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Chattanooga: More Than Just Another Victory for Grant
In the late summer and early days of fall of 1863, it seemed that all eyes were on the small railroad town of Chattanooga, TN. The disastrous defeat at Chickamauga and the huge casualties it reaped turned what had nearly … Continue reading
Grant Ascending . . .
The events of July 4, 1863, cemented Ulysses S. Grant’s position as a household name firmly into the public mind. The capitulation of the Confederate bastion of Vicksburg to “Unconditional Surrender” Grant of Donelson fame – on Independence Day no … Continue reading
Posted in Engaging the Civil War Series, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Battle Above the Clouds, Braxton Bragg, Chattanooga, Department of the Gulf, Department of the Mississippi, Henry Halleck, Joe Hooker, Lincoln, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Nathaniel Banks, Stanton, Tunnel Hill, Turning Points of the American Civil War, Turning-Points-Series, Ulysses S. Grant, Vicksburg, William Rosecrans, William T. Sherman
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One of Sherman’s Pioneers: The Story of Levi Lindsay
Born in Caton, NY, on November 15, 1839, Levi Lindsay was the second son of Allen Lindsay, Jr. (1810-1891) and Harriet Benson (1825-1860). He had four siblings: Horace (1837 – 1871), Charlotte (1844 – 1876), Hannah (1846 – 1860) and … Continue reading
Modern Photography: The View From Lookout Mountain
When the photo series began, the pictures that jumped to mind first were from my trip to Chattanooga, TN. From atop Lookout Mountain, it seems like the whole world is at your feet.
The Last to Fall
When Brigadier General Robert Charles Tyler fell near the palisade entrance to the fort bearing his name, he would go down in history as the last Confederate General to die in combat during the American Civil War. Tyler was also … Continue reading
Little Phil Takes Command
At a simple rail stop outside Frederick, Maryland the two commanders shook hands as the train prepared to depart. After a brief meeting, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, the General-in-Chief of the United States Armies, handed written orders to his … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Army of Northern Virginia, Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Cold Harbor, David Hunter, George G. Meade, George McClellan, Jubal Early, Lynchburg, Meadow Bridge, Missionary Ridge, Monocacy, Monocacy Station, Perryville, Philip Sheridan, Robert E. Lee, Shenandoah Valley, Spotsylvania Court House, Stones River, Trevilian's Station, Ulysses S. Grant, Wade Hampton, wilderness, William Franklin, Yellow Tavern
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Stones in The Road: Conclusion of a Series
On the evening of March 23, 1864, a telegram arrived at Phil Sheridan’s headquarters in Loudon, Tennessee. It was addressed to Sheridan and had been forwarded from Major General Henry Halleck, the Army’s Chief of Staff. It read: “Lieutenant General … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Federal, Personalities, Western Theater
Tagged Army of the Potomac Cavalry Corps, Battle of Chickamauga, Battle of Stones River, Chickamauga, George Thomas, Missionary Ridge, Philip Sheridan, Ulysses S. Grant
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Stones in the Road: “Remember Chickamauga”
Part five in a series. The changing leaves fell slowly to the ground from the trees atop Lookout Mountain. Overlooking Chattanooga, Tennesee, this great giant peered down on the Union lines around the city. Inside, the Army of the Cumberland … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Western Theater
Tagged 150th Anniversary of Chattanooga, Absalom Baird, Army of the Cumberland, Army of the Tennessee, George Thomas, Gordon Granger, Joseph Hooker, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Orchard Knob, Patrick Cleburne, Phil Sheridan, Richard Johnson, Thomas Wood, Tunnel Hill, Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman
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