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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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A “Visionary” Plan? The Proposed March 1865 Peace Conference, Part 6
(Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5 are available. Part 6 is the concluding post in the series.) From his headquarters at City Point, Grant, in turn, informed Lincoln and Stanton that Ord had met with Longstreet … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Politics
Tagged 13th Amendment, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, civilian influence, Edwin Stanton, General James Longstreet, General Ord, Jefferson Davis, peace conference, proposed peace conference, Reconstruction, Robert E. Lee, slavery, southern women, Ulysses S. Grant, women during the civil war, women's influence
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A “Visionary” Plan? The Proposed March 1865 Peace Conference, Part 5
(Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 are available.) In any event, on Tuesday, February 28, Longstreet and Ord met again purportedly to discuss prisoner exchanges, when Ord suggested that Lee should contact Grant and request “an interview, stating that … Continue reading
A “Visionary” Plan? The Proposed March 1865 Peace Conference, Part 4
(Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 are available.) It is important to note that although Grant seemed somewhat hopeful that the military leaders could “talk a little” about resolving the conflict, he did not support Ord’s proposal for including Julia … Continue reading
Three Virginia Battlefields See More Preserved Ground
The Civil War Trust recently notified us of a successful campaign to save nearly 400 acres at several Virginia battlefields, including Gaines’ Mill, Cedar Mountain, and Cold Harbor. President of the Trust, Jim Lighthizer, recently sent us this follow up … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Trails, Common Soldier, ECW Weekender, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Material Culture, Medical, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Personalities, Photography, Preservation
Tagged Battle of Cedar Mountain, Battle of Cold Harbor, Battle of Gaines Mill, battlefield preservation, Brandy Station and Cedar Mountain Station Park Alliance, campaign, Civil War Trust, National Park Service
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A “Visionary” Plan? The Proposed March 1865 Peace Conference, Part 3
(Part 1 and Part 2 are available.) So why was Ord’s idea even considered, and actually supported, at the highest levels of a Confederate government steeped in a patriarchal culture? Porter offered an answer in that “it must be remembered … Continue reading
A “Visionary” Plan? The Proposed March 1865 Peace Conference, Part 2
(Part 1 is available here.) While many were disheartened by the failure of the February conference, the Confederates were not willing to give up their hope of establishing an independent nation, although that hope was becoming dimmer with each passing … Continue reading
Confederate Arizona’s Representative
When the Confederate Congress convened in Richmond, Virginia, there were delegates from the eleven seceded states plus representatives from Kentucky and Missouri. Yet, seated among these politicians was another gentleman: Granville “Grant” Oury, the representative from Confederate Arizona, duly elected by … Continue reading
Book Review: Confederate Courage on Other Fields: Overlooked Episodes of Leadership, Cruelty, Character, and Kindness
This latest offering from Savas Beatie is a reissue of Mark J. Crawford’s Confederate Courage on Other Fields: Overlooked Episodes of Leadership, Cruelty, Character, and Kindness, originally published by McFarland & Company, Inc. in 2000. As far as I can tell … Continue reading
A “Visionary” Plan? The Proposed March 1865 Peace Conference, Part 1
In March 1865, a conference was planned where the leading officers on both sides—and their wives—would have played a significant role in brokering peace. It was Maj. General Edward O.C. Ord’s idea, proposed in the wake of the failure of … Continue reading
