Tag Archives: Pontoon Bridges

The Commencement of the Army of the Potomac’s Third Campaign

Posted on October 26, 2021 by Kevin Pawlak

Engineers laid two pontoon bridges across the Potomac River at Berlin, Maryland in late October 1862 (modern-day Brunswick, Maryland). After six weeks of reorganization, refitting, and resupplying, the Army of the Potomac was again on the move. Federal soldiers and … Continue reading →

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Railroads: Crossing An Ankle-Deep Obstacle

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Jon-Erik Gilot

ECW welcomes back guest author Jon-Erik M. Gilot The Civil War has no shortage of exciting and heartrending stories involving railroads. Stonewall Jackson’s masterful overland transfer of looted B&O locomotive and rail cars from Martinsburg to Strasburg in the early … Continue reading →

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Pontoon Bridges: The Great Crossings

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Chris Kolakowski

Yesterday Sarah Kay Bierle looked at the ancient uses of pontoon bridges and its perspectives on the 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg. While she addressed the difficulties of bridging rivers, I would like to look at the other side of the coin: … Continue reading →

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Pontoon Bridges: Hellespont & Rappahannock

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Sarah Kay Bierle

Pontoon Bridges: an engineering construction used throughout history to get armies across rivers. Prior to the First Battle of Fredericksburg, Union General Burnside delayed his forward advance toward Richmond at the banks of the Rappahannock River. The pontoon bridges he … Continue reading →

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The Death of Augustus Perkins

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Ryan Quint

Early in the morning of December 11, 1862, Captain Augustus S. Perkins was shot through the neck and was likely dead before his body hit the ground. Falling victim to some of the opening shots of the Battle of Fredericksburg, … Continue reading →

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