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Tag Archives: Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Saving History Saturday: Myer’s Hill
On May 14, 1864, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was moving the Union V and VI Crops from the right flank of the Army of the Potomac’s position in Spotsylvania, to the left flank. He was hoping to either attack … Continue reading
General Cullen Battle’s Leadership & Kindness
As Confederate General Cullen A. Battle walked among his regiments during the battle of The Wilderness, he saw the mental strain of war on his men. Unlike other generals who had no patience with so-called shirkers, Battle responded with remarkable … Continue reading
The Myth of Mrs. Bixby’s Letter
One of my favorite movie scenes of all time comes from Saving Private Ryan when Gen. George Marshall, informed about the deaths of three brothers, tells his staff that they’re going to send a special mission to retrieve a fourth, … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War in Pop Culture, Common Soldier, Lincoln
Tagged 20th Massachusetts, Abraham Lincoln, Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Cpl. Henry Cromwell Bixby, George Marshall, George Way Bixby, Harvard Regiment, IX Corps, John Albion Andrew, Lydia Parker Bixby, Mrs. Bixby, Oliver Cromwell Bixby, pop culture, Salsbury Prison, Saving Private Ryan, Second Fredericksburg, Sgt. Charles Bixby, Steven Spielberg
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Alfred Waud’s Sketchy Spotsylvania (part two)
(part two of a series) When Alfred Waud finally arrived on the Spotsylvania battlefield’s eastern front, he produced a sketch showing the Federal IX Corps on the outskirts of the village. Spotsylvania-based historian John Cummings has convincingly placed the location … Continue reading
Harris Farm: The 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery’s Baptism of Fire
General Ulysses S. Grant had decided to move around Gen. Robert E. Lee’s right once again in another flanking maneuver in the Overland Campaign. On the night of May 18, 1864, the Union’s Army of the Potomac started shifting away … Continue reading
Stumped at Spotsy?
What does this cement block have to do with the battle of the Mule Shoe at Spotsylvania Court House? Spotsy Stump marker
A Comprehensive View of the Overland Campaign, Part II
Part of a Series Through sanguine fighting at the Battle of the Wilderness, the Army of the Potomac had just won a strategic victory against their longtime nemesis, the Army of Northern Virginia. After Ulysses Grant took the initiative from … Continue reading
Peace, Tranquility, Death, and Destruction
Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author John Roos… Reflection is something we all do at some time or another. For many of us, we have that special spot where we can stop for a minute and reflect. We think … Continue reading
