U.S. Civil War 1861-1865 Jump To: Fort Sumter Attacked - First Bull Run - Shiloh - Second Bull Run - Antietam - Fredericksburg - Chancellorsville - Gettysburg - Chickamauga - Chattanooga - Cold Harbor - March to the Sea - Lee Surrenders - Lincoln Shot November 6, 1860 - Abraham Lincoln, who had declared "Government cannot endure permanently half slave, half free..." is elected president, the first Republican, receiving 180 of 303 possible electoral votes and 40 percent of the popular vote. December 20, 1860 - South Carolina secedes from the Union. Followed within two months by Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas. Terms of use: Private home/school non-commercial, non-Internet re-usage only is allowed of any text, graphics, photos, audio clips, other electronic files or materials from The History Place.
Kady Brownell | Civil War Women Blog Female Soldier from Rhode Island Kady Southwell was born in 1842 in an army camp on the coast of Africa, where her French mother had traveled to watch her Scottish father on maneuvers. Accounts of her life have always been in dispute, but it is known that her mother died shortly after her birth. Good friends of the family, the McKenzies, took Kady into their home and soon moved to Providence, Rhode Island. There is no record that they ever adopted her. Kady did not appear in any census records until 1860. During that time, Kady met a millwright named Robert Brownell, who was six years older than Kady. In 1861, when the state of Rhode Island called for young men to enlist in the Union army for 90 days, Robert joined right away. Kady was determined not to be a water carrier or a laundress. Being the color bearer is a very dangerous job, because you cannot handle a gun and the huge heavy flag at the same time. Kady ran on into the woods, where she found some of her comrades.
Women of the American Civil War Era Kindle Title Carolina RainOpen the page of Carolina Rain and step on the streets of an era gone by. Carolina Rain is not just a read, but an experience. Petticoat Spies: Six Women Spies of the Civil War Describes the lives and wartime exploits of six women spies includes Sarah Emma Edmonds, Belle Boyd, Pauline Cushman, Rose O'Neal Greenhow, Elizabeth Van Lew, and Belle Edmondson. I'll Pass For Your Comrade: Women Soldiers in the Civil War Many people know about Clara Barton, the nurse who did so much to save soldiers' lives. The Woman in Battle: The Civil War Narrative of Loreta Janeta Velazquez, Cuban Woman and Confederate Soldier A Cuban woman fought in the Civil War for the Confederacy as the cross-dressing Harry T. Memoirs of a Soldier, Nurse and Spy: A Woman's Adventures in the Union Army On April 25, 1861, Sarah Emma Edmonds alias Frank Thompson became a male nurse in Company F, of the 2nd Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Kindle Available The Robert E. Petersburg, Va.
Today's Document from the National Archives Considered by many historians as a turning point in the Civil War, the Battle of Gettsburg, fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863, was a major defeat for the Confederacy and for General Robert E. Lee in his second invasion of the North. Shown here is one of General Lee’s maps of Gettysburg, showing positions of troops on July 2. More Civil War Maps, Charts, and Drawings in ARC...Share, comment and suggest new documents at the Today's Document Tumblr Blog