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Tag Archives: Alexander Pennington
“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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Closing Lee’s Western Door: The Battle of Appomattox Station
The evacuation of Farmville and subsequent fight at Cumberland Church continued to force Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia west. By the morning of April 8, Lee’s next objective was Appomattox Station, where he hoped to obtain critical supplies … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Civilian, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities
Tagged Alexander Pennington, Appomattox Court House, Appomattox Station, Army of the James, Army of the Shenandoah, Battle of Cumberland Church, Farmville, George Crook, George Custer, Henry Capehart, Martin Gary, Philip Sheridan, Reuben Walker, Thomas Devin, William Wells
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