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Christmas in the Cavalry
As 1862 faded into memory, Christmas approached for the horse soldiers in the Army of Northern Virginia and Army of the Potomac. Camped in the Rappahannock River Valley following the Battle of Fredericksburg, their experiences that holiday varied from one … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Cavalry, Common Soldier, Holidays, Primary Sources
Tagged 1st Rhode Island Cavalry, 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry, 6th New York Cavalry, 6th U.S. Cavalry, 8th Illinois Cavalry, 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry, David Clendennin, First Battle of Hartwood Church, Moss Neck, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Wade Hampton, William W. Averell
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“On Came the Johnnies”: The First Battle of Brandy Station
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
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities
Tagged "Pope's Retreat", 12th Virginia Cavalry, 1st Maine Cavalry, 1st New Jersey Cavalry, 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry, 1st Rhode Island Cavalry, 1st U.S. Cavalry, 2nd New York Cavalry, 6th Virginia Cavalry, 7th Virginia Cavalry, Beverly Roberston, First Battle of Brandy Station, George Bayard, JEB Stuart, Judson Kilpatrick, William E. "Grumble" Jones
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“Honor and Glory are Before Me”: The Brief Career of George Bayard
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
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 10th New York Cavalry, 13th Pennsylvania Reserves, 1st Maine Cavalry, 1st New Jersey Cavalry, 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry, 1st Rhode Island Cavalry, 1st U.S. Cavalry, 2nd Battery (B), 2nd New York Cavalry, Battle of Cedar Mountain, Benjamin "Grimes" Davis, Beverly Robertson, Brandy Station, Elon J. Farnsworth, George Bayard, JEB Stuart, Maine Light Artillery, Second Manassas Campaign, Shenandoah Valley Campaign 1862, Turner Ashby
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A Challenge Issued: Skirmish at Hartwood Church
The cold morning stillness was shattered as the column of riders splashed across Kelly’s Ford. Snow had come just two days before, on George Washington’s birthday. This recent burst slowed but did not deter these gray clad troopers as they … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 124th New York Infantry, 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry, 1st Rhode Island Cavalry, 3d Pennsylvania Cavalry, 4th New York Cavalry, 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Berea Church, Fitzhugh Lee, Hartwood Church, William Averell
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Winter Responsibility
Throughout the winter of 1862 and into 1863, the Army of the Potomac slept. These cold months spent in Stafford County were not without activity. On February 6, 1863 new commander Joseph Hooker issued a General Order consolidating his various … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War
Tagged 1st Rhode Island Cavalry, Picket Duty, Stafford County
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