April 14, 1865
This evening Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater in Washington, DC. I am unsure how this will work out for our nation. We stand at a cross roads in which there are several ways we could turn. With the end of the war only 5 days ago, there is still many unanswered questions and concerns of both the north and south. Hopefully our entire nation will receive a good leader who will be able to mend the wounds of the nation. It has been a long and troubling 4 years and I believe everyone is sick of it. Now is our time to step together, united as one. I hope that we will not let the scars of our wounds eat at us and continue to tear us apart. There is a mature way to deal with this and we shall overcome and handle it like we should have the first time.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/alrintr.html
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
Surrender at Appomatox
April 9, 1865
I believe most of us saw this as a soon coming event. We have finally reached the end of a long and treacherous journey filled with bloodshed and violence. My thoughts lie with the families grieving the loss of a loved one and hope that the south continues to band together as we face a new time in our history. I have had the privileged to see some of the finest military command under General Lee and I am proud to say I am from the Confederacy. God bless you all in this time of turmoil and change.
http://americancivilwar.com/appo.html
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/appomatx.htm
I believe most of us saw this as a soon coming event. We have finally reached the end of a long and treacherous journey filled with bloodshed and violence. My thoughts lie with the families grieving the loss of a loved one and hope that the south continues to band together as we face a new time in our history. I have had the privileged to see some of the finest military command under General Lee and I am proud to say I am from the Confederacy. God bless you all in this time of turmoil and change.
http://americancivilwar.com/appo.html
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/appomatx.htm
Saturday, January 31, 2009
The Siege of Vicksburg
What a terrible loss!
Though it was not a great loss of life, the loss that comes with forfeiting the Mississippi River makes me think this war will soon be over. The south has put up a good fight, but without our most beneficial natural resource, I don't believe the Confederacy will be able to continue their fight. I am saddened to report this news, but I have no doubt in my mind that the South is fighting for a lost cause. Thank you for all of the support we've received from everyone in Carolina. I know the Confederacy army appreciates the support for their efforts as much as we have appreciated their efforts in this war. I believe we are simply waiting for the day that the South surrenders now. God bless you all.
http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/ms011.htm
http://www.civilwarhome.com/battleofvicksburg.htm
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/9124/the_battle_of_vicksburg_the_turning.html
Though it was not a great loss of life, the loss that comes with forfeiting the Mississippi River makes me think this war will soon be over. The south has put up a good fight, but without our most beneficial natural resource, I don't believe the Confederacy will be able to continue their fight. I am saddened to report this news, but I have no doubt in my mind that the South is fighting for a lost cause. Thank you for all of the support we've received from everyone in Carolina. I know the Confederacy army appreciates the support for their efforts as much as we have appreciated their efforts in this war. I believe we are simply waiting for the day that the South surrenders now. God bless you all.
http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/ms011.htm
http://www.civilwarhome.com/battleofvicksburg.htm
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/9124/the_battle_of_vicksburg_the_turning.html
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg - July 1 - 3 1863
General Robert E. Lee's Army Of Northern Virginia of 75,000 men and General George G. Meade's Union Army of the Potomac of 97,000 men met, by chance, when a Confederate brigade sent ahead to fetch supplies ran into column of Meade's men. This has been the biggest and bloodiest battle of the war. The Union is estimated to have lost 3,155 men and the Confederacy a gruesome estimate between 2,600 and 4,500. There has been no way to get a correct estimate of the possible deaths. It was a landslide victory for the north. Lee had decided to take out the railroad bridge at Harrisburg and then focus on levels of more interest such as Philadelphia and Balitmore. On July 3rd, the Confederate army decided to make one last stand. Under the direction of General George E. Pickett, a line of 15,000 men walked across an open field for over a mile to attack the Union army. In this attack, now being known as Pickett's Charge, 10,000 of these men became casualties. This has been a terrible day for the Union. We must recollect ourselves and get back to our objective or this war will have been in vain.
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/gtburg.htm
http://americancivilwar.com/getty.html
http://www.nps.gov/archive/gett/getttour/main-ms.htm
http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/gettysburg/getty4.aspx
General Robert E. Lee's Army Of Northern Virginia of 75,000 men and General George G. Meade's Union Army of the Potomac of 97,000 men met, by chance, when a Confederate brigade sent ahead to fetch supplies ran into column of Meade's men. This has been the biggest and bloodiest battle of the war. The Union is estimated to have lost 3,155 men and the Confederacy a gruesome estimate between 2,600 and 4,500. There has been no way to get a correct estimate of the possible deaths. It was a landslide victory for the north. Lee had decided to take out the railroad bridge at Harrisburg and then focus on levels of more interest such as Philadelphia and Balitmore. On July 3rd, the Confederate army decided to make one last stand. Under the direction of General George E. Pickett, a line of 15,000 men walked across an open field for over a mile to attack the Union army. In this attack, now being known as Pickett's Charge, 10,000 of these men became casualties. This has been a terrible day for the Union. We must recollect ourselves and get back to our objective or this war will have been in vain.
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/gtburg.htm
http://americancivilwar.com/getty.html
http://www.nps.gov/archive/gett/getttour/main-ms.htm
http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/gettysburg/getty4.aspx
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
The Battle of Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville - April 30 to May 6 1863
This has proven to be one of the worst battles thus far. With a total loss of 24000 lives on the combined sides, 10000 of those being Confederate soldiers, I'm not sure that any of us were prepared for this gruesome battle. The South also lost a great leader and mind in the death of Lt. Gen. J.T. (Stonewall) Jackson, as he suffered a mortal wound. While there is much despair, this was a victory for the Confederacy. If we hold out a little longer perhaps we will see the south prevail.
http://www.brotherswar.com/Chancellorsville-14.htm
http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/ABPP/battles/va032.htm
This has proven to be one of the worst battles thus far. With a total loss of 24000 lives on the combined sides, 10000 of those being Confederate soldiers, I'm not sure that any of us were prepared for this gruesome battle. The South also lost a great leader and mind in the death of Lt. Gen. J.T. (Stonewall) Jackson, as he suffered a mortal wound. While there is much despair, this was a victory for the Confederacy. If we hold out a little longer perhaps we will see the south prevail.
http://www.brotherswar.com/Chancellorsville-14.htm
http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/ABPP/battles/va032.htm
Monday, January 26, 2009
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation - September 22, 1862
Lincoln has made an emancipation for all slaves taking affect on January 1, 1863. This is enough. Lincoln has gone too far. Here we are fighting a war about the very issue that he has now decided to try to take away. I believe many of us Southerners knew this would eventually end with Lincoln coming down with an iron fist and attempting to strip us of our very livelihood. How is it that we are supposed to keep our states afloat economically if we don't have slaves to pick our cotton and continue tending the fields? This is far beyond the point I think any of us expected to be in this war. This is out of hand. And who is Lincoln to think that he can rule us when we're not even under his authority anymore. We seceded for this very reason. Lincoln said he wanted simply to preserve the Union... obviously we're past that. Preservation is probably the furthest thing we're from. Perhaps northerners are joining the abolitionist movement to punish slaveholders or moral standard. But at the very least, this is destroying the country more and adding to the tension that is already built up between the north and south.
http://www.whitehousehistory.org/04/subs/04_b_1863.html
http://aotw.org/exhibit.php?exhibit_id=10
Lincoln has made an emancipation for all slaves taking affect on January 1, 1863. This is enough. Lincoln has gone too far. Here we are fighting a war about the very issue that he has now decided to try to take away. I believe many of us Southerners knew this would eventually end with Lincoln coming down with an iron fist and attempting to strip us of our very livelihood. How is it that we are supposed to keep our states afloat economically if we don't have slaves to pick our cotton and continue tending the fields? This is far beyond the point I think any of us expected to be in this war. This is out of hand. And who is Lincoln to think that he can rule us when we're not even under his authority anymore. We seceded for this very reason. Lincoln said he wanted simply to preserve the Union... obviously we're past that. Preservation is probably the furthest thing we're from. Perhaps northerners are joining the abolitionist movement to punish slaveholders or moral standard. But at the very least, this is destroying the country more and adding to the tension that is already built up between the north and south.
http://www.whitehousehistory.org/04/subs/04_b_1863.html
http://aotw.org/exhibit.php?exhibit_id=10
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Antietam Creek
Antietam Creek - September 17, 1862
All is still as we remember the approximate 1500 Confederate deaths on this bloody day. I don't believe the Confederacy or the Union was prepared for the death rate of this battle, or for that matter this war. We are fighting an all out battle to the bone for life and death, justice and liberty.
Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia had fought extraordinarily well for having smaller numbers than the Union Army. There was no definite victory for either the north or the south, but the casualties on the southern side were significantly lower than those of the north. Unfortunately the Maryland campaign has done nothing to improve our chances against the Federal Army or help gain independence at all. This battle has secured that this is going to be a longer fight than anyone had originally anticipated. We must stand strong in this time of hardship and gain our freedom.
http://www.nps.gov/anti/historyculture/casualties.htm
http://aotw.org/exhibit.php?exhibit_id=6
All is still as we remember the approximate 1500 Confederate deaths on this bloody day. I don't believe the Confederacy or the Union was prepared for the death rate of this battle, or for that matter this war. We are fighting an all out battle to the bone for life and death, justice and liberty.
Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia had fought extraordinarily well for having smaller numbers than the Union Army. There was no definite victory for either the north or the south, but the casualties on the southern side were significantly lower than those of the north. Unfortunately the Maryland campaign has done nothing to improve our chances against the Federal Army or help gain independence at all. This battle has secured that this is going to be a longer fight than anyone had originally anticipated. We must stand strong in this time of hardship and gain our freedom.
http://www.nps.gov/anti/historyculture/casualties.htm
http://aotw.org/exhibit.php?exhibit_id=6
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