Tag Archives: Siege of Petersburg

Book Review: “Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and the Petersburg Campaign: His Supposed Charge from Fort Hell, his Near-Mortal Wound, and a Civil War Myth Reconsidered”

Posted on December 12, 2016 by

To most of those who study the Civil War, the mention of Joshua L. Chamberlain conjures images of the 20th Maine’s stand atop Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg. Chamberlain’s bayonet charge has certainly made him famous, but … Continue reading →

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Petersburg’s Second Presbyterian Church and the Christmas of 1864

Posted on December 8, 2016 by

Emerging Civil War is pleased to welcome guest author Mike Wright. The Christmas season of 1864 at Petersburg would never be forgotten by the soldiers who manned the trenches or the citizens of the town, including the members at Second … Continue reading →

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Remembering Emory Upton

Posted on November 3, 2016 by

What is it that attracts us to particular individuals of the past? I think the answer varies from person to person. We all have people who we tend to gravitate towards in our studies. For readers of this blog, friends … Continue reading →

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Symposium Spotlight: Edward Alexander and the Breakthrough at Petersburg

Posted on June 2, 2016 by

Edward Alexander is a graduate of the University of Illinois, Edward has an affinity for the Federal 6th Army Corps. He is set to make his first speaking appearance at the Emerging Civil War Symposium this August. The 292 day siege … Continue reading →

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“A Reservoir of Misinformation”: Early Signs of the Lost Cause at Fort Gregg

Posted on August 3, 2015 by

I always enjoy reading stories about battlefield visits in the decades after the war, before there were driving tours, interpretive waysides, and detailed troop movement maps overlaid onto modern roads. In the course of compiling research on the fighting at … Continue reading →

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“A Mosquito Fighting an Elephant”: A Carolinian’s Recollection of the Breakthrough

Posted on July 31, 2015 by

I found it challenging while writing Dawn of Victory to not slant my narrative too largely toward the Federals. This was largely the result of a paucity in material from the southern perspective. Many Confederate officers did not see the purpose in … Continue reading →

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ECW Weekender: White Oak Road

Posted on June 19, 2015 by

Of all the battles that comprise the 292 day Petersburg Campaign, the March 31, 1865 engagement at White Oak Road is becoming one of my favorites to study. The second battle in the campaign that includes fighting at Lewis Farm, … Continue reading →

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A Heart-Breaking Newspaper Ad

Posted on May 19, 2015 by
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War’s End: Remembering a Cavalry Captain

Posted on May 8, 2015 by

Today, we are pleased to welcome guest author Sarah Kay Bierle Your brother, Captain Hugh McGuire is wounded. The message branded itself into Dr. Hunter McGuire’s mind while dread twisted like a tourniquet around his heart. The situation he had … Continue reading →

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“England Girds Its Armour”: John ‘Bull’ Doughty at the Breakthrough

Posted on May 6, 2015 by

John Balderson Doughty was born in 1842 in Frodingham, Lincolnshire, England, to Thomas and Elizabeth Doughty. When he was nine the family departed for New York on board the Albert Gallatin. Arriving on November 28, 1851, the three set off … Continue reading →

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