Blackburn`s Ford
... awaiting the Union advance. Even Gen McDowell had been concerned enough about it that he told his commanders to avoid being surprised, more than anything else. This made for a slower march and ate up time. Capt Hunt was positioned behind an advance light battalion of infantry, ready to fire on any e ...
... awaiting the Union advance. Even Gen McDowell had been concerned enough about it that he told his commanders to avoid being surprised, more than anything else. This made for a slower march and ate up time. Capt Hunt was positioned behind an advance light battalion of infantry, ready to fire on any e ...
The Union Chapel Mine and its Surroundings: A History
... a veteran of many important Civil War campaigns, which was remarkable for someone so young. The drive into north-central Alabama apparently followed the Union victory in the Battle of Nashville, which took place in December 1864. It turns out that this was the last major Civil War battle this far we ...
... a veteran of many important Civil War campaigns, which was remarkable for someone so young. The drive into north-central Alabama apparently followed the Union victory in the Battle of Nashville, which took place in December 1864. It turns out that this was the last major Civil War battle this far we ...
United States Civil War 1787 Northwest Ordinance bans slavery in
... Jan 30 The first US ironclad warship, the USS Monitor, is launched. Feb 1 Julia Ward Howe's Battle Hymn of the Republic is published for the first time in the Atlantic Monthly. (West) Feb 6 Grant gives the US its first victory of the war, by capturing Fort Henry, Tennessee. (West) Feb 15 Grant attac ...
... Jan 30 The first US ironclad warship, the USS Monitor, is launched. Feb 1 Julia Ward Howe's Battle Hymn of the Republic is published for the first time in the Atlantic Monthly. (West) Feb 6 Grant gives the US its first victory of the war, by capturing Fort Henry, Tennessee. (West) Feb 15 Grant attac ...
February - Dixie Guards
... terrain and swamps, they again designed and constructed defenses that the attacking Union soldiers would wish they had never seen. As the Union troops entered the area, General Finegan ordered his cavalry forces forward to engage them and to try to cause them to drift towards the defensive lines tha ...
... terrain and swamps, they again designed and constructed defenses that the attacking Union soldiers would wish they had never seen. As the Union troops entered the area, General Finegan ordered his cavalry forces forward to engage them and to try to cause them to drift towards the defensive lines tha ...
Who They Were Civil War 150 Webquest
... 15. List one new interesting fact about the Battle of Chickamauge. Click on The Wilderness: 16. What was the size of the Confederate Army? 17. What were the total Confederate Causalities? 18. What was the size of the Union Army? 19. What were the total Union Causalities? 20. List one new interesting ...
... 15. List one new interesting fact about the Battle of Chickamauge. Click on The Wilderness: 16. What was the size of the Confederate Army? 17. What were the total Confederate Causalities? 18. What was the size of the Union Army? 19. What were the total Union Causalities? 20. List one new interesting ...
Gettysburg Battlefield Lesson Plan
... that separated the two armies near the Union center. General George Meade, commander of the Union forces, anticipated such a move and had readied his army. The Union lines did not break. Only every other Southerner who participated in this action retired to safety. Despite great courage, the attack ...
... that separated the two armies near the Union center. General George Meade, commander of the Union forces, anticipated such a move and had readied his army. The Union lines did not break. Only every other Southerner who participated in this action retired to safety. Despite great courage, the attack ...
Grierson Raid
... back over the two miles to Union Church where the dismounted cavalry men on both sides skirmished until nightfall, the rebels ending up three miles outside of the town. One Federal trooper was slightly wounded in the action and at least two Confederates were wounded; they were brought in with severa ...
... back over the two miles to Union Church where the dismounted cavalry men on both sides skirmished until nightfall, the rebels ending up three miles outside of the town. One Federal trooper was slightly wounded in the action and at least two Confederates were wounded; they were brought in with severa ...
Touring Richmond
... Chickahominy Bluff. A part of the outer Confederate line defending Richmond, this bluff offers a fine view of Mechanicsville and the Chickahominy River Valley. Within sight of the earthworks here, Gen. Robert E. Lee watched the beginning of the Seven Days' Battles. Beaver Dam Creek. Part of the3-mil ...
... Chickahominy Bluff. A part of the outer Confederate line defending Richmond, this bluff offers a fine view of Mechanicsville and the Chickahominy River Valley. Within sight of the earthworks here, Gen. Robert E. Lee watched the beginning of the Seven Days' Battles. Beaver Dam Creek. Part of the3-mil ...
gettysburg 2013 xi
... out to where the hill blends into Cemetery Ridge (which runs due south). This is an area known simply as “the Angle.” Named for the ninety degree turn a stonewall takes in bordering the plot, “the Angle” was the culminating focus of Pickett’s Charge. At this spot, three days of bloody conflict ended ...
... out to where the hill blends into Cemetery Ridge (which runs due south). This is an area known simply as “the Angle.” Named for the ninety degree turn a stonewall takes in bordering the plot, “the Angle” was the culminating focus of Pickett’s Charge. At this spot, three days of bloody conflict ended ...
GETTYSBURG NATIONAL PARK IN WORLD WAR I AND WORLD
... his lines to become increasingly stronger as they condensed and came to a point of impact at Cemetery Hill. At the same time, Ewell massed reinforcements to attack the Culp’s Hill side of Cemetery Hill, thus preventing Meade from shifting forces to support his line on Cemetery Ridge. Hood’s and McLa ...
... his lines to become increasingly stronger as they condensed and came to a point of impact at Cemetery Hill. At the same time, Ewell massed reinforcements to attack the Culp’s Hill side of Cemetery Hill, thus preventing Meade from shifting forces to support his line on Cemetery Ridge. Hood’s and McLa ...
Chapter 15: The Civil War
... • Hoped victory on Union soil would boost Conf morale & turn N against war • Led trps into MD • McClellan learned Conf battle plan when it was found by a Union soldier • Attacked @ Antietam Creek, MD, Sept 17, 1862 • Bloodiest single day of Civil War • Union suffered 12K casualties & Conf suffered 1 ...
... • Hoped victory on Union soil would boost Conf morale & turn N against war • Led trps into MD • McClellan learned Conf battle plan when it was found by a Union soldier • Attacked @ Antietam Creek, MD, Sept 17, 1862 • Bloodiest single day of Civil War • Union suffered 12K casualties & Conf suffered 1 ...
Allatoona Pass Battlefield
... Union General William T. Sherman greatly admired the strategic value of the Pass, which had been fortified with a system of earthen forts and trenches that would take full advantage of Allatoona’s natural strength. The fortifications would protect not only the railroad, but also the Union’s main sup ...
... Union General William T. Sherman greatly admired the strategic value of the Pass, which had been fortified with a system of earthen forts and trenches that would take full advantage of Allatoona’s natural strength. The fortifications would protect not only the railroad, but also the Union’s main sup ...
IN WORD 2004 and later - Civil War Round Table of St Louis
... the destruction of his supply depot at Holly Springs and the railroad that supplied it. Morgan raided into central Kentucky and despite some 10,000 Union troops deployed along the vital Louisville & Nashville Railroad, he managed to destroy the twin trestles at Muldraugh’s Hill south of Louisville. ...
... the destruction of his supply depot at Holly Springs and the railroad that supplied it. Morgan raided into central Kentucky and despite some 10,000 Union troops deployed along the vital Louisville & Nashville Railroad, he managed to destroy the twin trestles at Muldraugh’s Hill south of Louisville. ...
From Kennesaw Mountain to the Chattahoochee River: General
... If Sherman attacked the shoupades directly, Shoup calculated, his army would suffer huge casualties, but if he instead, as was more likely, sought to cross the river to the north or south of the River Line (the more likely scenario given the Union commander's disinclination to attack entrenched posi ...
... If Sherman attacked the shoupades directly, Shoup calculated, his army would suffer huge casualties, but if he instead, as was more likely, sought to cross the river to the north or south of the River Line (the more likely scenario given the Union commander's disinclination to attack entrenched posi ...
Rosecrans Essay - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... successfully from his bank of the Hatchie, was joined by Ord, who drove the advance elements of the rebel army back across the river. Unfortunately Ord then launched an illadvised attack that got his own troops pinned down below high ground on the Confederate bank. Unable to shift his forces, he wat ...
... successfully from his bank of the Hatchie, was joined by Ord, who drove the advance elements of the rebel army back across the river. Unfortunately Ord then launched an illadvised attack that got his own troops pinned down below high ground on the Confederate bank. Unable to shift his forces, he wat ...
Battles of the Civil War PPT
... First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) • First major land battle of the Civil War. • First battle where troops were rushed to the battle by train. • Battle in which “Stonewall” Jackson received his nick name. • Many civilians from Washington D.C. came out to watch the battle and made a picnic of it. • ...
... First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) • First major land battle of the Civil War. • First battle where troops were rushed to the battle by train. • Battle in which “Stonewall” Jackson received his nick name. • Many civilians from Washington D.C. came out to watch the battle and made a picnic of it. • ...
Civil War Heritage - West Virginia Department of Commerce
... At 4,400 feet above sea level, this camp, established by Confederate forces in the summer of 1861 to control the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, was one of the highest of the Civil War. Soon after the October Battle of Greenbrier River, troops withdrawing from Camp Bartow, at the foot of the mountain ...
... At 4,400 feet above sea level, this camp, established by Confederate forces in the summer of 1861 to control the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, was one of the highest of the Civil War. Soon after the October Battle of Greenbrier River, troops withdrawing from Camp Bartow, at the foot of the mountain ...
LECTURE NOTES – Battle of Gettysburg
... LG A.P. Hill takes the Third Corps Cavalry corps under MG J.E.B. Stuart – UNION – ARMY OF THE POTOMAC George Meade, Commander Took over for Joseph Hooker after Chancellorsville Seven infantry corps Cavalry corps – John Buford Artillery Corps EARLY CLASHES – June 9th – first major actio ...
... LG A.P. Hill takes the Third Corps Cavalry corps under MG J.E.B. Stuart – UNION – ARMY OF THE POTOMAC George Meade, Commander Took over for Joseph Hooker after Chancellorsville Seven infantry corps Cavalry corps – John Buford Artillery Corps EARLY CLASHES – June 9th – first major actio ...
Skirmishes into Battles: Evolving the Federal Cavalry - H-Net
... Actions (1998), he has attempted to rework conventional wisdom in his most recent effort, The Union Cavalry Comes of Age. Contesting the long-held assumption that the Gettysburg Campaign in the summer of 1863 was the “coming out party” for Federal horse soldiers, he instead argues that “the Army of ...
... Actions (1998), he has attempted to rework conventional wisdom in his most recent effort, The Union Cavalry Comes of Age. Contesting the long-held assumption that the Gettysburg Campaign in the summer of 1863 was the “coming out party” for Federal horse soldiers, he instead argues that “the Army of ...
Narrative side - Civil War Travel
... Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson said, “If this Valley is lost, Virginia is lost.” The Blue Ridge Mountains confine the Valley on the east and the Alleghenies on the west. Between Harrisonburg and Strasburg, Massanutten Mountain creates two narrow valleys, the Page Valley on the east and the main Valle ...
... Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson said, “If this Valley is lost, Virginia is lost.” The Blue Ridge Mountains confine the Valley on the east and the Alleghenies on the west. Between Harrisonburg and Strasburg, Massanutten Mountain creates two narrow valleys, the Page Valley on the east and the main Valle ...
Adolphus Heiman, a Brief Biography Ft. Heiman, Calloway County
... Western Kentucky and Tennessee continued to play a vital role in military operations during the remainder of the Civil War. For the Union, the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers were a vital supply line that had to be maintained. For the Confederates, the area between the rivers was a sparsely defended ...
... Western Kentucky and Tennessee continued to play a vital role in military operations during the remainder of the Civil War. For the Union, the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers were a vital supply line that had to be maintained. For the Confederates, the area between the rivers was a sparsely defended ...
Battle of Leesburg by sfcdan
... Battle of Leesburg In October of 1861 the euphoria over the victory at Manassas had subsided into a noncommittal defensive standoff. The first major battle of the war left both sides disorganized and aware of the limitations of their newly raised armies. While the Union forces regrouped in a compact ...
... Battle of Leesburg In October of 1861 the euphoria over the victory at Manassas had subsided into a noncommittal defensive standoff. The first major battle of the war left both sides disorganized and aware of the limitations of their newly raised armies. While the Union forces regrouped in a compact ...
Driving Tour - Visit Kinston
... Carolina battery was located across the river behind heavy earthworks. Col. Pool’s North Carolina heavy artillery battery was located about four miles downstream on the north side of the Neuse River. Col. Pool successfully defended Kinston from a Union naval assault consisting of three gunboats and ...
... Carolina battery was located across the river behind heavy earthworks. Col. Pool’s North Carolina heavy artillery battery was located about four miles downstream on the north side of the Neuse River. Col. Pool successfully defended Kinston from a Union naval assault consisting of three gunboats and ...
LvG Map Side - Civil War Traveler
... The first Union attacks on thinly held Confederate lines at Petersburg were successful; but resistance stiffened resulting in a siege. ...
... The first Union attacks on thinly held Confederate lines at Petersburg were successful; but resistance stiffened resulting in a siege. ...
Many Civil War battles have two names because the Confederates
... The Battle of Shiloh was named after a church on the battlefield. General Halleck had become commander of most Union forces from Ohio to Kansas. He ordered Grant with some 40,000 men to move down the Tennessee River and to wait for Buell to join him. Grant moved to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., a villag ...
... The Battle of Shiloh was named after a church on the battlefield. General Halleck had become commander of most Union forces from Ohio to Kansas. He ordered Grant with some 40,000 men to move down the Tennessee River and to wait for Buell to join him. Grant moved to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., a villag ...
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.