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Alfred Waud’s Sketchy Spotsylvania (part three)

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Chris Mackowski

(part three in a series) I’ve come to believe Alfred Waud’s sketch “Advance on Spotsylvania,” dated May 9, is actually mis-dated. In the first two posts of this series, I’ve tried to lay out some of the breadcrumbs that led … Continue reading →

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Alfred Waud’s Sketchy Spotsylvania (part two)

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Chris Mackowski

(part two of a series) When Alfred Waud finally arrived on the Spotsylvania battlefield’s eastern front, he produced a sketch showing the Federal IX Corps on the outskirts of the village. Spotsylvania-based historian John Cummings has convincingly placed the location … Continue reading →

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Alfred Waud’s Sketchy Spotsylvania (part one)

Posted on September 7, 2021 by Chris Mackowski

(part one in a series) In my capacity as historian-in-residence at Stevenson Ridge on the Spotsylvania Court House battlefield, I recently did some work to pin down the approximate location where IX Corps division commander Brig. Gen. Thomas Greely Stevenson … Continue reading →

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