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Tag Archives: Harry Hays
Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: The “Wounding” of Richard Ewell
Part of a series. Arguably the most criticized member of the Confederate high command at Gettysburg was 46-year-old Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell. Ewell assumed command of the Confederate Second Corps prior to the Gettysburg Campaign, and after the death … Continue reading
Confederate Generals and Racial Moderation
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Sean Michael Chick When I volunteer at the Historic New Orleans Collection, I naturally prefer the room dealing with the Civil War and Reconstruction (a close second is the Battle of … Continue reading
“me and the bridge is safe”: The Pontoon Bridge at Rappahannock Station
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Mike Block As the sun set behind the Blue Ridge Mountains about 5 P.M. on November 7, 1863, the 6th Maine Infantry and 5th Wisconsin Infantry began their climb up a … Continue reading
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Tagged 121st New York, 14th Virginia, 49th Pennsylvania, 54th North Carolina, 5th Louisiana, 5th Wisconsin, 6th Maine, 7th Louisiana, Army of Northern Virignia, Army of the Potomac, Bristoe Campaign, Emory Upton, George B. McClellan, Harry Hays, Jubal Early, Peter Ellmaker, Rapphannock Station, Robert Hoke
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The Curmudgeon, The Eccentric, and the “Norse God”: How Three Men Impacted the Battle of Gettysburg: Part Seven
Part Seven in a Series Lee’s Bad Old Man Takes the Field: At the outset of the Chancellorsville Campaign, Major General Jubal A. Early was the junior ranking division commander in Lee’s army. By the time he arrived at Gettysburg … Continue reading