Tag Archives: John C. Pemberton

“To save the further effusion of blood”: Major General John S. Bowen and the Surrender of Vicksburg

Posted on July 9, 2018 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Kristen M. Pawlak On July 3, 1863, Major General John S. Bowen and Lieutenant Colonel Louis Montgomery entered the Union siege lines surrounding Vicksburg to deliver a message from Army of Mississippi Lieutenant … Continue reading →

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The Mississippi River Squadron and the “Great Artery of America” (Part 2)

Posted on April 5, 2018 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Kristen M. Pawlak Part 1 can be found here. As the first of the major naval battles to secure the Mississippi River from 1862 until 1863, Fort Henry also marked a turning point … Continue reading →

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Mexican-American War 170th: Mexico City’s Gates

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Ryan Quint

Chapultepec had fallen, leaving the fortress walls slick with human gore. As the Americans stopped to take stock in what they had captured, Maj. Gen. John Quitman was figuring what else he could do. Quitman, a New York born former … Continue reading →

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Paying My Respects to George Gordon Meade

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Chris Mackowski

The paths and driveways through Philadelphia’s Laurel Hill Cemetery remind me of an ant farm I had when I was a kid. The ways twist and scurry across the landscape unpredictably in three dimensions. The map makes it all seem … Continue reading →

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