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Tag Archives: James Power Smith
The Curmudgeon, The Eccentric, and the “Norse God”: How Three Men Impacted the Battle of Gettysburg: Part Nine
Part nine in a series. “…a timely diversion…” Everything was seemingly going well for the Confederates on July 1st. Although the Army of Northern Virginia had blundered into the enemy, they had engaged two Federal corps and driven them from … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Leadership--Confederate
Tagged 2nd Massachusetts Infantry, 35th Virginia Battalion of Cavalry, A.P. Hill, Alpheus Williams, Baltimore Pike, Battle of Gettysburg, Benner's Hill, Campbell Brown, Cemetery Hill, Daniel Sickles, Extra Billy Smith, George Meade, James Power Smith, John B. Gordon, Jubal Early, Richard Ewell, Robert E. Lee, The Curmudgeon The Eccentric and the “Norse God” How Three Men Impacted the Battle of Gettysburg, Winfield Scott Hancock
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The Curmudgeon, The Eccentric, and the “Norse God”: How Three Men Impacted the Battle of Gettysburg: Part Four
Part Four in a Series Rodes on Oak Hill: The lead elements of the Confederate Second Corps arrived in the area of Oak Hill a prominence on the first day battlefield that overlooks the McPherson Farm (nearly one mile to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred Iverson, Battle of Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, Cobean Farm, D.H. Hill, Edward O'Neal, Forney Farm, Forney Woods, James Power Smith, JEB Stuart, Jefferson Davis, John Forney, Junius Daniel, Keckler's Hill, Oak Hill, Oak Ridge, Richard Ewell, Robert Rodes, Samuel Cobean, Stonewall Jackson, The Curmudgeon The Eccentric and the “Norse God” How Three Men Impacted the Battle of Gettysburg
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Shaping Chancellorsville: The first reenactment and ‘The Last Meeting’
part five in a series In 1933, administration of the Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park was turned over to the National Park Service, and shortly thereafter, the NPS invited the Civilian Conservation Corps to come in to the park … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Preservation
Tagged Battle of Chancellorsville, CCC, Chancellorsville, Chancellorsville battlefield, Civilian Conservation Corps, Crackerbox Meeting, Douglas Southall Freeman, Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park, FRSP, FSNMP, Jackson Shrine, James Power Smith, Lee-Jackson bivouac site, Lost Cause, Memory, National Park Service, NPS, Preservation, Ralph Happel, reenacting, Robert E. Lee, Shaping-Chancellorsville, Stonewall Jackson, Virginia Military Institute, VMI
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Shaping Chancellorsville: The first memory memorialized on the field
part two in a series The first effort to mark out events on the Chancellorsville Battlefield came as early at 1883, although some accounts suggest it happened as early as 1876. Former members of Stonewall Jackson’s staff placed a large … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Preservation
Tagged Battle of Chancellorsville, Chancellorsville, Chancellorsville battlefield, Fitzhugh Lee, FRSP, FSNMP, Jackson Rock, Jackson wounding, James Power Smith, John Sedgwick, Memory, National Park Service, NPS, Preservation, Shaping-Chancellorsville, Stonewall Jackson
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