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Numerous battlefields and sites have been partially or fully preserved in Virginia. Those managed by the Federal government include Manassas National Battlefield Park, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, Petersburg National Battlefield, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park.

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When I visited there last week, my dousing rods located countless males buried in the backyard of a private residence, yards away from Battery 26. In his front yard, my dousing rods picked up several female burials which suggests that area marked a family cemetery, maybe the Rives Family Cemetery. The owner was familiar with some battle history because he noted years ago, civil war historians and collectors received permission to scan his property for relics of which they found many.

Please Note: These primary sources retain the wording, spelling, punctuation, and lack of punctuation as written by the eyewitnesses of the Battle of Antietam and those who experienced its aftermath.Teachers: This handout contains excerpts of eyewitness accounts, diary entries, and letters for you to read to your students or to assign to your students as an independent reading activity. Afterwards, have the students imagine that they are Civil War soldiers or civilians. Have them compose their own journal entries or letters to loved ones.____________________________________________________________Sunday Sept. 21, 1862 Dear Folks,On the 8th we struck up the refrain of "Maryland, My Maryland!" and camped in an apple orchard. We went hungry, for six days not a morsel of bread or meat had gone in our stomachs - and our menu consisted of apple; and corn. We toasted, we burned, we stewed, we boiled, we roasted these two together, and singly, until there was not a man whose form had not caved in, and who had not a bad attack of diarrhea. Our under-clothes were foul and hanging in strips, our socks worn out, and half of the men were bare-footed, many were lame and were sent to the rear; others, of sterner stuff, hobbled along and managed to keep up, while gangs from every company went off in the surrounding country looking for food. . . Many became ill from exposure and starvation, and were left on the road. The ambulances were full, and the whole route was marked with a sick, lame, limping lot, that straggled to the farm- houses that lined the way, and who, in all cases, succored and cared for them. . .In an hour after the passage of the Potomac the command continued the march through the rich fields of Maryland. The country people lined the roads, gazing in open-eyed wonder upon the long lines of infantry . . .and as far as the eye could reach, was the glitter of the swaying points of the bayonets. It was the first ragged Rebels they had ever seen, and though they did not act either as friends or foes, still they gave liberally, and every haversack was full that day at least. No houses were entered - no damage was done, and the farmers in the vicinity must have drawn a long breath as they saw how safe their property was in the very midst of the army.Pvt. Alexander Hunter, Company A, 17th Virginia Infantry____________________________________________________________It was no longer alone the boom of the batteries, but a rattle of musketry--at first like pattering drops upon a roof; then a roll, crash, roar, and rush, like a mighty ocean billow upon the shore, chafing the pebbles, wave on wave, with deep and heavy explosions of the batteries, like the crashing of the thunderbolts.Charles Carleton Coffin, Army Correspondent____________________________________________________________Sometimes a shell would burst just over our heads, scattering the fragments among us.Lt. Thomas H. Evans, 12th U.S. Infantry____________________________________________________________

History of the 35th Massachusetts Volunteers, p. 48.____________________________________________________________Such a storm of balls I never conceived it possible for men to live through. Shot and shell shrieking and crashing, canister and bullets whistling and hissing most fiend-like through the air until you could almost see them. In that mile's ride I never expected to come back alive.Lt. Col. A.S. "Sandie" Pendleton, CSA Douglass Southall Freeman, Lee's Lieutenants. NewYork, 1946, p. 208.____________________________________________________________The third shell struck and killed my horse and bursting, blew him to pieces, knocked me down, of course, and tore off my right arm...Pvt. Ezra E. Stickley, Company A, 5th Virginia Infantry "Wounded at Sharpsburg," Confederate Veteran Magazine. Vol XXV, No. 9, September 1917, p. 400.____________________________________________________________A strong, sturdy-looking Reb was coming laboriously on with a Yank of no small proportions perched on his shoulders. Wonderingly I joined the group surrounding and accompanying them at every step, and then I learned why all this especial demonstration; why the Union soldiers cheered and again cheered this Confederate soldier, not because of the fact alone that he had brought into the hospital a sorely wounded Federal soldier, who must have died from hemorrhage had he been left on the field, but from the fact, that was palpable at a glance, that the Confederate too was wounded. He was totally blind; a Yankee bullet had passed directly across and destroyed both eyes, and the light for him had gone out forever. But on he marched, with his brother in misery perched on his sturdy shoulders. He would accept no assistance until his partner announced to him that they had reached their goal - the field hospital. It appears that they lay close together on the field, and after the roar of battle had been succeeded by that painfully intense silence that hangs over a hard-contested battlefield; where the issue is yet in doubt, and where a single rifle shot on the skirmish line falls on your ear like the crack of a thousand cannon. The groans of the wounded Yank reached the alert ears of his sightless Confederate neighbor, who called to him, asking him the nature and extent of his wounds. On learning the serious nature of them, he said: "Now, Yank, I can't see, or I'd get out of here mighty lively. Some darned Yank has shot away my eyes, but I feel as strong otherwise as ever. If you think you can get on my back and do the seeing, I will do the walking, and we'll sail into some hospital where we can both receive surgical treatment." This programme had been followed and with complete success.We assisted the Yank to alight from his Rebel war-horse, and you can rest assured that loud and imperative call was made for the surgeons to give not only the Yank, but his noble Confederate partner, immediate and careful attention.

The first major land battle of the Civil War erupted on the fields outside this small town on July 21, 1861. Northern 90-day recruits had little training and expected a speedy victory over the unruly Southern states when they marched proudly out of Washington, on one sunny July morning. They were headed to a humiliating defeat, as crack Southern troops under the command of leaders like Thomas J 'Stonewall' Jackson, quickly routed the Union army. Today, amid fields of wildflowers, tall grass swaying in the breeze and split-rail fences, it's difficult to conceive of the bloodshed that occurred here: some 4700 casualties in one day. A good place to start the journey into the past is at the Henry Hill Visitor Center. A 45-minute film, a great collection of artifacts and an electronic map give you a God's-eye view of the battles fought here. Afterwards, pick up a trail guide and walk the fields and forests where the artillery shells and musket fire rang out. Loop trails range from short (0.6 miles) to long (6.2 miles), and there's also a self-guided driving tour.

The burning of Hampton, like the destruction of Fredericksburg, Vicksburg, Atlanta, and Chambersburg, reveals that cities that came under fire during the Civil War provoked disputes about battles and sieges, and acts of retaliation and defense as military tactics. The presence of civilians in cities complicated these discussions, and helped to shape critiques of urban destruction as a military tactic.

With WWII widely regarded as a continuation of the WWI, the interwar years were a period of preparation. During this time, the United States determined to develop a semiautomatic battle rifle to improve over bolt-action rifles by firing one round with each pull of the trigger. With automatic rifles like the BAR and semiautomatic pistols like the 1911, one might suppose that this would be a simple adaptation. However, in practice, it proved extraordinarily difficult. Solving this problem required the full attention of a mechanical genius for two decades. John Cantius Garand was a Canadian emigre who displayed signs of inventive brilliance from a young age.

General Sherman fought war without regard to civilian casualties. This was a departure from the civilities expected and practiced in the conduct of war in the 19th century. Sherman understood the relationship between the soldiers and the civilians at home. He destroyed and burned what he could not confiscate. Lower morale on the home front would negatively affect those on the battlefield. In return, he and his men were hated by Southern women.June 27: Sherman started his troops on an easterly trajectory in early May. He commanded about 100,000 men divided between the Army of the Cumberland, Army of the Tennessee and Army of the Ohio to face the enemy's Army of Tennessee commanded by Gen. Joseph Johnston, a victorious veteran of many prior campaigns. Lee had ordered General Johnston to impede Sherman's progress. There were a series of skirmishes that were generally favorable to the Union particularly because Johnston was evading pitched battle. Then they faced each other at Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia--about 20 miles from Atlanta. Sherman had double the troop strength of Johnston and was anxious to seize the advantage. He ordered a frontal assault against the entrenched defenses---and paid the price. He was anxious to destroy the enemy army, and had impetuously ordered a frontal attack and was repulsed. Johnston was rewarded for his victory by President Davis. The Confederate president discharged the general summarily less than a month later. He had disliked this general over a period of years and was unhappy with his officer's supposed penchant for retreating in the face of superior forces. In February 1865, Johnston returned to duty at the personal request of General Lee.July 20: John Bell Hood was the newly promoted commander of the Army of Tennessee. He knew his predecessor's fate and ordered an attack based on Johnston's plan as columns of the Army of the Cumberland crossed Peach Tree Creek.