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Category Archives: General Officers
Ulysses S. Grant dies
Today is the 126th anniversary of the death of US Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant. When most people think of the most popular, well known people of 19th Century United States they immediately think of Abraham Lincoln. While Lincoln was … Continue reading
Posted in General Officers, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged 21st Illinois Infantry, Abraham Lincoln, Appomattox Campaign, Appomattox Court House, Army of Northern Virginia, Battle of Belmont, Battle of Champion Hill, Battle of Chattanooga, Battle of Chattanooga III, Battle of Cold Harbor, Battle of Fort Donelson, Battle of Fort Sumter, Battle of North Anna, Battle of Petersburg, Battle of Shiloh, Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of the Wilderness, Black Friday, Civil War, Fort Donelson, Fort Sumter, General Grant National Memorial, George Washington, Julia Dent Grant, Mark Twain, Overland Campaign, Petersburg Campaign, Richard Yates, Robert E. Lee, Robert Lee, Secession Crisis, Siege of Petersburg, Siege of Vicksburg, Stephen Douglas, The Wilderness, Third Battle of Chattanooga, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, Vicksburg, Whiskey Ring
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U.S. Brigadier General James Shields (Soldier Profile series)
James Shields, Brigadier General U.S. Volunteers Birth Date: May 6, 1806 Birth Place: County of Tyrone, Ireland Date of Death: June 1, 1879 Location of Death: Ottumwa, Iowa Education: Studied Law in Illinois Military Experience: Mexican War, Civil War Major … Continue reading
Posted in General Officers, Soldier Profiles
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Army of the Potomac, Army of the Shenandoah, Battle of Cerro Gordo, Battle of Chapultepec, Battle of Churubusco, Battle of Contreras, Battle of Cross Keys, Battle of Port Republic, Battle of Second Manassas, Civil War, Edwin M Stanton, Edwin Stanton, Erastus B Tyler, Erastus Tyler, First Battle of Kernstown, Franz Sigel, Frederick Lander, Frederick W Lander, Jackson's 1862 Valley Campaign, Jackson's Valley Campaign, James Shields, John A McClernand, John C Fremont, John Fremont, John Hardin, John J Hardin, John McClernand, Nathaniel Banks, Nathaniel P Banks, Panic of 1837, Second Bull Run, Second Manassas, Seven Days, Stephen A Douglas, Stonewall Jackson, The Seven Days, Thomas Jackson, Thomas Stonewall Jackson, Turner Ashby, Winfield Scott
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Ulysses S. Grant turns 189
Today is the birthday of U.S. Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant. He was born on April 27, 1822 in Point Pleasant, Ohio. Grant’s career is an American success story. Entering the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1839, … Continue reading
Posted in General Officers, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged 21st Illinois Infantry, Appomattox Campaign, Appomattox Court House, Army of Northern Virginia, Battle of Chattanooga, Battle of Fort Donelson, Battle of Shiloh, battle of vicksburg, Black Friday, Civil War, Credit Mobilier, Fort Donelson, George Washington, John J Pershing, John Pershing, Julia Dent Grant, Julia Grant, Let Us Have Peace, Mark Twain, Mary Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, President Grant, Richard Yates, Robert E. Lee, Robert Lee, Siege of Vicksburg, U.S. Grant, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, Whiskey Ring
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Washington DC – A city of monuments
This past week I had the opportunity to spend a couple of hours in Washington, D.C. While my favorite place in the area is Arlington National Cemetery, the city proper has plenty to offer. With the limited amount of time … Continue reading
Posted in General Officers, Photo Essays (miscellaneous)
Tagged Arlington National Cemetery, David Farragut, David G Farragut, George B McClellan, George Brinton McClellan, George G Meade, George Gordon Meade, George H Thomas, George McClellan, George Meade, George Thomas, James B McPherson, James McPherson, John A Logan, John A Rawlins, John Logan, John Rawlins, Phil Sheridan, Philip H Sheridan, Philip Sheridan, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, William Sherman, William T Sherman, William Tecumsah Sherman, Winfield Hancock, Winfield S Hancock, Winfield Scott Hancock
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George E. Pickett, CSA Major General (Soldier Profile Series)
George E. Pickett, CSA Major General Birth Date: January 16, 1825(i) Birth Place: Richmond, Virginia Date of Death: July 30, 1875 Location of Death: Norfolk, Virginia Education: U.S. Military Academy at West Point – Class of 1846 Military Experience: Mexican … Continue reading
Posted in General Officers, Soldier Profiles
Tagged A.P. Hill, Ambrose Powell Hill, Appomattox Campaign, Appomattox Court House, Army of Northern Virginia, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Cold Harbor, Battle of Fair Oaks, Battle of Five Forks, Battle of Fort Stedman, Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Gaines Mill, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Petersburg, Battle of Sailor's Creek, Battle of Sayler's Creek, Battle of Seven Pines, Battle of Williamsburg, Benjamin Butler, Benjamin F Butler, Civil War, Edward Porter Alexander, George B McClellan, George E Pickett, George Pickett, Isaac R Trimble, Isaac Trimble, J Johnston Pettigrew, James Kemper, James Longstreet, Jesse L Reno, Jesse Reno, Joe Hooker, John Bell Hood, John Buford, John Gibbon, Joseph Hooker, Lafayette McLaws, Lewis Armistead, Overland Campaign, P.G.T. Beauregard, Petersburg, PGT Beauregard, Phil Sheridan, Philip Sheridan, Pickett's Charge, Richard Garnett, Robert E. Lee, Robert Lee, Siege of Petersburg, Siege of Suffolk, Theophilus Holmes, Thomas Jackson, Thomas Stonewall Jackson, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant
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Ulysses S. Grant – Dead at 63
Today marks the 125th anniversary of the death of US Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant. Grant led the United States to victory in the Civil War and would serve two terms as President of the United States (March 4, 1869 … Continue reading
A Visit to Laurel Hill Cemetery
On a recent trip to the Philadelphia area I had an opportunity to visit Laurel Hill Cemetery. Established in 1836 by John Jay Smith, it sits on 78 acres of rolling hills overlooking the Schuylkill River. Having missed many opportunities … Continue reading
Posted in General Officers, Photo Essays (miscellaneous)
Tagged Charles F Smith, Charles Ferguson Smith, Charles Smith, George G Meade, George Gordon Meade, George Meade, John C Pemberton, John Dahlgren, John Pemberton, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Robert Patterson, Samuel Crawford, Samuel W Crawford, Samuel Wylie Crawford, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant
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The Battle of Yellow Tavern and Death of J.E.B. Stuart
Today is the 146th anniversary of the Battle of Yellow Tavern – and the mortal wounding of Confederate Major General James Ewell Brown “J.E.B.” Stuart. Stuart, whom historian Eric J. Wittenberg considers the “best cavalry commander ever sired in the … Continue reading
Posted in Cavalry Raids, General Officers, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged Alfred Pleasanton, Army of Northern Virginia, Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of Yellow Tavern, Eric Wittenberg, Fitzhugh Lee, George Meade, J.E.B. Stuart, James Ewell Brown Stuart, JEB Stuart, John Huff, Phil Sheridan, Philip Sheridan, Robert E. Lee, Russell Alger, Thomas Jackson, Thomas Stonewall Jackson, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant
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