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Tag Archives: Second Corps
Cut These Guys Some Slack
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about combat leadership in the Civil War and elsewhere – specifically senior leadership. Sometimes I wonder if we judge commanders, especially early-war and mid-war commanders, too harshly. Looking back through the lens of conflict … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Battle of First Manassas, Irvin McDowell, Second Corps, staff, U.S. Army
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The Next Stonewall? Ewell and the Second Battle of Winchester, Part 1
Richard S. Ewell may be one of the Confederacy’s overlooked and overshadowed infantry corps commanders. By the time he took over the Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, there were big boots to fill; following in “Stonewall” Jackson’s footsteps was … Continue reading
The Bag Was Tied: The 146th New York in Saunders Field
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Jim Taub It would seem appropriate that, as the last post centered on the men who charged across Saunders Field 151 years ago today, to write of their participation in that fight. Of … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory
Tagged 146th New York, 155th Pennsylvania, 91st Pennsylvania, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of the Wilderness, David Jenkins, George Meade, George Steuart, George Williams. Romeyn Ayres, Governeur Warren, Henry Curran, Little Round Top, Norton Sheppard, Orange Turnpike, Richard S. Ewell, Saunders Field, Scots Greys, Second Corps, V Corps, Waterloo
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An Elusive Doctor at Gettysburg
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Sarah Kay Bierle. Generals oversee battles. Soldiers fight. Civilians hide. Surgeons amputate. What does a medical director do during a battle? More specifically: what did Dr. Hunter McGuire do at Gettysburg? … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Memory, Personalities
Tagged Battle of Gettysburg, Culp's Hill, Dr. Hunter McGuire, Gettysburg movie, Henry Kyd Douglas, Hunterstown Road, Isaac Trimble, Richard S. Ewell, Robert E. Lee, Robert Milroy, Second Corps, Second Manassas, Second Winchester, Stonewall Jackson, Winchester, XI Corps
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From the Gold Rush of California To the Fields of Third Winchester
Another installment of “Tales From the Tombstone.” This post is part of the 150th Annviesrary of the Battle of Third Winchester coverage here on Emerging Civil War. Archibald Campbell Godwin forever associated in Civil War history with his North Carolinian’s, … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Memory, National Park Service, Personalities
Tagged 57th North Carolina, Archibald Godwin, Army of Northern Virginia, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Gettysburg, California Gold Rush, Evander Law, Isaac Avery, John Bell Hood, Jubal Early, North Carolina, Robert F. Hoke, Second Battle of Fredericksburg, Second Corps
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Walking the Exposed Federal Line at Reams Station
Key to the Union failure at Reams Station is the poor tactical position they assumed around the tracks of the Weldon Railroad. This morning’s piece by Ryan Quint explores the previous exhaustive campaigning experienced by the Second Corps of the … Continue reading
Battle of Lynchburg 150th
Continuing the trend of the 150th, the Lynchburg (VA) Civil War Sesquicentennial is hosting a week of events to commemorate the Battle of Lynchburg fought on June 17 – 18, 1864. One of the highlights, which I may be a … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Sesquicentennial
Tagged 1864, 1864 Valley Campaign, Army of Northern Virginia, David Hunter, Jubal Early, Lynchburg, Phillip Greenwalt, Richard S. Ewell, Second Corps
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Question of the Week for June 2, 2014: “J.E.B” Stuart, Second Corps Commander?
“We have very bad news. General Stuart is mortally wounded”—that’s how Robert E. Lee, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia’s commander, reported to staff and fellow officers the news of the death of his cavalry chief, James Ewell Brown “J.E.B.” Stuart. … Continue reading
Bethesda Church
An excerpt from Hurricane from the Heavens, part of the Emerging Civil War Series. In accordance with orders from General Lee, I moved to the right,” wrote Jubal Early, tasked with striking the Union left. “At this point [Bethesda Church], the … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Campaigns, Emerging Civil War Series, Leadership--Confederate, Memory, National Park Service, Sesquicentennial
Tagged An Excerpt from Hurricane from the Heavens The Battle of Cold Harbor May 26-June 5 1864, Army of Northern Virginia, Battle of Cold Harbor, Bethesda Church, Bryan Grimes, Cold Harbor, Edward Willis, Jubal Early, Robert E. Lee, Second Corps, Stonewall Jackson
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Recollections from a New York Cavalryman
May 29, 1864 was a day of consolidation for the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia. Each side maneuvered into positions facing each other along Totopotomoy Creek. There was also little rest for the tired troopers … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Federal, Memory
Tagged 9th New York Cavalry, Ambrose Burnside, George B. McClellan, Hanovertown, New Castle Ferry, Newel Cheney, Pamunkey River, Second Corps, Sixth Corps
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