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Commanding the Regiment: William Sperry’s Creative Cannoneering
During the final assault on the Confederate entrenchments at Petersburg, April 2, 1865, the 6th Vermont Infantry’s acting commander found himself among an artillery battery abandoned by its crew. The major cleverly devised a way to wield the cannons against the defenders as they rallied to retake the position. Having worked his way up from […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: 2023 Suggested Reading, Part 1
Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll post some book lists shared by our 2023 ECW Symposium speakers in case you’re looking for some summer reading related to the topics! Cecily Nelson Zander – From Stones River to Chattanooga: Braxton Bragg and the Struggle for Tennessee in 1863 Peter Cozzens, No Better Place to Die: […]
Read more...The Stuart Horse Artillery & The Battle of Brandy Station
Since their first arrival on a battlefield as a fighting unit in May 1862, the Stuart Horse Artillery had been galloping their way to commendations in battle reports and providing swift firepower support and offensive tactics for the Confederate cavalry of the Army of Northern Virginia. The Peninsula, Second Manassas, Antietam, the Chambersburg Raid, the […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: Last Call – Only 3 Tickets Left!
Attention procrastinators! We’re just two months out from reconvening for a weekend of networking, camaraderie, and some outstanding history at Stevenson Ridge! For those of you who have already secured your seats, you’ll be hearing directly from us over the next several weeks with information on the runup to the symposium. For those who don’t […]
Read more...The Road to Port Hudson and Nathaniel Banks’s Date with Destiny
For Nathaniel Banks, his moment of destiny arrived in May 1863. So far his career as a general had been less successful than his political one. Although he played a key roll in keeping Maryland in the union, 1862 saw him take part in a series of defeats in Virginia. What kept him around was […]
Read more...“Good-bye Again, Darling Annie”: The Short Marriage of Colonel and Mrs. Robert Gould Shaw
The battle of Chancellorsville raged in central Virginia on May 2, 1863, but in New York City’s Protestant Episcopal Church of the Ascension, it was wedding time. Twenty-five-year-old Colonel Robert Gould Shaw of the newly recruited 54th Massachusetts married his sweetheart, Annie Haggerty. The couple knew it was only a matter of time before he […]
Read more...Did 8 Days Make a Difference? Thinking About Stonewall’s Wounding and Death
General Thomas J. Jackson was wounded by friendly fire during the night of May 2, 1863, during the battle of Chancellorsville. On May 10, 1863, Jackson died, and attending doctors believed pneumonia was the cause of death. As I’ve been re-reading accounts of Jackson’s wounding and medical treatment over the past few weeks, one of […]
Read more...Civil War Surprises: Conclusion
On the anniversary of one of the greatest surprise attacks of the American Civil War (the Flank Attack at Chancellorsville), we’re wrapping up the Civil War Surprises series. Here are quick links to all the posts in the series in case you missed any or want to reference the entire collection. Thank you to all […]
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