The Civil War
... Risky Move! • March down the Louisiana side of the River and cross into the South of Vicksburg – Grant could manually overpower the troops at Vicksburg ...
... Risky Move! • March down the Louisiana side of the River and cross into the South of Vicksburg – Grant could manually overpower the troops at Vicksburg ...
excerpt of the Civil War in Wilmington
... be hit. Shoals and shallow waters along the Cape Fear coast, however, made a unilateral naval assault impracticable. Warships could not approach close enough to destroy the earthen forts, which were then under construction to protect the river and its inlets for blockade running ships. The Navy Depa ...
... be hit. Shoals and shallow waters along the Cape Fear coast, however, made a unilateral naval assault impracticable. Warships could not approach close enough to destroy the earthen forts, which were then under construction to protect the river and its inlets for blockade running ships. The Navy Depa ...
2nd Nine Weeks Study Guide
... 7. English forced Acadians to leave Nova Scotia because they were afraid of rebellion. (Acadians were of French heritage) 8. Spanish invited Acadians to Louisiana because they were trying to populate Louisiana. Being accustomed to farming & trapping allowed Acadians to fit into Louisiana culture qui ...
... 7. English forced Acadians to leave Nova Scotia because they were afraid of rebellion. (Acadians were of French heritage) 8. Spanish invited Acadians to Louisiana because they were trying to populate Louisiana. Being accustomed to farming & trapping allowed Acadians to fit into Louisiana culture qui ...
The Big Squeeze
... Benjamin Butler's capture of Forts Hatteras and Clark in August 1861 opened the door to Burnside's eventual success in the North Carolina Expedition. Butler continued on to operations in the Gulf of Mexico, and captured Ship Island in December 1861. The following May he led his men into New Orleans ...
... Benjamin Butler's capture of Forts Hatteras and Clark in August 1861 opened the door to Burnside's eventual success in the North Carolina Expedition. Butler continued on to operations in the Gulf of Mexico, and captured Ship Island in December 1861. The following May he led his men into New Orleans ...
Regional Context and Historical Overview
... In 1861, at the First Battle of Bull Run – the Civil War's first major land battle – Union and Confederate soldiers fought for control of the railroads that ran through Manassas Junction. This battle was won by the Confederacy. ...
... In 1861, at the First Battle of Bull Run – the Civil War's first major land battle – Union and Confederate soldiers fought for control of the railroads that ran through Manassas Junction. This battle was won by the Confederacy. ...
the civil war - Stackpole Books Media Site
... arsenals, armories, forts and customs houses, duties from which comprise an important revenue stream, Lincoln declares he will protect as best he can. Which is not very well. Federal property in the South is dropping to the Confederacy like low fruit. Lincoln feels himself on solid legal ground in o ...
... arsenals, armories, forts and customs houses, duties from which comprise an important revenue stream, Lincoln declares he will protect as best he can. Which is not very well. Federal property in the South is dropping to the Confederacy like low fruit. Lincoln feels himself on solid legal ground in o ...
Chapter 11 Section One Battles
... USA Commander: Lieutenant John Worden CSA Commander: Captain Franklin Buchanan Significance: The Merrimack was an old wooden ship that had iron plates bolted onto it. The goal was to break the Union blockade. The Monitor, was an iron ship that was created to stop the Merrimack. The battle ended in a ...
... USA Commander: Lieutenant John Worden CSA Commander: Captain Franklin Buchanan Significance: The Merrimack was an old wooden ship that had iron plates bolted onto it. The goal was to break the Union blockade. The Monitor, was an iron ship that was created to stop the Merrimack. The battle ended in a ...
The Battle of Vicksburg
... The Battle of Vicksburg was fought on Confederate like all the other battles of the Civil War ...
... The Battle of Vicksburg was fought on Confederate like all the other battles of the Civil War ...
Alabama Civil War Trail
... Athens changed hands a number of times during the war. One example occurred in May 1862 when Union troops under Col. J.B. Turchin burned and looted the town. Another was when the Confederate cavalry under Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest captured the town in September 1864. ...
... Athens changed hands a number of times during the war. One example occurred in May 1862 when Union troops under Col. J.B. Turchin burned and looted the town. Another was when the Confederate cavalry under Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest captured the town in September 1864. ...
Historical Notes on Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Helen Haverty
... Fort Boykin In 1623, Capt. Roger Smyth constructed a fort to protect English settlements from Native Americans and Spaniards. Because of the elevation and view of the James River, this area was named The Castle. During the Revolutionary War, the fort was expanded and named Fort Boykin in honor of Ma ...
... Fort Boykin In 1623, Capt. Roger Smyth constructed a fort to protect English settlements from Native Americans and Spaniards. Because of the elevation and view of the James River, this area was named The Castle. During the Revolutionary War, the fort was expanded and named Fort Boykin in honor of Ma ...
first call - Civil War Round Table of Greater Boston
... seemed bent on his own destruction. His father was a naval hero in the early 1800’s and got into difficulty by invading the town of Fajardo in Puerto Rico in retaliation for the unreasonable capture and detention of a U.S. seaman. The U.S. Government decided that he had committed a diplomatic misste ...
... seemed bent on his own destruction. His father was a naval hero in the early 1800’s and got into difficulty by invading the town of Fajardo in Puerto Rico in retaliation for the unreasonable capture and detention of a U.S. seaman. The U.S. Government decided that he had committed a diplomatic misste ...
Lincoln is Elected
... 3. Ask, How did the North go about doing this? (They attacked the Confederate forts along the Mississippi.) What role did Ulysses S. Grant play in this? (He forced the Confederates to give up Forts Henry and Donaldson on the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, and captured Shiloh in southern Tennessee. ...
... 3. Ask, How did the North go about doing this? (They attacked the Confederate forts along the Mississippi.) What role did Ulysses S. Grant play in this? (He forced the Confederates to give up Forts Henry and Donaldson on the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, and captured Shiloh in southern Tennessee. ...
Guide to the Dabney Minor Scales Letter, 1862
... 1861, it was May 1862 when Lt. Isaac Newton Brown took command and supervised her completion. On July 14 she headed towards Memphis, intending to stop in Vicksburg for supplies. On her way down the Yazoo River she encountered the Union ironclad gunboat Carondelet accompanied by the side-wheel gunboa ...
... 1861, it was May 1862 when Lt. Isaac Newton Brown took command and supervised her completion. On July 14 she headed towards Memphis, intending to stop in Vicksburg for supplies. On her way down the Yazoo River she encountered the Union ironclad gunboat Carondelet accompanied by the side-wheel gunboa ...
"A Live Man," and an Exemplary Official and Gentleman - H-Net
... and Fox brought energy, a great work capacity, decisiveness (although sometimes impulsive), and vision, particularly concerning ironclads. (Within two days after the Monitor-Merrimac ironclad battle, the British Royal Navy had canceled all contracts for new wooden warships.)[1] ...
... and Fox brought energy, a great work capacity, decisiveness (although sometimes impulsive), and vision, particularly concerning ironclads. (Within two days after the Monitor-Merrimac ironclad battle, the British Royal Navy had canceled all contracts for new wooden warships.)[1] ...
Battle of Vicksburg Although the Union victory at Vicksburg ended in
... Although the Union victory at Vicksburg ended in much bloodshed, it paved the way for the eventual collapse of the Confederacy. Lincoln, seeking to steal control of the Mississippi River from the Confederates, appointed General Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee to take Vicksburg. In May ...
... Although the Union victory at Vicksburg ended in much bloodshed, it paved the way for the eventual collapse of the Confederacy. Lincoln, seeking to steal control of the Mississippi River from the Confederates, appointed General Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee to take Vicksburg. In May ...
Example of Play: New Orleans 1862
... This narrative is intended for reading with the latest Rebel Raiders on the High Seas Play Test map and the attachment of play test cards specific to this narrative which accompanies this document’s posting within GMT’s Rebel Raiders website. Hopefully, experienced gamers will be able to follow the ...
... This narrative is intended for reading with the latest Rebel Raiders on the High Seas Play Test map and the attachment of play test cards specific to this narrative which accompanies this document’s posting within GMT’s Rebel Raiders website. Hopefully, experienced gamers will be able to follow the ...
Men and Machines: The Psychological Impact of Gunboats on the
... Although they had not yet fought a significant battle, both sides believed the ironclads to be impenetrable and undefeatable. For the North, this caused joy and confidence; for the South, fear and helplessness reigned. By early 1862, Grant had decided to attempt joint maneuvers to push up the Tennes ...
... Although they had not yet fought a significant battle, both sides believed the ironclads to be impenetrable and undefeatable. For the North, this caused joy and confidence; for the South, fear and helplessness reigned. By early 1862, Grant had decided to attempt joint maneuvers to push up the Tennes ...
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... During the Civil War, Union forces established a blockade of Confederate ports designed to prevent the export of cotton and the smuggling of war materiel into the Confederacy. The blockade, although somewhat porous, was an important economic policy that successfully prevented Confederate access to w ...
... During the Civil War, Union forces established a blockade of Confederate ports designed to prevent the export of cotton and the smuggling of war materiel into the Confederacy. The blockade, although somewhat porous, was an important economic policy that successfully prevented Confederate access to w ...
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... 18. Who had more manpower: the North or the South? What helped the North’s population to increase during the war? What percentage of the Union army was foreign-born? (p. 442) 19. What issue did Lincoln have with the Union Army’s leadership? What man did he eventually uncover that would be instrument ...
... 18. Who had more manpower: the North or the South? What helped the North’s population to increase during the war? What percentage of the Union army was foreign-born? (p. 442) 19. What issue did Lincoln have with the Union Army’s leadership? What man did he eventually uncover that would be instrument ...
The Cape Fear Civil War Round Table The RUNNER
... commanded by David Farragut. John Wilkinson saw service with the Coastal Survey. By 1860, he was Chief of the Hydrographic Party and commanded the USS Corwin. John Wilkinson resigned his commission in the USN on April 6, 1861. Wilkinson was first assigned to command of a Confederate shore battery at ...
... commanded by David Farragut. John Wilkinson saw service with the Coastal Survey. By 1860, he was Chief of the Hydrographic Party and commanded the USS Corwin. John Wilkinson resigned his commission in the USN on April 6, 1861. Wilkinson was first assigned to command of a Confederate shore battery at ...
Fort Sumter
... defensible Fort Moultrie to unfinished Fort Sumter in the middle of the harbor. After the unannounced relief ship Star Of the West was fired upon by Carolinian gunners on January 9, 1861, Anderson, not wishing to start a war, withheld his fire. Later, after he had turned down an April surrender dema ...
... defensible Fort Moultrie to unfinished Fort Sumter in the middle of the harbor. After the unannounced relief ship Star Of the West was fired upon by Carolinian gunners on January 9, 1861, Anderson, not wishing to start a war, withheld his fire. Later, after he had turned down an April surrender dema ...
Focus: If the South`s strategy for victory was to fight a defensive war
... Jackson’s views/beliefs/actions: Jackson liked war-“delightful excitement” he attained in combat ordered the bravest shot down-weaken all of those whose discipline draws on that bravery courage was equated only with success, and command error would be ruthlessly defined as a defect in courage ...
... Jackson’s views/beliefs/actions: Jackson liked war-“delightful excitement” he attained in combat ordered the bravest shot down-weaken all of those whose discipline draws on that bravery courage was equated only with success, and command error would be ruthlessly defined as a defect in courage ...
Facts in Brief – USS Waterwitch
... A Short History of the USS Waterwitch The USS Waterwitch was commissioned during the winter of 1852-1853. The hull measured 150 feet in length and displaced some 450 tons. On February 8, 1853, the ship sailed from Norfolk, Virginia, and headed south for a voyage along the Atlantic coast of the sout ...
... A Short History of the USS Waterwitch The USS Waterwitch was commissioned during the winter of 1852-1853. The hull measured 150 feet in length and displaced some 450 tons. On February 8, 1853, the ship sailed from Norfolk, Virginia, and headed south for a voyage along the Atlantic coast of the sout ...
July 1861- Mar 1862
... Winchester to pursue Shields • Jackson suffers a defeat at Winchester & relieves Gen. Richard Garnett from command for retreating and causing the loss • The CSA did manage to keep Banks in the Valley with their presence therefore keeping Banks from reinforcing McClellan • Davis’ military advisor cho ...
... Winchester to pursue Shields • Jackson suffers a defeat at Winchester & relieves Gen. Richard Garnett from command for retreating and causing the loss • The CSA did manage to keep Banks in the Valley with their presence therefore keeping Banks from reinforcing McClellan • Davis’ military advisor cho ...
May 2006 - Sacramento Civil War Round Table
... commander, Hood had ordered a series of frontal attacks against the well fortified 4th and 23rd Corps of the Union army in the City of Franklin, Tennessee. The result was the death and wounding of 6,300 of his army, about one-third of its effective fighting forces, over a five hour period on 30 Nove ...
... commander, Hood had ordered a series of frontal attacks against the well fortified 4th and 23rd Corps of the Union army in the City of Franklin, Tennessee. The result was the death and wounding of 6,300 of his army, about one-third of its effective fighting forces, over a five hour period on 30 Nove ...
Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip
The Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip (April 18–28, 1862) was the decisive battle for possession of New Orleans in the American Civil War. The two Confederate forts on the Mississippi River south of the city were attacked by a Union Navy fleet. As long as the forts could keep the Federal forces from moving on the city, it was safe, but if they were negated, there were no fall-back positions to impede the enemy advance.New Orleans, the largest city in the Confederacy, was already under threat of attack from the north when David Farragut moved his fleet into the river from the south. The Confederate Navy had already driven off the Union blockade fleet in the Battle of the Head of Passes the previous October. Although the menace from upriver was geographically more remote than that from the Gulf of Mexico, a series of losses in Kentucky and Tennessee had forced the War and Navy Departments in Richmond to strip the region of much of its defenses. Men and equipment had been withdrawn from the local defenses, so that by mid-April almost nothing remained to the south except the two forts and an assortment of gunboats of questionable worth. Without reducing the pressure from the north, (Union) President Abraham Lincoln set in motion a combined Army-Navy operation to attack from the south. The Union Army offered 18,000 soldiers, led by the political general Benjamin F. Butler. The Navy contributed a large fraction of its West Gulf Blockading Squadron, which was commanded by Flag Officer David G. Farragut. The squadron was augmented by a semi-autonomous flotilla of mortar schooners and their support vessels under Commander David Dixon Porter.The expedition assembled at Ship Island in the Gulf. Once they were ready, the naval contingent moved its ships into the river, an operation that was completed on April 14. They were then moved into position near the forts, and on April 18 the mortars opened the battle.The ensuing battle can be divided into two parts: a mostly ineffective bombardment of the Confederate-held forts by the raft-mounted mortars, and the successful passage of the forts by much of Farragut's fleet on the night of April 24. During the passage, one Federal warship was lost and three others turned back, while the Confederate gunboats were virtually obliterated. The subsequent capture of the city, achieved with no further significant opposition, was a serious, even fatal, blow from which the Confederacy never recovered. The forts remained after the fleet had passed, but the demoralized enlisted men in Fort Jackson mutinied and forced their surrender.