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“Boys, That Flag Must Come Down!” Part 3 of a series
To Ellsworth So young, so brave, so early called We mourn above his laurelled bier; His name on every heart enrolled, To friends, and home, and country dear. The last two things Colonel Ellsworth added were the badge … Continue reading
“Boys, That Flag Must Come Down!” Part 2 of a series
Weep, weep Columbia! Death, with traitorous hand, Has slain a Hero, quenched a manly flame; Cast heartfelt sorrow o’er a throbbing land, And carved, for future years to read, a name On the grand alter of our Country’s fame. The … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Leadership--Federal, Lincoln, Memory, Personalities, Politics
Tagged Abe Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, Alexandria, Alexandria Campaign, Army of the Potomac, Confederate Flag, death of Ellsworth, Ellsworth, Elmer Ellsworth, Long Bridge, Memory, start of the war, Virginia secession
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The First Battle of Deep Bottom: July 28, 1864
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Jimmy Price Part four in a series. In my last post we examined the first large-scale fighting of the First Battle of Deep Bottom – the clash at Tilghman’s Gate on … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities
Tagged 2nd U.S. Artillery, August Kautz, Chaffin's Bluff, David M. Gregg, Henry Heth, James Lane, John Henagan, Joseph Kershaw, Long Bridge, New Market Road, Philip Sheridan, Richard Anderson, Robert Cowan, Robert E. Lee, Samuel McGowan, Thomas Devin, Tilghman's Gate, Wesley Merritt, William Dennison, William Wofford, Winfield S. Hancock
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