Santa Rosa Island Battle

The Cow Cavalry consisted of 800 men and was from Fort Myers all the way to Georgia. They patrolled 300 miles of dusty trails and open ranges and they enabled cattle drivers to be renewed. By February of 1865 the Cow Cavalry was so successful that there was rumors that the union would soon abandon Fort Myers. Major William Footman decided he wanted to give the 300 northerners a push by planning a surprise attack on the fort. But earlier the Cow Cavalry had captured 5 of the men in the fort and had told Major Footman that there were women and children in there, after learning that Major Footman had decided to send a surrender demand. But of course the northerners had refused the demand. Because they refused the demand it started the “southernmost” battle of the Civil War. Unable to take the fort by force the rebels retreated into the bush but federals unilaterally abandoned the place a few weeks

Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina was attacked by Confederate Brig, Gen. P.G.T Beauregard Yesterday after Union Maj. Robert Anderson refused to aids. Gen. Beauregard sent out 3 boats with surrenders on them to convince Maj. Anderson to surrender because of his lack of supplies and ammunition. Anderson refused to surrender and the Confederates started firing. Anderson returned fire but not till 2 hours later because of his low ammunition and supplies. The battle went on for another 32 hours before the Union decided to surrender. Surprisingly no one was killed in the war on either side of the fighting and the Confederates allowed the Union a 100 gun salute, which was shortened to a 50 gun after an accidental explosion killed one

The Battle of Chickamauga took place in Northwestern Georgia on September 19th 1863 through the 20th. The Union army was led by General William Rosecrans. The Confederate army was led General Braxton Bragg’s. During the battle the Union came up on the confederate cavalry at the northern end of the war zone. When the day progressed reinforcements came for both sides. That same night the confederate army divides their army into two wings one lead by General James Longstreet and the other by General Leonidas Polk. At this time the Union was commanded by General George Thomas. On September 20th General Polk’s wing attacked Thomas troops. General Rosecrans acted by sending reinforcements. When he sent backup it created a gap in the Union’s line

The second battle of fort fisher was a union attack against fort Fisher in North Carolina. Fort Fisher was very important to the confederacy because it provided a port for ships creating a blockade. The second battle of fort fisher happened on January 13, 1865-January 15, 1865 . It resulted in a union victory. There was over 1,900 deaths in the second battle of fort Fisher and the entire fort was

U.S. Major Robert Anderson occupied the unfinished fort in December 1860 following South Carolina’s secession from the Union, initiating a standoff with the state militia forces. When President Abraham Lincoln announced plans to resupply the fort, Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard shelled Fort Sumter in April of 1861. After a 34 hour exchange, Anderson and his soldiers surrendered the fort. Confederate troops then would come to occupy fort Sumter for almost four years, before abandoning the fort prior to William Truman’s capture of Charleston in February 1865. (The Civil War: Primary Documents on Events from 1860 to 1865, 79)

A battle that had a decisive outcome in the year of 1862 for both the Confederates and the Union, has since disappeared, an island eroded by the weather, with only a small marker to remember its significance about three miles away from its actual location. The battle of Island No. 10 is often overlooked in Civil War history, with very few publications covering the topic compared to other Civil War events. Even though the battle for this island was a significant one, it is not well known throughout the history community, and this could partly be contributed to the fact that it was fought in between two of the largest battles that occurred in the western theater of the war: Fort Donelson and Shiloh. It is an unfamiliar and surprisingly important

The Battle of San Juan Hill took place in the hills surrounding Santiago, Cuba on July 1, 1898. It was a battle between the Spanish forces commanded by General Arsenio Linares and the United States Army V Corps commanded by MG William Schafter. Although the United States won the battle, MG Shafter did not properly exercise all of the principles of mission command prior to and during the battle. MG Shafter failed to provide a clear commander’s intent and exercise prudent risk, but several of his subordinate leaders developed cohesive teams through mutual trust and exercised disciplined initiative to win the Battle of San Juan Hill.

On April 12-14, 1861, the Battle of Fort Sumter happened. The location of the Battle of Fort Sumter is near Charleston, South Carolina. General P.G.T Beauregard, who was the commander of the Confederate army, ordered for the Union’s surrender of the Fort. However, Major Robert Anderson stood his front and refused to surrender which resulted in the Confederates opening fire on the Fort on April 12. Major Robert Anderson was unable to return the gunfire for the first two hours as the fort lacked ammunition and fuses. Abner DoubleDay, who was captain of the Union army, was the one who fired the first shot to defend the fort. The firing continued all day but lessened as the Union Army had to save their ammunition. On April 13, Major Robert Anderson decided to surrender the fort and it was a victory for the Confederates. There were 580 forces engaged, 80 from the Union and 500 from the Confederates. The important figures in this battle are General P.G.T Beauregard, Major Robert Anderson, Edmund Ruffin, Abner DoubleDay, Louis Wigfall, Private Daniel Hough, and Private Edward Galloway. Surprisingly, there were no casualties in this battle. It has major significance as it was the site of the first

Throughout American history, a number of battles come to hold iconic positions in the shaping of this great nation: Lexington and Concord, the Battle of Bunker Hill, the Alamo, Gettysburg, Belleau Wood, Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima and the Battle of the Bulge, just to name a few. When the Spanish-American War of is thought of, the Battle of San Juan Hill undoubtedly comes to mind. Americans think of the great sacrifices throughout the fight. They think of Teddy Roosevelt charging up San Juan hill, leading his Rough Riders to a miraculous victory. They remember this all-American combination of valiant cowboys, Ivy Leaguers, Pawnee Scouts, polo players and New York City policemen

The Battle of Palmito Ranch was the last land action battle of the Civil War. Both the Union and Confederate forces were aware of the surrender of Robert E. Lee, just a few weeks before. On May 1, 1865 there was a steamer

The naval side of the civil war in Florida all started with the Pensacola harbor. There was a navy yard and three forts guarding the harbor, including Fort Barrancas, Fort McRee, and Fort Pickins. On January 8, 1861, Florida Governor Madison S. Perry authorized Colonel Chase to seizing the forts at Pensacola. On the Fort Barrancas, 1st Lieutenant Adam J. Slemmer was an officer from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania during the Seminole Wars and the American Civil War. He heard rumors that the Florida Militia was planning on seizing the Navy Yard, the barracks and the forts in the Pensacola areas. With Slemmer not wanting to enter the union he moved gunpowder and other materials to Fort Pickens, which he thought, would be the safest port to fight from.

The Battle of San Jacinto was a decisive battle that helped to secure the independence of Texas. The Battle occurred on the 21st of April, 1836 in which the Texan Army led by General Sam Houston defeated the Mexican Army led by General Santa Anna. Despite the Mexican Army having a superior number of troops and equipment, they were not able to defeat the Texan Army, and thus led to the eventual capture of General Santa Anna and the withdraw of Mexican Forces from Texas (Hardin, 1994). The one key element that aided the victory of the Texan Army was the patience and terrain knowledge that General Houston had. What if General Santa Anna had sent a scout element to recon the terrain? What if General Santa Anna

This paper will examine the British and American Southern Loyalist defeat in the Battle of Kings Mountain and discuss the assumptions the British made including loyalist support, logistic support, and terrain advantage.

After several months of battles between the north and the south in several states, including North Carolina, Virginia, Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee, the war reached Florida in 1861. The first battle to reach Florida occurred when there was a standoff at Fort Pickens. When Florida seceded from the Union, there were Union soldiers stationed at Fort Pickens that were asked to surrender. A force of almost 1,000 volunteer soldiers landed on Santa Rosa Island with the intent of raiding the outlying defenses and camps near Fort Pickens. General Richard H. Anderson led these soldiers. Mainly the Sixth New York Infantry Regiment defended the forts and camps. Soon after the Confederates burned and ransacked the Union camp, reinforcements were sent from Fort Pickens to assist the confused Union soldiers. The Confederates had 18 killed, 39 wounded, and 30 imprisoned soldiers, while the Union had 14 killed, 29 wounded, and 20 imprisoned. By March 1862, the Confederates completely withdrew from the area. This battle became known as the Battle of Santa Rosa Island because the union troops landed on Santa Rosa Island, four miles east of Fort Pickens.

Some of the bloodiest fight of World War II came in the Pacific. Much of that fighting came at the Battle of Guadalcanal. A remote island in the Solomons Island chain, Guadalcanal was not thought of as important, prior to 1942. For several reasons, Guadalcanal was the most significant battle of the war in the Pacific. The Battle of Guadalcanal was the first offensive the United States took in World War II. Because of its location, Guadalcanal pushed back the Japanese defensive ring, and put the U.S. in an aggressive mindset. As an intangible factor, the victory at Guadalcanal provided a much needed morale boost to U.S. servicemen, who had not had a decisive triumph against the Japanese. Most importantly, the U.S. gained control of an important airstrip on Guadalcanal that the Japanese had been trying to utilize.