generals
First General in Chief of the Union Army, developed the anaconda plan
Winfield Scott
The Confederate attack on this federal fort in Charleston, South Carolina marked the start of the Civil War.
Fort Sumter
Winfield Scott's original strategy on how to crush the rebellion.
Anaconda Plan
standard small arm of the Union army, .58 caliber
Springfield Rifled Musket
appomattox to general grant
Lee surrendered..
Victories at Shiloh and Vicksburg
Ulysses S. Grant
This was the first real battle of the Civil War.
Battle of First Bull Run
A brief explanation of the strategy of the Confederate States to win the war.
Confederate Strategy
cone-shaped bullet that expanded to fit the rifling of the barrel
Minie Ball
who assasinated Lincoln
by john wilkes booth on 4-15-1865
admiral of the U.S Navy
David Farragut
This battle, taking place off the coast of Virginia, ended in a draw after the Union Monitor made the Virginia/Merrimack retreat because of low ammo.
Battle of the Iron Clads
This essay looks at how Napoleonic tactics influenced the outcome of the battle of Gettysburg.
Napoleonic Arithmetic
six rotating barrels, hand-cranked machine gun
Gatling Gun
1865, abolished slavery
amendment 13
General of Army of Northern Virginia's 1st Corps, "Lee's Old War Horse"
James Longstreet
When Ulysses Grant captured these forts on the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers
Fort Henry and Fort Donelson
A short article that shows what the Union strategy was to win the war.
Union Strategy
tube magazine, .56 caliber rimfire metallic cartridges, lever action
Spencer Repeating Rifle
Rights of Citizens 1868
amendment 14
Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia
Robert E. Lee
David Farragut won a major Union victory in New Orleans, Louisiana, which gave the Union control of the most important city in the South and essentially cut the South in two.
Fall of New Orleans
This is an essay that looks at if the Confederates had used a different defensive strategy in the Civil War. An interesting look at one of the great "what ifs" of the Civil War.
Proposal for a Confederate Defensive Strategy
.44 caliber rimfire metallic cartridges, lever action, 13 shots
Henry Rifle
black suffrage 1870
amendment 15