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Tag Archives: Daniel Butterfield
C’mon, Cump!
In his recent, admiring biography of William Tecumseh Sherman, Brian Holden Reid terms him a “dazzling literary stylist.” Well, watch out for that razzle-dazzle, at least in Sherman’s Memoirs (1875). I am not the first to notice that in his … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Campaigns, Leadership--Federal, Primary Sources
Tagged Albert Castel, Alpheus Williams, Atlanta Campaign, B. A. Dunn, Brian Holden Reid, Cump, Daniel Butterfield, Jefferson C. Davis, Kennesaw Mountain, National Tribune, New Hope Church, Oliver O. Howard, Patrick Cleburne, Pickett's Mill, Prevaricating Through Georgia, Resaca, sherman's memoirs, Thomas Wood, William T. Sherman
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Send In The Plumbers?
Reading through James A. Scrymser’s reminiscences, I found this delightful account of when some volunteer plumbers were called to the White House in 1861. Before turning it over to the original writer, it is helpful to note that the “water-back” … Continue reading
Posted in Common Soldier, Lincoln, Primary Sources
Tagged 12th new york, Abraham Lincoln, Daniel Butterfield, james a. scrymser, White House
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Hanover Court House: McClellan’s High Tide on the Peninsula
(Part of a chapter from an upcoming book on the Peninsula Campaign) In late May 1862, Union General George McClellan advanced his massive army to the outskirts of Richmond. On his far right, he ordered Fitz John Porter, commander of … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Campaigns
Tagged Battle of Hanover Courthouse, Daniel Butterfield, Kinney Field, Peninsula Campaign
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The Gettysburg Campaign: Cavalry Actions in the Loudoun Valley
The coming week will commemorate the 154th anniversary of the cavalry battles of Aldie, Middleburg, Upperville, all part of the Gettysburg campaign. These fights were particularly important as they were a series of engagements that kept the Federal cavalry from … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Books & Authors, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Trails, Common Soldier, ECW Weekender, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Monuments, Preservation
Tagged Aldie, Alfred Pleasonton, Daniel Butterfield, George Meade, JEB Stuart, John Buford, Last Road North, Loudoun Valley, Middleburg, Upperville
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The Rebirth of the Army of the Potomac (part four)
Part four of a series. Desertion and “Demagogues” Desertion was also a disease in the army, though of a different kind. With Hooker assuming command the army officially went into winter camp. Morale was still dangerously low and homesickness was a real … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 10th New York Infantry, 132nd Pennsylvania Infantry, 145th Pennsylvania, 17th Maine, 1st Minnesota, 1st New York, Army of the Potomac, Charles Francis Adams, Corps Badge, Daniel Butterfield, George G. Meade, Joseph Hooker, Robert McAllister, Samuel Fiske, The Rebirth of the Army of the Potomac, Valley Forge Winter, Warren Lee Goss
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Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: The Wounding Site of Daniel Sickles
Part of a series. Major General Daniel Sickles was the wild card in the Army of the Potomac, and a survivor. Sickles was a prewar lawyer and politician who was tried, and acquitted for, the murder of Philip Barton Key … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Alexander Webb, Battle of Gettysburg, Daniel Butterfield, Daniel Shaeffer Farm, Daniel Sickles, David Birney, Edwin Morgan, Emmitsburg Road, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path, Henry Hunt, James Hessler, James Kelly, Joe Hooker, Marsena Patrick, Mary Chesnut, The Peach Orchard, Thomas Sim, Trostle Farm, Winfield Scott Hancock
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The Rebirth of the Army of the Potomac (part two)
Part two of a series. A New Chief of Staff and Improved Supply System Ambrose E. Burnside left the Army of the Potomac with a litany of major problems; many of which were brought on by poor staff work. To … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 110th Pennsylvania, 127th Pennsylvania Infantry, 19th Massachusetts, 5th New Hampshire, 6th Wisconsin, Ambrose Burnside, Antietam, Aquia Landing, Daniel Butterfield, Daniel McCallum, Elisha Hunt Rhodes, Fair Oaks, Herman Haupt, Joseph Hooker, Knap's Battery, Malvern Hill, Marsena Patrick, Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad, Rufus Dawes, The Rebirth of the Army of the Potomac, Winter Encampment
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ECW Weekender: Berkeley Plantation
Not far from the Malvern Hill battlefield runs a stretch of historic James River Plantations with plenty of history of their own. Foremost among them is Berkeley Plantation, where I recently made a visit in order to track down the … Continue reading
Civil War Witch Hunt: George Gordon Meade, The Retreat from Gettysburg and the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War
Part two in a series In the first installment of this series, we reviewed the findings of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War with respect to the conduct of the pursuit of the defeated Army of Northern … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities, Politics
Tagged A.P. Hill, Andrew Humphreys. Alfred Pleasonton, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Battle of Boonsboro, Benjamin Wade, Daniel Butterfield, Daniel Sickles, David Birney, David Gregg, Falling Waters, George Meade, George Sykes, Gettysburg Campaign, Henry Heth, Henry Slocum, I Corps, II Corps, III Corps, J. Johnston Pettigrew, John Buford, John Newton, John Reynolds, John Sedgwick, Joseph Hooker, Judson Kilpatrick, Oliver Howard, Pickett's Charge, V Corps, VI Corps, William French, Winfield S. Hancock, XI Corps, XII Corps
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A Civil War Witch Hunt: George Gordon Meade, The Retreat from Gettysburg and the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War
Part one in a series My two most recent posts dealt with the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War’s attempt to crucify George Gordon Meade for allegedly deciding to retreat from the battlefield at Gettysburg. Maj. Gen. Daniel … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities, Politics
Tagged Alfred Pleasonton, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Battle of Gettysburg, Benjamin Wade, Daniel Butterfield, Daniel Sickles, David Birney, First Corps, George Meade, George Sykes, Governeur Warren, Henry Slocum, III Corps, James Longstreet, John Buford, John Sedgwick, Joint Committe on the Conduct of the War, Oliver Howard, Robert E. Lee, V Corps, VI Corps
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