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Tag Archives: Trevilian’s Station
Wesley Merritt and the Battle of Tom’s Brook
Following the Battle of Fisher’s Hill, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan’s Federal army pursued Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early’s Rebel forces up the Shenandoah Valley. With the Yankees dogging his march, Early left the Valley, while Sheridan encamped around the town of Harrisonburg, Virginia. … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities
Tagged "Woodstock Races", 2d Massachusetts Cavalry, 5th U.S. Cavalry, 9th U.S. Cavalry, Appomattox, Army of Northern Virgina, Army of the Potomac, Army of the Shenandoah, Back Road, Battle of Tom's Brook, Bradley Johnson, Charles Russell Lowell, Fisher's Hill, George Custer, Gettysburg, Harrisonburg, John Buford, Jubal Early, Little Bighorn, Lunsford Lomax, Natural Bridge, Reserve Brigade, Spanish American War, Stoneman's Raid, Third Winchester, Thomas Devin, Thomas Rosser, Trevilian's Station, Valley Turnpike, Virginia, Wesley Merritt, West Point, Woodstock, Yellow Tavern
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Little Phil Takes Command
At a simple rail stop outside Frederick, Maryland the two commanders shook hands as the train prepared to depart. After a brief meeting, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, the General-in-Chief of the United States Armies, handed written orders to his … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Army of Northern Virginia, Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Cold Harbor, David Hunter, George G. Meade, George McClellan, Jubal Early, Lynchburg, Meadow Bridge, Missionary Ridge, Monocacy, Monocacy Station, Perryville, Philip Sheridan, Robert E. Lee, Shenandoah Valley, Spotsylvania Court House, Stones River, Trevilian's Station, Ulysses S. Grant, Wade Hampton, wilderness, William Franklin, Yellow Tavern
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The Battle of Trevilian Station
Having been fought to a standstill in front of Robert E. Lee’s lines at Cold Harbor in early June, 1864, Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant decided to swing past Lee’s right flank, cross the James River and assail the rail … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities
Tagged Alfred Torbert, Charlottesville, David Gregg, David Hunter, Fitzhugh Lee, George Custer, Louisa County, Ogg Farm, Petersburg, Reserve Brigade, Robert E. Lee, Shenandoah Valley, Thomas Rosser, Trevilian's Station, Ulysses S. Grant, Virginia Central Railroad, Wade Hampton, Wesley Merrit
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