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Tag Archives: Andrew Humphreys
Public and Private Recollections of Confederate General Edward Porter Alexander
ECW welcomes back guest author Abbi Smithmyer Nearly fifty years after the conclusion of the American Civil War, Edward Porter Alexander’s book Military Memoirs of a Confederate became available to the public. Alexander’s opening remarks begin with the following passage: … Continue reading
Ryan Quint: The Other Exiled Commander at Monocacy
The Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge is coming up Aug. 4-6. We’ve asked each of our speakers to share with us a story related to the topic they’ll be presenting as part of our “Great Defenses of … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: Congressional Cemetery
Cemeteries have always been a place designed to bring people together. While that may sound strange at first, the concept allows one to get a glimpse into the life of average 19th-century Americans. With many burgeoning cities throughout the country, … Continue reading
The AoP Settles into Winter Camp, 1863
As the Army of the Potomac settled into its winter quarters around Brandy Station and Culpeper in December 1863, Lt. Col. Theodore Lyman—George Gordon Meade’s aide-de-camp—toured the camps with the Army of the Potomac’s chief of staff, Andrew A. Humphreys. … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Cavalry, Common Soldier, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Andrew Humphreys, camp life, cavalry, common soldier, discipline, Meade's Army, Theodore Lyman, VI Corps
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Civil War Witch Hunt: George Gordon Meade, the Retreat from Gettysburg and the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War
Part five in a series In the previous installment, we examined George Gordon Meade’s decision to defer an all-out assault along the lines at Williamsport for a day, instead of following his own aggressive instincts. Instead, he listened to the … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory
Tagged 9th Massachusetts Infantry, Ambrose Burnside, Andrew Humphreys, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Gettysburg, Benjamin Wade, Chancellorsville, Charles Wainwright, Edward Porter Alexander, George Meade, Henry Hunt, I Corps, Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, Lemon's Ferry, Marye's Heights, Philip Sheridan, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Willaimsport
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Civil War Witch Hunt: George Gordon Meade, the Retreat from Gettysburg and the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War
Part four in a series In part three of this series, we examined the question of how George G. Meade’s operational orders and the logistical challenges forged by the atrocious weather affected the Army of the Potomac’s pursuit of the … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities
Tagged Alexander Hays, Alfred Pleasonton, Andrew Humphreys, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Benjamin Wade, George Custer, George Meade, George Sykes, Governeur Warren, Henry Heth, Henry Slocum, James Longstreet, JEB Stuart, John Newton, John Sedgwick, Joint Committe on the Conduct of the War, Judson Kilpatrick, Marshal Ferdinand Foch, Richard Ewell, Robert E. Lee, Theodore Lyman, William French, Williamsport, XI Corps, XII Corps
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“General Grant had us completely in a trap…” Farmville and High Bridge, April 7, 1865
On the afternoon of April 7, Lt. Gen. US Grant entered the town of Farmville. As one private put it “stores were shut up, houses closed, frightened women peeped through dilapidated doorways and sullen men lolled about the porches.” The Federals … Continue reading
The Downfall of a Federal Corps Commander: Warren-Sheridan and the Five Forks Controversy: Part Two
Part Two in a Series. It was actually an amazing feat that Gouverneur K. Warren still retained a corps command at the start of 1865. His wartime record was solid, but far from stellar. As I mentioned earlier, Warren was … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Andrew Humphreys, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of the Wilderness, Bristoe Station, George Sykes, John Sedgwick, Mine Run, The Downfall of a Federal Corps Commander: Warren-Sheridan and the Five Forks Controversy, Ulysses S. Grant, Washington Robeling, William French
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