Tag Archives: Edwin V. Sumner

Albert Sidney Johnston at Fort Point: Where Narratives Collide

Posted on January 11, 2021 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Katy Berman… Fort Point, a National Historic Site at the tip of the San Francisco Peninsula, was built to deter a naval invasion of California. It was completed on the eve of the … Continue reading →

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Edwin V. Sumner, Fredericksburg, and Lessons Learned Along the Chickahominy

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Ryan Quint

Ambrose Burnside’s campaign in the winter of 1862 went belly-up because of his inability to get across the Rappahannock River. Standing on the far bank of the river, swollen because of winter rain and snow, Burnside could do nothing but … Continue reading →

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Mexican-American War 170th: Battle of Cerro Gordo

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Ryan Quint

Vera Cruz had fallen, and Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna had to act. Serving as both Mexico’s president and the commanding general of its armies, Santa Anna prepared to move against the American forces beginning to make their way inland. … Continue reading →

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