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Civil War & Reenactment: All Western: Western Cowboy Holsters, Western Cowboy Gifts, Western Art, Western Home Decor & More Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, Meade in Virginia, August-November 1863. Follow the timeline of the Civil War at The Library of Congress Reference: Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1977. www.circlekb.com /merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=CWR   (420 words)

CivilWar.net Often referred to as giant shotguns, they were popular in the Western Theater of the war and used by both armies. The 2nd Kentucky, Morgan’s Artillery, formed in June, 2000, is a Civil War reenactment group based on the light artillery pieces used by Confederate General John Hunt Morgan’s Raiders. A mountain howitzer is a small cannon of large bore and short range, designed by the French in the days of Napoleon for use in hilly or mountainous regions. civilwar.net   (413 words)

All Hands - June 2000 - Battle of Midway The turning point in the American Civil War was reached at bloody Antietam, in Maryland, when Confederate forces were fought to a standstill. For America, her shining hour, her turning point in that war's Pacific Theater was reached at an island called Midway - 2,100 miles east of Tokyo and 1,135 miles west of Hawaii - America's most western base after the fall of Wake Island. The Allies reached several turning points in World War II: the Battle for Britain, the Battle of the North Atlantic, the Defense of Stalingrad. www.mediacen.navy.mil /pubs/allhands/jun00/pg20a.htm   (546 words)

Music From Big Canoe For all who enjoy traditional American folk music and who are lucky enough to be interested in the Trans-Mississippi theater of the Civil War (and for those who savor that strange, evocative power of music) there can be no better entertainment than the songs of Cathy Barton, Dave Para, and Bob Dyer. Johnny Whistletrigger: Civil War Songs From The Western Border available on audio cassette for $10.00 or compact disc for $15.00. Don't let me fail to mention the fact that Barton, Para, and Dyer are also excellent musicians and singers, and that their recordings display the highest of production qualities, with no synthesizers or phony sound effects. www.bartonpara.com /others/canoe.htm   (546 words)

The American Civil War Overview, Chapter VI, The Western Theater: Bragg's Kentucky Campaign General Braxton Bragg, now in command of Confederate forces in the theater, was not going to stand on the defensive, but was determined to go over to offensive operations to recover both Tennessee and Kentucky for the Confederacy. At Richmond, Kentucky they met, on August 30, a command of 7,000 new Federal recruits defending the city. CHAPTER VI With the fall of Corinth, Mississippi at the end of May, it was clear that Memphis could not be held. www.civilwarhome.com /kentucky.htm   (546 words)

Letter C Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net Campaigns of the Main Western Theater of the American Civil War Campaigns of the Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach of the American Civil War Campaigns of the Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War www.mauspfeil.net /C_74.html   (546 words)

Letter C Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net Campaigns of the Main Western Theater of the American Civil War Campaigns of the Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach of the American Civil War Campaigns of the Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War www.mauspfeil.net /C_74.html   (546 words)

Letter C Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net Campaigns of the Main Western Theater of the American Civil War Campaigns of the Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach of the American Civil War Campaigns of the Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War www.mauspfeil.net /C_74.html   (546 words)

Encyclopedia: Battle of Decatur The Battle of Nashville was a two-day battle in the Franklin-Nashville Campaign that represented the end of large-scale fighting in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. The Battle of Decatur was fought October 26–29, 1864, as part of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War. Battle of Murfreesboro Conflict American Civil War Date December 5-7, 1864 Place Murfreesboro, Tennessee Result Union victory The Battle of Murfreesboro III was a battle of the American Civil War, occurring on December 5-7, 1864 in Rutherford County, Tennessee. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle-of-Decatur   (1266 words)

Henry Wager Halleck -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article At the beginning of the (Civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865) American Civil War, Halleck earned the rank of (additional info and facts about major general) major general in the (The northern army during the American Civil War) Union Army. He served as general-in-chief of all U.S. armies for part of the (Civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865) American Civil War. He commanded the Department of the Missouri and the Department of the Mississippi, in charge of all military activities in the Western Theater. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/he/henry_wager_halleck.htm   (703 words)

Battle of Stones River For the first time, state-of-the-art 3D graphics are used to recreate the most important battles of the Civil War - from Antietam to Gettysburg and Stone's River to the Wilderness. Book meticulously traces the chain of events as the Army of the Cumberland and the Army of Tennessee meet in Middle Tennessee on New Year's Eve 1862 in one of the bloodiest encounters of the Civil War. Tracing the four-year history of the Army of Tennessee's artillery branch, this book discusses the role artillery played in the Western theater, giving special emphasis to Stones River, Kennesaw Mountain and Shiloh; its effectiveness as a defensive and offensive weapon; and its importance to the overall strategy. www.jennie-wade-house.com /battle-stones-river.htm   (509 words)

Save The Franklin Battlefield For the size of the forces engaged and the short durtion of the fighting, this battle at Franklin ranks among the great blood baths of the Civil War, or of any of the American wars for that matter. This horrific battering of Hood's army at Franklin and its final disintegration two weeks later after the Battle of Nashville essentially ended the war in the western theater. This study encompassed dozens of Civil War Battlefields in several states, and is planned to be updated. www.franklin-stfb.org   (1501 words)

Encyclopedia: Battle of Chickamauga The battle was the most significant Union defeat in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. The Battle of Davis Cross Roads, also known as the Battle of Dug Gap, was fought on September 10–11, 1863, in northwestern Georgia, as part of the Chickamauga Campaign of the American Civil War. The Battle of Chattanooga II was a battle in the American Civil War, beginning on August 21, 1863, as the opening battle in the Chickamauga Campaign. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle-of-Chickamauga   (2661 words)

Encyclopedia: Nashville, Tennessee Battle of Nashville Conflict American Civil War Date December 15–16, 1864 Place Davidson County, Tennessee Result Decisive Union victory The Battle of Nashville was a two day battle in the Franklin-Nashville Campaign that represented the end of large-scale fighting in the Western Theater of the American Civil... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. John Donelson, explorer and adventurer, was co-founder of the city of Nashville, Tennessee and the father of Rachel Jackson, the wife of seventh President of the United States, Andrew Jackson. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Nashville,-Tennessee   (2661 words)

Winfield Scott - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Over the course of his fifty-year career, he commanded forces in the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Black Hawk War, the Second Seminole War, and, briefly, the American Civil War, conceiving of the Union strategy known as the Anaconda Plan that would be used to defeat the Confederacy. This Anaconda Plan was derided in the press; however, in its broad outlines, it was the strategy the Union actually used, particularly in the Western Theater and in the successful naval blockade of Confederate ports. A national hero after the Mexican War, he served as military governor of Mexico City, and later became known as the Grand Old Man of the Army. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Winfield_Scott   (1493 words)

Oliver O. Howard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Oliver Otis Howard (November 8, 1830– October 26, 1909) was a career U.S. Army officer and general in the American Civil War, also noted for his post-Civil War battles against the Western Indian tribes. Howard and his corps were transferred to the Western Theater to become part of the Army of the Cumberland in Tennessee. Howard was warned by Major General Joseph Hooker, now commanding the Army of the Potomac, that his flank was "in the air", not anchored by a natural obstacle, such as a river, and that Confederate forces might be on the move in his direction. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oliver_O._Howard   (1024 words)

Oliver O. Howard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Oliver Otis Howard (November 8, 1830– October 26, 1909) was a career U.S. Army officer and general in the American Civil War, also noted for his post-Civil War battles against the Western Indian tribes. Howard and his corps were transferred to the Western Theater to become part of the Army of the Cumberland in Tennessee. Howard was warned by Major General Joseph Hooker, now commanding the Army of the Potomac, that his flank was "in the air", not anchored by a natural obstacle, such as a river, and that Confederate forces might be on the move in his direction. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oliver_O._Howard   (1126 words)

Oliver O. Howard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Oliver Otis Howard (November 8, 1830– October 26, 1909) was a career U.S. Army officer and general in the American Civil War, also noted for his post-Civil War battles against the Western Indian tribes. Howard and his corps were transferred to the Western Theater to become part of the Army of the Cumberland in Tennessee. Howard was warned by Major General Joseph Hooker, now commanding the Army of the Potomac, that his flank was "in the air", not anchored by a natural obstacle, such as a river, and that Confederate forces might be on the move in his direction. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oliver_O._Howard   (1126 words)

History-Sites.com - Contributing Authors The battle of Belmont was the first battle in the western theater of the Civil War and, more importantly, the first battle of the war fought by Ulysses S. Grant. Commonly portrayed in Civil War literature as a bungling general who disgraced himself at Fort Donelson, Gideon Johnson Pillow (1806-78) is one of the most controversial military figures of nineteenth-century America. What Steele did not know at the outset of his ill-starred expedition was that the history about to be generated would be one of the darkest hours of American military and race-relations history. history-sites.com /books.htm   (11619 words)

Battle of Nashville - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Battle of Nashville was a two-day battle in the Franklin-Nashville Campaign that represented the end of large-scale fighting in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. Categories : Battles of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War A semicircular line surrounded Nashville from the west to the east, dipping a mile to the south; the remainder of the circle, to the north, was the Cumberland River. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Nashville   (11619 words)

Braxton Bragg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Braxton Bragg (March 22, 1817– September 27, 1876) was a career U.S. Army officer and a general in the Confederate States Army, a principal commander in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. On September 19–20, 1863, Bragg turned on the pursuing Rosecrans in northeastern Georgia and defeated him at the Battle of Chickamauga, the greatest and bloodiest Confederate victory in the Western Theater during the war. Bragg was born in Warrenton, North Carolina, the brother of future Confederate Attorney General Thomas Bragg. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Braxton_Bragg   (1564 words)

Battle of Nashville - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Battle of Nashville was a two-day battle in the Franklin-Nashville Campaign that represented the end of large-scale fighting in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. Categories: Battles of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War A semicircular line surrounded Nashville from the west to the east, dipping a mile to the south; the remainder of the circle, to the north, was the Cumberland River. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Nashville   (1438 words)

Battle of Bentonville - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Battle of Bentonville was the last major battle between the armies of William T. Sherman and Joseph E. Johnston during the American Civil War. Categories: Battles of the Carolinas Campaign of the American Civil War The defeat and loss of manpower inflicted in the battle brought about the surrender of Johnston and the main army of the Western Theater. www.bexley.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Battle_of_Bentonville   (277 words)

Encyclopedia: Confederate Army of Tennessee The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War in the eastern theater. It was the principal Confederate Army in the western United States during the American Civil War. The Army of the Cumberland was, however, reinforced by the troops of Grant's Army of the Tennessee, which combined with the Army of the Cumberland to inflict a significant defeat on Bragg at the Battle of Missionary Ridge on November 25, forcing Bragg to abandon the siege of Chattanooga and withdraw again into northern Georgia. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Confederate-Army-of-Tennessee   (1778 words)

The Wargamer - PC Game Review: Campaign Franklin Hood’s march against Nashville to cut Sherman’s Army from supply may not be the most famous campaign of the American Civil War, but HPS Simulations will make the Franklin Campaign players’ favorite exploration of this last Confederate offensive; the last chance to win it all in an intriguing and stimulating game. Campaign Franklin covers the last campaign of the Army of Tennessee in the western theater, that strange moment in history when Sherman’s Union Army heads southeast across Georgia for the Atlantic Ocean while his opponent, Hood, strikes to the northwest, heading for Nashville, Tennessee. Campaign Franklin is a game which treats the complexities of Civil War battles in a manner historical gamers should find intriguing. www.wargamer.com /reviews/campaign_franklin   (1778 words)

Save The Franklin Battlefield This horrific battering of Hood's army at Franklin and its final disintegration two weeks later after the Battle of Nashville essentially ended the war in the western theater. For the size of the forces engaged and the short durtion of the fighting, this battle at Franklin ranks among the great blood baths of the Civil War, or of any of the American wars for that matter. Few Americans realize that more Civil War battles, engagements, and skirmishes occurred in Tennessee than any other state, excepting Virginia. www.franklin-stfb.org   (1507 words)

Battle of Shiloh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6–7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. Shiloh: The Battle that Changed the Civil War, Simon and Schuster, 1997, ISBN 0684838575. The two-day battle of Shiloh, the costliest in U.S. history up to that time, resulted in the defeat of the Confederate army force and frustration of Johnston's plans to prevent the joining of the two Union armies in Tennessee. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Shiloh   (2288 words)

History Fred Kiger examines five battles that were significant in determining the outcome of the American Civil War. Selected Battles from the Civil War's Western Theater Fred Kiger will lead this field study of Richmond and the battlefields of Lee's first campaign from the battle of Oak Grove on June 25, 1862, to the final battle at Malvern Hill on July 1, 1862. www.fridaycenter.unc.edu /pub/preview/hist.htm   (345 words)

Battle of Nashville -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article The Battle of Nashville was a two-day battle in the (Click link for more info and facts about Franklin-Nashville Campaign) Franklin-Nashville Campaign that represented the end of large-scale fighting in the Western Theater of the (Civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865) American Civil War. A semicircular line surrounded Nashville from the west to the east, dipping a mile to the south; the remainder of the circle, to the north, was the (A river that rises in southeastern Kentucky and flows westward through northern Tennessee to become a tributary of the Ohio River in southwestern Kentucky) Cumberland River. Despite the severe beating it suffered at Franklin, by its mere presence and ability to maneuver, the Army of Tennessee presented a threat. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/battle_of_nashville.htm   (1454 words)

Civil War Ammunition, Civil War Ammunition information American Civil War Timeline 1862 Western Theater - click to enlarge... Davis' Cross Roads, the first Civil War land battle in the state... www.ammunitionammo.com /ammunition2/civilwarammunition   (1693 words)

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