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Tag Archives: Wade Hampton
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
Trevilian Station: Wade Hampton Emerges from the Shadow of J.E.B. Stuart
Lately, when the opportunity has presented itself, I’ve been reviewing primary accounts of the Battle of Trevilian Station. The announcement last week regarding our speakers lineup for the Fifth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium (early bird rates are still available) prompted … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Alfred Torbert, Battle of Trevilian Station, David Gregg, Gilbert "Gib" Wright, JEB Stuart, Matthew C. Butler, Ogg Farm at Trevilian Station, Philip Sheridan, Pierce M.B. Young, Robert E. Lee, Thomas Devin, Wade Hampton, Wesley Merritt
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“I Intend to the Make the Yankees Pay”: J.E.B. Stuart’s Operations in August 1862
Part one in a series James Ewell Brown “Jeb” Stuart was one of the Confederacy’s emerging stars in the summer of 1862. A Major General at 29, Stuart headed the cavalry division in Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Leadership--Confederate
Tagged "Ride Around McClellan", 1st U.S. Cavalry, 1st Virginia Cavalry, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Army of Virginia, Beverly Robertson, First Manassas, Fitzhugh Lee, John Pope, Robert E. Lee, Second Manassas Campaign, Wade Hampton
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The Fight for the Ogg Farm at Trevilian Station
This past weekend, my wife and I had the opportunity to spend time with family at Lake Anna. On Friday morning, we went out to breakfast in Louisa with my wonderful brother and sister-in-law. Driving back to the house, we … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory
Tagged 4th New York Cavalry, 6th New York Cavalry, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Alfred Torbert, Battery D 2nd U.S. Artillery, Battle of Trevilian Station, Benjamin Rutledge, David Gregg, Edward Williston, Fitzhugh Lee, George A. Custer, Gilbert Wright, Matthew C. Butler, Ogg Farm at Trevilian Station, Philip Sheridan, Pierce M.B. Young, Reserve Brigade, Richard Dulany, The Michigan Brigade, Thomas Devin, Thomas Rosser, Wade Hampton, Wesley Merritt
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A Yankee Cavalryman Remembers Fleetwood Hill
Shortly after 4:30 a.m. on June 9, 1863, Brig. Gen. John Buford’s Union cavalry division crossed the Rappahannock at Beverly Ford and engaged a Confederate brigade under Brig. Gen. William E. “Grumble” Jones. Buford’s horsemen soon gained the upper hand, … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Primary Sources, Symposium
Tagged 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry, Brandy Station, David M. Gregg, Fleetwood Hill, JEB Stuart, John Buford, Judson Kilpatrick, Percy Wyndham, Wade Hampton, William E. "Grumble" Jones
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