Shapiro - Huntsville History Collection
... enemy shot. Brooke tested various iron plates by firing the heaviest guns in the Union service and found that four-inch armor installed at a 45-degree angle would withstand any shells and at any range. Unfortunately, there wasn’t a mill in the South that could make 4-inch iron plate. There was only ...
... enemy shot. Brooke tested various iron plates by firing the heaviest guns in the Union service and found that four-inch armor installed at a 45-degree angle would withstand any shells and at any range. Unfortunately, there wasn’t a mill in the South that could make 4-inch iron plate. There was only ...
War and Remembrance: Walter Place and Ulysses S. Grant
... and access plans in place, and the complexities of Civil War memory that create a more nuanced portrait of how the Civil War is represented in the South. Historical Background In late November of 1862, Union forces under the command of Ulysses S. Grant began advancing through north Mississippi en ro ...
... and access plans in place, and the complexities of Civil War memory that create a more nuanced portrait of how the Civil War is represented in the South. Historical Background In late November of 1862, Union forces under the command of Ulysses S. Grant began advancing through north Mississippi en ro ...
Ulysses S. Grant and the Meaning of Appomattox
... to conciliation and reunion. By the end, Grant’s statement—“I only knew what was in my mind”—will be placed in an even more compelling perspective, revealing the richly textured nature of military surrender during the American Civil War. ...
... to conciliation and reunion. By the end, Grant’s statement—“I only knew what was in my mind”—will be placed in an even more compelling perspective, revealing the richly textured nature of military surrender during the American Civil War. ...
The Civil War in Kentucky
... Bragg did not want to spend the winter in Kentucky. His army was 100’s of miles from supply lines that he could trust. With winter setting in he did not want to leave his men to have to spend the winter in what he considered a northern state. ...
... Bragg did not want to spend the winter in Kentucky. His army was 100’s of miles from supply lines that he could trust. With winter setting in he did not want to leave his men to have to spend the winter in what he considered a northern state. ...
WaLton ReLationS - Walton County Heritage Museum
... area, at their womenfolk’s urging, joined what would be known as the Walton Guards. In early April 1861, about a month later, these men met again, organized, and elected their company officers, who were: ...
... area, at their womenfolk’s urging, joined what would be known as the Walton Guards. In early April 1861, about a month later, these men met again, organized, and elected their company officers, who were: ...
Nathan Bedford Forrest - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... It has been said that Bedford Forrest was the most effective cavalry commander produced by the Civil War. It has also been said that Forrest is the most controversial figure produced by the war. Born in 1821, by 1860 Forrest had amassed a fortune of $1.5 million in the business of trading livestock, ...
... It has been said that Bedford Forrest was the most effective cavalry commander produced by the Civil War. It has also been said that Forrest is the most controversial figure produced by the war. Born in 1821, by 1860 Forrest had amassed a fortune of $1.5 million in the business of trading livestock, ...
Remembering General Ulysses S. Grant
... halt and consider what to do. When we reached a point from which the valley below was in full view I halted. The place where the Confederates had been encamped was still there but the troops were gone. It occurred to me at once that Colonel Harris [the Confederate commander] had been as much afraid ...
... halt and consider what to do. When we reached a point from which the valley below was in full view I halted. The place where the Confederates had been encamped was still there but the troops were gone. It occurred to me at once that Colonel Harris [the Confederate commander] had been as much afraid ...
`Let Us Have Peace`: Remembering General Ulysses S Grant
... halt and consider what to do. When we reached a point from which the valley below was in full view I halted. The place where the Confederates had been encamped was still there but the troops were gone. It occurred to me at once that Colonel Harris [the Confederate commander] had been as much afraid ...
... halt and consider what to do. When we reached a point from which the valley below was in full view I halted. The place where the Confederates had been encamped was still there but the troops were gone. It occurred to me at once that Colonel Harris [the Confederate commander] had been as much afraid ...
Divided Loyalties: A Socioeconomic Comparison of East Tennessee
... family and friends. However, in 1864, they joined General William T. Sherman on his campaign to Atlanta, during which they constantly marched and skirmished with Confederate forces. After the capture of Atlanta, the 6th Tennessee travelled to Washington, D.C., to serve in the city’s surrounding fort ...
... family and friends. However, in 1864, they joined General William T. Sherman on his campaign to Atlanta, during which they constantly marched and skirmished with Confederate forces. After the capture of Atlanta, the 6th Tennessee travelled to Washington, D.C., to serve in the city’s surrounding fort ...
Battle of Blue Springs Teachers Guide
... and western lowlands. The eastern mountains had long offered early settlers a place to live without much government interference. The people had small, isolated farms with little need for slaves and little interest in secession. However, Governor Isham G. Harris (a states’ rights politician) had a l ...
... and western lowlands. The eastern mountains had long offered early settlers a place to live without much government interference. The people had small, isolated farms with little need for slaves and little interest in secession. However, Governor Isham G. Harris (a states’ rights politician) had a l ...
Knoxville: The Heart of the Civil War in East Tennessee
... East Tennessee Historical Society Lesson Plans: Knoxville: The Heart of the Civil War, Vol. XI ...
... East Tennessee Historical Society Lesson Plans: Knoxville: The Heart of the Civil War, Vol. XI ...
David Farragut, the Hero of Mobile Bay
... Farragut first set his eyes on the port of New Orleans, the biggest shipping port in the South. In April of 1862, Farragut began the attack on New Orleans by bombarding the two confederate forts guarding the Mississippi River with newly designed mortars that could fire from extra-long distances. How ...
... Farragut first set his eyes on the port of New Orleans, the biggest shipping port in the South. In April of 1862, Farragut began the attack on New Orleans by bombarding the two confederate forts guarding the Mississippi River with newly designed mortars that could fire from extra-long distances. How ...
Ulysses S. Grant
... In 1862, Grant moved down the Tennessee River to Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, where the Battle of Shiloh took place. Confederate soldiers ambushed Grant’s troops, and they were nearly defeated on the first day of the battle. Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston was killed in action. On the se ...
... In 1862, Grant moved down the Tennessee River to Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, where the Battle of Shiloh took place. Confederate soldiers ambushed Grant’s troops, and they were nearly defeated on the first day of the battle. Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston was killed in action. On the se ...
A Brief Look at Nashville before, during and after
... General Floyd’s army evacuated Nashville and General Buell’s column marched in. ...
... General Floyd’s army evacuated Nashville and General Buell’s column marched in. ...
The 1861 Mayfield Convention - Jackson Purchase Historical Society
... Tennessee, the land between those vital arteries of the Confederacy, the Mississippi and Tennessee Rivers. The Purchase is bordered on the north by the equally important Ohio River, and in April 1861, Federal troops quickly seized Cairo, illinois, at the confluence of the Ohio and the Mississippi, p ...
... Tennessee, the land between those vital arteries of the Confederacy, the Mississippi and Tennessee Rivers. The Purchase is bordered on the north by the equally important Ohio River, and in April 1861, Federal troops quickly seized Cairo, illinois, at the confluence of the Ohio and the Mississippi, p ...
One Man, Two Battles, An Entire Nation: The Impact of Shiloh
... Late in the day, 62 cannon (like the one bottom left) pounded the Hornet’s Nest from across the field while Confederate infantry pressed in on the flanks. Many Federals escaped, but more than 2000 men held their ground. Isolated and outnumbered, the Union defenders surrendered. ~Shiloh National Mili ...
... Late in the day, 62 cannon (like the one bottom left) pounded the Hornet’s Nest from across the field while Confederate infantry pressed in on the flanks. Many Federals escaped, but more than 2000 men held their ground. Isolated and outnumbered, the Union defenders surrendered. ~Shiloh National Mili ...
In August 1864, Union General Eleazar A. Paine expelled a number
... Jorge membership. Blue 1s seen infrequently. The neutrality of Kentucky came to an end early in September, 1861. A new
... Jorge membership. Blue 1s seen infrequently. The neutrality of Kentucky came to an end early in September, 1861. A new
kentucky`s rebel press: the jackson purchase newspapers in 1861
... two Unionists "did not care whowent under, so that their dumplings boiled peacefully in the pot." 17 In late April, after Federal troops occupied Cairo, Illinois at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, Noble trumpeted for action. "To Arms! To Arms!!," he exclaimed in the Herald, "in Go ...
... two Unionists "did not care whowent under, so that their dumplings boiled peacefully in the pot." 17 In late April, after Federal troops occupied Cairo, Illinois at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, Noble trumpeted for action. "To Arms! To Arms!!," he exclaimed in the Herald, "in Go ...
Library Company of Philadelphia McA MSS 024 CIVIL WAR
... the Mexican War, and ran unsuccessfully for vice president in the 1852 and 1856 elections. His part in the Confederate loss of Fort Donelson in February 1862 resulted his being assigned administrative duties through the end of the war, including commander of the Volunteer and Conscription Bureau ...
... the Mexican War, and ran unsuccessfully for vice president in the 1852 and 1856 elections. His part in the Confederate loss of Fort Donelson in February 1862 resulted his being assigned administrative duties through the end of the war, including commander of the Volunteer and Conscription Bureau ...
KentucKy`s civil War Heritage guide
... a base for invasions of the Confederate heartland brought eventual Union victory.” When planning for Kentucky’s observance of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear said, “This will be a four-year commemoration and not a celebration. We don’t want to glorify war. We ...
... a base for invasions of the Confederate heartland brought eventual Union victory.” When planning for Kentucky’s observance of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear said, “This will be a four-year commemoration and not a celebration. We don’t want to glorify war. We ...
Sabine Pass in the Civil War
... E. I. KeIlie, founder in 1865 of the Jasper Newsboy and long-time steamboat captain and politician, confirmed in his memoirs that Sabine Pass was a boomtown in 1861, and estimated its population at 3,000. He was a sixteen-yearold printer's devil for the Sabine Times when its publisher, J. T. Fuller, ...
... E. I. KeIlie, founder in 1865 of the Jasper Newsboy and long-time steamboat captain and politician, confirmed in his memoirs that Sabine Pass was a boomtown in 1861, and estimated its population at 3,000. He was a sixteen-yearold printer's devil for the Sabine Times when its publisher, J. T. Fuller, ...
the politics of command in the fort
... earlier generation, whose greatest measure of pride was the extent to which they could channel the political image of the Founding Fathers, this idea of war as politics was profane. In the 1850s, Americans viewed the coming conflict as a struggle over political rights. But as war erupted in April 1 ...
... earlier generation, whose greatest measure of pride was the extent to which they could channel the political image of the Founding Fathers, this idea of war as politics was profane. In the 1850s, Americans viewed the coming conflict as a struggle over political rights. But as war erupted in April 1 ...
Civil War Driving Guide Page 1
... James River at Deep Bottom, the Union V Corps and elements of the IX and II Corps under command of Maj. Gen. G.K. Warren were withdrawn from the Petersburg entrenchments to operate against the Weldon Railroad. At dawn August 18, Warren advanced, driving back Confederate pickets until reaching the ra ...
... James River at Deep Bottom, the Union V Corps and elements of the IX and II Corps under command of Maj. Gen. G.K. Warren were withdrawn from the Petersburg entrenchments to operate against the Weldon Railroad. At dawn August 18, Warren advanced, driving back Confederate pickets until reaching the ra ...
- Explore Georgia
... 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 commanded by Col. Lewis Johnson, f ...
... 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 commanded by Col. Lewis Johnson, f ...
Secession in Tennessee, Hurst Nation, and the State of Scott Table
... a second vote on secession was held on June 8, 1861, 69 percent of voters favored secession. Tennessee formally joined the Confederacy on July 2, 1861. However, Tennessee’s secession did not end the struggle between unionists and secessionists. East Tennesseans had overwhelmingly voted against seces ...
... a second vote on secession was held on June 8, 1861, 69 percent of voters favored secession. Tennessee formally joined the Confederacy on July 2, 1861. However, Tennessee’s secession did not end the struggle between unionists and secessionists. East Tennesseans had overwhelmingly voted against seces ...
Battle of Fort Henry
The Battle of Fort Henry was fought on February 6, 1862, in western Middle Tennessee, during the American Civil War. It was the first important victory for the Union and Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in the Western Theater.On February 4 and 5, Grant landed two divisions just north of Fort Henry on the Tennessee River. (The troops serving under Grant were the nucleus of the Union's successful Army of the Tennessee, although that name was not yet in use.) Grant's plan was to advance upon the fort on February 6 while it was being simultaneously attacked by Union gunboats commanded by Flag Officer Andrew Hull Foote. A combination of effective naval gunfire, heavy rain, and the poor siting of the fort, nearly inundated by rising river waters, caused its commander, Brig. Gen. Lloyd Tilghman, to surrender to Foote before the Union Army arrived.The surrender of Fort Henry opened the Tennessee River to Union traffic south of the Alabama border. In the days following the fort's surrender, from February 6 through February 12, Union raids used timberclad boats to destroy Confederate shipping and railroad bridges along the river. On February 12, Grant's army proceeded overland 12 miles (19 km) to engage with Confederate troops in the Battle of Fort Donelson.