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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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Shaping Chancellorsville: The first reenactment and ‘The Last Meeting’
part five in a series In 1933, administration of the Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park was turned over to the National Park Service, and shortly thereafter, the NPS invited the Civilian Conservation Corps to come in to the park … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Preservation
Tagged Battle of Chancellorsville, CCC, Chancellorsville, Chancellorsville battlefield, Civilian Conservation Corps, Crackerbox Meeting, Douglas Southall Freeman, Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park, FRSP, FSNMP, Jackson Shrine, James Power Smith, Lee-Jackson bivouac site, Lost Cause, Memory, National Park Service, NPS, Preservation, Ralph Happel, reenacting, Robert E. Lee, Shaping-Chancellorsville, Stonewall Jackson, Virginia Military Institute, VMI
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Merry Christmas from Lexington
I unexpectedly found myself in Lexington, Virginia on Saturday evening (long story!). I thought I’d share a couple snapshots to help folks get into the holiday spirit.
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Holidays
Tagged Lexington, Stonewall Jackson, Virginia Military Institute, VMI
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Statues of Stonewall: The Virginia Military Institute
Second in a series From his perch high atop a granite pedestal at the head of the Virginia Military Institute’s parade grounds in Lexington, Virginia, Stonewall Jackson watches the sunset every day.
Stonewall Jackson House Under New Management
A surprising bit of news out of Lexington, Virginia this week: The Virginia Military Institute has finished the process of acquiring the Stonewall Jackson House. The Jackson House, and the adjoining Davidson-Tucker House, which has been used as administrative offices, … Continue reading