Monthly Archives: April 2009

The Battle of Chancellorsville – Joe Hooker’s Legacy

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Michael Noirot

Today marks the 146th anniversary of US Major General Joseph Hooker’s Chancellorsville Campaign.  After the terrible losses during the Battle of Fredericksburg, from December 11–15, 1862, the Northern populace was in a state of shock.  US Major General Ambrose Burnside … Continue reading →

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Ulysses S. Grant – U.S. Lieutenant General

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Michael Noirot

Today, April 27, 2009, marks the 187th anniversary of the birth of Ulysses S. Grant.  Hiram Ulysses Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio, to Jesse Root Grant and Hannah Simpson Grant.  His parents would move the family to Georgetown, … Continue reading →

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This Mighty Scourge – Top Ten Articles

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Michael Noirot

It amazes me how well my blog has been received.  It is very humbling to find so many people reading ThisMightyScourge.com.  Having started this blog, in December 2008, it has exceeded my readership expectations every single month.  With April 2009 … Continue reading →

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April 22 – This day in the Civil War

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Michael Noirot

1818 U.S. Major General Cadwallader C. Washburn was born, in Livermore, Maine.(i)  Washburn would attend school in Wiscasset, Maine.  He would later teach school in the same city.  Washburn would move to Iowa, in 1839, residing in Davenport.  He would spend … Continue reading →

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John Gibbon – U.S. Major General

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Michael Noirot

April 20, 2009 marks the 182nd birthday of John Gibbon, career military man, and one of the most successful commanders of the Federal army, during the Civil War.(i)  Born in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania on  April 20, 1827, to Dr. John H. … Continue reading →

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Lincoln Quote from February 1864

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Michael Noirot

Under intense pressure, with Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia still in fighting form, after a nearly disastrous loss at Gettysburg, President Abraham Lincoln was reticent at the start of 1864.  On February 6, 1864, Lincoln met with friend, … Continue reading →

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William Blackstone Williams – U.S. Captain

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Michael Noirot

William “Blackstone” Williams was no friend of the Republican Party, or Abraham Lincoln.  As Blackstone’s minister later stated of Blackstone he was, “staunch in the conviction that the success of that party, following the long agitation at the North of … Continue reading →

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Lincoln Martyred – The Death of Abraham Lincoln

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Michael Noirot

Part 2 in a narrative of Lincoln’s Assassination April 15, a day many modern American’s dread – Tax Day!  A thousand tax days are better than what happened on April 15, 1865.  In 1865, the United States woke up to a … Continue reading →

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Good Friday 1865 – Assassination For Victory

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Michael Noirot

Part 1 in a narrative of Lincoln’s Assassination April 14, 1865 was one of the Holiest days of the Christian faith.  Based on Christian beliefs Good Friday is the celebration of Jesus Christ’s Last Supper, with his apostles.  They would … Continue reading →

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Fort Sumter is Attacked!

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Michael Noirot

Besides being the most Holy day for Christians – Easter Sunday – today is the 148th Anniversary of the bombardment of Fort Sumter.  An act that irrevocably spun the country into a fratricidal war – brother fighting brother, father fighting son and … Continue reading →

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