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ECW Weekender: Tramping with Mr. Resaca
The sixty-three-year-old Union general ascended the parapet and gazed through his field glasses at the scene of a bloody stalemate. A Confederate sharpshooter a few hundred yards to the east took careful upward aim and fired. The ball pierced the … Continue reading
C’mon, Cump!
In his recent, admiring biography of William Tecumseh Sherman, Brian Holden Reid terms him a “dazzling literary stylist.” Well, watch out for that razzle-dazzle, at least in Sherman’s Memoirs (1875). I am not the first to notice that in his … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Campaigns, Leadership--Federal, Primary Sources
Tagged Albert Castel, Alpheus Williams, Atlanta Campaign, B. A. Dunn, Brian Holden Reid, Cump, Daniel Butterfield, Jefferson C. Davis, Kennesaw Mountain, National Tribune, New Hope Church, Oliver O. Howard, Patrick Cleburne, Pickett's Mill, Prevaricating Through Georgia, Resaca, sherman's memoirs, Thomas Wood, William T. Sherman
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Logan’s Attack at Resaca
The battle of Resaca was, numbers wise, the largest battle fought in the state of Georgia, with 158,787 men engaged on both sides. Fought on this date in 1864, Resaca was also the first major battle of the Atlanta Campaign. … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Campaigns
Tagged Atlanta Campaign, Joe Hooker, John Logan, Joseph E. Johnston, Oostanaula River, Resaca, William T. Sherman
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A Tale of Two Monuments
This small stone marker sits at the foot of a low ridge just outside of the very sleepy burg of Resaca, in north Georgia. In mid-may, 1864, Resaca was little more than a railroad stop and a fortified camp to … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Emerging Civil War, Memory, Monuments
Tagged Atlanta Campaign, Cleveland, Memory, Monuments, Resaca
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Chickamauga and Resaca in March 2017
Dear readers, Some of you may know that every year I organize a two-day tour in March, to Chickamauga. This year, the dates are March 10-11, 2017. We will be exploring the new Georgia Park at Resaca, and then spending … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War
Tagged battlefields, Chickamauga, National Park Service, Resaca
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Some Thoughts on Resaca, on the Occasion of the Opening of the New Battlefield Park
During this past weekend (May 13-15), the Resaca Battlefield Historic Site has formally opened with much pageantry—and great weather! [NOTE: See Michael K. Shaffer’s Sunday post for details.] See my feature article on Resaca in Blue & Gray’s Summer 2015 … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Emerging Civil War Series, Preservation
Tagged A Long and Bloody Task, Albert Castel, Atlanta Campaign, Blue and Gray, Cherokee Battery, Friends of Resaca Battlefield, Georgia Campaign, Joseph E. Johnston, Larry Peterson, Max Van Den Corput, Oostanaula River, Resaca, Samuel French, Shelby Foote, Tom Sweeny, William R. Scaife, William T. Sherman
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The Grand Opening of the Resaca Battlefield Historic Site
Today, we’re pleased to get a “man in the field” report from guest poster Michael K. Shaffer of Civil War Historian, who attended Friday’s grand opening of the new battlefield park at Resaca, Georgia. He sent us this dispatch. Gathering … Continue reading
Across Georgia to Atlanta
Last October, I had the wonderful opportunity to spend a weekend with Steve Davis in Atlanta. We traveled and tramped about Georgia, getting pictures for his upcoming books in the Emerging Civil War Series. We started at Tunnel Hill and … Continue reading
The Withdrawal from Resaca
Following the battle at Resaca, Sherman and Johnston seemed to be at a stalemate. Confederates repulsed each Union attack; Federals repulsed each Confederate countermove. Sherman decided to again use what would become his trademark move—flanking—to force Johnston to abandon his … Continue reading
