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Tag Archives: Pamunkey River
Tuesday on the Trail
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
Posted in Civil War Trails
Tagged "Wyoming", Mangohick Church, Nelson's Crossing, Overland Campaign, Pamunkey River, Theodore Lyman
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Skirmish at Old Church
Following the Battle of Haw’s Shop, Philip Sheridan withdrew his blue cavalrymen to the southeast to the vicinity of Old Church. While there he was to protect the approaches to the Federals’ new supply depot at White House Landing on … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Alfred Torbert, Army of the Potomac, George Custer, Martin Gary, Matadequin Creek, Matthew C. Butler, Old Church, Old Cold Harbor, Pamunkey River, Robert E. Lee, Wesley Merritt
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Recollections from a New York Cavalryman
May 29, 1864 was a day of consolidation for the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia. Each side maneuvered into positions facing each other along Totopotomoy Creek. There was also little rest for the tired troopers … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Federal, Memory
Tagged 9th New York Cavalry, Ambrose Burnside, George B. McClellan, Hanovertown, New Castle Ferry, Newel Cheney, Pamunkey River, Second Corps, Sixth Corps
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