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Tag Archives: Barlow’s Knoll
General Francis Barlow and The Letters He Destroyed on July 1, 1863
General Francis C. Barlow placed his division of the Union XI Corps on a rise of high ground, north of the town of Gettysburg. Without adequate reinforcements to anchor a defensive line, his exposed troops took the brunt of the … Continue reading →
Posted in Leadership--Federal, Slavery, USCT
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Tagged Abolition, Barlow's Knoll, Battle of Gettysburg, Francis C. Barlow, freedmen, General Barlow, John B. Gordon, politics, Robert Gould Shaw, USCT
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Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: Josiah Benner Farm
Part of a Series. On the north side of Rock Creek, along the Harrisburg Road, sits the Josiah Benner Farm. At the time of the battle the farm encompassed 123 acres of the Gettysburg battlefield and served as the front … Continue reading →
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles
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Tagged 11th Corps, Barlow's Knoll, Battery G 4th United States Artillery, Battle of Gettysburg, Bayard Wilkeson, Christian Benner, Civil War Trust, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path, Harry Hays, Hillary Jones, John B. Gordon, Josiah Benner, Jubal Early, Rock Creek
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Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: Jones Artillery Line
Part of a Series. Tucked between two housing plans are a few Civil War cannon. They represent Lieutenant Colonel Hilary Jones’ Confederate artillery line on the July 1st battlefield. Jones was the chief of divisional artillery for Major General Jubal … Continue reading →
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal
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Tagged 11th Corps, 17th Connecticut, Barlow's Knoll, Battery G 4th United States Artillery, Battle of Gettysburg, Bayard Wilkeson, Blocher's Knoll, Douglas Fowler, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path, Hilary Jones, Jones Battalion Ave, Jubal Early, Richard Ewell, Samuel Wilkeson
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Nobody Can Truly Understand The Battle of Gettysburg Without a Solid Understanding of the Battle of Chancellorsville
Conclusion In the first part of this two-part series that demonstrates how nobody can truly understand the Battle of Gettysburg without having a solid understanding of the Battle of Chancellorsville, we addressed the implications of Chancellorsville for the Army of … Continue reading →
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities
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Tagged Alfred Pleasonton, Barlow's Knoll, Daniel Sickles, Darius Couch, Elon Farnsworth, George Custer, George Meade, Geroge Stoneman, Hazel Grove, I Corps, III Corps, John Reynolds, John Robinson, Joseph Hooker, Jubal Early, O.O. Howard, Oak Hill, Sherfy Peach Orchard, V Corps, Wesley Merritt, William Averell, Winfield Scott Hancock, XI Corps
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