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Author Archives: Robert Lee Hodge
Yellowhammers and Environmentalism: Following Law’s Alabama Brigade to Gettysburg (part five)
This is the latest installment in an occasional series about a journey I took in the summer of 2003 with my friend Joe Loehle. We followed the route of Law’s Alabama Brigade from Raccoon Ford, Virginia, to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. You … Continue reading
Yellowhammers and Environmentalism: Following Law’s Alabama Brigade to Gettysburg (part four)
Read the first parts of this story here. Part 4 – Law’s Alabama Brigade on the move from Culpepper to Little Washington, Virginia. At 5 a.m. on Monday, June 15, Evander Law’s Brigade of 2,000 Alabama “Yellowhammers” moved out of … Continue reading
Posted in Common Soldier, Preservation
Tagged Army of Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, development, Evander Law, greenspace, Joe Loehle, John Pope, Law's Alabama Brigade, laws-brigade-route-to-gettysburg, Little Washington, Preservation, Ralph Nadar, Rappahannock County, Roger Scruton, Sperryville, Teddy Roosevelt, Yellowhammers and Environmentalism
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Yellowhammers and Environmentalism: Following Law’s Alabama Brigade to Gettysburg (interlude)
Read the first three parts of this story here. This is a continuation of a journey taken in one day in the summer of 2003, with my friend Joe Loehle, following the route of Law’s Alabama Brigade, from Raccoon Ford, … Continue reading
The Army of Tennessee: Elegy at Franklin (Part 2)
On November 30th, 2019 I marched off from Winstead Hill at 4pm—the same time the Army of Tennessee stepped off in 1864. Unlike other years the police changed the march-time for “safety reasons” to 2pm—I am not sure what that … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Preservation
Tagged Battle of Franklin, Battlefield Preservation, Confederate cemetery
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The Army of Tennessee: Elegy at Franklin (Part 1)
November 30th is continuously a meaningful date. That day at Franklin, Tennessee in 1864 was the swan song of the main “western” Confederate fighting force, the Army of Tennessee. In five hours the 30,000-man army suffered 7,500 casualties — attacking, … Continue reading
Do We Still Care About the Civil War: Robert Lee Hodge
The cover story of the newest issue of Civil War Times asks, “Do we still care about the Civil War?” ECW is pleased to partner with Civil War Times to extend the conversation here on the blog. Of course the … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Ties to the War
Tagged Civil War Times, Do-We-Still-Care series, Herbert Butterfield, Jim Webb, Lord Acton, Memory, State Rights
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Yellowhammers and Environmentalism: Following the Path of Law’s Alabama Brigade to Gettysburg (part three)
Ten Days in Culpeper From Raccoon Ford, Joe and I drove into nearby Culpeper, A.P. Hill’s hometown. Law’s Brigade camped with Hood’s Division south-east of Culpeper, near Pony Mountain, and paralleling the Fredericksburg Pike (modern-day Virginia Route 3) from Friday, … Continue reading
Yellowhammers and Environmentalism: Following the Path of Law’s Alabama Brigade to Gettysburg (part two)
This post continues my story of following Law’s Brigade and delves into the unit’s background. Joe Loehle and I were at our starting off point, Raccoon Ford, where the area had layers of historical depth. We were where Evander McIver … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Campaigns
Tagged 4th Alabama, Gettysburg Campaign, Law's Brigade, laws-brigade-route-to-gettysburg, Preservation
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Yellowhammers and Environmentalism: The Drive To Raccoon Ford & Getting Ready For Gettysburg (part one)
In 2002 the historical interpretation unit I belonged to, The Southern Guard, was volunteering for a “living-history” program at Gettysburg National Military Park, portraying the 4th Alabama Infantry of Evander McIver Law’s famed brigade that was in John Bell Hood’s … Continue reading
