Tag Archives: Braxton Bragg

Chris Kolakowski: Leadership Makes the Difference on New Year’s Eve 1862

Posted on June 2, 2017 by

We’re two months away from the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge (Aug. 4-6). We’ve asked each of our speakers to share with us a story related to the topic they’ll be presenting as part of our … Continue reading →

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Mexican-American War 170th: Battle of Buena Vista

Posted on February 23, 2017 by

February 23, 1847: 170 years ago today, the mountain passes and gorges near the hacienda of Buena Vista filled with the ripping crackles of musketry and booming concussion of artillery. The day saw a numerically superior Mexican force throwing itself … Continue reading →

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Longstreet Goes West, part seven: A parting of the ways

Posted on October 15, 2016 by

Part Seven in a Series On October 30th, Bragg dispatched an angry telegram to Jefferson Davis, then in Savannah, headed back to Richmond. Bragg outlined his frustrations with Longstreet, and the lack of effective action in Lookout Valley. On the … Continue reading →

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Mexican-American War 170th: Fort Brown Gets Its Name

Posted on May 17, 2016 by

On May 17, 1846 Brig. Gen. Zachary Taylor, pausing to reflect in the wake of his army’s victories against Mexican forces, published General Orders No. 62. “In memory of the gallant commander who nobly fell in its defence, the field-work … Continue reading →

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ECW Weekender: Fort Pickens

Posted on April 8, 2016 by

Today, we are pleased to welcome guest author Sean Michael Chick I took a trip down to Pensacola with my girlfriend two weeks ago, intent on checking out the beach before it became crowded. I also wanted to look at … Continue reading →

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Reports of Hood’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated…

Posted on March 29, 2016 by

[Note: Last week, Steve offered new insights about the location of Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood’s amputated leg. Today, he follows up with more about Hood’s operation and the erroneous report that he died during surgery.] After the battle of … Continue reading →

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Save the Western High-Water Mark

Posted on February 17, 2016 by

The Civil War Trust released its latest appeal today, for 70 acres at Perryville. Here’s the link: http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/perryville/perryville-2016/. (Go ahead, look; I’ll wait.) This is an essential piece of ground for three major reasons.

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Review: The Battle of Wise’s Forks, March 1865 by Wade Sokolosky and Mark A. Smith

Posted on October 22, 2015 by

March 1865 saw the Confederacy in severe straits, Union General Ulysses S. Grant had a death-lock grip on Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Confederate forces around Richmond, Virginia. Meanwhile, in North Carolina, Union General William T. Sherman had reached the … Continue reading →

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Day Four: Corinth

Posted on May 28, 2015 by

Part ten in a series “What is it you like about Corinth?” I ask Dan. We’re stopping at the little Mississippi town in the northeast corner of the state so Dan can get some pictures. He’s been at work on … Continue reading →

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Staff Work 101

Posted on May 21, 2015 by

George Patton famously said that “an army is a team.” Often, this statement is taken in terms of commanders and units working together, but there is another essential element that makes an army (or any headquarters) work: the command staff.

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