 4.30am ...
American Civil War
... In the presidential election of 1860, the Republican Party, led by Abraham Lincoln, had campaigned against expanding slavery beyond the states in which it already existed. The Republicans strongly advocated nationalism, and in their 1860 platform they denounced threats of disunion as avowals of trea ...
... In the presidential election of 1860, the Republican Party, led by Abraham Lincoln, had campaigned against expanding slavery beyond the states in which it already existed. The Republicans strongly advocated nationalism, and in their 1860 platform they denounced threats of disunion as avowals of trea ...
George B. McClellan - Scarsdale Public Schools
... George Brinton McClellan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 3, 1826. He was the third of five children born to George McClellan, a doctor and founder of a medical school, and his wife, Elizabeth Brinton McClellan. Both of his parents belonged to old and distinguished Philadelphia fa ...
... George Brinton McClellan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 3, 1826. He was the third of five children born to George McClellan, a doctor and founder of a medical school, and his wife, Elizabeth Brinton McClellan. Both of his parents belonged to old and distinguished Philadelphia fa ...
The Battle of Bull Run Curriculum-Based Readers Theatre Script
... Some people even brought champagne. {Gesture & Sound effect} But tell us about the actual battle. Yeah, who won? Well, at first…..the North was winning. And the picnickers raised their champagne glasses {Gesture} to toast the Union triumph, TO VICTORY! {Gesture} But then… {Gesture & Sound Effect} Co ...
... Some people even brought champagne. {Gesture & Sound effect} But tell us about the actual battle. Yeah, who won? Well, at first…..the North was winning. And the picnickers raised their champagne glasses {Gesture} to toast the Union triumph, TO VICTORY! {Gesture} But then… {Gesture & Sound Effect} Co ...
Florida in the Civil War, 1861-1865
... take the test, then keep it with their notebooks. They may refer to this pre-test throughout the following lesson to check the accuracy of their previous answers. Let the students know that they may see these same questions on a larger test at a later time. 3.) Pass out the “Introduction” and “Readi ...
... take the test, then keep it with their notebooks. They may refer to this pre-test throughout the following lesson to check the accuracy of their previous answers. Let the students know that they may see these same questions on a larger test at a later time. 3.) Pass out the “Introduction” and “Readi ...
Louisiana`s Civil War Era: Crisis and Conflict
... Was secession a right or was it treason? Southerners insisted that each state had the constitutional right to withdraw from the Union. In the North, some said “Let them go.” But others insisted the Union formed by the U.S. Constitution could not be dissolved; secession would be treason. When he was ...
... Was secession a right or was it treason? Southerners insisted that each state had the constitutional right to withdraw from the Union. In the North, some said “Let them go.” But others insisted the Union formed by the U.S. Constitution could not be dissolved; secession would be treason. When he was ...
1862: Antietam and Emancipation
... SUMMARY: In September 1862, Confederate general Robert E. Lee left the South and moved his army into Maryland. No one could be sure exactly what he planned to do, but in an incredible stroke of luck, a copy of Lee’s plans (which had been wrapped around three cigars) was discovered by Union soldiers ...
... SUMMARY: In September 1862, Confederate general Robert E. Lee left the South and moved his army into Maryland. No one could be sure exactly what he planned to do, but in an incredible stroke of luck, a copy of Lee’s plans (which had been wrapped around three cigars) was discovered by Union soldiers ...
Southern Nationalism and the Promise of Individual Rights and
... it symbolizes slavery and all that went with it.” The Battle Flag even played a minor role in the 2008 primaries when Republican candidates were asked about their opinion of the Battle Flag’s meaning. Two more observations which concern this particular display of Southern Nationalism come from two p ...
... it symbolizes slavery and all that went with it.” The Battle Flag even played a minor role in the 2008 primaries when Republican candidates were asked about their opinion of the Battle Flag’s meaning. Two more observations which concern this particular display of Southern Nationalism come from two p ...
Battle of Blue Springs Teachers Guide
... From the collection of the National Archives and Records Administration, 111-B-5149. BBS 16 ...
... From the collection of the National Archives and Records Administration, 111-B-5149. BBS 16 ...
1st Mississippi Mounted Rifles
... ending conflict with pro-Unionists in the 1850’s and into 1860 over secession. These clashes even spilled over into the war as Confederates skirmished with pro-Unionists, as well as groups of people that became known as anti-Confederates (these being people that did not support the Union, but did no ...
... ending conflict with pro-Unionists in the 1850’s and into 1860 over secession. These clashes even spilled over into the war as Confederates skirmished with pro-Unionists, as well as groups of people that became known as anti-Confederates (these being people that did not support the Union, but did no ...
Episode 3, 2006: Vicksburg Map Tucson, Arizona
... Tukufu: Terry’s verdict is a bit of a letdown, and I’m not sure what to believe about Fred’s story. I want to get hold of his great-grandfather’s military records. The National Archives in Washington, D.C. houses many records from the Civil War. I should be able to find out something about George Gu ...
... Tukufu: Terry’s verdict is a bit of a letdown, and I’m not sure what to believe about Fred’s story. I want to get hold of his great-grandfather’s military records. The National Archives in Washington, D.C. houses many records from the Civil War. I should be able to find out something about George Gu ...
Andersonville - Letter to Union Colonel William H. Noble
... At last our long suspense is ended, and we have heard from Florida. It is strange that just as you were captured mail communication was stopped between Florida and Hilton Head and after the bare announcement of your capture in the papers we could learn nothing more for nearly four weeks until last n ...
... At last our long suspense is ended, and we have heard from Florida. It is strange that just as you were captured mail communication was stopped between Florida and Hilton Head and after the bare announcement of your capture in the papers we could learn nothing more for nearly four weeks until last n ...
The Civil War Infantry Doctrine
... systematic analysis of Civil War tactics that integrates such factors as technology, terrain, weather, and leadership and traces tactical evolutions over four years of conflict.’4 A systematic analysis of Civil War tactics, as proposed by McPherson and Cooper, is therefore the starting point to ans ...
... systematic analysis of Civil War tactics that integrates such factors as technology, terrain, weather, and leadership and traces tactical evolutions over four years of conflict.’4 A systematic analysis of Civil War tactics, as proposed by McPherson and Cooper, is therefore the starting point to ans ...
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.