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Tag Archives: Hell Hole
Across Georgia to Atlanta
Last October, I had the wonderful opportunity to spend a weekend with Steve Davis in Atlanta. We traveled and tramped about Georgia, getting pictures for his upcoming books in the Emerging Civil War Series. We started at Tunnel Hill and … Continue reading
The Battle of Dallas: “The Massacre of Noble Men”
The situation in “The Hell Hole” was misery. To lift your head above the trench top was inviting certain death, and the stench and humidity were becoming overwhelming in the late-May heat. Twice Sherman attempted assaults, and twice they were … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Campaigns, Western Theater
Tagged Atlanta Campaign, Dallas, Florida Brigade, Hell Hole, Orphan Brigade
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“A Common Despair”—The Slaughter of Pickett’s Mill
The experience of combat was something many veterans wished to forget. For the Union soldiers that experienced the fighting in the Hell Hole, this would be particularly true—especially the unfortunate ones who were involved in the battle of Pickett’s Mill. … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Campaigns, Western Theater
Tagged 154th New York, Ambrose Bierce, Atlanta Campaign, Daniel Govan, Hell Hole, Hiram Granbury, Joseph Wheeler, Lewis Warner, Nathaniel McLean, New Hope Church, Oliver Otis Howard, Patrick Cleburne, Pickett's Mill, Thomas Key, Thomas Wood, William B. Hazen, William Gibson
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From the Battle of New Hope Church
As the battle of New Hope Church whirled around the men of Stovall’s Georgia Brigade, the men hunkered down among the tombstone of the New Hope Cemetery. A recent grave stood not far from where they now fought. It was … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Western Theater
Tagged Atlanta Campaign, Benjamin Pickett, Chickamauga, Hell Hole, New Hope Church
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