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Tag Archives: 6th Corps
Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: Hood’s Protest and Howe Avenue
Part of a series. The Confederate offensive at Gettysburg on July 2nd was supposed to start much closer to the now-famous Peach Orchard than it actually did. Prior to cresting Warfield Ridge, one of the future jumping-off points for the … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Leadership--Confederate
Tagged 6th Corps, Albion Howe, Battle of Gettysburg, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path, Horatio Wright, Howe Avenue, James Longstreet, John Bell Hood, Lafayette McLaws, Munshower Knoll, South Confederate Avenue, Taneytown Road, Warfield Ridge
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Symposium Spotlight: Edward Alexander and the Breakthrough at Petersburg
Edward Alexander is a graduate of the University of Illinois, Edward has an affinity for the Federal 6th Army Corps. He is set to make his first speaking appearance at the Emerging Civil War Symposium this August. The 292 day siege … Continue reading
From the ECW Archives—A Grand Charge: Emory Upton’s Assault on the Mule Shoe Salient, Conclusion
Click here to read the first part of the series. The men from New York, Pennsylvania, Maine, Wisconsin and Vermont milled about the clearing in the middle of the afternoon. A cool spring breeze rustled the leaves on the trees around … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 119th Pennsylvania, 121st New York, 1864, 2nd Vermont, 44th Georgia, 4th Georgia, 5th Wisconsin, 6th Corps, 6th Vermont, A Grand Charge: Emory Upton's Assault on the Mule Shoe Salient, Doles Salient, Emory Upton, George Doles, May 10, Mule Shoe, Mule Shoe Salient, Richard S. Ewell
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From the ECW Archives—A Grand Charge: Emory Upton’s Assault on the Mule Shoe Salient, Part 1
A small group of officers stood at the tree line. To their immediate front, resting across an open field lay fresh mounds of earth—earthworks constructed by the Confederate infantry. Each man studied the ground intently, some conversing in hushed tones. Others stood … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 119th Pennsylvania, 121st New York, 1864, 2nd Vermont, 44th Georgia, 4th Georgia, 5th Wisconsin, 6th Corps, 6th Vermont, A Grand Charge: Emory Upton's Assault on the Mule Shoe Salient, Doles Salient, Emory Upton, George Doles, May 10, Mule Shoe, Mule Shoe Salient, Richard S. Ewell
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A General Remembered: Lew Wallace after the Battle of Monocacy
A guest post by Ryan Quint, part three of a series. After his defeat at the Battle of Monocacy, Major General Lew Wallace retreated back towards Baltimore. His force, badly outnumbered by Confederate troops under the command of Lieutenant General … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 6th Corps, Battle of Fort Stevens, Battle of Monocacy, Ben-Hur, Edward O. C. Ord, Fort Stevens, Henry Halleck, Horatio G. Wright, Lew Wallace, Lincoln Assassination, Montgomery Meigs, Shiloh, Sixth Corps, Ulysses S. Grant
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