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Tag Archives: Gouverneur K. Warren
From Spotsylvania’s Eastern Front
155 years ago this evening, Ulysses S. Grant began his withdrawal from Spotsylvania Court House, swinging once more around Lee’s right flank, moving south. To recap the anniversary of the two-week battle, I want to share a project I did … Continue reading
Posted in Battles
Tagged 23rd USCT, Battle of the Ni, Central Virginia Battlefield Trust, CVBT, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Gordon Rhea, Gouverneur K. Warren, Robert E. Lee, Robert Spear, Stevenson Ridge, The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Thomas Rosser, Ulysses S. Grant
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Deconstructing Meade’s Decision at Mine Run
On the morning of November 30, 1863, Gouverneur K. Warren awoke to a surprise. The evening before, he had positioned nearly half of the Army of the Potomac on the far Confederate right, poised for an attack at 8:00 the … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Leadership--Federal
Tagged George Gordon Meade, Gouverneur K. Warren, Mine Run
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The Mine Run Campaign Comes to Locust Grove
Perhaps it’s because Mine Run was, in the words of one Federal, “the great battle never fought” that so few images exist from the campaign. There was a lot of marching and moving and a fair amount of skirmishing—and participants … Continue reading
Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: Vincent’s Rock
Part of a series. Brigadier General Gouverneur K. Warren had been busy all of July 2nd. The early morning found him on the Federal right flank scouting the terrain for possible attack avenues in the Culp’s Hill sector. With the … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 16th Michigan, 20th Maine, 44th New York, 5th Texas, 83rd Pennsylvania, Batter D 5th United States Artillery, Charles Hazlett, Chauncey Reese, Devil's Den, Erie, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path, Gouverneur K. Warren, Little Round Top, Patrick O'Rorke, Stephen Weed, Strong Vincent, Vincent's Spur
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JEB Stuart’s Tight Spot — October 13, 1863
One of the most written about episodes that took place during the Bristoe Campaign was that of “Stuart’s Hideout” on the evening of October 13, 1863. The Confederate cavalry was very active during the entire campaign and performed admirably. Maj. … Continue reading
Staff Work 101
George Patton famously said that “an army is a team.” Often, this statement is taken in terms of commanders and units working together, but there is another essential element that makes an army (or any headquarters) work: the command staff.
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battles, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Medical, Western Theater
Tagged Army of the Cumberland, Army of the Potomac, Braxton Bragg, General Joseph Hooker, George Patton, Gouverneur K. Warren, Israel Richardson, Jesse Reno, John B. Hood, John Sedgwick, Little Round Top, Phil Kearny, Philip Sheridan, Robert E. Lee, staff, Stonewall Jackson, U.S. Grant, William P. Craighill, William Rosecrans
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The Downfall of a Federal Corps Commander: Warren-Sheridan and the Five Forks Controversy: Part Three
Part Three in a Series. On March 25, 1865 Robert E. Lee launched his last true offensive of the war, and in reality the only true offensive he undertook during the Siege of Petersburg. The Battle of Fort Stedman placed … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Cavalry, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Bushrod Johnson, Charles Griffin, Dinwiddie Court House, Five Forks, George Custer, George G. Meade, George Pickett, Gouverneur K. Warren, Gravelly Run, James Longstreet, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Phil Sheridan, Robert E. Lee, Romeyn Ayres, Samuel Crawford, Siege of Petersburg, Spotsylvania, The Downfall of a Federal Corps Commander: Warren-Sheridan and the Five Forks Controversy, Thomas Munford, Ulysses S. Grant, White Oak Road
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The Downfall of a Federal Corps Commander: Warren-Sheridan and the Five Forks Controversy: Part One
Part One in a Series. It is a well know fact that many historians live with the characters that they write about for many years. Delving into a major project often exposes us to an abundance of characters that are … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Campaigns, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Army of the Potomac, Battle of Spotsylvania, Battle of the Wilderness, Bristoe Station, Five Forks, Gouverneur K. Warren, John Caldwell, John Reynolds, Mine Run, Philip Sheridan, Siege of Petersburg, The Downfall of a Federal Corps Commander: Warren-Sheridan and the Five Forks Controversy, Winfield Scott Hancock
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The Battle of White Oak Road, March 31, 1865
The initial Union movement during the final offensive against Petersburg had finally given Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant control of the Boydton Plank Road. With the South Side Railroad on his mind, Grant consolidated his position on March 31 and … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Sesquicentennial
Tagged Berry Benson, Gouverneur K. Warren, Samuel McGowan, Siege of Petersburg, White Oak Road
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