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I Am Proud To Be Associated With Such Brave Men: Wesley Merritt, the 2nd U.S. Cavalry and the Brandy Station
One of the things I enjoy the most as a historian is the process. Searching for the pieces and putting the puzzle together through constant analysis, discussion and refinement. Interpretation can turn on a dime. It can seem like a … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 1st U.S. Cavalry, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, 2nd U.S. Dragoons, 5th U.S. Cavalry, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, 6th U.S. Cavalry, Alfred Pleasonton, Battle of Brandy Station, John Buford, Reserve Brigade, Wesley Merritt
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The Fight for the Ogg Farm at Trevilian Station
This past weekend, my wife and I had the opportunity to spend time with family at Lake Anna. On Friday morning, we went out to breakfast in Louisa with my wonderful brother and sister-in-law. Driving back to the house, we … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory
Tagged 4th New York Cavalry, 6th New York Cavalry, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Alfred Torbert, Battery D 2nd U.S. Artillery, Battle of Trevilian Station, Benjamin Rutledge, David Gregg, Edward Williston, Fitzhugh Lee, George A. Custer, Gilbert Wright, Matthew C. Butler, Ogg Farm at Trevilian Station, Philip Sheridan, Pierce M.B. Young, Reserve Brigade, Richard Dulany, The Michigan Brigade, Thomas Devin, Thomas Rosser, Wade Hampton, Wesley Merritt
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Sketches from the Shenandoah: The Wounding of Charles Russell Lowell
At the Battle of Cedar Creek, James Taylor captured the mortal wounding of Colonel Charles Russell Lowell. Lowell hailed from Boston and was a member of one of New England’s most distinguished families. A Harvard graduate, Lowell received a commission … Continue reading
Wesley Merritt and the Battle of Tom’s Brook
Following the Battle of Fisher’s Hill, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan’s Federal army pursued Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early’s Rebel forces up the Shenandoah Valley. With the Yankees dogging his march, Early left the Valley, while Sheridan encamped around the town of Harrisonburg, Virginia. … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities
Tagged "Woodstock Races", 2d Massachusetts Cavalry, 5th U.S. Cavalry, 9th U.S. Cavalry, Appomattox, Army of Northern Virgina, Army of the Potomac, Army of the Shenandoah, Back Road, Battle of Tom's Brook, Bradley Johnson, Charles Russell Lowell, Fisher's Hill, George Custer, Gettysburg, Harrisonburg, John Buford, Jubal Early, Little Bighorn, Lunsford Lomax, Natural Bridge, Reserve Brigade, Spanish American War, Stoneman's Raid, Third Winchester, Thomas Devin, Thomas Rosser, Trevilian's Station, Valley Turnpike, Virginia, Wesley Merritt, West Point, Woodstock, Yellow Tavern
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The Battle of Trevilian Station
Having been fought to a standstill in front of Robert E. Lee’s lines at Cold Harbor in early June, 1864, Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant decided to swing past Lee’s right flank, cross the James River and assail the rail … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities
Tagged Alfred Torbert, Charlottesville, David Gregg, David Hunter, Fitzhugh Lee, George Custer, Louisa County, Ogg Farm, Petersburg, Reserve Brigade, Robert E. Lee, Shenandoah Valley, Thomas Rosser, Trevilian's Station, Ulysses S. Grant, Virginia Central Railroad, Wade Hampton, Wesley Merrit
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The Road to Cold Harbor
The Union cavalrymen had deftly parried the attack of their counterparts the previous afternoon. Known as The Battle of Old Church or The Battle of Matadequin Creek, Brig. Gen. Alfred Torbert’s brigades had turned back a reconnaissance in force led … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities
Tagged 1st Michigan Cavalry, 1st United States Cavalry, 2d United States Cavalry, 5th Michigan Cavalry, 6th Michigan Cavalry, Alfred Torbert, Army of the James, Fitzhugh Lee, George Custer, George G. Meade, James Kidd, Major Melvin Brewer, Matthew C. Butler, Old Cold Harbor, Philip Sheridan, Reserve Brigade, Thomas Devin, Ulysses S. Grant, Wesley Merritt, White House Landing
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