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Tag Archives: Bethesda Church
A Failure to Organize: Philadelphia’s Board of Trade Rifles
I’m a sucker for a good recruiting poster. Their patriotic images and garish text so often evoke the pomp, pageantry, and enthusiasm on display in the early years of the Civil War. These broadsides can tell us a lot about … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Federal, Regiments
Tagged 156th Pennsylvania Infantry, 157th Pennsylvania Infantry, 191st Pennsylvania Infantry, 21st Pennsylvania Infantry, 52nd Pennsylvania Emergency Militia, Battle of Cold Harbor, Battle of Petersburg, Bethesda Church, Camp Morton, Charles Ernenwein, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Board of Trade Rifles, recruiting, Robert Patterson, William A. Gray
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U.S. Grant and the Shadow of Cold Harbor
At 4:30 a.m. on the morning of June 3, 1864, the II, VI and XVIII Corps commenced their assault on the Confederate line at Cold Harbor. One New Yorker recalled, “as soon as the skirmishers were engaged, our artillery opened … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Ambrose Burnside, Battle of Franklin, Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Gettysburg, Bethesda Church, casualties, Ft. Donelson, Ft. Henry, George Meade, Governeur Warren, Haw's Shop, Horace Porter, II Corps, John Bell Hood, Marye's Heights, Matadequin Creek, Old Cold Harbor, Pickett's Charge, Robert E. Lee, Totopotomoy Creek, U.S. Grant, VI Corps, XVIII Corps
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June 2 at Cold Harbor
The initial reports coming back to the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac on the night of June 1 were encouraging: the Federals had carried the first line of Confederate works. At the same time, reinforcements were needed on the … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities
Tagged Ambrose Burnside, Bethesda Church, Cadmus Wilcox, Cold Harbor, George G. Meade, Governeur Warren, Henry Heth, Horace Porter, Horatio Wright, John C. Breckinridge, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, William "Baldy" Smith, Winfield Scott Hancock
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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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