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Tag Archives: John Gibbon
Artillery: Alfred Mordecai, the Napoleon, and Changing Artillery
Many know Arthur Fremantle, the famed British observer sent to the United States to observe the respective armies in the Civil War. Fremantle was just one of many observers from Great Britain, Prussia, France, and even Hungary sent by their … Continue reading
Posted in Artillery
Tagged 12-Pounder Napoleon, Alfred Mordecai, Army of the Potomac, Artillery-18, Cannon-Obusier, cannons, Crimean War, Delafield Commission, First Manassas, George McClellan, Henry Hunt, Howitzers, John Gibbon, Mortars, Napoleon III, Richard Delafield, Siege of Sevastopol
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Don’t Impede Edward Ord’s Columns
Edward O.C. Ord commanded the Army of the James at the end of the Civil War. In March 1865 they held the Union position north of the James River opposite the daunting Confederate works protecting Richmond. Before his final offensive … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Campaigns, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Army of the James, Edward O. C. Ord, John Gibbon, Petersburg
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Class of 1842
When reading a biography of a Civil War general officer, the usual biographical sketch is: West Point Military Academy educated, Mexican War experience, volunteer organization command in early stages of the war, and then the rise through the general officer ranks. … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities, Ties to the War, Western Theater
Tagged A. P. Stewart, A.P. Hill, Abner Doubleday, Army of the Potomac, Army of Virginia, Cadmus Wilcox, Chancellorsville, Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Corinth, D.H. Hill, Dabney Maury, Darius Couch, David R. Jones, Earl Van Dorn, Gabriel Rains, George H. Gordon, George McClellan, George Pickett, George Stoneman, George Sykes, George W. Rains, Gettysburg, Gustavus W. Smith, James Oakes, Jesse Reno, John Adams, John Foster, John Gibbon, John Newton, John Pope, Lafayette McLaws, Mansfield Lovell, Martin L. Smith, Napoleon Dana], Robert E. Lee, Samuel Maxey, Samuel Sturgis, Seth Williams, Stonewall Jackson, West Point Class of 1842, West Point Class of 1846, William Gardiner, William S. Rosecrans
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The Western Federal
Today, we are pleased to welcome guest author Jim Taub. As Joseph Polley, a sergeant of the 4th Texas Infantry, moved through the dense Georgia underbrush, the sounds and smells of battle overwhelmed his senses. The cracking of musketry and … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Common Soldier, Western Theater
Tagged 24th Michigan, 25th Illinois, 2nd Wisconsin, 4th Texas Infantry, 4th U.S. Artillery, 6th Wisconsin, 90th Illinois Infantry, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of Tennessee, Army of the Cumberland, Army of the Potomac, Army of the Tennessee, Battle of Chickamauga, Bell Irvin Wiley, Braxton Bragg, Chancellorsville, Chattanooga, Fort Donelson, George Meade, Governeur Warren, Iron Brigade, Joe Hooker, John Gibbon, Joseph Polley, Pittsburg Landing, Samuel Crawford, The Iron Brigade, Viniard Field, XI Corps, XII Corps
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“A Hideous Dream”: The Federal Second Corps at the Second Battle of Ream’s Station
In the wake of the fighting around Globe Tavern, the Federal high command looked to expand on its success. The Weldon Railroad was firmly under the control of Warren’s Fifth Corps, but now George Meade wanted to negate the railroad … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Sesquicentennial, Sieges
Tagged 61st New York, A.P. Hill, George G. Meade, Henry Heth, John Gibbon, Nelson Miles, Ream's Station, Sesquicentennial, Siege of Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, William Pegram, Winfield Scott Hancock
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“The Weather Was Intensely Hot”: Cold Harbor After the Fighting
After the Union attacks had subsided on June 3, 1864, the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac stared at each other across the open space that separated them. Men in each army strove to improve their … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities
Tagged Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Bloody Angle, David Holt, George Meade, II Corps, John Gibbon, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Winfield Scott Hancock
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A Letter from the Front
On June 4, 1864, Brig. Gen. John Gibbon, a division commander in the II Corps of the Army of the Potomac, wrote home of the previous day’s assault on the Confederate lines at Cold Harbor.
Lewis A. Armistead and the American Civil War
Today we welcome back guest author William F. Floyd, Jr. William worked for forty years for the City of Norfolk. In his retirement, he’s now pursuing the study of history at Tidewater Community College. * * * Lewis A. Armistead was … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Leadership--Confederate
Tagged 57th Virginia Infantry, Alexander Hays, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Malvern Hill, George Pickett, George Spangler Farm, Gettysburg, Henry Bingham, James Kemper, John Gibbon, Jubal Early, Killer Angels, Lewis Armistead, Richard Garnett, Winfield Scott Hancock
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From Iron for Granite: The Army Career of John Gibbon
On August 28, 1862, a Brigadier General would lead his novice brigade of Mid-Westerners against Stonewall Jackson’s hardened Veterans. The Battle of Brawner Farm saw the ascendency of one of the best known and hardest fighting units in the Army … Continue reading
