Devils Den, Gettysburg - The Hudson River Valley Institute
... lying in their [the Confederates’] front, from being flanked, and with it, probably, the routing of Hooker’s army at Chancellorsville.”13 The following morning, Jackson’s divisions—now under the command of J.E.B. Stuart—“made frequent and desperate attacks…upon the Union positions” and forced the eve ...
... lying in their [the Confederates’] front, from being flanked, and with it, probably, the routing of Hooker’s army at Chancellorsville.”13 The following morning, Jackson’s divisions—now under the command of J.E.B. Stuart—“made frequent and desperate attacks…upon the Union positions” and forced the eve ...
Echoes from the Blue and Gray
... In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin. This novel told of the story of Uncle Tom, an enslaved African American, and his cruel master, Simon Legree. In the novel, Stowe wrote of the evils and cruelty of slavery. It helped change the way many Northerners felt about slavery. Slavery wa ...
... In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin. This novel told of the story of Uncle Tom, an enslaved African American, and his cruel master, Simon Legree. In the novel, Stowe wrote of the evils and cruelty of slavery. It helped change the way many Northerners felt about slavery. Slavery wa ...
Echoes from the Blue and Gray
... In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin. This novel told of the story of Uncle Tom, an enslaved African American, and his cruel master, Simon Legree. In the novel, Stowe wrote of the evils and cruelty of slavery. It helped change the way many Northerners felt about slavery. Slavery wa ...
... In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin. This novel told of the story of Uncle Tom, an enslaved African American, and his cruel master, Simon Legree. In the novel, Stowe wrote of the evils and cruelty of slavery. It helped change the way many Northerners felt about slavery. Slavery wa ...
World Book® Online: American Civil War: Biographies
... Confederate soldier to be tried and executed for war crimes after the war. 6. Clara Barton – D Dorothea Dix – C Julia Ward Howe – A Mary Walker – B 7. At the Battle of Chickamauga, Union soldiers led by General George H. Thomas held their position while the other soldiers broke completely. 8. During ...
... Confederate soldier to be tried and executed for war crimes after the war. 6. Clara Barton – D Dorothea Dix – C Julia Ward Howe – A Mary Walker – B 7. At the Battle of Chickamauga, Union soldiers led by General George H. Thomas held their position while the other soldiers broke completely. 8. During ...
A Critical Analysis of The Killer Angels
... movie as exhausted and desperate for the war to be over. Lee experiences an internal struggle each time he sends men into battle. The greatest example of Lee’s struggles is on the third day of battle, he is so determined to end the war in order for them to all go home that he orders a major attack, ...
... movie as exhausted and desperate for the war to be over. Lee experiences an internal struggle each time he sends men into battle. The greatest example of Lee’s struggles is on the third day of battle, he is so determined to end the war in order for them to all go home that he orders a major attack, ...
McCLEAN HOUSE AND BARN
... Col. Charles Wheelock of the 97th New York; and Capt. Edmund Patterson of the 88th Pennsylvania. 13. The exact alignment of the regiments within the two divisions cannot be determined. The 1st Brigade, Third Division of the Eleventh Corps was on the left of the line. Three regiments (45th New York, ...
... Col. Charles Wheelock of the 97th New York; and Capt. Edmund Patterson of the 88th Pennsylvania. 13. The exact alignment of the regiments within the two divisions cannot be determined. The 1st Brigade, Third Division of the Eleventh Corps was on the left of the line. Three regiments (45th New York, ...
the press reports the battle of gettysburg
... Meanwhile the Federal army under Joseph Hooker was on its way north; it crossed the Potomac farther downstream and moved on to Frederick, Maryland. At Frederick, the Northern newspaper correspondents learned of a controversy between I-looker and Major General Henry W. Halleck which brought about Hoo ...
... Meanwhile the Federal army under Joseph Hooker was on its way north; it crossed the Potomac farther downstream and moved on to Frederick, Maryland. At Frederick, the Northern newspaper correspondents learned of a controversy between I-looker and Major General Henry W. Halleck which brought about Hoo ...
The Second Army Corps at Antietam - H-Net
... Army of the Potomac’s Second Corps during the Maryland campaign of 1862. Armstrong charts the Second Corps’ movements from September 6, 1862, to two days after the conclusion of the Battle of Antietam, September 19, 1862. Armstrong’s book is not terribly thesis-ridden; however, it does attempt to co ...
... Army of the Potomac’s Second Corps during the Maryland campaign of 1862. Armstrong charts the Second Corps’ movements from September 6, 1862, to two days after the conclusion of the Battle of Antietam, September 19, 1862. Armstrong’s book is not terribly thesis-ridden; however, it does attempt to co ...
Major General George G. Meade
... Major General George G. Meade: “Victor of the Battle of Gettysburg” at the 200th Anniversary of his Birth (1815 - 2015) George Gordon Meade (Dec. 31, 1815 - Nov. 6, 1872), was one of the most important commanders of United States forces during the American Civil War. He commanded the Army of the Pot ...
... Major General George G. Meade: “Victor of the Battle of Gettysburg” at the 200th Anniversary of his Birth (1815 - 2015) George Gordon Meade (Dec. 31, 1815 - Nov. 6, 1872), was one of the most important commanders of United States forces during the American Civil War. He commanded the Army of the Pot ...
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
... A spy makes his way to Longstreet's camp from Gettysburg where he has been watching the movements of the Union troops. Lee's army is blind because Jeb Stuart has gone joyriding instead of scouting the Union troops as he was supposed to do. Now with the information from the spy, Longstreet convinces ...
... A spy makes his way to Longstreet's camp from Gettysburg where he has been watching the movements of the Union troops. Lee's army is blind because Jeb Stuart has gone joyriding instead of scouting the Union troops as he was supposed to do. Now with the information from the spy, Longstreet convinces ...
Actions Impending - Gettysburg Civil War Roundtable
... ripped apart by a civil war then entering its 18th month. Until now, few have understood how close this breach was to becoming a permanent fixture on the map of history. It was the nation’s, and Mr. Lincoln’s, most trying month, as Gen. Robert E. Lee marched toward Union soil, panicking entire citie ...
... ripped apart by a civil war then entering its 18th month. Until now, few have understood how close this breach was to becoming a permanent fixture on the map of history. It was the nation’s, and Mr. Lincoln’s, most trying month, as Gen. Robert E. Lee marched toward Union soil, panicking entire citie ...
What Caused the American Civil War? A number of circumstances
... loyal to the Union, to enlist and put down what he argued was a treacherous act of rebellion (four border slave states remained in the Union and two Union states were added during the Civil War). Four more states seceded making eleven Confederate states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisian ...
... loyal to the Union, to enlist and put down what he argued was a treacherous act of rebellion (four border slave states remained in the Union and two Union states were added during the Civil War). Four more states seceded making eleven Confederate states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisian ...
Battle of Antietam
... The people of Maryland (at least in this region) were staunch Union supporters. With more than a year having gone by since the start of the war, most of the men of Maryland who were supporters of the South were already soldiers somewhere, having long since joined. Moreover, while Marylanders were fa ...
... The people of Maryland (at least in this region) were staunch Union supporters. With more than a year having gone by since the start of the war, most of the men of Maryland who were supporters of the South were already soldiers somewhere, having long since joined. Moreover, while Marylanders were fa ...
If one were to ask the average American or even the typi
... By July 14, 1863, the Army of Northern Virginia had escaped to safety across the swollen Potomac River, badly mauled but still intact. Considering the Union Army’s condition after the battle as well as President Lincoln’s orders not to leave Washington, D.C., unguarded, let alone MG Meade’s newness ...
... By July 14, 1863, the Army of Northern Virginia had escaped to safety across the swollen Potomac River, badly mauled but still intact. Considering the Union Army’s condition after the battle as well as President Lincoln’s orders not to leave Washington, D.C., unguarded, let alone MG Meade’s newness ...
Civil War and Reconstruction PowerPoint
... Richmond. Lee finally defeated McClellan at the Seven Days Battle near Richmond and McClellan retreated. Casualties were in the tens of thousands because there were dozens of skirmishes and major battles. The result was Lincoln removed McClellan from command. Even though he outnumbered the Confedera ...
... Richmond. Lee finally defeated McClellan at the Seven Days Battle near Richmond and McClellan retreated. Casualties were in the tens of thousands because there were dozens of skirmishes and major battles. The result was Lincoln removed McClellan from command. Even though he outnumbered the Confedera ...
Driving Tour - Trevilian Station Battlefield Foundation
... situated near the front. However, the Confederates persevered. By late afternoon additional ammunition reached the front. At the same time, Confederate artillery silenced the offending Federal battery and set fire to the barn that housed the annoying sharpshooters. An attack by Fitzhugh Lee against ...
... situated near the front. However, the Confederates persevered. By late afternoon additional ammunition reached the front. At the same time, Confederate artillery silenced the offending Federal battery and set fire to the barn that housed the annoying sharpshooters. An attack by Fitzhugh Lee against ...
November - Old Baldy Civil War Round Table
... Mac’s” over-blown sense of importance, his defiance of Lincoln, his slow Peninsula Campaign, retreat during the Seven Days Battles, timidity at The Battle of Antietam, and his on-going refusal to use the full force of his Army of the Potomac. Ed delved into his missed military opportunities to perha ...
... Mac’s” over-blown sense of importance, his defiance of Lincoln, his slow Peninsula Campaign, retreat during the Seven Days Battles, timidity at The Battle of Antietam, and his on-going refusal to use the full force of his Army of the Potomac. Ed delved into his missed military opportunities to perha ...
Lesson Plan - Virtual Gettysburg
... orders to Stuart gave the cavalryman some leeway, so he took advantage of a confused situation to raid Union supply lines and ride northeast around the Army of the Potomac into Pennsylvania. This happened while Lee moved his Army of Northern Virginia up the Shenandoah Valley and into Maryland and Pe ...
... orders to Stuart gave the cavalryman some leeway, so he took advantage of a confused situation to raid Union supply lines and ride northeast around the Army of the Potomac into Pennsylvania. This happened while Lee moved his Army of Northern Virginia up the Shenandoah Valley and into Maryland and Pe ...
1863: Shifting Tides
... the fort. At 2:30 p.m. the next day, the fort surrendered. There were no casualties during the bombardment; however, when leaving the fort, a salute was fired and one man was immediately killed and three others were wounded; one to die later. With this attack the war began, President Lincoln called ...
... the fort. At 2:30 p.m. the next day, the fort surrendered. There were no casualties during the bombardment; however, when leaving the fort, a salute was fired and one man was immediately killed and three others were wounded; one to die later. With this attack the war began, President Lincoln called ...
ROI, Leadership, and the Civil War - John Bryer
... Lee was virtually surrounded by Hooker’s much larger Union Army Lee could have savored victory and withdrawn to fight another day Against all military logic, Lee split his troops in the face of a numerically superior enemy – a bold, decisive maneuver ...
... Lee was virtually surrounded by Hooker’s much larger Union Army Lee could have savored victory and withdrawn to fight another day Against all military logic, Lee split his troops in the face of a numerically superior enemy – a bold, decisive maneuver ...
Private Eric Tipton
... use his numerical superiority in a broad turning movement, similar to the one planned by Joseph Hooker in the Battle of Chancellorsville that spring. However, on September 24 the Union had to deplete its forces as well, sending the XI and XII Corps to Chattanooga, Tennessee, following the Union defe ...
... use his numerical superiority in a broad turning movement, similar to the one planned by Joseph Hooker in the Battle of Chancellorsville that spring. However, on September 24 the Union had to deplete its forces as well, sending the XI and XII Corps to Chattanooga, Tennessee, following the Union defe ...
42nd New York - Rich Mountain Battlefield
... use his numerical superiority in a broad turning movement, similar to the one planned by Joseph Hooker in the Battle of Chancellorsville that spring. However, on September 24 the Union had to deplete its forces as well, sending the XI and XII Corps to Chattanooga, Tennessee, following the Union defe ...
... use his numerical superiority in a broad turning movement, similar to the one planned by Joseph Hooker in the Battle of Chancellorsville that spring. However, on September 24 the Union had to deplete its forces as well, sending the XI and XII Corps to Chattanooga, Tennessee, following the Union defe ...
Confederate Generals - Ulster Scots Community Network
... Potomac and invaded Maryland. On 17 September Lee engaged McClellan at Antietam. Lee subsequently attributed the failure of the invasion to the ‘Lost Order’. Lee had sent copies of his masterplan for the invasion of the North (Special Orders No. 191) to his generals. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson copied the o ...
... Potomac and invaded Maryland. On 17 September Lee engaged McClellan at Antietam. Lee subsequently attributed the failure of the invasion to the ‘Lost Order’. Lee had sent copies of his masterplan for the invasion of the North (Special Orders No. 191) to his generals. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson copied the o ...
THE U.S. CIVIL WAR 1861-1865
... Border States could still keep slaves Reality Emancipation Proclamation freed no slaves! But gave moral cause to the war. ...
... Border States could still keep slaves Reality Emancipation Proclamation freed no slaves! But gave moral cause to the war. ...
Battle of Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle of the American Civil War, and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville Campaign. It was fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville. Two related battles were fought nearby on May 3 in the vicinity of Fredericksburg. The campaign pitted Union Army Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker's Army of the Potomac against an army less than half its size, Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Chancellorsville is known as Lee's ""perfect battle"" because his risky decision to divide his army in the presence of a much larger enemy force resulted in a significant Confederate victory. The victory, a product of Lee's audacity and Hooker's timid decision making, was tempered by heavy casualties and the mortal wounding of Lt. Gen. Thomas J. ""Stonewall"" Jackson by friendly fire, a loss that Lee likened to ""losing my right arm.""The Chancellorsville Campaign began with the crossing of the Rappahannock River by the Union army on the morning of April 27, 1863. Union cavalry under Maj. Gen. George Stoneman began a long distance raid against Lee's supply lines at about the same time. This operation was completely ineffectual. Crossing the Rapidan River via Germanna and Ely's Fords, the Federal infantry concentrated near Chancellorsville on April 30. Combined with the Union force facing Fredericksburg, Hooker planned a double envelopment, attacking Lee from both his front and rear.On May 1, Hooker advanced from Chancellorsville toward Lee, but the Confederate general split his army in the face of superior numbers, leaving a small force at Fredericksburg to deter Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick from advancing, while he attacked Hooker's advance with about four-fifths of his army. Despite the objections of his subordinates, Hooker withdrew his men to the defensive lines around Chancellorsville, ceding the initiative to Lee. On May 2, Lee divided his army again, sending Stonewall Jackson's entire corps on a flanking march that routed the Union XI Corps. While performing a personal reconnaissance in advance of his line, Jackson was wounded by fire from his own men, and Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart temporarily replaced him as corps commander.The fiercest fighting of the battle—and the second bloodiest day of the Civil War—occurred on May 3 as Lee launched multiple attacks against the Union position at Chancellorsville, resulting in heavy losses on both sides. That same day, Sedgwick advanced across the Rappahannock River, defeated the small Confederate force at Marye's Heights in the Second Battle of Fredericksburg, and then moved to the west. The Confederates fought a successful delaying action at the Battle of Salem Church and by May 4 had driven back Sedgwick's men to Banks's Ford, surrounding them on three sides. Sedgwick withdrew across the ford early on May 5, and Hooker withdrew the remainder of his army across U.S. Ford the night of May 5–6. The campaign ended on May 7 when Stoneman's cavalry reached Union lines east of Richmond.