Tag Archives: James Longstreet

Mistake or Cover Up? Seven Pines, May 31, 1862

Posted on October 3, 2018 by dcrenshawjr

In late May 1862 George McClellan’s massive army was at the outskirts of Richmond, trying to move a few miles closer to the city so it could employ its massive siege guns. Confederate commander Joseph E. Johnston was desperately searching … Continue reading →

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Symposium Fallout: Is Leading from the Front All that Bad?

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Kevin Pawlak

This weekend’s symposium gave me a lot to think about on my drive home from the Jackson Shrine on Sunday. The thought bubbles did not stop popping up when I got home either. There was a lot to think about … Continue reading →

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Finding Evander McIvor Law

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Phill Greenwalt

My short odyssey to find a Confederate general’s grave in central Florida led me to learn something about my current state of residence and military history. This is part biography of Evandor McIvor Law and part travel-post. **************************************************** Born in … Continue reading →

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Seven Pines and Seven Days: Robert E. Lee Replaces “Old Joe” Johnston (part two)

Posted on November 28, 2017 by dcrenshawjr

(part two of three) Robert E. Lee’s first actions as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia were to instill discipline and to construct earthworks around the city. He was quickly derided for this in the press and in the … Continue reading →

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The Woundings of Jackson and Longstreet

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Emerging Civil War

The circumstances were eerily similar: both Confederate lieutenant generals had led successful flank attacks through the dark, close woods of the Wilderness when they were accidentally shot by their own men. For both Stonewall Jackson and James Longstreet, it seemed … Continue reading →

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A Place for Historical Fiction: Savas Beatie Tests the Waters

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Meg Groeling

Really? Savas Beatie published a novel? No way! . . . and then I talked to publisher Ted Savas. The following is an interview concerning the publication of Six Days in September, a novel of Lee’s army in Maryland, 1862.

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Mexican-American War 170th: The Storming of Chapultepec

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Ryan Quint

The American artillery roared. Mortars thumped, arcing shells over the castle’s walls. As a heavy cloud of smoke formed around the muzzles of the cannon and mortars, Winfield Scott kept a close eye on the shelling’s effect. Scott’s target was … Continue reading →

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Mexican-American War 170th: Battle of Churubusco

Posted on August 20, 2017 by Ryan Quint

Following his victory at Contreras/Padierna on the morning of August 20, 1847, General Winfield Scott looked to keep pressing towards Mexico City. By mid-morning, Scott had his divisions headed north towards the Churubusco River. Whereas the victory earlier that morning had … Continue reading →

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A “Visionary” Plan? The Proposed March 1865 Peace Conference, Part 3

Posted on August 12, 2017 by Terrianne Schulte

(Part 1 and Part 2 are available.) So why was Ord’s idea even considered, and actually supported, at the highest levels of a Confederate government steeped in a patriarchal culture? Porter offered an answer in that “it must be remembered … Continue reading →

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The Killer Angels: Soldiers Of Gettysburg – The Stage Play

Posted on July 2, 2017 by Sarah Kay Bierle

On July 2, 1863, Confederate General Longstreet’s divisions swept toward the left flank of the Union line anchored on Cemetery Ridge and resting precariously in the Peach Orchard, Wheat Field, and Little Round Top. As the story goes, Colonel Chamberlain … Continue reading →

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