Tag Archives: Battle of Fort Stedman

Civil War Echoes: The Keystone Division

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Chris Kolakowski

  The Pennsylvania National Guard’s 28th Infantry Division is the oldest division in the United States Army. It’s formation was the result of Civil War veterans, and (like many National Guard units) it is an echo of the Civil War.

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Capturing a Brigadier General at Fort Stedman

Posted on August 18, 2020 by ECW Guest Post

ECW welcomes guest author Tim Talbott Today, Petersburg National Battlefield’s Fort Stedman is the epitome of peacefulness. But on the early morning of March 25, 1865, it was anything but pacific. It was the roiling scene of two desperate armies; … Continue reading →

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