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Tag Archives: Bushwhacking-photography
Chickamauga: The Cost
Sgt. John Ingraham is the only soldier known to still be buried on the battlefield. Before the war, Ingraham worked as a farm hand for the Reed family, which owned a little farm along Chickamauga Creek. Orphaned at an early … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Books & Authors, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War Series, Personalities, Sesquicentennial, Western Theater
Tagged Alexander's Bridge, Battle of Chickamauga, Bushwhacking on a Grand Scale, Bushwhacking-photography, Chickamauga, John Ingraham, John Turchin, Lee White
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Chickamauga: Horseshoe Ridge
“Running roughly east to west, Horseshoe Ridge rises and falls in a series of steep peaks and troughs,” says historian Lee White. “Forest-packed ravines and valleys cut into the ridge, and several spurs jut out into the woods and fields.”
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Emerging Civil War Series, Monuments, Sesquicentennial, Western Theater
Tagged 2nd Minnesota, Battle of Chickamauga, Bushwhacking on a Grand Scale, Bushwhacking-photography, Chickamauga, George Thomas, Horseshoe Ridge, Lee White, Rock of Chickamauga, Snodgrass Hill
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Chickamauga: Snodgrass Hill
“Snodgrass is arguably the most famous family name on the Chickamauga battlefield,” says historian Lee White.
Chickamauga: The Breakthrough
During the morning’s confusion, Rosecrans tried to shuffle troops across the battlefield to the areas he thought needed them most. As a result, he ordered the division of Brig. Gen. Thomas Woods to fill a hole in his line that didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle of Chickamauga, Brotherton Farm, Bushwhacking on a Grand Scale, Bushwhacking-photography, Chickamauga, Dyer Field, James Longstreet, Lee White, Thomas Woods, Wilder Monument
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Chickamauga: Thomas’s Battleline
The monument to the 2nd Ohio Infantry took its design in honor of the XIV Corps, which adopted an acorn as their symbol following the campaign for Chattanooga. The acorn was chosen by Gen. George Thomas because his men stood like … Continue reading
Chickamauga: The end of the second day
As the second day of fighting wound down, both army commanders took time to meet with their key subordinates.
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Books & Authors, Emerging Civil War Series, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Sesquicentennial, Western Theater
Tagged Battle of Chickamauga, Bragg, Bushwhacking on a Grand Scale, Bushwhacking-photography, Chickamauga, D.H. Hill, Lee White, Longstreet
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Chickamauga: Viniard Field
The last phase of the battle on September 19—at least during daylight—came toward the south end of the battlefield: a back-and-forth slugfest across the fields and through the forests around the Viniard Farm. The woods around thefarm were some of the … Continue reading
Chickamauga: Artillery in the Puckerbrush
The dense forests around Chickamauga proved to be a nightmare for artillerists. Although there were several farms in the area with cleared fields, the old-growth forest that dominated the landscape made it hard for cannoneers to find an open place … Continue reading
Chickamauga: Winfrey Field
As the fight on September 19 continued, opposing forces filed onto the battlefield, hitting each other on the flanks in “a deadly tic-tac-toe manner,” in the words of historian Lee White.
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Tagged 1st Michigan Battery, Battle of Chickamauga, Bushwhacking on a Grand Scale, Bushwhacking-photography, Chickamauga, George Van Pelt, Lee White, Photography, Winfrey Field
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Chickamauga: Jay’s Mill
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Books & Authors, Emerging Civil War Series, Monuments, Photography, Sesquicentennial, Western Theater
Tagged Battle of Chickamauga, Bushwhacking on a Grand Scale, Bushwhacking-photography, Chickamauga, Jay's Mill, John Croxton, Nathan Bedford Forrest
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