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Tag Archives: Douglas MacArthur
ECW Weekender: The MacArthur Memorial
In the heart of downtown Norfolk stands the former Norfolk City Hall. Opened in 1850, in May 1862 Norfolk’s mayor surrendered to the Union Army on its front steps. Today, it is the resting place of one of America’s most … Continue reading
Civil War Echoes: Manila 1941
75 years ago today, Douglas MacArthur ordered the evacuation of Manila. Over the next week, a massive movement of personnel and supplies occurred from the Philippine capital to Bataan and Corregidor. Japanese forces entered Manila on January 2, 1942. There … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities, Preservation, Ties to the War, Western Theater
Tagged 24th Wisconsin, Arthur MacArthur, Bataan, Civil War Echoes, Corregidor, Douglas MacArthur, Edward King, Lafayette McLaws, Last Stand on Bataan, Manila, Philippines, Richmond, Richmond Virginia, World War II
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Winfield Scott Reconsidered
On this day in 1841, precisely 175 years ago, Major General Winfield Scott became Commanding General of the U.S. Army. He held this post for 20 years and four months, longer than any other Commanding General or U.S. Army Chief … Continue reading
Posted in Antebellum South, Leadership--Federal, Lincoln, Mexican War, Personalities, Weapons, Western Theater
Tagged Anaconda Plan, Douglas MacArthur, George McClellan, George Patton, Lincoln, Mexican War, Mexican-American War, Nullification Crisis, South Carolina, Vicksburg Campaign, War of 1812, Wellington, West Point, Winfield Scott
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Saving the McLaws Silver
We sometimes forget how much we have depended on the last 150 years to ensure our Civil War heritage is here for us to enjoy and study. Myriad causes have removed pages from the Civil War story. The Second World War wiped … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Confederate, Personalities, Preservation, Sesquicentennial, Ties to the War
Tagged Antietam, Army of Northern Virginia, Arthur MacArthur, Bataan, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Salem Church, CHristopher Memminger, Douglas MacArthur, Edward P. King, Georgia, Lafayette McLaws, Manila
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The Fall of Cities – Some Reflections
As some of you may know, I’m writing a book on the Bataan-Corregidor campaign of 1941-42, which culminated in the largest surrender in American military history. I’m to the point now where I’m finishing the section about the evacuation of Manila … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Memory, Sesquicentennial, Ties to the War
Tagged Bataan, Charleston, Columbia, Corregidor, Douglas MacArthur, Manila, Paris, Richmond, Saigon, Singapore, Warsaw, Washington, World War II
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On Victory
Douglas MacArthur famously said, “In war, there is no substitute for victory.” Yet as one looks at the Civil War, many battles seem not to offer a clear winner, or at the least, they offer a complicated definition of who … Continue reading
Civil War Echoes: Douglas MacArthur and the Return to the Philippines
70 years ago today, General Douglas MacArthur waded ashore on Leyte, fulfilling his famous pledge to return to the Philippines. The photo of him at that moment (shown here, center, with his staff) is one of the iconic images of … Continue reading
Top 15 Posts of 2013—Number 15: On Wisconsin!
The Army of the Cumberland charged Missionary Ridge on the afternoon of November 25, 1863. Among the leading regiments was the Milwaukee-based 24th Wisconsin, part of Major General Philip Sheridan’s division. Its color-bearer fell at the base of the ridge. … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Western Theater
Tagged 24th Wisconsin, Arthur MacArthur, Douglas MacArthur, Phil Sheridan, Top 15 Posts of 2013
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