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Tag Archives: Battle of Cedar Mountain
A Tale of Two Fields: Where the 3rd Wisconsin’s Reconnaissance Fought at Cedar Mountain
ECW welcomes back guest author Chris Bryan As a four-hour artillery duel raged on the sweltering afternoon of August 9, 1862, Union and Confederate infantry under Major Generals Nathaniel Banks and Thomas J. Jackson arrived on the fields north of … Continue reading
Jubal Early’s Charmed Existence in the Summer of 1862
ECW welcomes guest author Chris Bryan Brigadier General Jubal Early, and his brigade, faced tight spots on numerous battlefields in August and September 1862. These events occurred during a period when the brigade also fought at Kettle Run, Groveton, and … Continue reading
Pope’s “Headquarters in the Saddle.” Sort of…
“Headquarters in the Saddle.” For a man that uttered many phrases that often make him the main course of mockery for Civil War historians, John Pope’s infamous dateline certainly receives its fair share of jokes. It did too in 1862. … Continue reading
Willie Preston: “Who Thinks of Victory Now?”
He was nineteen. Full of life. Full of ideas of soldiering. He left Lexington, Virginia, joining up with the Fourth Virginia Infantry and soldiering with other friends from his home town. Before long though, he was anxious to secure a … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: Cedar Mountain Battlefield’s Annual Commemoration
The Battle of Cedar Mountain occurred on August 9, 1862, when Confederate General “Stonewall” Jackson battled Union General Nathaniel Banks a few miles south of the town of the Culpeper. The five hour conflict pitted four Union brigades against three … Continue reading
Three Virginia Battlefields See More Preserved Ground
The Civil War Trust recently notified us of a successful campaign to save nearly 400 acres at several Virginia battlefields, including Gaines’ Mill, Cedar Mountain, and Cold Harbor. President of the Trust, Jim Lighthizer, recently sent us this follow up … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Trails, Common Soldier, ECW Weekender, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Material Culture, Medical, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Personalities, Photography, Preservation
Tagged Battle of Cedar Mountain, Battle of Cold Harbor, Battle of Gaines Mill, battlefield preservation, Brandy Station and Cedar Mountain Station Park Alliance, campaign, Civil War Trust, National Park Service
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“Honor and Glory are Before Me”: The Brief Career of George Bayard
Over the course of the last month I’ve written posts on Benjamin “Grimes” Davis and Elon J. Farnsworth. These men share a common trait: their promising careers were cut short in battle during the Gettysburg Campaign. Davis was in the … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 10th New York Cavalry, 13th Pennsylvania Reserves, 1st Maine Cavalry, 1st New Jersey Cavalry, 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry, 1st Rhode Island Cavalry, 1st U.S. Cavalry, 2nd Battery (B), 2nd New York Cavalry, Battle of Cedar Mountain, Benjamin "Grimes" Davis, Beverly Robertson, Brandy Station, Elon J. Farnsworth, George Bayard, JEB Stuart, Maine Light Artillery, Second Manassas Campaign, Shenandoah Valley Campaign 1862, Turner Ashby
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