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Expeditions Bold And Admirable: Conclusion
Conclusion of a series. You may read the Introduction, The First Battle of Hartwood Church, The Dumfries Raid and Raid on the Occoquon here. The months of November and December, 1862 marked a transition in the career of Wade Hampton. For several weeks, Hampton and his brigade were thorn in the side of the Army […]
Read more...Expeditions Bold and Admirable: Raid on the Occoquan
Part three in a series. You may read the Introduction here, Part 1 here, and Part 2 here. Major General James Ewell Brown “Jeb” Stuart had been impressed with the recent actions of his subordinate, Brig. Gen. Wade Hampton. In the last week of November and second week of December, Hampton had led successful raids behind the Union […]
Read more...Expeditions Bold and Admirable: The Dumfries Raid
Part two in a series. You may read the Introduction here and Part 1 here. After Brig. Gen. Wade Hampton’s reconnaissance into Stafford County at the end of November, 1862, he directed his scouts to continue to operate among and behind the Union lines. Known as the “Iron Scouts”, this small band had been loosely […]
Read more...Expeditions Bold and Admirable: The First Battle of Hartwood Church
Part one in a series. You may read the Introduction here. On November 17, the lead elements of Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside’s Army of the Potomac reached Stafford Heights, opposite Fredericksburg. The old colonial city was the first stop in Burnside’s winter drive on Richmond. But in order to continue the campaign, the Federals required […]
Read more...Expeditions Bold and Admirable: Wade Hampton in the Winter of 1862
Introduction to a series A couple weeks ago, I shared a piece on the actions of Wade Hampton at the Battle of Trevilian Station. Hampton’s direction and subsequent victory there catapulted him to command the cavalry corps of the Army of Northern Virginia. Recently, in observance of the 155th Anniversary of Fredericksburg, I was reviewing its […]
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