Tag Archives: 24th Wisconsin

Civil War Echoes: Manila 1941

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Chris Kolakowski

75 years ago today, Douglas MacArthur ordered the evacuation of Manila. Over the next week, a massive movement of personnel and supplies occurred from the Philippine capital to Bataan and Corregidor. Japanese forces entered Manila on January 2, 1942. There … Continue reading →

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Franklin 150th: “I never saw the dead lay near so thick.”

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Ryan Quint

It was a near-run thing—John M. Schofield’s Federals steadily marching down the Columbia Pike towards Franklin through the night of Nov. 29 while sitting close to their camp fires were the Confederates of John B. Hood. The two former West … Continue reading →

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The Long, Bloody Road toward Atlanta: Adairsville

Posted on May 17, 2014 by lwhite1864

The gently rolling hills and fields that made up the Oothcalooga Valley south of Calhoun offered a scene of pastoral beauty—and frustration to Joe Johnston. The wide valley offered some strong points, but it was too wide to take up … Continue reading →

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Top 15 Posts of 2013—Number 15: On Wisconsin!

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Chris Kolakowski

The Army of the Cumberland charged Missionary Ridge on the afternoon of November 25, 1863. Among the leading regiments was the Milwaukee-based 24th Wisconsin, part of Major General Philip Sheridan’s division. Its color-bearer fell at the base of the ridge. … Continue reading →

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