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Tag Archives: Cold Harbor
One Company Against Two Corps
June 3 always brings recollections of the 1864 battle of Cold Harbor. There, at least 1,100 Union soldiers were killed and 4,500 wounded in a bloody attack that Confederates easily repulsed in less than an hour. (7,000 is the usual … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Newspapers
Tagged alfred waud, Cold Harbor, Joseph T. Derry, Marietta, sketch art, Story of the Confederate States
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Fighting on the Same Ground: The 10th New York Infantry at Gaines’s Mill and Cold Harbor
Civil War soldiers oftentimes found themselves marching and fighting on the same battlefield multiple times. Veteran members of the 10th New York Infantry have a distinction of attacking the exact spot they had defended two years prior, both times as … Continue reading
Myths and Misconceptions of Cold Harbor
There are certain battles which have a lot of misconceptions attached to them. Perhaps one of the most myth-shrouded battles is the 1864 Cold Harbor engagement near Richmond. Part of the Overland Campaign, it was at the tail end of … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Memory
Tagged Battle of Cold Harbor, Battlefield Preservation, Cold Harbor, Overland Campaign
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Preservation Setback at the Haw’s Shop Battlefield
In a February 2019 testimony before a congressional subcommittee, American Battlefield Trust president Jim Lighthizer warned that “in the next decade, most unprotected battlefield land will be either developed or destroyed.” Sadly, just over a year later his prediction has … Continue reading
Book Review: Six Days of Awful Fighting by Eric Wittenberg
In his newest book, Eric Wittenberg has turned his prolific pen to a topic that has been unfortunately overlooked: the cavalry operations around Richmond during the 1864 Overland Campaign. Gordon Rhea gave the subject some much-needed attention in his book … Continue reading
Maine at War: December 2020
Here’s what our friend Brian Swartz was up to in December at his blog, Maine at War: December 2, 2020: Fraternity remembers Bowdoin brother killed at Cold Harbor Bowdoin College junior Edwin Rogers belonged to Delta Kappa Epsilon when he … Continue reading
3 Free Podcast with all the latest about Civil War Preservation
Not one, not two…but THREE podcast are ready for listening! Chris Mackowski chats with leaders in the preservation field, learning about new museum exhibits and exciting battlefield-saving opportunities.
The “Absolutely Incomparable” Land at the Intersection of Gaines’s Mill and Cold Harbor
One of the most fascinating parts of Richmond National Battlefield is that the 1862 battlefield of Gaines’s Mill sits perpendicular to the 1864 battle of Cold Harbor—on the same ground. This week, the American Battlefield Trust announced a campaign to … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Photography, Preservation, YouTube
Tagged ABT, American Battlefield Trust, Battle of Cold Harbor, Battle of Gaines Mill, Battle of Gaines's Mill, Bert Dunkerly, Bob Krick, Cold Harbor, Doug Crenshaw, Ed Bearrs, Gaines Mill, Gaines's Mill, Garry Adelman, Historic Adams Farm, Preservation, Richmond National Battlefield
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Saving History Saturday: American Battlefield Protection Program to Help Save 50 Acres at Cold Harbor
Just before the start of the year, the American Battlefield Protection Program – the arm of the National Park Service to preserve hallowed ground – awarded nearly $440 million to save vital acreage at the Cold Harbor battlefield. Just over 50 … Continue reading
Atop Clingmans Dome
Last week I gave a presentation to the Western North Carolina Civil War Round Table and took advantage of the proximity to visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park for the first time. My visit included a trip to the tallest … Continue reading
