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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 bom...
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America (or "Confederacy") while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States of America. On February 28, 1861, t...
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain,June 27, 1864:
This project is about the Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Siege of Vicksburg (May 18 – July 4, 1863) was the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. In a series of maneuvers, Union Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee crossed the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate Army of Vicksburg led by Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton i...
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...
2nd Cavalry Regiment was organized during the summer of 1862 by consolidating the 4th South Carolina Cavalry Battalion and the Cavalry Battalion of Hampton's South Carolina Legion. The unit served under the command of Generals Hampton, M.C. Butler, P.M.B. Young, and Gary. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia at Second Manassas, South Mountain, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Brandy Station,...
Please click the photo for a detailed explanation of the historical context. If anyone has any other pictures of the SC 10th Reg Inf that are less instigating/offensive please submit them (along with citation) for use. We cannot change our history but we can certainly learn from it. 10th Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Marion, near Georgetown, South Carolina, in July, 1861. Its member...
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:
The Navy of the Confederate States (CSN) was the naval branch of the Confederate States armed forces, established by an act of the Confederate Congress on February 21, 1861. It was responsible for Confederate naval operations during the American Civil War. The three major tasks of the Confederate Navy during the whole of its existence were the protection of Southern harbors and coastlines f...
The 60th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia and in Tennessee.The 60th Virginia (also called 3rd Regiment, Wise Legion) was organized in August 1861. The unit served in Field's, McCausland's, and T. Smith's Brigade. It fought ...
The Second Battle of Corinth,October 3–4, 1862:
27th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Whitfield's Legion) (1st Texas Legion):
8th Florida Infantry(CSA):
The Battle of Utoy Creek, August 5, 1864–August 7, 1864:
Battle of Marietta,June 9, 1864– July 3, 1864:
Battle of Ezra Church,July 28, 1864:
The Second Battle of Dalton,August 14–15, 1864 :
Battle of Kolb's Farm,June 22, 1864:
Wikipedia The Battle of Santa Rosa Island (October 9, 1861) was an unsuccessful Confederate attempt to take Union-held Fort Pickens on Santa Rosa Island, Florida. Santa Rosa Island is a 40-mile barrier island in the U.S. state of Florida, thirty miles from the Alabama state border. At the western end stands Fort Pickens, which in the fall of 1861 was garrisoned by parts of the 1st, 2nd, and...
Atlanta campaign (Umbrella Project) : Note this is an Umbrella Project for the entire Atlanta Campaign. Please add profiles to the battles your relative fought in. Western Theater of the American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea: Rocky Face Ridge (May 7–13, 1864): Resaca (May 13–15): Adairsville (May 17): New Hope Church (May 25–26): Dallas (May 26 – June 1): Pickett's Mill...
During the Civil War many men of different United States Nations and cultures fought for the Confederate States of America (The South). These included Southern Whites, Freedmen (ex-slaves and the descendants of slaves), Native Americans, Mexican Americans and others. The specific purpose of this project is to create a family tree based upon the flags and battle-groups of the Confederates Stat...
Note: One of the First Shots of the American civil War happened near FT.Barrancas. A group of drunken towns people came and harassed a sentry who was forced to shoot over their heads. The towns people ran from Ft. Barrancas, and the fort was abandoned.
Battles: 13th Georgia Infantry Regiment “Bartow Light Infantry” 1861: June Organized at Griffin, Georgia under Colonel Walton Ector, Lieutenant Colonel Marcellus Douglass. Summer In western Virginia December Ordered to Charleton, South Carolina 1862: February 1 Colonel Ector died in Greenville, Georgia, where he had hoped to recover his health. Lieutenant Colonel Douglass was pr...
Battle of Pickett's Mill,May 27,1864
Battle of Adairsville,Battle of Cassville, May 17, 1864
Battle of Gainesville,August 17, 1864:
The 50th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia and in Tennessee.The 50th Virginia was organized in July 1861, with ten companies and three companies of cavalry temporarily attached. The regiment partificated in the Battle of Car...
Wikipedia The Battle of St. John's Bluff was fought from October 1–3, 1862, between Union and Confederate forces in Duval County, Florida, during the American Civil War. The battle resulted in a significant Union victory, helping secure their control of the Jacksonville area. History The St. Johns River was important in the Union effort of taking Florida. If Federals controlled the St. John...
Battle of Selma Selma in the Civil War James H. Wilson John T. Croxton Nathan Bedford Forrest C-Span C-Span2
Wikipedia The Battle of Natural Bridge was a battle during the American Civil War, fought in what is now Woodville, Florida, near Tallahassee, on March 6, 1865. A small band of Confederate troops and volunteers, mostly composed of teenagers from the nearby Florida Military and Collegiate Institute that would later become Florida State University, and the elderly, protected by breastworks, pre...
The 15th Regiment of Alabama Infantry was a Confederate volunteer infantry unit from the state of Alabama during the American Civil War. Recruited from six counties in the southeastern part of the state, it fought mostly with Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, though it also saw brief service with Braxton Bragg and the Army of Tennessee in late 1863 before returning to Virginia in early...
Wikipedia Fort Myers-A Brief Battle News-Press Story Civil War Album-Fort Myers
Oklawaha Rangers, Cavalry, CSA: William Pearson:
This project is for those that fought at The Battle of Olustee or Battle of Ocean Pond, February 20,1864 . Battle of Olustee From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Battle of Olustee Part of the American Civil War OlusteeKAFL.jpg Battle of Olustee by Kurz and Allison Date February 20, 1864 Location Baker County, Florida 30°12′51.24″N 82°23′18.92″WCoordinates: 30°12′51.24″N 82°23′18.92″W Result Co...
Friday, September 18, 2009 the Scottish Chief Not much going on in the news this week relating to North Carolina and the War. I did find this item of interest. Recently, divers found the remains of a couple of Blockade Runners in the Hillsborough River near Tampa, Florida. Having grown up re-enacting in the Sunshine State, I often like to take note of events related to the war years. So what do...
The Department of East Tennessee and West Virginia was a Confederate Army command in the Trans-Allegheny Theater during the American Civil War. This department existed in two previous forms during the war. Department of Southwestern Virginia Organized May 8, 1861 for the mountainous region of southwest Virginia and present-day southern West Virginia. Commanders: William W. Loring - Ma...
Please click the photo for a detailed explanation of the historical context. If anyone has any other pictures of the SC 5th Reg Cav that are less instigating/offensive please submit them (along with citation) for use. We cannot change our history but we can certainly learn from it. 5th Cavalry Regiment was organized in January, 1863, by consolidating the 14th and 17th Battalions South Carolin...
The best source of manuscript material on the 7th South Carolina exists at the South Caroliniana Library at the University of South Carolina. Other manuscript material exists in university libraries, county archives, and in the battlefield parks (especially Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park). The wartime newspapers contain letters written by the soldiers, rosters, casualty l...
This project is about the Confederates who immigrated to Brazil after the American Civil War, and their descendants. Https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederados Summary Notables Timeline references, resources and links Confederados Welcome to Americana Confederados Website
CONFEDERATE ARKANSAS TROOPS 3rd Arkansas Infantry 3rd Arkansas, or 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment (May, 1861-April 12, 1865) was a Confederate Army regiment during the American Civil War, and the most celebrated unit from that state. Formed and initially commanded by Colonel Albert Rust, and later falling under the command of Colonel Van H. Manning, the regiment was part of the Army of Nort...
CONFEDERATE MISSOURI TROOPS 8th Regiment, Missouri Infantry The 8th Missouri Infantry (CSA) was also know as Mitchell's Missouri Battalion. Mitchell formed a battalion in 1862, at Thomasville, MO. it was first designated the "5th" then the "7th" and finally the "8th". There was another 8th commanded by a Colonel Burns. See the book "Serving with Honor, the diary of Eathan Allan Pinnell, o...