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“The Particulars of Col. Sillers Death”
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Mike Block It is often the sad duty of the officer in charge of a unit the burden of sending a note or letter home documenting the last moments of a … Continue reading
“Using…Superlatives Not Found in Military Tactics or Church Catechism”: Berdan’s Sharpshooters at Kelly’s Ford
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Mike Block In the fall of 1863, Berdan’s Sharpshooters were respected on both sides of the field. There initial purpose being to “bring together the best marksmen possible of the North, … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 1st United States Sharpshooters, 2d United States Sharpshooters, 2nd North Carolina, Berdan's Sharpshooters, David Birney, George Meade, Hiram Berdan, I Corps, III Corps, Kelly's Ford, Red Diamond Division, Regis de Trobriand, Robert Rodes, Stephen Ramseur, William Cox, William French
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Unknown Flag of Gettysburg
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Jim Taub On July 1st, 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg began. As the forces of both armies converged on the sleepy Pennsylvania town that Wednesday morning, each regiment carried with them … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Memory, National Park Service
Tagged 107th Pennsylvania, 13th Massachusetts, 16th Maine, 2nd North Carolina, 4th North Carolina, Chancellorsville, Gaines Mill, I Corps, Maryland Campaign 1862, Oak Hill, Peninsula Campaign, Richard Ewell, Robert Rodes, Second Manassas, Seven Days Battles, Stephen Ramseur, XI Corps
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“Never was there a more beautiful sunrise…” The Battles for Fairview and Hazel Grove, Part Three
The third in a four-part miniseries. The following is the text from Elizabeth “Beth” Parnicza’s 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Chancellorsville tour covering the action of May 3rd, 1863, in the area between Hazel Grove and Fairview. Ramseur led … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Common Soldier
Tagged "Never was there a more beautiful sunrise..." The Battles for Fairview and Hazel Grove, 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Chancellorsville, 2nd North Carolina, 4th North Carolina, Battle of Chancellorsville, Stephen Ramseur
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“Never was there a more beautiful sunrise…” The Battles for Fairview and Hazel Grove, Part Two
The second in a four-part miniseries. The following is the text from Elizabeth “Beth” Parnicza’s 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Chancellorsville tour covering the action of May 3rd, 1863, in the area between Hazel Grove and Fairview. The Federals … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Common Soldier
Tagged "Never was there a more beautiful sunrise..." The Battles for Fairview and Hazel Grove, 14th South Carolina, 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Chancellorsville, 2nd North Carolina, 4th North Carolina, 50th Virginia, Battle of Chancellorsville, Bryan Grimes, Daniel Sickles, Fairview, Hazel Grove, John Jones, Stephen Ramseur, Stonewall Brigade
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