Tag Archives: Battle of South Mountain

Brooklyn Firemen in Action in Maryland

Posted on September 12, 2020 by Kevin Pawlak

Sarah Bierle’s post yesterday commemorating the sacrifices of New York City’s firemen past and present reminded me of a story I recently found about the firefighters of the 14th Brooklyn now turned soldiers in the Maryland Campaign. The regiment’s motto … Continue reading →

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Fallen New York Officers at the Deep Cut

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Kevin Pawlak

At 3 p.m. on August 30, 1862, 10,000 Union soldiers charged across the Groveton-Sudley Road toward the Confederates occupying the stretch of an unfinished railroad around the Deep Cut. Of the seventeen regiments that participated in this assault led by … Continue reading →

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Firing the First Shot: George James Begins the Civil War

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Kevin Pawlak

His watch in hand, Capt. George James followed the seconds tick towards 4:30 a.m. He had a deadline to meet. It was one he surely was not going to miss. No doubt, the weight of the moment rested heavily on … Continue reading →

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Preservation News: South Mountain Battlefield at the Center of Controversial Proposal

Posted on January 5, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

On September 14, 1862, portions of the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia dueled for possession of three passes through South Mountain in Maryland. A Federal victory, both sides together lost around five thousand casualties in … Continue reading →

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Was Lee’s “Lost Order” a Turning Point? (part three)

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Kevin Pawlak

(part three of three) What exactly the Lost Order told McClellan has been the subject of much heated debate and controversy almost from the moment he glanced its contents. From an intelligence standpoint, the Lost Order was important to McClellan, … Continue reading →

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Voices of the Maryland Campaign: September 14, 1862

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Kevin Pawlak

From 9 a.m. until the sun set behind the hills, the day-long Battle of South Mountain raged. Federal troops first struck up the mountain at Fox’s Gap. By the end of 13 hours of fighting, the motley assortment of Confederate … Continue reading →

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Symposium Keynote Speaker Brian Matthew Jordan

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Emerging Civil War

We are pleased this year to welcome Dr. Brian Matthew Jordan as the keynote speaker for our Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge. Last April, the Pulitzer committee listed Brian’s fantastic book Marching Home: Union Veterans and … Continue reading →

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“The General Result Was In Our Favor”: The Army of Potomac’s Victory at Antietam

Posted on January 26, 2016 by ECW Guest Post

Today, we are pleased to welcome guest author Kevin Pawlak Fortunately, for the sake of debate, the outcome of Civil War battles is not as clear-cut as that of a football game, where one can look at the scoreboard at … Continue reading →

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