“Duels, Fools, and Scoundrels” - Old Baldy Civil War Round Table
... upon Fort Sumter’s surrender two days Flag (1861) actually flown over Fort later. Although Sumter at the time of its surrender. Kansas had been admitted to the Union as the 34th state on January 29, 1861, the U.S. Flag Act of 1818 dictated that new stars should not be added to the nation’s flag unti ...
... upon Fort Sumter’s surrender two days Flag (1861) actually flown over Fort later. Although Sumter at the time of its surrender. Kansas had been admitted to the Union as the 34th state on January 29, 1861, the U.S. Flag Act of 1818 dictated that new stars should not be added to the nation’s flag unti ...
Chris E. Fonvielle Jr.
... My desire to learn about Fort Anderson began when I first roamed the site, and deepened when I served as the last curator of the Blockade Runners of the Confederacy Museum at Carolina Beach, North Carolina, 1979-1983. I subsequently devoted some of my graduate work at East Carolina University and th ...
... My desire to learn about Fort Anderson began when I first roamed the site, and deepened when I served as the last curator of the Blockade Runners of the Confederacy Museum at Carolina Beach, North Carolina, 1979-1983. I subsequently devoted some of my graduate work at East Carolina University and th ...
The Cape Fear Civil War Round Table The RUNNER
... North but the Confederate leader at Ball’s Bluff, Nathan Evans, was hailed as a hero by the Confederacy. October 22nd: Lincoln’s Cabinet met to discuss the disaster at Ball’s Bluff. ...
... North but the Confederate leader at Ball’s Bluff, Nathan Evans, was hailed as a hero by the Confederacy. October 22nd: Lincoln’s Cabinet met to discuss the disaster at Ball’s Bluff. ...
Chapter Preview Chapter 16
... two regiments for Georgia’s protection. On January 3, even before secession, he had seized Fort Pulaski from the federal government and claimed it for Georgia. After secession, he began to occupy other important federal government properties that were within Georgia’s boundaries including the U.S. m ...
... two regiments for Georgia’s protection. On January 3, even before secession, he had seized Fort Pulaski from the federal government and claimed it for Georgia. After secession, he began to occupy other important federal government properties that were within Georgia’s boundaries including the U.S. m ...
Men and Machines: The Psychological Impact of Gunboats on the
... 5,000 soldiers.” 40 The western crewmen were performing well and proving that they could make good artillerymen after all. Many were impressed by the boats’ ability to withstand heavy fire. Phelps’ report after the Battle of Lucas Bend was incredibly positive, reporting inflicting damage and receivi ...
... 5,000 soldiers.” 40 The western crewmen were performing well and proving that they could make good artillerymen after all. Many were impressed by the boats’ ability to withstand heavy fire. Phelps’ report after the Battle of Lucas Bend was incredibly positive, reporting inflicting damage and receivi ...
Waul`s Texas Legion: Towards Vicksburg
... Tallahatchie, with the Star of the West located as it was, any approach from the river required an approach from the bow on, allowing unobstructed cannon fire from the fort, while Federal response would be limited to any cannon they had mounted on the bow of their gunboats. As the Union forces appr ...
... Tallahatchie, with the Star of the West located as it was, any approach from the river required an approach from the bow on, allowing unobstructed cannon fire from the fort, while Federal response would be limited to any cannon they had mounted on the bow of their gunboats. As the Union forces appr ...
The Civil War Started Here (Almost) - H-Net
... mainland defense positions and moved to the more defensible Fort Pickens, located on Santa Rosa Island at the mouth of Pensacola Bay. Newly formed Confederate militia units quickly occupied the navy yard and adjacent fortifications near the city. The stage was now set for military confrontation betw ...
... mainland defense positions and moved to the more defensible Fort Pickens, located on Santa Rosa Island at the mouth of Pensacola Bay. Newly formed Confederate militia units quickly occupied the navy yard and adjacent fortifications near the city. The stage was now set for military confrontation betw ...
Fort Fisher 1865 - SlapDash Publishing
... of the Confederacy Museum at Carolina Beach, North Carolina. The privately owned and operated museum, which opened in 1967, was the dream of the late John H. Foard. A native of Wilmington, North Carolina, Mr. Foard had always been fascinated with the role his hometown played as the Confederacy’s mos ...
... of the Confederacy Museum at Carolina Beach, North Carolina. The privately owned and operated museum, which opened in 1967, was the dream of the late John H. Foard. A native of Wilmington, North Carolina, Mr. Foard had always been fascinated with the role his hometown played as the Confederacy’s mos ...
March 2001 - American Civil War Roundtable of Australia
... fort. Floyd then decided to attack the Union right wing to force a break-out. At dawn the Confederates struck, Pillow on the left and Buckner in the center. The general direction was along Wynn’s Ferry Road. After the first confused moments McClernand’s brigade commanders got their units into line a ...
... fort. Floyd then decided to attack the Union right wing to force a break-out. At dawn the Confederates struck, Pillow on the left and Buckner in the center. The general direction was along Wynn’s Ferry Road. After the first confused moments McClernand’s brigade commanders got their units into line a ...
excerpt of the Civil War in Wilmington
... Potomac in Virginia, the navy had experienced considerable success in coastal operations. Between March and May, navy and army forces captured several principal seaports, including New Bern and Beaufort, North Carolina; Norfolk, Virginia; and New Orleans, Louisiana. Port Royal, South Carolina had fa ...
... Potomac in Virginia, the navy had experienced considerable success in coastal operations. Between March and May, navy and army forces captured several principal seaports, including New Bern and Beaufort, North Carolina; Norfolk, Virginia; and New Orleans, Louisiana. Port Royal, South Carolina had fa ...
Key West 1861 - Digital Collection Center
... into the work and the embankments were completed in record time. Ten 8-inch guns were mounted so as to enfilade any attacking force. Although Brannan had given up the barracks he had no intention of abandoning them. Once the emergency measures necessary for the protection of the fort had been comple ...
... into the work and the embankments were completed in record time. Ten 8-inch guns were mounted so as to enfilade any attacking force. Although Brannan had given up the barracks he had no intention of abandoning them. Once the emergency measures necessary for the protection of the fort had been comple ...
Guide to the Fort Monroe Telegrams, 1862
... telegrams offer a unique look into Union operations in southeastern Virginia in early 1862 before the famous Battle of Hampton Roads. The first telegram, 34 lines, was most likely from General John Wool, commanding officer at Fort Monroe at the time, to General George McClellan, commander-in-chief o ...
... telegrams offer a unique look into Union operations in southeastern Virginia in early 1862 before the famous Battle of Hampton Roads. The first telegram, 34 lines, was most likely from General John Wool, commanding officer at Fort Monroe at the time, to General George McClellan, commander-in-chief o ...
Fort Sumter and the American Civil War
... help to protect America’s Southern coastline from potential attacks. The walls of Fort Sumter are between 5feet and 8 feet thick. Fort Sumter is located in the Charleston, South Carolina harbor. South Carolina was the first state to secede from the United States. South Carolina would eventually beco ...
... help to protect America’s Southern coastline from potential attacks. The walls of Fort Sumter are between 5feet and 8 feet thick. Fort Sumter is located in the Charleston, South Carolina harbor. South Carolina was the first state to secede from the United States. South Carolina would eventually beco ...
Turning Points of the American Civil War
... Intrigued by Dr. Gallagher's article, it was decided to conduct a review of strategic battles. The analysis started with the National Park Service's listing of "A" ranked battles. These battles are considered as "having a decisive influence on a campaign and a direct impact on the course of the war. ...
... Intrigued by Dr. Gallagher's article, it was decided to conduct a review of strategic battles. The analysis started with the National Park Service's listing of "A" ranked battles. These battles are considered as "having a decisive influence on a campaign and a direct impact on the course of the war. ...
NC Map Side - NC Historic Sites
... out here until killed during a raid on Union forces in Dec. 1862. ...
... out here until killed during a raid on Union forces in Dec. 1862. ...
The Coming of the Civil War
... why the war took place and whether it could have been avoided. In 1850, southerners might have been satisfied if they had been left alone. But by 1861, many Americans in both the North and the South had come to accept the idea that war could not be avoided. At stake was the nation’s future. Four yea ...
... why the war took place and whether it could have been avoided. In 1850, southerners might have been satisfied if they had been left alone. But by 1861, many Americans in both the North and the South had come to accept the idea that war could not be avoided. At stake was the nation’s future. Four yea ...
t`s astonishing just how small Fort Sumter, S.C., is. Five minutes at a
... center during World War II. Fort Sumter was an operational part of the Charleston Harbor defenses from its beginning as the Civil War’s flashpoint to nearly the Cold War, and adaptations made during both World Wars and the Spanish-American War changed the fort. It looks nothing like the night after ...
... center during World War II. Fort Sumter was an operational part of the Charleston Harbor defenses from its beginning as the Civil War’s flashpoint to nearly the Cold War, and adaptations made during both World Wars and the Spanish-American War changed the fort. It looks nothing like the night after ...
Cornell Notes - Jessamine County Schools
... Chapter 20 Girding For War: The North and the South Brothers’ Blood and Border Blood pages 436-438 The slave states that remained in the Union – Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware and West Virginia after this pro-union portion of Virginia split and formed a new state – were the “crucial Border S ...
... Chapter 20 Girding For War: The North and the South Brothers’ Blood and Border Blood pages 436-438 The slave states that remained in the Union – Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware and West Virginia after this pro-union portion of Virginia split and formed a new state – were the “crucial Border S ...
Presentation
... • Most Europeans find other cotton sources • South uses blockade runner ships; avoid blockade; penetrate harbor • However, blockade becomes more effective as war continues ...
... • Most Europeans find other cotton sources • South uses blockade runner ships; avoid blockade; penetrate harbor • However, blockade becomes more effective as war continues ...
Chicago (CMS) Research Paper (Bishop)
... Although Northern newspapers of the time no doubt exaggerated some of the Confederate atrocities at Fort Pillow, most modern sources agree that a massacre of Union troops took place there on April 12, 1864. It seems clear that Union soldiers, particularly black soldiers, were killed after they had s ...
... Although Northern newspapers of the time no doubt exaggerated some of the Confederate atrocities at Fort Pillow, most modern sources agree that a massacre of Union troops took place there on April 12, 1864. It seems clear that Union soldiers, particularly black soldiers, were killed after they had s ...
Feb 2012 - 7th Florida Infantry Company K
... John R. Durrance, Henry Seward, Streaty Parker, and to secure supplies, horses and contraband. The Second Florida Calvary (Union) had made it to just fifteen miles from Fort Meade when they were spotted by Confederate pickets. Confederate James McKay Jr., (Capt. James McKay's I son) was in charge of ...
... John R. Durrance, Henry Seward, Streaty Parker, and to secure supplies, horses and contraband. The Second Florida Calvary (Union) had made it to just fifteen miles from Fort Meade when they were spotted by Confederate pickets. Confederate James McKay Jr., (Capt. James McKay's I son) was in charge of ...
First Battle of Mesilla - Arizona Civil War Council
... Following the secession of Texas in February 1861 and its joining the Confederacy, a battalion of the 2nd Texas Mounted Rifles under Lieutenant Colonel John R. Baylor was sent to occupy the series of forts along the western Texas frontier which had been abandoned by the Union Army. Baylor's orders f ...
... Following the secession of Texas in February 1861 and its joining the Confederacy, a battalion of the 2nd Texas Mounted Rifles under Lieutenant Colonel John R. Baylor was sent to occupy the series of forts along the western Texas frontier which had been abandoned by the Union Army. Baylor's orders f ...
Week 6: The Colored Volunteers/Bonnet Brigades
... Oh, Fremont he told them when the war it first begun How to save the Union and the way it should be done But old Kentucky swore so hard and Abe he had his fears Till every hope was lost but the colored volunteers McClellan went to Richmond with 200,000 brave He said,‘keep back the niggers,’ and the ...
... Oh, Fremont he told them when the war it first begun How to save the Union and the way it should be done But old Kentucky swore so hard and Abe he had his fears Till every hope was lost but the colored volunteers McClellan went to Richmond with 200,000 brave He said,‘keep back the niggers,’ and the ...
Siege of Fort Pulaski
The Siege of Fort Pulaski (or the Siege and Reduction of Fort Pulaski) concluded with the Battle of Fort Pulaski fought April 10–11, 1862, during the American Civil War. Union forces on Tybee Island and naval operations conducted a 112-day siege, then captured the Confederate-held Fort Pulaski after a 30-hour bombardment. The siege and battle are important for innovative use of rifled guns which made existing coastal defenses obsolete. The Union initiated large scale amphibious operations under fire.The fort's surrender strategically closed Savannah as a port. The Union extended its blockade and aids to navigation down the Atlantic coast, then redeployed most of its 10,000 troops. The Confederate army-navy defense blocked Federal advance for over three months, secured the city, and prevented any subsequent Union advance from seaward during the war. Coastal rail connections were extended to blockaded Charleston, South Carolina.Fort Pulaski is located on Cockspur Island, Georgia, near the mouth of the Savannah River. The fort commanded seaward approaches to the City of Savannah. It was commercially and industrially important as a cotton exporting port, railroad center and the largest manufacturing center in the state, including a state arsenal and private shipyards. Two southerly estuaries led to the Savannah River behind the fort. Immediately east of Pulaski, and in sight of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, lay Tybee Island with a lighthouse station.