Tag Archives: Sewell Gray

“Battlefield Season”

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Chris Mackowski

“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 →

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My Favorite Historical Person: Captain Sewell Gray

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Chris Mackowski

“Sabbath and a lovelier day never overtook a soldier,” wrote Capt. Sewell Gray on the day he died. It was Sunday, May 3, 1863, and Gray, a 22-year-old captain with the 6th Maine Infantry, was among 4,700 soldiers ordered to … Continue reading →

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