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Tag Archives: George Washington Custis Lee
“I Confess That My Life at West Point Was Wretched”: O.O. Howard’s Plebe Year
Had his cousin William been in better physical shape, O.O. Howard probably would have never gone to West Point. Otis, as his family called him throughout his life, was in his senior year at Bowdoin College in Maine when his … Continue reading
To Divide the Attention of the Enemy’s Troops: Establishing the Deep Bottom Bridgehead
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Jimmy Price Part two in a series. In my previous post I outlined the important series of actions fought north of the James River during the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign from July – … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities
Tagged Benjamin Butler, Deep Bottom, George Washington Custis Lee, Henry Heth, Jones' Neck, Joseph Kers, Robert E. Lee, Robert Foster, U.S. Grant, X Corps
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Review: “The Man Who Would Not Be Washington” by Jonathan Horn
Born less than 10 miles apart and tied to another famous Virginian by martial, marital, and through his mother, Robert E. Lee grew up under and with the specter of George Washington.
