Category Archives: Armies

Political Visitors to the AoP

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

At the end of April, I shared a BookChat Q&A with historian Zachary Fry about his new book A Republic in the Ranks: Loyalty and Dissent in the Army of the Potomac, now available from the University of North Carolina … Continue reading →

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Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: The “Wounding” of Richard Ewell

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Kristopher D. White

Part of a series. Arguably the most criticized member of the Confederate high command at Gettysburg was 46-year-old Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell. Ewell assumed command of the Confederate Second Corps prior to the Gettysburg Campaign, and after the death … Continue reading →

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Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: The Bliss Farm

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Kristopher D. White

Part of a series. Just like many farms on the Gettysburg Battlefield, the roughly 60-acre farm of William and Adeline Bliss lay in the no-mans land of the Gettysburg battlefield, and in the midst of the battle, the Bliss barn … Continue reading →

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Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: The First Shot Marker

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Kristopher D. White

Part of a series. On the morning of July 1, 1863, the men of Maj. Gen. Henry Heth’s division strode confidently toward the town of Gettysburg. Heth was a recent addition to the Army of Northern Virginia, having served at … Continue reading →

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Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: Josiah Benner Farm

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Kristopher D. White

Part of a Series. On the north side of Rock Creek, and along the west side of the Harrisburg Road, sits the Josiah Benner Farm. At the time of the battle, the farm encompassed 123 acres of the Gettysburg battlefield. … Continue reading →

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Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: Jones Artillery Line

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Kristopher D. White

Part of a Series. Tucked between The Gettysburg Lutheran Retirement Village and the and the Twin Oaks subdivision are a few Civil War cannon. It is a rarely visited spot by most visitors to the Gettysburg battlefield. Few venture north … Continue reading →

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Free ECW Podcast: “The Army of the Potomac’s Politics”

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Emerging Civil War

We’ve got a surprise for you this afternoon! Another FREE ECW Podcast has just been released. Chris Mackowski chats with Zachery A. Fry about the Army of the Potomac and the political allegiances of the soldiers within its ranks. It’s … Continue reading →

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Henry Hunt Reflects on the Battle of Chancellorsville

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Kevin Pawlak

Chancellorsville was a black eye for the Army of the Potomac. But while it no doubt marked the beginning of the end of Joseph Hooker’s stint as army commander, it did not sour the desire for victory among the army’s … Continue reading →

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A very private war: Rocky Face Ridge, May 8 to 11, 1864

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Dave Powell

On the morning of May 8. 1864, Colonel Emerson Opdycke’s 125th Ohio infantry drew an unenviable assignment. One of the regiments comprising the Third Brigade, Second Division, of O. O. Howard’s Fourth Corps in the Army of the Cumberland, the … Continue reading →

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BookChat with Zachery Fry, author of A Republic in the Ranks

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

I was pleased to spend some time recently with a new book by historian Zachery Fry, assistant professor of military history at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Dr. Frey is the author of A Republic in the … Continue reading →

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