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1 day ago · William Tecumseh Sherman (/ t ɪ ˈ k ʌ m s ə / tih-KUM-sə; February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865), achieving recognition for his command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness of the scorched-earth policies that he ...
5 days ago · The Battle of Bentonville, fought March 19-21, 1865, was the last full-scale action of the Civil War in which a Confederate army was able to mount a tactical offensive. The Staff Ride (CMH Pub 70-21) A history of the staff ride with an outline explaining how to organize and lead a staff ride at any level.
- Chris Ellis
- 2020
1 day ago · Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; [b] April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As commanding general, Grant led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War in 1865 and briefly served as U.S. secretary of war.
5 days ago · The Civil War in Words and Deeds Archives Unbound "These first-person accounts [personal narratives and regimental histories], compiled in the postwar period and early 20th Century period, chronicle the highs and lows of army life from 1861 through 1865." Civil war and Reconstruction, the making of modern America.
- Steven Knowlton
- 2011
3 days ago · Tyler, Texas. Tyler, TexasThis was the largest Confederate military prison west of the Mississippi River during the Civil War. At its peak in July 1864, over 5,300 prisoners were detained there. Camp Ford was established in August 1863, 4 miles northwest of Tyler. The camp was named in honor of Col. John S. "Rip" Ford, one-time Texas Ranger ...
2 days ago · 23 June 1986. USS Monitor was an ironclad warship built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War and completed in early 1862, the first such ship commissioned by the Navy. [a] Monitor played a central role in the Battle of Hampton Roads on 9 March under the command of Lieutenant John L. Worden, where she fought the casemate ...
1 day ago · Forty percent of Native Americans were not citizens until 1924, though more than 12,000 served in the U.S. Army during World War I. Read the Geography & Map Division blog post Native Americans in the First World War and the Fight for Citizenship which shows a map that used Dr. Dixon’s work to document Native American participation during the war.
