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Delaying the Army of the Tennessee: Evander Law and the Battle of Bentonville
We are now in the middle of the 152nd Anniversary of the Battle of Bentonville, fought from March 19 to March 21, 1865. During the three day battle, Confederate forces under Gen. Joseph Johnston engaged Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman’s … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities, Western Theater
Tagged Army of Northern Virginia, Battle of Averasboro, Battle of Bentonville, Evander Law, Joseph Johnston, Wade Hampton, William T. Sherman
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When General Lee Cried
One of the excitements of writing history comes when one finds a story that’s fresh, new, or hasn’t yet made its way into the accepted secondary literature. I have one I’d like to share. For Savas Beatie, I’m finishing a … Continue reading
The Battle of Bentonville: March 20, 1865
Dawn broke on the morning of March 20 with Slocum and Johnston still facing each other. Meanwhile, Sherman, Howard and the Army of the Tennessee were on their way to the battlefield. Approaching from the east, the Federals were delayed … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities, Sesquicentennial, Western Theater
Tagged 150th Anniversary of Bentonville, Evander Law, Goldsboro, Joseph Johnston, Mill Creek, Robert Hoke, William T. Sherman
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Kilpatrick’s Shirt-Tail Skedaddle: The Battle of Monroe’s Crossroads, March 10, 1865
Part one in a series. The stakes were high. Lt. Gen. William J. Hardee’s 5,500 man corps was in a race for its life. If it could reach the Clarendon Bridge across the Cape Fear River in Fayetteville, NC first, … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities, Sesquicentennial, Western Theater
Tagged 5th Kentucky Cavalry, 8th Texas Cavalry, Alexander Shannon, Cape Fear River, Ebenezer Stetson, Evander Law, Fayetteville North Carolina, Gilbert "Gib" Wright, Joseph Wheeler, Judson Kilpatrick, Matthew Butler, Monroe's Crossroads, Smithfield North Carolina, Terry's Texas Rangers, Wade Hampton, William J. Hardee, Wilmington North Carolina
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From the Gold Rush of California To the Fields of Third Winchester
Another installment of “Tales From the Tombstone.” This post is part of the 150th Annviesrary of the Battle of Third Winchester coverage here on Emerging Civil War. Archibald Campbell Godwin forever associated in Civil War history with his North Carolinian’s, … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Memory, National Park Service, Personalities
Tagged 57th North Carolina, Archibald Godwin, Army of Northern Virginia, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Gettysburg, California Gold Rush, Evander Law, Isaac Avery, John Bell Hood, Jubal Early, North Carolina, Robert F. Hoke, Second Battle of Fredericksburg, Second Corps
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