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To Spurn the Southern Scum? Union Soldier Motivation to Liberate Maryland in September 1862
Accounts abound of Union officers exhorting their men during the Battle of Gettysburg to fight ferociously as if the safety of their loved ones and their homes depended on it. On July 1, 1863, retreating Union cavalrymen passed through the … Continue reading
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Tagged 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, 56th Pennsylvania Infantry, 66th Ohio Infantry, 7th Pennsylvania Reserves, 8th Ohio Infantry, Abner Doubleday, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Second Bull Run, Battle of Second Manassas, Frederick Maryland, George B. McClellan, Maryland, Maryland Campaign 1862, Rockville Maryland, Thomas Rowley
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Coming Soon: A Grisly Night at the Museum
You’ll want to hurry if you’re planning to attend a “ghoulish night” at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine this coming weekend. Here’s an event description from the museum website and links to get your tickets. (Thanks, Meg Groeling, for … Continue reading
Voices of the Maryland Campaign: September 8, 1862
The Army of the Potomac continued spreading out along the roads of western Maryland, fanning out in several different columns to protect Baltimore, Washington, and the Potomac River crossings. George B. McClellan believed correctly that despite the “vague and conflicting” … Continue reading
Voices of the Maryland Campaign–September 7, 1862
The gathering Confederate army resting along the Monocacy River outside of Frederick used Sunday, September 7 to relax peacefully in their new camps, preparing for the next campaign. Robert E. Lee believed his army safely ensconced in western Maryland, with … Continue reading
Voices of the Maryland Campaign: September 6, 1862
By the end of September 6, the rest of the Army of Northern Virginia waded across the Potomac River, marching towards Frederick. While the tail end of Lee’s army remained, for the moment, near the Potomac shore, its vanguard under … Continue reading
Prelude to A Star: Promotion in Frederick City
Conclusion of a series. The city of Frederick, Maryland greeted George Custer for the second time in less than a year. Custer had passed through the previous September during the Antietam Campaign while serving as an aide-de-camp to the commander … Continue reading