This project is used to relate all battles of the Civil War that were fought in 1861. Wikipedia Battles (projects on Geni in bold blue) Battle of Fort Sumter (April 12–14, 1861) Battle of Sewell's Point (May 18–19, 1861) Battle of Aquia Creek (May 29 – June 1, 1861) Battle of Philippi (West Virginia) (June 3, 1861) Battle of Big Bethel (June 10 1861)
First Battle of Bull Run=First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas (the name used by Confederate forces), was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the city of Manassas. It was the first major land battle of the American Civil War.Just months after the start of the war at Fort Sumter, the Northern public clamored for a march against the Confederate capit...
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This project is a compilation of the research recently done for Washington County, Georgia.Washington County around established February 25, 1784 from the Creek Indian Cession of November 1, 1783. The county originally included all the territory "from the Cherokee Corner, north extending from the Ogeechee River to the Oconee River, south to Liberty County." It approximately ten times larger tha...
This project is used to relate all battles of the Civil War that were fought in 1864. Wikipedia
This project is used to relate all battles of the Civil War that were fought in 1863. Wikipedia
This project is to honor Native Americans who took part in the Civil War and were part of the detachments that became known as the Kansas Indian Home Guards. They were known as Cherokee Home Guards or Indian Home Guards. The battles that they were in as well from both sides of the war. Seeking to strengthen their position in Kansas and badly needing manpower, the commanders of the Union Army m...
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Early Black History to the Civil War* Slave Uprisings in Black History * Slave Rebellion The struggle's of Black People (the New Afrikan Nation) in North Amerika: Black People's History and How the United States of America won its Independence from Britain (and the British empire). "Every organized rebellion, even when thwarted by the whites and their offspring, struck fear into the whites and ...
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History Former Georgia slaves played a critical but little-known role in the historic struggle that pried open the door to black enlistment in the U.S. military during the Civil War.The courage and bravery of the men who served in experimental all-black regiments helped convince President Lincoln to "rewrite" his historic Emancipation Proclamation. Lincoln's revision was the catalyst for the en...
The Battle of Yellow Tavern was fought on May 11, 1864, as part of the Overland Campaign of the American Civil War. Union cavalry under Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan was detached from Grant’s Army of the Potomac to conduct a raid on Richmond, Virginia, and challenged Confederate cavalry commander Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart. The Confederates were outnumbered, and Stuart was mortally wounded. However, S...
The Battle of Hoke's Run, also known as the Battle of Falling Waters or Battle of Hainesville, took place on July 2, 1861, in Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia) as part of the Manassas campaign of the American Civil War. Notable as an early engagement of Confederate Colonel Thomas J. Jackson and his Brigade of Virginia Volunteers, nineteen days before their famous nickname would orig...
From The National Park Service : The battles of Cross Keys and Port Republic were the decisive victories of Maj. Gen. Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson's 1862 Valley Campaign. At Cross Keys, one of Jackson's divisions beat back the army of Maj. Gen. John C. Fremont approaching from Harrisonburg while elements of a second division held back the vanguard of Brig. Gen. James Shields' division advancin...
This project is a holding place for the various projects created involving 1863 and the US Civil War.
This project is a holding place for the various projects created involving 1864 and the US Civil War.
The 13th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The 13th Wisconsin was raised at Janesville, Wisconsin, and mustered into federal service October 17, 1861. The regiment was mustered out on November 24, 1865, at San Antonio, Texas.
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The 26th Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers were primarily German-speaking immigrants of southeastern Wisconsin. They enlisted in August 1862. This regiment participated in the battles of Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain and Averasboro, as well as Sherman's march to the sea.For a detailed account of the history of the 26th Wisconsin, visit this website:
This project is used to relate all units from Indian Territory who served in the Confederate Army.
The Battle of Westport , sometimes referred to as the Gettysburg of the West , was fought on October 23, 1864, in modern Kansas City, Missouri, during the American Civil War. Union forces under Major General Samuel R. Curtis decisively defeated an outnumbered Confederate force under Major General Sterling Price. This engagement was the turning point of Price's Missouri Expedition, forcing his a...
The Battle of Dandridge , January 17, 1864, was a minor battle of the American Civil War that occurred in Jefferson County, Tennessee.Wanting to push the Confederates out of their winter headquarters and having received reports of good forage south of the French Broad River, Union forces under Maj. Gen. John G. Parke advanced on Dandridge, near the East Tennessee & Virginia Railroad, on January...
Torn States (sent troops to both sides): Arizona Territory (CSA) , Arizona Territory (USA) , Arkansas (CSA) , Arkansas (USA) , Kentucky (CSA) , Kentucky (USA) , Maryland (CSA) , Maryland (USA) , Missouri (CSA) , Missouri (USA) ,
A repository for image artifacts associated with the American Civil War.=====To add an image to the project:===(upper right) > photos and documents > photos > add image button ===To tag a profile to an image from the project:=== view images > select image > "in this photo" box [edit] > type in the profile name (hint: visit the profile first to add to your "short list")===To add an image to a pr...