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Tag Archives: Joe Johnston
A Bold Scheme and a Mysterious Coincidence in the Final Days of the Vicksburg Campaign
By July 15, 1863, Gen. Joe Johnston’s “Army of Relief” suddenly found itself in need of relief of its own. Johnston’s impotent posturing during most of the Vicksburg Campaign had done little to alleviate Confederate misfortunes inside the besieged city, … Continue reading
“Sublime but Dismal Grandeur”: The Battle of Jackson, Mississippi
“There are some slight errors in history in regard to the capture of Jackson, which I will take opportunity to correct,” declared Samuel C. Miles, a veteran of the 8th Wisconsin Infantry, in a 1893 letter to the National Tribune. … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Common Soldier, Memory, Newspapers
Tagged 8th Wisconsin, Battle of Jackson, Jackson Mississippi, James McPherson, James Tuttle, Joe Johnston, John Gregg, Joseph E. Johnston, Joseph Mower, Live Eagle Brigade, National Tribune, Old Abe war eagle, S. C. Miles, Samuel Miles, Vicksburg Campaign, William T. Sherman
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Year In Review 2017: #7
Emerging Civil War guest author Doug Crenshaw shared some of his investigative research, detailing his search for location on the Virginia Peninsula. From archives to GPS maps to the actual battlefield, this blog post reveals the location of a famous … Continue reading
The Question of Hood and the Army of Tennessee: “Far Better” or “Far Better?”
“Punctuation acts as signposts to help your reader understand how to read your writing,” I tell my students. Many of the first-year writers I teach are still coming to grips with just how important good punctuation is—and how subtle and … Continue reading
On Location: Atop Kennesaw Mountain
On June 19, 1864, Joseph Johnston’s Army of Tennessee slipped into its strongest defensive position of the Atlanta Campaign: Kennesaw Mountain. I went On Location, at the mountain’s crest, to take a look for myself; I also had the opportunity … Continue reading
Posted in On Location
Tagged A Long and Bloody Task, Joe Johnston, Kennesaw Line, Kennesaw Mountain, Steve Davis
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Tracking Down the Wounding of Joe Johnston
We are pleased to welcome back guest author Doug Crenshaw, who shares with us today a bit of original research. It’s something that has puzzled me for years. The wounding of Joe Johnston was an event that changed the course … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Books & Authors, Engaging the Civil War Series, National Park Service
Tagged 4th Alabama, Doug Crenshaw, Drury Armistead, Fair Oaks, Joe Johnston, Joseph Johnston, maps, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, R. T. Coles, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Seven Pines, Stephen Sears, To the Gates of Richmond, Turning Points of the American Civil War
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1860’s Politics: Why Do We think McClellan Was the “Peace Candidate”? Because the Rebels Thought So
A thoughtful respondent to my recent submission to the ECW blog, “1860’s Politics,” wondered why Gen. George McClellan, Democratic nominee for U. S. president in 1864, waited until after Sherman’s troops captured Atlanta, Sept. 2, 1864, before he announced his … Continue reading
Meeting “Old Joe” on the Battlefield
The first time I met Joe Johnston on the battlefield, he was pointing dramatically at something indistinct off in the distance. He was also out of position. It was a gloomy day. Johnston stood like a silhouette against the clouds, … Continue reading
Preview of Trouble to Come: Secretary of War Edwin Stanton Visits Sherman in Savannah
Despite his Brother Sen. John Sherman’s assurance that Sec. of War Edwin Stanton was “your fast friend, and was when you had fewer,” Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman was unsettled by Stanton’s unannounced visit to Savannah in January, 1865. With his … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Federal, Personalities, Politics, Sesquicentennial, Western Theater
Tagged Ebenezer Creek, Edwin Stanton, Jefferson C. Davis, Joe Johnston, Joseph Wheeler, Savannah, Senator John Sherman, William Tecumseh Sherman
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Snake Creek Gap, 150 Years Later
150 years ago, a little boy was enjoying a spring morning when soon his brother came riding to the family home, exclaiming that the Yankees were just over the hill and headed toward the family farm, which lay along the … Continue reading
