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Chris Kolakowski: Leadership Makes the Difference on New Year’s Eve 1862
We’re two months away from the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge (Aug. 4-6). We’ve asked each of our speakers to share with us a story related to the topic they’ll be presenting as part of our … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Symposium
Tagged Army of the Cumberland, Braxton Bragg, Chris Kolakowski, Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, Leadership, Stones River, Symposium 2017, Symposium Spotlight, Symposium Spotlight 2017, William Rosecrans
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Forging a State: The Western Virginia Campaign of July 1861, Part III
So far, George McClellan’s plan was working. Robert Garnett remained transfixed by Thomas Morris, convinced that was the main force. Besides, Garnett felt that he did not have to worry for the 1,300-man force south of him at Rich Mountain. … Continue reading
Forging a State: The Western Virginia Campaign of July 1861–Part I
The 1861 Western Virginia Campaigns are a fascinating but vastly overlooked piece of Civil War campaign history. Like many battles fought in that first year, they pale in size when stood up next to Antietam, Gettysburg, or Vicksburg. The battles … Continue reading
In Combat
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Jim Taub Ready! When you first begin seriously studying the Civil War, you quickly learn that the tactics employed in the Civil War, particularly by the infantry (foot soldiers), were profoundly … Continue reading
Staff Work 101
George Patton famously said that “an army is a team.” Often, this statement is taken in terms of commanders and units working together, but there is another essential element that makes an army (or any headquarters) work: the command staff.
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battles, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Medical, Western Theater
Tagged Army of the Cumberland, Army of the Potomac, Braxton Bragg, General Joseph Hooker, George Patton, Gouverneur K. Warren, Israel Richardson, Jesse Reno, John B. Hood, John Sedgwick, Little Round Top, Phil Kearny, Philip Sheridan, Robert E. Lee, staff, Stonewall Jackson, U.S. Grant, William P. Craighill, William Rosecrans
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The Myth of the “Cracker Line”: Part One
We are excited to welcome guest author Frank Varney. Frank is the author of General Grant and the Rewriting of History: How the Destruction of General William S. Rosecrans Influenced Our Understanding of the Civil War. Part one in a … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Books & Authors, Leadership--Federal, Memory
Tagged Battle of Chickamauga, Cracker Line, Frank Varney, George Thomas, Henry Halleck, John Rawlins, Montgomery Meigs, Philip Sheridan, Siege of Chattanooga, The Myth of the Cracker Line, Ulysse S. Grant, William Rosecrans
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A Hard-Earned Victory
Today we welcome back guest author Gordy Morgan. Gordy hails from the Youngstown, Ohio area. He is a life-long history buff who became intensely interested in the Civil War during the Glory/Ken Burns The Civil War era. He is editor … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Western Theater
Tagged 19th Ohio, 26th Ohio, Abe Lincoln, Ambrose Burnside, Battle of Stones River, Gordy Morgan, Mahoning Valley Civil War Roundtable, Phil Sheridan, Ulysses S. Grant, William Rosecrans, William T. Sherman
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More than Mountains Separated Them
Today we welcome guest author Gordy Morgan. Gordy hails from the Youngstown, Ohio area. Gordy Morgan is a life-long history buff who became intensely interested in the Civil War during the Glory/Ken Burns The Civil War era. He is editor … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Books & Authors, Campaigns
Tagged 19th Ohio, Abe Lincoln, Cheat Mountain, Corrick's Ford, George McClellan, Gordy Morgan, Mahoning Valley Civil War Roundtable, Rebels at the Gates, Rich Mountain, Robert E. Lee, Robert S. Garnett, W. Hunter Lesser, William Dennison, William Rosecrans
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Review: General Grant and the Rewriting of History
One of Ulysses S. Grant’s greatest strokes of genius was to title his book The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant. The label “memoir” gave him tremendous latitude to present his story as he remembered it and wanted it told. … Continue reading
Rosecrans Out; Grant In
by Lee White One-hundred and fifty years ago, on October 16, 1863, the war changed. A good general who made one mistake lost his career and another ascended to great prominence.
