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Tag Archives: A. P. Stewart
A Gem from the Gilder Lehrman
A century and a half after the war, we’re still finding cool stuff. I’ll give an example from my new book, Texas Brigadier to the Fall of Atlanta: John Bell Hood (Mercer, 2019). In my research I was perusing Kirk … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Campaigns, Emerging Civil War, Western Theater
Tagged A. P. Stewart, Alinda Borell, Atlanta Campaign, Gilder Lehrman Institute, James Chesnut, Jefferson Davis, John Bell Hood, Krik Denkler, Mary Chesnut, Texas Brigadier to the Fall of Atlanta: John Bell Hood, Voices of the Civil War: Atlanta
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The Last Charge of the Army of Tennessee
As the line of gaunt and scared Confederate veterans emerged from the piney forest and advanced over the cool, sandy soil, the scene inspired nearby onlookers. The Army of Tennessee was moving forward that afternoon for an assault once more. … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Western Theater
Tagged 150th Anniversary of Bentonville, A. P. Stewart, Army of Tennessee, Battle of Bentonville, Bentonville, Braxton Bragg, Chickamauga, D.H. Hill, Henry Slocum, Joseph E. Johnston, Joseph Johnston, North Carolina, Patrick Cleburne, Sam Watkins, William Hardee, William J. Hardee, William T. Sherman, XIV Corps
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Class of 1842
When reading a biography of a Civil War general officer, the usual biographical sketch is: West Point Military Academy educated, Mexican War experience, volunteer organization command in early stages of the war, and then the rise through the general officer ranks. … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities, Ties to the War, Western Theater
Tagged A. P. Stewart, A.P. Hill, Abner Doubleday, Army of the Potomac, Army of Virginia, Cadmus Wilcox, Chancellorsville, Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Corinth, D.H. Hill, Dabney Maury, Darius Couch, David R. Jones, Earl Van Dorn, Gabriel Rains, George B. McClellan, George H. Gordon, George Pickett, George Stoneman, George Sykes, George W. Rains, Gettysburg, Gustavus W. Smith, James Oakes, Jesse Reno, John Adams, John Foster, John Gibbon, John Newton, John Pope, Lafayette McLaws, Mansfield Lovell, Martin L. Smith, Napoleon Dana], Robert E. Lee, Samuel Maxey, Samuel Sturgis, Seth Williams, Stonewall Jackson, West Point Class of 1842, West Point Class of 1846, William Gardiner, William S. Rosecrans
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Nashville: The Second Day
Despite the results of the 15th, Hood determined to fight. That night he pulled his army back two miles to a more compact line, anchored on both flanks by hills along the Franklin Pike (US 31 today) and Granny White … Continue reading
Nashville: The First Day
The Death Ride of the Army of Tennessee climaxed 150 years ago today and tomorrow, as the Union and Confederacy fought one more large-scale battle between the Appalachians and the Mississippi: the Battle of Nashville.
Posted in Battles, Campaigns, Emerging Civil War, USCT, Western Theater
Tagged A. P. Stewart, A.J. Smith, Army of Tennessee, Franklin-Nashville Campaign, George H. Thomas, James Harrison Wilson, John Bell Hood, John M. Schofield, Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, Thomas Wood, United States Colored Troops
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Fighting in the Hell Hole around New Hope Church
As Sherman swung his forces westward away from the Western and Atlantic Railroad and the formidable Confederate defenses there, Johnston quickly guessed his opponent’s next move and shifted his forces toward Dallas to meet him. On May 25, the lead … Continue reading
Hood on Hood—Part III
The third part of a four-part series. Today we welcome back guest author Stephen “Sam” Hood. Sam is the author of John Bell Hood: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of a Confederate General. * * * Regarding the Spring Hill … Continue reading
