Army of the Tennessee

that was located fifty miles southwest of Maryville, Tennessee. While living with the Cherokees, Houston gained a unique understanding and respect for the Native American culture that most other white leaders did not fully appreciate. Houston’s knowledge of Native American traditions and culture helped to contribute to the respect Houston would gain in the political world. In March 1813, Houston enlisted in the United States Army. While in the army, Houston had rapidly been promoted in higher…

in Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee and lasting just two days, more than twenty thousand confederate and union soldiers lost their lives. The violent battle was critical for General Ulysses S. Grant and the union because it secured the Mississippi waterway. It also demonstrated just how much grit it was going to take to win the war. America had never seen so much bloodshed in a single battle. It was the battle of Shiloh that set the tone for the Union and Confederate armies, proving that this war…

upernatural Experiences In, "Army Apparitions," Alan Moore informs his audience about ghost stories that are related to the military. In the text, "Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories," Ambrose Bierce tells his audience of paranormal activity that has happened in all of the ghost stories. Some of the stories are related to the spirits of the dead, and the other ghost stories are related to the disappearances of the living souls. The implied message in the, "Army Apparitions," text…

major in the military. Sam was only 14 when he and his family made the trip from Virginia to Tennessee, a journey of about 524 miles on foot. During 1806 Sam had decided to run away from home and lived with the Cherokee. At that time Sam was only 16 years old. While Sam was living with the Cherokee,…

War. He is known for being a great general who guided the Union troops to their triumph over the Confederate armies. He was victorious when he captured Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in Tennessee and when he crushed a large Confederate army in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Grant’s contribution to ending the Civil War, however, was when he led his forces to lay siege to Lee’s Northern Virginia army in Petersburg, Virginia, which forced the Confederate surrender there. Later, Grant became the eighteenth…

reasons. He was in the Continental Army as a courier (runner) when he was a young boy (13). He was abused by a British officer while held prisoner in South Carolina in 1781. He suffered from smallpox while held as a prisoner of war. Both his brothers and mother died during this time leaving him an orphan at age 14. Later as Jackson grew to be a man, he taught school and practiced law. He was the first congressman elected from the new state of Tennessee after Tennessee separated from North…

successful strikes at Fort Henry and Donelson. However, Grant and the army ran into trouble when attacking Corinth, Mississippi. The army was caught unaware and the bloodbath of Shiloh took place. Though, the Union was victorious, but people/soldiers were mad at the bloodbath and the Union unpreparedness. With this victory, Grant and the Army of Tennessee push forward towards Vicksburg. This became a six month ordeal for the army and Grant. Grant tried a lot of maneuvers and eventually…

The Battle of Shiloh was fought on April sixth to April seventh in 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. The Union Generals were Ulysses S. Grant and Don Carlos Buell, the Confederate General was Albert Sidney Johnston. The Battle of Shiloh was considered the bloodiest battle of the Civil War with around 23,700 deaths in all. This was one of the first successful outcomes for the Union and sparked a light of hope for the fighting soldiers. The battle begins with Confederate General Johnston…

1807, Sam moved to Blount County, Tennessee with his family. As a rebellious youngster, he left home when his older brother tried to make him work at the family store as a shop keeper when he was 16 years old. During this time, Sam lived with the Cherokees who he started to recognize as his family. The Indians gave him the name of “Colonneh,” meaning “the Raven.” This began Sam’s life-long sympathy for the Indians. On March 24, 1813, Houston joined the U.S. Army and fought in the War of 1812.…

June 26, 1842 to a wealthy family in Cuba. When she was 7 she was sent to school in New Orleans, where she lived with her aunt. In 1856, when Loreta was 14, ran away secretly to marry an officer in the Texan army. When Texas seceded from the Union in 1861, her husband joined the Confederate army and Velazquez pleaded with him to allow her to join him. When her husband refused Loreta had a uniform made and disguised herself as a man, using the man Harry T. Buford. Once she had achieve the…