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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...
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...
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.
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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 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...
of Santa Rosa IslandFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBattle of Santa Rosa IslandPart of the American Civil WarFort-pickens.jpgFort Pickens, the site of the Battle of Santa Rosa IslandDate October 9, 1861Location Santa Rosa Island (Florida)Result Union victoryBelligerentsUnited States United States (Union) Confederate States of America CSA (Confederacy)Commanders and leadersHarvey Brown Rich...
This project is for those who were born in the Northern States(Union) who fought for the Southern States (Confederate).
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...
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...
of St. Johns BluffFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBattle of Saint John's BluffPart of the American Civil WarSJBluff1900.jpgSt. Johns Bluff around 1900.Date October 1–3, 1862Location Duval County, Florida,now in JacksonvilleCoordinates: 30.3852°N 81.4998°WResult Union victoryReoccupation of JacksonvilleBelligerentsUnited States United States (Union) Confederate States of America CSA (Confed...
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, prevented Union for...
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
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 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...
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...
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...
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...