Library Company of Philadelphia McA MSS 024 CIVIL WAR
... The remaining letters are a mix of topics and senders. They include a May 1865 letter from CSA Gen. John S. Williams to Gen. William D. Whipple that had been forwarded to Rousseau; in it Williams argues for the return of his men’s horses so they could be put to agricultural use. Other items are: ...
... The remaining letters are a mix of topics and senders. They include a May 1865 letter from CSA Gen. John S. Williams to Gen. William D. Whipple that had been forwarded to Rousseau; in it Williams argues for the return of his men’s horses so they could be put to agricultural use. Other items are: ...
CASE REPORT Bloodstains of Gettysburg
... battle has caused Gettysburg to be considered the bloodiest engagement to have ever occurred on the continent. The battle started on the morning of July 1st, 1863 when the Confederate division of Henry Heth marched into the Village of Gettysburg ostensibly to secure shoes for his troops. Heth’s divi ...
... battle has caused Gettysburg to be considered the bloodiest engagement to have ever occurred on the continent. The battle started on the morning of July 1st, 1863 when the Confederate division of Henry Heth marched into the Village of Gettysburg ostensibly to secure shoes for his troops. Heth’s divi ...
Antietam: A Failure To Achieve Victory
... The Confederate troops were in poor condition. Beyond supply and food issues, the Army ofNorthern Virginia was improperly equipped. Lee himself stated that the army "lacks much of the material ofwar, is feeble in transportation, the animals being much reduced, and the men are poorly provided with cl ...
... The Confederate troops were in poor condition. Beyond supply and food issues, the Army ofNorthern Virginia was improperly equipped. Lee himself stated that the army "lacks much of the material ofwar, is feeble in transportation, the animals being much reduced, and the men are poorly provided with cl ...
- Explore Georgia
... Cumberland. Most recruiting took control, and enslaved Georgians place in summer 1864, when the began making their way to 44th USCI was stationed in Rome, Union lines. On April 7, 1862, Ga., and its ranks grew to approximately 800 black Abraham Murchison, an escaped slave and preacher enlisted men c ...
... Cumberland. Most recruiting took control, and enslaved Georgians place in summer 1864, when the began making their way to 44th USCI was stationed in Rome, Union lines. On April 7, 1862, Ga., and its ranks grew to approximately 800 black Abraham Murchison, an escaped slave and preacher enlisted men c ...
The Encyclopedia of Civil War Battles
... Bulloch was provided with considerable sums and with instructions to spend this money on well-built warships constructed by the esteemed shipbuilding firm of Laird in Birkenhead. Many important Confederate warships were constructed by Laird, including the Florida, the Shenandoah and the Stonewall. T ...
... Bulloch was provided with considerable sums and with instructions to spend this money on well-built warships constructed by the esteemed shipbuilding firm of Laird in Birkenhead. Many important Confederate warships were constructed by Laird, including the Florida, the Shenandoah and the Stonewall. T ...
Fauquier County Civil War Heritage Brochure
... clear view of the road, stone walls and fields where 10,000 infantry clashed in the Battle of Upperville. Union and Confederate cavalry fought one of the largest cavalry battles of the Civil War on Sunday, June 21, 1863. At this Civil War Trails sign, J.E.B. Stuart’s Confederate cavalry, waited for ...
... clear view of the road, stone walls and fields where 10,000 infantry clashed in the Battle of Upperville. Union and Confederate cavalry fought one of the largest cavalry battles of the Civil War on Sunday, June 21, 1863. At this Civil War Trails sign, J.E.B. Stuart’s Confederate cavalry, waited for ...
Confederate Strategy in 1863: Was a Strategic
... commentators on Napoleon's career. More ironic was the Archduke's interpretation of the secret of Napoleon's success. Archduke Charles postulated that Napoleon built his success between 1795 and 1809 on the groundwork of his predecessors in expanding France to stable or "natural" frontiers and then ...
... commentators on Napoleon's career. More ironic was the Archduke's interpretation of the secret of Napoleon's success. Archduke Charles postulated that Napoleon built his success between 1795 and 1809 on the groundwork of his predecessors in expanding France to stable or "natural" frontiers and then ...
The Project Gutenberg EBook of History of the United States
... The two gates of this line were Forts Henry and Donelson, on the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers, respectively, just over the Tennessee border. If these forts could be taken the Confederates must give up Kentucky. ...
... The two gates of this line were Forts Henry and Donelson, on the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers, respectively, just over the Tennessee border. If these forts could be taken the Confederates must give up Kentucky. ...
22676-doc - Project Gutenberg
... The two gates of this line were Forts Henry and Donelson, on the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers, respectively, just over the Tennessee border. If these forts could be taken the Confederates must give up Kentucky. ...
... The two gates of this line were Forts Henry and Donelson, on the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers, respectively, just over the Tennessee border. If these forts could be taken the Confederates must give up Kentucky. ...
Chapter 9: The Civil War, 1861-1865
... voted to secede from the Union, Robert E. Lee—one of the most respected senior officers in the United States Army—received an offer from General Winfield Scott to command the Union’s troops. Although Lee had spoken against secession and considered slavery “a moral and political evil,” he wrote, “I c ...
... voted to secede from the Union, Robert E. Lee—one of the most respected senior officers in the United States Army—received an offer from General Winfield Scott to command the Union’s troops. Although Lee had spoken against secession and considered slavery “a moral and political evil,” he wrote, “I c ...
chapter 16 - apel slice
... Comparing North and South When the war began, both sides had advantages and disadvantages. How they would use those strengths and weaknesses would determine the war's outcome. The North enjoyed the advantages of a larger population, more industry, and more abundant resources than the South. It had a ...
... Comparing North and South When the war began, both sides had advantages and disadvantages. How they would use those strengths and weaknesses would determine the war's outcome. The North enjoyed the advantages of a larger population, more industry, and more abundant resources than the South. It had a ...
Untitled [Eric Dudley on Vicksburg and Chattanooga: The - H-Net
... war over the often more popularized eastern, he has not claimed anything not previously asserted by other historians, including most recently of note Steven E. Woodworth and Albert Castel. ...
... war over the often more popularized eastern, he has not claimed anything not previously asserted by other historians, including most recently of note Steven E. Woodworth and Albert Castel. ...
confederate historical association of belgium
... Lee’s army to the defensive both strategically and tactically. Seizing the initiative and strategic maneuver would no longer be the inevitable prescription for southern victory. By March, 1864, in the midst of crisis and stalemate, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant was appointed to chief command o ...
... Lee’s army to the defensive both strategically and tactically. Seizing the initiative and strategic maneuver would no longer be the inevitable prescription for southern victory. By March, 1864, in the midst of crisis and stalemate, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant was appointed to chief command o ...
The American Civil War`s Western
... During the siege of Vicksburg, both sides dug trenches to protect themselves from each other’s artillery. ...
... During the siege of Vicksburg, both sides dug trenches to protect themselves from each other’s artillery. ...
unionists in eastern west tennessee 1861-1865
... Confederate families resided.20 Although the eastern terrain contained better land for farming than the mountainous abode of the majority of Tennessee Unionists, the predominately loyal districts of Carroll County contained somewhat less desirable farmland than the Confederate districts to their wes ...
... Confederate families resided.20 Although the eastern terrain contained better land for farming than the mountainous abode of the majority of Tennessee Unionists, the predominately loyal districts of Carroll County contained somewhat less desirable farmland than the Confederate districts to their wes ...
Actions Impending - Gettysburg Civil War Roundtable
... Sarah Blythe and her house would become a field hospital after the cavalry fight in Fairfield. On July 3, 1863 Major Samuel Starr commanding the 6th US Cavalry will ride into Fairfield. He had received reports of a Confederate wagon train in the area and he was hoping to capture it. Just north of to ...
... Sarah Blythe and her house would become a field hospital after the cavalry fight in Fairfield. On July 3, 1863 Major Samuel Starr commanding the 6th US Cavalry will ride into Fairfield. He had received reports of a Confederate wagon train in the area and he was hoping to capture it. Just north of to ...
The Civil War
... Meanwhile, Grant and some 42,000 soldiers pushed farther south along the ‘frnnessee River to threaten Mississippi and Alabama. The Battle of Shiloh in late March, Grant’s army neared Corinth, Mississippi, an impor tant railroad center near the TennesseeMississippi border. Confederate general Albert ...
... Meanwhile, Grant and some 42,000 soldiers pushed farther south along the ‘frnnessee River to threaten Mississippi and Alabama. The Battle of Shiloh in late March, Grant’s army neared Corinth, Mississippi, an impor tant railroad center near the TennesseeMississippi border. Confederate general Albert ...
November/December 2012 - The Civil War Roundtable of Gettysburg
... t the beginning of the 19th century, the first elements of what is called the 2nd Great Awakening had taken root in American Protestantism. The evangelical aspects of religion were to become a mainstay of the lion’s share of churches across the country, though Catholicism would grow rapidly with the ...
... t the beginning of the 19th century, the first elements of what is called the 2nd Great Awakening had taken root in American Protestantism. The evangelical aspects of religion were to become a mainstay of the lion’s share of churches across the country, though Catholicism would grow rapidly with the ...
Chapter Preview Chapter 16
... war. Although slavery and states’ rights had been the issues that led to the South’s secession, the immediate concern for Abraham Lincoln when he took office was not slavery, but keeping the United States together. He was not willing, however, to give in on the national government’s right to forbid sl ...
... war. Although slavery and states’ rights had been the issues that led to the South’s secession, the immediate concern for Abraham Lincoln when he took office was not slavery, but keeping the United States together. He was not willing, however, to give in on the national government’s right to forbid sl ...
confederate heritage - Tennessee Division, Sons of Confederate
... more than its “fair share” through tariffs, the Southern states felt threatened politically and economically, and bound together for self-protection. 6) Lincoln’s call for troops to invade states that had already seceded. Lincoln’s call for 75,000 soldiers to invade the South did more to begin the w ...
... more than its “fair share” through tariffs, the Southern states felt threatened politically and economically, and bound together for self-protection. 6) Lincoln’s call for troops to invade states that had already seceded. Lincoln’s call for 75,000 soldiers to invade the South did more to begin the w ...
NC State Brochure cover-side
... headed north through the Carolinas, planning ultimately to link his army with those that Union general-in-chief Ulysses S. Grant accompanied in Virginia. Sherman marched into South Carolina on February 1, 1865. Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston concentrated his forces in central North Carolina. Sh ...
... headed north through the Carolinas, planning ultimately to link his army with those that Union general-in-chief Ulysses S. Grant accompanied in Virginia. Sherman marched into South Carolina on February 1, 1865. Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston concentrated his forces in central North Carolina. Sh ...
TRANSCRIPT 7/04/12 Reflections on the Battle of Gettysburg and the Role of... Soldiers
... chance to roll up the confederate line from south to north. He decides to make a cavalry attack. His initial attack will calm down this hill behind me. It will consist of Pennsylvania and West Virginia cavalry and they will ride out into the woods and fields ahead of me to attack the confederates th ...
... chance to roll up the confederate line from south to north. He decides to make a cavalry attack. His initial attack will calm down this hill behind me. It will consist of Pennsylvania and West Virginia cavalry and they will ride out into the woods and fields ahead of me to attack the confederates th ...
THE THIRD REGIMENT MAINE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
... “The Kennebec Regiment” The Third Maine regiment of infantry was organized for active service May 28, 1861 and mustered into Union service at Augusta on June 4, 1861 with West Point graduate Oliver Howard of Leeds as its Colonel. It was raised in the towns between the Androscoggin and Kennebec river ...
... “The Kennebec Regiment” The Third Maine regiment of infantry was organized for active service May 28, 1861 and mustered into Union service at Augusta on June 4, 1861 with West Point graduate Oliver Howard of Leeds as its Colonel. It was raised in the towns between the Androscoggin and Kennebec river ...
A Brief History of Cedar Hill Cemetery
... members of the 1st New York Mounted Rifles rode into Suffolk and later assumed control of the town. Soon there were 15,000 Union troops camped in fields all around Suffolk. In September, Major General John J. Peck took command of the Union forces and ordered the construction of a ring of earthwork f ...
... members of the 1st New York Mounted Rifles rode into Suffolk and later assumed control of the town. Soon there were 15,000 Union troops camped in fields all around Suffolk. In September, Major General John J. Peck took command of the Union forces and ordered the construction of a ring of earthwork f ...
Battle of Glorieta Pass - Arizona Civil War Council
... Civil War Battlefields."[30] The Commission was tasked with identifying the nation’s historically significant Civil War sites, determining their importance, and providing recommendations for their preservation to Congress. Of the roughly 10,500 actions of the U.S. Civil War,[31] 384 (3.7%) were iden ...
... Civil War Battlefields."[30] The Commission was tasked with identifying the nation’s historically significant Civil War sites, determining their importance, and providing recommendations for their preservation to Congress. Of the roughly 10,500 actions of the U.S. Civil War,[31] 384 (3.7%) were iden ...
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.