Issue 1 - Library
... Confederate Army, deserted that army and came to the fort. 14 Other events in Arkansas were considerably improving for the Union cause. Helena, on the Mississippi river, had fallen into Federal hands earlier. Union forces led by Major General Frederick Steele marched into Little Rock September 10,18 ...
... Confederate Army, deserted that army and came to the fort. 14 Other events in Arkansas were considerably improving for the Union cause. Helena, on the Mississippi river, had fallen into Federal hands earlier. Union forces led by Major General Frederick Steele marched into Little Rock September 10,18 ...
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, ...
Civil War - Department of Anthropology
... sometimes described as small as well as large enclosed defensive works (Smith and Nance 2003:123). In this section, the focus will however be on large forts. These come in a variety of forms like the corner bastion or star fort and make up a melding of all forms of fortification as well as other def ...
... sometimes described as small as well as large enclosed defensive works (Smith and Nance 2003:123). In this section, the focus will however be on large forts. These come in a variety of forms like the corner bastion or star fort and make up a melding of all forms of fortification as well as other def ...
Fort Fisher: Amphibious Victory in the American Civil War
... United States had undertaken only one significant amphibious action. During the Mexican-American War, U.S. forces conducted an important joint amphibious operation under the command of Gen. Winfield Scott and Commodore David Conner. Using specially designed landing craft and tactical deception, Scot ...
... United States had undertaken only one significant amphibious action. During the Mexican-American War, U.S. forces conducted an important joint amphibious operation under the command of Gen. Winfield Scott and Commodore David Conner. Using specially designed landing craft and tactical deception, Scot ...
Lincoln and the Outbreak of War, 1861
... [Editor’s Note: Morehead, former governor of Kentucky, was a member of a peace delegation that met with Lincoln in Washington in Feb. 1861, and this letter is Morehead’s recollection of that meeting, written one year after the fact.] Under this painful feeling, when invited to an interview with Mr. ...
... [Editor’s Note: Morehead, former governor of Kentucky, was a member of a peace delegation that met with Lincoln in Washington in Feb. 1861, and this letter is Morehead’s recollection of that meeting, written one year after the fact.] Under this painful feeling, when invited to an interview with Mr. ...
1 From Civil War Fort to State Park: A History of Fort Pillow By Colin
... Following Tennessee’s secession from the United States, Confederate officials quickly looked for good locations to fortify the Mississippi River against the federal navy. During May and June of 1861, Colonel Patrick Cleburne of the1st Arkansas State Troops constructed a small fortification on the Fi ...
... Following Tennessee’s secession from the United States, Confederate officials quickly looked for good locations to fortify the Mississippi River against the federal navy. During May and June of 1861, Colonel Patrick Cleburne of the1st Arkansas State Troops constructed a small fortification on the Fi ...
Rivers and Rifles: The Role of Fort Heiman in the Western Theater of
... Gilmer, a Confederate engineer who arrived at the fort after its construction and would select the location for Fort Heiman (United States War Department 1882:131), and by Tilghman himself, as shown in his report of the battle and Confederate surrender. Tilghman understood what Confederate engineers ...
... Gilmer, a Confederate engineer who arrived at the fort after its construction and would select the location for Fort Heiman (United States War Department 1882:131), and by Tilghman himself, as shown in his report of the battle and Confederate surrender. Tilghman understood what Confederate engineers ...
Chris E. Fonvielle Jr.
... cannons had been manufactured at Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond or confiscated by Confederate forces after the Federals abandoned the Gosport Navy Yard in Norfolk, Virginia in late April 1861. The 32-pounder cannons that ended up at Fort St. Philip/Fort Anderson came by way of Fort Caswell. As Casw ...
... cannons had been manufactured at Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond or confiscated by Confederate forces after the Federals abandoned the Gosport Navy Yard in Norfolk, Virginia in late April 1861. The 32-pounder cannons that ended up at Fort St. Philip/Fort Anderson came by way of Fort Caswell. As Casw ...
excerpt of the Civil War in Wilmington
... army, followed by efforts to outflank his defenses, gained little ground and came at a great cost in blood and lives. Grant did not believe he could afford to dispatch the estimated 10,000 troops for an attack 250 miles away on the North Carolina coast. Gideon Welles argued that the deadlock in Virg ...
... army, followed by efforts to outflank his defenses, gained little ground and came at a great cost in blood and lives. Grant did not believe he could afford to dispatch the estimated 10,000 troops for an attack 250 miles away on the North Carolina coast. Gideon Welles argued that the deadlock in Virg ...
1 Apache Wickiup (Temporary Shelter) APACHE PASS Apache
... howitzers had been used against Native Americans and they turned the tide of the battle. The Apaches were bombarded by artillery fire for several hours before they fled and left the Union soldiers with access to the spring. An Apache who was there later stated that 63 warriors were killed by the art ...
... howitzers had been used against Native Americans and they turned the tide of the battle. The Apaches were bombarded by artillery fire for several hours before they fled and left the Union soldiers with access to the spring. An Apache who was there later stated that 63 warriors were killed by the art ...
Waul`s Texas Legion: Towards Vicksburg
... ironclads; was poorly designed and shabbily constructed, either by intent or neglect. After receiving a few hits from the cannon at Fort Pemberton on her gun ports, the iron casing buckled and the wooden doors cracked, rendering them unable to be opened. ...
... ironclads; was poorly designed and shabbily constructed, either by intent or neglect. After receiving a few hits from the cannon at Fort Pemberton on her gun ports, the iron casing buckled and the wooden doors cracked, rendering them unable to be opened. ...
General History of Fort Jackson
... The day following his communication with Captain McRee, the Secretary of War reported to Congress on the status of fortifications in an attempt to estimate the funds required for completing necessary work along the coastline. The state of Georgia’s seacoast defenses at Sav ...
... The day following his communication with Captain McRee, the Secretary of War reported to Congress on the status of fortifications in an attempt to estimate the funds required for completing necessary work along the coastline. The state of Georgia’s seacoast defenses at Sav ...
Fort Fisher 1865 - SlapDash Publishing
... of the Confederacy Museum at Carolina Beach, North Carolina. The privately owned and operated museum, which opened in 1967, was the dream of the late John H. Foard. A native of Wilmington, North Carolina, Mr. Foard had always been fascinated with the role his hometown played as the Confederacy’s mos ...
... of the Confederacy Museum at Carolina Beach, North Carolina. The privately owned and operated museum, which opened in 1967, was the dream of the late John H. Foard. A native of Wilmington, North Carolina, Mr. Foard had always been fascinated with the role his hometown played as the Confederacy’s mos ...
March 2001 - American Civil War Roundtable of Australia
... the snow.” The Federals held. The time had come to begin the retreat south. There can be no doubt that had the Confederates started out at noon they could have made it safely to Nashville. The Union forces would not have mounted an effective pursuit, since Grant was not on the scene to direct it. He ...
... the snow.” The Federals held. The time had come to begin the retreat south. There can be no doubt that had the Confederates started out at noon they could have made it safely to Nashville. The Union forces would not have mounted an effective pursuit, since Grant was not on the scene to direct it. He ...
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. ...
Fort Sumter and the American Civil War
... help to protect America’s Southern coastline from potential attacks. The walls of Fort Sumter are between 5feet and 8 feet thick. Fort Sumter is located in the Charleston, South Carolina harbor. South Carolina was the first state to secede from the United States. South Carolina would eventually beco ...
... help to protect America’s Southern coastline from potential attacks. The walls of Fort Sumter are between 5feet and 8 feet thick. Fort Sumter is located in the Charleston, South Carolina harbor. South Carolina was the first state to secede from the United States. South Carolina would eventually beco ...
t`s astonishing just how small Fort Sumter, S.C., is. Five minutes at a
... and mortars were captured and emhow artillery pieces were raised from word reached her about the Sumter placed around Sumter, and cadets from and lowered onto their carriages. move and her husband’s peril, she unThe Citadel brought their own heavy dertook extraordinary measures and guns. painful tra ...
... and mortars were captured and emhow artillery pieces were raised from word reached her about the Sumter placed around Sumter, and cadets from and lowered onto their carriages. move and her husband’s peril, she unThe Citadel brought their own heavy dertook extraordinary measures and guns. painful tra ...
Guide to the Fort Monroe Telegrams, 1862
... The second telegram, a 7 line message written on the back of the first telegram, was also composed in February 1862 and relates to a planned prisoner exchange between General Wool and Confederate General Benjamin Huger. Wool informed Huger on February 13, 1862 that he had been authorized to confer w ...
... The second telegram, a 7 line message written on the back of the first telegram, was also composed in February 1862 and relates to a planned prisoner exchange between General Wool and Confederate General Benjamin Huger. Wool informed Huger on February 13, 1862 that he had been authorized to confer w ...
Chicago (CMS) Research Paper (Bishop)
... particularly black soldiers, were killed after they had stopped fighting or had surrendered or were being held prisoner. Less clear is the role played by Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest in Thesis asserts writer’s main point. ...
... particularly black soldiers, were killed after they had stopped fighting or had surrendered or were being held prisoner. Less clear is the role played by Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest in Thesis asserts writer’s main point. ...
e Official Newsletter for Brunswick Town/Ft
... problem whenever there are large groups of people in a small area who are unable to dispose of bodily waste by sanitary methods. The illness brutally ravaged both armies throughout the course of the Civil War. According to medical records from the Union Army, there were 1,739,135 documented cases of ...
... problem whenever there are large groups of people in a small area who are unable to dispose of bodily waste by sanitary methods. The illness brutally ravaged both armies throughout the course of the Civil War. According to medical records from the Union Army, there were 1,739,135 documented cases of ...
For t Fisher Timeline 2d Battle.wps
... Regiments are unloaded at Battery Buchanan. These scant reinforcements pick their way northward — with enemy shells bursting around them "like the roar of heavy peals of thunder." It is a nerve-shattering gauntlet of nearly two miles between Buchanan and the land front of Fort Fisher. See Map: Bomba ...
... Regiments are unloaded at Battery Buchanan. These scant reinforcements pick their way northward — with enemy shells bursting around them "like the roar of heavy peals of thunder." It is a nerve-shattering gauntlet of nearly two miles between Buchanan and the land front of Fort Fisher. See Map: Bomba ...
Principal Artifacts In The New Fort Fisher Exhibits
... Bragg in Wilmington for more troops, Bragg did not hit the Union forces where needed and a frustrated Col. Whiting left Wilmington for Fort Fisher. By Sunday, Jan. 15, Fort Fisher’s defenders had taken nearly 200 casualties. To prepare for an all but certain land attack, Whiting increased Fort Fishe ...
... Bragg in Wilmington for more troops, Bragg did not hit the Union forces where needed and a frustrated Col. Whiting left Wilmington for Fort Fisher. By Sunday, Jan. 15, Fort Fisher’s defenders had taken nearly 200 casualties. To prepare for an all but certain land attack, Whiting increased Fort Fishe ...
Confederate Twilight: The Fall of Fort Blakely
... to Mobile early in 1865, opting for an end-run into the city from the east with a two-pronged operation. Most of his forces, either ferrying across Mobile Bay ffrom D hi Island or marching north from Fort MorDauphin gan, would rendezvous near the Fish River on the bay’s eastern shore. Meanwhile, ano ...
... to Mobile early in 1865, opting for an end-run into the city from the east with a two-pronged operation. Most of his forces, either ferrying across Mobile Bay ffrom D hi Island or marching north from Fort MorDauphin gan, would rendezvous near the Fish River on the bay’s eastern shore. Meanwhile, ano ...
May 2006 - Sacramento Civil War Round Table
... meeting and enjoyed a splendid tour arranged by Brad Schall and conducted by a docent who dressed as James Marshall. Many thanks to George Foxworth for setting up the room, providing the lists of members and guests, collecting the contributions for travel expense, setting up the amplification, and t ...
... meeting and enjoyed a splendid tour arranged by Brad Schall and conducted by a docent who dressed as James Marshall. Many thanks to George Foxworth for setting up the room, providing the lists of members and guests, collecting the contributions for travel expense, setting up the amplification, and t ...
Historvius | Trip Summery
... 1812 against the British. In fact, it would go on to become the site of the ignition of the American Civil War. Build Up to the War Following the election of Abraham Lincoln as the President of the United States in 1860, southern states began seceding from the Union, declaring a separate Confederate ...
... 1812 against the British. In fact, it would go on to become the site of the ignition of the American Civil War. Build Up to the War Following the election of Abraham Lincoln as the President of the United States in 1860, southern states began seceding from the Union, declaring a separate Confederate ...
Fort Delaware
Fort Delaware is a harbor defense facility, designed by chief engineer Joseph Gilbert Totten and located on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River. During the American Civil War, the Union used Fort Delaware as a prison for Confederate prisoners of war, political prisoners, federal convicts, and privateer officers. A three-gun concrete battery, later named Battery Torbert, was built inside the fort in the 1890s and designed by Maj. Charles W. Raymond. By 1900, the fort was part of the three point concept, working closely with Fort Mott in Pennsville, N.J. and Fort DuPont in Delaware City, Del. The fort and the island currently belong to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and encompasses a living history museum, located in Fort Delaware State Park.