Naval Battle Of Port Royal

The Attack upon Port Arthur is an excerpt from the book Human Bullets: A Soldier’s Story from the Russo-Japanese War written by Lt. Tadayoshi Sakurai, a veteran of the war, and the one who provides the first hand account of the siege found in the document. The Siege of Port Arthur is an important and decisive battle that took place during the Russo-Japanese war during 1904-1905, that was as the name implies, a conflict between Japan and Russia, that occurred in and around the Sea of Japan, The Yellow Sea and Manchuria. In his document the author gives an anecdotal account about his role as a Lieutenant in the Japanese Imperial Army during an assault on a fortified Russian Hill. The author goes into length and great detail of the heavy

By 1864 the Union troops were closing in on the Confederacy. Major ports and cities had been taken over. North Carolina and the port at Wilmington were becoming major targets for the Union army and in November, 1864 a plan was put into place to move Union troops for the first assault on Fort Fisher. In a letter written by Richard Delafield, general and chief engineer for the U.S. Army, Delafield discusses the plan for the destruction and the capture of Fort Fisher and Fort Caswell. Fort Caswell was located on Oak Island, south of Fort Fisher, but also protecting the entrance to the Cape Fear River. Delafield’s letter details the strategy for the destruction of Fort Fisher:

The battle of Cold Harbor was fought from May 31- June 12, 1864. Today it is known as one of the bloodiest engagements of the American civil war. This battle resulted in heavy losses of men for the Union and only a couple thousand for the Confederacy. It was part of General Grant's overland campaign for Richmond. Cold Harbor is located about ten miles from Richmond, Virginia in Hanover County.

The Battle of Yorktown was the decisive battle of the American Revolutionary War. The French and American forces laid siege upon the British forces at Yorktown, Virginia and eventually forced the surrender of nearly one-third of the total number of British troops in America. This battle showed that massive loss of life is not the only factor that will determine the victor, as there were a relatively low number of casualties taken by both sides. Instead, it was an aggregate of economic, social, geographical, and weather factors along with a bit of luck when it came to the timing of the major military movements and tactics all led to the success of the Franco-American forces. Had it not been for these combined factors the Battle of Yorktown and the American Revolutionary Was may have had a very different outcome.

The Battle of Yorktown or better known as the Siege of Yorktown was the final battle in the American Revolution. The battle took place in Yorktown, Virginia in 1781. The battle lasted from September 28th 1781 and October 19th 1781. The American and French forces were lead by George Washington, Comte de Rochambeau, and Comte de Grasse. The conflict was caused due to many events like the Boston Massacre and The Boston Tea Party but was reinforced by how the British were treating the people of America and raising their taxes.

“Throw down your arms! Ye villains, ye rebels” (1775, 04/19: Battles of Lexington and Concord. (2007, June 26). The militiamen, who were greatly outnumbered, were ordered to leave when a shot rang out. No one really knows who fired first, but the British, hearing the shot, fired upon the small group of militia, killing eight and wounding 10 (1775, 04/19: Battles of Lexington and Concord. (2007, June 26).

Men will always fight to defend their property and their independence. This was evident in the Battle of Lexington and Concord which was one of the first battles of the Revolutionary War and the first step towards America’s independence. This battle was fought between the sophisticated British Army, also known as the Redcoats, and local the colonist men also known as minutemen. The colonies were overmatched in size and equipment however that did not stop them from fighting for their weapons and most importantly their rights.

The Battle of Cold Harbor in spring of 1864 was one of General Ulysses S. Grant’s worst offensive defeats during the Civil War. Grant failed to describe his mission command to his subordinate, direct his units to correct movement, understand his operational environment, and lead his army with a coordinated plan. Grant had a stronger, bigger, and better-equipped army than his enemy, but his failure in the mission command process led to fatal mistakes before and during the battle. Due to failed leadership, the Union preparation for this war was so poor that it suffered nearly 7,000 casualties in under an hour, making it one of the most brutal confrontations of the Civil War.

The battle of Fredericksburg started on December 11th and ended on December 15th 1862. The two generals that were a part of this war was general Robert E. Lee and general Ambrose Burnside. Burnside had a plan to cross the Rappahannock river at Fredericksburg in mid-November and race to the confederate capital of Richmond before lees army could stop him. But before Burnside could do that they had a problem which were pontoon bridges which gave lee enough time to move his army. They finally had time to build the bridges while they were under fire. While all that was happening the Union troops prepared to assault Confederate defensive positions south of the city and on a strongly fortified ridge just west of the city known as Marye's Heights.

The battle of Charleston was the worst defeat and most important battle of the revolutionary war, Lexington and Concord started it all, that's not the only battle that matters. The battle took place in present day Charleston, North Carolina. It is located at the delta of Ashley river and Cooper River which flow into the Atlantic Ocean. The British being in South Carolina caused a civil war in the colony and the colony was deeply divided between Loyalist and Patriots. During the battle both sides used the land to their advantage by using the water and things to help them. The British came in from different directions to attack. The city was such a big deal because of it being along the coast. Being along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean would help them do many things easier like ships being able to unload right at the town and it would be easier to transport soldiers. The British wanted Charleston so they could turn it into a war base.

In November 1861, Union troops seized the sea islands of South Carolina. While white residents fled upon Union arrival, 100,000 black slaves remained on the sea islands. The Union Government saw this as an opportunity to test how best to transition former slaves into freedom and self-sufficiency. This test became known as The Port Royal Experiment. In my paper, I intend to document how historians’ assessments of this experiment have changed over time, which policies during this experiment have proven to be successful, and which have not been successful. I will also observe which policies were transferred into the large-scale reconstruction policies after The Emancipation Proclamation. These conclusions may be able to give insight on why reconstruction

The Battle of Chelsea Creek, also known as the Battle of Noddle’s Island, Battle of Hog Island, and the Battle of the Chelsea Estuary, took place on May 27 and 28, 1775 in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. It is the first naval engagement and the second battle fought during the American Revolution. This battle was a military conflict between Great Britain, led by Samuel and Thomas Graves, and the US colonies, led by John Stark and Israel Putnam. Since the British held the city of Boston under their control, the colonialists in the area were prepared to drive them out. The colonials began to burn the hay that the British fed to their animals, while eliminating or removing any livestock on Noddle Island. The British forces had arrived and forced

May 31, General Sheridan’s cavalry captured the important crossroads of Old Cold Harbor. The morning after, Sheridan was able to repel an attempted repossession by Confederate infantry. Confederate reinforcements soon arrived and collided with the Union Sixth and Eighteenth Corps when they reached Cold Harbor that night. June 2, the armies had formed a seven-mile front. General Grant was poised for a major assault to General Lee’s right flank and cut off the Confederates off from Richmond, but when General Hancock's Second Corps arrived after a late-night march to help the Union left flank, the operation was delayed until the following day. This fatal delay gave Lee's troops time to build an impressive line of trenches. At dawn June 3, the Union Second, Sixth, and Eighteenth Corps, followed later by the Fifth and Ninth Corps, assaulted along the Bethesda Church-Cold Harbor line and were slaughtered at all points. Grant pulled out of Cold Harbor after nine days of trench warfare and continued to try to flank Lee's army at Petersburg.

On December 20th, 1860, South Carolina seceded from the Union. During this time, 85 federal soldiers under the command of Major Robert Anderson were stationed at Fort Moultrie, which is also located near the Charleston Harbor. To protect the federal strong hold in the south, Major Anderson moved his troops to Fort Sumter in the dark of night on December 26th. When the people of Charleston heard the news of the invasion on the fort, it did not sit well with them and other Southern states. Fort Sumter was built to protect the harbor in Charleston, now it was a military threat.

Beaufort survived and continued fighting leaving him with 19 wounds.The battle was known as "The Battle Of Malaga".(irishscientists.tripod.) A bullet was left in his lungs causing him chest pain through-out his life. While recovering he lend a hand to his brother in law with discovering the telegraph line from Dublin to Galway.In 1812 he charted the Turkish coast. As well as writing a book titled "karamania" based on his experiences on this expedition in 1817.(.encyclopedia.com/doc.). When he was 55 he was the hydrographer to the Royal Navy, he was in the position until the age of 81.(irishscientists.tripod.) In his time working there he commissioned voyages to survey and chart parts of the world. This helped Charles Darwin to sail with Captain Robert Fitzory on the Beagle. Beaufort was possibly best remembered for the table for estimating the force of wind velocities at sea The Beaufort Scale. It was scale the ranged from clam(0)- storm(13). it was first used in 1831 by Robert Fitzory. Beaufort had this idea for many years as the first recording of the Beaufort wind scale was in his journal in