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Tag Archives: James Wilson
The Trust’s Teacher Institute: The Men Who Invented the Constitution
“There are, every now and then, rooms where it all happens,” said David Stewart. “If we have a sacred space in this country, that’s it. That’s the room to see.” Stewart, author of The Summer of 1787: The Men Who … Continue reading
“A Grievous Loss”: John B. McIntosh at Third Winchester
Today marks the 153rd anniversary of the Battle of Third Winchester. This day long engagement was the beginning of the end of Confederate fortunes in the Shenandoah Valley. One of the highlights of the battle was a massive mounted attack … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Leadership--Federal, Personalities, Ties to the War
Tagged 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry, 2nd New York Cavalry, 2nd Ohio Cavalry, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, 3rd New Jersey Cavalry, 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry, 5th New York Cavalry, 5th U.S. Cavalry, 5th U.S. Infantry, Battle of Pea Ridge, Battle of Third Winchester, Bradley Johnson, James McIntosh, James S. McIntosh, James Wilson, John B. McIntosh, Lunsford Lomax, Molino del Rey
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A Chance at Redemption: George Custer and the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864
On October 19, 1864, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan defeated Lt. Gen. Jubal Early at the Battle of Cedar Creek in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. The engagement culminated a campaign which began two months earlier in and solidified President Abraham Lincoln’s chances … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Appomattox Court House, Battle of Cedar Creek, Battle of Fisher's Hill, Battle of Five Forks, Battle of Sayler's Creek, Battle of Third Winchester, Battle of Tom's Brook, Battle of Waynesboro, Edwin Stanton, First Cavalry Division, George Custer, James Wilson, Jubal Early, Philip Sheridan, Robert E. Lee, The Michigan Brigade, Third Cavalry Division, Thomas Devin, Wesley Merritt
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“Five Days of Awful Fighting”: A Brief Summary of the Cavalry Operations at Cold Harbor
Today, 152 years ago, Union and Confederate cavalry clashed northeast of Richmond at a place called Haw’s Shop. It had been a little over two weeks since the fight at Meadow Bridge, the last time the cavalry had faced each … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Alfred Torbert, Battle of Ashland, Battle of Hanover Courthouse, Cold Harbor, David Gregg, Fitzhugh Lee, Haw's Shop, James Wilson, Matadequin Creek, Philip Sheridan, Robert E. Lee, Wade Hampton
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The Fight at Meadow Bridge: A Forgotten Cavalry Battle Outside Richmond
As the Army of the Potomac and Army of Northern Virginia grappled for control of the Mule Shoe Salient at Spotsylvania, another battle took shape on the outskirts of Richmond. During the Federal march out of the Wilderness, the tumultuous … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities
Tagged 1st New York Dragoons, 5th Michigan Cavalry, 6th Michigan Cavalry, 9th New York Cavalry, Alfred Gibbs, Archibald Grace, Battle of Spotsylvania, Battle of Yellow Tavern, David M. Gregg, Eppa Hunton, Fitzhugh Lee, George Custer, George Meade, James Gordon, James Wilson, JEB Stuart, Mule Shoe Salient, Philip Sheridan, The Battle of Meadow Bridge, The Michigan Brigade, Ulysses S. Grant
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Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: The First Federal Cannon Shot
Part of a Series. At the base of the monument to Brigadier General John Buford are four cannon. These cannon are not on carriages like the other 400 or so cannon on the Gettysburg Battlefield; rather the cannon sit within … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns
Tagged Battery A 2nd US Artillery, Battle of Gettysburg, Chambersburg Pike, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path, Herr Ridge, James Kelly, James Wilson, John Buford, John Calef, John Roder, John Tidball, McPherson Ridge, Willie Pegram
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The Last Confederate Fort and the Last Confederate General
Easter morning, April 16th, 1865, dawned unseasonably cool on the little town of West Point, Georgia, located on the east side of the Chattahoochee River and right on the Alabama state line. News of the assassination of President Lincoln and … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Cavalry, Sesquicentennial, Western Theater
Tagged cavalry, Chattahoochee River, Fort Tyler, James Wilson, Oscar LaGrange, Robert C. Tyler
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James Wilson and the Battle of Nashville, Part II
As Wilson rested and refitted his troopers during the opening days of December, 1864, Maj. Gen. George Thomas was engaged in another battle. This one was not with John Bell Hood, but with his superiors. Throughout the first two weeks … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities, Western Theater
Tagged Alexander Stewart, Andrew Jackson Smith, Datus Coon, Edward Hatch, Frank Cheatham, George Thomas, Henry Halleck, James Steedman, James Wilson, John Bell Hood, John Croxton, John McArthur, John Schofield, Joseph Knipe, Peach Orchard Hill, Richard Johnson, Selma, Shy's Hill, Thomas Wood, Ulysses S. Grant
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Shenandoah Subordinates: David Russell’s Final Battle
Part two in a series. Finally, the days of waiting were over. For over a month, the Federals under Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan had been marching back and forth through the Shenandoah Valley in a veritable dance with Lieut. Gen. … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities
Tagged Berryville Canyon, Berryville Turnpike, Chancellorsville, Cullen Battle, David Alan Russell, Emory Upton, George Getty, Horatio Wright, James Wilson, John Gordon, John Sedgwick, Jubal Early, Oliver Edwards, Peninsula Campaign, Philip Sheridan, Robert Rodes, Stephen Ramseur, Wesley Merritt, William Averell, William Emory, Winchester
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Grant the Butcher?
Although saddled with the reputation of “Grant the Butcher,” Ulysses S. Grant was hardly unmoved by the butchery around him. An incident in the Wilderness, relayed by Grant’s chief of staff, John Rawlins, to biographer James Wilson (Federal cavalryman and … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Grant, Grant the Butcher, Horace Porter, James Wilson, John Rawlins, Ulysses S. Grant, wilderness
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