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ECW Weekender: The White Oak Civil War Museum and Stafford Research Center
Countless museums dot the Virginia countryside. Their sizes vary from the impressive National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle to the quaint Weems-Botts Museum in Dumfires. One museum, thoug,h has always stood out to me as being the perfect mix … Continue reading
The Rebirth of the Army of the Potomac (part three)
Part three of a series. Camp Health and Winter Huts Camp health and cleanliness was also a major concern. Most of the enlisted men spent their winters in small huts, reminiscent of those used by Washington’s Army at Valley Forge. … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 127th Pennsylvania, 140th Pennsylvania, 2nd Michigan Infantry, 8th Ohio, Alonzo Snow, Ambrose Burnside, Chatham, Daniel Sickles, David Birney, Dr. Jonathan Letterman, George McClellan, Iron Brigade, Joseph Hooker, Marsena Patrick, Stafford County, The Rebirth of the Army of the Potomac, Winter Encampment
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In Memory of Al Conner, Jr.
The shady glen look like something out of Middle-Earth: ferns cluster in small patches on the sun-dappled forest floor and piles of lichen-covered rocks sit half-submerged in the ground. A lightly mulched path winds among the trees and among the … Continue reading
“Seizing Destiny” looks at the Valley Forge of the Army of the Potomac
Author Albert Conner found inspiration for his new book in the usually forgotten transitional period between two well-known battles. It’s an unconventional approach among typically battle-focused Civil War scholarship. But that forgotten history, Conner contends, was one of the most transformational … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Books & Authors
Tagged Al Conner, Army of the Potomac, Chris Mackowski, Savas Beatie, Seizing Destiny, Stafford County, Ted Savas, Valley Forge
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Top 15 Posts of 2013—Number 13: Repatriating Court Documents Stolen from Stafford Courthouse, Virginia, by Union Troops in 1862
Guest post by George H. Bresnick, director of the H. Stanley Bresnick Foundation The countryside around Stafford, Virginia, was devastated by the occupation forces of the Union Army in November, 1862. So severe was the physical damage and the loss of population … Continue reading
Repatriating Court Documents Stolen from Stafford Courthouse, Virginia, by Union Troops in 1862
Guest post by George H. Bresnick, director of the H. Stanley Bresnick Foundation The countryside around Stafford, Virginia, was devastated by the occupation forces of the Union Army in November, 1862. So severe was the physical damage and the loss of population … Continue reading
Winter Responsibility
Throughout the winter of 1862 and into 1863, the Army of the Potomac slept. These cold months spent in Stafford County were not without activity. On February 6, 1863 new commander Joseph Hooker issued a General Order consolidating his various … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War
Tagged 1st Rhode Island Cavalry, Picket Duty, Stafford County
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Hartwood Church: An Unassuming Brick Chapel
A few miles from where I grew up in Stafford County stands a place of worship where people gather every Sabbath: Hartwood Church. Originally organized in 1825, the building that stands today was constructed in 1858. Resting on high ground … Continue reading
