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Tag Archives: Frank Cheatham
The Swamp Lizard Turns the Flank: Joseph Mower’s Assault at Bentonville
Reveling in victory, Maj. Gen. Joseph Mower watched as the enemy to his immediate front collapsed, the Confederates scampering to the rear for safety. To his immediate front, Mower could make out the buildings that constituted the village of Bentonville. … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Sesquicentennial, Western Theater
Tagged 150th Anniversary of Bentonville, 32nd Wisconsin Infantry, 4th Tennessee Cavalry, 64th Illinois, 8th Texas Cavalry, Battle of Bentonville, Battle of Corinth, Battle of Iuka, Battle of Tupelo, Baxter Smith, Frank Cheatham, Joseph Johnston, Joseph Mower, Oliver O. Howard, Pierce M.B. Young, Red River Campaign, Terry's Texas Rangers, Vicksburg Campaign, Wade Hampton, William T. Sherman, XVII Corps
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James Wilson and the Battle of Nashville, Part II
As Wilson rested and refitted his troopers during the opening days of December, 1864, Maj. Gen. George Thomas was engaged in another battle. This one was not with John Bell Hood, but with his superiors. Throughout the first two weeks … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities, Western Theater
Tagged Alexander Stewart, Andrew Jackson Smith, Datus Coon, Edward Hatch, Frank Cheatham, George Thomas, Henry Halleck, James Steedman, James Wilson, John Bell Hood, John Croxton, John McArthur, John Schofield, Joseph Knipe, Peach Orchard Hill, Richard Johnson, Selma, Shy's Hill, Thomas Wood, Ulysses S. Grant
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Nashville: The Second Day
Despite the results of the 15th, Hood determined to fight. That night he pulled his army back two miles to a more compact line, anchored on both flanks by hills along the Franklin Pike (US 31 today) and Granny White … Continue reading
Hood Remembered: Crossing the Tennessee
Today, ECW is pleased to welcome guest author Sam Hood. Sam Hood is an descendant of Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood and author of the forthcoming The Lost Papers of John Bell Hood. He has also written a biography of … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Books & Authors, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Memory, Personalities, Western Theater
Tagged Alexander Stewart, Army of Tennessee, Atlanta, Frank Cheatham, Hood-Remembered, Jefferson Davis, John Schofield, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Sam Hood, Stephen D. Lee, William T. Sherman
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The Death of Francis Marion Walker
It seemed that the slow bleeding of the Confederate officer corps reached its zenith on July 22. Throughout the campaign, in the nearly continuous fighting from Dalton to the Gate City, the Army of Tennessee was slowly losing its best … Continue reading
The Kennesaw Line: Hell Breaks Loose in Georgia
The focus of General Thomas’s attack was the angle in the Confederate line manned by troops of Gen. Frank Cheatham’s Tennessee Division. Thomas intended to break the line and push on toward Marietta—a move that could rip Johnston’s army in … Continue reading
The Long, Bloody Road toward Atlanta: Adairsville
The gently rolling hills and fields that made up the Oothcalooga Valley south of Calhoun offered a scene of pastoral beauty—and frustration to Joe Johnston. The wide valley offered some strong points, but it was too wide to take up … Continue reading
Hood on Hood—Part III
The third part of a four-part series. Today we welcome back guest author Stephen “Sam” Hood. Sam is the author of John Bell Hood: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of a Confederate General. * * * Regarding the Spring Hill … Continue reading
The “Other” Lee
Mention the surname “Lee” to a Civil War enthusiast or quite possibly any American that sat through a high-school American History class and the name Robert E. Lee is the first one given in reply. Ask that Civil War enthusiast … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Monuments, National Park Service, Personalities, Sieges, Western Theater
Tagged Battle of Antietam, Battle of Brice's Crossroads, Battle of Ezra Church, Battle of Nashville, Battle of Spring Hill, Battle of Tupelo, Bennett House, Charleston Harbor, Charleston South Carolina, Fort Sumter, Frank Cheatham, John Bell Hood, Joseph Johnston, Nathan Bedford Forrest, National Park Service, P.G.T. Beauregard, Peninsula Campaign, Second Manassas, Stephen Dill Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Vicksburg, William T. Sherman
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