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Category Archives: Trans-Mississippi
Union Warriors of the Trans-Mississippi West – The Indian Brigade
Particularly in the Trans-Mississippi West, Native American loyalty and animosity was quite a complex issue. Frustrations with white settlers had simmered for approximately two centuries by the time of the Civil War and Native Americans in the west were forced … Continue reading
Just Who Was Abraham? (pt. 2)
Before the war, there was an enslaved man called Abraham. His last name was unknown. Here is what is known: The black man known as Abraham was between 18-25 years old at the time of the Siege of Vicksburg. He … Continue reading
Surviving Quantrill’s Raid on Lawrence
August 21 marked the 156th anniversary of Missouri guerrilla chieftain William C. Quantrill’s infamous Raid on Lawrence, Kansas – one of the bloodiest and most significant irregular attacks against civilians during the American Civil War. A center of abolition and … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Trans-Mississippi
Tagged Kansas, Missouri, Raid on Lawrence, William Quantrill
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The Trust’s 2019 Teacher Institute: East vs. West
During his session yesterday discussing the eastern theater versus the western theater, Kris White took a few minutes to define the theaters of war. The eastern theater included Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia. “It was essentially concentrated in a 200-mile corridor … Continue reading
Colonel Albert Brackett’s Body Armor
The notion of a bullet proof vests during the Civil War is almost universally mocked. In my experience giving battlefield tours, I’ve found that kids are the only ones to ask, “did they use body armor” or “why didn’t they … Continue reading
Giving No Quarter – How the 39th Missouri Lost the Highest Percentage of Men Killed in a Single Engagement of the Civil War
Ever since the guns went silent in 1865, there has always been a debate about casualty rates for Civil War units and battles among historians and enthusiasts alike. The regiments who sustained these enormous casualty rates have been immortalized in … Continue reading
Civil War Echoes: The Battle of Okinawa
Today 74 years ago Operation Iceberg, the invasion of Okinawa, got underway as the first of 183,000 soldiers and Marines of U.S. Tenth Army swarmed ashore at Hagushi on the island’s west coast. It was the largest amphibious operation of … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles, Ties to the War, Trans-Mississippi
Tagged 17th Infantry, Army of the Potomac, Franklin Buchanan, Jacob Zeilin, Japan, Japanese Army, Marine Corps, Matthew Perry, New York, Okinawa, Pacific War, Romeyn B. Ayres, Sykes' Regular Division, Sykes' U.S. Regulars, U.S. Regulars, United States Regulars, World War II
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Question of the Week: 2/25-3/3/19
The Trans-Mississippi theater of the war encompasses the region and military actions west of the Mississippi River. Who is your favorite commander in that area? Why? And if you need a reminder for some of the major campaigns and actions, … Continue reading
Posted in Question of the Week, Trans-Mississippi
Tagged Question of the Week, Trans-Mississippi
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Remember Poison Spring!
If you have seen the 2012 film Lincoln, you may remember the first two scenes: a gruesome hand-to-hand fight between white Confederate troops and African-American Federal soldiers, and two USCTs speaking with their commander-in-chief. Besides the overarching themes of race, … Continue reading
