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Tag Archives: Battle of Cold Harbor
“Dress Upon the Colors!”: The 8th New York Heavy Artillery at the Battle of Cold Harbor
Early on the morning of June 3, 1864, a light mist moistened both armies bunched in their respective earthworks. Private Nelson Armstrong of the 8th New York Heavy Artillery peered above his trench and stared across the open field in … Continue reading
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Tagged 8th New York Heavy Artillery, Battle of Cold Harbor, Peter Porter
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Preservation News: June 1, 1864 at Cold Harbor
Recently the Civil War Trust announced an effort to preserve land related to the June 1, 1864 fighting at Cold Harbor. This combat has often been overshadowed by the Union assault which took place there on June 3. Cold Harbor … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities, Preservation
Tagged 121st New York, 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery, 51st North Carolina, 5th Maine, 95th Pennsylvania, 96th Pennsylvania, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Battle of Cold Harbor, Battle of Spotsylvania, Elisha Kellogg, Emory Upton, Horatio Wright, Mule Shoe Salient, Richard Anderson, Robert E. Lee, Robert Hoke, Thomas Clingman, Ulysses S. Grant, William "Baldy" Smith, XVIII Corps
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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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“Great Good Service”: Union Cavalry Holds Cold Harbor, June 1, 1864
After taking command of the Army of the Potomac’s cavalry corps in April 1864, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan was determined to expand the duties of his troopers. Traditionally, the primary role of cavalry was that of scouting, screening and intelligence … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities
Tagged 1st New York Dragoons, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, 6th Michigan Cavalry, Alfred Torbert, Battle of Cold Harbor, Battle of Matadequin Creek, Fitzhugh Lee, George A. Custer, James Kidd, Joseph Kershaw, Lawrence Keitt, Martin Gary, Matthew C. Butler, Philip Sheridan, Richard Anderson, Robert E. Lee, Robert Hoke, Thomas Clingman, Thomas Devin, Wesley Merritt
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Remembering Emory Upton
What is it that attracts us to particular individuals of the past? I think the answer varies from person to person. We all have people who we tend to gravitate towards in our studies. For readers of this blog, friends … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities
Tagged Battle of Cold Harbor, Battle of Little Big Horn, Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Emory Upton, George Custer, Myles Keogh, Siege of Petersburg
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“The fairest of targets…” June 3, 1864
“Chip, chip, chip” rang out in the predawn darkness along the stretch of lines held by Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. An incessant chipping sound as metal object, mostly axes, cut into Virginia timber.
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, National Park Service, Personalities, Sesquicentennial
Tagged 150th Battle of Cold Harbor, 150th Overland Campaign, 2nd Maryland CSA, Ambrose Burnside, Battle of Cold Harbor, Florida Brigade, Gouverneur K. Warren, Jubal Early, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Winfield Scott Hancock
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“If You Realized What Is Going To Happen in the Morning…”
As June 1, 1864 turned into the history books, both sides reevaluated the current dispositions of their respective forces; and both leaders, Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee, sidled troops to this now very critical Virginia crossroads of Cold … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, National Park Service, Sesquicentennial
Tagged 150th Battle of Cold Harbor, 150th Overland Campaign, Ambrose Burnside, Battle of Cold Harbor, Cadmus Wilcox, Cold Harbor, George Meade, John C. Breckinridge, Jubal Early, Richard Anderson, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Virginia, William Mahone
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“If this army is unable to resist Grant…” The Confederates Move To Cold Harbor
After the engagements along Totopotomoy Creek and Bethesda Church, Grant set his sights on another crossroads–one that could ultimately decide the campaign–and it was once again a seemingly innocent crossroads–by the name of Cold Harbor. As Grant’s cavalry, under the … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, National Park Service, Sesquicentennial
Tagged Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the James, Battle of Cold Harbor, Benjamin Butler, Cold Harbor, P.G.T. Beauregard, Philip Sheridan, Robert E. Lee, Robert Hoke, Ulysses S. Grant
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Bethesda Church
An excerpt from Hurricane from the Heavens, part of the Emerging Civil War Series. In accordance with orders from General Lee, I moved to the right,” wrote Jubal Early, tasked with striking the Union left. “At this point [Bethesda Church], the … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Campaigns, Emerging Civil War Series, Leadership--Confederate, Memory, National Park Service, Sesquicentennial
Tagged An Excerpt from Hurricane from the Heavens The Battle of Cold Harbor May 26-June 5 1864, Army of Northern Virginia, Battle of Cold Harbor, Bethesda Church, Bryan Grimes, Cold Harbor, Edward Willis, Jubal Early, Robert E. Lee, Second Corps, Stonewall Jackson
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