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Tag Archives: Gershom Mott
Fallen Leaders: Maine’s Hiram Berry
Haunted by a premonition, Maj. Gen. Hiram Berry recklessly exposed himself to Confederate snipers at Chancellorsville and paid the price for his carelessness. A 36-year-old Rockland (Maine) merchant in spring 1861, the physically robust Berry led the 4th Maine Infantry … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 17th Maine Infantry Regiment, 4th Maine Infantry Regiment, 55th New York Infantry Regiment, 7th Maine Infantry, Abner Coburn, Abraham Lincoln, Achorn Cemetery, Almira Berry, Aquia Creek, Army of the Potomac, Brian Swartz, Chancellor House, Chancellorsville, Co. A Maine State Guards, Dan Sickles, Gershom Mott, Hannibal Hamlin, Harvest Moon, Hazel Grove, Hiram Berry, J.E.B. Stuart, Jabez Greenhalgh, James D. Earle, James F. Rusling, Joe Hooker, John T. Berry, Joseph B. Carr, Joseph E. Revere, Lucy Berry, Oliver Otis Howard, Orange Plank Road, Phil Kearny, Philippe Régis Denis de Keredern de Trobriand, Portland, Reverend Theodore L. Cuyler, Rockland, Stoneman’s Switch, Thomas W. Osborn, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, Washington D.C.
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Seldom Has This Community Been Universally Shocked: New Jersey Newspapers React to the Passing of George McClellan
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author William Griffith. This past December, for my twenty-third birthday, I did what any normal person my age would do – or at least I tell myself this – and made a … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Newspapers, Politics
Tagged Fitz John Porter, George B. McClellan, Gershom Mott, Randolph Marcy, William Truex
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“Never was there a more beautiful sunrise…” The Battles for Fairview and Hazel Grove, Part One
The first in a four-part miniseries. We are happy to welcome guest author Elizabeth “Beth” Parnicza. Beth is a West Virginia University graduate and is currently a historian with the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. Beth, is the supervisor … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Common Soldier
Tagged "Never was there a more beautiful sunrise..." The Battles for Fairview and Hazel Grove, 123rd New York, 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Chancellorsville, Daniel Sickles, Fairview, Gershom Mott, Hazel Grove, Henry Slocum, Rice Bull
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