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Category Archives: Cavalry
The “Emerging Civil War Series” Series: All Hell Can’t Stop Them
Very early in the writing process for the book that became Battle Above the Clouds, the publisher, the editor, and myself all decided that instead of trying to encompass all of the fighting for Chattanooga into one ECW Series volume, … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Cavalry, Emerging Civil War Series
Tagged All Hell Can't Stop Them, Army of the Cumberland, Battle Above the Clouds, Battles for Chattanooga, Braxton Bragg, Chattanooga, Cleveland Tennessee, Col. Eli Long, copper mill, Dave Powell, David Powell, ECWS-Series, Emerging Civil War Series, George Thomas, Impulse of Victory, Joe Hooker, Missionary Ridge, Ringgold Gap, William S. Rosecrans, William T. Sherman
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A Perilous Voyage on the Kanawha: Jenkins Attacks the Victor No. 2
Riverine warfare has perhaps received less attention in Civil War historiography when compared to other naval or land theaters. Rivers played a critical role in moving and supplying armies in the field, and offered avenues of invasion or retreat. The … Continue reading
Under Fire: “The Yanks on Top of the Hill North of the Creek Saw Us and Began Shooting Cannon at Us”
Over the past weekend, I’ve been reading the newly released book Rebel Correspondent, transcribed and annotated by Steve Procko. The highlight of the book is the post-war reminiscences of Private Arba F. Shaw who served in the 4th Georgia Cavalry. … Continue reading
Posted in Cavalry, Common Soldier
Tagged 4th Georgia Cavalry, First-Experiences-Under-Fire, Under-Fire
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General Custer’s Stirrup
July 4 marked my 6th wedding anniversary, and apparently, that is to be celebrated by the exchange of iron. It is supposed to signify strength and stability. I gave my husband some irony, but he gave me an actual iron … Continue reading
Book Review: The Boy Generals: George Custer, Wesley Merritt, and the Cavalry of the Army of the Potomac
The Boy Generals: George Custer, Wesley Merritt, and the Cavalry of the Army of the Potomac By Adolfo Ovies Savas Beatie, 2021, $34.95 hardcover Reviewed by Doug Crenshaw Adolfo Ovies has undertaken a massive project in writing a three-volume history … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Cavalry
Tagged Army of the Potomac, Book Review, George A. Custer, Union Cavalry, Wesley Merritt
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Question of the Week: 8/23-8/29/21
In your opinion, what’s the most effective cavalry skirmish/battle of the Civil War? Why?
The Effects of the Wilson-Kautz Raid through Newspaper Advertisements (part two of two)
ECW is pleased to welcome back Tim Talbott (part two of two) Evidence of the amount of disorder the Union horsemen wreaked on the region’s citizens during the Wilson-Kautz Raid appears in numerous newspaper advertisements placed by individuals seeking to reclaim … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, Cavalry, Civilian, Newspapers, Primary Sources, Slavery
Tagged Emancipation Proclamation, Henry Wise, horses, mules, Petersburg, Petersburg Daily Express, Ream's Station, Richmond Daily Dispatch, Slavery, Slaves, Tim Talbott, Wilson-Kautz Raid, Wilson-Kautz-newspapers
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The Effects of the Wilson-Kautz Raid through Newspaper Advertisements (part one of two)
ECW is pleased to welcome back Tim Talbott, director of education and interpretation at Pamplin Historical Park (part one of two) Slave trader E. H. Stokes placed an advertisement in the August 6, 1864, edition of the Richmond Daily Dispatch, … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, Cavalry, Civilian, Newspapers, Primary Sources, Slavery
Tagged August V. Kautz, Burkesville Station, cavalry, Fitzhugh Lee, Grant's Second Offensive, James H. Wilson, Petersburg, Ream's Station, Slavery, Southside Railroad, Tim Talbott, Wade Hampton, Weldon Railroad, William Mahone, Wilson-Kautz Raid, Wilson-Kautz-newspapers
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An Eagle Cake on the Fourth of July
John S. Mosby It has been a few years since I posted the story below but it still resonates every year with me because of the incredible feat the women of Point of Rocks, Maryland, accomplished: creating a 25 foot … Continue reading
Recruiting The Regiment: Stuart Horse Artillery
On December 19, 1861, the following announcement appeared in the Jacksonville Republican in Jacksonville, Alabama. (Spelling and grammar is original.) Capt. John Pelham, of Calhoun county, who is now in the Confederate army at Manassas, temporarily in command of the … Continue reading
Posted in Artillery, Cavalry, Regiments
Tagged John Pelham, Recruiting-160, Recruiting-The-Regiment, Stuart Horse Artillery
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