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Warrington G. Roberts: “Dedicated to the Proposition that All Men Are Created Equal”
Interred in grave 3287 at the Fredericksburg National Cemetery lays Warrington G. Roberts. This past Memorial Day I had the privilege of telling Roberts’s story during the annual Luminary program atop Marye’s Heights. Telling his story and digging even further … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles, Common Soldier, Lincoln, Reconstruction
Tagged 26th Indiana Infantry, 28th United States Colored Troops, Abraham Lincoln, Battle of the Crater, Fredericksburg National Cemetery, Fredericksburg National Cemetery Luminaria, freedmen's bureau, Gettysburg Address, James Johnson, Warrington G. Roberts
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Why I “Do” History
About a month ago a friend of mine pointed me to an entry-level priced CDV of a veteran of the 100th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, my ancestor’s unit. I have spent quite a bit of time contemplating whether or not I … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Material Culture, Medical, Memory, Monuments, Photography, Preservation, Primary Sources
Tagged 100th Pennsylvania Infantry, Battle of the Crater, CDV, Cemetery, civil war photography, Images, Killed in Action, National Cemetery, Petersburg Campaign, Petersburg National Battlefield
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“Little Billy’s” Big Mausoleum
Another installment in the “Tales From the Tombstone” series. Although never a physically imposing man, William Mahone, left a lasting impact on 19th century Virginia, as a civilian, military officer, and politician. In one way or another, all these pursuits … Continue reading
The First Battle of Deep Bottom: July 27, 1864
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Jimmy Price Part three is a series. The First Battle of Deep Bottom– also occasionally called the Battle of Darbytown, Strawberry Plains, Tilghman’s Gate, New Market Road, Gravel Hill, and even … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Navies, Personalities
Tagged 1st Rockbridge Artillery, 24th Virginia Cavalry, 7th South Carolina Cavalry, Army of the James, August Kautz, Battle of the Crater, Benjamin Humphreys, First Deep Bottom, Gravel Hill, II Corps, John Hazard, Joseph Kershaw, Malvern Hill, Martin Gary, Nelson Miles, New Market Road, Philip Sheridan, Regis de Trobriand, South Anna River, Strawberry Plains, Tilghman's Gate, U.S. Grant, USS Mendota, Virginia Central Railroad, Winfield Scott Hancock
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Just You Wait
It can be hard when researching primary sources from the American Civil War to separate ourselves from the big-picture understanding that we have of the momentous struggle. We know the final outcome and the logical pattern that led to the … Continue reading
The Fourteen Medals of Honor at the Battle of New Market Heights
Today is the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of New Market Heights, an action in a larger series of battles that made up Ulysses S. Grant’s Fifth Offensive during the joint Siege of Petersburg and Richmond. New Market Heights is … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War
Tagged 54th Massachusetts, Appomattox Court House, Army of the James, Battle of the Crater, Benjamin Butler, Charles Paine, Christian Fleetwood, Fort Fisher, Fort Wagner, Honey Hill, Medal of Honor, New Market Heights, Petersburg, Richmond, Robert G. Shaw, Siege of Petersburg, Ulysses S. Grant, USCT, William Carney
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Scenes from the Crater, 150 Years Later
While I wasn’t able to get to Petersburg for the real-time program at dawn, I did get to spend some time at the Crater a little later in the morning. Here’s a quick look at the terrain, 150 years after … Continue reading
“Altogether Too Absurd For Serious Consideration”: The Federal Mine at Petersburg
From the Richmond Daily Dispatch, July 21, 1864: Everything at the front was remarkably quiet. There was not even the usual amount of shelling, mortar or picket firing. All along the lines, from our extreme right to the river, for … Continue reading
The Battle of the Crater, by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen
African-American soldiers contributed greatly to the cause of the Union during the Civil War. By 1865, nearly one out of five men in blue was of African descent, but because the United States Colored Troops (USCT) never won any famous battles, … Continue reading
