Tag Archives: Doug Ullman

The Anniversary of Longstreet’s Wounding

Posted on May 6, 2022 by Chris Mackowski

On this date, in 1864, Confederate Lt. Gen. James Longstreet took a bullet through his neck and right shoulder during the battle of the Wilderness. “Old Pete,” as his friends called him, was caught in a crossfire by his own … Continue reading →

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“Too trivial for big history:” One Yankee Private and Three Accounts of Second Bull Run

Posted on August 29, 2021 by ECW Guest Post

ECW welcomes back Douglas Ullman, Jr.  Martin Alonzo Haynes was 20 years old when he and approximately 2,000 men under Union Brig. Gen. Cuvier Grover charged the unfinished spur of the Manassas Gap Railroad on the afternoon of August 29, … Continue reading →

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A First Maine Artilleryman

Posted on September 27, 2019 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes Doug Ullman, Jr. James S. Emerson could not have been pleased with how his army career had ended in 1862.  Standing at five feet, six inches, he had been one of the early volunteers, enlisting in … Continue reading →

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The Woundings of Jackson and Longstreet

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Emerging Civil War

The circumstances were eerily similar: both Confederate lieutenant generals had led successful flank attacks through the dark, close woods of the Wilderness when they were accidentally shot by their own men. For both Stonewall Jackson and James Longstreet, it seemed … Continue reading →

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