Civil War Footsteps

Following Union Regiments from their creation to the end of the war. Describing battles & stories of the soldiers.

[Military History Now @MilHistNow]

Today in 1864, the Confederate stronghold of Atlanta falls to William Tecumseh Sherman's army.

To celebrate the Union victory, Sherman's friend Ulysses S. Grant orders a 100-gun salute to be fired...

... directly into Rebel defences at the siege of Petersburg, Virginia.

[SUVCW National HQ @SUVCW]

Happy Birthday to us!! On November 12th, 1881, the Sons Of Union Veterans Of The Civil War is founded in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania by Major A.P. Davis. 141 years later, we are still working hard to educate about and honor the service of our Union Civil War ancestors.#SUVCW #History

[Civil War Footsteps @CivilwarF]

Great reference book, a must for any research project.

[The Western Theater in the Civil War @WesternTheater]

We decided to start a new series of blog posts on the Western Theater site called WTCW Essential Books. These posts are not going to be book reviews, more like short summaries of the essential books and their importance to Western Theater historiography.

[Civil War Footsteps @CivilwarF]

Picked up these two books. Great topics about the international aspect of the Civil War, it just abroad, but at home too!

[Civil War On This Day @CivilWarOTD]

Jefferson Davis was captured by @USArmy cavalry near Irwinville, GA #OTD in 1865. He had fled the confederate capital of Richmond with his wife a month earlier, as U.S. forces surrounded the city. #CivilWar

[Civil War On This Day @CivilWarOTD]

Admiral David Farragut, a southerner by birth who had remained loyal to the U.S. at the outbreak of the #CivilWar, successfully led his Gulf Blockading Squadron past the confederate positions at Fort St. Philip and Fort Jackson, LA #OTD in 1862. #ConfederateHeritageMonth

[Civil War Times Magazine @CivilWarTimes]

In the weeks following the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, tens of thousands of families waited anxiously for word of the fate of their loved ones. https://t.co/OV0pnM4SX6

[Civil War Trails @CivilWarTrails]

The Pittsburgh Civil War symposium is underway!

[Civil War Footsteps @CivilwarF]

Very good book we just picked up. Freedom by the sword. Highly recommend. #books #book #historybooks

[SUVCW National HQ @SUVCW]

Happy 222nd birthday to General William T. “Uncle Billy” Sherman! 🇺🇸🇺🇸
#SUVCW #OTD #CivilWarHistory #USArmedForces #History #MilitaryHistory

[SUVCW National HQ @SUVCW]

#OTD in 1862, #USArmedForces commanded by Ulysses S Grant & Andrew Foote wrest #FortHenryTN from rebel control. Read ⁦@Battlefields summary of key facts.⁩🇺🇸🇺🇸 #SUVCW #CW160 #CivilWarHistory #USN ⁦@TennHistory⁩ #USGrant200 https://t.co/IR7QLUFMRd

[SUVCW National HQ @SUVCW]

#SUVCW #CivilWarHistory #POTUS16 #Veterans #History #AbrahamLincoln ⁦@HISTORY⁩ #AfricanAmericanHistory ⁦@transcribe_usct⁩ #AmericanHistory #CivilWarMedicine ⁦@CivilWarMed⁩ https://t.co/wNKwkmgTNP

[SUVCW National HQ @SUVCW]

Huzzah! Huzzah! #SUVCW Brothers in #Pennsylvania have recovered remnants of 5 previously lost #CivilWar #battleflags and have given them to the Pennsylvania Capitol #Preservation Committee, Among the flags found: those for the 29th, 61st & 82nd PA #Infantry regiments.🇺🇸🇺🇸
#CW160

[Lincoln Belongs To The Ages @Mr_Lincoln]

#OTD 160 years ago, Lincoln names Ohioan Edwin M. Stanton to be the new Secretary of War. An exemplary appointment.

[SUVCW National HQ @SUVCW]

George Bonebrake became a major in the #USArmy’s 69th #Indiana. After the #CivilWar he moved to southern #California where he became president of the #LosAngeles National Bank.🇺🇸🇺🇸
#veterans #honorthem ⁦@IndianaHistory⁩ #SUVCW #CW160 ⁦#History https://t.co/VijRi0I3YL

[SUVCW National HQ @SUVCW]

#OTD in 1861, #Delaware decides to remain loyal to the United States, rejecting secession. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
#CivilWarHistory #CW160 #AmericanHistory #SUVCW
https://t.co/cllXgWzWMW via @delawareonline

[Teaching the Civil War @fifer1863]

Resharing my colorization of Thomas Nast's "Christmas Eve" Originally published in Harper's Weekly on Jan 3, 1863, it shows a wife and her soldier husband separated on Christmas. So many hidden details in the image. It was so much fun doing this one. #sschat #teachcivilwar

[SUVCW National HQ @SUVCW]

A Merry Christmas to all from #SUVCW! 🎄🇺🇸🎄🇺🇸
#Christmas2021 #CivilWarHistory
(Learn about this « Christmas Dinner » sketch by Civil War journalist Edwin Forbes: https://t.co/TYs0xbIWeG)

[Civil War On This Day @CivilWarOTD]

Captain Julian G. Dickinson was born #OTD in 1843. While serving as Adjutant of the 4th Michigan Cavalry, Dickinson was in command of the detachment of troopers that captured confederate President Jefferson Davis on My 10, 1865. #CivilWar