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Tag Archives: 6th Wisconsin
Voices of the Maryland Campaign: September 19, 1862
As the darkness descended on September 18, the Army of Northern Virginia began to stir, using its cover to slip away, back across the Potomac River. It brought as many of its wounded and supplies with it as it could, … Continue reading
The Rebirth of the Army of the Potomac (part two)
Part two of a series. A New Chief of Staff and Improved Supply System Ambrose E. Burnside left the Army of the Potomac with a litany of major problems; many of which were brought on by poor staff work. To … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 110th Pennsylvania, 127th Pennsylvania Infantry, 19th Massachusetts, 5th New Hampshire, 6th Wisconsin, Ambrose Burnside, Antietam, Aquia Landing, Daniel Butterfield, Daniel McCallum, Elisha Hunt Rhodes, Fair Oaks, Herman Haupt, Joseph Hooker, Knap's Battery, Malvern Hill, Marsena Patrick, Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad, Rufus Dawes, The Rebirth of the Army of the Potomac, Winter Encampment
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The Bloody Railroad Cut at Gettysburg: Part Two
The Conclusion of a Series The Army of the Potomac benefited greatly early on July 1st due to the fact that no high ranking Confederate officer seemed to want to take control of the fight. Division commander Henry Heth has … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Books & Authors, Campaigns
Tagged 2nd Mississippi, 55th North Carolina, 6th Wisconsin, 84th New York, 95th New York, A.P. Hill, Abner Doubleday, Alfred Belo, Battle of Gettysburg, Fight Like the Devil, Francis Waller, Hall's Battery, Henry Heth, Iron Brigade, John Blair, Joseph Davis, Lysander Cutler, McPherson Ridge, Medal of Honor, Railroad Cut at Gettysburg, Rufus Dawes, The Bloody Railroad Cut at Gettysburg
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The Western Federal
Today, we are pleased to welcome guest author Jim Taub. As Joseph Polley, a sergeant of the 4th Texas Infantry, moved through the dense Georgia underbrush, the sounds and smells of battle overwhelmed his senses. The cracking of musketry and … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Common Soldier, Western Theater
Tagged 24th Michigan, 25th Illinois, 2nd Wisconsin, 4th Texas Infantry, 4th U.S. Artillery, 6th Wisconsin, 90th Illinois Infantry, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of Tennessee, Army of the Cumberland, Army of the Potomac, Army of the Tennessee, Battle of Chickamauga, Bell Irvin Wiley, Braxton Bragg, Chancellorsville, Chattanooga, Fort Donelson, George Meade, Governeur Warren, Iron Brigade, Joe Hooker, John Gibbon, Joseph Polley, Pittsburg Landing, Samuel Crawford, The Iron Brigade, Viniard Field, XI Corps, XII Corps
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