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United Confederate Veterans Association Records
UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS ASSOCIATION RECORDS (Mss. 1357) Inventory Compiled by Luana Henderson 1996 Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections Special Collections, Hill Memorial Library Louisiana State University Libraries Baton Rouge, Louisiana Revised 2009 UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS ASSOCIATION RECORDS Mss. 1357 1861-1944 Special Collections, LSU Libraries CONTENTS OF INVENTORY SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................... 3 BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL NOTE ...................................................................................... 4 SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE ................................................................................................... 6 LIST OF SUBGROUPS AND SERIES ......................................................................................... 7 SUBGROUPS AND SERIES DESCRIPTIONS ............................................................................ 8 INDEX TERMS ............................................................................................................................ 13 CONTAINER LIST ...................................................................................................................... 15 APPENDIX A ............................................................................................................................... 22 APPENDIX B ............................................................................................................................. -
George Henry Thomas (July 31, 1816 – March 28, 1870)
George Henry Thomas (July 31, 1816 – March 28, 1870) "Rock of Chickamauga" "Sledge of Nashville" "Slow Trot Thomas" The City of Fort Thomas was named in honor of Major General George Henry Thomas, who ranks among the top Union Generals of the American Civil War. He was born of Welsh/English and French parents in Virginia on July 31, 1816, and was educated at Southampton Academy. Prior to his military service Thomas studied law and worked as a law deputy for his uncle, James Rochelle, the Clerk of the County Court before he received an appointment to West Point in 1836. He graduated 12th in his class of 42 in 1840 which William T. Sherman was a classmate. After receiving his commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 3rd Artillery Unit, he served the Army well for the next 30 years. He was made 1st Lieutenant for action against the Indians in Florida for his gallantry in action. In the Mexican War, he served under Braxton Bragg in the Artillery and was twice cited for gallantry—once at Monterey and the other at Buena Vista. From 1851-1854 was an instructor of artillery and cavalry at West Point, where he was promoted to Captain. Following his service at Ft. Yuma in the West, he became a Major and joined the 2nd Cavalry at Jefferson Barracks. The Colonel there was Albert Sidney Johnston and Robert E. Lee was the Lt. Colonel. Other officers in this regiment who were to become famous as Generals were George Stoneman, for the Union, and for the CSA, John B. -
SHILOH National Military Park
SHILOH National Military Park TENNESSEE clearings, Grant's weary men stood on the North on July 4, 1863. The Confederacy gest you visit the museum in the visitor bluffs above Pittsburg Landing with their was cut in two. center near Pittsburg Landing, which is open SHILOH backs to the river. Here they rallied and, from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. in winter and with the help of massed artillery and two The Park and Cemetery until 5:30 p.m. in summer. Relics, exhibits, NATIONAL gunboats, repulsed the last Confederate at and maps relating to the battle and the war Shiloh National Military Park was estab tempt to capture the landing. are displayed, and a historical film is shown lished by an act of Congress in 1894. It MILITARY PARK During that rainy night, about 25,000 throughout the day. fresh Union troops, from General Buell's contains about 3,600 acres of Federal lands, Those who plan to visit in a group may army and Gen. Lew Wallace's division, took including the areas of heaviest fighting in receive special service if advance arrange Shiloh —" . a case of Southern dash against Northern pluck and endurance . position in Grant's line. At dawn on April the battle. The National Cemetery, estab ments are made with the superintendent. The troops on both sides were Americans . united they need not fear any foreign foe." 7, 37,000 Confederates faced Union forces lished in 1866 and containing 10 acres, is —GEN. U. S. GRANT the battle. In the Hornets' Nest, the Union of 55,000, and the thin Confederate line near the visitor center on a bluff overlooking line stood fast, shattering wave after wave gave ground as the Northern counterattack Pittsburg Landing and the Tennessee River. -
SHILOH Teachers Packet
Shiloh: A Place of Peace to a Bloody Battlefield Shiloh National Military Park Prepared by: Todd Harrison, Teacher Ranger Teacher 2010 Hardin County Middle School, Savannah, TN Table of Contents Overview…………………………………...........................................……….....….1 Shiloh Indian Mounds……………….....................................................................…2 Shiloh Indian Mounds Worksheet………………………...........................................4 Shiloh Indian Mounds Worksheet Key……………...................................................6 Mound Builder History and Culture Lesson Plan…...............................................…8 The Battle of Shiloh…………………………………..............................................19 Why Fight at Shiloh Lesson Plan……………………..............................................21 Important Civil War People………………………………………...........................27 Important Civil War People Worksheet…………….................................................29 Important Civil War People Worksheet Key……………..................................…...31 Civil War Places and Terms…………………………...............................................33 Civil War Places and Terms Worksheet…………………….....................................35 Civil War Places and Terms Worksheet Key……………….....................................37 Famous People at Shiloh Lesson Plan…………………..........................................39 A Day in the Life of a Civil War Soldier…… ….....................................................44 Common Soldier Activity……………………………….........................................46 -
Braxton Bragg Essay
Essential Civil War Curriculum | Judith Lee Hallock, Ph.D., Braxton Bragg | February 2012 Braxton Bragg Braxton Bragg By Judith Lee Hallock, Ph.D. Braxton Bragg. The mere mention of his name today elicits giggles and guffaws, as though his entire military career were a joke. While it is true that his battlefield command proved non-stellar, his reputation has suffered more than that of others who performed even more poorly. One reason for this may be attributed to his unfortunate personality - contentious, irascible, quarrelsome, vengeful, and quick to blame others for his mistakes. These traits, along with suffering frequent illnesses, do not make an effective leader of men. As the Civil War began, despite his cantankerousness, Bragg was held in high regard; great deeds were expected of him. Unfortunately, in the crucible of war, he did not live up to those expectations. Bragg grew up in Warrenton, North Carolina, located in an affluent tobacco- growing area, where slaves made up more than half the population. Braxton’s father, Thomas Bragg, settled in Warrenton around 1800. He worked as a carpenter, and eventually became a successful contractor. In 1803, Thomas married Margaret Crosland, with whom he had twelve children. Braxton, the eighth child, was born on March 21, 1817. Braxton attended the Warrenton Male Academy for nine years, where his teachers regarded him as an excellent student. By the time he was ten, his father had decided that Braxton would attend the Military Academy at West Point, and he worked assiduously at winning an appointment for his son. After years of lobbying, Thomas succeeded, and at the age of sixteen Braxton entered the academy with the class of 1837. -
Shiloh IATIONAL MILITARY PARK
Shiloh IATIONAL MILITARY PARK . TENNESSEE Federal forces, pushing southward and gobbling more disorganized than the Federals, tried the up Forts Henry and Donelson on the Tennessee flanks of the Federal position. The Union right and Cumberland Rivers, forced Confederate beat them off easily. The vanguard of Buell's Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston to abandon south army crossed the Tennessee and filed into posi ern Kentucky and much of West and Middle Ten tion on Grant's left covering Pittsburg Landing. nessee. He established his new line covering the Union infantry, artillery, and gunboat fire on Memphis and Charleston Railroad, concentrat that flank hurled back the Confederate attempt ing 44,000 men at Corinth, Miss. Gen. U. S. to cross the rugged Dill Creek terrain, and the Grant followed him, steaming up the Tennessee fighting sputtered out for the night. While Con River with 40,000 troops of the Army of the federates tried to reorganize. Northern gun Tennessee to Pittsburg Landing, 22 miles from boats sent salvoes crashing into their lines at Corinth. Ordered to wait there until Gen. D. C. 1 5-minute intervals, and the remainder of Buell's Buell's Army of the Ohio could join him. Grant army crossed the river. camped his men in the woods and fields near Shiloh Church. At dawn on April 7 the combined Federal armies, now 55,000 strong, began their attack. In spite Warned that Buell would join Grant, Johnston of a gallant Confederate counterattack at Water decided to strike before the two armies could Oaks Pond, the Federals pushed the 37,000 unite. -
Albert Sidney Johnston at Shiloh.~
ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON AT SHILOH.~ BY HIS SON, WILLIAM PRESTON JOHNSTON, COLONEL, C. S. A. URING the angry political strife which pre D ceded the contest of arms, General Albert Sidney Johnston ;t remained silent, stern, and sor rowful. He determined to stand at his post in San Francisco, performing his full duty as an officer of the United States, until events should require a decision as to his course. When Texas - his adopted State - passed the ordi nance of secession from the Union, the alterna tive was presented, and, on the day he heard the news, he resigned his commission in the army. ALBERT S1DNEY JOH~STOH AT THE AOE OF 35, FR OM A M,.,mR' BY THOMAS CAMPS"". ","TED IN He kept the fact concealed, however, lest it LOUISVIL". KY•• I. "38 OR ,,,.. might stir up disaffection among the turbulent population of the Pacific Coast. He said, "I shall do my duty to the lastr and, when absolved, shall take my course." All honest and competent wit nesses now accord that he carried out this pllrpose in letter and spirit. General Sumner, who relieved him, reported that he found him " carrying out the orders of the Government." Mr. Lincoln's Administration treated General Johnston with a distrust which wounded his pride to the quick, but afterward made such amends as it could, by sending him a major-general's commission. He was also assured through confidential sources that he would receive the highest command in the Federal Army. But he declined to take part against his own people, and retired to Los Angeles with the intention of farming. -
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Shiloh: Bloody Sacrifice That Changed the Arw
North Alabama Historical Review Volume 1 North Alabama Historical Review, Volume 1, 2011 Article 14 2011 Shiloh: Bloody Sacrifice that Changed the arW Jeshua Hinton Follow this and additional works at: https://ir.una.edu/nahr Part of the Public History Commons, and the United States History Commons Recommended Citation Hinton, J. (2011). Shiloh: Bloody Sacrifice that Changed the arW . North Alabama Historical Review, 1 (1). Retrieved from https://ir.una.edu/nahr/vol1/iss1/14 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by UNA Scholarly Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in North Alabama Historical Review by an authorized editor of UNA Scholarly Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Articles 161 Shiloh: Bloody Sacrifice that Changed the War Jeshua Hinton The Battle of Shiloh effected a great change on how the American people and its soldiers viewed and fought the Civil War. William Tecumseh Sherman is famous for stating “war is hell,” and Shiloh fit the bill. Shelby Foote writes: This was the first great modern battle. It was Wilson’s Creek and Manassas rolled together, quadrupled, and compressed into a smaller area than either. From the inside it resembled Armageddon […] Shiloh’s casualties [roughly 23,500-24,000], was more than all three of the nation’s previous wars.1 The battle itself was a horrific affair, but Shiloh was simply more than numbers of killed, or the amount of cannon fired, or some other quantifiable misery. The deaths at Shiloh made America comprehend what type of cost would be exacted to continue the war, and was a foreshadowing of the blood-letting that lie ahead. -
1 Spence, John C. a Diary of the Civil War. Murfreesboro, Tenn
Spence, John C. A Diary of the Civil War. Murfreesboro, Tenn.: Rutherford County Historical Society, 1993. Murfreesboro, Tennessee Election of 1860, 2 Secession election in Tennessee, 5 Fort Sumter, 6 Army wagon, 7 Question of war, 7 Confederate confidence, 8 Kentucky, 8-9 Tennessee secession vote, 9 Electioneering, soldiers in camp, 9 First Manassas, Bull Run, 11-12 Women hospital society, 12 Hospital, 12 Fence rails, 12-13 Gunboats, 14 Mill Springs, Fishing Creek, Zollicoffer, Crittenden, 14-15 Fort Henry, 15 Fort Donelson, 15-17 Abandonment of Nashville, 17 John Hunt Morgan, 18, 23, 41 Murfreesboro, Federals arrive, Orsmby Mitchel, 19-23 Albert Sidney, Johnston, 20 General Mitchel and cotton confiscation, 21 Federals stealing horses, 21 Slaves fleeing to Federals, 21 Federals searching houses in Murfreesboro, 22 Oath, 23 Battle of Shiloh, Albert Sidney, Johnston, 23-25 New Orleans, Benjamin F. Butler, 26 Corinth, Beauregard, 26-29 Home guards, 29-30 Confederate flag, 30 Support for war, 31 Oath, passes, slaves, 32 Federals and slaves, 32 Oath, provost marshal, Murfreesboro officials, 33-34 Colonel Parkhurst expedition of Chattanooga, Confederate women, 34-35 Nathan Bedford Forrest, 36 Foraging, 36-37 Provost marshal, churches, false charges against citizens, searching houses, 37-39 Methodist church, Nashville, conflict over minister, 39 Foraging, horses, corn, 40-41 1 Rumors, Morgan, 41-42 Mayor, alderman, oath, 42 Forrest and Federal cavalry, 43-48 General Crittenden, 45-48 Provost marshal, 48-49 Hospitals, women, 49-50 Bragg Kentucky -
Album Portrays Leading Confederate Generals in Image and Anecdote
Civil War Book Review Winter 2001 Article 26 The Picture Of Confederate Gray: Album Portrays Leading Confederate Generals In Image And Anecdote Wilbur E. Meneray Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/cwbr Recommended Citation Meneray, Wilbur E. (2001) "The Picture Of Confederate Gray: Album Portrays Leading Confederate Generals In Image And Anecdote," Civil War Book Review: Vol. 3 : Iss. 1 . Available at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/cwbr/vol3/iss1/26 Meneray: The Picture Of Confederate Gray: Album Portrays Leading Confedera Review THE PICTURE OF CONFEDERATE GRAY Album portrays leading Confederate generals in image and anecdote Meneray, Wilbur E. Winter 2001 Cantor, George Confederate Generals: Life Portraits. Taylor Publishing Co. (TX), 2000-09-01. ISBN 878331794 George Cantor twice refers to Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg: once as "one of the great feats of valor in all of American warfare," and later as "a display of courage rarely equaled in the history of warfare." The author himself displays courage in selecting only 16 Confederate generals to highlight in his new work, Confederate Generals: Life Portraits. Civil War historians and buffs will surely have favorites among the 425 men listed in Ezra T. Warner's Generals in Gray that Cantor has omitted. He divides the chosen 16 into five groups: "The Legends" are Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Joseph Johnston, and James Longstreet; "The Cavalrymen" comprise Jeb Stuart, Nathan Bedford Forrest, and John Hunt Mor-gan; "The Western Commanders" are Albert Sidney Johnston, John Bell Hood, and Patrick Cleburne; and "The Difficult Men" are Jubal Early, Braxton Bragg, and Robert Toombs. -
CIVILCIVIL WARWAR Leader in Implementing and Promoting Heritage Tourism Efforts in Texas
The Texas Historical Commission, the state agency for historic preservation, TEXASTEXAS administers a variety of programs to IN THE preserve the archeological, historical IN THE and cultural resources of Texas. Texas Heritage Trails Program The Texas Historical Commission is a CIVILCIVIL WARWAR leader in implementing and promoting heritage tourism efforts in Texas. The Texas Heritage Trails Program is the agency’s top tourism initiative. It’s like a whole other country. Our Mission To protect and preserve the state’s historic and prehistoric resources for the use, STORIES OF SACRIFICE, education, enjoyment, and economic benefit of present and future generations. VALOR, AND HOPE Copyright © 2013, Texas Historical Commission TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Texas in theCivil War The United States was rife with conflict and controversy in the years leading to the Civil War. Perhaps nowhere was the struggle more complex than in Texas. Some Texans supported the Union, but were concerned about political attacks on Southern institutions. Texas had been part of the United States just 15 years when secessionists prevailed in a statewide election. Texas formally seceded on March 2, 1861 to become the seventh state in the new Confederacy. Gov. Sam Houston was against secession, and struggled with loyalties to both his nation and his adopted state. His firm belief in the Union cost him his office when he refused to take anMarch oath of allegiance to the new government. 2, 1861 Gov. Sam Houston refused to declare loyalty to the Confederacy and was removed from office by the Texas secession convention in March 1861. SAM HOUSTON PORTRAIT Tensions were high when the Civil War began, and Texans responded in impressive numbers.