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Category Archives: Regiments
Brothers in the 8th Virginia
The 8th Virginia Regiment charged toward the stonewall on Cemetery Ridge on July 3, 1863, as part of the Pickett-Pettigrew-Trimble Charge during the battle of Gettysburg. Sometimes called “The Bloody Eighth, this regiment lost nearly 70% of its strength in … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Regiments
Tagged 8th Virginia Infantry, Pickett's Charge, Pickett-Pettigrew-Trimble Charge
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Unpublished: Diary of a Louisiana Conscript
Extraordinary things can come bound in brown leather with tiny, cramped writing. In search of some family history, I took a trip to Tulane University’s Special Collections Archives in New Orleans. It was a trip for firsts. It was not … Continue reading
Posted in Cavalry, Common Soldier, Primary Sources, Regiments
Tagged 15th Confederate Cavalry, Captain John Marshall, common soldier, Halls Mills, Jacques Alfred Charbonnet, Louisiana, Marie Nathalie Loew Charbonnet, memoirs. Civil War soldier diaries, Mobile Alabama, New Orleans, Soldier Diaries, Tunica Mississippi
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Saving History Saturday: Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial Restoration Complete
In the summer of 2020 work began on the restoration of the Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial located in Boston Massachusetts. The Memorial recognizes the first all-volunteer Black regiment of the Union Army during the Civil War. … Continue reading
Forged in Fire – The Battle of Athens, Missouri, Part II
For Part I of this Series, click here. In August 1861, Athens, Missouri was a bustling river town in the extreme northeastern corner of the state, perched just across the Des Moines River from the Iowa border. With over 500 … Continue reading
McClellan Addresses the 5th Wisconsin
On May 7, 1862, General George B. McClellan reviewed and spoke to the men of the 5th Wisconsin, who two days before had helped win the Battle of Williamsburg. Since the 2d Wisconsin fought at First Manassas, this was the … Continue reading
A Tale of Three Hammets
On May 14, 1864, just north of the Green family cabin, twenty-four-year-old Robert C. Hammet fell dead with a bullet in his brain. His regiment, the 54th Virginia, was ordered into a reckless, suicidal charge against a line of Federal … Continue reading
From Monocacy to Danville: Captured Soldiers of the 87th Pennsylvania Infantry
On July 9, 1864, a small United States force under Major General Lewis Wallace faced off against Lieutenant General Jubal Early’s Army of the Valley as it pressed onward towards the national capital, Washington D.C. Early’s troops hoped to pressure … Continue reading
On The March: The 44th Indiana 1862-63
One of the more oft-overlooked resources are local newspapers, which published letters from the battlefront throughout the war. For small towns where many of the military-age males had signed up, such letters were of community interest. One such town was … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Campaigns, Newspapers, Regiments, Slavery, Western Theater
Tagged 44th Indiana, Corinth, Kentucky Campaign, Lagrange Indiana, Middle Tennessee, on-the-march, Shiloh, Slavery
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Hoosiers and the Civil War
Some readers may recall that I recently discovered some ancestors in the 30th, 44th, and 100th Indiana Volunteers. In the course of my research into their service, I have uncovered some interesting facts about Hoosier State troops in the war. Some … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Leadership--Federal, Monuments, Regiments, Western Theater
Tagged 100th Indiana, 30th Indiana, 3rd Indiana Cavalry, 44th Indiana, Gov. Morton, Indiana, Indianapolis, Kentucky
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Nutmeggers in North Carolina
Connecticut, known as the Nutmeg state, furnished 30 regiments of infantry in the Civil War and they fought far and wide during the conflict. Two of those units, the 15th and 16th Infantry, had unhappy fates in two lesser-known battles … Continue reading
