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Tag Archives: Seven Pines
May 2022 Maine at War posts
In May 2022 my Maine at War blog examined topics ranging from North America’s largest rodent altering the Gettysburg landscape to a smart lawyer recruiting for the wrong regiment. May 4, 2022: Gettysburg beavers create a new pond Industrious beavers … Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Websites & Blogs
Tagged 11th Maine Infantry Regiment, 12th Maine Infantry Regiment, 1st Maine Artillery Battery, 26th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 4th Maine Infantry Regiment, 6th Michigan Cavalry Regiment, Abraham Lincoln, Abram Coombs, Albany, Augusta, Bangor, Benjamin F. Butler, Bion Foster, Brian Swartz, Carmel, Charles Eugene Hamlin, Charles Hamlin, Charles Stetson, Charleston, Colby College, Corinth, Crawford Avenue, Curtis Crockett, Cyrus Hamlin, Dexter, Dunkin, Edwin Stanton, Elijah Walker, Eric Wittenberg, Falling Waters, George A. Custer, George George Emery Hamlin, George Meade, Gettysburg National Military Park, Glenburn, Gray, Gulf Coast, Hampden, Hampden Historical Society, Hannibal Hamlin, Hannibal Hamlin Plaza, Harris Merrill Plaisted, Israel Washburn Jr., James J. Pettigrew, Jason Martz, Little Round Top, Louis G. Young, Mabel Hill, Maine at War, Margaret Nyer, Menzias Fessenden, Monterrey Pass, Mount Gope Cemetery, National Park Service, New England, New Orleans, North Carolina, Oxford County, Paris Hill, Penobscot County, Penobscot River, Peter A. Weber, Pickett's Charge, Plum Run, Potomac River, Robert E. Lee, Samuel Thompson, Sarah Emery Hamlin, Sarah Jane Amery Hamlin, Sarah Plaisted, Seminary Ridge, Seven Pines, South Mountain, Union County, Valley of Death, Warren Avenue, Waterville, Wheatfeld Road, Whitcomb-Baker VFW Post 4633, Williamsburg
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The 11th Maine at Seven Pines: “Men were being shot on all sides of me”
Along with the Pennsylvanians on their right flank, heavily outnumbered Mainers dueled with Joe Johnston’s advancing Confederates at Seven Pines (Fair Oaks) on Saturday, May 31, 1862. The Yankees paid a terrible price for their heroic stand at a worm … Continue reading
Posted in 160th Anniversary, Battles
Tagged 100th New York Infantry Regiment, 104th Pennsylvanian Infantry Regiment, 11th Maine Infantry Regiment, 1st New York Light Artillery, Alexander Katon, Brian Swartz, Chickahominy River, Erasmus Keyes, Fair Oaks, Harris M. Plaisted, Harrison Hume, Henry M. Naglee, J. William West, Joe Johnston, Nine Mile Road, Robert F. Campbell, Seven Pines, Silas Casey, William H. H. Rice, Williamsburg Stage Road, Willis Maddocks
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The “One-Battle” Syndrome
As we approach the anniversary of the battle of First Manassas in July, 1861 I want to touch on what I term the “One Battle Syndrome.” The thinking on both sides in 1861, from generals to politicians to privates, was … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles
Tagged 2nd New Hampshire, 7th Pennsylvania Reserves, 93rd New York, Army of Mississippi, Army of Tennessee, Army of the Ohio, Army of the Potomac, Gaines Mill, Harrison's Landing, Henry C. Newton, John Burrill, John Faler, manassas, One Battle Syndrome, Seven Pines, Shiloh
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Mistake or Cover Up? Seven Pines, May 31, 1862
In late May 1862 George McClellan’s massive army was at the outskirts of Richmond, trying to move a few miles closer to the city so it could employ its massive siege guns. Confederate commander Joseph E. Johnston was desperately searching … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Memory
Tagged D.H. Hill, James Longstreet, Joseph E. Johnston, Memory, Peninsula Campaign, Seven Pines
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Seven Pines and Seven Days: Robert E. Lee Replaces “Old Joe” Johnston (part one)
(Part one of three) Late May 1862. General George B. McClellan’s massive Army of the Potomac stood at the very gates of Richmond. There had never been an army like this in North America before. McClellan had more than 100,000 … Continue reading
Lost Battlefields: Seven Pines, Part 1
In a series of articles author Doug Crenshaw will explore some of the battlefields in central Virginia that appear to be lost forever to development. In today’s installment, Doug looks at the Battlefield of Seven Pines. I hear it all too often: … Continue reading
Posted in Preservation
Tagged Army of the Potomac, George B. McClellan, Joseph Johnston, Seven Pines
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On Location: The Wounding of Joe Johnston
Back in January, ECW contributor Doug Crenshaw did some research for us on the location of Joe Johnston’s wounding at the battle of Seven Pines. While visiting the Richmond-area battlefields with him earlier this month, we decided to go On Location at … Continue reading
Tracking Down the Wounding of Joe Johnston
We are pleased to welcome back guest author Doug Crenshaw, who shares with us today a bit of original research. It’s something that has puzzled me for years. The wounding of Joe Johnston was an event that changed the course … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Books & Authors, Engaging the Civil War Series, National Park Service
Tagged 4th Alabama, Doug Crenshaw, Drury Armistead, Fair Oaks, Joe Johnston, Joseph Johnston, maps, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, R. T. Coles, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Seven Pines, Stephen Sears, To the Gates of Richmond, Turning Points of the American Civil War
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Sketches from the Shenandoah: The Death of Robert Rodes
One of James Taylor’s sketches was that of the death of Robert Rodes at the Battle of Third Winchester on September 19, 1864. Rodes was a native of Virginia and graduate of the Virginia Military Institute. He would fight at … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Personalities
Tagged 5th Alabama Infantry, Chacnellorsville, First Manassas, Gaines Mill, Gettysburg, James Taylor, Robert Rodes, Seven Pines, South Mountain, Third Winchester
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