Tag Archives: Army of the Potomac

The Army of the Potomac’s March from Harrison’s Landing

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Kevin Pawlak

On August 14, 1862, the Army of the Potomac began departing its safe haven of the last month: its camp at Harrison’s Landing on the James River. George B. McClellan’s army lost nearly 16,000 men in late June and early … Continue reading →

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Political Visitors to the AoP

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

At the end of April, I shared a BookChat Q&A with historian Zachary Fry about his new book A Republic in the Ranks: Loyalty and Dissent in the Army of the Potomac, now available from the University of North Carolina … Continue reading →

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Free ECW Podcast: “The Army of the Potomac’s Politics”

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Emerging Civil War

We’ve got a surprise for you this afternoon! Another FREE ECW Podcast has just been released. Chris Mackowski chats with Zachery A. Fry about the Army of the Potomac and the political allegiances of the soldiers within its ranks. It’s … Continue reading →

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Henry Hunt Reflects on the Battle of Chancellorsville

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Kevin Pawlak

Chancellorsville was a black eye for the Army of the Potomac. But while it no doubt marked the beginning of the end of Joseph Hooker’s stint as army commander, it did not sour the desire for victory among the army’s … Continue reading →

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BookChat with Zachery Fry, author of A Republic in the Ranks

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

I was pleased to spend some time recently with a new book by historian Zachery Fry, assistant professor of military history at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Dr. Frey is the author of A Republic in the … Continue reading →

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Battle of Bristoe Station: A New Era in the Army of the Potomac

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Kevin Pawlak

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Shaara wrote in Killer Angels of the Army of the Potomac on the eve of the Battle of Gettysburg: it was the “last of the great volunteer armies, for the draft is beginning that summer in … Continue reading →

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New Articles Will Help You Rethink McClellan

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

Probably the most notable thing about George McClellan’s final month and a half in command of the Army of the Potomac are the zingers Lincoln tosses at the general for the army’s inactivity. By that point in their relationship, even … Continue reading →

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Playing the numbers: Robert E. Lee, the Army of Northern Virginia, and Maryland in 1862

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Dave Powell

The Army of Northern Virginia crossed the Potomac River into Maryland on September 4, 1862, embarking on what history has come to call The Antietam (or Sharpsburg) Campaign. In three months, since Lee took command outside Richmond, he had won … Continue reading →

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“And over here we have…”

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Meg Groeling

On this day in history, Colonel Elmer Ellsworth walked into a two-star inn-and-boarding house in Alexandria. It was early in the morning, and a man in his nightshirt and pants was the only person awake on the first floor. The … Continue reading →

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Civil War Echoes: The Battle of Okinawa

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Chris Kolakowski

Today 74 years ago Operation Iceberg, the invasion of Okinawa, got underway as the first of 183,000 soldiers and Marines of U.S. Tenth Army swarmed ashore at Hagushi on the island’s west coast. It was the largest amphibious operation of … Continue reading →

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