Tag Archives: Overland Campaign

Antietam: The End of the Overland Campaign…of 1862

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Kevin Pawlak

  An unknown Confederate soldier lies dead next to the recent grave of Lt. John A. Clark, 7th Michigan Infantry The Battle of Antietam signaled the end of the Civil War’s first Overland Campaign. That’s an intriguing thought. The first … Continue reading →

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A Lost Opportunity: Fort Harrison

Posted on October 17, 2019 by dcrenshawjr

During the summer of 1864, Union General U. S. Grant made several attempts to break Lee’s lines by attacking both sides of the James River, hoping to stretch the Confederates to the breaking point. In July, he sent troops to … Continue reading →

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The New Market Campaign Timeline – Expanded

Posted on August 3, 2019 by Sarah Kay Bierle

These resources are a companion to my upcoming presentation at the Symposium this morning. Instead of confining the New Market Campaign to just the Shenandoah Valley, we need to understand it with all it’s “lesser known” actions and how this … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: 6/10-6/16/19

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

In your opinion, what’s the key primary source or primary source quote for understanding the Overland Campaign?

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A Recap of the Overland Campaign’s 155th

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

One hundred fifty-five years ago, Ulysses S. Grant sat on the doorstep of Richmond, trying to figure out his next step now that Robert E. Lee had stymied him once again. The Overland Campaign was about to shift into a … Continue reading →

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Music on the Spotsylvania Earthworks

Posted on May 11, 2019 by Kevin Pawlak

By May 11, Ulysses S. Grant’s Virginia campaign had been underway for one week. The men of both armies went through the blazing inferno of the Wilderness only to find themselves now huddled behind substantial earthworks ringing the landscape around … Continue reading →

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ECW Weekender: Where Grant Turned South

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

In later years, Ulysses S. Grant remembered the hours following the Battle of the Wilderness this way: More desperate fighting has not been witnessed on this continent than that of the 5th and 6th of May. Our victory consisted in … Continue reading →

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Race Outta Richmond: Meadow Bridge Battle Map

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Edward S. Alexander

This past weekend I tried following the path of the Union cavalry raid on Richmond during the Overland Campaign. I forgot that the Richmond Raceway was hosting the Toyota Owners 400 Nascar race and found myself stuck in traffic on … Continue reading →

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Celebrate the Expected Capture of Richmond with a New Stove!

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Edward S. Alexander

I found this humorous newspaper article while searching through historic Vermont newspapers. Burlington entrepreneur J.B. Wardell hoped to cash in on the public’s joy at what he anticipated to be the end of the Civil War by attaching that jubilation … Continue reading →

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Tuesday on the Trail

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Drew Gruber

Tuesday started out as many days ‘on the Trail.’ I was up and out early, before sunrise, and under caffeinated I hit the interstate. The podcast I had on wasn’t helping to wake me up and decided that latest Jane’s … Continue reading →

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