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Tag Archives: Second Winchester
“The 18th Connecticut was now the only regiment left on the field” Second Lieutenant Asahel George Scranton
ECW welcomes guest author Steven Stabler The Battle of Second Winchester fought June 13-15, 1863 saw Lieutenant General Richard S. Ewell’s 12,500 Confederates face off against Major General Robert H. Milroy’s force of 7,000 Union troops tasked with defending the … Continue reading
The Next Stonewall? Ewell and the Second Battle of Winchester, Part 2
Part 2 of 2. Part 1 is available here. General Robert Milroy had done little to endear himself to the pro-Southern civilian population in Winchester, Virginia. From curfews, loyalty oaths for food, soldiers quartered in private homes, sets of burdensome … Continue reading
Second Winchester: The Confederate Victory that Opened the Door to Gettysburg
Eric Wittenberg described his latest publishing project, co-written by Scott Mingus, as “thorough.” And the extensive research that went into the book—not to mention its 500-page duration—is proof of that. The Second Battle of Winchester: The Confederate Victory that Opened … Continue reading
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 Ewell, Robert E. Lee, Robert Milroy, Second Corps, Second Manassas, Second Winchester, Stonewall Jackson, Winchester, XI Corps
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