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Tag Archives: Gouverneur K. Warren
Confirming a Chamberlain-related document as the real McCoy
For at least 50-60 years the Brewer (Maine) Public Library has owned a framed document, a copy of the Senate resolution confirming the promotion of “Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain, of the Twentieth Maine Volunteers” to brigadier general. The document could … Continue reading
Posted in Personalities, Primary Sources
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Alice Farrington, Annapolis, Augusta, Brewer Public Library, Brian F. Swartz, Brunswick, Charles D. Gilmore, Charles Oliver Farrington, Darren French, Edward Davis Townsend, Edwin M. Stanton, George G. Meade, Gouverneur K. Warren, John W. Forney, Joshua L. Chamberlain, Sarah Brastow (Chamberlain) Farrington, Special Order No. 39, Ulysses S. Grant, Washington D.C.
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Question of the Week: 11/15-11/21/2021
Are there any Civil War names you just can’t, for the life of you, remember the correct spelling for, no matter how hard you’ve tried to hammer them into your brain? I have three. I’ll list them alphabetically:
Petersburg Day Three: Friday, June 17, 1864
George Meade’s June 17 battle plan conformed to Francis Barlow’s suggestion for hitting the flank. The proposed attack would be carried out by Ambrose Burnside’s IX Corps, namely the divisions led by Robert Potter and James H. Ledlie. Potter had … Continue reading
From the Chickahominy to the James: June 4-14, 1864
In the aftermath of Cold Harbor, the armies led by Robert E. Lee and George Meade were at a strategic stalemate less than twenty miles from Richmond. The advantage though was to the Confederates. Lee still held Richmond and his … Continue reading
Gettysburg Bliss
November’s Full Moon was November 30, and I find shooting the setting moon in early morning is many times easier than shooting the rising moon at sunset. Lining up the moving parts can be a challenge. The moon for November … Continue reading
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
