Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks
... Unknown Location” section near the end of the book have no location given where they were lost in the information I reviewed. Otherwise, I divided the shipwrecks in this book into geographic location by state, country, or body of water, as seemed most logical to me. Because rivers meander over the ...
... Unknown Location” section near the end of the book have no location given where they were lost in the information I reviewed. Otherwise, I divided the shipwrecks in this book into geographic location by state, country, or body of water, as seemed most logical to me. Because rivers meander over the ...
A Preservation Plan for the Tebbs Bend Civil War Battlefield Taylor
... MORGAN’S JULY 1863 GREAT RAID Confederate Gen. John Hunt Morgan left Alexandria, Tennessee, on June 11, 1863, with almost 2,500 men, most of them Kentuckians, two three-inch Parrott guns, two twelvepounder howitzers, and a large supply train. His orders were to take his command into Kentucky, attack ...
... MORGAN’S JULY 1863 GREAT RAID Confederate Gen. John Hunt Morgan left Alexandria, Tennessee, on June 11, 1863, with almost 2,500 men, most of them Kentuckians, two three-inch Parrott guns, two twelvepounder howitzers, and a large supply train. His orders were to take his command into Kentucky, attack ...
Conflict and Controversy in the Confederate High Command
... At the beginning of September, William Tecumseh Sherman delivered Atlanta into Federal hands, thereby securing Lincoln's victory in the November elections. Sherman accomplished the task without achieving any significant battlefield triumphs until the engagements at Peachtree Creek, Bald Hill, and Ez ...
... At the beginning of September, William Tecumseh Sherman delivered Atlanta into Federal hands, thereby securing Lincoln's victory in the November elections. Sherman accomplished the task without achieving any significant battlefield triumphs until the engagements at Peachtree Creek, Bald Hill, and Ez ...
Nathan Bedford Forrest: The Confederacy`s Self
... a yearly income of $30,000 from his cotton plantation. 12 Although Forrest's wealth gained him membership into the upper class, his background made him an ill-equipped member. Forrest was undoubtedly hampered throughout his life by his lack of education. ...
... a yearly income of $30,000 from his cotton plantation. 12 Although Forrest's wealth gained him membership into the upper class, his background made him an ill-equipped member. Forrest was undoubtedly hampered throughout his life by his lack of education. ...
The Importance of Kentucky in the Civil War
... as pro-slavery as the Democrats but. traditionally nationalistic, would not join their old rivals not even under an abolition club; they sought new alignment in the garb of the Constitutional Union party. It has been declared by many that the Kentuckians of 1860 and 1861 were the most peaceable and ...
... as pro-slavery as the Democrats but. traditionally nationalistic, would not join their old rivals not even under an abolition club; they sought new alignment in the garb of the Constitutional Union party. It has been declared by many that the Kentuckians of 1860 and 1861 were the most peaceable and ...
"The Naples of America," Pensacola during the Civil War
... Tallahassee and Pensacola. Miles and miles pass with nothing except trees and the occasional farm. After traveling west across the Panhandle, one will start to see hints of civilization as they drive through Milton and Pace, and eventually the scenery turns into a small metropolis as they enter Pens ...
... Tallahassee and Pensacola. Miles and miles pass with nothing except trees and the occasional farm. After traveling west across the Panhandle, one will start to see hints of civilization as they drive through Milton and Pace, and eventually the scenery turns into a small metropolis as they enter Pens ...
John Bell Hood: Extracting Truth from History
... Historian Stanley F. Horn accuses Hood of lashing “out viciously at his subordinates, placing blame everywhere but where it belonged─himself.”5 As this study will show, Hood had good reason for being angry with some of his officers following failure at Spring Hill, but he also accepted responsibilit ...
... Historian Stanley F. Horn accuses Hood of lashing “out viciously at his subordinates, placing blame everywhere but where it belonged─himself.”5 As this study will show, Hood had good reason for being angry with some of his officers following failure at Spring Hill, but he also accepted responsibilit ...
A Southerner for the Union: Major General George Henry Thomas
... “Rock of Chickamauga, he also received the following epithets: “Old Tom,” “Old Reliable,” “Old Pap,” and “Uncle George.” All of these were endearing terms and showed that he was a man they looked up to, a commander to which they felt connected. Notice that many of the names had the word “old” attac ...
... “Rock of Chickamauga, he also received the following epithets: “Old Tom,” “Old Reliable,” “Old Pap,” and “Uncle George.” All of these were endearing terms and showed that he was a man they looked up to, a commander to which they felt connected. Notice that many of the names had the word “old” attac ...
A State Divided: A State Divided:
... Kentuckian George Martin Jessee, known as “Naughty Jessee.” Mark V. Wetherington tells us about the lesser known Confederate Cavalryman on page 15. While Kentucky’s men were off fighting for both the Union and the Confederacy, their wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters were left to take care of th ...
... Kentuckian George Martin Jessee, known as “Naughty Jessee.” Mark V. Wetherington tells us about the lesser known Confederate Cavalryman on page 15. While Kentucky’s men were off fighting for both the Union and the Confederacy, their wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters were left to take care of th ...
gettysburg to appomattox: the south`s critical
... which clearly showed the failure mode of the Confederacy, and place them in my book. The battle of Gettysburg was only part of the series of failures for the Confederates. Other battles, near the conclusion of the war, such as Fort Steadman, Five Forks, Sailor's Creek, Cumberland Church, and finally ...
... which clearly showed the failure mode of the Confederacy, and place them in my book. The battle of Gettysburg was only part of the series of failures for the Confederates. Other battles, near the conclusion of the war, such as Fort Steadman, Five Forks, Sailor's Creek, Cumberland Church, and finally ...
`THAT MYSTIC CLOUD` Civil War Memory in the Tennessee
... when it became clear that cataclysmic changes – industrialization, urbanization, as well as war and its attendant consequences – were taking the past out of the present, producing a need to claim past experience through political action and to manipulate it to fit presentday identities.7 The terribl ...
... when it became clear that cataclysmic changes – industrialization, urbanization, as well as war and its attendant consequences – were taking the past out of the present, producing a need to claim past experience through political action and to manipulate it to fit presentday identities.7 The terribl ...
America`s Last Civil War Veterans and Participants
... This book grew out of that question asked in school as I was engrossed in reading of the American Civil War. Actually they were “not all dead” back then in about 1956 or 1957, but whatever the literal truth, the question still resonates. In childhood I could not answer it and still cannot, at least ...
... This book grew out of that question asked in school as I was engrossed in reading of the American Civil War. Actually they were “not all dead” back then in about 1956 or 1957, but whatever the literal truth, the question still resonates. In childhood I could not answer it and still cannot, at least ...
The Ingenuity, Proficiency, and Versatility of Union Citizen Soldiers
... War is remarkable, and he was most generous in sharing his vast knowledge, expertise, and time with me. I have been deeply touched by Professor Smith’s confidence and faith in my scholarship. This has meant a great deal to me. I travelled extensively during summer vacations, visiting archives and Ci ...
... War is remarkable, and he was most generous in sharing his vast knowledge, expertise, and time with me. I have been deeply touched by Professor Smith’s confidence and faith in my scholarship. This has meant a great deal to me. I travelled extensively during summer vacations, visiting archives and Ci ...
Civil War Practice Test
... b. killed or sold into slavery if captured by the Confederacy. c. not experienced at war and did not know what to expect. d. only given bayonets with which to fight. Which of the following was an African American unit in the Civil War that played a key role in the attack on South Carolina’s Fort Wag ...
... b. killed or sold into slavery if captured by the Confederacy. c. not experienced at war and did not know what to expect. d. only given bayonets with which to fight. Which of the following was an African American unit in the Civil War that played a key role in the attack on South Carolina’s Fort Wag ...
James Garfield - Capitol Square Foundation
... miles (3 km) from Prestonsburg, Kentucky, on the road to Virginia. Garfield attacked on January 9, 1862. At the end of the day's fighting the Confederates withdrew from the field, but Garfield did not pursue them, opting instead to withdraw to Prestonsburg so he could resupply his men. His victory b ...
... miles (3 km) from Prestonsburg, Kentucky, on the road to Virginia. Garfield attacked on January 9, 1862. At the end of the day's fighting the Confederates withdrew from the field, but Garfield did not pursue them, opting instead to withdraw to Prestonsburg so he could resupply his men. His victory b ...
Yazoo County Civil War History - Visit Yazoo County, Mississippi
... perfect shape. The Union fleet reversed engines and tried to back away into the broader Mississippi. The Condeferate ironclad continued to forge straight for the enemy. There were two reasons for this: (1) because despite her weaknesses she was a first class fighting ship and (2) because she couldn ...
... perfect shape. The Union fleet reversed engines and tried to back away into the broader Mississippi. The Condeferate ironclad continued to forge straight for the enemy. There were two reasons for this: (1) because despite her weaknesses she was a first class fighting ship and (2) because she couldn ...
Soldiers of Long Odds: Confederate Operatives Combat the United
... garb. Hines spent much of his time in Union territory cultivating relationships with Southern sympathizers who could assist Morgan’s command during deep penetration raids. Hines’s most notable effort in this capacity was Morgan’s Indiana-Ohio raid of June and July 1863 in which 2,500 Confederate cav ...
... garb. Hines spent much of his time in Union territory cultivating relationships with Southern sympathizers who could assist Morgan’s command during deep penetration raids. Hines’s most notable effort in this capacity was Morgan’s Indiana-Ohio raid of June and July 1863 in which 2,500 Confederate cav ...
The Timeline of DOOM!!!! Use at own peril. May induce odd
... 1541 Hernando de Soto passes through the area that would someday be Memphis, Tennessee and makes enemies of everyone he meets. After crossing the Mississippi River, he catches a fever and dies. His men hold a secret mass and dump him in the river. RoB pg. 23 1559 The Spanish found the city of Pensac ...
... 1541 Hernando de Soto passes through the area that would someday be Memphis, Tennessee and makes enemies of everyone he meets. After crossing the Mississippi River, he catches a fever and dies. His men hold a secret mass and dump him in the river. RoB pg. 23 1559 The Spanish found the city of Pensac ...
Did Meade Begin a Counteroffensive after
... battle?” “Why didn’t Meade counterattack after the grand assault (Pickett’s Charge) on the battle’s final day?” “Why did Meade permit the Confederate Army to escape across the Potomac into Virginia?” Careful analysis by the historian uncovers motive here, though Meade did not have to reflect long to ...
... battle?” “Why didn’t Meade counterattack after the grand assault (Pickett’s Charge) on the battle’s final day?” “Why did Meade permit the Confederate Army to escape across the Potomac into Virginia?” Careful analysis by the historian uncovers motive here, though Meade did not have to reflect long to ...
A MOST UNPLEASANT PART OF YOUR DUTIES: MILITARY
... strongholds of Unionism. In Virginia, the restored government under Francis Pierpont would gradually expand as more territory in the southeast was brought under Union control. Similarly, in Tennessee, Andrew Johnson in Nashville would serve as a fulcrum for Union support, rallying the suppressed Uni ...
... strongholds of Unionism. In Virginia, the restored government under Francis Pierpont would gradually expand as more territory in the southeast was brought under Union control. Similarly, in Tennessee, Andrew Johnson in Nashville would serve as a fulcrum for Union support, rallying the suppressed Uni ...
His Leadership During the 1864 Tennessee Campaign
... past Hood’s camped army at night, passing within 600 yards. 16 When Hood and his army woke up, Schofield was gone. This was demoralizing for Hood’s men. Lieutenant R. M. Collins, from the 15th Texas Regiment, Granbury’s Brigade, Cleburne’s Division, saw the Union troops retreating and said, “We were ...
... past Hood’s camped army at night, passing within 600 yards. 16 When Hood and his army woke up, Schofield was gone. This was demoralizing for Hood’s men. Lieutenant R. M. Collins, from the 15th Texas Regiment, Granbury’s Brigade, Cleburne’s Division, saw the Union troops retreating and said, “We were ...
Southern honor, Confederate warfare : southern
... Confederate military operations during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Using paradigms of white southern elite behavior first identified by authors such as Bertram Wyatt-Brown, Kenneth S. Greenberg, John Hope Franklin, and W. J. Cash, the thesis demonstrates the ways that violence, militarism, e ...
... Confederate military operations during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Using paradigms of white southern elite behavior first identified by authors such as Bertram Wyatt-Brown, Kenneth S. Greenberg, John Hope Franklin, and W. J. Cash, the thesis demonstrates the ways that violence, militarism, e ...
The Civil War Diary of Micajah A. Thomas
... the Confederacy succeeded in forcing what would likely become another Cold Harbor due to the strength of the defensive fortifications in the city. Those defenses proved so strong that it took Grant until April of 1865 to finally overcome them. 8 Similar Union failures were occurring in the Shenandoa ...
... the Confederacy succeeded in forcing what would likely become another Cold Harbor due to the strength of the defensive fortifications in the city. Those defenses proved so strong that it took Grant until April of 1865 to finally overcome them. 8 Similar Union failures were occurring in the Shenandoa ...
Harriet Tubman: The Moses of Her People
... that evening that had moved into position. “Tubman had followed the regiments up the coast to their positions outside Charlestown Harbor. Probably there as a nurse and cook, but perhaps even as a scout” (pg 220 Larson). Tubman witnessed the damage inflicted on the black Massachusetts regiments. Late ...
... that evening that had moved into position. “Tubman had followed the regiments up the coast to their positions outside Charlestown Harbor. Probably there as a nurse and cook, but perhaps even as a scout” (pg 220 Larson). Tubman witnessed the damage inflicted on the black Massachusetts regiments. Late ...
The Battles for Chattanooga, 1863-1865
... battles at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge, defeats that would leave the Union force in uncontested control of Chattanooga. Thus, the Confederacy would lose their last significant foothold in Tennessee while the Union would gain an entrance into Georgia. The cost in lives would be tragically ...
... battles at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge, defeats that would leave the Union force in uncontested control of Chattanooga. Thus, the Confederacy would lose their last significant foothold in Tennessee while the Union would gain an entrance into Georgia. The cost in lives would be tragically ...
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.