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Remembering the war, the centennial, and the sesquicentennial
Guest-poster Caroline Davis is wrapping up an internship at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. Now that the dust has settled from the Chancellorsville sesquicentennial, we asked her to reflect on what she learned from the commemoration. Because her work … Continue reading
Fateful Lightning: Was Sherman’s March To the Sea a War Crime? Part II
On November 15 1864, Sherman began marching south, dividing his army into two wings. On November 22, a large (4,500) group of Confederate soldiers under General Pleasant J. Phillips met part (1,500) of the right wing of Sherman’s troops, commanded … Continue reading
Fateful Lightning: Was Sherman’s March To the Sea a War Crime? Part I
You might as well appeal against the thunder-storm as against these terrible hardships of war. They are inevitable, and the only way the people of Atlanta can hope once more to live in peace and quiet at home, is to stop the war, … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Battlefields & Historic Places, Civilian, Civil War Events, Campaigns, Sieges, Antebellum South, Politics, Armies, Battles, Personalities, Newspapers, Western Theater
Tagged John Bell Hood, Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, Sherman, Hood, Halleck, Davis, official communications, general william tecumseh sherman
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Thank You to John Cummings and Stevenson Ridge
We wanted to take a moment to thank John F. Cummings III and Stevenson Ridge for having Chris Mackowski, Daniel Davis, and me out to speak for their symposium covering the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Chancellorsville. Chris covered … Continue reading
Scenes from Chancellorsville
Chris Mackowski and Kristopher White have been out with their cameras during the Chancellorsville sesquicentennial. Here are a few of the images they’ve brought back to share the anniversary with you…. Gunners prepare to fire during a real-time program at … Continue reading
“VMI Will Be Heard From Today”
“You may go forward, then.” With those five words, Confederate General “Stonewall” Jackson ordered Brigadier General Robert Rodes’ division forward. As Jackson had said earlier on the May 2, 1863, the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) would be heard from that … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Books & Authors, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War Series, Leadership--Confederate, Memory, National Park Service, Personalities, Sesquicentennial
Tagged 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Chancellorsville, A.P. Hill, Battle of Chancellorsville, Chancellorsville, Chris Mackowski, darell l. collins, Fighting Joe Hooker, free lance star, Henry Heth, Jackson wounding, James Lane, Kristopher White, Raleigh Colston, Robert E. Lee, Robert Rodes, Stonewall Jackson, VMI
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A Day on the Day One Battlefield at Chancellorsville
Spring 2006 My daughter and and I arrive at the Day One battlefield—called the “Lick Run Battlefield”—at 8:45 a.m. Several other volunteers have arrived before us. They stand in front of a small building that had once been a farmer’s … Continue reading
Buyer Beware: A word of caution about an unscrupulous publisher
If you’re looking for a good battlefield companion for Chancellorsville during this week’s sesquicentennial, we encourage you to take a look at Chancellorsville: Crossroads of Fire by our own Chris Mackowski. However, we also urge you to buy these books … Continue reading
May-June Presentations
May: 2nd: Daniel Davis, Chris Mackowski and Kristopher White at the Stevenson Ridge Civil War Symposium (VA) 2nd-5th: Chris Mackowski and Kristopher White at the Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Center. (Chris and Kris will be available for signings throughout each day … Continue reading
