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Tag Archives: Army of Georgia
Looking Back to Cowpens: William J. Hardee and the Battle of Averasboro
After abandoning Fayetteville, North Carolina to Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman’s army group, Lieutenant General William J. Hardee withdrew his corps north of the city. Hardee had ordered the Clarendon Bridge over the Cape Fear River destroyed, removing the possibility of … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities, Revolutionary War, Sesquicentennial, Western Theater
Tagged 150th Anniversary of Averasboro, Alfred Rhett, Army of Georgia, Banastre Tarleton, Battle of Averasboro, Battle of Bentonville, Battle of Cowpens, Battle of Gettysburg, Covering Force Action, Daniel Morgan, Defense in Depth, Henry Case, Henry Slocum, James Morgan, John Buford, Joseph Johnston, Joseph Wheeler, Lafayette McLaws, Murfreesboro, Nathaniel Jackson, Shiloh, Stephen Elliot, William Butler, William Hardee, William T. Sherman, William Vandever, William Ward
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Through the Carolinas: Aspects of Sherman’s Second March
From the beginning of February to the latter part of March, 1865 Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman’s Army Group traversed the swamps, rivers and lowlands of the Carolinas. This was no small undertaking. Sherman faced a heady task. He would … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Sesquicentennial, Western Theater
Tagged Army of Georgia, Army of the Tennessee, Henry Slocum, James Morgan, John Schofield, Joseph Johnston, Judson Kilpatrick, Oliver O. Howard, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Wade Hampton, William Carlin, William T. Sherman, XXIII Corps
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Striking out from Savannah: Uncle Billy Moves North
At the conclusion of the “March to the Sea”, Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman’s armies spent Christmas 1864 in and around Savannah, Georgia. While his men were enjoying a hard earned rest, “Uncle Billy” was busy planning his next maneuver. Exchanging … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Sesquicentennial, Western Theater
Tagged Army of Georgia, Army of the Tennessee, Beaufort South Carolina, Henry Slocum, Oliver Otis Howard, Petersburg, Richmond, Robert E. Lee, Savannah Georgia, Savannah River, Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman
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