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Mexican-American War 170th: Battle of Cerro Gordo
Vera Cruz had fallen, and Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna had to act. Serving as both Mexico’s president and the commanding general of its armies, Santa Anna prepared to move against the American forces beginning to make their way inland. … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Mexican War
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Ball's Bluff, Cerro Gordo, David Twiggs, Early Van Dorn, Edward Baker, Edwin V. Sumner, Gideon Pillow, James Shields, P.G.T. Beauregard, Robert E. Lee, Santa Anna's leg, Vera Cruz, Winfield Scott
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Modern Photography: A Few Favorite Photos
I’m fortunate that I get to take a lot of pictures. While I’m intense about my writing, I’m relaxed about my photography. I’m not fancy about. I also find it a wonderful excuse to challenge myself to see a battlefield … Continue reading
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Tagged Ball's Bluff, Bloody Angle, Brock Road, Fame, Jackson Shrine, Jim Morgan, Shiloh
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Pick #3 in my Top 10 List: A set of maps
Part of a Series: Books Every Civil War Buff Ought to Own The third book, or books, every Civil War buff needs on the bookshelf is a good set of maps. These are invaluable–nothing less. They give form to the … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Books & Authors, Campaigns, Emerging Civil War, Internet, Websites & Blogs, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Preservation, Sieges
Tagged Antietam, atlas, Ball's Bluff, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Fredericksburg, Bloody Angle, Books Every Civil War Buff Ought to Own, Chancellorsville, Chris Mackowski, Elmer Ellsworth, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park, Gettysburg, maps, Shiloh
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A single piece of brass
Ball’s Bluff battlefield, Oct. 2011
Review: A Little Short of Boats by James Morgan III
With the 151st anniversary of the Battle of Ball’s Bluff coming up, I wanted to take a minute to plug James Morgan’s fantastic little book about the battle, A Little Short of Boats: The Battles of Balls’ Bluff & Edwards … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War
Tagged A Little Short of Boats, Ball's Bluff, Charles Stone, James Morgan, Joint Committee
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Ball’s Bluff and the Fall of Charles Stone
Second in a series When Union forces tumbled into the Potomac River on the evening of October 21, 1861 following their rout at Ball’s Bluff, the disaster was just beginning. The ripples from that plunge would be felt all the way … Continue reading
The Anniversary of Ball’s Bluff
Remembering the Battle of Ball’s Bluff, October 21, 1861 Don’t forget about the reenactment this weekend, Along the Potomac, in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the battle.
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Civil War Events, Photography
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Ball’s Bluff: A Conversation with Author James Morgan About His New Book, A Little Short of Boats
First in a series James Morgan didn’t set out to write a book. “It was accidental,” he says, “like the battle. I just ended up writing a book.” We’re walking across a small clearing, some three hundred yards or so … Continue reading
Author James Morgan and the Battle of Ball’s Bluff
Prelude to a series I had the opportunity over the weekend to spend some time at the Ball’s Bluff battlefield with author James Morgan, whose excellent book Little Short of Boats provides the first clear study of the battle. Jim … Continue reading
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Tagged 1861, Ball's Bluff, Ball's-Bluff-series, James Morgan
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One of the Smallest–and Most Significant–Battles of the War
Once bodies started floating down the Potomac past Washington, it was tough for officials in the capital to overlook the battle at Ball’s Bluff. It was bad enough that the Union forces there had been soundly trounced. Of the 1,700 … Continue reading
