Tag Archives: 1st New Jersey Cavalry

A Question of Morale

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Daniel Davis

One of the controversial aspects of the Chancellorsville Campaign was the decision by Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker to send his cavalry under Brig. Gen. George Stoneman into central Virginia. Hooker envisioned that Stoneman’s troopers would disrupt Robert E. Lee’s lines … Continue reading →

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“On Came the Johnnies”: The First Battle of Brandy Station

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Daniel Davis

This Sunday, attendees of the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge will tour the battlefield of Brandy Station. This area in eastern Culpeper County was some of the most fought over during the Civil War. While the … Continue reading →

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“Honor and Glory are Before Me”: The Brief Career of George Bayard

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Daniel Davis

Over the course of the last month I’ve written posts on Benjamin “Grimes” Davis and Elon J. Farnsworth. These men share a common trait: their promising careers were cut short in battle during the Gettysburg Campaign. Davis was in the … Continue reading →

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