Tag Archives: Culpeper

Yellowhammers and Environmentalism: Following the Path of Law’s Alabama Brigade to Gettysburg

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Robert Lee Hodge

Ten Days in Culpeper From Raccoon Ford, Joe and I drove into nearby Culpeper, A.P. Hill’s hometown. Law’s Brigade camped with Hood’s Division south-east of Culpeper, near Pony Mountain, and paralleling the Fredericksburg Pike (modern-day Virginia Route 3) from Friday, … Continue reading →

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ECW Weekender: In the Steps of Lee to Gettysburg—Culpeper

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Rob Orrison

The town of Culpeper is one of central Virginia’s most historic towns.  The area around Culpeper saw more marching, fighting and camping during the Civil War than any other area in the nation.  Its location south of the Rappahannock River … Continue reading →

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The Gettysburg Campaign Begins

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Daniel Welch

By the time the Gettysburg campaign began 154 years ago tomorrow, Robert E. Lee, vaunted commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, had been preparing his army for weeks. Lee had much to do. Following the army’s victory at Chancellorsville … Continue reading →

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Swelling the Ranks for Review

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Chris Mackowski

In mid-November 16, 1863, with Army of the Potomac commander George Meade in Washington to consultation with the president and War Department, it fell to VI Corps commander Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick to serve as the army’s temporary commander as it … Continue reading →

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