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Tag Archives: Campbell Brown
Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: Benner’s Hill
Part of a Series. Just east of Gettysburg sits Benner’s Hill, a 574 foot high (458 feet according to the Bachelder map) prominence that overlooks the town of Gettysburg. At the base of this prominence runs Rock Creek, a barrier … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Emerging Civil War, Personalities
Tagged 35th Virginia Battalion of Cavalry, Benner's Hill, Brinkerhoff's Ridge, Campbell Brown, Christian Benner, Culp's Hill, Elijah V. White, Eric Wittenberg, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path, Hanover Road, Joseph Latimer, Richard S. Ewell, Wolf's Hill
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Richard Ewell’s Leg?
Confederate Major General Richard Stoddard Ewell was bending down, trying to see below the musket smoke and setting sun. The Battle of Groveton, one of the opening salvos in the Battle of Second Manassas had evolved into a stand-up, straight … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Memory, National Park Service, Personalities
Tagged Auburn, Battle of Groveton, Battle of Second Bull Run, Battle of Second Manassas, Campbell Brown, Dr. Hunter McGuire, Gettysburg, Hunter Holmes McGuire, Lizinka Brown, Richard S. Ewell, Richmond, Robert E. Lee
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The Curmudgeon, The Eccentric, and the “Norse God”: How Three Men Impacted the Battle of Gettysburg: Part Nine
Part nine in a series. “…a timely diversion…” Everything was seemingly going well for the Confederates on July 1st. Although the Army of Northern Virginia had blundered into the enemy, they had engaged two Federal corps and driven them from … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Leadership--Confederate
Tagged 2nd Massachusetts Infantry, 35th Virginia Battalion of Cavalry, A.P. Hill, Alpheus Williams, Baltimore Pike, Battle of Gettysburg, Benner's Hill, Campbell Brown, Cemetery Hill, Daniel Sickles, Extra Billy Smith, George Meade, James Power Smith, John B. Gordon, Jubal Early, Richard S. Ewell, Robert E. Lee, The Curmudgeon The Eccentric and the “Norse God” How Three Men Impacted the Battle of Gettysburg, Winfield Scott Hancock
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