Tag Archives: Francis C. Barlow

General Francis Barlow and The Letters He Destroyed on July 1, 1863

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Sarah Kay Bierle

General Francis C. Barlow placed his division of the Union XI Corps on a rise of high ground, north of the town of Gettysburg. Without adequate reinforcements to anchor a defensive line, his exposed troops took the brunt of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Leadership--Federal, Slavery, USCT | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Arabella Barlow: A General’s Wife, Nurse & Sacrifice (Part 2)

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Sarah Kay Bierle

This is Part 2 of an article published yesterday “In the crowd of ambulances, army wagons, beef-cattle, staff officers, recruits, kicking mules and so on, who should turn up but Mrs. Arabella Barlow, nee Griffith, unattended, but serene and self-possessed … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilian, Personalities | Tagged , , , | 11 Comments

Arabella Barlow: A General’s Wife, Nurse & Sacrifice (Part 1)

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Sarah Kay Bierle

Arabella has been seriously ill, but the fever is broken & in time she will be well again…[i] wrote General Francis Barlow from the siege lines at Petersburg during the summer of 1864. Anxiety still nagged, despite the confident words; … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilian, Personalities | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments