Category Archives: Artillery

Maine at War: December 2020

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Emerging Civil War

Here’s what our friend Brian Swartz was up to in December at his blog, Maine at War: December 2, 2020: Fraternity remembers Bowdoin brother killed at Cold Harbor Bowdoin College junior Edwin Rogers belonged to Delta Kappa Epsilon when he … Continue reading →

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The Richmond Howitzers at Spotsy

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

It was a beautiful day to be on the battlefield today….

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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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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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“My father served under both Lee and Grant…”

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Jon-Erik Gilot

A few days ago whilst weeding some of my old Civil War periodicals collection – because that’s what I’ve been reduced to during this quarantine – I came across something interesting. In the August 1961 issue of Civil War Times I … Continue reading →

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Fact vs Interpretation at the Bloody Lane

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Chris Kolakowski

There is a movement afoot to reinterpret key parts of the Maryland Campaign. In some cases, battlefield interpretation is being changed or removed based on new sources and/or new perspectives. I am all for reexamining history based on new or … Continue reading →

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More Closely Engaged Than Any: Lt. Charles Parsons at the Battle of Stones River

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Kevin Pawlak

Just before noon on New Year’s Eve, 1862, William S. Rosecrans’ Army of the Cumberland had been partially routed and battered by Confederate assaults against its right flank. Braxton Bragg’s attacks ripped four Federal divisions and captured 28 guns. Rosecrans’ … Continue reading →

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The Spirits of Bad Men Now Available

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

We spend a lot time around here talking about our work on the Emerging Civil War Series published by Savas Beatie—of which we are immensely proud—but we do have a second book series, too: the “Engaging the Civil War” Series, published … Continue reading →

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The Artillery Manual Coloring Book?

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Sarah Kay Bierle

A few weeks ago, I sat in the reading room at The Huntington Library combing through old books on artillery. I’d been through Hunt’s tome on an earlier visit and had started perusing an 1850 manual of similar content, when … Continue reading →

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