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Tag Archives: VMI
ECW Weekender: The Historic Artillery Battery at Virginia Military Institute
There are many battlefields and historic sites to visit to study the creation, use, and preservation of artillery pieces. For today’s Weekender post (keeping with the artillery series theme), we’ll journey away from the battlefields to a location where young … Continue reading
Posted in Artillery, ECW Weekender
Tagged artillery, Artillery-18, ECW Weekender, lexington virginia, Virginia Military Institute, VMI
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Jackson House’s Michael Anne Lynn to Retire
We were surprised to learn recently that Michael Anne Lynn, director of the Stonewall Jackson House in Lexington, Virginia, will be retiring at the end of this month. Lynn, who has served at the Jackson House for 35 years, will … Continue reading
New Market in Mississippi
I just returned from a weekend trip to St. Simons Island, Georgia. It’s a marvelous little beach town, with an attendant gentility. I saw this sign in a yard near the Lighthouse: “Where tramps must not, surely ladies and gentlemen … Continue reading
“Little Billy’s” Big Mausoleum
Another installment in the “Tales From the Tombstone” series. Although never a physically imposing man, William Mahone, left a lasting impact on 19th century Virginia, as a civilian, military officer, and politician. In one way or another, all these pursuits … Continue reading
Happy Stonewall’s Birthday
Posted in Leadership--Confederate, Photography
Tagged Lexington, Stonewall Jackson, VMI
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My Call to Arms: A Look Back at My Overland Campaign
What no one ever tells you about being an author is that it mostly involves schlepping a lot of books from place to place. Sure, there’s some writing involved (and, oh, if only I had time to do more!), but … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War Series
Tagged Becky Cumins, Bert Dunkerly, Bloody Angle, Bucktails, CVC, Daniel Davis, David Ruth, Don Pfanz, Edward Alexander, Frank O'Reilly, Fredericksburg National Cemetery Luminaria, Hurricane from the Heavens, Jackson Shrine, Lake of the Woods, Last Days of Stonewall Jackson, Manassas Museum, No Turning Back, North Anna River, Phillip Greenwalt, Spotsylvania, Stevenson Ridge, Stonewall Jackson, Virginia Military Institute, VMI, wilderness
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Question of the Week for May 19, 2014
This past week marked the 150th Anniversary of the battle of New Market (May 15, 1864). Federal Major General Franz Sigel was ordered by Grant to move up the Valley Turnpike to Lynchburg, where Sigel was to destroy the canal … Continue reading
“Put the boys in, and may God forgive me for the order.”
They were merely boys, some just old enough to shave for the first time. The youngest was 15, the oldest 24. General John Cabell Breckenridge was adamant: the “boys” from the Virginia Military Institute would only be used as reinforcements … Continue reading
Laid to Rest in Lexington
On May 15, 1863—150 years ago today—Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was laid to rest in his beloved Shenandoah Valley. He had died five days previously and, since his death, his remains had traveled from Guinea Station down to Richmond … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War, Emerging Civil War Series, Leadership--Confederate, Memory, Monuments, Personalities
Tagged Battle of Chancellorsville, death of Stonewall Jackson, Elisha Paxton, Guin, Guinea Station, Hazel Grove, Lexington, Stonewall Brigade, Stonewall Jackson, Virginia, VMI
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“VMI Will Be Heard From Today”
“You may go forward, then.” With those five words, Confederate General “Stonewall” Jackson ordered Brigadier General Robert Rodes’ division forward. As Jackson had said earlier on the May 2, 1863, the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) would be heard from that … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Books & Authors, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War Series, Leadership--Confederate, Memory, National Park Service, Personalities, Sesquicentennial
Tagged 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Chancellorsville, A.P. Hill, Battle of Chancellorsville, Chancellorsville, Chris Mackowski, darell l. collins, Fighting Joe Hooker, free lance star, Henry Heth, Jackson wounding, James Lane, Kristopher White, Raleigh Colston, Robert E. Lee, Robert Rodes, Stonewall Jackson, VMI
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