A collection of printed letters that appeared in the South Danvers Wizard in 1861. These letters were from soldiers who were from Peabody and serving in various places in the U.S. at the time. There is some additional information at the beginning to provide some additional context.
Topics: Civil War--United States., Civil War--United States--Correspondence, South Danvers Wizard--Peabody...
An appraisal of the legacy of the Civil War by one of the leading figures in the Lovestoneite Communist faction, who would later go on to become a leading conservative Jewish theologian.
Topic: United States -- History -- Civil war. United States -- History -- Reconstruction. United States --...
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12/20
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Topics: Civil war -- United States -- Fiction, Civil war -- Fiction, War stories, Civil war, United States
Harriet Tubman was an iconic figure in U.S. history who offers an example of heroism that typified the essence of service before self. Here was a woman who went from a life of slavery and the trauma that was associated with such a deplorable state to being referred to as General by some of the most distinguished members of the Union Officer ranks. Although not formally educated, Harriet Tubman was very intelligent. Harriet's dedication to serve first, then lead, enabled her to become one of the...
Topics: DTIC Archive, MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA, *HISTORY, CIVIL WAR(UNITED STATES),...
Although Brigadier General Montgomery C. Meigs, who served as the Quartermaster General of the Union Army, was commissioned as an engineer with no formal logistics training, his pre-Civil War assignments, innate intelligence and integrity, as well as an iron will all contributed to his ability to succeed in arguably one of the toughest assignments in the military at that time. The analysis will begin with an overview of the pre-Civil war career of Brigadier General Montgomery C. Meigs. The...
Topics: DTIC Archive, MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA, *CIVIL WAR(UNITED STATES),...
The Reverend Moses Drury Hoge, one-time personal minister to Stonewall Jackson, defended secession as the South's attempt to preserve the Constitution in its original mission while eulogizing Jackson at a ceremony in 1875. Hoge drew upon the historical legacy of the American Revolution to suggest that the colonies had also formed a separate government and "seceded" from Great Britain. According to Hoge, the Constitution not only guaranteed the privilege of secession, but that the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Civil War (United States), Reconstruction Era, Regional Attitudes, Revolutionary War...
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Aug 2, 2021
08/21
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Topics: Civil war -- United States -- Fiction, Civil war, Politics and government, United States --...
The United States Civil War was the first American war to be documented extensively by photographs, and these photographs have had tremendous impact and importance. During the war and immediately following, the cost and difficulty of reproducing photographs limited their appeal. Economic pressures actually caused Matthew Brady, the most famous photographer of the Civil War, to sell his collection to the War Department. The invention of the half-tone process, which enabled mass reproduction of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Civil War (United States), Editing, Photographic Equipment, Photographs, Photography,...
Instances abound where individuals have become so focused on implementing a specific tactic, they forget the overarching strategy; or they become so enthralled with the elegance of a particular strategy, they lose the opportunity to achieve the ultimate objective. The January-February 2007 edition of the Defense AT&L included an article titled Learning Program Management on the Battlefield at Gettysburg, by Dr. Owen Gadeken, who used the learning from experience concept to apply the lessons...
Topics: DTIC Archive, DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIV FT BELVOIR VA, *PROJECT MANAGEMENT, *LESSONS LEARNED, CIVIL...
This curriculum-based program uses activities in language arts, mathematics, art, and history to introduce upper elementary students to the events and people of the Civil War's first major battle, Manassas Junction (Virginia). The resource guide, video, and park visit components of the program provide students with a better understanding of the Civil War and the importance of Manassas to U.S. history. The goal is to illustrate to students how the First Battle of Manassas affected and changed...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Civil War (United States), Elementary Education, Experiential Learning, Military...
From the Second World War to the present, ethnic civil wars have continued to be a frequent and widespread phenomenon. Most of the existing literature on civil wars in general and ethnic conflict in particular is concerned with explaining onset of conflict, leaving the question of different intensity of violence under-researched. This thesis attempts to fill this gap by examining the link between structural conditions of ethnic conflicts and their violent outcomes. Specifically, it is argued...
Topics: DTIC Archive, NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA, *CIVIL WAR(UNITED STATES), *ETHNIC GROUPS,...
Though much has been written about the Civil War itself, little has been written about the spy war that went on within. The chronicling of Civil War intelligence activities challenges historians because of the lack of records, the lack of access to records, and the questionable truth of other records. Judah P. Benjamin, the Confederacy s Secretary of State, burned all the intelligence records he could find as federal troops entered Richmond. Union intelligence records were kept sealed in the...
Topics: DTIC Archive, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WASHINGTON DC, *CIVIL WAR(UNITED STATES), *MILITARY...
Many historians call the Civil War the central event in U.S. history. The formation of the U.S. Constitution corrected the autonomy of individual states that the Articles of Confederation did not harness. The young country struggled for 75 years to find a graceful balance between the power of the federal government and that of the states. The states rights and the slavery issue propelled the country into civil war. Mathew Brady and his colleagues used a new medium, photography, to document...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Civil War (United States), Government Role, Photographs, Photography, Primary...
This thesis focuses on the problem of recurring conflict in post-civil war states and seeks to understand the actions undertaken by the international community to alleviate this problem. Specifically, the thesis asks if the strategies of democratization, peacekeeping, and economic assistance have a positive impact on a post-civil war state's likelihood of sustaining the peace. The thesis uses a multi-prong approach to explore this question. First, the author conducts a survey of civil war...
Topics: DTIC Archive, NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA, *PEACEKEEPING, POLICIES, COMMUNITIES, CIVIL...
The challenges posed to the Commandant Commander (CCDR) in conducting operations can be captured in a thorough understanding of Joint Publication 5-0, which provides a checklist of inputs to the design, but is wanting on two key issues. First, the doctrine glosses over the significance of history by simply adding the adjective of relevant before the term history . The correct and useful application of historical knowledge by any military leader, but especially a CCDR, requires a deeper analysis...
Topics: DTIC Archive, ARMY WAR COLLEGE CARLISLE BARRACKS PA, *DOCTRINE, CIVIL WAR(UNITED STATES), CULTURE,...
This proceedings contain 18 papers on American journalism history before the 20th century. Papers in the proceedings are: "Military and Press Discord during the Civil War: Foreshadowing of Future Disputes" (Maury M. Breecher); "The Missouri Press Association: A Study of the Beginning Motivations, 1867-1876" (Stephen A. Banning); "The Detroit Evening News: Nonpartisan, Reform Journalism in the 1870s: 1876-1877" (James Bow); "The Blood of Kansas and the New York...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Civil War (United States), Editors, Journalism, Journalism History, Legal Problems,...
An examination of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain's conduct during the Civil War is shown to meet the Clausewitzian criteria for military genius; he exemplified in stressful and challenging situations temperament, courage, sensitive and discriminating judgment, skilled intelligence, intellect (to include presence of mind and imagination), determination, and strength of character. There have been many successful command leaders over the ages. This study will conclude that military command leaders...
Topics: DTIC Archive, MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA, *CIVIL WAR(UNITED STATES),...
General Ulysses S. Grant was decisive in the American Civil War through his Clausewitzian understanding of the conflict's character, his ability to operationalize President Abraham Lincoln's policy into a matching military strategy of total war, and his relentless execution of its campaigns. General Grant broke the strategic stalemate in 1864 by shifting focus from the prevailing decisive battles to a decisive strategy that targeted the Confederate trinity and endorsed President Lincoln in the...
Topics: DTIC Archive, MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA, *CIVIL WAR(UNITED STATES),...
The Sri Lankan government and its forces are involved in a war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE), considered by many as the most ruthless terrorist organization in the world during the past two decades. This paper discusses briefly the origins of this terrorist group, the problem they present to the world, the overall goals the LTTE plans on achieving and the peace efforts made by various successive governments to solve the dispute. The paper also discusses the efforts made...
Topics: DTIC Archive, ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA, *TERRORISM, ORGANIZATIONS, PEACETIME, CIVIL...
Transcript from This Week With David Brinkley dated July 3, 1862. David Brinkley: Good morning. This morning, in the aftermath of an extremely bloody and long fought battle around Richmond we have as our guests one of the foremost theorists of war in the post-Napoleonic age, Prussian General Carl von Clausewitz and the commander of the recently renamed Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, General Robert E. Lee. General Lee, while this seven days of fighting now seems to be waning and the...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Fuqua, Michael T, NATIONAL WAR COLL WASHINGTON DC, *MILITARY ART, *CIVIL WAR(UNITED...
The period from winter of 1861 until fall of 1862 proved pivotal in the Civil War. There were key victories and defeats on the battlefield, there was political change, there was debate over slavery, and, often overlooked, there was diplomatic maneuvering. Concerning diplomacy, the task for the Confederacy was to convince European powers that it was in the vital interest of those nations to intervene in the war. Intervention, by way of recognition, mediation, or temporary armistice, would be a...
Topics: DTIC Archive, ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE FORT LEAVENWORTH KS, *CIVIL WAR(UNITED...
Chronological account of Civil War in Florida, with emphasis on military operations (Union and Confederate), civil military relations, strategy, and operations, with an overview and summary at the beginning. Many newly created maps and charts from the information contained in The War of the Rebellion and other primary source material.
Topics: DTIC Archive, Gladwin, Jr , William J, NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI, *FLORIDA, *CIVIL WAR(UNITED...
This scholarly paper written for the Second National Conference on Urban Education presents an overview of the black experience in the development of American education. It may be considered by some as a celebration of the Bicentennial. It begins with a discussion of the condition of blacks during the Revolutionary War and continues with an examination of this condition during the following four periods: 1) the Revolutionary to the Civil War, 2) the Civil War through Booker T. Washington to...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Black History, Blacks, Civil War (United States), Desegregation Litigation,...
This research paper is both an annotated bibliography of books and dissertations on the Civil War that were published between 1984-1991, and an annotated guide to currently-available periodicals, online databases, and organizations. The bibliography and guide are aimed primarily at historians and Civil War buffs. Because of the large number of books on the Civil War being published, only the military history of the War and topics directly related to military history are covered. The 12...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Civil War (United States), Databases, Information...
This paper discusses philanthropic endeavors of George Peabody, a man with only 4 years of schooling, and his efforts to rebuild an education system in the south and southwest portions of the United States following the Civil War. The paper describes the difficulties faced by the $2 million Peabody Education Fund (PEF) when it was attacked by abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison because the money went to help develop education in the South. Northern acceptance of PEF came with President Andrew...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Civil War (United States), Educational History, Educational Policy, Higher Education,...
This paper discusses the chance meeting at White Sulphur Springs (West Virginia) of two important public figures, Robert E. Lee and George Peabody, whose rare encounter marked a symbolic turn from Civil War bitterness toward reconciliation and the lifting power of education. The paper presents an overview of Lee's life and professional and military career followed by an overview of Peabody's life and career as a banker, an educational philanthropist, and one who endowed seven Peabody Institute...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Civil War (United States), Donors, Meetings, Private Financial Support, Public...
Black Dispatches was a common term used among Union military men for intelligence on Confederate forces provided by Negroes. This source of information represented the single most prolific and productive category of intelligence obtained and acted on by Union forces throughout the Civil War. In 1862, Frederick Douglass wrote: The true history of this war will show that the loyal army found no friends at the South so faithful, active, and daring in their efforts to sustain the government as the...
Topics: DTIC Archive, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WASHINGTON DC CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF INTELLIGENCE,...
Armies of World War I fought battles using Jominian strategy and tactics. Frontal assaults which massed one army against the other and maintenance of lines of communication, preferably interior, were the choice of most generals. They believed the larger, better equipped army would always emerge victorious providing they were able to find or make and then attack a weak point in the enemy's line. However, the age of the rifle and rifled artillery had extended the distance between opposing armies...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Rankin, Craig A, NATIONAL WAR COLL WASHINGTON DC, *MILITARY STRATEGY, *CIVIL...
General Ulysses S. Grant reflected the prevailing views of his community and times concerning social attitudes. Although opposed to slavery, he was not a strong advocate of liberties and rights for black people. Like President Lincoln, Grant at first opposed use of black troops in the Civil War. On July 17, 1862 black recruitment was approved and black military units, led by white officers, were organized. The black soldiers performed admirably in several battles. General Grant enthusiastically...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Black History, Civil Rights, Civil War (United States), Military Science, Minority...
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Nov 12, 2018
11/18
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Topics: Civil War (United States), Curriculum Enrichment, Heritage Education, Historic Sites, Primary...
This study examined the content of newspapers from six geographic regions of the United States during three time periods preceding the Civil War (1820 to 1835, 1836 to 1846, and 1847 to 1860). The news articles were coded in nine general categories and rank-ordered for each region. Results indicate that quite similar news sources and news values were employed by reporters and editors in the different areas of the country, in spite of widening social, political, and economic gaps that led to the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Civil War (United States), Content Analysis, Differences, Geographic Regions,...
This lesson is based on the National Register of Historic Places registration file, "Manassas National Battlefield Park" and other sources. The lesson could be used in units on the Civil War. Students strengthen their skills of observation and interpretation in the study of history and geography and gain practice in analyzing primary documents. The lesson explains that the first major confrontation of the Civil War took place at Manassas, Virginia, on July 21, 1861 in a farm's fallow...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Civil War (United States), Geography, Heritage Education, Historic Sites, Primary...
In July 1862, President Lincoln presented a draft of the Emancipation Proclamation to his Cabinet. With their general approval he waited patiently for a Union victory so he could proclaim emancipation after a momentous event. General McClellan's victory' at Antietam in September 1862 provided the opportunity and the President used the occasion to issue the proclamation. He further stated it would go into effect in approximately one hundred days unless the states then in rebellion peacefully...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Martz, Joseph E, NATIONAL WAR COLL WASHINGTON DC, *POLITICAL SCIENCE, *LEGISLATION,...
This thesis examines the history of the Second (Ashby's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment during the American Civil War. The goal is to determine how the Second Tennessee Cavalry contributed to the Confederate war effort. This study will analyze the operations the unit conducted, the tactical tasks it executed, and the outcomes of the regiment's actions. This analysis will be used to determine if the regiment was effective at executing its assigned missions and if it aided Confederate commanders in...
Topics: DTIC Archive, ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE FORT LEAVENWORTH KS, *MILITARY HISTORY,...
This guide seeks to help bring to life the human struggle that was endured in the Campaign for Vicksburg (Mississippi). The guide notes that the Campaign for Vicksburg, which took place between May and July of 1863, was considered the most strategic battle of the Civil War, but it was more than generals and maps, it featured the common soldier, sailor, and civilian who witnessed a lifetime in 47 days. The guide includes information about the park, resources available, and information on...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Civil War (United States), Elementary Secondary Education, Field Trips, Heritage...
The seventh annual Lincoln Era Essay Contest's theme was "Lincoln and the Elections of 1860 and 1864." The contest was open to students in grades 6 through 12 throughout the state of Indiana. This booklet includes all the winning essays. The junior high/middle school essays include: "Abraham Lincoln Journals for the 1860 and 1864 Elections" (C. Berman); "The Hearts of the Delegates Are with Us" (M. Brady); "Lincoln: His Later Years" (T. L. Hoyte);...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Civil War (United States), Elections, Essays, Presidential Campaigns (United States),...
This journal issue explores Iowa's participation in the U.S. Civil War and primarily focuses on what happened to the men, women, and children who remained at home. A number of social, political, and economic changes are examined, including: (1) the increased responsibilities of women and children; (2) the growth of abolitionism; (3) the role of the Peace Democrats (copperheads); (4) debates about slavery and suffrage; and (5) economic and technological growth. Sharon Wood features women's...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Civil War (United States), Economic Change, Elementary Education, Political...
In the summer of 1884, Ulysses S. Grant wrote his "Memoirs," which were published and promoted by the great American writer, Mark Twain, who encouraged and aided Grant in his literary work. Grant was fatally ill with cancer of the throat and raced against time to complete his manuscript. He was motivated by the desire to provide financial support for his family, which had been impoverished by his business failures. The book that emerged from Grant's courageous efforts is a...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Autobiographies, Black History, Blacks, Civil Rights, Civil War (United States),...
Effective citizen participation implies the acquisition of skills and knowledge necessary for discussing and deciding national security issues. This book was developed to provide teachers with resources to design and strengthen national security education. The 30 self-contained lessons supplement and enrich current textbook treatment of national security issues rooted in U.S. history. The text outlines national security topics beginning with the writing of the U.S. Constitution and continuing...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Civil War (United States), Foreign Policy, High Schools, Instructional Materials,...
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Mar 4, 2022
03/22
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Topics: Secession -- United States -- Fiction, Civil war -- United States -- Fiction, Civil war, Politics...
Official reports and correspondence of the American Civil War were printed by the United States Government Printing Office as the "Official Records, Army" (O.R.) in 129 volumes and the "Official Records, Navy" (N.O.R.) in 31 volumes. This corrected and expanded edition of the guide provides a brief historical sketch of the O.R. and N.O.R. and states the types of materials that were included and excluded. The editing procedures, organization of the material, distribution...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Archives, Armed Forces, Civil War (United States), Government Publications, Guides,...
Secretary of War Elihu Root, during his speech at the dedication of the first Army War College, charged the institution with its enduring mission. War College graduates, he said, should be educated in the skills that would enable them to preserve peace by intelligent and adequate preparation and, if called upon, be fully capable of applying their education to repel aggression. Attainment of these ends would be achieved through studying and conferring on the great problems of national defense,...
Topics: DTIC Archive, ARMY WAR COLLEGE CARLISLE BARRACKS PA, *BATTLES, *CIVIL WAR(UNITED STATES), *MILITARY...
William Faulkner, one of the most prolific American writers of the 20th century, examines various themes including race, gender, socioeconomic tensions, the Southern landscape, and the modernist viewpoint of space and time. However, one of Faulkner's most poignant themes woven through each of his works is family, specifically the dysfunctional family unit. In fact, Faulkner uses genealogies and complex family lineage as a metaphor for the ultimate dysfunctional family unit of America and the...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Christ,Ashley, U.S. Air Force Academy Air Force Academy United States, FAMILIES...
This U.S. history curriculum guide, based upon historical essays written by Richard B. Bernstein, is part of the 'Crossroads' curriculum project. The elementary school component of the 'Crossroads' curriculum introduces students to the important things about the world they live in, the nation that they are a part of, the connection between the lives they lead and roots to the past, and the historical structure of chronology. The guide is intended for students in grades K-5 and is divided into...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Civil War (United States), Elementary Education, History Instruction, Holidays,...
As a historic interpreter, individuals have the opportunity to educate the public about the complex lives of Appalachian women during the Civil War. This paper provides a voice for women who left very few documents in their own voice. It is part of ongoing research and education focusing on the roles of Appalachian women and the struggle to portray them appropriately. It considers the difference between historical interpreters, who concentrate on providing an educational focus, and re-enactors,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Education, Civil War (United States), Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary...
This paper seeks to ascertain the place of Dennis Hart Mahan, professor at the United States Military Academy from 1832-1871, within American military history. The research for this paper commenced with a premise that Mahan has a pervasive influence upon his West Point cadet classes, and thereby upon Civil War generalship. The extensive literature reviewed found that this premise was not widely supported. Mahan's place was found to be inconsistent, sometimes championed, but mostly marginalized....
Topics: DTIC Archive, Hope, Ian, ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA, *UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY,...
One of the great debates about the military art has centered around whether great leaders are made or, as the great Marshall Saxe believed, they are born. While unable to positively determine one way or the other, given the present state of knowledge of the human mind, evidence and intuition indicates that certain factors contribute to the effective leading of men in stressful situations such as intense combat. The Marine Corps, like the other services, has demonstrated a clear preference for...
Topics: DTIC Archive, MARINE CORPS UNIV QUANTICO VA, *MILITARY ART, *CIVIL WAR(UNITED STATES), *MILITARY...
This thesis is an historical analysis of the amphibious operations of the 46th Indiana. The primary research question is whether the amphibious operations of the 46th Indiana were effective towards the Union's success in the Mississippi River valley. Using Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication 1-3, Tactics, this thesis will compare the 46th Indiana's employment of tactics to the Marine Corps' current use of tactics according to doctrine. Tactical concepts that achieve success on the battlefield...
Topics: DTIC Archive, ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE FORT LEAVENWORTH KS, *AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS,...
Under the light of dawn, Union Admiral David Farragut began his attack on Mobile Bay, Alabama. Aware of the danger near Fort Morgan (Alabama), Farragut ordered his captains to stay to the eastward of the easternmost buoy because it was understood there were obstructions between the buoys. The ironclad USS Tecumseh, unable to avoid the danger, struck a mine and sank into the ocean depths on the morning of August 5, 1864. This lesson is based on the National Register of Historic Places file...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Built Environment, Civil War (United States), Heritage Education, Historic Sites,...
The Civil War in Literature is a course in which investigation is made into the legacy that this war left to humanity. Through the reading and discussion of literary works written during or about the Civil War, including "Jubilee,""Gone with the Wind,""Red Badge of Courage," poetry by Walt Whitman, and the essays of Frederick Douglass, students may become keenly aware of conflict between families, national heroes, and differing views of the abolition of slavery....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Black Literature, Civil War (United States), Course Content, Curriculum Guides,...
