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The Hawkins’ Zouaves at Antietam
Emerging Civil War welcomes guest author Tyler Dicembrino… Miller’s Cornfield, Dunker Church, the Bloody Lane, West Woods, and the Burnside Bridge are all synonymous with the Battle of Antietam, but many forget the final assault on Harpers Ferry Road. It … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Regiments
Tagged 9th Corps, 9th New York Zouaves, Battle of Antietam, Edgar A. Kimball, Rush C. Hawkins, zouaves
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Les Zouaves
The Civil War Trust just released one of its latest short videos about Zouave soldiers, the prominent and multi-colored soldiers that adorned the battlefields in both armies, but predominantly the Union. Jim Taub gives an excellent discussion of Zouaves in … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Common Soldier, Ties to the War
Tagged Algeria, Boxer Rebellion, Civil War Trust, Crimean War, Dunkirk, Erwin Rommel, France, French Army, Jim Taub, North Africa, Sedan, World War I, World War II, zouaves
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Reward for Service
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Jim Taub Firing had been growing in intensity all along the line. The skirmishers of Governeur Warren’s V Corps were hotly engaged with Richard Ewell’s Confederates. The Army of the Potomac … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory
Tagged 140th New York, 146th New York, 155th Pennsylvania, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of the Wilderness, George Steuart, Governeur Warren, Little Round Top, Robert E. Lee, Saunders Field, U.S. Regulars, zouaves
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Resolutions Are Not Just For New Year’s Day!
Many of us take stock of our lives during the first couple of weeks of the New Year. We look at what went well, and what went poorly, what could have been better, and what could have been worse. Then, … Continue reading
A Curious Case of the Measles
We are glad to welcome Meg Thompson as a guest author today. Meg currently teaches at Brownell Middle School, named for E. E. Brownell, a California educator who was named for Colonel Elmer Ellsworth and is related to Corporal Francis … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Elmer Ellsworth, George Nicolay, John Hay, Lincoln, militia, zouaves
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