Ironclads and Gunboats - Villages Civil War Study Group
... had only two guns compared to the Virginia's ten, but they were mounted on a rotating turret. Also, the Monitor had a very small surface area out of the water for the Virginia to hit. The Virginia, mounted ten guns, four on each side and on eat each end. However, only a maximum of four could be poi ...
... had only two guns compared to the Virginia's ten, but they were mounted on a rotating turret. Also, the Monitor had a very small surface area out of the water for the Virginia to hit. The Virginia, mounted ten guns, four on each side and on eat each end. However, only a maximum of four could be poi ...
Key West 1861 - Digital Collection Center
... by an almost unanimous vote, and Judge Marvin, who did not favor immediate secession, received a bare majority." 10 The pro-secessionists eventually controlled the entire delegation. They questioned the propriety of Marvin, a Federal Judge, attending a meeting aimed at the breaking up of the Union. ...
... by an almost unanimous vote, and Judge Marvin, who did not favor immediate secession, received a bare majority." 10 The pro-secessionists eventually controlled the entire delegation. They questioned the propriety of Marvin, a Federal Judge, attending a meeting aimed at the breaking up of the Union. ...
The Glory Story, by James McPherson
... Confederate war effort. The most important such resource was slavery, for slaves constituted the majority of the South's labor force. In the summer of 1862 Congress enacted legislation confiscating the property of Confederates, including slaves. Lincoln followed this with the Emancipation Proclamati ...
... Confederate war effort. The most important such resource was slavery, for slaves constituted the majority of the South's labor force. In the summer of 1862 Congress enacted legislation confiscating the property of Confederates, including slaves. Lincoln followed this with the Emancipation Proclamati ...
An Introduction to the Civil War - Via Sapientiae
... http://blogs.loc.gov/civil-war-voices/if-father-were-only-here/ - LeRoy Wiley Gresham, young boy http://blogs.loc.gov/civil-war-voices/about/mary-ann-bickerdyke/ - Mary Bickerdyke, Union nurse http://blogs.loc.gov/civil-war-voices/about/robert-e-lee/ - Robert E. Lee http://blogs.loc.gov/civil-war-vo ...
... http://blogs.loc.gov/civil-war-voices/if-father-were-only-here/ - LeRoy Wiley Gresham, young boy http://blogs.loc.gov/civil-war-voices/about/mary-ann-bickerdyke/ - Mary Bickerdyke, Union nurse http://blogs.loc.gov/civil-war-voices/about/robert-e-lee/ - Robert E. Lee http://blogs.loc.gov/civil-war-vo ...
excerpt of the Civil War in Wilmington
... maritime business at the Cape Fear. At least 106 different steamships, to say nothing of the numerous sailing vessels employed as blockade-runners, traded at Wilmington. More times than not they evaded even the most vigilant blockaders. Studies suggest that the success rate for blockade-runners at W ...
... maritime business at the Cape Fear. At least 106 different steamships, to say nothing of the numerous sailing vessels employed as blockade-runners, traded at Wilmington. More times than not they evaded even the most vigilant blockaders. Studies suggest that the success rate for blockade-runners at W ...
columbus: the gibraltar of the west
... was placed in command of the troops at Camp Dick Robinson . Then General John C. Fremont told General Ulysses S. Grant that he intended to 0ccupy Columbus ; in fact, on September 2 Grant, from Cairo, lIJinois, dispatched a land and naval force against Belmont, Missouri, which was just across the riv ...
... was placed in command of the troops at Camp Dick Robinson . Then General John C. Fremont told General Ulysses S. Grant that he intended to 0ccupy Columbus ; in fact, on September 2 Grant, from Cairo, lIJinois, dispatched a land and naval force against Belmont, Missouri, which was just across the riv ...
“Duels, Fools, and Scoundrels” - Old Baldy Civil War Round Table
... Order. This was too much for some of the jurors, especially those who had opposed the harsh sentences from the start. These moderate jurors wanted the men who were found guilty to be turned over to the military authorities (as they were in a series of identical trials held in Grayson County), but on ...
... Order. This was too much for some of the jurors, especially those who had opposed the harsh sentences from the start. These moderate jurors wanted the men who were found guilty to be turned over to the military authorities (as they were in a series of identical trials held in Grayson County), but on ...
battle of fort wagner (july 18, 1863)
... LINCOLN CHANGES VIEW ON SLAVERY - AFTER ELECTED IN 1860 LINCOLN BEGINS TO REALIZE 1.) THAT U.S. COULD NEVER SURVIVE HALF SLAVE AND HALF FREE A.) SOUTHERN BELIEFS SHOULDN’T BE ALLOWED TO JEAPORIZE NATION AND EQUALITY OF MEN 2.) HOUSE DIVIDED SPEECH WAR BEGINS -SOUTH CAROLINA SECEDES FIRST AFTER LINCO ...
... LINCOLN CHANGES VIEW ON SLAVERY - AFTER ELECTED IN 1860 LINCOLN BEGINS TO REALIZE 1.) THAT U.S. COULD NEVER SURVIVE HALF SLAVE AND HALF FREE A.) SOUTHERN BELIEFS SHOULDN’T BE ALLOWED TO JEAPORIZE NATION AND EQUALITY OF MEN 2.) HOUSE DIVIDED SPEECH WAR BEGINS -SOUTH CAROLINA SECEDES FIRST AFTER LINCO ...
90 Day War - Faculty Access for the Web
... McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign • 1861: George B. McClellan given command of Army of the Potomac • Good organizer and drillmaster trained troops well, popular with them • Overcautious, slow to commit, and some say arrogant • Spring 1862: McClellan moves, finally, on Richmond • Union stalls at Rich ...
... McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign • 1861: George B. McClellan given command of Army of the Potomac • Good organizer and drillmaster trained troops well, popular with them • Overcautious, slow to commit, and some say arrogant • Spring 1862: McClellan moves, finally, on Richmond • Union stalls at Rich ...
Civil War in East Tennessee
... In the early morning hours of April 27, 1865, the worst inland marine disaster in the United States occurred. One of the boilers exploded due to three unfavorable conditions: the ship’s weight overload, unfavorable weather, and a surging current on the Mississippi River just north of Memphis. When t ...
... In the early morning hours of April 27, 1865, the worst inland marine disaster in the United States occurred. One of the boilers exploded due to three unfavorable conditions: the ship’s weight overload, unfavorable weather, and a surging current on the Mississippi River just north of Memphis. When t ...
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... April 8, 1861; Lincoln notified governor of South Carolina that the U.S. was sending a ship to resupply the fort with provisions only. April 10, 1861, Davis informed, ordered P.G.T. Beauregard to demand fort’s surrender, if not, to open fire. ...
... April 8, 1861; Lincoln notified governor of South Carolina that the U.S. was sending a ship to resupply the fort with provisions only. April 10, 1861, Davis informed, ordered P.G.T. Beauregard to demand fort’s surrender, if not, to open fire. ...
"A Live Man," and an Exemplary Official and Gentleman - H-Net
... Captains: The Commanding Officers of the USS Monitor, U. S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Marine and Estuarine Maintenance Division (Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1988), 2-15. In Great Necessities, I support Anna Ella Carroll’s claim that ...
... Captains: The Commanding Officers of the USS Monitor, U. S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Marine and Estuarine Maintenance Division (Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1988), 2-15. In Great Necessities, I support Anna Ella Carroll’s claim that ...
Tennessee Abolitionists - Teach Tennessee History
... http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/207.html and http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-05-31/entertainment/ctae-0602-kogan-sidewalks-20130531_1_ghosts-civil-war-stephen-a ...
... http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/207.html and http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-05-31/entertainment/ctae-0602-kogan-sidewalks-20130531_1_ghosts-civil-war-stephen-a ...
t`s astonishing just how small Fort Sumter, S.C., is. Five minutes at a
... The operation was complex and studded with deceptions and feints. For example, boats carrying family members first went to another harbor fort, which was observable from Charleston, and the women and children appeared to bed down for the night. Observers thought they had arrived in anticipation of t ...
... The operation was complex and studded with deceptions and feints. For example, boats carrying family members first went to another harbor fort, which was observable from Charleston, and the women and children appeared to bed down for the night. Observers thought they had arrived in anticipation of t ...
Fort Sumter and the American Civil War
... After Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as president of the United States on March 4, 1861, of a deeply divided Union; the “divided” States. On the day of his inauguration seven (7) states had seceded. Very soon after that four (4) other states followed bringing the total number of seceding states to ...
... After Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as president of the United States on March 4, 1861, of a deeply divided Union; the “divided” States. On the day of his inauguration seven (7) states had seceded. Very soon after that four (4) other states followed bringing the total number of seceding states to ...
Chapter 20 Questions
... forced to literally test each officer in the field to weed out good leaders from the many inept ones, finally discovering Ulysses Simpson Grant, who was willing to fight on to victory no matter the cost. d. While world demand for cotton was important to the South, Union army seizures of southern cot ...
... forced to literally test each officer in the field to weed out good leaders from the many inept ones, finally discovering Ulysses Simpson Grant, who was willing to fight on to victory no matter the cost. d. While world demand for cotton was important to the South, Union army seizures of southern cot ...
Biography President Ulysses S. Grant
... With the start of the Civil War, Grant reentered the military. He started out with the Illinois militia and soon moved up the ranks in the army to general. In 1862 Grant had his first major victory when he captured Fort Donelson in Tennessee. He became known as Unconditional Surrender (U.S.) Grant w ...
... With the start of the Civil War, Grant reentered the military. He started out with the Illinois militia and soon moved up the ranks in the army to general. In 1862 Grant had his first major victory when he captured Fort Donelson in Tennessee. He became known as Unconditional Surrender (U.S.) Grant w ...
Alabama at War: Conflict between the North and South Chapter 5
... Wilson’s Raid March 1865, General James H. Wilson (Union) led 3 Calvary divisions, 15,000 troops, in one last raid into Alabama. He crossed the Tennessee River and moved south to Jasper, then went to Elyton(Jefferson County county seat), sent another group to Tuscaloosa to burn the University of Ala ...
... Wilson’s Raid March 1865, General James H. Wilson (Union) led 3 Calvary divisions, 15,000 troops, in one last raid into Alabama. He crossed the Tennessee River and moved south to Jasper, then went to Elyton(Jefferson County county seat), sent another group to Tuscaloosa to burn the University of Ala ...
Alabama at War: Conflict between the North and South Chapter 5
... Wilson’s Raid March 1865, General James H. Wilson (Union) led 3 Calvary divisions, 15,000 troops, in one last raid into Alabama. He crossed the Tennessee River and moved south to Jasper, then went to Elyton(Jefferson County county seat), sent another group to Tuscaloosa to burn the University of Ala ...
... Wilson’s Raid March 1865, General James H. Wilson (Union) led 3 Calvary divisions, 15,000 troops, in one last raid into Alabama. He crossed the Tennessee River and moved south to Jasper, then went to Elyton(Jefferson County county seat), sent another group to Tuscaloosa to burn the University of Ala ...
Lincoln Resupplies Fort Sumter http://civilwar150.longwood.edu
... firmly believed that evacuating Sumter would not only stop Virginia and other states from seceding but would entice the states in already in the Confederacy to return to the Union. In fact, Seward was so convinced that evacuation was imminent that he had conveyed messages to this effect to several p ...
... firmly believed that evacuating Sumter would not only stop Virginia and other states from seceding but would entice the states in already in the Confederacy to return to the Union. In fact, Seward was so convinced that evacuation was imminent that he had conveyed messages to this effect to several p ...
1 Standard 8.80 Lesson
... When the war began in April 1861, most Americans expected the conflict to be brief. When President Lincoln called upon the governors and states of the Union to furnish him with 75,000 soldiers, he asked for an enlistment of only 90 days. When the Confederacy moved its capital to Richmond, Virginia, ...
... When the war began in April 1861, most Americans expected the conflict to be brief. When President Lincoln called upon the governors and states of the Union to furnish him with 75,000 soldiers, he asked for an enlistment of only 90 days. When the Confederacy moved its capital to Richmond, Virginia, ...
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.