Robert K. Krick
- Published in print:
- 1996
- Published Online:
- July 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780807822753
- eISBN:
- 9781469602400
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/9780807835906_gallagher.7
- Subject:
- History, American History: Civil War
This chapter details Stonewall Jackson's final movements on the battlefield, explaining what happened to Lee's great lieutenant in the chaotic woods west of Chancellorsville on the night of May 2. It ...
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This chapter details Stonewall Jackson's final movements on the battlefield, explaining what happened to Lee's great lieutenant in the chaotic woods west of Chancellorsville on the night of May 2. It presents a reconstruction of the general's reconnaissance along the Orange Plank Road and smaller side roads; the fateful volley from a North Carolina regiment that wreaked havoc on two parties of Confederate horsemen; and the painful injuries Jackson suffered while being carried to safety.Less
This chapter details Stonewall Jackson's final movements on the battlefield, explaining what happened to Lee's great lieutenant in the chaotic woods west of Chancellorsville on the night of May 2. It presents a reconstruction of the general's reconnaissance along the Orange Plank Road and smaller side roads; the fateful volley from a North Carolina regiment that wreaked havoc on two parties of Confederate horsemen; and the painful injuries Jackson suffered while being carried to safety.
Gary W. Gallagher (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 1996
- Published Online:
- July 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780807822753
- eISBN:
- 9781469602400
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/9780807835906_gallagher
- Subject:
- History, American History: Civil War
A variety of important but lesser-known dimensions of the Chancellorsville campaign of spring 1863 are explored in this collection of eight original essays. Departing from the traditional focus on ...
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A variety of important but lesser-known dimensions of the Chancellorsville campaign of spring 1863 are explored in this collection of eight original essays. Departing from the traditional focus on generalship and tactics, the contributors address the campaign's broad context and implications and revisit specific battlefield episodes that have in the past been poorly understood. Chancellorsville was a remarkable victory for Robert E. Lee's troops, a fact that had enormous psychological importance for both sides, which had met recently at Fredericksburg and would meet again at Gettysburg in just two months. But the achievement, while stunning, came at an enormous cost: more than 13,000 Confederates became casualties, including Stonewall Jackson, who was wounded by friendly fire and died several days later. The topics covered in this volume include the influence of politics on the Union army, the importance of courage among officers, the impact the war had on children, and the state of battlefield medical care. Other essays illuminate the important but overlooked role of Confederate commander Jubal Early, reassess the professionalism of the Union cavalry, investigate the incident of friendly fire that took Stonewall Jackson's life, and analyze the military and political background of Confederate colonel Emory Best's court-martial on charges of abandoning his men.Less
A variety of important but lesser-known dimensions of the Chancellorsville campaign of spring 1863 are explored in this collection of eight original essays. Departing from the traditional focus on generalship and tactics, the contributors address the campaign's broad context and implications and revisit specific battlefield episodes that have in the past been poorly understood. Chancellorsville was a remarkable victory for Robert E. Lee's troops, a fact that had enormous psychological importance for both sides, which had met recently at Fredericksburg and would meet again at Gettysburg in just two months. But the achievement, while stunning, came at an enormous cost: more than 13,000 Confederates became casualties, including Stonewall Jackson, who was wounded by friendly fire and died several days later. The topics covered in this volume include the influence of politics on the Union army, the importance of courage among officers, the impact the war had on children, and the state of battlefield medical care. Other essays illuminate the important but overlooked role of Confederate commander Jubal Early, reassess the professionalism of the Union cavalry, investigate the incident of friendly fire that took Stonewall Jackson's life, and analyze the military and political background of Confederate colonel Emory Best's court-martial on charges of abandoning his men.
Christian B. Keller
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- March 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780823226504
- eISBN:
- 9780823234899
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5422/fso/9780823226504.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, Social History
Often called Lee's greatest triumph, the battle of Chancellorsville decimated the Union Eleventh Corps, composed of large numbers of German-speaking volunteers. Poorly deployed, the ...
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Often called Lee's greatest triumph, the battle of Chancellorsville decimated the Union Eleventh Corps, composed of large numbers of German-speaking volunteers. Poorly deployed, the unit was routed by “Stonewall” Jackson and became the scapegoat for the Northern defeat, blamed by many on the “flight” of German immigrant troops. The impact on America's large German community was devastating. But there is much more to the story than that. Drawing for the first time on German-language newspapers, soldiers' letters, memoirs, and regimental records, this book reconstructs the battle and its aftermath from the German–American perspective, military and civilian. It offers a fascinating window into a misunderstood past, one where the German soldiers' valor has been either minimized or dismissed as cowardly. It critically analyzes the performance of the German regiments and documents the impact of nativism on Anglo–American and German–American reactions—and on German self-perceptions as patriots and Americans. For German–Americans, the ghost of Chancellorsville lingered long, and the book traces its effects not only on ethnic identity, but also on the dynamics of inclusion and assimilation in American life.Less
Often called Lee's greatest triumph, the battle of Chancellorsville decimated the Union Eleventh Corps, composed of large numbers of German-speaking volunteers. Poorly deployed, the unit was routed by “Stonewall” Jackson and became the scapegoat for the Northern defeat, blamed by many on the “flight” of German immigrant troops. The impact on America's large German community was devastating. But there is much more to the story than that. Drawing for the first time on German-language newspapers, soldiers' letters, memoirs, and regimental records, this book reconstructs the battle and its aftermath from the German–American perspective, military and civilian. It offers a fascinating window into a misunderstood past, one where the German soldiers' valor has been either minimized or dismissed as cowardly. It critically analyzes the performance of the German regiments and documents the impact of nativism on Anglo–American and German–American reactions—and on German self-perceptions as patriots and Americans. For German–Americans, the ghost of Chancellorsville lingered long, and the book traces its effects not only on ethnic identity, but also on the dynamics of inclusion and assimilation in American life.
Graham T. Dozier
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- January 2015
- ISBN:
- 9781469618746
- eISBN:
- 9781469618760
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/northcarolina/9781469618746.003.0006
- Subject:
- History, American History: Civil War
This chapter presents the letters written by Thomas Henry Carter to his wife Susan between January 20 and June 25, 1863. In these letters, Carter talks about how the opposing armies settled into ...
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This chapter presents the letters written by Thomas Henry Carter to his wife Susan between January 20 and June 25, 1863. In these letters, Carter talks about how the opposing armies settled into winter quarters on opposite sides of the Rappahannock River following the Battle of Fredericksburg; the changes in Carter's King William Artillery in the first half of February, including the departure of Major General D. H. Hill to assume command of Confederate forces in North Carolina; Brigadier General William Nelson Pendleton's reorganization of the artillery of the Army of Northern Virginia; Hill's request to Carter to serve as his artillery chief, which the latter refused; the Battle of Chancellorsville on the Orange Turnpike; the confrontation between Stonewall Jackson and Major General Joseph Hooker; and Robert E. Lee's decision to invade the North for the second time.Less
This chapter presents the letters written by Thomas Henry Carter to his wife Susan between January 20 and June 25, 1863. In these letters, Carter talks about how the opposing armies settled into winter quarters on opposite sides of the Rappahannock River following the Battle of Fredericksburg; the changes in Carter's King William Artillery in the first half of February, including the departure of Major General D. H. Hill to assume command of Confederate forces in North Carolina; Brigadier General William Nelson Pendleton's reorganization of the artillery of the Army of Northern Virginia; Hill's request to Carter to serve as his artillery chief, which the latter refused; the Battle of Chancellorsville on the Orange Turnpike; the confrontation between Stonewall Jackson and Major General Joseph Hooker; and Robert E. Lee's decision to invade the North for the second time.
William W. Hassler (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 1999
- Published Online:
- July 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780807848234
- eISBN:
- 9781469602349
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/9780807869758_hassler
- Subject:
- History, American History: Civil War
On the day that Lincoln was inaugurated in 1861, twenty-seven-year-old William Dorsey Pender, en route to the provisional Confederate capital in Montgomery, Alabama, hurriedly scribbled a note to his ...
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On the day that Lincoln was inaugurated in 1861, twenty-seven-year-old William Dorsey Pender, en route to the provisional Confederate capital in Montgomery, Alabama, hurriedly scribbled a note to his wife, Fanny. So began a prolific correspondence between a rising Confederate officer and his cherished wife that would last until Pender was mortally wounded at Gettysburg. Pender's letters are filled with personal details, colorful descriptions, and candid opinions of such important figures as Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, J. E. B. Stuart, and A. P. Hill. His comments on his military activities and aspirations and the challenges of command, combined with his husbandly advice and affection, sketch an intimate and unvarnished portrait of the man who was perhaps the most distinguished North Carolina.Less
On the day that Lincoln was inaugurated in 1861, twenty-seven-year-old William Dorsey Pender, en route to the provisional Confederate capital in Montgomery, Alabama, hurriedly scribbled a note to his wife, Fanny. So began a prolific correspondence between a rising Confederate officer and his cherished wife that would last until Pender was mortally wounded at Gettysburg. Pender's letters are filled with personal details, colorful descriptions, and candid opinions of such important figures as Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, J. E. B. Stuart, and A. P. Hill. His comments on his military activities and aspirations and the challenges of command, combined with his husbandly advice and affection, sketch an intimate and unvarnished portrait of the man who was perhaps the most distinguished North Carolina.
Peter Boag
- Published in print:
- 2003
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520236042
- eISBN:
- 9780520930698
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520236042.003.0006
- Subject:
- History, American History: 20th Century
This chapter addresses the various ways in which local forces in Oregon and Washington used the news of Portland's 1912 scandal to advance their own political agendas. An assessment of how the 1912 ...
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This chapter addresses the various ways in which local forces in Oregon and Washington used the news of Portland's 1912 scandal to advance their own political agendas. An assessment of how the 1912 scandal spread to the small eastern Washington town of Walla Walla and there implicated John Gibson, a locally prominent newsman and church worker, is then provided. Dana Sleeth's bitter campaign against the Portland elites had helped crystallize at the local level the notion that the homosexual was a middle- and upper-class character, lacking any roots in the working classes. Edward Stonewall Jackson McAllister was a man who emerged as a central figure in the Portland scandal. The political and legal activities of McAllister are then described. Gibson's immediate repentance and the substantial support he enjoyed from locals shielded him from the kind of public humiliation suffered by McAllister.Less
This chapter addresses the various ways in which local forces in Oregon and Washington used the news of Portland's 1912 scandal to advance their own political agendas. An assessment of how the 1912 scandal spread to the small eastern Washington town of Walla Walla and there implicated John Gibson, a locally prominent newsman and church worker, is then provided. Dana Sleeth's bitter campaign against the Portland elites had helped crystallize at the local level the notion that the homosexual was a middle- and upper-class character, lacking any roots in the working classes. Edward Stonewall Jackson McAllister was a man who emerged as a central figure in the Portland scandal. The political and legal activities of McAllister are then described. Gibson's immediate repentance and the substantial support he enjoyed from locals shielded him from the kind of public humiliation suffered by McAllister.
Robert L. Jolley
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- September 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780813049441
- eISBN:
- 9780813050195
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Florida
- DOI:
- 10.5744/florida/9780813049441.003.0006
- Subject:
- Archaeology, Historical Archaeology
The Shenandoah Valley of Virginia played a key role in the military actions in the Eastern Theater of the Civil War. Recently, historical research and an archaeological survey were conducted at the ...
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The Shenandoah Valley of Virginia played a key role in the military actions in the Eastern Theater of the Civil War. Recently, historical research and an archaeological survey were conducted at the Valley battlefields of the Battle of Front Royal, fought in 1862, and the Third Battle of Winchester, fought in September 1864. The first battle was part of Stonewall Jackson's infamous 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign while the second was the first of a series of Union victories in General Philip Sheridan's 1864 Valley Campaign, which resulted in the Union's control of the Shenandoah Valley. The two battlefields represent a study of contrasting expectations and findings. The archaeological imprint of a previous battle line was found in an unexpected position at Third Winchester while the remains of a poorly documented skirmish dating to 1864 was found on the 1862 Front Royal battlefield. Research domains relating to the archaeological imprints of battlefields, the proper use of historic documentation, and effective metal detector survey are considered in this article.Less
The Shenandoah Valley of Virginia played a key role in the military actions in the Eastern Theater of the Civil War. Recently, historical research and an archaeological survey were conducted at the Valley battlefields of the Battle of Front Royal, fought in 1862, and the Third Battle of Winchester, fought in September 1864. The first battle was part of Stonewall Jackson's infamous 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign while the second was the first of a series of Union victories in General Philip Sheridan's 1864 Valley Campaign, which resulted in the Union's control of the Shenandoah Valley. The two battlefields represent a study of contrasting expectations and findings. The archaeological imprint of a previous battle line was found in an unexpected position at Third Winchester while the remains of a poorly documented skirmish dating to 1864 was found on the 1862 Front Royal battlefield. Research domains relating to the archaeological imprints of battlefields, the proper use of historic documentation, and effective metal detector survey are considered in this article.
Joseph T. Glatthaar
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- July 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780807834923
- eISBN:
- 9781469603056
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/9780807877869_glatthaar.17
- Subject:
- History, American History: Civil War
This book concludes by showing how Lee's army was regarded by the general public. In September 1862, 58-year-old Baltimorean Elizabeth Phoebe Key Howard cheered for close to five hours as men from ...
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This book concludes by showing how Lee's army was regarded by the general public. In September 1862, 58-year-old Baltimorean Elizabeth Phoebe Key Howard cheered for close to five hours as men from Stonewall Jackson's old division marched past her. “The Confederate army was a sight that almost overcame me,” she admitted to her husband. “Dirty, (I must say it) bronzed by exposure—marked by hardship & suffering—badly clad from want—yet with a look of firm patient and cheerful endurance and unflinching courage and determination.” They were unlike any people Howard had ever seen. Mexican War veteran William Pitt Ballinger was not quite so wordy, but in eight words summarized these and other sentiments when he exclaimed in his diary after yet another Confederate victory, “What a glorious army that of Lee is.”Less
This book concludes by showing how Lee's army was regarded by the general public. In September 1862, 58-year-old Baltimorean Elizabeth Phoebe Key Howard cheered for close to five hours as men from Stonewall Jackson's old division marched past her. “The Confederate army was a sight that almost overcame me,” she admitted to her husband. “Dirty, (I must say it) bronzed by exposure—marked by hardship & suffering—badly clad from want—yet with a look of firm patient and cheerful endurance and unflinching courage and determination.” They were unlike any people Howard had ever seen. Mexican War veteran William Pitt Ballinger was not quite so wordy, but in eight words summarized these and other sentiments when he exclaimed in his diary after yet another Confederate victory, “What a glorious army that of Lee is.”
