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Tag Archives: First Corps
E.P. Alexander’s Research Methodology
Every Civil War scholar should be familiar with the writings of Confederate First Corps artillerist Edward Porter Alexander (no relation). Many know him through Gary Gallagher’s compilation of his papers from the Southern Historical Collection at the University of North … Continue reading
A Civil War Witch Hunt: George Gordon Meade, The Retreat from Gettysburg and the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War
Part one in a series My two most recent posts dealt with the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War’s attempt to crucify George Gordon Meade for allegedly deciding to retreat from the battlefield at Gettysburg. Maj. Gen. Daniel … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities, Politics
Tagged Alfred Pleasonton, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Battle of Gettysburg, Benjamin Wade, Daniel Butterfield, Daniel Sickles, David Birney, First Corps, George Meade, George Sykes, Governeur Warren, Henry Slocum, III Corps, James Longstreet, John Buford, John Sedgwick, Joint Committe on the Conduct of the War, Oliver Howard, Robert E. Lee, V Corps, VI Corps
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Sunset at Devil’s Den
A view west from the rocks of Devil’s Den toward the Emmitsburg Road.
An Enduring Controversy: The Pipe Creek Circular and the Battle of Gettysburg
Part Two In part one of this two-part series, we examined the content of the Pipe Creek Circular, and we also looked at the Pipe Creek Line itself. In this, the second part, we will examine the controversy created by … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities, Politics
Tagged Battle of Gettysburg, Benjamin Wade, Daniel Butterfield, Daniel Sickles, First Corps, George G. Meade, III Corps, Iron Brigade, John Buford, John Reynolds, Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, Oliver O. Howard, Pipe Creek, Pipe Creek Circular, Winfield S. Hancock, XI Corps, XII Corps
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