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Tag Archives: Army of the Tennessee
The 100th Indiana’s Flag
160 years ago this month, the 100th Indiana Volunteers joined Federal service. The regiment (known as the Persimmon Regiment after fall 1862) saw action in the Vicksburg Campaign, the Battles for Chattanooga, and then in all campaigns of the Army … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Campaigns, Regiments, Western Theater
Tagged 100th Indiana, Army of the Tennessee, Grand Review
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What If…George Thomas Had Marched Through Snake Creek Gap?
On May 7, 1864, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman set his three armies marching. At the time, they were stretched on a long front, from Red Clay on the Georgia-Tennessee line to Lee’s and Gordon’s Mills, more than a dozen … Continue reading
A Scene of Desolation – A Missouri Soldier Visits the Shiloh Battlefield in June 1862
On the morning of June 16, 1862, Pvt. Robert Goodman of the Seventh Missouri Infantry left his unit’s encampment to take a stroll. The last couple of weeks had been particularly hard for the men of the “Irish Seventh” regiment, … Continue reading
Question of the Week: 11/30-12/6/20
In your opinion, who was the best corps commander for the Union’s Army of the Tennessee?
Posted in Armies, Question of the Week
Tagged Army of the Tennessee, Question of the Week, Union armies
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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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The Stakes of Vicksburg
On April 30, and May 1, 1863, Union Major General U.S. Grant crossed his Army of the Tennessee over the Mississippi River south of Vicksburg. He then cut loose from his supply sources and plunged inland to surround the city … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles, Campaigns, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Sieges, Ties to the War, Western Theater
Tagged Army of the Tennessee, British Army, Earl Van Dorn, Guadalcanal, Imphal, India, Japan, Japanese Army, Kohima, Pea Ridge, Samuel Curtis, Siege of Vicksburg, U.S. Marines, Ulysses S. Grant, Vicksburg, Vicksburg Campaign, William Slim
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From Raymond to Vicksburg: In the Footsteps of an Illinois Battery
A few weeks ago I was looking through the pictures that I took on the Western Tour Chris Mackowski, his daughter Steph and I did in May. As I progressed through the pictures of the Raymond battlefield and at Vicksburg, … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Monuments, Sieges, Western Theater
Tagged 1st Illinois Artillery, Army of the Tennessee, Battery D, Battle of Raymond, Battle of Shiloh, Captain Henry Rogers, Fort Donelson, James McPherson, John Bell Hood, John Logan, Jonesboro, Kennesaw Mountain, North Georgia Campaign, Siege of Corinth, Siege of Vicksburg, XVII Corps
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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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“Harvest of Death”: The Battle of Griswoldville
On November 15, 1864, the vanguard of William T. Sherman’s forces left the city of Atlanta, Georgia on what would become the March to the Sea. Their ultimate objective was the city of Savannah, about 250 miles away. Over the … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Army of the Tennessee, Battle of Griswoldville, Charles Walcutt, Charles Woods, General William T. Sherman, Georgia Militia, Joseph Wheeler, Judson Kilpatrick, March to the Sea, Peter Osterhaus, Pleasant J. Philips, Robert F. Catterson, Theodore Upson
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