1 - Petersburg Area Regional Tourism
... By the spring of 1865, the last remaining supply line into Petersburg was the South Side Railroad. On March 29, 1865, Grant sent his forces on a westward movement to cut this major artery, knowing that it would cause Lee to abandon Petersburg and Richmond. Countering this move, Lee sent 10,000 troop ...
... By the spring of 1865, the last remaining supply line into Petersburg was the South Side Railroad. On March 29, 1865, Grant sent his forces on a westward movement to cut this major artery, knowing that it would cause Lee to abandon Petersburg and Richmond. Countering this move, Lee sent 10,000 troop ...
George E. Pickett - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... Pickett’s division was the last to arrive on the field during the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg. Initially, General Robert E. Lee kept them out of the fray while the rest of the Confederates fought in and around the rolling hills that surrounded the town. By the evening of July 2, Lee had d ...
... Pickett’s division was the last to arrive on the field during the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg. Initially, General Robert E. Lee kept them out of the fray while the rest of the Confederates fought in and around the rolling hills that surrounded the town. By the evening of July 2, Lee had d ...
reminiscences of the civil war
... Confederate victories up to the winter of 1863—Southern confidence in ultimate independence—Progress of Union armies in the West—Fight for the control of the Mississippi—General Butler in possession of New Orleans—The new era in naval construction—Significance of the battle of the Monitor and Merrim ...
... Confederate victories up to the winter of 1863—Southern confidence in ultimate independence—Progress of Union armies in the West—Fight for the control of the Mississippi—General Butler in possession of New Orleans—The new era in naval construction—Significance of the battle of the Monitor and Merrim ...
A Public History Project Atblakeley Historic Park, Alabama
... Six hours after General Robert E. Lee formally surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Union commander General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, Virginia, the last major battle of the Civil War was fought at Fort Blakely 1 , Alabama, ten miles northeast of Mobile on the bluffs overlooking the Ten ...
... Six hours after General Robert E. Lee formally surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Union commander General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, Virginia, the last major battle of the Civil War was fought at Fort Blakely 1 , Alabama, ten miles northeast of Mobile on the bluffs overlooking the Ten ...
heading one
... Six hours after General Robert E. Lee formally surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Union commander General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, Virginia, the last major battle of the Civil War was fought at Fort Blakely 1 , Alabama, ten miles northeast of Mobile on the bluffs overlooking the Ten ...
... Six hours after General Robert E. Lee formally surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Union commander General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, Virginia, the last major battle of the Civil War was fought at Fort Blakely 1 , Alabama, ten miles northeast of Mobile on the bluffs overlooking the Ten ...
THE BATTLE OF SAILOR`S CREEK: A STUDY IN LEADERSHIP A
... That same month Lee wrote Confederate Secretary of War, James A. Seddon, requesting immediately “five thousand Negroes for thirty days to labor on the fortifications.”12 By March 1865, the Confederate Congress, unable to ignore the shortage of manpower within the Confederate army, passed a law suppo ...
... That same month Lee wrote Confederate Secretary of War, James A. Seddon, requesting immediately “five thousand Negroes for thirty days to labor on the fortifications.”12 By March 1865, the Confederate Congress, unable to ignore the shortage of manpower within the Confederate army, passed a law suppo ...
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CIVIL WAR BATTLES 63
... southeast of Sharpsburg, and here the opposing lines were very close as the Confederates jealously guarded this crossing point. Union reserves consisted of V Corps under the command of Gen. Fitz-John Porter. McClellan’s plan was simple and methodical. He would send his strongest corps, under the com ...
... southeast of Sharpsburg, and here the opposing lines were very close as the Confederates jealously guarded this crossing point. Union reserves consisted of V Corps under the command of Gen. Fitz-John Porter. McClellan’s plan was simple and methodical. He would send his strongest corps, under the com ...
January 2011
... nothing but bread and water until they disclosed information about Federal bushwhackers, called “Outliers.” Whether one agreed or not, his tactics were more successful than any others and netted some three hundred deserters. On January 20th, Gen. Robert E. Lee wrote “I also recommend that General Le ...
... nothing but bread and water until they disclosed information about Federal bushwhackers, called “Outliers.” Whether one agreed or not, his tactics were more successful than any others and netted some three hundred deserters. On January 20th, Gen. Robert E. Lee wrote “I also recommend that General Le ...
Part II - Scott J. Winslow Associates, Inc.
... sixth-plate ambrotype of Turner’s wife, Anna S. Keller (Turner) taken in 1859 at Courtland, Alabama with a period pencil inscription beyond the image in the case. A brief biography of George P. Turner’s service is found on pages 255-256 of Ralph Donelly’s Confederate States Marine Corps. George Turn ...
... sixth-plate ambrotype of Turner’s wife, Anna S. Keller (Turner) taken in 1859 at Courtland, Alabama with a period pencil inscription beyond the image in the case. A brief biography of George P. Turner’s service is found on pages 255-256 of Ralph Donelly’s Confederate States Marine Corps. George Turn ...
American Civil War - Yesterday`s Muse Books
... The University of North Carolina Press, 1987. First edition. xx, 601 pp. From the jacket: “Pfanz provides a thorough account of the Confederates’ smashing assaults— at Devil’s Den and Litle Round Top, through the Wheatfield and the Peach Orchard, and against the Union center at Cemetery Ridge. He al ...
... The University of North Carolina Press, 1987. First edition. xx, 601 pp. From the jacket: “Pfanz provides a thorough account of the Confederates’ smashing assaults— at Devil’s Den and Litle Round Top, through the Wheatfield and the Peach Orchard, and against the Union center at Cemetery Ridge. He al ...
Sharpshooters Made a Grand Record This Day
... at home not to brag about what they had done. How many others purposely killed and never wrote home about it? Obviously, we will never know that answer, but we must guess that, given the personal nature of sharpshooting and skirmish combat, the number could have been sizable. How often did skirmishi ...
... at home not to brag about what they had done. How many others purposely killed and never wrote home about it? Obviously, we will never know that answer, but we must guess that, given the personal nature of sharpshooting and skirmish combat, the number could have been sizable. How often did skirmishi ...
confederate historical association of belgium
... attention for this. Upton maintained that the advantage of reaching the enemy lines at the salient quickly and by surprise outweighed the disadvantages of pausing on open ground to trade shots with a concealed, entrenched enemy. Lieutenant S. Ranald Mackenzie of the U.S. Corps of Engineers reconnoit ...
... attention for this. Upton maintained that the advantage of reaching the enemy lines at the salient quickly and by surprise outweighed the disadvantages of pausing on open ground to trade shots with a concealed, entrenched enemy. Lieutenant S. Ranald Mackenzie of the U.S. Corps of Engineers reconnoit ...
Driving Tour - Trevilian Station Battlefield Foundation
... railroad embankment covered his left flank, while open ground in front of his position offered ...
... railroad embankment covered his left flank, while open ground in front of his position offered ...
Civil War Driving Guide Page 1
... undertook a flank march to turn Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Petersburg defenses. A steady downpour turned the roads to mud, slowing the advance. On March 31, Maj. Gen. W.H. Fitzhugh Lee’s cavalry and Pickett’s infantry division attacked Sheridan's Cavalry Corps north and northwest of Dinwiddie Court House ...
... undertook a flank march to turn Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Petersburg defenses. A steady downpour turned the roads to mud, slowing the advance. On March 31, Maj. Gen. W.H. Fitzhugh Lee’s cavalry and Pickett’s infantry division attacked Sheridan's Cavalry Corps north and northwest of Dinwiddie Court House ...
The First Day at Chancellorsville by Frank O`Reilly
... “Stonewall” Jackson. Hooker had stolen a march on the normally vigilant Confederates and his Union forces stood both in front of and behind Lee’s army. Hooker’s troops, 125,000 strong, formed a vice that threatened to crush the Southern chieftain’s much smaller force of 50,000. The Federal commander ...
... “Stonewall” Jackson. Hooker had stolen a march on the normally vigilant Confederates and his Union forces stood both in front of and behind Lee’s army. Hooker’s troops, 125,000 strong, formed a vice that threatened to crush the Southern chieftain’s much smaller force of 50,000. The Federal commander ...
And So the Murderous Work Went On
... The plan for Pickett’s Charge mirrored the Confederate offensive at Malvern Hill in many respects. Lee intended for the artillery, like the “grand batteries” at Malvern Hill, to severely weaken the Union defensive position. Approximately 160 guns were strategically placed along Seminary Ridge to sil ...
... The plan for Pickett’s Charge mirrored the Confederate offensive at Malvern Hill in many respects. Lee intended for the artillery, like the “grand batteries” at Malvern Hill, to severely weaken the Union defensive position. Approximately 160 guns were strategically placed along Seminary Ridge to sil ...
William C - Essential Civil War Curriculum
... As the spring of 1864 approached, President Abraham Lincoln questioned whether voters would award him a second term. Spurred by the need for military successes, Lincoln summoned Ulysses S. Grant to Washington, arranged for his promotion to lieutenant general, and placed him in charge of the nation’s ...
... As the spring of 1864 approached, President Abraham Lincoln questioned whether voters would award him a second term. Spurred by the need for military successes, Lincoln summoned Ulysses S. Grant to Washington, arranged for his promotion to lieutenant general, and placed him in charge of the nation’s ...
GETTYSBURG NATIONAL PARK IN WORLD WAR I AND WORLD
... ammunition. The result of failed artillery support was profound. Massed Union artillery had an uncontested and clean field of fire into Pickett’s right. The collapse of the right flank, combined with the planned dress left towards Pettigrew’s division, crowded the attackers in front of the “copse of ...
... ammunition. The result of failed artillery support was profound. Massed Union artillery had an uncontested and clean field of fire into Pickett’s right. The collapse of the right flank, combined with the planned dress left towards Pettigrew’s division, crowded the attackers in front of the “copse of ...
Battle of Baton Rouge - Young Sanders Center
... By May 1, 1862, Union forces under the command of Major General Benjamin F. Butler had taken possession of New Orleans. A week later, Baton Rouge surrendered peacefully to the Union navy when its mayor, Palmer F. Bryan, realized the futility of defending the state capital void of political and milit ...
... By May 1, 1862, Union forces under the command of Major General Benjamin F. Butler had taken possession of New Orleans. A week later, Baton Rouge surrendered peacefully to the Union navy when its mayor, Palmer F. Bryan, realized the futility of defending the state capital void of political and milit ...
gettysburg 2013 xi
... And this is only one of many examples in which Lee forced various commanders of The Army of the Potomac to fight on his terms. Supported by a solid loyal network of subordinates, Lee reaped great success in exploiting the cautious and cumbersome nature of the Union leaders, combining “quick-strike” ...
... And this is only one of many examples in which Lee forced various commanders of The Army of the Potomac to fight on his terms. Supported by a solid loyal network of subordinates, Lee reaped great success in exploiting the cautious and cumbersome nature of the Union leaders, combining “quick-strike” ...
February - Dixie Guards
... Some of this month’s editorial isn’t Confederate-themed and for that I apologize in advance. But, it is Americanthemed and for that, of course, I won’t apologize. Some of this is in fact political, or more, the fact that I hate that everything has become political. My reasoning for even mentioning t ...
... Some of this month’s editorial isn’t Confederate-themed and for that I apologize in advance. But, it is Americanthemed and for that, of course, I won’t apologize. Some of this is in fact political, or more, the fact that I hate that everything has become political. My reasoning for even mentioning t ...
Pickett`s Charge
... • 2- Involved infantry assault of approximately 15,000 Confederate soldiers • 3- Faced Union Major General George Meade and troops numbering 6,500 Federals • 4- The assault took nine brigades of Confederate soldiers • 5- Traveling over ¾ miles of open territory ...
... • 2- Involved infantry assault of approximately 15,000 Confederate soldiers • 3- Faced Union Major General George Meade and troops numbering 6,500 Federals • 4- The assault took nine brigades of Confederate soldiers • 5- Traveling over ¾ miles of open territory ...
1863 and the Battle of Mine Run
... "If I succeed today I shall be the greatest man in the army; if I don't, all my sins will be remembered." General Warren rear could hope to succeed. That success, however, depended on surprise and swift execution. Meade ordered the army to begin its movement on 24 November. The plan called for the F ...
... "If I succeed today I shall be the greatest man in the army; if I don't, all my sins will be remembered." General Warren rear could hope to succeed. That success, however, depended on surprise and swift execution. Meade ordered the army to begin its movement on 24 November. The plan called for the F ...
The longest siege
... Rejecting an offer from Lincoln to command the Union forces, Robert E. Lee resigned his commission in April 1861, holding the rank of colonel in the 1st Cavalry. Following his home state out of the Union on April 17, 1861, he accepted command of the Virginia State Forces with rank of major general, ...
... Rejecting an offer from Lincoln to command the Union forces, Robert E. Lee resigned his commission in April 1861, holding the rank of colonel in the 1st Cavalry. Following his home state out of the Union on April 17, 1861, he accepted command of the Virginia State Forces with rank of major general, ...
The Battle of Lewis`s Farm
... Chamberlain - By this point in the war, Joshua L. Chamberlain was well known, almost legendary figure amongst the men of the V Corps. His stand (with the 20th ME) on Little Round Top at Gettysburg, and his multiple battle wounds had earned him a hero’s reputation amongst the ranks. Though relativel ...
... Chamberlain - By this point in the war, Joshua L. Chamberlain was well known, almost legendary figure amongst the men of the V Corps. His stand (with the 20th ME) on Little Round Top at Gettysburg, and his multiple battle wounds had earned him a hero’s reputation amongst the ranks. Though relativel ...
Third Battle of Petersburg
The Third Battle of Petersburg, also known as the Breakthrough at Petersburg or the Fall of Petersburg, was fought on April 2, 1865, south and southwest of Petersburg, Virginia, at the end of the 292-day Richmond–Petersburg Campaign (sometimes called the Siege of Petersburg) and in the beginning stage of the Appomattox Campaign near the conclusion of the American Civil War. The Union Army (Army of the Potomac, Army of the Shenandoah and Army of the James) under the overall command of General-in-chief, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, launched an assault on General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's Petersburg, Virginia trenches and fortifications after the Union victory at the Battle of Five Forks on April 1, 1865. As a result of that battle the Confederate right flank, rear and remaining supply lines were exposed or cut and the Confederate defenders were reduced by over 10,000 men killed, wounded, taken prisoner or in flight.The thinly-held Confederate lines at Petersburg had been stretched to the breaking point by earlier Union movements that extended those lines beyond the ability of the Confederates to man them adequately and by desertions and casualties from recent battles. As the much larger Union forces, which significantly outnumbered the Confederates, assaulted the lines, desperate Confederate defenders held off the Union breakthrough long enough for Confederate government officials and most of the remaining Confederate army, including local defense forces, and some Confederate Navy personnel, to flee Petersburg and the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia during the night of April 2–3. Confederate corps commander Lieutenant General A.P. Hill was killed during the fighting. Union soldiers occupied Richmond and Petersburg on April 3, 1865 but most of the Union Army pursued the Army of Northern Virginia until they surrounded and forced Robert E. Lee to surrender that army on April 9, 1865 after the Battle of Appomattox Court House, Virginia.