Areas of the Valley – Part 1
... Shenandoah Valley and the new state of West Virginia, Union forces were ordered to disrupt railroad and transportation networks and destroy Confederate forces and the economic and agricultural resources that supported them. In May, a Federal army under Gen. George Crook advanced south through West V ...
... Shenandoah Valley and the new state of West Virginia, Union forces were ordered to disrupt railroad and transportation networks and destroy Confederate forces and the economic and agricultural resources that supported them. In May, a Federal army under Gen. George Crook advanced south through West V ...
The Isolation Factor - Marshall Digital Scholar
... Many worried about the economic hardships that a war would bring. The much sought after railroad, which was progressing towards the mountains, stopped advancing as the war started just as many residents feared it would.18 Over the next two months, national events changed the course of history for th ...
... Many worried about the economic hardships that a war would bring. The much sought after railroad, which was progressing towards the mountains, stopped advancing as the war started just as many residents feared it would.18 Over the next two months, national events changed the course of history for th ...
The Boys from Calhoun
... Terre Haute to a river. This could have been the Wabash but more likely was the Ohio. From Fort Wayne to the Ohio River is 250 miles. We now have between 5000 and 7000 tired and hungry men, with many already sick, sharing a town with maybe 500 very disconcerted private citizens. This mass of humanit ...
... Terre Haute to a river. This could have been the Wabash but more likely was the Ohio. From Fort Wayne to the Ohio River is 250 miles. We now have between 5000 and 7000 tired and hungry men, with many already sick, sharing a town with maybe 500 very disconcerted private citizens. This mass of humanit ...
Shapiro - Huntsville History Collection
... and it was commandeered, enlarged, and retooled by the military. It used iron ore from Brierfield, Alabama and a gun design by Brooke to turn out some of the best iron and best guns of the War. One of M allory’s worries was the port of Mobile, especially following the fall of New Orleans in April 18 ...
... and it was commandeered, enlarged, and retooled by the military. It used iron ore from Brierfield, Alabama and a gun design by Brooke to turn out some of the best iron and best guns of the War. One of M allory’s worries was the port of Mobile, especially following the fall of New Orleans in April 18 ...
Areas of the Valley – Part 2
... he New Market-Luray area was at the crossroads of the Shenandoah Valley’s wartime campaigns. Its network of roadways – most notably the Valley Turnpike (modern US 11) – allowed armies to move with remarkable speed. And the New Market gap provided the only path across the 45-mile long Massanutten Mou ...
... he New Market-Luray area was at the crossroads of the Shenandoah Valley’s wartime campaigns. Its network of roadways – most notably the Valley Turnpike (modern US 11) – allowed armies to move with remarkable speed. And the New Market gap provided the only path across the 45-mile long Massanutten Mou ...
A Study of Civil War Leadership: Gettysburg
... The Civil War was a pivotal and tragic period in our country’s history. The years that spanned from 1860-1865 were years that were paved with the blood of American men, and what determined whether these men lived or died was the men who led them. Civil War leadership on both sides of the battlefiel ...
... The Civil War was a pivotal and tragic period in our country’s history. The years that spanned from 1860-1865 were years that were paved with the blood of American men, and what determined whether these men lived or died was the men who led them. Civil War leadership on both sides of the battlefiel ...
Battle of Blue Springs Teachers Guide
... President Lincoln and the Union forces were very interested in East Tennessee. There were a lot of Union supporters who might join the Union army. And, there were railroads connecting to other southern states, including the capital of the Confederacy, Richmond, Virginia. Railroads were used by armie ...
... President Lincoln and the Union forces were very interested in East Tennessee. There were a lot of Union supporters who might join the Union army. And, there were railroads connecting to other southern states, including the capital of the Confederacy, Richmond, Virginia. Railroads were used by armie ...
KentucKy`s civil War Heritage guide
... like Sacramento, Mill Springs, Camp Wildcat, Richmond, Munfordville, Perryville, and more; well-interpreted historic sites and house museums like Kentucky’s Old State Capitol, the Kentucky Military History Museum at the State Arsenal, Camp Nelson, White Hall, and Farmington; the Jefferson Davis Birt ...
... like Sacramento, Mill Springs, Camp Wildcat, Richmond, Munfordville, Perryville, and more; well-interpreted historic sites and house museums like Kentucky’s Old State Capitol, the Kentucky Military History Museum at the State Arsenal, Camp Nelson, White Hall, and Farmington; the Jefferson Davis Birt ...
Stories Behind the Civil War 150 HistoryMobile
... Image courtesy Still Picture Branch of the National Archives and Records Administration Richmond, Virginia became the capital of the Confederacy on May 29, 1861, when Confederate President Jefferson Davis arrived in the city. The water power of the James River, the slave trade, and the city’s market ...
... Image courtesy Still Picture Branch of the National Archives and Records Administration Richmond, Virginia became the capital of the Confederacy on May 29, 1861, when Confederate President Jefferson Davis arrived in the city. The water power of the James River, the slave trade, and the city’s market ...
The Civil War in Kentucky
... Many of Braggs senior officers disobeyed or failed to follow his orders. Several of them were court-martialed after their return to Tennessee. Perhaps if Bragg had had the support of his officers the outcome may have been different. ...
... Many of Braggs senior officers disobeyed or failed to follow his orders. Several of them were court-martialed after their return to Tennessee. Perhaps if Bragg had had the support of his officers the outcome may have been different. ...
A Civil War Battle in Indiana?
... and attempted to delay Morgan long enough for Union reinforcements to arrive. Morgan attacked and in a battle described as “short but spirited” lasting less than an hour his Confederate troops outflanked the militia men and soon defeated the force. Four militiamen were killed; 10-12 wounded and 355 ...
... and attempted to delay Morgan long enough for Union reinforcements to arrive. Morgan attacked and in a battle described as “short but spirited” lasting less than an hour his Confederate troops outflanked the militia men and soon defeated the force. Four militiamen were killed; 10-12 wounded and 355 ...
Tennessee History Facts
... Andrew Johnson held every elective office at the local, state, and federal level, including President of the United States. He was elected alderman, mayor, state representative, and state senator from Greeneville. He served as governor and military governor of Tennessee and United States congressman ...
... Andrew Johnson held every elective office at the local, state, and federal level, including President of the United States. He was elected alderman, mayor, state representative, and state senator from Greeneville. He served as governor and military governor of Tennessee and United States congressman ...
Part II - Scott J. Winslow Associates, Inc.
... Pendleton Turner, United States Marine Corps, taken in September 1861 while on recruiting service in Wilmington, and a sixth-plate ambrotype of Turner’s wife, Anna S. Keller (Turner) taken in 1859 at Courtland, Alabama with a period pencil inscription beyond the image in the case. A brief biography ...
... Pendleton Turner, United States Marine Corps, taken in September 1861 while on recruiting service in Wilmington, and a sixth-plate ambrotype of Turner’s wife, Anna S. Keller (Turner) taken in 1859 at Courtland, Alabama with a period pencil inscription beyond the image in the case. A brief biography ...
Clarke County Civil War Driving Tour
... The crest above where you’re standing is where the initial Federal line, consisting of Col. Joseph Thoburn’s division, had been deployed before being routed and sent fleeing to the southeast, past Rosemont. From the moment the Confederate attack began, Union Gen. George Crook had intended to counter ...
... The crest above where you’re standing is where the initial Federal line, consisting of Col. Joseph Thoburn’s division, had been deployed before being routed and sent fleeing to the southeast, past Rosemont. From the moment the Confederate attack began, Union Gen. George Crook had intended to counter ...
Civil War 150 HistoryMobile Teachers` Guide
... I am very weak but I wrote to you because I know you would be delighted to read a word from your dying son. I know death is near, that I will die far from home and friends of my early youth. . . . My grave will be marked so that you may visit it if you wish to do so . . . I would like to rest in the ...
... I am very weak but I wrote to you because I know you would be delighted to read a word from your dying son. I know death is near, that I will die far from home and friends of my early youth. . . . My grave will be marked so that you may visit it if you wish to do so . . . I would like to rest in the ...
THESIS CONFEDERATE MILITARY STRATEGY
... will also highlight the mentality and objective of Confederate generals. Confederate strategy was not universal. In fact, Confederate President Jefferson Davis and General Lee shared the same military mentality in swift, aggressive movements to defeat the Union army in Virginia as quickly as possib ...
... will also highlight the mentality and objective of Confederate generals. Confederate strategy was not universal. In fact, Confederate President Jefferson Davis and General Lee shared the same military mentality in swift, aggressive movements to defeat the Union army in Virginia as quickly as possib ...
The Civil War Infantry Doctrine
... therefore the starting point to answer the thesis question. Despite that the historiography of Civil War tactics is not extensive, it is not as incomplete as McPherson and Cooper suggest. The works Attack and Die: Civil War Military Tactics and the Southern Heritage (1982) by Grady McWhiney and Perr ...
... therefore the starting point to answer the thesis question. Despite that the historiography of Civil War tactics is not extensive, it is not as incomplete as McPherson and Cooper suggest. The works Attack and Die: Civil War Military Tactics and the Southern Heritage (1982) by Grady McWhiney and Perr ...
Nathan Bedford Forrest Primary Sources
... had decided to surrender. Disgusted with their admission of defeat, Forrest led his regiment on a late-night breakout through enemy lines. Days later, when Nashville surrendered, Forrest secured the Confederate rear guard as the army retreated into Mississippi.5 Forrest played an important role in ...
... had decided to surrender. Disgusted with their admission of defeat, Forrest led his regiment on a late-night breakout through enemy lines. Days later, when Nashville surrendered, Forrest secured the Confederate rear guard as the army retreated into Mississippi.5 Forrest played an important role in ...
The Key to Victory - NPS History eLibrary
... and refuse to learn, how to surrender to an enemy." Incensed, Federal authorities opened fire upon the city and maintained an intermittent bombardment from late May, all through June, and into late July, but to no avail. The bombardment was ineffective and Farragut's fleet, wracked with sickness an ...
... and refuse to learn, how to surrender to an enemy." Incensed, Federal authorities opened fire upon the city and maintained an intermittent bombardment from late May, all through June, and into late July, but to no avail. The bombardment was ineffective and Farragut's fleet, wracked with sickness an ...
Across the Etowah and into the Hell-Hole
... to prepare for the upcoming movement. Over the next couple of days, Sherman ordered all sick and wounded men to the rear. He required that the troops gather twenty days’ worth of supplies and that they forage for fresh meat and vegetables. However, he did not allow indiscriminate pillaging of the po ...
... to prepare for the upcoming movement. Over the next couple of days, Sherman ordered all sick and wounded men to the rear. He required that the troops gather twenty days’ worth of supplies and that they forage for fresh meat and vegetables. However, he did not allow indiscriminate pillaging of the po ...
shot all to pieces - Lone Jack Historical Society
... rebel banner. They “pranced [in] from every direction,” recalled Jackman. “The woods seemed alive with men, and all fleeing the wrath of what was known as the Gamble order.” Many already had friends or family in rebel service, and did not want to be forced into facing them across a battlefield.4 On ...
... rebel banner. They “pranced [in] from every direction,” recalled Jackman. “The woods seemed alive with men, and all fleeing the wrath of what was known as the Gamble order.” Many already had friends or family in rebel service, and did not want to be forced into facing them across a battlefield.4 On ...
Ballots and Bullets: The Politics of Antietam and Chickamauga
... Confederacy leverage in the push for independence. In his words, the “proposal of peace would enable the people of the United States to determine at their coming elections whether they will support those who favor a prolongation of the war, or those who wish to bring it to a termination, which can ...
... Confederacy leverage in the push for independence. In his words, the “proposal of peace would enable the people of the United States to determine at their coming elections whether they will support those who favor a prolongation of the war, or those who wish to bring it to a termination, which can ...
The Long-Run Effects of Losing the Civil War: Evidence from Border
... treatment of Union and Confederate veterans themselves. Nothing in the existing literature has tracked comparable individuals from both the Union and Confederate sides in order to observe di↵erences in long-run outcomes at the individual level.2 For the most part, this is due to data unavailability ...
... treatment of Union and Confederate veterans themselves. Nothing in the existing literature has tracked comparable individuals from both the Union and Confederate sides in order to observe di↵erences in long-run outcomes at the individual level.2 For the most part, this is due to data unavailability ...
Winchester Front Matter.vp
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... 989 Governor Drive, Suite 102 P.O. Box 4527 El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Voice: 916-941-6896 (9 a.m. - 5 p.m., M-F, PST) Fax: 916-941-6895 ...
Staff Ride Handbook for the Battle of Perryville, 8
... of the battle, all of the invading Southern forces retired from the state. Kentucky remained firmly in the Union and secure from Confederate invasion for the war’s duration. Despite its importance to the course of the war in the west, Perryville does not benefit from the high visibility accorded th ...
... of the battle, all of the invading Southern forces retired from the state. Kentucky remained firmly in the Union and secure from Confederate invasion for the war’s duration. Despite its importance to the course of the war in the west, Perryville does not benefit from the high visibility accorded th ...
Battle of Stones River
The Battle of Stones River or Second Battle of Murfreesboro (in the South, simply the Battle of Murfreesboro), was fought from December 31, 1862, to January 2, 1863, in Middle Tennessee, as the culmination of the Stones River Campaign in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. Of the major battles of the Civil War, Stones River had the highest percentage of casualties on both sides. Although the battle itself was inconclusive, the Union Army's repulse of two Confederate attacks and the subsequent Confederate withdrawal were a much-needed boost to Union morale after the defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg, and it dashed Confederate aspirations for control of Middle Tennessee.Union Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans's Army of the Cumberland marched from Nashville, Tennessee, on December 26, 1862, to challenge General Braxton Bragg's Army of Tennessee at Murfreesboro. On December 31, each army commander planned to attack his opponent's right flank, but Bragg struck first. A massive assault by the corps of Maj. Gen. William J. Hardee, followed by that of Leonidas Polk, overran the wing commanded by Maj. Gen. Alexander M. McCook. A stout defense by the division of Brig. Gen. Philip Sheridan in the right center of the line prevented a total collapse and the Union assumed a tight defensive position backing up to the Nashville Turnpike. Repeated Confederate attacks were repulsed from this concentrated line, most notably in the cedar ""Round Forest"" salient against the brigade of Col. William B. Hazen. Bragg attempted to continue the assault with the corps of Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge, but the troops were slow in arriving and their multiple piecemeal attacks failed.Fighting resumed on January 2, 1863, when Bragg ordered Breckinridge to assault the well-fortified Union position on a hill to the east of the Stones River. Faced with overwhelming artillery, the Confederates were repulsed with heavy losses. Aware that Rosecrans was receiving reinforcements, Bragg chose to withdraw his army on January 3 to Tullahoma, Tennessee.