Tag Archives: Jonesboro

Please—no more Jonesboropia!

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Steve Davis

In my new book, Texas Brigadier to the Fall of Atlanta: John Bell Hood (Mercer University Press, December 2019), I coin a word, Jonesboropia, to refer to the persistent myth that the battle of Jonesboro, fought south of Atlanta on … Continue reading →

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The 47th Tennessee Infantry at Shiloh

Posted on September 8, 2016 by ECW Guest Post

Today we are pleased to welcome back guest author Sean Michael Chick In the American Civil War, Don Carlos Buell’s arrival at Shiloh with over 15,000 men, stands as the most famous reinforcement of the war. Its importance to the … Continue reading →

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From Raymond to Vicksburg: In the Footsteps of an Illinois Battery

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Daniel Davis

A few weeks ago I was looking through the pictures that I took on the Western Tour Chris Mackowski, his daughter Steph and I did in May. As I progressed through the pictures of the Raymond battlefield and at Vicksburg, … Continue reading →

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