Tag Archives: Maryland Campaign 1862

“After remaining silent so long I am almost ashamed to write now:” A Letter from September 9, 1862

Posted on September 9, 2021 by ECW Guest Post

ECW welcomes back guest author T.J. Bradley Housed in the Local History/Special Collections section of the Alexandria, Virginia Library is a largely unknown and surprisingly candid letter that provides a unique insight into the mindset of a Union soldier having … Continue reading →

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To Spurn the Southern Scum? Union Soldier Motivation to Liberate Maryland in September 1862

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Kevin Pawlak

Accounts abound of Union officers exhorting their men during the Battle of Gettysburg to fight ferociously as if the safety of their loved ones and their homes depended on it. On July 1, 1863, retreating Union cavalrymen passed through the … Continue reading →

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Fact vs Interpretation at the Bloody Lane

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Chris Kolakowski

There is a movement afoot to reinterpret key parts of the Maryland Campaign. In some cases, battlefield interpretation is being changed or removed based on new sources and/or new perspectives. I am all for reexamining history based on new or … Continue reading →

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Campaign Season: Antietam

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

As the hints of autumn arrive in the air and mid-September approaches, it’s the anniversary season for the Antietam Campaign. We’ve got some new material coming over the weekend and early next week, but for this morning may we offer … Continue reading →

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Was Lee’s “Lost Order” a Turning Point? (part three)

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Kevin Pawlak

(part three of three) What exactly the Lost Order told McClellan has been the subject of much heated debate and controversy almost from the moment he glanced its contents. From an intelligence standpoint, the Lost Order was important to McClellan, … Continue reading →

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Was Lee’s “Lost Order” a Turning Point? (part two)

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Kevin Pawlak

(part two of three) On September 10, 1862, as he advanced deeper into Maryland, Robert E. Lee began splintering his forces, as outlined in Special Orders No. 191. That day, all of his forces, mustered into five separate columns, started … Continue reading →

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Was Lee’s “Lost Order” a Turning Point? (part one)

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Kevin Pawlak

(part one of three) Civil War campaigns could often turn on a dime in favor of one army or the other. A sudden change in initiative marked the turning points of the war that scholars love to toss around the … Continue reading →

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Expeditions Bold and Admirable: Wade Hampton in the Winter of 1862

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Daniel Davis

Introduction to a series A couple weeks ago, I shared a piece on the actions of Wade Hampton at the Battle of Trevilian Station. Hampton’s direction and subsequent victory there catapulted him to command the cavalry corps of the Army of … Continue reading →

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“If We Fail Now the North Has No Hope:” The Antietam Campaign of 1862

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Emerging Civil War

The Fifth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium, August 3-5, 2018, will focus on Turning Points of the American Civil War. We were excited to announce that our Keynote Speaker will be retired Gettysburg National Military Park Supervisory Historian Scott Hartwig. … Continue reading →

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Voices of the Maryland Campaign: September 20, 1862

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Kevin Pawlak

The day began with Confederate soldiers, led by A.P. Hill’s Division, advancing back to Boteler’s Ford downstream from Shepherdstown, ordered there because of the alarm Pendleton created the previous night that crossing Federals captured all of his 44 guns (in … Continue reading →

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