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Tag Archives: Thomas Wood
C’mon, Cump!
In his recent, admiring biography of William Tecumseh Sherman, Brian Holden Reid terms him a “dazzling literary stylist.” Well, watch out for that razzle-dazzle, at least in Sherman’s Memoirs (1875). I am not the first to notice that in his … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Campaigns, Leadership--Federal, Primary Sources
Tagged Albert Castel, Alpheus Williams, Atlanta Campaign, B. A. Dunn, Brian Holden Reid, Cump, Daniel Butterfield, Jefferson C. Davis, Kennesaw Mountain, National Tribune, New Hope Church, Oliver O. Howard, Patrick Cleburne, Pickett's Mill, Prevaricating Through Georgia, Resaca, sherman's memoirs, Thomas Wood, William T. Sherman
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James Wilson and the Battle of Nashville, Part II
As Wilson rested and refitted his troopers during the opening days of December, 1864, Maj. Gen. George Thomas was engaged in another battle. This one was not with John Bell Hood, but with his superiors. Throughout the first two weeks … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities, Western Theater
Tagged Alexander Stewart, Andrew Jackson Smith, Datus Coon, Edward Hatch, Frank Cheatham, George Thomas, Henry Halleck, James Steedman, James Wilson, John Bell Hood, John Croxton, John McArthur, John Schofield, Joseph Knipe, Peach Orchard Hill, Richard Johnson, Selma, Shy's Hill, Thomas Wood, Ulysses S. Grant
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Nashville: The First Day
The Death Ride of the Army of Tennessee climaxed 150 years ago today and tomorrow, as the Union and Confederacy fought one more large-scale battle between the Appalachians and the Mississippi: the Battle of Nashville.
Posted in Battles, Campaigns, Emerging Civil War, USCT, Western Theater
Tagged A. P. Stewart, A.J. Smith, Army of Tennessee, Franklin-Nashville Campaign, George H. Thomas, James Harrison Wilson, John Bell Hood, John M. Schofield, Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, Thomas Wood, United States Colored Troops
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“A Common Despair”—The Slaughter of Pickett’s Mill
The experience of combat was something many veterans wished to forget. For the Union soldiers that experienced the fighting in the Hell Hole, this would be particularly true—especially the unfortunate ones who were involved in the battle of Pickett’s Mill. … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Campaigns, Western Theater
Tagged 154th New York, Ambrose Bierce, Atlanta Campaign, Daniel Govan, Hell Hole, Hiram Granbury, Joseph Wheeler, Lewis Warner, Nathaniel McLean, New Hope Church, Oliver Otis Howard, Patrick Cleburne, Pickett's Mill, Thomas Key, Thomas Wood, William B. Hazen, William Gibson
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Stones in the Road: “Remember Chickamauga”
Part five in a series. The changing leaves fell slowly to the ground from the trees atop Lookout Mountain. Overlooking Chattanooga, Tennesee, this great giant peered down on the Union lines around the city. Inside, the Army of the Cumberland … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Western Theater
Tagged 150th Anniversary of Chattanooga, Absalom Baird, Army of the Cumberland, Army of the Tennessee, George Thomas, Gordon Granger, Joseph Hooker, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Orchard Knob, Patrick Cleburne, Phil Sheridan, Richard Johnson, Thomas Wood, Tunnel Hill, Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman
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