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Tag Archives: Gettysburg Campaign
Book Review: “Lee is Trapped, and Must be Taken: Eleven Fateful Days after Gettysburg: July 4 – 14, 1863”
Are we firmly in the golden age of Gettysburg publishing? The past 15 – 20 years have produced a wealth of essential Gettysburg reading for those of us interested in the climactic battle of the American Civil War. That’s not … Continue reading
Yellowhammers and Environmentalism: Following the Path of Law’s Alabama Brigade to Gettysburg
Ten Days in Culpeper From Raccoon Ford, Joe and I drove into nearby Culpeper, A.P. Hill’s hometown. Law’s Brigade camped with Hood’s Division south-east of Culpeper, near Pony Mountain, and paralleling the Fredericksburg Pike (modern-day Virginia Route 3) from Friday, … Continue reading
The Text Message Correspondent
Last month I compiled a selection of material written during the Gettysburg campaign by members of the 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery. The unit began its service as the 11th Vermont Infantry but spent the first year and a half of … Continue reading
Yellowhammers and Environmentalism: Following the Path of Law’s Alabama Brigade to Gettysburg.
This post continues my story of following Law’s Brigade and delves into the unit’s background. Joe Loehle and I were at our starting off point, Raccoon Ford, where the area had layers of historical depth. We were where Evander McIver … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Campaigns
Tagged 4th Alabama, Gettysburg Campaign, Law's Brigade, laws-brigade-route-to-gettysburg, Preservation
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The 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery and the Gettysburg Campaign
As the Army of the Potomac chased the Army of Northern Virginia into Pennsylvania during the summer of 1863, the garrison left in Washington gritted their teeth, honed their training, and considered how they might perform should the Confederate army … Continue reading
Musings on Arthur Fremantle’s “Three Months in the Southern States”
When historians look at a primary source, it is often to cut and run. You go to the part of the source that deals with your subject and that is it. In the case of Arthur Fremantle’s Three Months in … Continue reading
“Upon The Banks of the Potomac”: Two Lieutenants & The Gettysburg Campaign, Part 4
Part of a Series The rearguard is not always the glamorous place to be. Especially during an advance. However, “our” Lieutenants Dooley and Rhodes both found themselves forming part of the rearguard during the Gettysburg Campaign. That meant that their … Continue reading
June 17: The 1st Massachusetts Cavalry at Aldie
Every regiment that served in the Civil War had one day that exemplified the rest of their wartime service. For the men of the 1st Massachusetts Cavalry, June 17 was their day. In particular, it was June 17, 1863. That … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: Gettysburg Campaign Cavalry Sites
Feeling like taking a weekend drive? We found a post in our archives about the Gettysburg Campaign cavalry fights in Loudoun County, Virginia, with details about how to reach the sites and markers. Check it out…
Posted in Cavalry, ECW Weekender
Tagged ECW archives, ECW Weekender, from the archives, Gettysburg Campaign, road trips, Weekender
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The Next Stonewall? Ewell and the Second Battle of Winchester, Part 2
Part 2 of 2. Part 1 is available here. General Robert Milroy had done little to endear himself to the pro-Southern civilian population in Winchester, Virginia. From curfews, loyalty oaths for food, soldiers quartered in private homes, sets of burdensome … Continue reading
