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Tag Archives: Jedediah Hotchkiss
Gen. Jackson and Mr. Hyde: Which Account of Stonewall Jackson at Harpers Ferry is the Correct One?
On the morning of September 15, 1862, Stonewall Jackson had just completed a profound military achievement. Three separate columns all nominally under his command converged on a single point–Harpers Ferry–nearly simultaneously. They ensnared the Federal garrison positioned around the town … Continue reading
James Keith Boswell Remembered
May 3, 1863. The day had dawned with a promise of battle, and Confederate General Robert E. Lee sent Jedidiah Hotchkiss with a message to General J.E.B. Stuart. Hotchkiss rode along a familiar route, one he had traversed in the … Continue reading
When Stonewall Said “No”
At the beginning of 1863, James Keith Boswell – Chief of Engineers for the Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia – had a dilemma. He was desperately in love, but didn’t know if his sweetheart really loved him. He absolutely … Continue reading
Stand in the Cemetery: George Washington Getty and the Battle of Cedar Creek
Following the engagement at Tom’s Brook on Oct. 9, 1864, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan’s Union Army of the Shenandoah continued north toward Winchester. Sheridan eventually put his men into camp along a stream known as Cedar Creek south of the … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities
Tagged Army of West Virginia, Battle of Cedar Creek, Battle of the Wilderness, Brock Road-Orange Plank Road Intersection, Clement Evans, Daniel Bidwell, Frank Wheaton, George Washington Getty, Horatio Wright, J. Warren Keifer, James Warner, Jedediah Hotchkiss, John Gordon, Jubal Early, Lewis Grant, Maj. Gen. William Emory, Philip Sheridan, VI Corps, XIX Corps
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Forging a State: The Western Virginia Campaign of July 1861, Part III
So far, George McClellan’s plan was working. Robert Garnett remained transfixed by Thomas Morris, convinced that was the main force. Besides, Garnett felt that he did not have to worry for the 1,300-man force south of him at Rich Mountain. … Continue reading
Bury These Men: Lee and Hill at Bristoe Station
Today, we are pleased to welcome guest author Bill Backus. Perhaps the most famous incident from the Battle of Bristoe Station was the rebuke Robert E. Lee gave to A.P. Hill after both surveyed the human wreckage after the disastrous … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Memory, Personalities
Tagged A.P. Hill, Armistead Long, Army of Northern Virginia, Bristoe Station, Henry Heth, Jedediah Hotchkiss, Louisiana Tigers, Robert E. Lee, William Poague, William Seymour
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