A State with Two Stars - Association of the United States Army
... Sigel’s camp on July 5, 1861. It was a short and generally inconclusive battle, but Jackson and the Missouri State Guard claimed victory. Still, they continued retreating. Lyon received reinforcements and joined Sigel in Springfield to continue pressure against the Missouri State Guard. MG John C. F ...
... Sigel’s camp on July 5, 1861. It was a short and generally inconclusive battle, but Jackson and the Missouri State Guard claimed victory. Still, they continued retreating. Lyon received reinforcements and joined Sigel in Springfield to continue pressure against the Missouri State Guard. MG John C. F ...
Battle-Richmond-Brochure
... the east and the whole Confederate line moved forward, with Scott’s cavalry on the flanks. The Federals were driven back in considerable confusion as far as White’s Farm at Rogersville, where they attempted another defense and were routed again. Kirby Smith sensing victory detached Scott’s cavalry to ...
... the east and the whole Confederate line moved forward, with Scott’s cavalry on the flanks. The Federals were driven back in considerable confusion as far as White’s Farm at Rogersville, where they attempted another defense and were routed again. Kirby Smith sensing victory detached Scott’s cavalry to ...
Field Trip to the Seven Days Battles
... hours. Kemper's Virginians charged through the thick woods first and emerged in front of five batteries of McCall's artillery. In their first combat experience, the brigade conducted a disorderly but enthusiastic assault, which carried them through the guns and broke through McCall's main line with ...
... hours. Kemper's Virginians charged through the thick woods first and emerged in front of five batteries of McCall's artillery. In their first combat experience, the brigade conducted a disorderly but enthusiastic assault, which carried them through the guns and broke through McCall's main line with ...
The Civil War Comes to Wolf Bayou
... most were getting very homesick. Some deserted after awhile and refused to go back. Some families in our area hid their young men so they wouldn’t have to go. In June of 1862 the conscription Act was put into force saying all able-bodied men had to serve in military duty either for the Confederate o ...
... most were getting very homesick. Some deserted after awhile and refused to go back. Some families in our area hid their young men so they wouldn’t have to go. In June of 1862 the conscription Act was put into force saying all able-bodied men had to serve in military duty either for the Confederate o ...
Missouri`s War: The Civil War in Documents
... “Freedom as the watchword of our new life” Private Solomon B. Childress Swears Vengeance on Columbia William B. Napton Fears the Control of Radical Republicans The Daily Missouri Democrat Celebrates the End of Slavery in Missouri Cousin Jimmie Describes Emancipation on the Farm George Cruzen Mu ...
... “Freedom as the watchword of our new life” Private Solomon B. Childress Swears Vengeance on Columbia William B. Napton Fears the Control of Radical Republicans The Daily Missouri Democrat Celebrates the End of Slavery in Missouri Cousin Jimmie Describes Emancipation on the Farm George Cruzen Mu ...
Bentonville Battlefield
... staggered, while we poured volley after volley into them, and great gaps were made in their line, as brave Federals fell everywhere. . . . —A Confederate soldier’s account of a Union assault, March 19, 1865 For two days the opposing forces faced each other. Cannon and rifle fire were constant. On Ma ...
... staggered, while we poured volley after volley into them, and great gaps were made in their line, as brave Federals fell everywhere. . . . —A Confederate soldier’s account of a Union assault, March 19, 1865 For two days the opposing forces faced each other. Cannon and rifle fire were constant. On Ma ...
Mine Run Campaign - Visit Orange County VA
... Stop 5 – Federal Position (Route 20). On November 28th, the Federal army entrenched along this ridge facing west, the direction you are now travelling. General Meade made his headquarters near here, in a field north of the road. 0.8 miles ahead is Mine Run, the creek that gave the battle its name. I ...
... Stop 5 – Federal Position (Route 20). On November 28th, the Federal army entrenched along this ridge facing west, the direction you are now travelling. General Meade made his headquarters near here, in a field north of the road. 0.8 miles ahead is Mine Run, the creek that gave the battle its name. I ...
Lifelong Learning Academy American Civil War Daniel Stephens
... Jackson would mercilessly drill many of the units stating that what he was teaching them now would later save them on the battlefield. Jackson was a hypochondriac often riding into battle with one ...
... Jackson would mercilessly drill many of the units stating that what he was teaching them now would later save them on the battlefield. Jackson was a hypochondriac often riding into battle with one ...
Battlefield Driving Tour
... infantry and artillery positioned themselves on the Prairie Grove ridge overlooking the Illinois River valley. The Federals forced the Southern cavalry to fall back to the ridge, then waded across the river under artillery fire. An artillery duel began at about 11AM in which the Confederate smoothbo ...
... infantry and artillery positioned themselves on the Prairie Grove ridge overlooking the Illinois River valley. The Federals forced the Southern cavalry to fall back to the ridge, then waded across the river under artillery fire. An artillery duel began at about 11AM in which the Confederate smoothbo ...
Six notable men - Arkansas History Hub
... born in Texas but later moved to Arkansas with his family He has been called the “boy martyr”*of the Confederacy because he was executed as a spy when he was seventeen. *A martyr is someone who dies for ...
... born in Texas but later moved to Arkansas with his family He has been called the “boy martyr”*of the Confederacy because he was executed as a spy when he was seventeen. *A martyr is someone who dies for ...
File - Sons of Union Veterans
... annual reunion of the national organization held at Nashville, Tennessee, June 22, 1897, the Missouri division was represented by 238 ex-Confederates, Miss Ethlyne Jackson, of Marshall, granddaughter of Governor Claiborne F. Jackson, officiating as sponsor, with fifteen maids of honor. General McCul ...
... annual reunion of the national organization held at Nashville, Tennessee, June 22, 1897, the Missouri division was represented by 238 ex-Confederates, Miss Ethlyne Jackson, of Marshall, granddaughter of Governor Claiborne F. Jackson, officiating as sponsor, with fifteen maids of honor. General McCul ...
The Civil War
... Other Missouri Battles The General Price came back with more troops and tried to take over the St. Louis area. They failed and moved on towards Jefferson City, then onto Kansas City. Near Kansas City a large Union Army was waiting. The battle of Westport, near KC lasted for 3 days. The Union won ...
... Other Missouri Battles The General Price came back with more troops and tried to take over the St. Louis area. They failed and moved on towards Jefferson City, then onto Kansas City. Near Kansas City a large Union Army was waiting. The battle of Westport, near KC lasted for 3 days. The Union won ...
Border States In The Civil War
... Border States In The Civil War The Lincoln administration regarded Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri as Border States, critical because of their geographical positions and questionable in loyalty because of their strong ties to both South and North. Slavery existed in all 4 states, though i ...
... Border States In The Civil War The Lincoln administration regarded Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri as Border States, critical because of their geographical positions and questionable in loyalty because of their strong ties to both South and North. Slavery existed in all 4 states, though i ...
Fall Ozark Campaign of 1862
... Seeing an opportunity to smash the Confederate cavalry, General Blunt moved quickly, putting his division on the direct road to Cane Hill. By 10 am on November 28, the Kansas division arrived at the north end of Cane Hill. General Blunt and his escort raced to the front and opened the battle. When ...
... Seeing an opportunity to smash the Confederate cavalry, General Blunt moved quickly, putting his division on the direct road to Cane Hill. By 10 am on November 28, the Kansas division arrived at the north end of Cane Hill. General Blunt and his escort raced to the front and opened the battle. When ...
July, 2008
... Arsenal. They had not counted on the resourcefulness of the Arsenal’s commander, Union Captain Nathaniel Lyon, however. Lyon was a graduate of West Point, Class of 41 (11/52). He had served in the Seminole and Mexican Wars; on the frontier and during the “Bleeding Kansas Affair”. The latter experien ...
... Arsenal. They had not counted on the resourcefulness of the Arsenal’s commander, Union Captain Nathaniel Lyon, however. Lyon was a graduate of West Point, Class of 41 (11/52). He had served in the Seminole and Mexican Wars; on the frontier and during the “Bleeding Kansas Affair”. The latter experien ...
Read More - Battle of Westport
... At the same time, a second Union force comprised of a cavalry division of 4,100 troopers under the command of General Alfred Pleasonton (commander of cavalry at Gettysburg) was advancing rapidly from St. Louis and approaching upon the rear of Price's army. When Price launched the rebel assault on In ...
... At the same time, a second Union force comprised of a cavalry division of 4,100 troopers under the command of General Alfred Pleasonton (commander of cavalry at Gettysburg) was advancing rapidly from St. Louis and approaching upon the rear of Price's army. When Price launched the rebel assault on In ...
“SO IT BEGINS…..AGAIN” 155TH BULL RUN
... The Confederates, about 22,000 men under the command of Brig. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard, were concentrated near the Bull Run, with detachments spread north of the creek to observe the Federals. When McDowell started his advance from Washington, the Confederate detachments slowly retreated and rejoined ...
... The Confederates, about 22,000 men under the command of Brig. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard, were concentrated near the Bull Run, with detachments spread north of the creek to observe the Federals. When McDowell started his advance from Washington, the Confederate detachments slowly retreated and rejoined ...
07.2_Who Built Fort Curtis_March 11, 2012.ai
... Thousands of escaped slaves, known as Contraband, followed the Union army to Helena in July 1862. Within weeks, the army put hundreds of Contraband to work building Fort Curtis. Hard Labor in Hot Weather African American laborers moved tons of earth, cut trees, milled lumber and did everything else ...
... Thousands of escaped slaves, known as Contraband, followed the Union army to Helena in July 1862. Within weeks, the army put hundreds of Contraband to work building Fort Curtis. Hard Labor in Hot Weather African American laborers moved tons of earth, cut trees, milled lumber and did everything else ...
Battle of Moore`s Mill - Kingdom of Callaway Civil War Heritage
... “brush” as Southern guerrillas or “bushwhackers,” or enroll in the Confederate Army and quite possibly spend most of the war in combat far from home. The Confederate high command sent many Missouri officers home to recruit for the Confederate Army. The forces they raised were often treated not as so ...
... “brush” as Southern guerrillas or “bushwhackers,” or enroll in the Confederate Army and quite possibly spend most of the war in combat far from home. The Confederate high command sent many Missouri officers home to recruit for the Confederate Army. The forces they raised were often treated not as so ...
The Battle of Hatchie (Davis) Bridge by sfcdan (Formatted Word
... numbers were too great and the retreat fell into a panic. The left side of the Confederate line dissolved leaving Dawson and his artillerymen stranded. With nothing left to move the guns Dawson did what he could but the 53rd Indiana claimed all but one of his pieces. Half of the 1st Texas Legion mad ...
... numbers were too great and the retreat fell into a panic. The left side of the Confederate line dissolved leaving Dawson and his artillerymen stranded. With nothing left to move the guns Dawson did what he could but the 53rd Indiana claimed all but one of his pieces. Half of the 1st Texas Legion mad ...
Civil War II - ARChapter5CivilWar
... • Confederate forces with 15,000 men decide to attack Cutis’s Union army of 10,500 men. • This Confederate Army includes two regiments of Cherokee under General Albert Pike. • Van Dorn Ordered his army northward toward the Federal army. ...
... • Confederate forces with 15,000 men decide to attack Cutis’s Union army of 10,500 men. • This Confederate Army includes two regiments of Cherokee under General Albert Pike. • Van Dorn Ordered his army northward toward the Federal army. ...
Battle of Pea Ridge
The Battle of Pea Ridge (also known as the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern) was a land battle of the American Civil War. It was fought March 6–8, 1862, at Pea Ridge in northwest Arkansas, near Garfield. Union forces, led by Brig. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis, moved south from central Missouri, driving Confederate forces into northwestern Arkansas. Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn launched a Confederate counteroffensive, hoping to recapture northern Arkansas and Missouri. Curtis held off the Confederate attack on the first day and drove Van Dorn's force off the field on the second. The battle, one of the few in which a Confederate army outnumbered its Union opponent, essentially cemented Union control of Missouri and northern Arkansas.