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“The Dreadful Responsibility”: Why George B. McClellan Was the Go-To Guy (part two)
ECW welcomes back Jon-Erik Gilot (part two of two) McClellan arrived in western Virginia on June 22 to take personal command of his troops in the field. Endearing himself to the enlisted men, he issued a circular on June 25 … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Morris, Col. John Pegram, Corrick's Ford, Early War, George B. McClellan, Henry Wise, Jacob Cox, John B. Floyd, Jon-Erik Gilot, Kanawha Valley, Laurel Hill, McClellan-go-to-guy, Rich Mountain, Robert S. Garnett, Russell Beatie, Turning-Points-Series, Western Virginia, William Rosecrans
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Forging a State: The Western Virginia Campaign of July 1861–Part II
Robert Garnett set his men to work immediately upon assuming command of what he dubbed the Army of the Northwest. He drilled the raw recruits and ordered them to dig earthworks at their two defensive positions at Rich Mountain and … Continue reading
Forging a State: The Western Virginia Campaign of July 1861–Part I
The 1861 Western Virginia Campaigns are a fascinating but vastly overlooked piece of Civil War campaign history. Like many battles fought in that first year, they pale in size when stood up next to Antietam, Gettysburg, or Vicksburg. The battles … Continue reading
The Topography of Spotsylvania
Last Friday and Saturday, I had the opportunity to give a tour of the Spotsylvania and North Anna River battlefield to a great group from the Central Ohio Civil War Round Table. I have walked Spotsylvania many times; however, one … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities
Tagged Ambrose Burnside, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Battle of Yellow Tavern, Emory Upton, George Meade, II Corps, IX Corps, J.E.B. Stuart, Jubal Early, Laurel Hill, Lee's Last Line, Mule Shoe Salient, Myer's Hill, Ni River, North Anna River, Po River, Richmond, Sarah Spindle, Spotsylvania Court House, The Bloody Angle, U.S. Grant
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Catching Up on our 150th Anniversary Coverage
We wanted to take a moment to thank all of our readers for following along with our 150th anniversary coverage. Over the last two weeks we have published a large number of posts, to make it easier on our readers, … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Emerging Civil War
Tagged 23rd USCT, Atlanta Campaign, Battle of New Market, Battle of Resaca, Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of the Wilderness, Bloody Angle, Emory Upton, James Longstreet, JEB Stuart, Laurel Hill, Mule Shoe, Resaca, Robert E. Lee, Saunders Field, Ulysses S. Grant, Widow Tapp Field
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Warren’s Map
Several posts today have discussed the fighting at Laurel Hill, where Major General G. K. Warren’s V Corps frittered away its numerical advantage in piecemeal attacks on the morning of May 8, 1864. Warren’s decisionmaking that morning has rightly been castigated, … Continue reading
The Road to Spotsy
Dawn on May 8 found most of the Army of the Potomac still on the road to Spotsylvania.
Posted in Battles, Sesquicentennial
Tagged Brock Road, Laurel Hill, Spotsylvania Courthouse
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