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Tag Archives: Army of the Ohio
The “One-Battle” Syndrome
As we approach the anniversary of the battle of First Manassas in July, 1861 I want to touch on what I term the “One Battle Syndrome.” The thinking on both sides in 1861, from generals to politicians to privates, was … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles
Tagged 2nd New Hampshire, 7th Pennsylvania Reserves, 93rd New York, Army of Mississippi, Army of Tennessee, Army of the Ohio, Army of the Potomac, Gaines Mill, Harrison's Landing, Henry C. Newton, John Burrill, John Faler, manassas, One Battle Syndrome, Seven Pines, Shiloh
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The 47th Tennessee Infantry at Shiloh
Today we are pleased to welcome back guest author Sean Michael Chick In the American Civil War, Don Carlos Buell’s arrival at Shiloh with over 15,000 men, stands as the most famous reinforcement of the war. Its importance to the … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 12th Tennessee Infantry, 47th Tennessee Infantry, Albert Sidney Johnston, Army of the Mississippi, Army of the Ohio, Army of the Tennessee, Atlanta, Benjamin Cheatham, Bentonville, Bushrod Johnson, Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Corinth, Don Carlos Buell, Fort Donelson, Franklin, Jonesboro, Leonidas Polk, Nashville, Peachtree Creek, Pittsburg Landing, Prestpn Smith, Shiloh, Stones River, Ulysses S. Grant
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Franklin 150th: “I never saw the dead lay near so thick.”
It was a near-run thing—John M. Schofield’s Federals steadily marching down the Columbia Pike towards Franklin through the night of Nov. 29 while sitting close to their camp fires were the Confederates of John B. Hood. The two former West … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Emerging Civil War
Tagged 125th Ohio, 24th Wisconsin, 36th Illinois, 44th Illinois, 74th/88th Illinois, Army of the Cumberland, Army of the Ohio, Arthur MacArthur, Atlanta Campaign, Battle of Chattanooga, Battle of Chickamauga, Battle of Franklin, Battle of Shiloh, David Stanley, Emerson Opdycke, George D. Wagner, John Bell Hood, John M. Schofield, John Q. Lane, Joseph Conrad, Patrick Cleburne
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Catching Up on the Western Theater….
As the fighting died out around the ruins of the Octagon House on the evening of May 17, 1864, Confederate Gen. Joseph Johnston finally came up with a plan to deliver a blow to Sherman’s forces. Running south from Adairsville … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: New Civil War Parks Around Dalton, Georgia
Although the 150th Anniversary of the fighting that opened the Atlanta Campaign has been quiet compared to the Overland Campaign, several things have occurred, the best being the opening of two small “battle” parks around Dalton, Georgia.
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, ECW Weekender, Western Theater
Tagged 3rd Maryland Artillery, Army of the Ohio, Atlanta Campaign, Crow Valley, Dalton, Eufaula Light Artillery, Fort Fisk, John Schofield, Mill Creek Gap, Potato Hill, Rowan's Battery, Snake Creek Gap, Tucker's Mississippi Brigade
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Georgia Professor Falls in the Battle of Perryville
Today we welcome guest author Stuart W. Sanders. Stuart is the former executive director of the Perryville Battlefield Preservation Association. He is the author of three books, including Perryville Under Fire: The Aftermath of Kentucky’s Largest Civil War Battle and … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Leadership--Confederate
Tagged 21st Wisconsin, 41st Georgia, Army of the Ohio, Battle of Perryville, Bowdon College, Braxton Bragg, Captain Mark Evans, Chattanooga, Colonel Charles McDaniel, Don Carlos Buell, Emory College, George Maney, Maney's Brigade, Parson's Ridge, Perryville
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