Tag Archives: 11th Virginia Cavalry

The Appomattox (or Shenandoah) Parole Passes and Confederate Cavalry After Appomattox

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Jon Tracey

Following the combat at Appomattox Court House on the morning of April 9, Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia prepared to surrender. Lee and Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant met in the parlor of Wilmer McLean’s … Continue reading →

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A.C.L. Gatewood, the Lost Cause, and Two Different Accounts of the Appomattox Campaign

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Jon Tracey

Andrew Cameron Lewis Gatewood came from an influential family in Bath County, Virginia. Before the war, the wealth and status of his family helped secure him a position as a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute. He spent most of … Continue reading →

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War’s End: Remembering a Cavalry Captain

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Sarah Kay Bierle

Today, we are pleased to welcome guest author Sarah Kay Bierle Your brother, Captain Hugh McGuire is wounded. The message branded itself into Dr. Hunter McGuire’s mind while dread twisted like a tourniquet around his heart. The situation he had … Continue reading →

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