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Tag Archives: Wade Hampton
Book Review: Six Days of Awful Fighting by Eric Wittenberg
In his newest book, Eric Wittenberg has turned his prolific pen to a topic that has been unfortunately overlooked: the cavalry operations around Richmond during the 1864 Overland Campaign. Gordon Rhea gave the subject some much-needed attention in his book … Continue reading
Give the Devil All He Wants: The 1862 Rebel Raid on Chambersburg
ECW welcomes guest authors Dan Masters and Scott Mingus Fear had long since given way to nonchalance. Constant alarms that “The Rebels are coming” had wearied the residents of Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to the point that by mid-October 1862, most … Continue reading
Monuments, Mass Demonstrations, Race, and Reconstruction
(Editor’s Note: The conversations we’ve had on the blog this week about monuments, the recent mass demonstrations, and race have caused some readers to ask, “How does this help us better understand the Civil War?” In fact, the mission of … Continue reading
Expeditions Bold And Admirable: Conclusion
Conclusion of a series. You may read the Introduction, The First Battle of Hartwood Church, The Dumfries Raid and Raid on the Occoquon here. The months of November and December, 1862 marked a transition in the career of Wade Hampton. … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Memory
Tagged Expeditions Bold and Admirable, First Battle of Hartwood Church, Hampton's 1862 Dumfries Raid, JEB Stuart, Raid on the Occoquon, Robert E. Lee, Wade Hampton
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Christmas in the Cavalry
As 1862 faded into memory, Christmas approached for the horse soldiers in the Army of Northern Virginia and Army of the Potomac. Camped in the Rappahannock River Valley following the Battle of Fredericksburg, their experiences that holiday varied from one … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Cavalry, Common Soldier, Holidays, Primary Sources
Tagged 1st Rhode Island Cavalry, 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry, 6th New York Cavalry, 6th U.S. Cavalry, 8th Illinois Cavalry, 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry, David Clendennin, First Battle of Hartwood Church, Moss Neck, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Wade Hampton, William W. Averell
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Expeditions Bold and Admirable: Raid on the Occoquan
Part three in a series. You may read the Introduction here, Part 1 here, and Part 2 here. Major General James Ewell Brown “Jeb” Stuart had been impressed with the recent actions of his subordinate, Brig. Gen. Wade Hampton. In the last week … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate
Tagged 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry, 1st North Carolina Cavalry, 1st South Carolina Cavalry, 2nd South Carolina Cavalry, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Captain Tillman Clarke, Cobb Legion, Cobb's Legion, Colonel John Black, Colonel Josiah Kellogg, Colonel Richard Rush, JEB Stuart, Jeff Davis Legion, Maj. Gen. Franz Sigel, Phillips Legion, Wade Hampton, XI Corps
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Expeditions Bold and Admirable: The Dumfries Raid
Part two in a series. You may read the Introduction here and Part 1 here. After Brig. Gen. Wade Hampton’s reconnaissance into Stafford County at the end of November, 1862, he directed his scouts to continue to operate among and … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate
Tagged 10th New York Cavalry, 1st North Carolina Cavalry, 1st South Carolina Cavalry, 2nd South Carolina Cavalry, Cobb Legion, iron scouts, James Gordon, JEB Stuart, Jeff Davis Legion, Maj. Gen. Franz Sigel, Matthew C. Butler, Robert E. Lee, Wade Hampton, XI Corps
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Expeditions Bold and Admirable: The First Battle of Hartwood Church
Part one in a series. You may read the Introduction here. On November 17, the lead elements of Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside’s Army of the Potomac reached Stafford Heights, opposite Fredericksburg. The old colonial city was the first stop in … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 1st North Carolina Cavalry, 2nd South Carolina Cavalry, 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry, Captain George Johnson, Cobb Legion, First Battle of Hartwood Church, Fredericksburg Campaign, Jeff Davis Legion, Kelly's Ford, Phillips Legion, Wade Hampton, William Woods Averell
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Expeditions Bold and Admirable: Wade Hampton in the Winter of 1862
Introduction to a series A couple weeks ago, I shared a piece on the actions of Wade Hampton at the Battle of Trevilian Station. Hampton’s direction and subsequent victory there catapulted him to command the cavalry corps of the Army of … Continue reading
