Tag Archives: Robert E. Lee

“Six Days in September”: Author Alexander Rossino Adds His Voice

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Meg Groeling

I interviewed Ted Savas, publisher of Alexander Rossino’s fiction work Six Days in September. At that time Alex Rossino graciously offered the opportunity for an interview. Time is a slippery fish, and sometimes it gets away from me, but finally, I … Continue reading →

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J.E.B. Stuart and the Question of Corps Command

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Daniel Davis

In the days after his victory in the Chancellorsville Campaign, Gen. Robert E. Lee faced a number of critical decisions, among them the reorganization of his Army of Northern Virginia. The death of Lt. Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson on … Continue reading →

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Sea Power at Port Royal Sound: A Missed Opportunity?

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Dwight Hughes

On November 5, 1861, the Confederate Secretary of War established the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and East Florida as a military department, assigning one of his most senior and experienced officers, General R. E. Lee, to command it. No … Continue reading →

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Atop Reel Ridge: Examining Lee’s Fallback Position North of Sharpsburg

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Kevin Pawlak

By 8:30 a.m. on the morning of September 17, 1862, the left end of Robert E. Lee’s line on the Sharpsburg Heights crumpled under repeated Federal blows. The Confederates of Alexander Lawton’s and J.R. Jones’s divisions had been forced back … Continue reading →

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Maryland, My Maryland? Jefferson Davis and the Maryland Campaign of September 1862

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Kevin Pawlak

Confederate soldiers splashing across the Potomac River in early September 1862 jubilantly bellowed out the tune “Maryland, My Maryland” as they marched into the Old Line State. Just months earlier, with the war escalating around the Confederate capital of Richmond, … Continue reading →

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Steve Bartman and the Battle of Chancellorsville

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Chris Kolakowski

In the past few weeks ESPN has been re-running the Alex Gibney film Catching Hell. The film focuses on Chicago and it’s reaction to Steve Bartman in 2003 after the Cubs lost that year’s National League Championship Series (NLCS). There … Continue reading →

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Expeditions Bold And Admirable: Conclusion

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Daniel Davis

Conclusion of a series. You may read the Introduction, The First Battle of Hartwood Church, The Dumfries Raid and Raid on the Occoquon here. The months of November and December, 1862 marked a transition in the career of Wade Hampton. … Continue reading →

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Year In Review 2017: #10

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Emerging Civil War

It’s a tradition at ECW to countdown to our most-read blog post of the year as we review the closing year. We’ll begin today with 2017’s #10 blog post. 

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Preservation News: June 1, 1864 at Cold Harbor

Posted on December 23, 2017 by Daniel Davis

Recently the Civil War Trust announced an effort to preserve land related to the June 1, 1864 fighting at Cold Harbor. This combat has often been overshadowed by the Union assault which took place there on June 3. Cold Harbor … Continue reading →

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Christmas in the Cavalry

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Daniel Davis

As 1862 faded into memory, Christmas approached for the horse soldiers in the Army of Northern Virginia and Army of the Potomac. Camped in the Rappahannock River Valley following the Battle of Fredericksburg, their experiences that holiday varied from one … Continue reading →

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