Lecture 12 Flashcards
Where was the battle of Cold Harbour, ?
was fought during the American Civil War near Mechanicsville, Virginia, from May 31 to June 12, 1864,
Why was Cold Harbour rendered one of the biggest finial suicide by union soliders?
- The battle is summed by final suicide run by Union soldiers
- 7,000 killed in 20 minutes (glimpse of future WW! Battlers)
How many causalities about?
13,000 Union soliders and 2,500 confederates.
Why General Grant for the Union as, Lee to grab what bodies off the floor?
- Grant asked Lee is he could grab the bodies and wounded. Lee: only if you show flag of defeat. Grant: said fuck off, and Lee knew this was going to be a messed up war
What was the Andersonville P.O.W Camp?
The Andersonville P.O.W. Camp, in which was had - 45,000 union troops are put into open field behind stockade and creek (they shit, bath, eat, etc. in that creek). A third will die from disease
What were the conditions in Anderson ville P.O.W Camp?
- Reminiscent of total war
- Set up a dead line, anybody who crosses gets shot; suicide is common
- Once Andersonville is liberated they will find starved troops in horrible conditions
Who is Henry Wirz?
Henry Wirz was the CO of Andersonville, in which he would use the same defence as the Germans, that he in fact was just following order.
What occured to henry Wirz due to his, engagement or his way of doing things whats occured?
Henry Wirz was - Executed under the capital dome in Washington DC? As this became one of the modern war crime trials.
What was the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign (Siege or Petersburg) -
On - June 15th 1864
- Becoming like WW!
- Trenches
IN which it was like a no mans land fight -
What occured in the Republican Party Convention?
- Baltimore
- Realise that Lincoln did a lot
- Salmon P. Chase does not have a chance
What was the third resolution?
o That slavery was the start for war
o First document to enable slavery
o First to take position to ban slavery
Andrew Johnston? Who was he?
Andrew Johnston was a pro-union southern, in which his former, position was being a pro-war democrat, in which was perfect, because he chose for Lincoln. as he unifed parties.
Why did Chase Resign?
- Salmon P. Chase threatened to resign multiple times,- He is a good treasurer
- He is the guy who introduces the income tax for the united states (how they payed for war)
Salmon P Chase resigned because?
- Lincoln goes to Salmon and asks if Chase could talk to the Republican party on who to appoint
o Next day he appoints the people he wanted to appoint anyways
o Lincoln refuses to sign; Chase gives 4th resignation letter
Lincoln recieved complaints from the New York Republican beccause?
- Was expecting to get a call from Lincoln (we can work this out) but instead people are scratching off his name from his glass
o Lincoln accepted his resignation
o Now retired by Lincoln
o Chase appears on a 10,000 dollar bill as an insult
The Lincoln’s plan - in the 1864 Reconstruction Bill? In which was the post- War? Why does it almost get vetoed?
Lincoln’s 1864 Reconstruction Bill almost gets Veto, because the Bill was not being signed by- When president does not vito the bill, but fails to sign it before congress ajoins
If Lincoln never signed the 1864 Reconstruction Bill what would have occured?
- How Lincoln dealt with 1864 Reconstruction Bill
- When president does not vito the bill, but fails to sign it before congress ajoins
- ‘Awwww, I wanted to sign it, but I left it, and I cannot get it while you ajourn, aww, oops’
- If bill is not signed and not vetoed and then the next congress has to debate it from the start again
What is the Battle of Cold Mountain?
- Union miners and sappers lay explosives below Confederate lines via tunnel
What is the plan for the battle of Cold mountain?
- Plan was to blast a huge hole in the line and send black troops through that gap
o Troops practice and warned not to go into the crater but go around it
What occurs last minute? with General Burn Side ? since he is the CO of the operation?
- Last minute General Burnside (CO of operation)
- Reason is unclear but Burnside replaced blacks with whites (who were not trained)
- White untrained troops, and instead of going around the crater, the go down into it
In which what further occurs in the fight of cold mountain>?
- Confederate troops line up in the corners of the crater and massacre them
- 5,300 killed, couple hundred die of confederates
- Crater is still there today
What actually occured and why is the south willing to compromise?
- ‘useless war’
- Flags flown upside down
Who is horace Greeley?
- Not only powerful in Republican party but also in charge of the New York Tribune (Republican paper)
- Vilifies the war in an editorial
Horace Greely What does he do, like what does he do with the secret messages?
- Is being sent secret messages fromt the Confederates that they want to negotiate peace
- Some cateregorize Lincoln’s position as being ‘unconditional surrender’
o Another total war term
What does “ Unconditional surrender mean”? BY Greeley
“unconditional surrender” – Lincoln believes that these are not accredited by Jefferson Davis
- Actual messages came from Canada
What are the terms and conditions in which Mr. Horace Greeley wants to be in?
Horace Greeley wants to Negotiate under -
1) the restoration of the union
2) they abolish slavery
What occurs as Greeley tries to communicate with? or try to understand this “unconditional surrender?
- Lincoln used this as propaganda
- Confederates send counter-propaganda that say this haux was genuine
- Troubling because Democrats nominate General McClellan
- Troops can now vote in the field
- Little Mack is very popular among union troops as they never fight
Who is Fredicker Douglass?
- Asks how Lincoln will justify the lives of black soldiers lost in war if Confederates are appeased
- Will continue to fight as slavery being one of the main issues
- Lincoln makes public the goal of ending slavery
Who is Charles Robinson?
- The democratic party convention begins in Chicago
- Enjoyed the Republican party split between radicals and moderats
- The Democratic is split between War Democrats and Peace Democrats that want peace at any cost
What does he do with the letter?
- McClellan is a war democrat
- Party adopts piece platform but McClellan is on fence
- McClellan does what he does best; nothing
- Democratic party goes to his door and asks him if it is okay for him to run as nominee for the president
What is the the Fall of Atlanta?
- Sherman takes Atlanta, major moral boost
- Sherman on his arrival orders all civilians to leave Atlanta and sits there waiting for what will happen next
- News of fall of Atlanta spurs McClellan to take a positon
What causes or who is it that does these issues?
o iT iS To LaTe To TaKe PeAcE, LeGgO tO wAr
- Peace democrats yield to popular war democrat candidate
- War will continue until Union is victorious
- Disaster for Jefferson because Union will now not surrender
What occurs in the election Presidential Election of 1864?
November 8 Presidential Election 1864
- Lincoln now wins
- Soldiers give more than 70% of their vote
- Lincoln’s allies are now well seated in congress
- Knows he has four years
What occurs three days later after Sherman? After the Presidential election of 1864?
- 3 days later Sherman starts burning Atlanta probably on Lincoln’s orders
- Sherman begins to destroy everything towards the march to the sea
- Sherman’s neck ties destroyed rails to deny the Confederates advancement
What is the Savannah Campaign? or March to the Sea?
- Millions of dollars in damage
- Only thing he won’t burn are the churches; hospitals included
- Sherman wanted them to feel what war is like
What was the response for Mr. Jefferson Davis? In response to what occured in this diaster?
For Jefferson Davis this is a disaster
What occurs in the St Albans Raid?
- Knows he has two more years (Confederacy the president runs every 6 years)
- Jefferson gets desperate
In the St Albans?
- Confederate cavalry sneak into Canada disguised as hunters; rent horse; and attack from Quebec into Vermont
- Try to burn St. Ablans
- Rob banks
Canada vs the US? how is this possible…..
- Somewhere as they turn back to go into Canada, they buried the gold, and is still sitting there today.
- Saint Albans gold, people still searching
- Immediately arrested and imprisioned
- Become big heros in Canada (we are pro-confederate )
- Canadian judge releases them because they claim that they are not murderers but soldiers
- Lincoln shuts down border
What is the Rush- Bagot Treaty? How does it have to do with boats?
- Post war of 1812; no armed vessels on the Great Lakes
- Lincoln violates the Rush Bagot
- Although 9/11 Bush deploys anti-gun boats
What does the US do now>?
- Lincoln threatens Canada; you cannot prevent these raids? We will send troops to Canada to protect them.
- Canadians hated Republicanism (still recent to Napoleonic times) same to them as Nazis are; in a way
Who is George Denison 3?
- Denison’s had own cavalry
- Agent for the Confederate Secret service
- Hid and met at his house
- Denison family cemetery
- Fighting Denisons produce Admirals and Generals
- Oldest Grave in Toronto is for a Denison from 1812
- Confederates hidden around Dundas and Dufferin
George T Denison 3? In which Denison from 1812, in which what does it have to do with Jefferson Davis?
- When Jefferson Davis ends his presidency, Denison puts his papers into a safety deposit box
- Jefferson Davis; huge party in Toronto thrown when he came here
- When Lincoln is assassinated, Denison refuses to put condolences to Lincoln
Where did Jefferson Davis end up going?
- Fighting Denisons produce Admirals and Generals
- Oldest Grave in Toronto is for a Denison from 1812
- Confederates hidden around Dundas and Dufferin
o Plantations were present
o Had their compound - When Jefferson Davis ends his presidency, Denison puts his papers into a safety deposit box
Why was Jefferson Davis popularity so good?
- Jefferson Davis; huge party in Toronto thrown when he came here
- When Lincoln is assassinated, Denison refuses to put condolences to Lincoln
Where does Jefferson end up living?
- Jefferson will live on Niagra on the lake
o Many confederate exiles lived there
o All those escaped blacks; once war ends; Ontarians give them the boot (wanted them when it was inconveintient in the 1850 compromise and Washington had to capture escaped slaves) not because Canadians are nice, to give a f*** you to the white house
Jefferson ends up moving to where ? Where does he end up moving to? What country?
Denison ends up moving to what country Cuba? - Denison becomes good buds with Robert E. Lee
- Denison would holiday with Jefferson Davis in Cuba
Who is John Wilkes Booth? What does he do? What does he plan on doing?
- Confederate
- Montreal
- After performances meets with Confederate secret service agents
- Instead of kidnapping Lincoln, they decided to murder him
What does Confederates resort to? -
Reports trace back to Peterborough Ontario. Conspiracy goes as far to Ontario for assasiation of Lincoln
- Confederates resort to terrorism
What do the new York City Fire Plots have to do with?? Mr. Lincoln.
New York City Fire Plot
- November 25th (after Lincoln’s reelection)
- Confederates plant 400 bombs in New York city
- But incedary bombs on timers
- Bombs went off at the same time
- New York fire department reponds
