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Preservation Opportunity at Gettysburg on the First Day Battlefield
The battle had been waging west of the small Pennsylvania town for several hours. Brig. Gen. John Buford’s Federal cavalry had slowly been falling back, eastward, from north-south ridge to north-south ridge. Buford’s men were not looking to win this … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, National Park Service, Preservation
Tagged Alfred Iverson, Battle of Gettysburg, battlefield preservation, Buford at Gettysburg, Cavalry at Gettysburg, Civil War Trust, Gettysburg, Gettysburg National Military Park, John Reynolds, McPherson Ridge, Oak Hill, Oak Ridge, Preservation, Robert Rodes
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Civil War Witch Hunt: George Gordon Meade, The Retreat from Gettysburg and the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War
Part two in a series In the first installment of this series, we reviewed the findings of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War with respect to the conduct of the pursuit of the defeated Army of Northern … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities, Politics
Tagged A.P. Hill, Andrew Humphreys. Alfred Pleasonton, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Battle of Boonsboro, Benjamin Wade, Daniel Butterfield, Daniel Sickles, David Birney, David Gregg, Falling Waters, George Meade, George Sykes, Gettysburg Campaign, Henry Heth, Henry Slocum, I Corps, II Corps, III Corps, J. Johnston Pettigrew, John Buford, John Newton, John Reynolds, John Sedgwick, Joseph Hooker, Judson Kilpatrick, Oliver Howard, Pickett's Charge, V Corps, VI Corps, William French, Winfield S. Hancock, XI Corps, XII Corps
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An Enduring Controversy: The Pipe Creek Circular and the Battle of Gettysburg
Part Two In part one of this two-part series, we examined the content of the Pipe Creek Circular, and we also looked at the Pipe Creek Line itself. In this, the second part, we will examine the controversy created by … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities, Politics
Tagged Battle of Gettysburg, Benjamin Wade, Daniel Butterfield, Daniel Sickles, First Corps, George G. Meade, III Corps, Iron Brigade, John Buford, John Reynolds, Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, Oliver O. Howard, Pipe Creek, Pipe Creek Circular, Winfield S. Hancock, XI Corps, XII Corps
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Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: Moritz Tavern
Part of a Series. Just north of the Mason-Dixon Line stands the location of Moritz Tavern. This tavern, today the home of an auto salvage yard, is where Union Left Wing commander Major General John F. Reynolds spent the last … Continue reading
The Curmudgeon, The Eccentric, and the “Norse God”: How Three Men Impacted the Battle of Gettysburg: Part Two
Part Two in a Series Background of Battle: Brigadier General John Buford had seen all he needed late on the morning of June 30. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia was clearly within striking distance of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Leadership--Confederate
Tagged A.P. Hill, Alfred Pleasonton, Eagle Hotel, Ephraim Wisler, Henry Heth, James Archer, John Buford, John Reynolds, Johnston Pettigrew, Joseph Davis, Richard Ewell, Sandie Pendleton, Stonewall Jackson, The Battle of Gettysburg, The Curmudgeon The Eccentric and the “Norse God” How Three Men Impacted the Battle of Gettysburg, William Gamble
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The Bloody Railroad Cut at Gettysburg: Part One
Part One in a Series On the morning of July 1st, 1863, Union and Confederate soldiers made their way towards the small Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg. Three full days of viscous fighting were touched off three miles to the west … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Books & Authors, Campaigns
Tagged 147th New York, 2nd Maine Battery, 2nd Mississippi, 42nd Mississippi, 55th North Carolina, 56th Pennsylvania, 76th New York, Abner Doubleday, Alfred Belo, Andrew Grover, Antietam, Battle of Gettysburg, Charles Veil, First Volley at Gettysburg, Francis Miller, Herbst Woods, Iron Brigade, James Archer, James Wadsworth, Jefferson Davis, John Connally, John Reynolds, John WIlliam Hoffman, Joseph Davis, Lysander Cutler, Sheads Woods, The Bloody Railroad Cut at Gettysburg
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The Downfall of a Federal Corps Commander: Warren-Sheridan and the Five Forks Controversy: Part One
Part One in a Series. It is a well know fact that many historians live with the characters that they write about for many years. Delving into a major project often exposes us to an abundance of characters that are … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Campaigns, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Army of the Potomac, Battle of Spotsylvania, Battle of the Wilderness, Bristoe Station, Five Forks, Gouverneur K. Warren, John Caldwell, John Reynolds, Mine Run, Philip Sheridan, Siege of Petersburg, The Downfall of a Federal Corps Commander: Warren-Sheridan and the Five Forks Controversy, Winfield Scott Hancock
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Killed in Action
Today marks the 150th Anniversary of the death of Union Major General John Sedgwick, the victim of a Confederate sharpshooter. At the time “Uncle John” commanded the VI Corps. By date of rank he was the senior U.S. casualty of … Continue reading
