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The Golden Opportunity at Evelynton Heights
Exactly one year before the Battle of Gettysburg Confederate James Ewell Brown “JEB” Stuart made possibly an even costlier mistake. He lost Evelynton Heights. Evelynton is the name attributed to both the plantation home of the Ruffin family (the same family … Continue reading
Question of the Week #7
Who do you believe was the superior corps commander, Jackson or Longstreet ?
Prelude to Antietam
Antietam, Sharpsburg—whichever name you prefer, it characterizes the bloodiest single-day in American history. On the fields surrounding this bucolic western Maryland town, 23,000 men became casualties. Even before that bloody late summer day, the campaign had born casualties. Although definitely … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Monuments, Sesquicentennial
Tagged Alfred Pleasonton, Antietam, Antietam Campaign, Army of Northern Virginia, Confederate Cavalry, Fitzhugh Lee, Illinois, Indiana, JEB Stuart, Maryland, New York, Richard Beale, Sesquicentennial, Thomas Munford, Union Cavalry, Virginia, Wade Hampton
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The Mystery of May 3rd: The Battle of Chancellorsville and A Forgotten “What-If”
Complacency endangers history. The first plausible answer is not always the correct or solitary one, yet all too often we content ourselves with simplistic solutions to murky questions. Civil War historians have grappled with the Battle of Chancellorsville for nearly … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles, Campaigns, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Abner Doubleday, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Chancellorsville, Darius Couch, Fifth Corps, First Corps, flank attack, George Meade, Gouverneur K. Warren, J.E.B. Stuart, John Reynolds, Joseph Hooker, Joseph Hooker's wounding, May 3rd, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Thomas J. Jackson
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