Unfurl Those Colors: McClellan, Sumner, and the Second Army Corps in the Antietam Campaign Sumner's rationale for the movement configuration of Sedgwick's division was logical and in consort with his understanding of McClellan's orders. When the attack disintegrates, Sumner is instrumental in quickly recognizing the disaster and leading the shattered division away from further damage

American Civil War Civil War Campaigns Follow these Campaigns Battle by Battle using the links by the Campaign Name of the Battle

The Longest Raid of the Civil War: Little-Known & Untold Stories of Morgan's Raid into Kentucky, Indiana & Ohio Kentucky, a slave state, did not secede. Many were pro Confederate however. Jefferson Davis was from Kentucky, Lincoln was also born there.

Major Eastern Theater Operations 1861 to 1865 Blockade of the Chesapeake Bay May - June 1861   Operations in Western Virginia June - December 1861   Manassas Campaign July 1861 MAP Blockade of the Carolina Coast August 1861   McClellan's Operations in Northern Virginia October - December 1861   Blockade of the Potomac River October 1861 - January 1862   Jackson's Operations Against the B&O Railroad January 1862   Burnside's North Carolina Expedition February - June 1862   Jackson's Shenandoah Valley Campaign March - June 1862   Peninsular Campaign March - July 1862 MAP Northern Virginia Campaign August 1862   Maryland Campaign September 1862   Fredericksburg Campaign November - December 1862   Goldsboro Expedition December 1862   Longstreet's Tidewater Operations March - April 1863   Cavalry Operations along the Rappahannock March 1863   Chancellorsville Campaign April - May 1863   Gettysburg Campaign June - July 1863   Bristoe Campaign October-November 1863   Averell's Raid on the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad November 1863   Mine Run Campaign November-December 1863   Demonstration on the Rapidan River February 1864   Kilpatrick-Dahlgren Raid March 1864   Operations Against Plymouth April-May 1864   Grant's Overland Campaign May - June 1864   Sherman's Atlanta Campaign May - September 1864 Map Crook-Averell Raid on the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad May 1864   Bermuda Hundred Campaign May 1864   Lynchburg Campaign May - June 1864   Early's Raid and Operations Against the B&O Railroad June - August 1864   Richmond-Petersburg Campaign June1864 - March 1865   Sheridan's Valley Campaign August - October 1864   Expedition Against Fort Fisher December 1864   Operations Against Fort Fisher and Wilmington Jan - Feb 1865   Sheridan's Expedition to Petersburg March 1865   Appomattox Campaign March - April 1865

The Richmond Campaign of 1862: The Peninsula and the Seven Days The Richmond campaign of 1862 ranks as one of the most important military operations of the American Civil War. Key political, diplomatic, social, and military issues were at stake as CSA General Lee and USA General McClellan met. < Vicksburg Expedition Guide Annimated movie that details Grants Mississippi campaign which concluded with the seige of Vicksburg. A great background on the importance of this site in the entire war, as well as battles leading up to the Vicksburgh seige The Maps of Gettysburg: The Gettysburg Campaign, June 3 - July 13, 1863 The Maps of Gettysburg plows new ground in the study of the campaign by breaking down the entire campaign in 140 detailed original maps. These cartographic originals bore down to the regimental level, and offer Civil Warriors a unique and fascinating approach to studying the always climactic battle of the war. Sherman's March: The First Full-Length Narrative of General William T. Sherman's Devastating March through Georgia and the Carolinas Beginning with the fall of Atlanta, the unrelenting aggressive slash and burn total warfare of General Sherman's Union troops, and then the final march into Raleigh

Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach 1861 - 1865

Operations in Charleston Harbor April 1861   Operations of the Gulf Blockading Squadron October 1861   Operations Against Fort Pulaski April 1862   Expedition to, and Capture of, New Orleans April - May 1862   Operations Against Charleston South Carolina June 1862   Operations Against Tampa Florida June-July 1862   Operations Against Baton Rouge Louisiana July - August 1862   Operations Against the Defenses of Charleston April - September 1863   Taylor's Operations in West Louisiana June - September 1863

Blockaders, Refugees, and Contrabands: Civil War on Florida'S Gulf Coast, 1861-1865 Coastal Florida had a refugee crisis as the war progressed. Escaped slaves ("contrabands") sought out the blockaders. Some joined the U.S. Navy. White men and their families sought to avoid conscription or vengeful neighbors/regulators and eventually sought refuge with the blockaders

Main Western Theater

Confederate Operations in Eastern Kentucky September - December 1861   Federal Penetration up the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers February - April - 1862   Joint Operations Against New Madrid, Island No. 10, and Memphis February - June 1862   Confederate Heartland Offensive June - October 1862 MAP Stones River Campaign December 1862 - January 1863 MAP Grant's Operations Against Vicksburg March - July 1863 MAP Atlanta Georgia Campaign May - September 1864   Carolinas Campaign February - March 1865

CHICAGO'S BATTERY BOYS The Chicago Mercantile Battery in the Civil War's Western Theater Organized in 1862 as part of John McClernand's 13th Corps, the battery participated in the arduous Vicksburg campaign. The artillerists performed well everywhere, Chickasaw Bluffs, Port Gibson, Champion Hill, Big Black River, and the siege of Vicksburg

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Lincoln and Lee at Antietam: The Cost of Freedom Lincoln and Lee at Antietam covers the entire struggle of the Antietam Campaign. The political concept about why Lincoln needed a Union victory and Lee's need to take the war north were covered as well as the battle.	Gettysburg and Stories of Valor - Civil War Minutes III DVD Box Set This 3-hour documentary captures the scenic beauty of the Gettysburg battlefield, examines rare Civil War artifacts and tells the personal stories of the men who fought in the war.	Shiloh: The War is Civil No More	Civil War: A Concise History The best collection of Civil War visuals ever assembled in one 75-minute program. A breathtaking and first-hand account of the war. Great DVD Bonuses
Stones River National Battlefield Stones River was one of the hardest fought battles of the Civil War with casualties of 27 percent on the Confederate side and 29 percent on the Union side	Battle of Stones River The Fight for Murfreesboro At dawn on December 31, 1862 the two armies clashed in a deadly struggle along the banks of Stones River.	The Battle of Chickamauga Special Widescreen Edition Chickamauga one of the fiercest engagements of the American Civil War. Over a period of two days, more than 100,000 men struggled for control of the south's transportation hub, Chattanooga.	Struggle For Vicksburg Photography of the park with authentic battlefield illustrations and life-like paintings. Vicksburg's wartime role in the bloody and brutal conflict.
Gettysburg / Gods and Generals The tide of the war changes during three fierce days of combat at Gettysburg [Disc 1] the gripping saga of the tactics command errors and sacrifices behind the bloodiest battle ever fought on U.S. soil. Gods and Generals [Disc 2] reveals the spirited allegiances and fierce combat of earlier Civil War struggles	PCN Tours Gettysburg Battlewalks: General Meade After Pickett's Charge Did Meade want to fight at Gettysburg? Did Meade want to retreat on the evening of July 2nd? Why didn't Meade counter-assault the Army of Northern Virginia after the Pickett-Pettigrew-Trimble charge? National Park Service addresses these questions	The Last Days of the Civil War - April 1865: The Month That Saved America, Civil War Combat: The Tragedy At Cold Harbor The remarkable succession of events leading from the fall of Richmond to Appomattox.	Manassas 1861
History Channel Presents The Civil War From Harper's Ferry, Fort Sumter, and First Bull Run to Shiloh, Antietam, and Gettysburg. The most legendary Civil War battles in brilliant detail. A selection of the soldiers and legendary leaders.	History Channel Presents Sherman's March In November 1864, Sherman and an army of 60,000 troops began their month-long march from Atlanta to Savannah. Burning crops, destroying bridges and railroads, and laying waste to virtually everything in his path	Civil War Terror Tales of hidden conspiracies of terror that specifically targeted the civilian populations. Engineers of chemical weapons, new-fangled explosives and biological warfare competed	The Civil War: To the Finish: Sherman and the March to the Sea After 3 years of battles, a Union general captured Atlanta and decided to change the course of the war for good. That general was William Tecumseh Sherman

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