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Tag Archives: Fairfield
War’s End: Remembering a Cavalry Captain
Today, we are pleased to welcome guest author Sarah Kay Bierle Your brother, Captain Hugh McGuire is wounded. The message branded itself into Dr. Hunter McGuire’s mind while dread twisted like a tourniquet around his heart. The situation he had … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Personalities
Tagged 11th Virginia Cavalry, Amelia Springs, Appomattox Campaign, Battle of the Wilderness, Brandy Station, Bristoe Station, Chancellorsville, Dr. Hunter McGuire, Fairfield, Gettysburg, Henry Kyd Douglas, Hugh McGuire, Jetersville, Laurel Brigade, Overland Campaign, Siege of Petersburg, Stonewall Jackson, Winchester
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The Death of a Confederate Icon: an Excerpt from “The Last Days of Stonewall Jackson” Authored by Chris Mackowski and Kristopher D. White
Today marks the 151st anniversary of the death of Confederate General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson. Jackson had been wounded by members of the 18th North Carolina Infantry on the evening of May 2, 1863. The wounding necessitated the amputation of … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Books & Authors, Leadership--Confederate
Tagged 18th North Carolina, Battle of Chancellorsville, Beverly Tucker Lacy, Fairfield, Guinea Station, Hunter Holmes McGuire, Julia Jackson, Mary Anna Jackson, The Last Days of Stonewall Jackson, Thomas Coleman Chandler
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