Monthly Archives: May 2009

Cold Harbor – A Very Hot Battle Nowhere Near A Harbor

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Michael Noirot

After twenty-six days, of unrelenting battles, from May 6–7, at The Wilderness, May 8–21, at Spotsylvania Court House and May 23–26, at the North Anna River, US Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant pushed his Army of the Potomac, further into the … Continue reading →

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Francis A. Waller – Corporal 6th Wisconsin

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Michael Noirot

Francis A. Waller was born on August 15, 1840 in Gurneyville, Ohio.  Waller moved to Vernon County, Wisconsin in 1853.  After the Confederate firing on Fort Sumter, on April 12, 1861, Abraham Lincoln would issue a proclamation, on April 15, … Continue reading →

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Remembering Those Who Gave The Last Full Measure

Posted on May 25, 2009 by Michael Noirot

On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln was asked to make a few “appropriate remarks,” at the dedication of the National Cemetery, at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.  Lincoln was able to sum up, in one sentence, the significance of our current Memorial … Continue reading →

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Ulysses S. Grant Attacks Vicksburg

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Michael Noirot

On May 22, 1863, US Major General Ulysses S. Grant ordered a major attack against the Confederate works at Vicksburg, Mississippi.(i)  Grant did not want a siege – he wanted a breakthrough.  Grant had enjoyed a string of successful battles … Continue reading →

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New Additions to ThisMightyScourge.com Blogroll

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Michael Noirot

I know my readers like to keep up with what’s going on in the Civil War blogosphere.  I have recently added several great blogs to my Blogroll.  You can access these blogs by clicking on their links on the right … Continue reading →

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Enhancements to This Mighty Scourge

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Michael Noirot

I wanted to let you know about a couple of new enhancements I have recently made to This Mighty Scourge.  In an effort to let my readers tell me how they like my articles, I have installed the GD Star Rating … Continue reading →

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Preservation Virginia Joins Coalition To Stop The Wilderness Wal-Mart

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Michael Noirot

On May 18, 2009, the private non-profit organization, Preservation Virginia, announced their top nine threatened historical sites, in Virginia.  As part of the coalition to prevent Wal-Mart from building a Supercenter adjacent to the Wilderness Battlefield, they provide important advocacy, … Continue reading →

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David Herbert Donald – RIP

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Michael Noirot

As reported this morning, on Civil War Interactive, Pulitzer Prize winning author of “Lincoln,” David Herbert Donald died on Sunday, May 17, 2009, in Boston. Mr. Donald was 88 and was working on a study of John Quincy Adams’ defeat … Continue reading →

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Henry H. Taylor, Sergeant Co. C – 45th Illinois Infantry

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Michael Noirot

Henry H. Taylor was born in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, near Galena, on July 4, 1841, to John W. Taylor and Temperance Stringfield.  Taylor would enlist, on May 9, 1861, after Abraham Lincoln’s call for 75,000 state militia, after the … Continue reading →

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Help the Civil War Preservation Trust Protect the Wilderness Battlefield

Posted on May 16, 2009 by Michael Noirot

As many of you are probably aware, one of our greatest Civil War battlefields is under siege.  Wal-Mart is planning on building a 141,000 square foot Wal-Mart Super Center adjacent to the Chancellorsville and Wilderness National Battlefield Park.  This area … Continue reading →

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