Tag Archives: Vermont Brigade

Question of the Week: March 30, 2015

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Edward Alexander

Last week at Pamplin Historical Park we poured a small base to support a new monument hewn from Vermont granite. It will commemorate the six men from the Green Mountain State who received the Medal of Honor for their actions … Continue reading →

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Honoring Petersburg’s Fallen: Memorial Day 2014 at Pamplin Historical Park

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Edward Alexander

This afternoon it was my honor to participate in a Memorial Day commemorative program at Pamplin Historical Park reflecting on the lives lost on Petersburg’s western front during the last days of the campaign. The day’s events included costumed interpretation … Continue reading →

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Calling on Charlie

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Edward Alexander

Every Memorial Day weekend I make the short pilgrimage to Poplar Grove National Cemetery in Petersburg to pay my respects at the grave of Captain Charles Carroll Morey, 2nd Vermont Infantry. Reading Charlie’s correspondence with his family during the war … Continue reading →

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“Life Given, Not Lost”: Captain Morey’s Final Charge—Conclusion

Posted on March 22, 2013 by ECW Guest Post

Authored by Edward Alexander (part three of three) Skirmishers in the 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery crept forward to pick off the cannoneers and horses, to prevent the withdrawal of the pieces, while the remainder of the Green Mountain Boys charged … Continue reading →

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“Life Given, Not Lost”: Captain Morey’s Final Charge—Part Two

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Edward Alexander

Authored by Edward Alexander (part two of three) Following the Battle of Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864, in which he claimed the Confederates “broke and run like a flock of sheep with dogs after them,” the Sixth Corps returned to … Continue reading →

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“Life Given, Not Lost”: Captain Morey’s Final Charge—Part One

Posted on March 18, 2013 by ECW Guest Post

We are happy to welcome guest author Edward Alexander. Edward Alexander is the Education & Interpretation Specialist at Pamplin Historical Park in Petersburg, Virginia. A 2009 graduate of the University of Illinois, he has also worked with Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania … Continue reading →

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