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Tag Archives: Mule Shoe Salient
Early Spring at Spotsy
It was an incredible 79 degrees in Spotsylvania this afternoon. To take advantage of the weather, I took a walk around the Bloody Angle at the Spotsylvania Court House battlefield. Aside from the unseasonably warm temps, I found this delightful … Continue reading
Preservation News: June 1, 1864 at Cold Harbor
Recently the Civil War Trust announced an effort to preserve land related to the June 1, 1864 fighting at Cold Harbor. This combat has often been overshadowed by the Union assault which took place there on June 3. Cold Harbor … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities, Preservation
Tagged 121st New York, 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery, 51st North Carolina, 5th Maine, 95th Pennsylvania, 96th Pennsylvania, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Battle of Cold Harbor, Battle of Spotsylvania, Elisha Kellogg, Emory Upton, Horatio Wright, Mule Shoe Salient, Richard Anderson, Robert E. Lee, Robert Hoke, Thomas Clingman, Ulysses S. Grant, William "Baldy" Smith, XVIII Corps
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Hiram Lare Among the Unknown
Fredericksburg National Cemetery has the largest number of unidentified soldiers anywhere in the National Cemetery System. Last Saturday evening, at one of the tour stops for the cemetery’s annual Memorial Day luminaria ceremony, I had the privilege of talking about … Continue reading
The Fight at Meadow Bridge: A Forgotten Cavalry Battle Outside Richmond
As the Army of the Potomac and Army of Northern Virginia grappled for control of the Mule Shoe Salient at Spotsylvania, another battle took shape on the outskirts of Richmond. During the Federal march out of the Wilderness, the tumultuous … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities
Tagged 1st New York Dragoons, 5th Michigan Cavalry, 6th Michigan Cavalry, 9th New York Cavalry, Alfred Gibbs, Archibald Grace, Battle of Spotsylvania, Battle of Yellow Tavern, David M. Gregg, Eppa Hunton, Fitzhugh Lee, George Custer, George Meade, James Gordon, James Wilson, JEB Stuart, Mule Shoe Salient, Philip Sheridan, The Battle of Meadow Bridge, The Michigan Brigade, Ulysses S. Grant
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From the ECW Archives: The Union Assault at Cold Harbor June 1, 1864
All through the night of May 31 and into June 1, 1864, Horatio Wright’s VI Corps trudged along the dusty and choked Virginia byroads. They had been pulled from the Union right flank and ordered to march to reinforce and relieve … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Monuments, Personalities
Tagged 121st New York Infantry, 2d Connecticut Heavy Artillery, 5th Maine, 95th Pennsylvania, 96th Pennsylvania, column assault, Emory Upton, George G. Meade, Horatio Wright, Lee's Last Line, Mule Shoe Salient, North Anna River, Old Cold Harbor, Philip Sheridan, Richard Anderson, Spotsylvania, Theodore Lyman, VI Corps, William "Baldy" Smith, X Corps, XVIII Corps
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Rituals and Remembrance at Spotsy
If John Sedgwick were alive today, he’d say, “See? I told you they couldn’t hit elephant at that distance!” He’d also probably say, “Gosh, I’m really old.” So old, in fact, that he’d barely have the strength to speak, so … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Memory
Tagged Bloody Angle, Emory Upton, John Sedgwick, Memory, Mule Shoe Salient, Spotsylvania
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From the ECW Archives—A Grand Charge: Emory Upton’s Assault on the Mule Shoe Salient, Conclusion
The men from New York, Pennsylvania, Maine, Wisconsin and Vermont milled about the clearing in the middle of the afternoon. A cool spring breeze rustled the leaves on the trees around them. Some talked, while others smoked, chewed on hardtack or … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 119th Pennsylvania, 121st New York, 1864, 2nd Vermont, 44th Georgia, 4th Georgia, 5th Wisconsin, 6th Corps, 6th Vermont, A Grand Charge: Emory Upton's Assault on the Mule Shoe Salient, Doles Salient, Emory Upton, George Doles, May 10, Mule Shoe, Mule Shoe Salient, Richard Ewell
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From the ECW Archives—A Grand Charge: Emory Upton’s Assault on the Mule Shoe Salient, Part 1
A small group of officers stood at the tree line. To their immediate front, resting across an open field lay fresh mounds of earth—earthworks constructed by the Confederate infantry. Each man studied the ground intently, some conversing in hushed tones. Others stood … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 119th Pennsylvania, 121st New York, 1864, 2nd Vermont, 44th Georgia, 4th Georgia, 5th Wisconsin, 6th Corps, 6th Vermont, A Grand Charge: Emory Upton's Assault on the Mule Shoe Salient, Doles Salient, Emory Upton, George Doles, May 10, Mule Shoe, Mule Shoe Salient, Richard Ewell
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The Topography of Spotsylvania
Last Friday and Saturday, I had the opportunity to give a tour of the Spotsylvania and North Anna River battlefield to a great group from the Central Ohio Civil War Round Table. I have walked Spotsylvania many times; however, one … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities
Tagged Ambrose Burnside, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Battle of Yellow Tavern, Emory Upton, George Meade, II Corps, IX Corps, J.E.B. Stuart, Jubal Early, Laurel Hill, Lee's Last Line, Mule Shoe Salient, Myer's Hill, Ni River, North Anna River, Po River, Richmond, Sarah Spindle, Spotsylvania Court House, The Bloody Angle, U.S. Grant
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Lee’s Inverted-V Salient
The Confederate position at the North Anna River has usually been characterized as an inverted V, but another way to look at it is as a giant salient—a portion of the line that juts out from the main line. Viewed in that … Continue reading
