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Tag Archives: Emory Upton
Book Review: “Emory Upton: Misunderstood Reformer”
Book Review by Emerging Civil War’s Derek Maxfield In the small Upstate New York city of Batavia, there are no historic heroes bigger than Emory Upton. You need look no farther than the larger than life statue honoring him … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review
Tagged Emory Upton, Harper Perennial, Misunderstood Reformer, Russell Weigley, Spotsylvania, Stephen E. Ambrose
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Preservation News: June 1, 1864 at Cold Harbor
Recently the Civil War Trust announced an effort to preserve land related to the June 1, 1864 fighting at Cold Harbor. This combat has often been overshadowed by the Union assault which took place there on June 3. Cold Harbor … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities, Preservation
Tagged 121st New York, 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery, 51st North Carolina, 5th Maine, 95th Pennsylvania, 96th Pennsylvania, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Battle of Cold Harbor, Battle of Spotsylvania, Elisha Kellogg, Emory Upton, Horatio Wright, Mule Shoe Salient, Richard Anderson, Robert E. Lee, Robert Hoke, Thomas Clingman, Ulysses S. Grant, William "Baldy" Smith, XVIII Corps
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Struck by a Fired Ramrod, Part 1: Delayed Mortal Wounding at Spotsylvania’s Bloody Angle
“This has been a Sabbath to me,” confessed Surgeon George T. Stevens to his wife, Harriet, in a letter written Thursday evening, August 4, 1864. “No day since the campaign commenced last May has seemed like Sabbath before, but this … Continue reading
Remembering Emory Upton
What is it that attracts us to particular individuals of the past? I think the answer varies from person to person. We all have people who we tend to gravitate towards in our studies. For readers of this blog, friends … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities
Tagged Battle of Cold Harbor, Battle of Little Big Horn, Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Emory Upton, George Custer, Myles Keogh, Siege of Petersburg
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Memorializing Emory Upton
Upton Road runs straight as a railroad track away from Route 33 into the Genesee County countryside of western New York. The nearby town of Batavia—nestled roughly midway between Buffalo and Rochester—hails itself as “The Birthplace of Western New York” … Continue reading
“me and the bridge is safe”: The Pontoon Bridge at Rappahannock Station
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Mike Block As the sun set behind the Blue Ridge Mountains about 5 P.M. on November 7, 1863, the 6th Maine Infantry and 5th Wisconsin Infantry began their climb up a … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War
Tagged 121st New York, 14th Virginia, 49th Pennsylvania, 54th North Carolina, 5th Louisiana, 5th Wisconsin, 6th Maine, 7th Louisiana, Army of Northern Virignia, Army of the Potomac, Bristoe Campaign, Emory Upton, George McClellan, Harry Hays, Jubal Early, Peter Ellmaker, Rapphannock Station, Robert Hoke
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General John Martindale: Genesee’s Forgotten General
I was recently asked to participate in a ghost walk to benefit the Historic Batavia Cemetery in Batavia, NY. Knowing as they do my interest in the Civil War, I was asked to portray Gen. John H. Martindale. The name … Continue reading
From the ECW Archives: The Union Assault at Cold Harbor June 1, 1864
All through the night of May 31 and into June 1, 1864, Horatio Wright’s VI Corps trudged along the dusty and choked Virginia byroads. They had been pulled from the Union right flank and ordered to march to reinforce and relieve … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Monuments, Personalities
Tagged 121st New York Infantry, 2d Connecticut Heavy Artillery, 5th Maine, 95th Pennsylvania, 96th Pennsylvania, column assault, Emory Upton, George G. Meade, Horatio Wright, Lee's Last Line, Mule Shoe Salient, North Anna River, Old Cold Harbor, Philip Sheridan, Richard Anderson, Spotsylvania, Theodore Lyman, VI Corps, William "Baldy" Smith, X Corps, XVIII Corps
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Rituals and Remembrance at Spotsy
If John Sedgwick were alive today, he’d say, “See? I told you they couldn’t hit elephant at that distance!” He’d also probably say, “Gosh, I’m really old.” So old, in fact, that he’d barely have the strength to speak, so … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Memory
Tagged Bloody Angle, Emory Upton, John Sedgwick, Memory, Mule Shoe Salient, Spotsylvania
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