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Tag Archives: Army of the James
Sister Lydia Penny: “Like a Ministering Angel”
ECW is pleased to welcome back Tim Talbott. Tim originally sent this post to us for Women’s History Month; we apologize for the delay in getting it up. We are fortunate that several United States Colored Troops (USCT) soldiers chose … Continue reading
Fallen, but not Forgotten: Pvt. Henderson Taborn, Co. A, 5th USCI
ECW is pleased to welcome back Tim Talbott During the mid-nineteenth century, Oberlin, Ohio, known as a “hotbed of abolitionism,” and even referred to as “the town that started the Civil War,” became a magnet of relocation for both self-emancipated … Continue reading
Posted in Common Soldier, USCT
Tagged 5th USCT, Army of the James, Battle of New Market Heights, Battle of New Market Heights Memorial and Education Association, Henderson Taborn, John Anthony Copeland, John Brown, John Brown's Raid, lewis leary, Lt. Col. Giles Waldo Shurtleff, New Market Heights, Oberlin, Sgt. Milton Holland, Tim Talbott
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Dying Far From Home: Pvt. Edward Williams, Co. C, 6th USCI
ECW is pleased to welcome back Tim Talbott, director of education and interpretation at Pamplin Historical Park During the Civil War, soldiers sometimes attempted to describe the nature of combat to friends and loved ones unfamiliar with warfare. In the … Continue reading
Posted in USCT
Tagged 6th USCT, Army of the James, Battle of New Market Heights Memorial and Education Association, Ben Butler, Camp William Penn, City Point, Deep Bottom, Dutch Gap, First Battle of Petersburg, Fort Monroe, Hampton National Cemetery, New Market Heights, Petersburg, Quincy Gilmore, Rev. Jeremiah Asher, Tim Talbott, United States Colored Infantry, United States Colored Troops, XVIII Corps
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Grant’s Left Hook by Sean Michael Chick Now Available
We’re pleased to announce the release of the latest book in the Emerging Civil War Series: Grant’s Left Hook: The Bermuda Hundred Campaign, May 5-June 7, 1864, by Sean Michael Chick, published by Savas Beatie (and available here). This is … Continue reading
A Lost Opportunity: Fort Harrison
During the summer of 1864, Union General U. S. Grant made several attempts to break Lee’s lines by attacking both sides of the James River, hoping to stretch the Confederates to the breaking point. In July, he sent troops to … Continue reading
Posted in Battles
Tagged a-lost-opportunity, Army of the James, Fort Harrison, Overland Campaign
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African American Soldiers at Fort Gilmer
It was September 29, 1864. General Benjamin Butler’s Army of the James finally arose from its slumber, crossing the James and launching attacks against the outer Confederate fortifications around Richmond. The plan was to pierce the works and then to … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, USCT
Tagged 8th USCT, Army of the James, black history, black history month, black-history-2019, Fort Gilmer, Julius Weiss, New Market Heights, USCT, William Birney
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Butler’s Decision at Bermuda Hundred
Major General Benjamin Butler’s Bermuda Hundred Campaign in May of 1864 is often dismissed quickly and simply as a failure. Commentators usually invoke Major General U.S. Grant’s quote about a “bottle strongly corked.” It is true that Butler could have … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, Leadership--Federal, Ties to the War
Tagged Anzio, Army of the James, Benjamin Butler, Bermuda Hundred
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The Decision to Attach William F. Smith to the Army of the James
Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Sean Michael Chick Major General William Farrar Smith is one of the Civil War’s most controversial commanders. He was twice removed from command. He was once considered for an army command. He was … Continue reading
Don’t Impede Edward Ord’s Columns
Edward O.C. Ord commanded the Army of the James at the end of the Civil War. In March 1865 they held the Union position north of the James River opposite the daunting Confederate works protecting Richmond. Before his final offensive … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Campaigns, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Army of the James, Edward O. C. Ord, John Gibbon, Petersburg
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