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Tag Archives: Wilmer McLean
Appomattox and Bennett Place: A Remarkable Contrast
I had the honor and privilege of attending and participating in a portion of the weeklong commemoration sof the surrenders at Bennett Place on April 18, 2015, the 150th anniversary of the signing of the initial peace treaty by Maj. … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Books & Authors, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War Series, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Personalities, Sesquicentennial
Tagged Appomattox Court House, Army of Tennessee, Atlanta Campaign, Battle of Appomattox Station, Bennett Place, Edmund Kirby Smith, James Bennett, Jefferson Davis, Joseph Johnston, Nancy Bennett, Richard Taylor, This Astounding Close, To the Bitter End, William T. Sherman, Wilmer McLean
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Events Larger Than One Person: The Surrenders at Bennett Place, Durham, North Carolina
Conclusion. Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, ever the good soldier, obeyed Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s order. He informed his adversary, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, that the civil authorities in Washington, D. C. had rejected their treaty on the grounds … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Monuments, Sesquicentennial
Tagged Appomattox Court House, Bennett Place, Edmund Kirby Smith, Joseph Johnston, Richard Taylor, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Unity Monument, William T. Sherman, Wilmer McLean
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Where Was George Gordon Meade?
A Google search of the many sketches and paintings that have become the iconic, popular images of Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House may unveil a startling revelation. The commander of the Army of the Potomac, the principle … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities, Sesquicentennial
Tagged Appomattox Court House, Army of Northern Virginia, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Spotsylvania, Battle of the North Anna River, Battle of the Wilderness, George G. Meade, Lee's Retreat, Mexican War, Philip Sheridan, Robert E. Lee, Siege of Petersburg, U.S. Grant, Wilmer McLean
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Thoughts on Appomattox (part four)
The doors of Wilmer McLean’s house stand wide open–front and back–and a bevy of Parks Service volunteers stand ready to funnel the throng through. A Park Service ranger stands in the hallway to ensure no one enacts any mischief in the … Continue reading
