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Symposium Spotlight: Edward Alexander and the Breakthrough at Petersburg
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
“A Reservoir of Misinformation”: Early Signs of the Lost Cause at Fort Gregg
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
“A Mosquito Fighting an Elephant”: A Carolinian’s Recollection of the Breakthrough
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
Posted in Battles, Common Soldier, Newspapers, Sieges
Tagged Dawn of Victory, Fort Gregg, McGowan's Brigade, Siege of Petersburg, The Breakthrough, Tudor Hall
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ECW Weekender: White Oak Road
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
War’s End: Remembering a Cavalry Captain
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
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Personalities
Tagged 11th Virginia Cavalry, Amelia Springs, Appomattox Campaign, Battle of the Wilderness, Brandy Station, Bristoe Station, Chancellorsville, Dr. Hunter McGuire, Fairfield, Gettysburg, Henry Kyd Douglas, Hugh McGuire, Jetersville, Laurel Brigade, Overland Campaign, Siege of Petersburg, Stonewall Jackson, Winchester
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“England Girds Its Armour”: John ‘Bull’ Doughty at the Breakthrough
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
Posted in Battles, Common Soldier, Sieges
Tagged 5th Wisconsin, baltimore, Great Britain, John B. Doughty, Siege of Petersburg, The Breakthrough
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Lincoln’s Last Day at the Front
Abraham Lincoln fittingly spent the tail end of the Petersburg Campaign at the front, docked in the River Queen offshore from the Federal headquarters at City Point. He met with important generals to discuss strategy, reviewed Union troops and their Confederate … Continue reading
Posted in Medical, Personalities, Sesquicentennial
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, City Point, Don Pfanz, Hospitals, Siege of Petersburg, Wilbur Fisk
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Where Was George Gordon Meade?
A Google search of the many sketches and paintings that have become the iconic, popular images of Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House may unveil a startling revelation. The commander of the Army of the Potomac, the principle … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities, Sesquicentennial
Tagged Appomattox Court House, Army of Northern Virginia, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Spotsylvania, Battle of the North Anna River, Battle of the Wilderness, George G. Meade, Lee's Retreat, Mexican War, Philip Sheridan, Robert E. Lee, Siege of Petersburg, U.S. Grant, Wilmer McLean
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Visiting Pamplin Park on the Road to Appomattox
For anyone following Lee’s retreat and Grant’s pursuit this week, be sure to start your run at Pamplin Park, where Federal troops first broke the Confederate line. While the anniversary of the breakthrough was April 2, it’s worth a stop … Continue reading
