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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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A Bump in the Road to Spotsylvania: The Battle of Todd’s Tavern
On May 5-6, 1864, in the Battle of the Wilderness, Robert E. Lee brought the spring offensive launched by George Meade’s Army of the Potomac to a grinding halt. Rather than retreat, General-in-Chief Ulysses S. Grant, who was traveling with … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities
Tagged 1st Maine Cavalry, 1st Michigan Cavalry, 1st New York Dragoons, 1st U.S. Cavalry, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, 5th U.S. Cavalry, 6th New York Cavalry, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, 9th New York Cavalry, Alfred Gibbs, Battle of Todd's Tavern, David M. Gregg, Fitzhugh Lee, George A. Custer, Henry Davies, JEB Stuart, John I. Gregg, Lunsford Lomax, Philip Sheridan, Pierce M.B. Young, Thomas Devin, W.H.F "Rooney" Lee, Wade Hampton, Wesley Merritt, Williams C. Wickham
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Delaying the Army of the Tennessee: Evander Law and the Battle of Bentonville
We are now in the middle of the 152nd Anniversary of the Battle of Bentonville, fought from March 19 to March 21, 1865. During the three day battle, Confederate forces under Gen. Joseph Johnston engaged Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman’s … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities, Western Theater
Tagged Army of Northern Virginia, Battle of Averasboro, Battle of Bentonville, Evander Law, Joseph Johnston, Wade Hampton, William T. Sherman
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Confederate Generals and Racial Moderation
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Sean Michael Chick When I volunteer at the Historic New Orleans Collection, I naturally prefer the room dealing with the Civil War and Reconstruction (a close second is the Battle of … Continue reading
Wade Hampton and Judson Kilpatrick
Beginning in the spring of 1863, Wade Hampton and Judson Kilpatrick tangled on many a cavalry battlefield. By 1865, Hampton was a lieutenant general—THE highest-ranking cavalry officer in the history of the Confederacy—and Kilpatrick was Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman’s … Continue reading
On Location: The Wade Hampton Monument in Charleston
I’m On Location for the last time on this trip to Charleston, South Carolina. I’ve stopped in Marion Square to pay a visit to the Wade Hampton monument, which faces East Bay Drive. I’ve stopped her before to muse on Hampton’s … Continue reading
Campaign Through the Carolinas: An Ohio Cavalryman’s Recollections in the National Tribune
This is the fourth part of the 1892 discussion of the events that led to the surrender of the forces under command of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston by an unidentified captain of the 10th Ohio Cavalry. I particularly like the … Continue reading
Campaign Through the Carolinas: An Ohio Cavalryman’s Recollections in the National Tribune
This is the third part of the 1892 account of the last days of the Civil War in North Carolina by an unidentified captain of the 10th Ohio Cavalry.
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Lincoln, Newspapers, Personalities, Politics
Tagged 10th Ohio Cavalry, Abraham Lincoln, Appomattox, John C. Breckinridge, Joseph Johnston, National Tribune, Wade Hampton, William T. Sherman
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Campaign Through the Carolinas: An Ohio Cavalryman’s Recollections in the National Tribune
Recently, while researching the events at Bennett Place, near Durham, North Carolina, where a series of truly remarkable events led to the surrender of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston’s army, as well as the remaining Confederate armies in the field, I … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Newspapers, Personalities
Tagged 10th Ohio Cavalry, Alfred Terry, John Schofield, Joseph Johnston, Joseph Wheeler, Judson Kilpatrick, Robert E. Lee, The National Tribune, Ulysses S. Grant, Wade Hampton, William T. Sherman
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