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Tag Archives: William “Grumble” Jones
Beverly Ford Road at Brandy Station
This past Saturday, I had an opportunity to visit the Brandy Station battlefield. On the walk out to Buford’s Knoll (Brig. Gen. John Buford’s command post during the engagement) I captured this picture. The tree line in the center foreground … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Cavalry, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities
Tagged 6th Virginia Cavalry, 7th Virginia Cavalry, 8th Illinois, 8th New York, Battle of Brandy Station, Benjamin "Grimes" Davis, Buford's Knoll, Fleetwood Hill, JEB Stuart, John Buford, St. James Church, St. James Church Ridge, William "Grumble" Jones
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A Sharpshooter’s Postscript to Gettysburg, Part 5: Imboden’s Train of Misery Transports the Confederate Wounded South
Part five in a series. We welcome back guest author Robert M. Wilson. Of the varied and often extreme challenges faced by the Army of Northern Virginia in its retreat from Gettysburg, the ordeals suffered on the wagon caravan carrying wounded … Continue reading
“Some of the Hardest Fighting of the War”: Alfred Pleasonton and J.E.B. Stuart at Brandy Station
Part two in a series The first week of June 1863 saw Gen. Robert E. Lee begin to withdraw his infantry from their lines at Fredericksburg and head west toward the Shenandoah Valley. Lee was embarking on his second invasion … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 2nd South Carolina Cavalry, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, 4th Virginia Cavalry, 6th Virginia Cavalry, 8th Illinois, 8th New York, Alfred Duffie, Alfred Pleasonton, Benjamin "Grimes" Davis, Beverly Ford, David Gregg, Fleetwood Hill, Gettysburg Campaign, J.E.B. Stuart, John Buford, Joseph Hooker, Kelly's Ford, Robert E. Lee, Rooney Lee, St. James Church, Wade Hampton, Wesley Merritt, William "Grumble" Jones
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