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Chattanooga: More Than Just Another Victory for Grant
In the late summer and early days of fall of 1863, it seemed that all eyes were on the small railroad town of Chattanooga, TN. The disastrous defeat at Chickamauga and the huge casualties it reaped turned what had nearly … Continue reading
Grant Ascending . . .
The events of July 4, 1863, cemented Ulysses S. Grant’s position as a household name firmly into the public mind. The capitulation of the Confederate bastion of Vicksburg to “Unconditional Surrender” Grant of Donelson fame – on Independence Day no … Continue reading
Posted in Engaging the Civil War Series, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Battle Above the Clouds, Braxton Bragg, Chattanooga, Department of the Gulf, Department of the Mississippi, Henry Halleck, Joe Hooker, Lincoln, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Nathaniel Banks, Stanton, Tunnel Hill, Turning Points of the American Civil War, Turning-Points-Series, Ulysses S. Grant, Vicksburg, William Rosecrans, William T. Sherman
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The Picture Over the Door: N. C. Wyeth Illustrates the Civil War
Growing up, our neighbors had a print hung over the door that led into the hallway of their brick bungalow in Oklahoma City. I was pretty young, and not very tall, but I could see the image in the old, … Continue reading
On Location: The Site of James McPherson’s Death
July 22 is the anniversary of James McPherson’s death in 1864 during the battle of Atlanta. During my recent trip to the city, I went On Location to the spot where McPherson fell. ECW’s Steve Davis makes a special appearance, … Continue reading
Delaying the Army of the Tennessee: Evander Law and the Battle of Bentonville
We are now in the middle of the 152nd Anniversary of the Battle of Bentonville, fought from March 19 to March 21, 1865. During the three day battle, Confederate forces under Gen. Joseph Johnston engaged Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman’s … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities, Western Theater
Tagged Army of Northern Virginia, Battle of Averasboro, Battle of Bentonville, Evander Law, Joseph Johnston, Wade Hampton, William T. Sherman
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Campaign Through the Carolinas: An Ohio Cavalryman’s Recollections in the National Tribune
This is the fifth and final part of the 1892 account by an unidentified captain of the 10th Ohio Cavalry that appeared in the May 12, 1892 edition of the National Tribune. As pointed out previously, I believe this is … Continue reading
Campaign Through the Carolinas: An Ohio Cavalryman’s Recollections in the National Tribune
This is the third part of the 1892 account of the last days of the Civil War in North Carolina by an unidentified captain of the 10th Ohio Cavalry.
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Lincoln, Newspapers, Personalities, Politics
Tagged 10th Ohio Cavalry, Abraham Lincoln, Appomattox, John C. Breckinridge, Joseph Johnston, National Tribune, Wade Hampton, William T. Sherman
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Campaign Through the Carolinas: An Ohio Cavalryman’s Recollections in the National Tribune
This is the second part of the account of the final days of the Civil War in North Carolina by an unidentified captain of the 10th Ohio Cavalry.
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Lincoln, Newspapers, Personalities
Tagged 10th Ohio Cavalry, Abraham Lincoln, Appomattox, George Stoneman, Joseph Johnston, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman
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Campaign Through the Carolinas: An Ohio Cavalryman’s Recollections in the National Tribune
Recently, while researching the events at Bennett Place, near Durham, North Carolina, where a series of truly remarkable events led to the surrender of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston’s army, as well as the remaining Confederate armies in the field, I … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Newspapers, Personalities
Tagged 10th Ohio Cavalry, Alfred Terry, John Schofield, Joseph Johnston, Joseph Wheeler, Judson Kilpatrick, Robert E. Lee, The National Tribune, Ulysses S. Grant, Wade Hampton, William T. Sherman
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ECW Digital Shorts – Supplies are the Great Question
At a gathering of Civil War historians I once overheard the statement: “Amateurs study tactics, pros study logistics.” Many would rightfully disagree, but it is certain that many eschew digging into the tedious logistical quagmire in preference to the more compelling … Continue reading
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