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Tag Archives: William E. “Grumble” Jones
“On Came the Johnnies”: The First Battle of Brandy Station
This Sunday, attendees of the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge will tour the battlefield of Brandy Station. This area in eastern Culpeper County was some of the most fought over during the Civil War. While the … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities
Tagged "Pope's Retreat", 12th Virginia Cavalry, 1st Maine Cavalry, 1st New Jersey Cavalry, 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry, 1st Rhode Island Cavalry, 1st U.S. Cavalry, 2nd New York Cavalry, 6th Virginia Cavalry, 7th Virginia Cavalry, Beverly Roberston, First Battle of Brandy Station, George Bayard, JEB Stuart, Judson Kilpatrick, William E. "Grumble" Jones
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“No Time for Dallying”: “Grumble” Jones and the Battle of Brandy Station
Next weekend marks the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium. Each year to close out the activities, we have conducted a tour on Sunday of a battlefield which fits the scope of the weekend’s theme. This year, attendees will explore … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Personalities
Tagged 12th Virginia Cavalry, 35th Virginia Battalion of Cavalry, 6th New York Independent Battery, 6th Pennslyvania Cavalry, 6th U.S. Cavalry, 6th Virginia Cavalry, 7th Virginia Cavalry, Alfred Pleasonton, Benjamin "Grimes" Davis, Benjmain "Grimes" Davis, Bruce Gibson, Cabel Flournoy, Fleetwood Hill, John Buford, Joseph Martin, Percy Wyndham, Robert Beckham, St. James Church, Thomas Marshall, William E. "Grumble" Jones
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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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“Remembered With Special Honor”: Benjamin Davis at Brandy Station
Today marks the 154th Anniversary of the Battle of Brandy Station. One of the more interesting and I think forgotten figures of the engagement is Col. Benjamin Franklin “Grimes” Davis. Unlike many of his comrades, Davis was a Southerner. George … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Symposium
Tagged 1st U.S. Cavalry, 1st U.S. Dragoons, 3rd Indiana Cavalry, 3rd West Virginia Cavalry, 6th Virginia Cavalry, 8th Illinois Cavalry, 8th New York Cavalry, 9th New York Cavalry, Battle of Brandy Station, Benjamin Franklin Davis, JEB Stuart, Lt. Robert Allen, William E. "Grumble" Jones
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