William “Little Billy” Mahone—Part Two
Today we welcome back guest author William F. Floyd, Jr. William worked for forty years for the City of Norfolk. In his retirement, he’s now pursuing the study of history at Tidewater Community College. The second in a two-part series. *************************************************************** Mahone was present at the Battle of Fredericksburg in December but his brigade was […]
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I caught the sun over Fairview today as I was doing a little battlefielding at Chancellorsville. . . .
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As the main attack of the XV Corps moved forward, one of the most savage actions of the fight on the north end of the Kennesaw line occurred in the diversion assault launched by the Army of the Tennessee. In the low ground below Pigeon Hill and in front of Walker’s Division, the Confederate picket […]
Read more...The Kennesaw Line: Eyewitness at the Dead Angle
The fighting at the Dead Angle on Cheatham Hill was some of the most brutal in the Civil War, similar to the vicious fight at Spotsylvania Court House. Captain James Hall of the 9th Tennessee Infantry gave a graphic account of the fighting there: 27th of June. On this day, General Sherman assaulted our lines with a […]
Read more...The Kennesaw Line: Charles Harker and the “tornado of fire”
Newton’s right brigade was led forward on the fateful morning of June 27 by 27-year-old Brig. Gen. Charles Garrison Harker, a charismatic, handsome, and talented young New Jersey native. Harker had become a stand-out in the Army of the Cumberland in the battle of Chickamauga, where his brigade seemed to be everywhere at the right […]
Read more...The Kennesaw Line: Hell Breaks Loose in Georgia
The focus of General Thomas’s attack was the angle in the Confederate line manned by troops of Gen. Frank Cheatham’s Tennessee Division. Thomas intended to break the line and push on toward Marietta—a move that could rip Johnston’s army in two and spell disaster for the Confederates. The division chosen for the assault was Gen. […]
Read more...William “Little Billy” Mahone—Part One
Today we welcome back guest author William F. Floyd, Jr. William worked for forty years for the City of Norfolk. In his retirement, he’s now pursuing the study of history at Tidewater Community College. The first in a two-part series. ************************************************************** It was late June 1864, when William Mahone’s men were holding the line in […]
Read more...Planning the Assault on Kennesaw Mountain
After Kolb Farm, Sherman pushed and tested Johnston’s Lines at Kennesaw, but was unable to find a way to flank it. Frustrated, he decided it was time to attack the line he couldn’t outflank. He sent out orders to each of his armies for an attack on the morning of June 27. The main assault […]
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