...Thomas Crow, SGT Randy Keaton, SGT Jared Martin, & SGT Robert W. Shadburn ALC Class 001-16 The Siege of Vicksburg. The Siege of Vicksburg took place in, and around, Vicksburg, Mississippi, from May 18th, 1863 until July 4th of that same year; it ended military action during the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. MG Ulysses S. Grant was the Union General charged with taking the town of Vicksburg from Confederate LTG John C. Pemberton. Both men had numerous weapon systems and units at their disposal. During this campaign the Union and Confederate armies lost an enormous amount of soldiers with an estimated casualty count of 19,233 men combined—Maj. Gen. Grant rightfully worried of prolonged siege operations, as he knew the cost would be high (Winschel, 2004). The Vicksburg Campaign was one of the greatest Union victories of the Civil War. It effectively split the Confederacy in half. Once General Grant surrounded the town of Vicksburg, he instructed his Artillery Units to fire on the Confederates for hours on end in order to soften defenses before the Infantry was to advance (Winschel, 2004). It can therefore be concluded that the Union’s effective use of Field Artillery units and Navy Artillery not only paved the way for Infantry units to attack,...
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...“It is well that war is so terrible, else we should grow to fond it.” The battle of Vicksburg started by capturing the Confederate river fortress at Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 4, 1863. The battle of Chattanooga started by a command of the military Division of Mississippi, General Grant then fought a series of battles to the end of Chattanooga. Vicksburg and Chattanooga were both vital in the Civil War. First, three battles of Chattanooga were fought in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The first battle of Chattanooga, the second battle of Chattanooga, and the Chattanooga Campaign. The first battle of Chattanooga was a minor artillery bombardment battle in the American Civil War, which was fought on June 7-8, 1862. In late spring 1862, the confederate...
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...Skip to main content Home Civil War Trust Learn Visit Preserve Give SEARCH About News Events Sign-up Login / Register DONATE Default History Cannon QUICK FACTS 10 Facts: The Battle of Chickamauga SHARE THIS September 18-20, 1863 Learn more about the Battle of Chickamauga, the Confederacy's greatest victory in the West. Fact #1: Chickamauga was the largest Confederate victory in the Western theater. Braxton Bragg Braxton Bragg Library of Congress At the end of a summer that had seen the disastrous Confederate loss at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, the triumph of the Army of Tennessee at Chickamauga was a well-timed turn around for the Confederates. Bragg’s forces at Chickamauga secured a decisive victory, breaking through Federal...
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...The 187th Infantry Regiment is a regiment attached to the 101st Airborne Division stationed our of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The 187th Infantry Regiment was initially inducted into the Army as the 187th Glider Infantry Regiment during World War II. The regiment was constituted on the 12 of November 1942 and then became active on the 25th of February 1943. Initially, the 187th was assigned at Fort Mackall, North Carolina for their initially infantry training and afterwards were moved to Fort Polk, Louisiana for their glider training. From Fort Polk, the 187th then moved to stage themselves at Camp Stoneman, California where they would depart to New Guinea. The 187th arrived in New Guinea on the 29th of May 1943 to become part of the New...
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...Point Pleasant, Ohio, near the mouth of the Big Indian Creek at the Ohio River. His famous moniker, "U.S. Grant," came after he joined the military (Bowery). He was entrusted with command of all U.S. armies in 1864, and relentlessly pursued the enemy during the Civil War. In 1869, at age 46, Grant became the youngest president in the United States. Grant was an American hero in the eyes of Americans because of his leadership in the Civil War, and leadership in our country. When the Civil War began in 1861, Ulysses S. Grant jumped at the chance to volunteer for military service in the Union army. His first command was as the colonel of the 21st Illinois Infantry, but he was quickly promoted to brigadier general in July 1861, and in September was given command of the District of Southeast Missouri (Waugh). His 1862 triumphs at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in western Tennessee won him the nickname “Unconditional Surrender” Grant, and placed him before the public eye (Bowery). He...
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...Following World War II, United States and the USSR split the Korean peninsula at the 38th Parallel as occupying forces. In 1947 The Temporary Commission on Korea (UNCOK) was established by the United Nations (UN). The UNCOK’s mission was to supervise the elections of a National Assembly to establish a new government. Due to political, and one would assume strategic reasons, the USSR prevented the UNCOK from entering into North Korea, preventing the people in the North from participating in the election of a new government. On 12 July 1947 the Assembly adopted the Constitution of the Republic of Korea (ROK.) A little over one year later, on 15 August 1948, the Republic of Korea was formally inaugurated with Syngman Rhee as President. 10...
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...In creating gunpowder weapons, European engineers took a Chinese innovation and made a deadly weapon of war. From the start, this was as much about artillery as handheld weapons. Artillery has changed dramatically over the years. Some of the earliest records of gunpowder artillery are found in the 14th century, and as far from China as they could possibly be and in the hands of English armies at that. An English manuscript of 1327 shows an early depiction of artillery, which would then see use on the battlefields of the Hundred Years War. Cr?cy (1346) may have been decided by archers, but it was remembered by many participants as the day they first heard the cannon?s roar. Hard to move due to their weight and dangerous to use due to a tendency...
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...Grant are good is because he successfully carried out his plan to integrate blacks, guarantee their rights, and support equality may be this: during Grant’s eight years in office, the South went from being half Republican to nearly entirely Democratic. The reason I support the 15th Amendment is because it was difficult to pass due to racism and prejudice in the south and Grant’s presidency, which he thought that having the votes of African Americans was more important for the future of the republican party, especially if it was able to be passed and he ran for a second election he’d win for sure, because he supported equal rights among voters although the abolishment of slavery started not long before its’ ratification. (The civil war and its aftermath: Civil Rights Laws and Constitutional Amendments, pages 121-122 by O’Conner, Sabato, Yanus) reason I support President Ulysses S. Grant is because saw his fathers’ efforts in being a Whig party supporter and abolitionist. He started off in military school at the age of seventeen and he graduated in 1843, ranking 21st in a class of 39. Glad to leave the academy, his plan was to resign his commission after...
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...General (Gen.) Robert E. Lee was the brilliant Confederate leader whose skill in military strategies, battlefield intellect, and the trust and confidence of his men and subordinate leaders, allowed the South to continue to fight during the four gruesome years of the Civil War. In the Battle of Antietam, Gen. Lee’s direct involvement made the difference for the Confederate army. With a force nearly half the size of his opponents, Gen. Lee showed that knowing your opponent, the terrain, and your capabilities can make the difference in any battle. (Gallagher 2010) Although unable to attend Harvard as his brother did, Gen. Lee was able to get an advanced education at the United States Military Academy. He graduated second in his class and was a...
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...E. Lee General (Gen.) Robert E. Lee was the brilliant Confederate leader whose skill in military strategies, battlefield intellect, and the trust and confidence of his men and subordinate leaders, allowed the South to continue to fight during the four gruesome years of the Civil War. Although unable to attend Harvard as his brother did, Gen. Lee was able to get an advanced education at the United States Military Academy. He graduated second in his class and was a model cadet. (Gallagher 2010) The Mexican War gave Lee a chance to obtain recognition for his talents. He initially served in Texas where he worked as an assistant engineer under the command of Gen. Winfield Scott. Lee conducted many essential duties, including mapping...
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...and one half sibling (T.J.). Jonathan Jackson and Elizabeth Jackson, who was one of Thomas’s sisters, died when Thomas Jackson was two years old from typhoid fever. His mother became a widow and married Blake Woodson a few years later. Blake Woodson did not like his stepchildren so they were sent off to live with their uncle that raised them (Stonewall Jackson Biography). Jackson attended the United States Military Academy at West Point and graduated in June 1846. He later served in the Mexican War for the United States. (T.J.) He was stationed at Carlisle Barracks, PA; Ft. Hamilton, NY; Ft. Meade, FL.(Stonewall Jackson...
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...used in today’s modern Army. Further dialogue will ensure future doctrine should include funding and discussion. Forgetting the lessons learned, with the lives of Soldiers at stake, would be unconscionable. 3 3 The History of United States Army Convoy Security United States (US) Army doctrine has addressed convoy security since the mid 1800’s. The debate over convoy security operations as a hazardous undertaking of war has been a challenging topic throughout US Army history. The first published discussion of convoy operations described challenges that 19th century convoy commanders had to deal with. To conduct a convoy in safety through an enemy’s territory, where it is exposed to attacks either of regular, or of partisan troops, is one of the most hazardous operations of war; owing to the ease with which a very inferior force may take the escort at disadvantage in defiles (Mahan, 1861, p. 155). The US Army has a history of convoy experience. Most early instances relate to the Indian campaigns conducted prior to and after the Civil War. The American Indian had a completely different fighting style than the preconceived notions of warfare conducted by European and the Early American Army. Ambushes, skulking, bushwhacking and nonlinear fighting tactics were the American Indian forte. Early commanders quickly figured out that their supply trains were prime targets. The history of convoy security necessitated design through ingenuity throughout history. By...
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...Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius collided on a broad plain in front of the Milvian Bridge. The outcome of this fight would determine who the next Augustus of the Western Roman Empire would be. Maxentius, the current Emperor was facing down the usurper at Rome’s door, the young Constantine. The 40,000 hard-bitten legionnaires of Constantine had fought down through Italia and the 100,000 of Maxentius’s auxiliary and untested forces to the gates of Rome itself. Backed by his sudden belief in Christianity, Constantine and his Cavalry exterminated rank upon rank of Maxentius’s men, and routing the majority of those remaining in a panic, causing the Milvian Bridge to collapse beneath them, marking the unforeseen end to the final battle of the civil war for the Western Roman Empire. The general Constantine had won his greatest military victory. He was now sole ruler of the Western Roman Empire, and he had achieved this through his new found faith, support from the men who loyally followed his footsteps from Britain to Italy and his deep understanding of the political arena. But to what extent did his own success and prowess led to the unification of the Eastern and Western Empires by the time of his death? When Constantine the Liberator entered the great City of Rome, he passed through a blizzard of flowers and offerings, and the masses of Rome singing his name. They gathered in their thousands to flock to him and join in the celebration of what they saw as the dawn of a new era for Rome...
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...and methods are used for engaging and defeating the enemy in direct combat. However the soldiers and armies have come a long way from the spear, or the bow and arrow. The innovations along with changes in tactics and strategies were crucial to the evolution of warfare. In the middle ages the army, air force, marines, national guards, and navy did not exist. Medieval knights were the middle ages military. Knighthood was awarded to members of nobility. Normally a man must have been born the son of a knight in order to become one. At the age of seven or eight, a young knight would be sent away from home to begin formal knight training, in preparation to dominate the medieval battlefield. In this training, the most commonly used weapons for war were swords and the lance; by horseback riding knights wearing body-covering armor. In addition, the knights were taught to use a wide range of weaponry, from simple tools and farm implements to sophisticated acts of surrounding and attacking the enemy, for capture. Wounds inflicted on the battlefield were usually cuts to arms, legs and scalp; penetrating wounds to the limbs and trunk caused by arrows; fractures caused by impact from swords or concussions from missiles from slings. These types of wounds most often were treated by simple medical care, which consisted of cleaning the wound, controlling the bleeding and preventing contamination. Warriors with serious injuries such as severed arteries and crushed skulls died on the...
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...Ireland 7 History 7 Geography 15 Irish education system 17 Health care system in Ireland 18 Population 20 Pubs and drinking 22 Religion in Ireland 25 Irish sport and youth society 27 Parliament and government 29 Growth and early industrialisation: 1690 to 1815 30 Economy 31 Policy objective for Irish economy 32 Economy, Ireland becomes a global growth leader 32 Irish Department of Defence Force 36 The defence environment 37 Role of the Defence Forces: 39 Defence Force and the Government: 40 Permanent Defence Force 41 Duties of the chief staff: 42 National and international security framework programme 44 Outputs and targets 45 Defence force programme 45 Contingent capability outputs 46 Aid to the civil power operations 46...
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