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Tag Archives: E. Porter Alexander
Lee’s Last Great Field Victory: A Reassessment of Cold Harbor
ECW welcomes guest author Nathan Provost. On June 3, 1864, Federal soldiers waited anxiously to assault the seven-mile-long Confederate line near Mechanicsville, Virginia. The largest engagement of the battle of Cold Harbor was about to take place. Unbeknownst to them, … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Campaigns
Tagged Adam Badeau, Alfred Young III, Ambrose Burnside, Battle of Cold Harbor, David Hunter, E. Porter Alexander, George G. Meade, Gordon Rhea, Henry Halleck, J.F.C. Fuller, Jubal Early, Petersburg, Philip H. Sheridan, Richard Anderson, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant
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The Wounding of James Longstreet: Part One
Part one in a series. -Authored by Chris Mackowski and Kristopher D. White- The Confederate flank attack through the Spotsylvania Wilderness had been an overwhelming success, surprising the Federal army and sending them into chaotic retreat. Now, the general wanted … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Leadership--Confederate
Tagged 12th Virginia, 41st Virginia, A.P. Hill, Battle of the Wilderness, Charles Field, Chris Mackowski, E. Porter Alexander, George Anderson, Gordonsville, James Longstreet, John Haskell, Joseph Kershaw, Micha Jenkins, Moxley Sorrel, Orange Plank Road, Overland Campaign, Robert E. Lee, Texas Brigade, Ulysses S. Grant, Widow Tapp Field, wilderness, William Mahone, Wounding of James Longstreet
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