Tag Archives: Peter Ellmaker

“We went and staid too”

Posted on November 18, 2015 by ECW Guest Post

Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Mike Block “Skirmishers play a most important part, whose importance is every day increasing with the improvements in small arms. They are employed in large bodies to attack a post or … Continue reading →

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“me and the bridge is safe”: The Pontoon Bridge at Rappahannock Station

Posted on November 9, 2015 by ECW Guest Post

Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Mike Block As the sun set behind the Blue Ridge Mountains about 5 P.M. on November 7, 1863, the 6th Maine Infantry and 5th Wisconsin Infantry began their climb up a … Continue reading →

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