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Tag Archives: Theodore Gerrish
Ellis Spear 1913 does not jive with Ellis Spear 1863
ECW is pleased to welcome back Brian Swartz, author of the new ECW Series biography Passing Through the Fire: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain in the Civil War Did Col. Joshua L. Chamberlain actually order his battered 20th Maine Infantry Regiment to … Continue reading →
Posted in Memory, Newspapers, Personalities, Primary Sources
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Tagged 20th Maine, Byron Decreny Verrill, Ellis Spear, Fanny Chamberlain, George B. Herendeen, Gettysburg, Holman Melcher, James Barnes, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Little Round Top, Portland Daily Press, The Personal Memoranda of the War of the Rebellion, Theodore Gerrish
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A Daring Dash in the Wilderness
One of my favorite stories from the battle of the Wilderness is a small tale of daring-do passed along by Theodore Gerrish of the 20th Maine. The event took place on the afternoon of May 5, 1864. After his brigade’s … Continue reading →
Posted in Battles, Common Soldier, Leadership--Federal, Personalities
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Tagged 20th Maine, Joseph Bartlett, Saunders Field, Theodore Gerrish, wilderness
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