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Category Archives: Common Soldier
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
Herdegen’s Rock-Solid Study of the Iron Brigade
I first met the Iron Brigade, like so many Americans, as they marched onto the field on the first day of Gettysburg, their black hats announcing their appearance at the nick of time. Michael Shaara’s The Killer Angels (and the … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Books & Authors, Common Soldier, Memory
Tagged Gettysburg, Iron Brigade, Lance Herdegen, wilderness
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The Red Badge of Courage and the Battle of Chancellorsville
Stephen Crane’s Red Badge of Courage borders between classic literature and Civil War battle narrative. In his unique style, he writes stories of battle without specifying names. In The Red Badge of Courage most characters are not distinguished by name, … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Books & Authors, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War
Tagged 124th New York Infantry, 304th New York Infantry, Battle of Chancellorsville, Charles LaRocca, French's Division, Orange Blossoms, Orange Turnpike, Perry Lentz, Port Jervis, Private Fleming at Chancellorsville, Private Henry Fleming, Stephen Crane, The Red Badge of Courage, The Red Badge of Courage: An Historically Annotated Edition
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“Never was there a more beautiful sunrise…” The Battles for Fairview and Hazel Grove, Part Three
The third in a four-part miniseries. The following is the text from Elizabeth “Beth” Parnicza’s 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Chancellorsville tour covering the action of May 3rd, 1863, in the area between Hazel Grove and Fairview. Ramseur led … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Common Soldier
Tagged "Never was there a more beautiful sunrise..." The Battles for Fairview and Hazel Grove, 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Chancellorsville, 2nd North Carolina, 4th North Carolina, Battle of Chancellorsville, Stephen Ramseur
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“Never was there a more beautiful sunrise…” The Battles for Fairview and Hazel Grove, Part Two
The second in a four-part miniseries. The following is the text from Elizabeth “Beth” Parnicza’s 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Chancellorsville tour covering the action of May 3rd, 1863, in the area between Hazel Grove and Fairview. The Federals … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Common Soldier
Tagged "Never was there a more beautiful sunrise..." The Battles for Fairview and Hazel Grove, 14th South Carolina, 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Chancellorsville, 2nd North Carolina, 4th North Carolina, 50th Virginia, Battle of Chancellorsville, Bryan Grimes, Daniel Sickles, Fairview, Hazel Grove, John Jones, Stephen Ramseur, Stonewall Brigade
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“Never was there a more beautiful sunrise…” The Battles for Fairview and Hazel Grove, Part One
The first in a four-part miniseries. We are happy to welcome guest author Elizabeth “Beth” Parnicza. Beth is a West Virginia University graduate and is currently a historian with the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. Beth, is the supervisor … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Common Soldier
Tagged "Never was there a more beautiful sunrise..." The Battles for Fairview and Hazel Grove, 123rd New York, 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Chancellorsville, Daniel Sickles, Fairview, Gershom Mott, Hazel Grove, Henry Slocum, Rice Bull
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Review: “Flora and Fauna of the Civil War” by Kelby Ouchley
When I give battlefield tours, I make it a point to draw attention to the beautiful natural environments we get to enjoy while we’re out on the battlefield. I often contrast that against the horror of the events that took … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Civilian, Common Soldier
Tagged environment, natural history, natural resources, nature
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Beyond the 150th: Where academic and public historians are one and the same
by Rebekeh Oakes, part of an ongoing series One hundred and fifty years ago, the sleepy town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania became the sight of a bloody three-day battle immortalized in the American consciousness. This past March, Gettysburg College was flooded … Continue reading
Regrounding at Spotsy
The thermometer says it’s 36, but it’s lying. So say the snowfalkes, big and fluffy, falling in slow motion around me. It’s the third weekend in March, and I’m at the East Angle of the Mule Shoe Salient. “Spotsylvania” and … Continue reading
“Life Given, Not Lost”: Captain Morey’s Final Charge—Conclusion
Authored by Edward Alexander (part three of three) Skirmishers in the 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery crept forward to pick off the cannoneers and horses, to prevent the withdrawal of the pieces, while the remainder of the Green Mountain Boys charged … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Sieges
Tagged 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery, 2nd Vermont Infantry, 4th Vermont Infantry, Charles C. Morey, Cockade City, Green Mountain Boys, John W. Yeargain, Morey-series, Poague's Battalion, Poplar Grove National Cemetery, Robert E. Lee, Siege of Petersburg, Vermont Brigade, Wilbur Fisk
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