Tag Archives: Chancellorsville

2009 In Review – The Top 10 Articles on This Mighty Scourge

Happy 2010!  We have much to look forward to in the coming year.  But let us take a quick look at what happened in 2009.  According to Time magazine, the Top 10 ten news stories of 2009 were: 10. The … Continue reading

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Interview with Sal Cilella, author of “Upton’s Regulars”

As most of you are aware, I am very interested in the smaller units of the Civil War.  The volunteer infantry regiments comprised the backbone of the opposing armies of the American Civil War.  Most regiments were comprised of ten … Continue reading

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New Civil War Preservation Trust Campaign – Chancellorsville and The Wilderness

Today, the Civil War Preservation Trust announced a new campaign to save 179 acres of endangered battlefield at The Wilderness and Chancellorsville battlefields.  As you have previously read, on This Mighty Scourge, The Wilderness Battlefield has continued to be lost … Continue reading

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The Battle of Chancellorsville – Joe Hooker’s Legacy

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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