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Tag Archives: 32nd Wisconsin Infantry
The Swamp Lizard Turns the Flank: Joseph Mower’s Assault at Bentonville
Reveling in victory, Maj. Gen. Joseph Mower watched as the enemy to his immediate front collapsed, the Confederates scampering to the rear for safety. To his immediate front, Mower could make out the buildings that constituted the village of Bentonville. … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Sesquicentennial, Western Theater
Tagged 150th Anniversary of Bentonville, 32nd Wisconsin Infantry, 4th Tennessee Cavalry, 64th Illinois, 8th Texas Cavalry, Battle of Bentonville, Battle of Corinth, Battle of Iuka, Battle of Tupelo, Baxter Smith, Frank Cheatham, Joseph Johnston, Joseph Mower, Oliver O. Howard, Pierce M.B. Young, Red River Campaign, Terry's Texas Rangers, Vicksburg Campaign, Wade Hampton, William T. Sherman, XVII Corps
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The Swamp Lizard Gets His Nickname
As the second week of February, 1865 opened Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman’s armies were nearing the South Carolina capitol, Columbia. Since leaving Savannah, the Yankees had covered well over one hundred miles. In the course of their trek, the armies had crossed … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities, Sesquicentennial
Tagged 25th Wisconsin Infantry, 32nd Wisconsin Infantry, Battle of Iuka, Columbia, Corinth, Edisto River, Joseph Mower, Mexican War, Mississippi Valley Campaigns, Red River Campaign, Salkehatchie River, The Swamp Lizard, Vicksburg Campaign, William T. Sherman
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