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This project is created to honor lives lost in the American Civil War as well as those who fought and led to establishing the America we have today. Roughly 2% of the population, an estimated 620,000 men, lost their lives in the line of duty. (www.civilwar.org/education/civil-war-casualties.html)www.civilwar.org/education/history/faq/ Civil War Trust The war began when the Confederates bombarde...
Wikipedia ===Battles==* Battle of Hoke's Run * Battle of Philippi * Battle of Laurel Hill * Battle of Rich Mountain * Battle of Corrick's Ford * Battle of Kessler's Cross Lanes * Battle of Carnifex Ferry
This project is used to relate all units from Iowa who served in the Union Army.
The Battle of Utoy Creek, August 5, 1864–August 7, 1864:
The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain was fought on June 27, 1864, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. It was the most significant frontal assault launched by Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman against the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, ending in a tactical defeat for the Union forces. Strategically, however, the battle failed to deliver the result tha...
The Battle of New Hope Church (May 25–26, 1864) was a clash between the Union Army under Major General William T. Sherman and the Confederate Army of Tennessee led by General Joseph E. Johnston during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. Sherman broke loose from his railroad supply line in a large-scale sweep in an attempt to force Johnston's army to retreat from its strong position ...
Atlanta Campaign (Umbrella Project): Note this is an Umbrella Project for the entire Atlanta Campaign. Please add profiles to the battles (found below) that your relative fought in. The Atlanta campaign was a series of battles fought in the Western Theater of the American Civil War throughout northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta during the summer of 1864. Union Maj. Gen. William Tecu...
The Union Army of the Potomac fought in most of the Eastern Theater campaigns, primarily in (Eastern) Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. After the end of the war, it was disbanded on June 28, 1865, shortly following its participation in the Grand Review of the Armies.= Famous Units =Because of its proximity to the large cities of the North, such as Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and New Yor...
Virginia State Convention 1861 In February 1861 the Commonwealth of Virginia held a statewide Constitutional Convention in the City of Richmond. The new constitution was not adopted but instead resulted in an Ordinance of Succession from the United States. This is often referred to as the "Virginia Secession Convention" because of the resultant document. List of Delegates: John Janney (Ch...
This project is for those who were born in the Northern States(Union) who fought for the Southern States (Confederate). Northern-born Confederates: Union States and Territories: Washington, D.C.: Commander (C.S.N) Thomas William Brent California: Colorado Territory: Connecticut: Delaware:
The following is from Wikipedia: is article is about anti-secessionism in the southern U.S.. For pro-UK sentiment in Ireland outside Northern Ireland, see Southern Irish unionism. In the United States, Southern Unionists were white people living in the Confederate States of America, opposed to secession, and against the Civil War. These people are also referred to as Southern Loyalists, Union L...
The 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Regiment was a regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It suffered more casualties in an ill-fated charge during the Siege of Petersburg than any Union regiment lost in a single day of combat throughout the war. It was also the Union regiment with the highest number of officers killed (23).The regiment was mustered in Bangor, Maine, in 1862 as the...
The Campbellton Cavalry (100 Great Things about Jackson County, Florida)William J. Daniel was a member of the Cambellton Cavalry He is buried at Campbellton Baptist Church. With the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Marianna approaching, the next few articles in our list of 100 Great Things about Jackson County, Florida, will focus on the men and boys that defended the county on September 26-2...
Return to USA Black Heritage Portal UNITED STATES COLORED TROOPS 82nd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry OVERVIEW: Organized April 4, 1864, from 10th Corps de Afrique Infantry. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Corps de Afrique, Dept. of the Gulf, to July, 1864. Consolidated with 80th United States Colored Troops July 6, 1864, to form new 79th United States Colored Troops. Reorgan...
During the American Civil War, both the Union and Confederacy had a desertion problem. From its 2.5 million or so men, the Union Army saw about 200,000 desertions. Over 100,000 deserted the Confederate army, which was less than a million men and possibly as little as a third the size of the Union Army. New York suffered 44,913 desertions by the war's end, and Pennsylvania recorded 24,050, with...
The Milton Light Artillery was organized by J.L. Dunham at Appalachicola, Fla., in November, 1861, and was mustered into Confederate service there late that month. Dunham was assisted by Lieutenants Abell (senior 1st), Bull (junior 1st), Stephens (senior 2nd) and Rambo (junior 2nd). The Milton Light Artillery was named in honor of John Milton. Moved to Tallahassee, Fla., the company was armed w...
The people I can not find much info on are: James Conroy, private March 4, 1862, discharged in 1862.
The Second Battle of Corinth,October 3–4, 1862:
The Second Battle of Bull Run or Battle of Second Manassas was fought August 28–30, 1862 in Prince William County, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War. It was the culmination of an offensive campaign waged by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia against Union Maj. Gen. John Pope's Army of Virginia, and a battle of much larger scale and numbers than the First Battle...
Battle of Kolb's Farm, June 22, 1864: The Battle of Kolb's Farm saw a Confederate corps under Lieutenant General John B. Hood attack parts of two Union corps under Major Generals Joseph Hooker and John Schofield. This action was part of the Atlanta campaign of the American Civil War fought between the Confederate Army of Tennessee led by General Joseph E. Johnston and Union forces commanded by...
This project is for both units and profiles for The Army of the James during the American Civil War 1861-1865. Army of the James From Wikipedia Wikipedia The Army of the James was a Union Army that was composed of units from the Department of Virginia and North Carolina and served along the James River during the final operations of the American Civil War in Virginia. The Union Departments o...
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...
Oklawaha Rangers, Cavalry, CSA: William Pearson: