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Sam Watkins on the Romney Campaign
While Sam Watkins is best known as one of the most readable chroniclers of the war in the Western Theater, most folks forget his unit served with Stonewall Jackson during the last months of 1861 and into 1862. In the … Continue reading
Lew Wallace Secures the B&O– For the First Time (Pt. 2)
Part 1 is available here. It was a busy June for Lew Wallace. He and his 11th Indiana Zouaves had been posted at Cumberland, Maryland to guard the vital Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridges across the Potomac River. Their raid … Continue reading
Lew Wallace Secures the B&O– For the First Time (Pt. 1)
Lew Wallace, the Hoosier lawyer-turned soldier, readied his command for its move. His objective was a vital connection of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad whose trains were badly needed to transport material and manpower. Wallace wrote later, “The need of … Continue reading
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Tagged 11th Indiana Zouaves, 33rd Virginia Infantry, A.P. Hill, Andrew Curtin, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Cumberland, Harpers Ferry, Joseph Johnston, Lew Wallace, Maryland, Moses Grooms, New Creek, Pennsylvania Bucktails, pennsylvania reserves, Robert Patterson, Robert S. Foster, Romney, Winchester, Winfield Scott
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