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Tag Archives: Extra Billy Smith
Recollections of Confederate Officers for The News
Today we are pleased to welcome back guest author, Joe Owen. This post concludes Sergeant Val Giles’ newspaper account originally of published in the Galveston Daily News on May 16, 1897. You may read the first part here.
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Newspapers, Primary Sources
Tagged 11th Georgia Infantry, 1st Texas Infantry, 49th Virginia Infantry, 4th Texas Infantry, Arthur Freemantle, Belle Boyd, Chickamauga, Extra Billy Smith, Falling Waters, Gettysburg, James Longstreet, James Pettigrew, John Bell Hood, Judson Kilpatrick, Robert E. Lee, Vicksburg
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The Curmudgeon, The Eccentric, and the “Norse God”: How Three Men Impacted the Battle of Gettysburg: Conclusion
The Conclusion of a Series. What to do? What to do? Even after all that had been thrown at him Dick Ewell determined he could make the attack, but he wanted support from Hill’s Third Corps. He sent Smith back … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Leadership--Confederate
Tagged 7th Indiana, A.P. Hill, Cemetery Hill, Chambersburg Pike, Culp's Hill, Edward "Allegheny" Johnson, Extra Billy Smith, Isaac Trimble, James Longstreet, Richard S. Ewell, Robert E. Lee, Robert Rodes, Stonewall Jasckson, The Battle of Gettysburg, The Curmudgeon The Eccentric and the “Norse God” How Three Men Impacted the Battle of Gettysburg
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The Curmudgeon, The Eccentric, and the “Norse God”: How Three Men Impacted the Battle of Gettysburg: Part Nine
Part nine in a series. “…a timely diversion…” Everything was seemingly going well for the Confederates on July 1st. Although the Army of Northern Virginia had blundered into the enemy, they had engaged two Federal corps and driven them from … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Leadership--Confederate
Tagged 2nd Massachusetts Infantry, 35th Virginia Battalion of Cavalry, A.P. Hill, Alpheus Williams, Baltimore Pike, Battle of Gettysburg, Benner's Hill, Campbell Brown, Cemetery Hill, Daniel Sickles, Extra Billy Smith, George Meade, James Power Smith, John B. Gordon, Jubal Early, Richard S. Ewell, Robert E. Lee, The Curmudgeon The Eccentric and the “Norse God” How Three Men Impacted the Battle of Gettysburg, Winfield Scott Hancock
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The Women of Winchester (part 3): Emma Riley Macon
We are happy to welcome back guest author Virginia Bensen. Part three in a series. In the last article we discussed how the Unionist women reacted to the Confederate occupation during the first year of the Civil War. The discussion … Continue reading