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Tag Archives: Horatio G. Wright
Dinner with Charles Gould and Horatio Wright
I am always amazed at the amount of source material that is out there for historians who are willing to mine the depths of the treasure troves at our disposal. I had keyword searched “Fort Welch” on Newspapers.com in hopes … Continue reading
Breakthrough at Petersburg: “April Fool, Johnnies!”
After the thrilling Union victory at Five Forks on April 1, Lt. Col. Horace Porter raced back with a report to Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s headquarters near Dabney’s Mill. He swiftly picked his way through the mess behind the … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Common Soldier, Holidays, Sesquicentennial, Sieges
Tagged Five Forks, Fort Fisher, Horatio G. Wright, The Breakthrough
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“Scared Ol’ Abe Like Hell”: The Battle of Fort Stevens
They were not much to look at: a ragtag, dust caked, mostly shoe-less, begrimed bunch of tanned soldiers carrying rifles and shuffling toward Washington D.C. But, they represented a big threat. Especially in the summer of 1864. They were not … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, National Park Service, Sesquicentennial
Tagged Battle of Fort Stevens, Battle of Monocacy, Bloody Autumn The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864, Defense of Washington DC, Fort Steve, Horatio G. Wright, Jubal Early, National Park Service, President Abraham Lincoln, Rock Creek Park
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Palmetto Sentinels
The spring rainfall has covered the central Virginia forests with a lush vegetation that unfortunately obscures many of the physical features that define a battlefield. In attempt to restore some of these viewsheds, I undertook a recent project to clear some … Continue reading
A General Remembered: Lew Wallace after the Battle of Monocacy
A guest post by Ryan Quint, part three of a series. After his defeat at the Battle of Monocacy, Major General Lew Wallace retreated back towards Baltimore. His force, badly outnumbered by Confederate troops under the command of Lieutenant General … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 6th Corps, Battle of Fort Stevens, Battle of Monocacy, Ben-Hur, Edward O. C. Ord, Fort Stevens, Henry Halleck, Horatio G. Wright, Lew Wallace, Lincoln Assassination, Montgomery Meigs, Shiloh, Sixth Corps, Ulysses S. Grant
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The Tasmanian Devil of the Western Front
Military history is full of examples of individuals tending to exaggerate their influence on the outcome of an engagement. One needs to look no further than Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain or Philip H. Sheridan at Petersburg to see such evidence. But … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Common Soldier, Sieges
Tagged 126th Ohio, Fort Stedman, Fort Welch, Francis Cordrey, Horatio G. Wright, Petersburg, Sixth Corps
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