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Tag Archives: William Rosecrans
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: “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
