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Voices of the Maryland Campaign: September 9, 1862
The pace of the campaign began to pick up on September 9. Robert E. Lee, hopeful that the Federal garrisons in the lower Shenandoah Valley, realized that he would have to nudge them away from his supply line. Accordingly, Lee … Continue reading
“I Intend to Make the Yankees Pay”: The Raid at Catlett’s Station
Part three in a series. You may read part one here and part two here. Two days after the embarrassment at Verdiersville, Stuart pushed his cavalry across the Rapidan. He accompanied the newly arrived brigade of Brig. Gen. Beverly Robertson through Stevensburg. The … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities
Tagged 13th Pennsylvania Reserves, 1st Virginia Cavalry, 4th Virginia Cavalry, 5th Virginia Cavalry, 9th Virginia Cavalry, Beverly Robertson, First Battle of Brandy Station, Fitzhugh Lee, JEB Stuart, John Pope, Stuart's Raid at Catlett Station, Thomas Rosser, William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, Williams C. Wickham
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“Come on You Wolverines”: Remembering the Fight at East Cavalry Field
Today, East Cavalry Field is a relatively quiet place on an otherwise busy battlefield. I have been there many times and often spending a few hours on each visit. It is indeed rare to encounter anyone there, compared to the … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities
Tagged 13th Virginia Cavalry, 14th Virginia Cavalry, 16th Virginia Cavalry, 1st Michigan Cavalry, 1st North Carolina Cavalry, 1st Virginia Cavalry, 34th Virginia Cavalry, 5th Michigan Cavalry, 7th Michigan Cavalry, 9th Virginia Cavalry, Alanson Randol, Alexander Pennington, Batteries E/G 1st U.S. Artillery, Battery M 2nd U.S. Artillery, Charlottesville Horse Artillery, Cress' Ridge, David M. Gregg, Fitzhugh Lee, George Custer, high water mark, J.E.B. Stuart, Jeff Davis Legion, John Chambliss, John McIntosh, Little Round Top, Michigan Cavalry Brigade, Purnell Legion, Vincent Witcher, Wade Hampton, Yellow Tavern
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A Little Wedding, A Little History
We’re getting ready for a wedding this afternoon here at Stevenson Ridge. Teal, peach, and off-white pom-poms festoon the fireplace in the chapel, and spider-thin curly-que candelabras, also teal, sit at the center of each table. A sign in the … Continue reading
Westmoreland’s Other Confederate General
Part two in the series “Tales From the Tombstone” In Westmoreland County on the historic Northern Neck of Virginia boasts of being the birthplace of a few famous persons in American history. George Washington, James Monroe, Richard Henry Lee, and the … Continue reading
