Tag Archives: Army of Northern Virgina

Daniel Harvey Hill, Educator and General

Posted on January 5, 2021 by Phill Greenwalt

Another installment n “Tales from the Tombstone.” For other posts in the series, click here. On a recent road-trip, I had the chance to take a slight detour off the interstate and visit Davidson, North Carolina. Now known as the … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: 11/16-11/22/20

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Emerging Civil War

In your opinion, who was the best corps commander for the Army of Northern Virginia?

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Appomattox Paroles

Posted on August 29, 2016 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author, Roger Futrell The Appomattox Court House paroles which General Ulysses S. Grant issued to Robert E. Lee’s surrendered Army of Northern Virginia, in April 1865, symbolized President Lincoln’s desire to unify the Nation. … Continue reading →

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Wesley Merritt and the Battle of Tom’s Brook

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Daniel Davis

Following the Battle of Fisher’s Hill, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan’s Federal army pursued Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early’s Rebel forces up the Shenandoah Valley. With the Yankees dogging his march, Early left the Valley, while Sheridan encamped around the town of Harrisonburg, Virginia. … Continue reading →

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