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Tag Archives: Pennsylvania Bucktails
Lew Wallace Secures the B&O– For the First Time (Pt. 1)
Lew Wallace, the Hoosier lawyer-turned soldier, readied his command for its move. His objective was a vital connection of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad whose trains were badly needed to transport material and manpower. Wallace wrote later, “The need of … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Artillery, Battles, Campaigns
Tagged 11th Indiana Zouaves, 33rd Virginia Infantry, A.P. Hill, Andrew Curtin, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Cumberland, Harpers Ferry, Joseph Johnston, Lew Wallace, Maryland, Moses Grooms, New Creek, Pennsylvania Bucktails, pennsylvania reserves, Robert Patterson, Robert S. Foster, Romney, Winchester, Winfield Scott
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Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: The Death of Colonel Charles Taylor
Part of a series. Charles Frederick Taylor was born on February 6, 1840, in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. In 1857 he became a student at the University of Michigan. His time as a student was short lived. Unfortunately the family’s farm … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 13th Pennsylvania Reserves, 42nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Bucktails, Charles Frederick Taylor, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path, Little Round Top, Pennsylvania Bucktails, The Wheatfield
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Gettysburg Gets Personal
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Derek Maxfield. “There it is,” I said to a companion. “There is his name,” I said as I stared up at the bronze letters on the Pennsylvania monument, “That is my … Continue reading
