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Tag Archives: Edward McCook
Fall of Tallahassee
Horses’ hooves could be heard pounding the dirt roads outside of town accompanied by the dust clouds associated with it. Brigadier General Edward McCook and his five staffers came trotting in Tallahassee, Florida, the capital of the state. The next … Continue reading
Posted in Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Federal, Memory
Tagged 1865, 2nd Indiana Cavalry, 7th Kentucky Cavalry, Edward McCook, Florida, Sam Jones, Tallahassee
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A Sharp Fight: The Battle of Farmington
On the morning of October 7, 1863, the Confederates of Henry B. Davidson’s cavalry division awoke to the urgent sounds of rifle and carbine fire. Davidson’s men were camped along the south bank of the Duck River, just a few … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities
Tagged Abram Miller, Anderson's Crossroads, Army of the Cumberland, Battle of Chickamauga, Battle of Farmington, Braxton Bragg, Chattanooga, Cumberland Plateau, Edward McCook, George Crook, John T. Wilder, Joseph Wheeler, McMinnville, Murfreesboro, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Philip Roddy, Robert H.G. Minty, Stephen D. Lee, Walden's Ridge, Wilder's Lighting Brigade, William S. Rosecrans
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Catching Up on the Western Theater….
As the fighting died out around the ruins of the Octagon House on the evening of May 17, 1864, Confederate Gen. Joseph Johnston finally came up with a plan to deliver a blow to Sherman’s forces. Running south from Adairsville … Continue reading
