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Yellowhammers and Environmentalism: Following Law’s Alabama Brigade to Gettysburg (part five)
This is the latest installment in an occasional series about a journey I took in the summer of 2003 with my friend Joe Loehle. We followed the route of Law’s Alabama Brigade from Raccoon Ford, Virginia, to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. You … Continue reading
Yellowhammers and Environmentalism: Following Law’s Alabama Brigade to Gettysburg (part four)
Read the first parts of this story here. Part 4 – Law’s Alabama Brigade on the move from Culpepper to Little Washington, Virginia. At 5 a.m. on Monday, June 15, Evander Law’s Brigade of 2,000 Alabama “Yellowhammers” moved out of … Continue reading
Posted in Common Soldier, Preservation
Tagged Army of Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, development, Evander Law, greenspace, Joe Loehle, John Pope, Law's Alabama Brigade, laws-brigade-route-to-gettysburg, Little Washington, Preservation, Ralph Nadar, Rappahannock County, Roger Scruton, Sperryville, Teddy Roosevelt, Yellowhammers and Environmentalism
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Yellowhammers and Environmentalism: Following Law’s Alabama Brigade to Gettysburg (interlude)
Read the first three parts of this story here. This is a continuation of a journey taken in one day in the summer of 2003, with my friend Joe Loehle, following the route of Law’s Alabama Brigade, from Raccoon Ford, … Continue reading
Yellowhammers and Environmentalism: Following the Path of Law’s Alabama Brigade to Gettysburg (part three)
Ten Days in Culpeper From Raccoon Ford, Joe and I drove into nearby Culpeper, A.P. Hill’s hometown. Law’s Brigade camped with Hood’s Division south-east of Culpeper, near Pony Mountain, and paralleling the Fredericksburg Pike (modern-day Virginia Route 3) from Friday, … Continue reading
Yellowhammers and Environmentalism: Following the Path of Law’s Alabama Brigade to Gettysburg (part two)
This post continues my story of following Law’s Brigade and delves into the unit’s background. Joe Loehle and I were at our starting off point, Raccoon Ford, where the area had layers of historical depth. We were where Evander McIver … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Campaigns
Tagged 4th Alabama, Gettysburg Campaign, Law's Brigade, laws-brigade-route-to-gettysburg, Preservation
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Yellowhammers and Environmentalism: The Drive To Raccoon Ford & Getting Ready For Gettysburg (part one)
In 2002 the historical interpretation unit I belonged to, The Southern Guard, was volunteering for a “living-history” program at Gettysburg National Military Park, portraying the 4th Alabama Infantry of Evander McIver Law’s famed brigade that was in John Bell Hood’s … Continue reading
