Shippensburg Research Paper

Grant began to make plans for a campaign against Vicksburg. The campaign in the American Civil War culminating in the surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant on July 4, 1863. General Ulysses S. Grant with the largest force, about 67, 000 men. I was to guard rail communications and occupy towns in the Union. It held territory in the west, but he would concentrate on taking Vicksburg. Vicksburg is the last principal confederate bastion on the

The Union had two corps led by general Sherman and McPherson at first the battle was only light fighting because of heavy rain at the time but at 11 a.m. and pushed the Confederates back out of Jackson. The loss of the state’s capital was a cause for loss of morale for the defenders at Vicksburg. The union army marched on the Jackson road towards Vicksburg and attack Pemberton’s force on its left. Pemberton then moved his troops on top of Champion Hill. The attack started at about 11:30 a.m. and quickly took the hill and caused the Confederates to retreat to Vicksburg. The retreat got to the Big Black River on May 17 and Pemberton orders three brigades to defend it. The large Union Army quickly caused a retreat and the Confederates set fire to the only two bridges at the site letting the defenses at Vicksburg get more prepared.

On November 26, 1862, the Union army arrived in Falmouth, Virginia and across the Rappahannock River was Fredericksburg where the Confederate forces had fortified the hills behind the city. They would stay in Falmouth until December 11 when they bombarded Fredericksburg on December 13 and moved into the destroyed city, but the Confederates were in the hills. The next day the 44th New York, Orsell’s regiment joined the Third Brigade as they attempted to capture the Confederate’s position. They moved through the hills and ravine trying to avoid sniper and cannon fire, but they had to take cover behind a small rise in the ground and spend the night there in the mud. The next morning, December 14, after thirty hours of being in battle the Third

On the 24th of December, 1864, Union ships have started engaging the Confederate forces of Fort Fisher, North Carolina, just south of Wilmington. Thus far the Confederate fort’s large guns have kept the Union ships at a distance and nullified the attack.

The Confederacy's surrendered on April 9, 1865. More than a month after the Confederates had surrendered, on May 12, at 2:00 am the Confederate troops attempted to surround the Union troops, but no signs of people were found. Later at 3:00 pm Col. John’s guns began to fire and the Confederate troops attacked,

On April 1863, grant begin a campaign against Vicksburg and John Pemberton (confederate defender). Landing below Vicksburg grants forces posed a threat by joseph e. Johnston’s. When the union attacked pemberton’s forces, it left the confederates no option but two retreat. On May 19 and 22 the federal’s attacked the union, so they decided to surround the city , there was warfare for 47 days before finally they surrounded

Germantown Ohio was one of the four original townships in Montgomery County when Ohio became a state.Philip Gunkel was my sixth great uncle. He founded a town in Ohio named GermanTown. Philip Gunkel came to Pennsylvania in 1804, with a group of German settlers. There were twenty families, with Philip being the leader, and him being the only one who was able to speak English in the group. He and the other settlers traveled to Ohio, and founded their town named GermanTown.He chose a sight for a “gristmill”, or a mill that grinds dust. They set up a sight for the gristmill and the town layout. This was set up in 1814 and is still the heart of the municipality or“A city or town that has corporate status and local government.” Germantown has undergone

My essay is about the Spotsylvania county courthouse Battlefield rumor has it that there is paranormal activity such as moaning and more read my essay if you want to learn about the spotsylvania courthouse battlefield also known as ‘’Bloody Angle’’

Sherman arrived on the outskirts of Savannah on December 11, 1864. The city was occupied by Confederate troops, and they had the city locked down. To help seize the city Sherman would have to capture Fort McAllister to be able to safely advance to Savannah. Sherman sends 4,000 infantry to seize the fort. After a very brief struggle the fort is seized and is in control by Sherman, and this fort gives him

The municipal government of Penticton has worked hard to make it one of the most livable cities in the Okanagan. The broad vision statement and growth plan of Penticton coupled with excellent use of green space and its focus on creating a tourist friendly destination have attracted many new residents to this forward-thinking city.

Seaman High School has many policies that keep its students in check and ready for the everyday life outside of it. The rule that I find non-beneficial to its students is, the parking fee it charges us who drive to school. Money that the school obtains from this fee isn’t used beneficially for its students in the correct way; for example, every winter when we have a heavy output of snow or ice on the ground, nothing is done to the parking lots, to ensure student safety. A parking fee should be used for the up keep and safety level of the parking lot. So, why should we have to pay a fee to drive to school when it isn’t used to benefit us? For this reason, our school should do away with a parking fee, if we are to be charged to park here, then

This was considered a campaign but was mostly know as the Siege Of Petersburg. It was a series of battles around Petersburg, Virginia. The commander of the Union forces leading these battles was General Grant and theses battles were fought from June 9,1864 to March 25,1865. During these battles the Union Forces dug trench lines that extended over 30 miles from Richmond, Virginia and Petersburg. Petersburg had many supplies lines leading into the city mainly because of General Robert E. Lee’s army who was stationed there. Since the Union army could cut off all the supplies lines leading into the city's General Robert Lee made the decision of calling off all the supplies lines. Lee finally abandoned the city leading to his retreat and then later

CNN)A gas leak at a Motel 6 in Bremerton, Washington, caused an explosion so severe it brought down a section of the building and flung firefighters 20 feet away.

Carl van Vechten, born in 1880 in Cedar Rapids, and died in 1964 in New York City, was an American photographer, critic, essayist, and writer. Graduating from the University of Chicago (1903), then contributing to "Chicago American", Van Vechten moved to New York, where he started to develop his interests in music, dance, and theatre, as a critic at "New York Times". Even though in his journalist career he often provided visual material accompanying his articles, his real growth in photography came not until 1932, given his first 35mm Leica camera. During the next decades of his artistic prominence, van Vechten produced a vast body of work, which can be named an anthology of the most important figures of the 20th century culture. He instantly

Battle Bay is a game which is very different from the others. It has a simple game play in which the players are provided with a wide range of options in choosing a ship. When the players have chosen a ship the next step is to equip the ship with the guns that are necessary for the big fight. After the ship has been equipped with the weapons it is to be taken towards the tides where the real game begins. The game is about the power of mastering the strategy of seafaring and the power of fire. There are different classes of ships from which the player is supposed to choose the best one. Each class of ship has its own specialties and specifications. One of the classes is the Enforcer class in which is sure to cause devastation to the enemy by its highly offensive and powerful punch.