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Author Archives: Daniel Davis
“I Intend to Make the Yankees Pay”: Surprise at Verdiersville
Part two. You may read Part 1 here. Robert E. Lee had already decided on a course of action by the time Maj. Gen. Jeb Stuart arrived at his headquarters around noon on August 17 outside Orange Court House. Facing … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate
Tagged 1st Michigan Cavalry, 5th New York Cavalry, Fitzhugh Lee, Heros von Borcke, JEB Stuart, John Mosby, John Pope, Norman Fitzhugh, Robert E. Lee, Robert Toombs, Thornton Brodhead
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“I Intend to the Make the Yankees Pay”: J.E.B. Stuart’s Operations in August 1862
Part one in a series James Ewell Brown “Jeb” Stuart was one of the Confederacy’s emerging stars in the summer of 1862. A Major General at 29, Stuart headed the cavalry division in Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Leadership--Confederate
Tagged "Ride Around McClellan", 1st U.S. Cavalry, 1st Virginia Cavalry, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Army of Virginia, Beverly Robertson, First Manassas, Fitzhugh Lee, John Pope, Robert E. Lee, Second Manassas Campaign, Wade Hampton
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“On Came the Johnnies”: The First Battle of Brandy Station
This Sunday, attendees of the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge will tour the battlefield of Brandy Station. This area in eastern Culpeper County was some of the most fought over during the Civil War. While the … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities
Tagged "Pope's Retreat", 12th Virginia Cavalry, 1st Maine Cavalry, 1st New Jersey Cavalry, 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry, 1st Rhode Island Cavalry, 1st U.S. Cavalry, 2nd New York Cavalry, 6th Virginia Cavalry, 7th Virginia Cavalry, Beverly Roberston, First Battle of Brandy Station, George Bayard, JEB Stuart, Judson Kilpatrick, William E. "Grumble" Jones
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“No Time for Dallying”: “Grumble” Jones and the Battle of Brandy Station
Next weekend marks the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium. Each year to close out the activities, we have conducted a tour on Sunday of a battlefield which fits the scope of the weekend’s theme. This year, attendees will explore … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Personalities
Tagged 12th Virginia Cavalry, 35th Virginia Battalion of Cavalry, 6th New York Independent Battery, 6th Pennslyvania Cavalry, 6th U.S. Cavalry, 6th Virginia Cavalry, 7th Virginia Cavalry, Alfred Pleasonton, Benjamin "Grimes" Davis, Benjmain "Grimes" Davis, Bruce Gibson, Cabel Flournoy, Fleetwood Hill, John Buford, Joseph Martin, Percy Wyndham, Robert Beckham, St. James Church, Thomas Marshall, William E. "Grumble" Jones
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Book Review: The Ultimate Guide to the Gettysburg Address
The Ultimate Guide to the Gettysburg Address David Hirsch and Dan Van Haften Savas Beatie, LLC 2016 On November 19, 1863, after a two hour oration by featured speaker Edward Everett at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in … Continue reading
“Honor and Glory are Before Me”: The Brief Career of George Bayard
Over the course of the last month I’ve written posts on Benjamin “Grimes” Davis and Elon J. Farnsworth. These men share a common trait: their promising careers were cut short in battle during the Gettysburg Campaign. Davis was in the … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 10th New York Cavalry, 13th Pennsylvania Reserves, 1st Maine Cavalry, 1st New Jersey Cavalry, 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry, 1st Rhode Island Cavalry, 1st U.S. Cavalry, 2nd Battery (B), 2nd New York Cavalry, Battle of Cedar Mountain, Benjamin "Grimes" Davis, Beverly Robertson, Brandy Station, Elon J. Farnsworth, George Bayard, JEB Stuart, Maine Light Artillery, Second Manassas Campaign, Shenandoah Valley Campaign 1862, Turner Ashby
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Falling Waters: The Death of Maj. Peter Weber
On July 3, 1863 Brig. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick recklessly ordered one of his brigade commanders, Brig. Gen. Elon Farnsworth, to attack a Confederate position near the southern end of the Gettysburg battlefield. The ground over which Farnsworth had to traverse was … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities
Tagged 6th Michigan Cavalry, 8th New York, Ambrose Powell Hill, Battle of Falling Waters, Battle of Gettysburg, Col. William Gamble, Elon Farnsworth, George A. Custer, Gettysburg Campaign, Henry Heth, James Johnston Pettigrew, John Buford, Judson Kilpatrick, Maj. Peter Weber, retreat from Gettysburg, S.G. Shepard, Third Cavalry Division
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Revisiting Maj. William Wells at Gettysburg
Several years ago, I posted a picture of the William Wells monument at Gettysburg. When going back through some of the pictures I took last week while I was there for the anniversary, I came across another one that I … Continue reading
Elon Farnsworth: A “What If?” of Gettysburg
154 years after the engagement ended, students and enthusiasts still debate the “what if?” questions related to the Battle of Gettysburg. What if Richard Ewell had captured Cemetery Hill on the first day? What if Meade had withdrawn from the … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Common Soldier, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities
Tagged 15th Alabama Infantry, 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry, 1st Texas Infantry, 1st Vermont Cavalry, 1st West Virginia Cavalry, 5th New York Cavalry, Alfred Pleasonton, Battery E 4th U.S. Artillery, Battle of Hanover, Battle of Hunterstown, Elon J. Farnsworth, Judson Kilpatrick, Samuel Elder
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Scattered Across the Earth: Headstones at the Little Bighorn
While tracing my trip to the Little Bighorn last month, I mentioned writing a future post on the headstones throughout the battlefield. Initially placed near the turn of the nineteenth century, many are located where Lt. Col. George Custer’s five … Continue reading
Posted in Memory
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