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Tag Archives: Georgia Campaign
The Seniormost Deaths
Today in 1862, Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston was mortally wounded at the head of his troops during the Battle of Shiloh (or Pittsburg Landing). A plaque on the battlefield, placed by the War Department shortly after the park’s founding, … Continue reading
Some Thoughts on Resaca, on the Occasion of the Opening of the New Battlefield Park
During this past weekend (May 13-15), the Resaca Battlefield Historic Site has formally opened with much pageantry—and great weather! [NOTE: See Michael K. Shaffer’s Sunday post for details.] See my feature article on Resaca in Blue & Gray’s Summer 2015 … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Emerging Civil War Series, Preservation
Tagged A Long and Bloody Task, Albert Castel, Atlanta Campaign, Blue and Gray, Cherokee Battery, Friends of Resaca Battlefield, Georgia Campaign, Joseph E. Johnston, Larry Peterson, Max Van Den Corput, Oostanaula River, Resaca, Samuel French, Shelby Foote, Tom Sweeny, William R. Scaife, William T. Sherman
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