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Tag Archives: Oliver O. Howard
C’mon, Cump!
In his recent, admiring biography of William Tecumseh Sherman, Brian Holden Reid terms him a “dazzling literary stylist.” Well, watch out for that razzle-dazzle, at least in Sherman’s Memoirs (1875). I am not the first to notice that in his … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Campaigns, Leadership--Federal, Primary Sources
Tagged Albert Castel, Alpheus Williams, Atlanta Campaign, B. A. Dunn, Brian Holden Reid, Cump, Daniel Butterfield, Jefferson C. Davis, Kennesaw Mountain, National Tribune, New Hope Church, Oliver O. Howard, Patrick Cleburne, Pickett's Mill, Prevaricating Through Georgia, Resaca, sherman's memoirs, Thomas Wood, William T. Sherman
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A Yankee’s Tale of Two Encounters with Stonewall’s Foot Cavalry at Chancellorsville (Part 2)
Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Rob Wilson Part Two: “I don’t know how I escaped” Click here to go to Part One of this article. The Yankees were fairly full of themselves when the May 2 fighting wound … Continue reading
Civil War, Chemistry, and Football?
Civil War battles are complex things. When leading folks around a battlefield, I (as I’m sure all of you do) try to make complicated movements of thousands of men simple, and draw ideas from these places that they can relate … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Antietam, Antietam Campaign, Army of the Potomac, chemistry, commanders, football, John Sedgwick, Leadership, Oliver O. Howard, trust
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An Enduring Controversy: The Pipe Creek Circular and the Battle of Gettysburg
Part Two In part one of this two-part series, we examined the content of the Pipe Creek Circular, and we also looked at the Pipe Creek Line itself. In this, the second part, we will examine the controversy created by … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities, Politics
Tagged Battle of Gettysburg, Benjamin Wade, Daniel Butterfield, Daniel Sickles, First Corps, George G. Meade, III Corps, Iron Brigade, John Buford, John Reynolds, Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, Oliver O. Howard, Pipe Creek, Pipe Creek Circular, Winfield S. Hancock, XI Corps, XII Corps
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ECW Series is Ready to “Fight Like the Devil”
by ECW Correspondent Pat Tintle The Emerging Civil War Series has covered many key battles in the Civil War, but now the series is tackling the most significant—and well-known—battle between the two American armies. Fight Like the Devil: The First … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Emerging Civil War Series
Tagged Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Gettysburg, Cemetery Hill, Chris Mackowski, Daniel T. Davis, Fight Like the Devil, Kristopher D. White, Little Round Top, Oliver O. Howard, Pickett's Charge, Richard Ewell, Stonewall Jackson, The Last Road North: A Guide to the Gettysburg Campaign, The Wheatfield
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The Swamp Lizard Turns the Flank: Joseph Mower’s Assault at Bentonville
Reveling in victory, Maj. Gen. Joseph Mower watched as the enemy to his immediate front collapsed, the Confederates scampering to the rear for safety. To his immediate front, Mower could make out the buildings that constituted the village of Bentonville. … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Sesquicentennial, Western Theater
Tagged 150th Anniversary of Bentonville, 32nd Wisconsin Infantry, 4th Tennessee Cavalry, 64th Illinois, 8th Texas Cavalry, Battle of Bentonville, Battle of Corinth, Battle of Iuka, Battle of Tupelo, Baxter Smith, Frank Cheatham, Joseph Johnston, Joseph Mower, Oliver O. Howard, Pierce M.B. Young, Red River Campaign, Terry's Texas Rangers, Vicksburg Campaign, Wade Hampton, William T. Sherman, XVII Corps
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To Crush One Corps of Sherman’s Army: Henry Slocum’s Actions at Bentonville
Major General Henry W. Slocum could hardly believe his ears. Standing before him was an emaciated figure, dressed in enemy gray. The man, a “galvanized Yankee”, which was a term applied to captured Union soldiers who chose to enter Confederate … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities, Politics, Sesquicentennial, Western Theater
Tagged 10th Michigan Infantry, 14th Michigan Infantry, 150th Anniversary of Bentonville, 17th New York Infantry, 27th New York Infantry, 60th Illinois Infantry, Battle of Averasboro, Battle of Bentonville, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Chattanooga, Battle of Gettysburg, Braxton Bragg, District of Vicksburg, Henry Slocum, James B. McPherson, James Morgan, Jefferson C. Davis, Joseph Hooker, Joseph Johnston, March to the Sea, Oliver O. Howard, Robert Hoke, Seven Days Battles, Sherman's Carolinas Campaign, Wade Hampton, William Carlin, William Hardee, William T. Sherman, XII Corps, XIV Corps, XX Corps
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Through the Carolinas: Aspects of Sherman’s Second March
From the beginning of February to the latter part of March, 1865 Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman’s Army Group traversed the swamps, rivers and lowlands of the Carolinas. This was no small undertaking. Sherman faced a heady task. He would … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Sesquicentennial, Western Theater
Tagged Army of Georgia, Army of the Tennessee, Henry Slocum, James Morgan, John Schofield, Joseph Johnston, Judson Kilpatrick, Oliver O. Howard, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Wade Hampton, William Carlin, William T. Sherman, XXIII Corps
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