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Tag Archives: Chambersburg Pike
Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: The Colors of the 149th Pennsylvania
Part of a Series. On the afternoon of July 1, acting 1st Corps commander Major General Abner Doubleday re-positioned his men in and around Herbst Woods. Deployed in the open fields of the Edward McPherson Farm, just north of the … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Campaigns, Common Soldier
Tagged 149th Pennsylvania, 2nd Mississippi, Abner Double Day, Bucktails, Chambersburg Pike, Edward McPherson Farm, Franklin Lehman, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path, Henry Brehm, Herbst Woods, McPherson Ridge, Roy Stone, Walton Dwight
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Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: The First Federal Cannon Shot
Part of a Series. At the base of the monument to Brigadier General John Buford are four cannon. These cannon are not on carriages like the other 400 or so cannon on the Gettysburg Battlefield; rather the cannon sit within … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns
Tagged Battery A 2nd US Artillery, Battle of Gettysburg, Chambersburg Pike, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path, Herr Ridge, James Kelly, James Wilson, John Buford, John Calef, John Roder, John Tidball, McPherson Ridge, Willie Pegram
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Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: The 26th Pennsylvania Emergency Militia Monuments
Part of a series. The 26th Pennsylvania Emergency Militia came into existence during the opening stages of the Gettysburg Campaign. As Gen. Robert E. Lee’s army moved north, the War Department created two new military departments to deal with the … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns
Tagged 127th Pennsylvania Infantry, 26th Pennsylvania Emergency Militia, Bell's Adams County Cavalry Company, Chambersburg Pike, Darius Couch, Department of the Monongahela, Department of the Susquehanna, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path, Granville Haller, John B. Gordon, Joseph Carr, Jubal Early, Marsh Creek, Richard Ewell, Robert Bell, White's Comanches, William T. H. Brooks, William W. Jennings
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The Curmudgeon, The Eccentric, and the “Norse God”: How Three Men Impacted the Battle of Gettysburg: Conclusion
The Conclusion of a Series. What to do? What to do? Even after all that had been thrown at him Dick Ewell determined he could make the attack, but he wanted support from Hill’s Third Corps. He sent Smith back … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Leadership--Confederate
Tagged 7th Indiana, A.P. Hill, Cemetery Hill, Chambersburg Pike, Culp's Hill, Edward "Allegheny" Johnson, Extra Billy Smith, Isaac Trimble, James Longstreet, Richard Ewell, Robert E. Lee, Robert Rodes, Stonewall Jasckson, The Battle of Gettysburg, The Curmudgeon The Eccentric and the “Norse God” How Three Men Impacted the Battle of Gettysburg
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