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Tag Archives: David Gregg
An Equine Casualty on the Road to Gettysburg
The citizens of the Loudoun Valley awoke on Sunday morning, June 21, 1863, not to the sound of church bells. Instead, the thunder of cannon ripped through the region as the cavalry of the Army of Northern Virginia sought to … Continue reading
Trevilian Station: Wade Hampton Emerges from the Shadow of J.E.B. Stuart
Lately, when the opportunity has presented itself, I’ve been reviewing primary accounts of the Battle of Trevilian Station. The announcement last week regarding our speakers lineup for the Fifth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium (early bird rates are still available) prompted … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Alfred Torbert, Battle of Trevilian Station, David Gregg, Gilbert "Gib" Wright, JEB Stuart, Matthew C. Butler, Ogg Farm at Trevilian Station, Philip Sheridan, Pierce M.B. Young, Robert E. Lee, Thomas Devin, Wade Hampton, Wesley Merritt
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The Fight for the Ogg Farm at Trevilian Station
This past weekend, my wife and I had the opportunity to spend time with family at Lake Anna. On Friday morning, we went out to breakfast in Louisa with my wonderful brother and sister-in-law. Driving back to the house, we … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory
Tagged 4th New York Cavalry, 6th New York Cavalry, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Alfred Torbert, Battery D 2nd U.S. Artillery, Battle of Trevilian Station, Benjamin Rutledge, David Gregg, Edward Williston, Fitzhugh Lee, George A. Custer, Gilbert Wright, Matthew C. Butler, Ogg Farm at Trevilian Station, Philip Sheridan, Pierce M.B. Young, Reserve Brigade, Richard Dulany, The Michigan Brigade, Thomas Devin, Thomas Rosser, Wade Hampton, Wesley Merritt
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Picketing the Army of the Potomac’s Winter Encampment: Union Cavalry at Lamb’s Creek Church
Following the Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862 and the failure of Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside’s “Mud March”, the Army of the Potomac established winter quarters in Stafford County. Responsibility for guarding the approaches fell to the Union cavalry. Picket … Continue reading
“Some of the Hardest Fighting of the War”: Alfred Pleasonton and J.E.B Stuart at Brandy Station
Conclusion of a series The blue troopers were puzzled as they made their way to the north bank of the Rappahannock River at Beverly Ford. For the past fourteen hours, they had engaged the Confederate cavalry in the open countryside … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory
Tagged 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Alfred Pleasonton, Brandy Station, David Gregg, Fleetwood Hill, J.E.B. Stuart, John Buford, Kilpatrick-Dahlgren Raid, St. James Church, Yellow Tavern
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“Some of the Hardest Fighting of the War”: Alfred Pleasonton and J.E.B. Stuart at Brandy Station
Part two in a series The first week of June 1863 saw Gen. Robert E. Lee begin to withdraw his infantry from their lines at Fredericksburg and head west toward the Shenandoah Valley. Lee was embarking on his second invasion … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 2nd South Carolina Cavalry, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, 4th Virginia Cavalry, 6th Virginia Cavalry, 8th Illinois, 8th New York, Alfred Duffie, Alfred Pleasonton, Benjamin "Grimes" Davis, Beverly Ford, David Gregg, Fleetwood Hill, Gettysburg Campaign, J.E.B. Stuart, John Buford, Joseph Hooker, Kelly's Ford, Robert E. Lee, Rooney Lee, St. James Church, Wade Hampton, Wesley Merritt, William "Grumble" Jones
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“Five Days of Awful Fighting”: A Brief Summary of the Cavalry Operations at Cold Harbor
Today, 152 years ago, Union and Confederate cavalry clashed northeast of Richmond at a place called Haw’s Shop. It had been a little over two weeks since the fight at Meadow Bridge, the last time the cavalry had faced each … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Alfred Torbert, Battle of Ashland, Battle of Hanover Courthouse, Cold Harbor, David Gregg, Fitzhugh Lee, Haw's Shop, James Wilson, Matadequin Creek, Philip Sheridan, Robert E. Lee, Wade Hampton
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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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The Battle of Trevilian Station
Having been fought to a standstill in front of Robert E. Lee’s lines at Cold Harbor in early June, 1864, Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant decided to swing past Lee’s right flank, cross the James River and assail the rail … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities
Tagged Alfred Torbert, Charlottesville, David Gregg, David Hunter, Fitzhugh Lee, George Custer, Louisa County, Ogg Farm, Petersburg, Reserve Brigade, Robert E. Lee, Shenandoah Valley, Thomas Rosser, Trevilian's Station, Ulysses S. Grant, Virginia Central Railroad, Wade Hampton, Wesley Merrit
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Haw’s Shop in Pictures
On May 28, 1864, as the Army of the Potomac crossed the Pamunkey River, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan commanding the Cavalry Corps was given the assignment to protect the Yankee bridgehead and to report back on any Confederate movements. With … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Monuments, Personalities
Tagged Alfred Torbert, David Gregg, Enon United Methodist Church, George Custer, Haw's Shop, John Haw, Oak Grove, Philip Sheridan, Salem Church, Totopotomoy Creek, Wade Hampton
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