Extractions: M easured in physical devastation and human lives, the American Civil War was the costliest war in the experience of the American people. When it ended, 620,000 men (in a nation of 35 million) had been killed and at least that many more had been wounded. More men died of disease and sickness than on the battlefield; the ratio was about four to one. The physical devastation was largely limited to the South, where almost all the fighting took place. Large sections of Richmond, Charleston, Atlanta, Mobile, and Vicksburg lay in ruins. The countryside through which the contending armies had passed was littered with gutted plantation houses and barns, burned bridges, and uprooted railroad lines. Many crops were destroyed or confiscated, and much livestock was slain. More than $4 billion worth of property had been wiped out through emancipation, the repudiation of Confederate bonds and currency, the confiscation of cotton, and war damage. The war settled the question of the permanence of the Union; the abolition of slavery through the Emancipation Proclamation ; the doctrine of secession was discredited, and after 1865 states would find other ways to manifest their grievances. The war expanded the authority of the federal government, with the executive branch in particular exercising broader jurisdiction and powers than at any other time in its history.
U.S. History - Civil War civil war Battle FieldsVirtual Field Trip Using the provided websites, The Meaning of memorials Inspired by AMERICAN VISIONS online content, http://www.besthistorysites.net/USHistory_CivilWar.shtml
Extractions: Print this page Topic : Civil War Tip: Press ctrl and F (or apple and F on a Mac) to perform a keyword search of this page. To keyword search all Best of History Web Sites pages use the search engine located on the home page. This page was last updated July 6, 2005. U.S. Civil War Center (Louisiana State)
Civil War Potpourri Page civil war Battle Names, Nope, this does not give a list of battle names. One of the most unusual memorials to come out of the civil war. http://www.civilwarhome.com/potpourr.htm
Extractions: Great information about the Civil War that fits into no particular category! A Horseman In The Sky This is a great little story by Ambrose Bierce. It first appeared in "Tales of Soldiers and Civilians" published in 1891. Abolition and Religion A short article on how these two were dealt with in the Civil War. Balloons With The Army Of The Potomac A personal reminiscence by Professor T. S. C. Lowe, who introduced and made balloon observations on the Peninsula for the Union Army. Black Codes Passed by Southern politicians in the former Confederate states, 1865-66, these codes were meant to regulate the life and labor of newly freed slaves. Blockade An interesting article about the initial blockading of the Southern seaports by the Union Navy. Border States As far as Lincoln was concerned there were four of them. Here is a brief description. Boys In The Civil War How young they were! Yet every bit the full measure of a man. Burnside's Mud March An interesting event that occurred between the battle of Fredericksburg and the battle of Chancellorsville.
Rhodesian Civil War, 1964-1980 Snapshot view of the Rhodesian civil war of 19641980, including battle honours, orders of battle, Museums memorials Bibliography External Links http://www.regiments.org/wars/20thcent/64rhodes.htm
Civil War Experience the tactical sounds of American civil war battle. Museums andM memorials. In this Temple, as in the hearts of the people, for whom he saved http://www.vetshome.com/Civil War.htm
Arlington National Cemetery:: Visitor_Information Visitor Information Monument And memorials. civil war Unknowns be dedicated to soldiers who had died in battle, and who later could not be identified. http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/visitor_information/Civil_War.html
Extractions: Monument And Memorials Civil War Unknowns Near Arlington House, in what was once part of its famous rose garden, stands a monument dedicated to the unknown soldiers who died in the Civil War. The monument, dedicated in September 1866, stands atop a masonry vault containing the remains of 2,111 soldiers gathered from the fields of Bull Run and the route to the Rappahannock. The remains were found scattered across the battlefields or in trenches and brought here. This monument was the first memorial at Arlington to be dedicated to soldiers who had died in battle, and who later could not be identified. Because in some instances only a few bones or a skull were recovered, it is assumed that the vault contains the remains of Confederate soldiers as well as Union troops. Quartermaster General Montgomery Meigs ordered that these bodies be gathered and buried on this particular site, knowing that the presence of graves here would prevent the Lee family from inhabiting their house again. [D] Marks mass graves of about 2,111 unknowns gathered from U.S. Civil War battlefields
Civil War History In Nashville & Middle Tennessee Battle of Nashville Preservation Society Excellent site with civil war information, including photos of sites and memorials, regarding the Battle of http://www.blueshoenashville.com/civilwar.html
Extractions: CREDIT: Barnard, George N., photographer. "Nashville, Tennessee. Steps of the Capitol with Covered Guns; Vista of the City Beyond." 1864. Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865, American Memory collections, Library of Congress. "There is a terrible war coming, and these young men who have never seen war cannot wait for it to happen, but I tell you, I wish that I owned every slave in the South, for I would free them all to avoid this war." - Robert E. Lee Nashville Historic Societies Battle of Nashville Preservation Society : Excellent site with Civil War information, including photos of sites and memorials, regarding the Battle of Nashville. Preservation efforts and opportunities for volunteer service. Tennessee Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans
Civil War Battlefields @ National Geographic Magazine Pilgrimages to civil war battlefield sites and the creation of memorials to fallen soldiers began Learn about this pivotal battle in civil war history. http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0504/feature5/learn.html
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The Virtual Civil War Memorial Churchill Clark was killed March 7, 1862 at the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern (Pea To receive this memorial or other civil war memorials visit The Virtual http://www.missouricivilwarmuseum.org/purple.htm
Extractions: Free Web Memorial to Your Civil War Ancestor Note: Either for those that own a website to make use of these free graphics OR for hardcopy use in a family history album. For those with a Civil War soldier/sailor with a Missouri connection, please also consider adding a photo to our online Portrait Gallery Memorial. The Virtual CSA Purple Heart This memorial is posthumously awarded to those wounded or killed while serving the Confederacy. Since the Confederacy ceased to exist there is no nation presently surviving to recognize the sacrifice of the Confederate soldier. It is up to us, the living descendants to remember their sacrifice, and to never forget their heroic deeds. Our ancestors are people too, and although they are gone, their spirits remain. It is a basic human need to be remembered by one's family and the communities where they lived, fought and bled for. They were not traitors, they were American heroes that were loyal to their State government. We should remember them appropriately. Example: "The Virtual CSA Purple Heart Award"
Extractions: Historical Map Bibliographies CIVIL WAR MAPS (United States) FREDERICKSBURG The appearance of hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Air Force of this web site or the information, products, or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities such as military exchanges and morale, welfare and recreation sites, the U.S. Air Force does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. Such links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this DoD web site. All sites listed were last accessed on August 9, 1999. The American Civil War. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library. University of Georgia
THE CIVIL WAR Events leading up to the second bloodiest battle of the civil war. Links to war, Peace, memorials, links to 0ther Sites, Literature, Poetry, Letters, http://www.studyworld.com/civil_war.htm
Extractions: "Inspired by a true story from the Civil War, this movie examines the relationship between a Confederate woman and a Union captain in rural Kentucky who are forced together by the war and must make sense of their conflicting loyalties. Read reviews of the program and listen to a RealAudio interview with director and writer Robby Henson on National Public Radio's Morning Edition. Civil War Publishing Project
Loudon Park National Cemetery During the civil war, the city harbored proSouthern sympathizers. miles from the nations capital, no major civil war battles occurred in Baltimore. http://www.cem.va.gov/nchp/loudonpark.htm
Extractions: Cemetery is located in the Southwest section of the city of Baltimore. From Baltimore/Washington International Airport, travel the airport access road to Interstate 295 North for about two miles to Beltway 695 West. Proceed to Exit 13 (Frederick Ave.) towards Baltimore and continue approximately 3/5 miles to the cemetery. General Information Historical Information Notable Burials GENERAL INFORMATION
AAA Traveler -Civil War History Echoes of war memorials and battlefields preserve civil war history in Arkansas Several battle sites have been preserved as memorials to the countrys http://www.ouraaa.com/traveler/0003/echoesofw.html
Extractions: Echoes of war Memorials and battlefields preserve Civil War history in Arkansas By Durand Young Northwest Arkansas On two cold March days in 1862, more than 26,000 soldiers clashed in the first major Civil War engagement in Arkansas, the Battle of Pea Ridge, also known to the Confederacy as the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern. The Union victory was the largest battle west of the Mississippi River. One Union officer would later write he had not seen any fighting compared to that at Elkhorn Tavern on March 7. Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park (501-846-2990), located southwest of Fayetteville, memorializes the intense fighting and retreat of Confederate forces on Dec. 7, 1862. It was the last major engagement in northwest Arkansas. The park contains 19th-century buildings and a mile-long walking trail of the battlefield. The visitor center offers an audiovisual program and exhibits. Headquarters House Museum (501-521-2020), which served as headquarters for both sides during the war, was in the midst of the Battle of Fayetteville in April 1863 when Confederate forces tried unsuccessfully to dislodge the small Union contingent based in the city. Living history programs are presented at the 1853 Greek Revival home. The Fayetteville Confederate Cemetery provides a peaceful, picturesque resting place for casualties from Pea Ridge, Prairie Grove and other battles.
Indianapolis Downtown Inc. Experience the civil war in multiple aspects, from the front line to the effects One of the largest memorials in Indianapolis, it stands 210 feet tall. http://www.indydt.com/dtmemorials.html
Extractions: Admiral Raymond Spruance was a U.S. Navy officer most remembered for his successful tactics against the Japanese in the Battle of Midway, June 4 6, 1942. An Indianapolis native, the USS Indianapolis served as his flagship throughout World War II. A basin, located on the north end of the Downtown Central Canal near the USS Indianapolis Memorial, is dedicated to this Indianapolis Naval hero. American Legion Mall American Legion Mall, extending from St. Clair Street to North Street between Meridian and Pennsylvania, is home to the World War II and Korean and Vietnam Wars Memorials. The World War II Memorial, on the east side, is the first memorial to be shaped like a half-circle. The convex side tells a brief history of the war and pays special tribute to Hoosier Medal of Honor recipients and distinguished Hoosier units. The opposite side features excerpts from letters sent home from the warfront and a timeline of events throughout the war. A database with the names of those Hoosiers killed in action is located next to the memorial. The Korean and Vietnam Wars Memorial is located on the southern end of the mall. The two appear to be separate entities, but in actuality, they combine to become one memorial. They are two pieces of a whole cylinder, not equally split, however, because more soldiers were killed or MIA in the Vietnam War. Thus, that section is slightly larger. One side of the memorial features a map and letters sent home from soldiers. On the other side, visitors can find the names of Indiana veterans killed or MIA in both wars.
Chicago Tribune News | Registration memorials range from grand statuary to an alley named for Lee s horse. The notion of civil war was still a novelty when the first real battle began July http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-980524drives-fieldsofwar,1,7651880.stor
Monuments And Memorials To Women Warriors margaret corbin, Margaret Corbin During the Revolutionary war battle of Fort The civil war may have been fought by men but women played a major part in http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/monuments.html
Extractions: Although it is the largest and most extensive undertaking for military women, WIMSA , the Women's Memorial at the gates of Arlington National Cemetery, is not the first monument to military women or to women who have aided the military in our country's time of war. Here are some of the other statues and memorials that honor those brave women who served their country in many ways over the years since our nation began. On April 26 1777, the daughter of a New York militia officer, Sybil Ludington was with her family when an exhausted messenger reached the Ludington home with news of a British attack and burning of Danbury, Connecticut where munitions and supplies for the entire region were stored. Sybil leapt to her horse and galloped off to rally the surrounding patriots and call out the volunteer militia to repel the British raid. Racing through the dark night over more than 40 miles of unfamiliar roads, the 16-year-old girl spread the alarm to rouse the countryside against the attack. The statue, presented by the DAR, is in Carmel, New York. Margaret Corbin: During the Revolutionary War battle of Fort Washington, 1776, Margaret Corbin manned her husbands cannon when he was killed, until she was wounded. Margaret Corbin was the first woman awarded a pension by Congress for her service and disability. She is buried in the U.S. Military Academy Cemetery at West Point. Some historians think that her deeds, not those of Mary Hays, began the legend of Molly Pitcher.
Civil War Statue Is Unveiled - PittsburghLIVE.com A new version of a 139year-old statue commemorating local civil war on the statue include soldiers killed in such famous civil war battles as Antietam, http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/trib/pittsburgh/s_352798.html
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Extractions: Turning Points Home Advanced Search Lesson Plans Staff Favorites ... Wisconsin in the Civil War Era Between 1860 and 1861, eleven Southern states defied the authority of the U.S. government and seceded from the Union, asserting a doctrine of states rights. Ironically though, for several years before the war, Wisconsin had been the most thoroughgoing champion of states rights. Unlike the Southern states, however, Wisconsin had used the doctrine in opposition to, rather than in support of, slavery. States rights had been the basis of the Wisconsin Supreme Courts decision to nullify the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act after the controversy surrounding the fugitive slave Joshua Glover (see Abolitionism and Other Social Reforms). When war broke out... more... A Wisconsin officer refuses to give slaves back to their owners (2), 1862 A Wisconsin officer refuses to give slaves back to their owners (1), 1862 A Wisconsin logger saves the Union fleet in 1864 Memories by a Wisconsin commander of Black troops in the Civil War.
Extractions: ABOUT THIS SITE ABOUT LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES THE ANNAPOLIS GROUP MEMBER COLLEGES College Campus News EXPERTS DATABASE TOP NEWS ON CAMPUS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Despite the contributions made by many black soldiers during the Civil War, their role in some of the most critical battles of the union have been forgotten and are virtually unknown today. Over the next twelve months, photographer William Williams hopes to bring to light the prominent role African Americans played during that time in American history by creating a photographic record of Civil War battlefields and historic sites where African Americans fought. Williams is chair of Haverford College Gettysburg Pennsylvania Gettysburg : A Journey in Time. The experience also made him acutely aware that many Civil War battlefields and historic sites are in constant jeopardy of being lost, particularly many of the 449 sites where black soldiers fought and died. On example, says Williams, is in The Port Hudson, Louisiana area near the Mississippi River Fort Wagner Gettysburg th Massachusetts Monument th Williams plans to continue the work he began at Gettysburg Pennsylvania Convention Center commissioned four photographs of the Gettysburg National Military Park Metropolitan Museum , the Brooklyn Museum , the Baltimore Museum and the permanent collections of several colleges and universities.
