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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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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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Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost, In History and Memory…Conclusion
The conclusion of a series. Please keep in mind that interviews for this piece were conducted in 2008. Some of the interviewees may not hold the same job title or position today. Written accounts provide invaluable resources which illuminate the … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory
Tagged Albert Woolsen, Antietam, Copse of Trees, Daniel Sickles, Duane Schultz, Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost, Gettysburg, In History and Memory, James McPherson, John Bachelder, John C. Pemberton, Vicksburg
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Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost, In History and Memory…Part 6
Part six in a series. Dramatic battles and political events also kept the northern eyes of the press and thus the public focused eastward. The Battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg for example were dreams for media personnel. The … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory
Tagged Alexander Gardner, Antietam, Army of the Cumberland, Battle of Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost, Emancipation Proclamation, Matthew Brady, Monitor and Merrimac, Shiloh, Signal Corps, Stonewall Jackson, Timothy O'Sullivan, Vicksburg, wilderness, William Swinton
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Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost, In History and Memory…Part 5
Part five in a series. Western commanders and troops may have had a more difficult time gaining the respect of their superiors, but they also were greatly affected by the media’s perception of their contributions to the war. Media coverage … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory
Tagged Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, Chickasaw Bayou, Don Carlos Buell, Fort Donelson, Fort Henry, George G. Meade, George McClellan, Gettysburg, Henry Halleck, John Sherman, Robert E. Lee, Shiloh, Ulysses S. Grant, Vicksburg, William T. Sherman
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Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost, In History and Memory…Part 2
Part two in a series. As we have already seen, McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign was a failure, and following it Lincoln transferred Major General John Pope from the west to command in eastern forces, in an attempt to instill confidence in … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Western Theater
Tagged Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, Battle of Island Number 10, Braxton Bragg, Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost, Jefferson Davis, John Pemberton, John Pope, Joseoh Johnston, March to the Sea, Second Manassas, Vicksburg, William Loring, William T. Sherman
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150th Anniversary Posts
We have been working on a number of projects for the coming year. Some of us will be conducting a tour at Gettysburg May 5th. Others are preparing for upcoming speaking engagements. All of us are working on 150th anniversary … Continue reading
Confederate River Fortifications: Death Traps All?
Lately, I have been shifting my gaze east of the river and focusing on the war in the Western Theater. I’ve been exploring broad Union/Confederate strategies in the region, and I was struck by just how damaging one particular strategy … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Campaigns, Leadership--Confederate, Sieges
Tagged Arkansas Post, Confederate strategy, Cumberland River, Fletcher Pratt, Fort Donelson, Fort Henry, Fort Hindman, Forts Henry and Donelson, Island No. 10, Jefferson Davis, Leonidas Polk, Mississippi River, Port Hudson, River defense, Steven Woodworth, Tennessee River, Vicksburg, Western theater
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