Tag Archives: Wade Hampton

A Comprehensive View of the Overland Campaign, Part IV

Posted on June 13, 2021 by Nathan Provost

Part of a Series – Part I and Part II and Part III Forgotten Victories Grant wrote to Halleck on May 26 stating “Lee’s army is really whipped.”[1] He found that Lee was unable to attack his positions at North Anna and believed … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Six Days of Awful Fighting by Eric Wittenberg

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Doug Crenshaw

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 →

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Give the Devil All He Wants: The 1862 Rebel Raid on Chambersburg

Posted on October 10, 2020 by ECW Guest Post

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 →

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Monuments, Mass Demonstrations, Race, and Reconstruction

Posted on June 10, 2020 by ECW Guest Post

(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 →

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The Evolution of Cavalry Tactics: How Technology Drove Change (Part Seven)

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Eric J. Wittenberg

(part seven in a series) In the previous two installments of this series (here and here), we examined how the development of rifled muskets made Napoleonic cavalry charges obsolete, and also how repeating weapons transformed the mission of cavalry from … Continue reading →

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Expeditions Bold And Admirable: Conclusion

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Daniel Davis

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 →

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Christmas in the Cavalry

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Daniel Davis

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 →

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Expeditions Bold and Admirable: Raid on the Occoquan

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Daniel Davis

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 →

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Expeditions Bold and Admirable: The Dumfries Raid

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Daniel Davis

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 →

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Expeditions Bold and Admirable: The First Battle of Hartwood Church

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Daniel Davis

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 →

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