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Tag Archives: Fort Stevens
The 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery and the Gettysburg Campaign
As the Army of the Potomac chased the Army of Northern Virginia into Pennsylvania during the summer of 1863, the garrison left in Washington gritted their teeth, honed their training, and considered how they might perform should the Confederate army … Continue reading
Struck by a Fired Ramrod, Part 2: Mysterious Death and Elaborate Funeral
This is part two of a three-part series. Part one can be found here. Major William Ellis returned to the Army of the Potomac near Petersburg in mid-June. He knowingly cut short his recovery from a gruesome wound received from … Continue reading
“On Many a Bloody Field”: The Forgotten Story of Daniel Davidson Bidwell
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Kevin Pawlak When I first became interested in the American Civil War at the age of 9, I was living in a small town in western New York sandwiched halfway between … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Federal, Memory
Tagged 49th New York, Army of the Shenandoah, Battle of Cedar Creek, Battle of the Wilderness, Daniel Davidson Bidwell, Fort Stevens, John Sedgwick, Jubal Early, Middletown Cemetery, Philip Sheridan
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A General Remembered: Lew Wallace after the Battle of Monocacy
A guest post by Ryan Quint, part three of a series. After his defeat at the Battle of Monocacy, Major General Lew Wallace retreated back towards Baltimore. His force, badly outnumbered by Confederate troops under the command of Lieutenant General … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 6th Corps, Battle of Fort Stevens, Battle of Monocacy, Ben-Hur, Edward O. C. Ord, Fort Stevens, Henry Halleck, Horatio G. Wright, Lew Wallace, Lincoln Assassination, Montgomery Meigs, Shiloh, Sixth Corps, Ulysses S. Grant
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