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I Am Proud To Be Associated With Such Brave Men: Wesley Merritt, the 2nd U.S. Cavalry and the Brandy Station
One of the things I enjoy the most as a historian is the process. Searching for the pieces and putting the puzzle together through constant analysis, discussion and refinement. Interpretation can turn on a dime. It can seem like a … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 1st U.S. Cavalry, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, 2nd U.S. Dragoons, 5th U.S. Cavalry, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, 6th U.S. Cavalry, Alfred Pleasonton, Battle of Brandy Station, John Buford, Reserve Brigade, Wesley Merritt
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A Question of Morale
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
“A Grievous Loss”: John B. McIntosh at Third Winchester
Today marks the 153rd anniversary of the Battle of Third Winchester. This day long engagement was the beginning of the end of Confederate fortunes in the Shenandoah Valley. One of the highlights of the battle was a massive mounted attack … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Leadership--Federal, Personalities, Ties to the War
Tagged 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry, 2nd New York Cavalry, 2nd Ohio Cavalry, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, 3rd New Jersey Cavalry, 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry, 5th New York Cavalry, 5th U.S. Cavalry, 5th U.S. Infantry, Battle of Pea Ridge, Battle of Third Winchester, Bradley Johnson, James McIntosh, James S. McIntosh, James Wilson, John B. McIntosh, Lunsford Lomax, Molino del Rey
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A Bump in the Road to Spotsylvania: The Battle of Todd’s Tavern
On May 5-6, 1864, in the Battle of the Wilderness, Robert E. Lee brought the spring offensive launched by George Meade’s Army of the Potomac to a grinding halt. Rather than retreat, General-in-Chief Ulysses S. Grant, who was traveling with … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities
Tagged 1st Maine Cavalry, 1st Michigan Cavalry, 1st New York Dragoons, 1st U.S. Cavalry, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, 5th U.S. Cavalry, 6th New York Cavalry, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, 9th New York Cavalry, Alfred Gibbs, Battle of Todd's Tavern, David M. Gregg, Fitzhugh Lee, George A. Custer, Henry Davies, JEB Stuart, John I. Gregg, Lunsford Lomax, Philip Sheridan, Pierce M.B. Young, Thomas Devin, W.H.F "Rooney" Lee, Wade Hampton, Wesley Merritt, Williams C. Wickham
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“Shoot Us Down Like Turkeys in a Pen”: Union and Confederate Cavalry Clash at Cold Harbor
On May 30, 1864, Philip Sheridan’s Union cavalry tangled with Confederate horsemen in the vicinity of Old Church northeast of Richmond. After the Battle of Haw’s Shop, Sheridan had been sent to Old Church to secure the roads leading to … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 17th Pennsylvania, 1st New York Dragoons, 1st U.S. Cavalry, 5th Michigan Cavalry, 5th U.S. Cavalry, 6th Michigan Cavalry, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, 6th U.S. Cavalry, 9th New York, Alfred Torbert, Black Creek Church Road, George A. Custer, Haw's Shop, Lunsford Lomax, Major Melvin Brewer, Martin Gary, Matadequin Creek, Matthew C. Butler, Old Church, Philip Sheridan, Thomas Clingman, Thomas Devin, Totopotomoy Creek, Wesley Merritt, White House Landing, William Smith, Williams Wickham, XVIII Corps
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The Evolution of Cavalry Tactics: How Technology Drove Change
Part three in a series. In the Napoleonic system, the army’s mounted arm took multiple forms. There were: carabiniers, cuirassiers, dragoons, hussars, chasseurs, and lancers. Each had its own specific mission. Carabiniers were armed with dragoon carbines and sabers, and … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Cavalry, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities, Ties to the War
Tagged 1st U.S. Cavalry, 1st U.S. Dragoons, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, 2nd U.S. Dragoons, 3rd U.S. Cavalry, 4th U.S. Cavalry, 5th U.S. Cavalry, 6th U.S. Cavalry, Albert Sidney Johnston, Bleeding Kansas, David Twiggs, Earl Van Dorn, Edmund Kirby Smith, Edwin Sumner, Fitzhugh Lee, French Carabiniers, French Cuirassiers, French Dragoons, French Hussars, George H. Thomas, George McClellan, George Stoneman, Henry Sibley, J.E.B. Stuart, John Bell Hood, John Buford, Joseph Johnston, Kenner Garrard, Napoleon, Nathan Evans, Philip St. George Cooke, Regiment of Mounted Rifleman, Robert E. Lee, Stephen Watts Kearny, Wesley Merritt, William J. Hardee, William Royall, William S. Harney
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Civil War Echoes: Douglas MacArthur and the Return to the Philippines
70 years ago today, General Douglas MacArthur waded ashore on Leyte, fulfilling his famous pledge to return to the Philippines. The photo of him at that moment (shown here, center, with his staff) is one of the iconic images of … Continue reading
Wesley Merritt and the Battle of Tom’s Brook
Following the Battle of Fisher’s Hill, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan’s Federal army pursued Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early’s Rebel forces up the Shenandoah Valley. With the Yankees dogging his march, Early left the Valley, while Sheridan encamped around the town of Harrisonburg, Virginia. … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities
Tagged "Woodstock Races", 2d Massachusetts Cavalry, 5th U.S. Cavalry, 9th U.S. Cavalry, Appomattox, Army of Northern Virgina, Army of the Potomac, Army of the Shenandoah, Back Road, Battle of Tom's Brook, Bradley Johnson, Charles Russell Lowell, Fisher's Hill, George Custer, Gettysburg, Harrisonburg, John Buford, Jubal Early, Little Bighorn, Lunsford Lomax, Natural Bridge, Reserve Brigade, Spanish American War, Stoneman's Raid, Third Winchester, Thomas Devin, Thomas Rosser, Trevilian's Station, Valley Turnpike, Virginia, Wesley Merritt, West Point, Woodstock, Yellow Tavern
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Prelude to a Star: The Urbanna Raid
part two in a series The Army of the Potomac was in disarray when George Custer returned from Washington on May 5, 1863. Early that morning, the army began their retreat to the north bank of the Rappahannock River. This … Continue reading
Prelude to a Star
Part one in a series The young officer walked out of the theatre and onto the bustling Washington street. Fixing his kepi atop his head, he began to make his way back to his boardinghouse. His affinity for plays was … Continue reading
