Tag Archives: Chattanooga Campaign

Missed Opportunity? The Confederates’ Lost Chance at Chattanooga

Posted on January 7, 2022 by ECW Guest Post

ECW welcomes back guest author Patrick Kelly-Fischer In September 1863, the Confederates executed one of the largest troop maneuvers of the entire war, setting themselves up to potentially destroy a major Union field army. They shifted Lieutenant General James Longstreet … Continue reading →

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East Tennessee and Confederate Copper

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Dave Powell

On November 25, 1863, Colonel Eli Long rode into Cleveland, Tennessee, at the head of 1,500 Union cavalrymen. They were there to wreak general havoc. When it comes to Civil War cavalry raids, Long’s Cleveland incursion does not garner much … Continue reading →

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Some Reflections on William Tecumseh Sherman

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Daniel Davis

I must admit, it is exceptionally difficult to reflect on William Tecumseh Sherman. No question, he was one of the most enigmatic individuals of the American Civil War. The mere mention of his name in general company today, 150 years … Continue reading →

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New York Saves The Union

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Chris Kolakowski

That is perhaps a hyperbolic title. But one brigade of all New York soldiers saved two Federal armies in the summer and fall of 1863, at Gettysburg and Chattanooga – thereby arguably doing more to assist the Union cause in … Continue reading →

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