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Tag Archives: George Doles
Philip Cook
“Tales From the Tombstone“ On one website chronicling the history of Georgia, the opening sentence to the biography of Brigadier General Philip Cook read simply: “Perhaps the most remarkable feat of this Madison County lawyer was his rise in the … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Memory, Monuments
Tagged 4th Georgia Infantry, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Fort Stedman, George Doles, Macon, Malvern Hill, Monocacy, Peninsula Campaign, Philip Cook, Rose Hill Cemetery, Roswell R. Ripley, Second Manassas, Seminole Wars, Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864, Siege of Petersburg
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Getting “Friend-Zoned” in the Civil War
At some point in a dwindling romantic relationship, most people hear or say something along the lines of: it’s not working out, but we can still be friends. Today this prophecy, which rarely amicably pans out as intended, is referred … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, Common Soldier
Tagged Antietam, Charles T. Furlow, diaries, George Doles, Rappahannock Station, soldier letters, South Mountain, Spotsylvania
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From the ECW Archives—A Grand Charge: Emory Upton’s Assault on the Mule Shoe Salient, Conclusion
The men from New York, Pennsylvania, Maine, Wisconsin and Vermont milled about the clearing in the middle of the afternoon. A cool spring breeze rustled the leaves on the trees around them. Some talked, while others smoked, chewed on hardtack or … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 119th Pennsylvania, 121st New York, 1864, 2nd Vermont, 44th Georgia, 4th Georgia, 5th Wisconsin, 6th Corps, 6th Vermont, A Grand Charge: Emory Upton's Assault on the Mule Shoe Salient, Doles Salient, Emory Upton, George Doles, May 10, Mule Shoe, Mule Shoe Salient, Richard S. Ewell
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From the ECW Archives—A Grand Charge: Emory Upton’s Assault on the Mule Shoe Salient, Part 1
A small group of officers stood at the tree line. To their immediate front, resting across an open field lay fresh mounds of earth—earthworks constructed by the Confederate infantry. Each man studied the ground intently, some conversing in hushed tones. Others stood … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 119th Pennsylvania, 121st New York, 1864, 2nd Vermont, 44th Georgia, 4th Georgia, 5th Wisconsin, 6th Corps, 6th Vermont, A Grand Charge: Emory Upton's Assault on the Mule Shoe Salient, Doles Salient, Emory Upton, George Doles, May 10, Mule Shoe, Mule Shoe Salient, Richard S. Ewell
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