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Mapping the Attack on Fort Mahone, April 2, 1865
The VI Corps assault on the morning of April 2, 1865 unraveled the Confederate earthworks in Dinwiddie County and forced Robert E. Lee to issue orders to evacuate the lines around Petersburg and Richmond. Their dawn attack that I frequently … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: Harpers Ferry 3.0—The Time I Took My Kids
On the heels of Chris Mackowski’s recent post regarding how to interest young people more in the Civil War, I headed to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, in July for the third time in four years – this time, with my … Continue reading
General Ward and the Ever Victorious Army
North America was not the only place roiled by Civil War in the early 1860s – China was undergoing its own civil war in the eastern provinces around Shanghai, known as the Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864). The rebellion climaxed in the … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battles, Leadership--Federal, Personalities, Sieges
Tagged China, Chinese Gordon, Crimean War, Ever Victorious Army, Filibuster Army, Frederick Townsend Ward, Henry Burgevine, Massachusetts, mercenaries, Ningbo, Norwich University, Philippines, Salem, Shanghai, soldiers from Massachusetts, Taiping Rebellion
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Matt Atkinson: A Tale from the Siege of Vicksburg
We’re just about two months away from the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge (Aug. 4-6). We’ve asked each of our speakers to share with us a story related to the topic they’ll be presenting as part … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th Illinois, Alfred Cummings, Henry C. Freeman, Lauman's Approach, Matt Atikinson, Siege of Vicksburg, Vicksburg, William Cam
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Preservation Success at Champion Hill Battlefield
Earlier this month, the Civil War Trust, along with the National Park Foundation and HTR Foundation joined together to announce the protection of a portion of the Champion Hill battlefield, the largest battle of the Vicksburg Campaign. The announcement comes … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Material Culture, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Preservation, Sieges, Western Theater
Tagged battlefield preservation, Champion Hill, Civil War Trust, HTR Foundation, National Park Foundation, Preservation
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Civil War Echoes: The Fall of Bataan
Today 75 years ago, Major General Edward P. King surrendered 76,000 American and Filipino troops on the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines. This is far and away the largest capitulation in American military history. Bataan’s fall is also rife with … Continue reading
The Siege of Suffolk (part two)
(Part two of two. Click here for part one.) The action at Suffolk was one of those side operations of which there were dozens during the war in all theaters. Unfortunately, this engagement has been overshadowed by that at Chancellorsville, … Continue reading
A Look Back at Petersburg’s Breakthrough
April 2 marked the anniversary of the Union breakthrough at Petersburg, paving the way for the collapse of the entire Confederate line and the retreat to Appomattox. As it happens, we have one of the foremost authorities on the Breakthrough … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Books & Authors, Sieges
Tagged Breakthrough at Petersburg, Dawn of Victory, Edward Alexander
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Civil War Trust Announces Two Big Successes!
This past week, the Civil War Trust announced two preservation victories. Their first announcement was an update on the expansion of Petersburg National Battlefield.
