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James Keith Boswell Remembered
May 3, 1863. The day had dawned with a promise of battle, and Confederate General Robert E. Lee sent Jedidiah Hotchkiss with a message to General J.E.B. Stuart. Hotchkiss rode along a familiar route, one he had traversed in the … Continue reading
The First Day at Chancellorsville Battlefield
Fighting at Chancellorsville opened on the morning of May 1, 1863, along the Orange Turnpike and the Orange Plank Road. Today, the property where fighting took place along the turnpike—now Route 3—is preserved thanks to the efforts of the Civil … Continue reading
Question of the Week: 4/30-5/6/18
The 155th Anniversary of the Battle of Chancellorsville is coming up, so what if… What if General Hooker hadn’t stopped and waited in the Wilderness area near Chancellor House? What could have happened if he kept moving?
Year In Review 2017: #10
It’s a tradition at ECW to countdown to our most-read blog post of the year as we review the closing year. We’ll begin today with 2017’s #10 blog post.
We Happy Few…
Here’s a little curtain-raiser for Battle Above the Clouds. In September 1863, United States Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton initiated one of the more remarkable troop movements of the American Civil War. Stanton, alarmed by the recent Union defeat at … Continue reading
Stapleton Crutchfield: Stonewall’s Wounded Comrade
The ambulance lurched ever forward with a jerky, swaying motion. Pain dazed comprehension. General Jackson wounded? Lying just inches from him? How badly was the commander hurt? Exacerbated by the movements over the rough road, the dizzying, unrelenting agony radiated from … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Confederate, Medical
Tagged amputation, artillery, Battle of Chancellorsville, chief of artillery, death of Stonewall Jackson, general jackson, Jackson's amputation, Lexington, lexington virginia, staff officers, stapleton crutchfield, Virginia Military Institute, wounded
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The Shared Ground of Chancellorsville and the Wilderness
Yesterday, I wrote of the Civil War Trust’s current focus on a tract of land it’s calling the Chancellorsville-Wilderness Crossroads, which saw troop movements during both battles. Separated by a year, the battles shared much of the same geography even … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Preservation
Tagged Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of the Wilderness, Central Virginia Battlefields Trust, Chancellorsville, Chancellorsville battlefield, Chancellorsville-Wilderness Crossroads, Civil Wart Trust, CVBT, II Corps, John Haley, Preservation, wilderness
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At Chancellorsville…
May 2nd, 1863. On this date, this famous man was shot and badly wounded at Chancellorsville Obviously not Stonewall Jackson. Instead, this is Friedrich Karl Franz Hecker, the famous Republican hero of Germany. Wait, who?
Remembering Stoneman’s Raid in the Chancellorsville Campaign
Today marks the 153rd Anniversary of the beginning of Stoneman’s Raid. After weeks of delay due to poor weather, Stoneman’s troopers began crossing the Rappahannock at Kelly’s Ford. Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker intended for Stoneman’s cavalry corps to wreak havoc … Continue reading
