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Category Archives: Western Theater
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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Darkest Days of the War?
The Battles of Iuka and Corinth–that’s the answer, at least according to historian Peter Cozzens. Do you agree? Disagree? When I started the book, I was sketpical that Cozzens could convince me that this was truly the “Darkest Days of … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Books & Authors, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities, Western Theater
Tagged Battle of Corinth, Battle of Iuka, Braxton Bragg, Corinth, Don Carlos Buell, Earl Van Dorn, Mississippi, Sterling Price, Tennessee, Ulysses S. Grant, Vicksburg, Western theater, William Rosecrans, William T. Sherman
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Scenes of Stones River National Battlefield
The last few days fellow writer Chris Mackowski has been chronicling the Battle of Stones River. (To access these articles hit the “Home” button and scroll down the page). I had the chance to tour the battlefield this summer and … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Emerging Civil War, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Preservation, Western Theater
Tagged Battle of Stones River, Chicago Trade Battery, James Negley, John Breckenridge, Stones River, Stones River National Battlefield, Stones River National Cemetery, William Rosecrans
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The Battle of Stones River: Remembering the Fallen
Hazen Brigade Monument Stones River National Battlefield
The Battle of Stones River: “Oh, my Orphans!”
Breckenridge’s Charge Stones River National Battlefield
The Battle of Stones River: The Slaughter Pen
The Slaughter Pen Stones River National Battlefield
The Battle of Stones River: “The nation could scarcely have lived….”
With the Emancipation Proclamation set to go into effect on January 1, 1863, and the Army of the Potomac still in ruins after its humiliating defeat on the heights beyond Fredericksburg, Virginia, President Abraham Lincoln desperately needed a victory. Major General … Continue reading
The Sesquicentennial of Stones River
Don’t forget the sesquicentennial of the Battle of Stones River, going on now in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The battle itself took place Dec. 31, 1862-Jan. 2, 1863, but 150 years ago right now, the armies were moving into position. For more … Continue reading
The “Other” Lee
Mention the surname “Lee” to a Civil War enthusiast or quite possibly any American that sat through a high-school American History class and the name Robert E. Lee is the first one given in reply. Ask that Civil War enthusiast … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Monuments, National Park Service, Personalities, Sieges, Western Theater
Tagged Battle of Antietam, Battle of Brice's Crossroads, Battle of Ezra Church, Battle of Nashville, Battle of Spring Hill, Battle of Tupelo, Bennett House, Charleston Harbor, Charleston South Carolina, Fort Sumter, Frank Cheatham, John Bell Hood, Joseph Johnston, Nathan Bedford Forrest, National Park Service, P.G.T. Beauregard, Peninsula Campaign, Second Manassas, Stephen Dill Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Vicksburg, William T. Sherman
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