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Tag Archives: Battle of Fredericksburg
War in the House of God: Salem Church
A lesser known part of the Chancellorsville campaign is the battle that swirled around Salem Church on May 3rd and 4th, 1863.
1862: Year of Emancipation
The United States did not enter the Civil War with the intent to destroy slavery. However, by the end of the war in 1865 slavery had been dealt its death blow. 1862 proved a critical turning point in the process … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War Events, Leadership--Federal, Politics, Sesquicentennial, Slavery
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Ambrose Burnside, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Fredericksburg, Benjamin Butler, Confiscation Act, contraband, Edwin Stanton, emancipation, Emancipation Proclamation, Fort Monroe, Fugitive Slave Law, George McClellan, Gideon Welles, John Pope, Lincoln's Cabinet, Preliminary Proclamation, Robert E. Lee, Second Confiscation Act, slavery, William H. Seward
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A Chicken Couldn’t Live on That Field…..
Confederate guns on Marye’s Heights loom over the town of Fredericksburg and the pain below… See more photography from Kathleen Logothetis
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Emerging Civil War, National Park Service, Photography, Sesquicentennial
Tagged Battle of Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park, linkedin, Logothetis-Photos, Marye's Heights, Photography
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Mercy
For more on the Kirkland Story, see my previous post See more photography from Kathleen Logothetis
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Personalities, Photography, Sesquicentennial
Tagged Battle of Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park, Kirkland Monument, linkedin, Logothetis-Photos, monuments, Photography, Richard Kirkland
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Burnside’s Sword
One cool part of my experience in Fredericksburg last week that I didn’t yet get to mention: Ambrose Burnside’s sword is on display in the Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Center. A Pennsylvania collector, Alan Genetti, has loaned the sword to the … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Civil War Events, Leadership--Federal, National Park Service, Personalities, Sesquicentennial, Weapons
Tagged Ambrose Burnside, Battle of Fredericksburg, Burnside's sword, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park, National Park Service
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The Unattainable Ground
See more photography from Kathleen Logothetis
The House Along the Sunken Road
Many of you may have noticed the small white house in the picture on our Facebook page. The picture is, of course, the famous Sunken Road at Fredericksburg. You may be wondering about the small white wooden house that sits … Continue reading
The Fight for Prospect Hill….Conclusion
Major General George G. Meade and his men endured the artillery bombardment any way they could. Meade, like his Confederate counter parts, tried to keep his men calm and inspire confidence. Meade rode up to Colonel William “Buck” McCandless, Meade … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Books & Authors
Tagged Albert Magilton, Battle for Prospect Hill, Battle of Fredericksburg, George G. Meade, James Archer, Jimmy Stewart, Maxcy Gregg, pennsylvania reserves, Samuel Jackson, Simply Murder: The Battle of Fredericksburg, Stonewall Jackson, William McCandless
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The Fight for Prospect Hill….Part 2
Artillerist David McIntosh recalled the morning of battle. “Our expectations were excited all the more from the fact that a heavy fog hung over the plain concealing it from our view. But though we could not see through the fog, … Continue reading
