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Tag Archives: Lysander Cutler
Fallen Leaders: Major Andrew Grover, 76th New York
Historians once focused mostly on “great men,” painstakingly analyzing the Army/Corps/Division/Brigade commanders whose decisions shaped historic events. More recently, pushback against that historiography has led to increased work on the “common soldier” and average enlisted men. Though both approaches certainly … Continue reading
Who Was First at Gettysburg?
When one thinks of the red corps badge of the First Division, First Corps of the Army of the Potomac, the mind immediately jumps to everyone’s favorite black hat wearing westerners, the First Brigade, the Iron Brigade. However, another group … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Memory
Tagged 147th New York, 14th Brooklyn, 2nd Mississippi, 2nd Wisconsin, 42nd Mississippi, 55th North Carolina, 76th New York, 7th Indiana, 7th Wisconsin, 95th New York, Andrew Grover, Battle of Gettysburg, Iron Brigade, John Hofmann, Lysander Cutler, National Tribune
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Searching for Leonidas Torrence: Iverson’s Brigade and the Fight at Oak Ridge
The weather is warm. Occasional cloud cover offers relief but the sun feels good. It is the first day of summer, and I’m exactly where I should be on such a day: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. I’m traveling over the First Day’s … Continue reading
The Bloody Railroad Cut at Gettysburg: Part Two
The Conclusion of a Series The Army of the Potomac benefited greatly early on July 1st due to the fact that no high ranking Confederate officer seemed to want to take control of the fight. Division commander Henry Heth has … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Books & Authors, Campaigns
Tagged 2nd Mississippi, 55th North Carolina, 6th Wisconsin, 84th New York, 95th New York, A.P. Hill, Abner Doubleday, Alfred Belo, Battle of Gettysburg, Fight Like the Devil, Francis Waller, Hall's Battery, Henry Heth, Iron Brigade, John Blair, Joseph Davis, Lysander Cutler, McPherson Ridge, Medal of Honor, Railroad Cut at Gettysburg, Rufus Dawes, The Bloody Railroad Cut at Gettysburg
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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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