My will is absolute law“ General Robert H. Milroy and
... a primary war aim. News of Lincoln’s proclamation alienated many soldiers and Union generals. Among the more notable Union generals who did not support the idea of emancipation of slaves as a war aim were Maj. Gens. George B. McClellan and Major General Fitz-John Porter.5 A study of this nature also ...
... a primary war aim. News of Lincoln’s proclamation alienated many soldiers and Union generals. Among the more notable Union generals who did not support the idea of emancipation of slaves as a war aim were Maj. Gens. George B. McClellan and Major General Fitz-John Porter.5 A study of this nature also ...
Vol. 21 No. 3 - Grand Canyon Historical Society
... With temperatures here in Phoenix breaking the 110 degree mark, this is the time of year that I especially miss my hometown of Flagstaff and find myself wanting to escape to the cool rims of the canyon. Hopefully I will see some of you at our annual GCHS picnic at Shoshone Point where we will enjoy ...
... With temperatures here in Phoenix breaking the 110 degree mark, this is the time of year that I especially miss my hometown of Flagstaff and find myself wanting to escape to the cool rims of the canyon. Hopefully I will see some of you at our annual GCHS picnic at Shoshone Point where we will enjoy ...
Boxing in the Union Blue: A Social History of American Boxing in the
... the New York Clipper sang the fight’s praises: “A bolder, more determined, or more artistic battle, the records of the Prize Ring throughout the world cannot produce.”1 John C. Heenan, also known as “The Benicia Boy,” received hero’s welcome upon his return to America. Capitalizing on his immense po ...
... the New York Clipper sang the fight’s praises: “A bolder, more determined, or more artistic battle, the records of the Prize Ring throughout the world cannot produce.”1 John C. Heenan, also known as “The Benicia Boy,” received hero’s welcome upon his return to America. Capitalizing on his immense po ...
gettysburg to appomattox: the south`s critical
... founding fathers, and to remember that "all men are created equal". But the Northern States were not dependant on slavery for their economic wellbeing. Their population expanded with immigration from Europe, and new wealth was created from expanding small industries. The Southern States depended upo ...
... founding fathers, and to remember that "all men are created equal". But the Northern States were not dependant on slavery for their economic wellbeing. Their population expanded with immigration from Europe, and new wealth was created from expanding small industries. The Southern States depended upo ...
“Tentative Relations: Secession and War in the Central Ohio River
... as the proverbial boundary between slavery and freedom and between North and South. This has influenced the writing of Ohio Valley history. Many scholars have concentrated on the history of one side of the river or the other and in so doing, Gruenwald argues, they have ignored how the Ohio River bou ...
... as the proverbial boundary between slavery and freedom and between North and South. This has influenced the writing of Ohio Valley history. Many scholars have concentrated on the history of one side of the river or the other and in so doing, Gruenwald argues, they have ignored how the Ohio River bou ...
Sarah Emma Edmonds (Seelye):
... “All the battles I had seen before, and those which I have seen since, were nothing to be compared to it. The elevated position which the army occupied, the concentration of such an immense force in so small compass, such a quantity of artillery on those hills all in operation at the same time, the ...
... “All the battles I had seen before, and those which I have seen since, were nothing to be compared to it. The elevated position which the army occupied, the concentration of such an immense force in so small compass, such a quantity of artillery on those hills all in operation at the same time, the ...
Herman Melville`s Civil War poems of valor, heroism and suffering
... For instance, in a letter written on May 25, 1862 to his brother Thomas, who was currently stationed in China, Melville seems to have imbibed the Northern celebration of impending victory over the rebellious Southerners: ―The war goes bravely on. McClellan is now within fifteen miles of the rebel ca ...
... For instance, in a letter written on May 25, 1862 to his brother Thomas, who was currently stationed in China, Melville seems to have imbibed the Northern celebration of impending victory over the rebellious Southerners: ―The war goes bravely on. McClellan is now within fifteen miles of the rebel ca ...
View - OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
... The essay’s organizational structure follows a chorological progression inspired by the work of David Blight, Timothy B. Smith, and Thomas J. Brown. The remainder of the introduction presents a brief account of the battle itself, its significance in the war, and early efforts at reporting and commem ...
... The essay’s organizational structure follows a chorological progression inspired by the work of David Blight, Timothy B. Smith, and Thomas J. Brown. The remainder of the introduction presents a brief account of the battle itself, its significance in the war, and early efforts at reporting and commem ...
SUMMARY This thesis is an investigation about Stephen Crane who
... Crane began writing at the age of four and had published several articles by the age of 16. Having little interest in university studies, he left school in 1891 and began work as a reporter and writer. Crane's first novel was Maggie: A Girl of the Streets. He won international acclaim for his 1895 C ...
... Crane began writing at the age of four and had published several articles by the age of 16. Having little interest in university studies, he left school in 1891 and began work as a reporter and writer. Crane's first novel was Maggie: A Girl of the Streets. He won international acclaim for his 1895 C ...
Untitled - TCU Digital Repository
... to put down the insurrection, and the states responded rapidly. Massachusetts governor John Andrew even wrote to the president that two regiments were already on their way to Washington a mere two days following the call. “It is true,” wrote historian Frank Klement, “that partisanship seemed to disa ...
... to put down the insurrection, and the states responded rapidly. Massachusetts governor John Andrew even wrote to the president that two regiments were already on their way to Washington a mere two days following the call. “It is true,” wrote historian Frank Klement, “that partisanship seemed to disa ...
Stories Behind the Civil War 150 HistoryMobile
... Throughout the war, he made his way up the ranks, becoming a general (despite graduating last in his class at West Point). Custer is pictured here with Confederate Lt. James B. Washington from Virginia. Washington was Custer’s pre-war friend and classmate from West Point. Unlike Custer, Washington r ...
... Throughout the war, he made his way up the ranks, becoming a general (despite graduating last in his class at West Point). Custer is pictured here with Confederate Lt. James B. Washington from Virginia. Washington was Custer’s pre-war friend and classmate from West Point. Unlike Custer, Washington r ...
the First Battle of Bull Run and its Impact on Connecticut
... over Confederate uniforms and Yankee uniforms could also be attributed to the Union’s loss because the Union soldiers stopped firing on the enemy, after mistaking them for Yankees. This misunderstanding destroyed two Union artillery batteries’ guns and caused Yankee soldiers to run in a panic.11 Aft ...
... over Confederate uniforms and Yankee uniforms could also be attributed to the Union’s loss because the Union soldiers stopped firing on the enemy, after mistaking them for Yankees. This misunderstanding destroyed two Union artillery batteries’ guns and caused Yankee soldiers to run in a panic.11 Aft ...
A State Divided: A State Divided:
... in Springfield in the days following the infamous battle. The sacrifices and bravery of many in Springfield prevented further death and destruction in the Commonwealth. Although the Civil War officially ended with Lee’s surrender at Appomattox on April 9, 1865, peace was not instantly achieved. Kent ...
... in Springfield in the days following the infamous battle. The sacrifices and bravery of many in Springfield prevented further death and destruction in the Commonwealth. Although the Civil War officially ended with Lee’s surrender at Appomattox on April 9, 1865, peace was not instantly achieved. Kent ...
The Graduate School College of the Liberal Arts
... organizing of volunteer soldiers into companies, regiments, and batteries, and the appointment of officers to command these units. Northern citizens built and administered their commands around a formalized military structure, complete with required ranks and minimum numerical criteria to determine ...
... organizing of volunteer soldiers into companies, regiments, and batteries, and the appointment of officers to command these units. Northern citizens built and administered their commands around a formalized military structure, complete with required ranks and minimum numerical criteria to determine ...
Civil War 150 HistoryMobile Teachers` Guide
... my love to cousin Sally and tell her she must come up and bring her little baby. You must write to me and tell me what it is named. I wish that I had a hen to send you, but I have not any thing. I will tell you how to make hens lay; you must get some oyster shells and burn them, and put them before ...
... my love to cousin Sally and tell her she must come up and bring her little baby. You must write to me and tell me what it is named. I wish that I had a hen to send you, but I have not any thing. I will tell you how to make hens lay; you must get some oyster shells and burn them, and put them before ...
Caresser of Life: Walt Whitman and the Civil War
... supplication. Here he resembles his mentor Emerson. At the close of "The Poet" (published in 1844)-the very essay that inspired Whitman as a young journalist when he heard it delivered as a lecture in 1842 in New York City-Emerson exhorted the American poets to "doubt not ... but persist .... Stand ...
... supplication. Here he resembles his mentor Emerson. At the close of "The Poet" (published in 1844)-the very essay that inspired Whitman as a young journalist when he heard it delivered as a lecture in 1842 in New York City-Emerson exhorted the American poets to "doubt not ... but persist .... Stand ...
Important Dates and Events in History January
... Mar. 4, 1865 - Andrew Johnson is sworn in as the 16th Vice President of the United States. Mar. 4, 1869 - Schuyler Colfax is sworn in as the 17th Vice President of the United States. Mar. 4, 1869 - Ulysses Grant is sworn in as the 18th President of the United States. Mar. 4, 1873 - Henry Wilson is ...
... Mar. 4, 1865 - Andrew Johnson is sworn in as the 16th Vice President of the United States. Mar. 4, 1869 - Schuyler Colfax is sworn in as the 17th Vice President of the United States. Mar. 4, 1869 - Ulysses Grant is sworn in as the 18th President of the United States. Mar. 4, 1873 - Henry Wilson is ...
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Essay
... Fourth Battalion was mainly involved in drilling at Fort Independence in Boston Harbor. And Holmes reveled in the experience. “I’m in bully condition,” he wrote to his mother, “and have got to enjoying the life much.” He even drew her a little sketch of his short haircut and new moustache. His mind ...
... Fourth Battalion was mainly involved in drilling at Fort Independence in Boston Harbor. And Holmes reveled in the experience. “I’m in bully condition,” he wrote to his mother, “and have got to enjoying the life much.” He even drew her a little sketch of his short haircut and new moustache. His mind ...
Civil War Practice Test
... d. role of women in training nurses to be sent to Union camps and hospitals. What was the main problem for the Confederate and Union armies when preparing for war? a. Most soldiers had neither boots nor uniforms. b. Most soldiers found rifles difficult to carry. c. Most soldiers were unreliable merc ...
... d. role of women in training nurses to be sent to Union camps and hospitals. What was the main problem for the Confederate and Union armies when preparing for war? a. Most soldiers had neither boots nor uniforms. b. Most soldiers found rifles difficult to carry. c. Most soldiers were unreliable merc ...
The First Maine Heavy Artillery - Thesis
... While Gerald Linderman cites a feeling of disillusionment that came over the soldiers as the war progressed into 1863 and 1864, James McPherson, who agrees that there was without question a decline in the romantic flag-waving rhetoric of the war’s first two years, writes that the values of duty and ...
... While Gerald Linderman cites a feeling of disillusionment that came over the soldiers as the war progressed into 1863 and 1864, James McPherson, who agrees that there was without question a decline in the romantic flag-waving rhetoric of the war’s first two years, writes that the values of duty and ...
Freedwomen in pursuit of liberty: St. Louis and Missouri in the age of
... unwanted in military camps and forts throughout the state. After slave enlistment began in Missouri, men were freed in return for their military service but their female relatives had to find a separate path out of slavery. As part of the process of emancipation, freedwomen developed and asserted th ...
... unwanted in military camps and forts throughout the state. After slave enlistment began in Missouri, men were freed in return for their military service but their female relatives had to find a separate path out of slavery. As part of the process of emancipation, freedwomen developed and asserted th ...
Newtonia Battlefields Special Resource Study
... independent unit of the national park system and do not meet established criteria for an addition to Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield. No new federal ownership or management is proposed. ...
... independent unit of the national park system and do not meet established criteria for an addition to Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield. No new federal ownership or management is proposed. ...
Walker 1 Neither Pro-War Nor Pro-Peace:
... War. Most of the letters date from the brothers’ enlistment until Leo’s death. John wrote a few letters from September 1862 until his capture in 1864. 3 Studying Fisher’s and the Fallers’ writings provides concrete examples of what three Pennsylvanians actually thought about the war. Fisher’s diary ...
... War. Most of the letters date from the brothers’ enlistment until Leo’s death. John wrote a few letters from September 1862 until his capture in 1864. 3 Studying Fisher’s and the Fallers’ writings provides concrete examples of what three Pennsylvanians actually thought about the war. Fisher’s diary ...
Combat, Supply, and the Influence of Logistics During the Civil War
... men. Federal troops struggled to maintain their supply lines which stretched over 160 miles from Fort Scott, Kansas, to Fort Gibson, Cherokee Nation. As war stripped the territory of livestock and farms went untended, Union troops grew dependent on wagons filled with war provisions for their very ex ...
... men. Federal troops struggled to maintain their supply lines which stretched over 160 miles from Fort Scott, Kansas, to Fort Gibson, Cherokee Nation. As war stripped the territory of livestock and farms went untended, Union troops grew dependent on wagons filled with war provisions for their very ex ...
First Battle of Lexington
The First Battle of Lexington, also known as the Battle of the Hemp Bales or the Siege of Lexington, was an engagement of the American Civil War, occurring from September 12 to September 20, 1861, between the Union Army and the pro-Confederate Missouri State Guard, in Lexington, the county seat of Lafayette County, Missouri. The State Guard's victory in this battle bolstered the already-considerable Southern sentiment in the area, and briefly consolidated Missouri State Guard control of the Missouri River Valley in western Missouri.This engagement should not be confused with the Second Battle of Lexington, which was fought on October 19, 1864, and also resulted in a Southern victory.