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Tag Archives: Allan Pinkerton
BookChat: Rose Greenhow’s “My Imprisonment,” edited by Emily Lapisardi
I recently had the opportunity to spend some time with a new annotated edition of Rose Greenhow’s famous Civil War diary, Rose Greenhow’s My Imprisonment (Winston Lewis Publishing, 2021). The edition comes courtesy of editor Emily Lapisardi, a living historian … Continue reading
America’s First Air Force: Union Aeronauts and McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign, Part Four – Davis, Lee, and Longstreet Were Standing in a Field
ECW welcomes back guest author Jeff Ballard Read Part One, Part Two, and Part Three. Serving as an airborne sentry was the first, and perhaps the most obvious role of the balloon on the battlefield and Lowe’s balloons gave McClellan … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, Leadership--Federal, Personalities
Tagged Allan Pinkerton, America's-First-Air-Force, balloon, Chancellorsville, Dom Pedro II, Excelsior, Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Fitz John Porter, George B. McClellan, Hindenburg, hot air balloon, Intrepid, Jeff Ballard, Peninsula Campaign, Thaddeus Lowe, Union Balloon Corps, Yorktown
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The Willard–Again
As historical as many of the buildings are in Washington, the one building I have always admired is the Willard Hotel–even in its latest iteration. The Willard is a Beaux-Arts style luxury (5 stars!) hotel located at 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue … Continue reading
Could McClellan Have Been Someone Other Than McClellan?
Today is November 7, the anniversary of Little Mac’s final removal from command of the Army of the Potomac in 1862. I’ve been thinking about George McClellan lately, spurred by some writing I’ve been doing about him for an upcoming … Continue reading
