You Can Have No Conflict Without Being Yourselves the Aggressors
... Seward evidently wished the motto of the administration to be, “The King reigns, but does not govern.”3 He told a European diplomat that there “exists no great difference between an elected president of the United States and a hereditary monarch. The latter is called to the throne through the accide ...
... Seward evidently wished the motto of the administration to be, “The King reigns, but does not govern.”3 He told a European diplomat that there “exists no great difference between an elected president of the United States and a hereditary monarch. The latter is called to the throne through the accide ...
Driving Tour of the Civil War Sites of Cape Girardeau
... four pieces of Confederate artillery. Being in plain view and easy range of Fort B, they were later moved south where they came under fire from other Union batteries and eventually withdrew. The campaign that culminated in this battle occurred when Confederate General John Marmaduke led an expeditio ...
... four pieces of Confederate artillery. Being in plain view and easy range of Fort B, they were later moved south where they came under fire from other Union batteries and eventually withdrew. The campaign that culminated in this battle occurred when Confederate General John Marmaduke led an expeditio ...
Issue 1 - Library
... Fayetteville with fifteen hundred light artillery troops and met with Blunt.4 On the Confederate side, General William L. Cabell had been directed by his superior General William Steele on August 19th to move Cabell's ...
... Fayetteville with fifteen hundred light artillery troops and met with Blunt.4 On the Confederate side, General William L. Cabell had been directed by his superior General William Steele on August 19th to move Cabell's ...
the politics of command in the fort
... exclusively on Union failures. Like other books on the subject, the author‟s intent is not to analyze the politics of command, and therefore only a hint of their influence is revealed in his book. Nevertheless, Lowry masterfully places the importance of the Fort Fisher campaign into the larger tapes ...
... exclusively on Union failures. Like other books on the subject, the author‟s intent is not to analyze the politics of command, and therefore only a hint of their influence is revealed in his book. Nevertheless, Lowry masterfully places the importance of the Fort Fisher campaign into the larger tapes ...
Sabine Pass in the Civil War
... For some months, Magruder had planned to rebuild Sabine's defenses. In March, 1863, he ordered Kcllersberger and a work force of 500 slaves to begin construction on a new Fort Sabine, later renamed Fort Griffin. The engineer recorded in his memoirs that, upon arrival there, he found Sabine City "a d ...
... For some months, Magruder had planned to rebuild Sabine's defenses. In March, 1863, he ordered Kcllersberger and a work force of 500 slaves to begin construction on a new Fort Sabine, later renamed Fort Griffin. The engineer recorded in his memoirs that, upon arrival there, he found Sabine City "a d ...
Civil War - Department of Anthropology
... Unfortunately however, most of these sites have succumb to urban development. Surveys of military sites in West, Middle and East Tennessee were carried out by the Tennessee Division of Archaeology over a period of eleven years. These surveys were conducted to record all locations of possible Civil W ...
... Unfortunately however, most of these sites have succumb to urban development. Surveys of military sites in West, Middle and East Tennessee were carried out by the Tennessee Division of Archaeology over a period of eleven years. These surveys were conducted to record all locations of possible Civil W ...
Fort Fisher: Amphibious Victory in the American Civil War
... sources of materiel and equipment needed to sustain their war effort. At the beginning of the American Civil War, leaders understood sophisticated concepts of naval strategy, but very little doctrine or tradition regarding am7 phibious operations existed. Between the Revolution and the Civil War, th ...
... sources of materiel and equipment needed to sustain their war effort. At the beginning of the American Civil War, leaders understood sophisticated concepts of naval strategy, but very little doctrine or tradition regarding am7 phibious operations existed. Between the Revolution and the Civil War, th ...
Men and Machines: The Psychological Impact of Gunboats on the
... 5,000 soldiers.” 40 The western crewmen were performing well and proving that they could make good artillerymen after all. Many were impressed by the boats’ ability to withstand heavy fire. Phelps’ report after the Battle of Lucas Bend was incredibly positive, reporting inflicting damage and receivi ...
... 5,000 soldiers.” 40 The western crewmen were performing well and proving that they could make good artillerymen after all. Many were impressed by the boats’ ability to withstand heavy fire. Phelps’ report after the Battle of Lucas Bend was incredibly positive, reporting inflicting damage and receivi ...
1 From Civil War Fort to State Park: A History of Fort Pillow By Colin
... across hundreds of river miles, making it impossible to defend their largest outposts.20 By early May 1862, Union gunboats regularly bombarded Fort Pillow, where the Confederate River Defense Fleet was stationed. While General Villepigue hurriedly tried to improve the fortifications at Fort Pillow, ...
... across hundreds of river miles, making it impossible to defend their largest outposts.20 By early May 1862, Union gunboats regularly bombarded Fort Pillow, where the Confederate River Defense Fleet was stationed. While General Villepigue hurriedly tried to improve the fortifications at Fort Pillow, ...
George Washington`s Birthday Celebrations
... Some of activities for the celebration of Washington’s birthday included balls and birthnight balls. In the February 26, 1779 issue of the Virginia Gazette in Williamsburg, Virginia reported a ball was held in honor of Washington. The Virginia Herald of Alexandria, Virginia and the Fredericksburg A ...
... Some of activities for the celebration of Washington’s birthday included balls and birthnight balls. In the February 26, 1779 issue of the Virginia Gazette in Williamsburg, Virginia reported a ball was held in honor of Washington. The Virginia Herald of Alexandria, Virginia and the Fredericksburg A ...
George Washington, the West, and the Union
... Washington foresaw, use the new road after the war to monopolize trade with a burgeoning West rather than allowing commerce to flow, in the way Washington believed it otherwise would and should, along Braddock’s road into Virginia. For six weeks the young provincial officer fought, right up to the b ...
... Washington foresaw, use the new road after the war to monopolize trade with a burgeoning West rather than allowing commerce to flow, in the way Washington believed it otherwise would and should, along Braddock’s road into Virginia. For six weeks the young provincial officer fought, right up to the b ...
Lincoln and the Outbreak of War, 1861
... military efforts of the Confederacy to compel withdrawal of Federal forces from the forts seemed treason against the United States. After several weeks of tense confrontation, the Confederate Army opened a bombardment of Fort Sumter on April 12-14, 1861, that eventually forced U.S. Army personnel t ...
... military efforts of the Confederacy to compel withdrawal of Federal forces from the forts seemed treason against the United States. After several weeks of tense confrontation, the Confederate Army opened a bombardment of Fort Sumter on April 12-14, 1861, that eventually forced U.S. Army personnel t ...
Rivers and Rifles: The Role of Fort Heiman in the Western Theater of
... strategy to the one he had employed at Fort Henry (Foote 1882:166). Unlike Fort Henry, however, Fort Donelson’s artillery imparted significant damage to the fleet, landing more than 150 shots and killing a number of Union soldiers. Ultimately, though, the Union retained control of the Cumberland Riv ...
... strategy to the one he had employed at Fort Henry (Foote 1882:166). Unlike Fort Henry, however, Fort Donelson’s artillery imparted significant damage to the fleet, landing more than 150 shots and killing a number of Union soldiers. Ultimately, though, the Union retained control of the Cumberland Riv ...
Chris E. Fonvielle Jr.
... Designed by Daniel Ray Norris (SlapDash Publishing, LLC) and Chris E. Fonvielle Jr. Title typefaces: No. 2 Type, No. 1 Type (The Civil War Press, The Walden Font Company) Body typefaces: Adobe Caslon, Adobe Caslon Pro and Gotham Software: Adobe InDesign CC, Photoshop, Illustrator and other Adobe pro ...
... Designed by Daniel Ray Norris (SlapDash Publishing, LLC) and Chris E. Fonvielle Jr. Title typefaces: No. 2 Type, No. 1 Type (The Civil War Press, The Walden Font Company) Body typefaces: Adobe Caslon, Adobe Caslon Pro and Gotham Software: Adobe InDesign CC, Photoshop, Illustrator and other Adobe pro ...
Waul`s Texas Legion: Towards Vicksburg
... The swampy conditions of the land around Fort Pemberton also precluded an approach from the land side as General Ross’s men discovered when the federal transports attempted to disembark his men46. Several of the Federal transports had landed troops a mile or more above Fort Pemberton earlier in the ...
... The swampy conditions of the land around Fort Pemberton also precluded an approach from the land side as General Ross’s men discovered when the federal transports attempted to disembark his men46. Several of the Federal transports had landed troops a mile or more above Fort Pemberton earlier in the ...
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 ...
1 Apache Wickiup (Temporary Shelter) APACHE PASS Apache
... interpreter under Generals Crook and Miles and was involved in the final surrender of Geronimo in 1886 although Geronimo never trusted his interpretations. 1862 – The Battle of Apache Pass - The outbreak of the Civil War in April 1861 resulted in the removal of the Union soldiers from New Mexico an ...
... interpreter under Generals Crook and Miles and was involved in the final surrender of Geronimo in 1886 although Geronimo never trusted his interpretations. 1862 – The Battle of Apache Pass - The outbreak of the Civil War in April 1861 resulted in the removal of the Union soldiers from New Mexico an ...
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 ...
General History of Fort Jackson
... units to serve in the interim until state troops arrived. He added that Fort Jackson has eight guns mounted, but not one soldier for its defense, or to secure it from insult. The response of the local militia was rapid for by June 29 th, McRee communicated to headquarters in Charleston that an artil ...
... units to serve in the interim until state troops arrived. He added that Fort Jackson has eight guns mounted, but not one soldier for its defense, or to secure it from insult. The response of the local militia was rapid for by June 29 th, McRee communicated to headquarters in Charleston that an artil ...
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 ...
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 ...
Key West 1861 - Digital Collection Center
... Marvin. "The strong sentiment for secession was manifested by this vote Judge Winer Bethel and Mr. Pinckney, pronounced secessionists, were selected by an almost unanimous vote, and Judge Marvin, who did not favor immediate secession, received a bare majority." 10 The pro-secessionists eventually co ...
... Marvin. "The strong sentiment for secession was manifested by this vote Judge Winer Bethel and Mr. Pinckney, pronounced secessionists, were selected by an almost unanimous vote, and Judge Marvin, who did not favor immediate secession, received a bare majority." 10 The pro-secessionists eventually co ...
Week 6: The Colored Volunteers/Bonnet Brigades
... “It is not too much to say that if this Massachusetts 54th had faltered when its trial came,” reported the New York Tribune, “two hundred thousand troops for whom it was a pioneer would never have put into the field...But it did not falter. It made Fort Wagner such a name for the colored people as B ...
... “It is not too much to say that if this Massachusetts 54th had faltered when its trial came,” reported the New York Tribune, “two hundred thousand troops for whom it was a pioneer would never have put into the field...But it did not falter. It made Fort Wagner such a name for the colored people as B ...
t`s astonishing just how small Fort Sumter, S.C., is. Five minutes at a
... the site. The open area largely was ringed and dotted by living quarters and various shops when the Charleston garrison withdrew there in 1861, and the exterior was three stories tall. Right, the monument’s displays include heavy cannons used during the Civil War. ...
... the site. The open area largely was ringed and dotted by living quarters and various shops when the Charleston garrison withdrew there in 1861, and the exterior was three stories tall. Right, the monument’s displays include heavy cannons used during the Civil War. ...
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. ...
Fort Washington Park
Fort Washington, located near the community of Fort Washington, Maryland, USA, was for many decades the only defensive fort protecting Washington D.C. The original fort, overlooking the Potomac River, was completed in 1809, and was begun as Fort Warburton, but renamed in 1808. During the War of 1812, the fort was destroyed by its own garrison during a British advance. The current historic fort — maintained by the National Park Service — was initially constructed in 1824. It is a stone structure with a good cannon shot down the Potomac River. The fort was extensively remodeled in the 1840s and 1890s. The Fort was turned over to the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1946 after its last military personnel departed.The expansive grounds of the present Fort Washington Park, with its extensive hiking/bicycle paths and river view, are a scenic venue for picnicking, fishing, and outdoor recreation. Historical re-enactments are held periodically at the Fort, and there is a small museum. In 2006, repairs were done to shore up the crumbling outer wall, in preparation for the 200th anniversary.The Fort Washington Light, located below the fort, was established in 1857. The current tower, standing 28 feet tall, was constructed in 1882.