The Civil War On The Virginia Peninsula

Author : John V. Quarstein
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 0738544388

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The Civil War on the Virginia Peninsula by John V. Quarstein Pdf

The Civil War on the Virginia Peninsula is the first comprehensive pictorial history interpreting the events that occurred on the Virginia Peninsula during the war that forever changed our nation. This volume offers over 200 fascinating images from museums, archives, and private collections throughout America; together they tell powerful stories of valor, leadership, technology, and strategy. Photographers and famous artists alike vividly portrayed soldiers, leaders, and innovations in a compelling manner that brings alive the glory and sadness of the American Civil War. This enthralling visual history chronicles the war's first year, during which the Virginia Peninsula was the focus of Union efforts to capture the Confederate capital 70 miles away at Richmond. Beginning with Union General Benjamin F. Butler's arrival at Fort Monroe in May 1861, until the time of Major General George B. McClellan's pivotal march on Richmond in the spring of 1862, the Virginia Peninsula was the scene of some of the Civil War's most critical events, including the "contraband of war" issue; the Battle of Big Bethel, the war's first land battle; the Monitor-Merrimac engagement, the first battle between ironclad ships; and the Peninsula Campaign.

Author : Junior League Of Hampton Roads
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258487047

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The Civil War by Junior League Of Hampton Roads Pdf

Author : George Benjamin West,Parke Rouse
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : History
ISBN : 0875170498

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When the Yankees Came by George Benjamin West,Parke Rouse Pdf

Author : Stephen W. Sears
Publisher : HMH
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780547527550

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To the Gates of Richmond by Stephen W. Sears Pdf

This account of McClellan’s 1862 campaign is “a wonderful book” (Ken Burns) and “military history at its best” (The New York Times Book Review). From “the finest and most provocative Civil War historian writing today,” To the Gates of Richmond is the story of the one of the conflict’s bloodiest campaigns (Chicago Tribune). Of the 250,000 men who fought in it, only a fraction had ever been in battle before—and one in four was killed, wounded, or missing in action by the time the fighting ended. The operation was Gen. George McClellan’s grand scheme to march up the Virginia Peninsula and take the Confederate capital. For three months McClellan battled his way toward Richmond, but then Robert E. Lee took command of the Confederate forces. In seven days, Lee drove the cautious McClellan out, thereby changing the course, if not the outcome, of the war. “Deserves to be a classic.” —The Washington Post

Author : Alice Matthews Erickson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625847010

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A Chronicle of Civil War Hampton, Virginia by Alice Matthews Erickson Pdf

From its beginning as a Tidewater town in the 1600s, Hampton, Virginia, has weathered many storms, including the disastrous effects of the Civil War and the difficulties of Reconstruction. The city's picturesque harbors have witnessed the rise of a thriving seafood industry, the growth of educational opportunity and the plight of Hampton's African American community. Author Alice Erickson uses her own family, the Hickman family, as a vehicle to unite compelling vignettes of Hampton's most storied era. Discover the intricacies of the Virginia secession, the turmoil of Federal occupation and the revitalization of Hampton out of the ashes of conflict. Follow along Erickson's tragic and adventurous story, whose ending has yet to be written.

Author : George Benjamin West
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Reconstruction
ISBN : OCLC:882526587

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When the Yankees Came by George Benjamin West Pdf

Author : Doug Crenshaw,Drew A. Gruber
Publisher : Savas Beatie
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781611215243

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To Hell or Richmond by Doug Crenshaw,Drew A. Gruber Pdf

In the spring of 1862, George McClellan and his massive army were slowly making their way up the Virginia Peninsula. Their goal: Capture the Confederate capital and end the rebellion. “To Hell or Richmond,” one Federal artillery unit vowed, sewing the words onto their flag. The outnumbered and outgunned Confederates under generals “Prince John” Magruder and Joseph E. Johnston kept pulling back, drawing McClellan away from his base at Fort Monroe and further up the peninsula—exactly the direction McClellan wanted to go. But if they could draw him just far enough, and out of position, they hoped to attack and defeat him. As McClellan approached the very gates of Richmond, a great battle brewed. Could the Confederates save their capital and, with it, their young nation? Could the Federals win the war with a single fatal blow? In To Hell or Richmond: The 1862 Peninsula Campaign, Doug Crenshaw and Drew Gruber follow the armies on their trek up the peninsula. The stakes grew enormous, surprises awaited, and the soldiers themselves had only two possible destinations in mind.

Author : John V. Quarstein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X004232882

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Hampton and Newport News in the Civil War by John V. Quarstein Pdf

Author : Doug Crenshaw,Drew A. Gruber
Publisher : Emerging Civil War
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023-02-24
Category : History
ISBN : 1611215234

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To Hell Or Richmond by Doug Crenshaw,Drew A. Gruber Pdf

In the spring of 1862, George McClellan and his massive army were slowly making their way up the Virginia Peninsula. Their goal: capture the Confederate capital and end the rebellion. This book follows the armies on their trek up the peninsula as the stakes grew enormous, surprises awaited, and the soldiers themselves had only two possible destinat

Author : William C. Davis,James I. Robertson
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007-04-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813137636

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Virginia at War, 1862 by William C. Davis,James I. Robertson Pdf

The second volume in this history of Confederate Virginia examines the effects of military occupation, industrial expansion, and the Battle of Antietam. In Virginia at War, 1862, leading Civil War historians demonstrate how no aspect of life in the Commonwealth escaped the war's impact. The collection of essays examines topics as diverse as daily civilian life and the effects of military occupation, the massive influx of tens of thousands of wounded and sick into Richmond, and the wartime expansion of Virginia's industrial base, the largest in the Confederacy. Out on the field, Robert E. Lee's army was devastated by the Battle of Antietam, and Lee strove to rebuild the army with recruits from the interior of the state. Many Virginians, however, were far behind the front lines. A growing illustrated press brought the war into the homes of civilians and allowed them to see what was happening in their state and in the larger war beyond their borders. To round out this volume, indefatigable Richmond diarist Judith McGuire continues her day-by-day reflections on life during wartime. The second in a five-volume series examining each year of the war, Virginia at War, 1862 illuminates the happenings on both homefront and battlefield in the state that served as the crucible of America's greatest internal conflict.

Author : Jake McKenzie
Publisher : Author House
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781477228906

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Civil War Comes Home by Jake McKenzie Pdf

Highly Recommended by Dr. J. Hindman, School of Education, College of William & Mary What was it like living in a small sleepy Southern town when the war suddenly arrived on the doorstep 150 years ago? Th ese are the stories of residents from various walks of life, and the struggles they face as the Unions Peninsula Campaign deploys forces to Fort Monroe, engages just east of Williamsburg, then continues, On to Richmond! as their battle cry went. For example, -William & Mary students, like Th omas Barlow, face life-changing decisions: to return home, or enlist with his classmates? Some of them would become heroes, but many more casualties. -Slaves, like W.B. Nelson, must decide as well: should he remain with his master or runaway? While some remain, many become contrabands, and later freedmen, and colored troops. -Politicians, like Benjamin Butler of Boston, are given the rank of Major General despite the lack of any military experience, while General George B. McClellan, who despised President Lincoln and Washington politics, later runs for national offi ce. Neither transformation is particularly successful. -Williamsburg residents, like shopkeeper William W. Vest and family must decide between fl eeing as refugees, or staying, like William Peachy, lawyer, to endure Federal occupation. -Williamsburgs women, like Letitia Tyler Semple, lead efforts to improve soldier medical care, opening their homes to thousands of wounded. Others, like Mary Payne, persevere to be at her husbands bedside, while Miss Margaret Durfey falls in love with her patient.

Author : Carson O. Hudson Jr.
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439667088

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Hidden History of Civil War Williamsburg by Carson O. Hudson Jr. Pdf

Each year, thousands of visitors visit Colonial Williamsburg to learn about the past and walk where the Founding Fathers walked. The fact that the same ground was later soaked with the tears and blood of their children and grandchildren during our tragic Civil War is frequently forgotten. In this expanded and revised version of Yankees in the Streets: Forgotten People and Stories of Civil War Williamsburg, local historian Carson Hudson tells the stories of this hallowed ground and the people who walked it.

Author : Frances H. Kennedy
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 0395740126

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The Civil War Battlefield Guide by Frances H. Kennedy Pdf

Essays, maps, and illustrations provide information on every major battle and campaign of the Civil War battlefields.

Author : George Alfred Henty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : United States
ISBN : UOM:39015073480884

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With Lee in Virginia by George Alfred Henty Pdf

Author : Time-Life Books
Publisher : Time Life Medical
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Peninsular Campaign, 1862
ISBN : WISC:89073154213

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The Peninsula by Time-Life Books Pdf

Union commander, General McClellan, moves to attack Richmond by sailing his army to the Virginia Peninsula. While successful in the end, the battle wounds Rebel commander Johnston, who is replaced by Robert E. Lee, setting the stage for the climactic Seven Days battles.