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Tag Archives: XIV Corps
The Last Charge of the Army of Tennessee
As the line of gaunt and scared Confederate veterans emerged from the piney forest and advanced over the cool, sandy soil, the scene inspired nearby onlookers. The Army of Tennessee was moving forward that afternoon for an assault once more. … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Western Theater
Tagged 150th Anniversary of Bentonville, A. P. Stewart, Army of Tennessee, Battle of Bentonville, Bentonville, Braxton Bragg, Chickamauga, D.H. Hill, Henry Slocum, Joseph E. Johnston, Joseph Johnston, North Carolina, Patrick Cleburne, Sam Watkins, William Hardee, William J. Hardee, William T. Sherman, XIV Corps
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To Crush One Corps of Sherman’s Army: Henry Slocum’s Actions at Bentonville
Major General Henry W. Slocum could hardly believe his ears. Standing before him was an emaciated figure, dressed in enemy gray. The man, a “galvanized Yankee”, which was a term applied to captured Union soldiers who chose to enter Confederate … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities, Politics, Sesquicentennial, Western Theater
Tagged 10th Michigan Infantry, 14th Michigan Infantry, 150th Anniversary of Bentonville, 17th New York Infantry, 27th New York Infantry, 60th Illinois Infantry, Battle of Averasboro, Battle of Bentonville, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Chattanooga, Battle of Gettysburg, Braxton Bragg, District of Vicksburg, Henry Slocum, James B. McPherson, James Morgan, Jefferson C. Davis, Joseph Hooker, Joseph Johnston, March to the Sea, Oliver O. Howard, Robert Hoke, Seven Days Battles, Sherman's Carolinas Campaign, Wade Hampton, William Carlin, William Hardee, William T. Sherman, XII Corps, XIV Corps, XX Corps
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A March Made in Georgia: Sherman’s Famous March to the Sea
Today, we are pleased to welcome guest author Derek Maxfield. One hundred-fifty years ago this fall, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman led an army of sixty-thousand men on a militarily-unorthodox campaign through the heart of Georgia. Sherman’s “March to the … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Sesquicentennial
Tagged Battle of Griswoldville, Ebeneezer Creek, Henry Slocum, Jefferson C. Davis, John Bell Hood, Joseph Johnston, Judson Kilpatrick, Leonidas Polk, March to the Sea, Meridian Campaign, Oliver Howard, Savannah Georgia, Thomas Ewing, Ulysses S. Grant, Vicksburg Campaign, William Tecumseh Sherman, XIV Corps
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A Visit to Averasboro and Bentonville
Over Columbus Day weekend, I had the opportunity to travel to North Carolina to take pictures of the battlefields of Averasboro and Bentonville. These pictures will be used in Calamity in Carolina: The Battles of Averasboro and Bentonville, March 1865. … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Books & Authors, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War Series, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Battle of Averasboro, Battle of Bentonville, Battle of Cowpens, Bloody Autumn The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864, Calamity in Carolina: The Battles of Averasboro and Bentonville March 1865, Chicora Cemetery, Daniel Morgan, Harper family, Henry Slocum, Hurricane from the Heavens The Battle of Cold Harbor May 26-June 5 1864, James Morgan, Joseph Johnston, North Carolina monument at Bentonville, Phillip S. Greenwalt, Savas Beatie LLC, Texas monument at Bentonville, William J. Hardee, William Tecumseh Sherman, XIV Corps, XX Corps
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Chickamauga: Thomas’s Battleline
The monument to the 2nd Ohio Infantry took its design in honor of the XIV Corps, which adopted an acorn as their symbol following the campaign for Chattanooga. The acorn was chosen by Gen. George Thomas because his men stood like … Continue reading
