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Tag Archives: Dimmock Line
Fallen, but Not Forgotten: Pvt. Emanuel Patterson, Co. D, 6th United States Colored Infantry
ECW is pleased to welcome back Tim Talbott, director of education and interpretation at Pamplin Historical Park On October 10, 1858, Emanuel Patterson stood beside Elizabeth Perrill in the home of William Fox, justice of the peace for Aleppo Township, … Continue reading
Posted in Common Soldier, USCT
Tagged 6th USCT, A Great Sacrifice, Battle of Petersburg, Capt. John McMurray, Col. Alonzo Draper, Col. Steven Duncan, Dimmock Line, Dutch Gap, Elizabeth Perrill, Emanuel Patterson, Gen. Edward Wild, Gen. Edwards Hinks, James G. Mendez, Tim Talbott, USCI, USCT, XVIII Corps
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Dying Far From Home: Pvt. Thomas Young, Co. A, 5th USCI
ECW is pleased to welcome back Tim Talbott African Americans in mid-nineteenth century America experienced the road to freedom differently. Some found the course short and straight. They claimed personal liberty as a right of birth by place or circumstance. … Continue reading
Posted in Common Soldier, Personalities, USCT
Tagged 127th Ohio, 5th USCT, Battle of New Market Heights Memorial and Education Association, BNMHMEA, Dimmock Line, Edward Hinks, New Market Heights, Petersburg, Pvt. Thomas Young, Tim Talbott, United States Colored Infantry, United States Colored Troops, USCI, USCT, XVIII Corps
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A Shift in Strategy: Battle of Globe Tavern
Since June 15, 1864 the Union army under Major General George Meade and Lieutenant General Ulysses Grant hammered the Confederate defenses around Petersburg. From limited success along the eastern front June 15-18, then a thwarted attack on the Confederate supply … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns
Tagged 10th Corps, Charles Field, Deep Bottom, Dimmock Line, George G. Meade, Globe Tavern, Gouverneur K. Warren, James River, New Market Road, Petersburg, Robert E. Lee, Rooney Lee, Siege of Petersburg, Ulysses S. Grant, Weldon Rail Road, Wiliam Mahone, Winfield Scott Hancock
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