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Tag Archives: Sarah Spindle
“Battlefield Season”
“Battlefield season,” as I refer to early May, is always an especially busy time of year for me. Of the five battlefields I live among, the battles of Chancellorsville, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania all took place in early and mid-May, with … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Civil War Events, Ties to the War
Tagged battle anniversaries, Battlefield Season, Central Virginia Battlefields Trust, CVBT, Emory Upton, John Sedgwick, Pvt. Oliver Cromwell Bixby, Sarah Spindle, Sewell Gray, Stonewall Jackson, Thomas Greely Stevenson
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In Search of Sarah Spindle
Maxwell and I wind our way through a primordial tunnel of woods before the path we’re following descends a short staircase of plant roots and spits us out into a field. It’s an ersatz field, really—the Park Service hasn’t been … Continue reading
The Topography of Spotsylvania
Last Friday and Saturday, I had the opportunity to give a tour of the Spotsylvania and North Anna River battlefield to a great group from the Central Ohio Civil War Round Table. I have walked Spotsylvania many times; however, one … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities
Tagged Ambrose Burnside, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Battle of Yellow Tavern, Emory Upton, George Meade, II Corps, IX Corps, J.E.B. Stuart, Jubal Early, Laurel Hill, Lee's Last Line, Mule Shoe Salient, Myer's Hill, Ni River, North Anna River, Po River, Richmond, Sarah Spindle, Spotsylvania Court House, The Bloody Angle, U.S. Grant
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