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Tag Archives: Civil War Battlefields
Appomattox Court House – The Surrender That Saved the Country
On April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, CSA General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to US Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant 145 years ago today, after nearly four years of pitched fighting, the CSA Army … Continue reading
Shiloh National Military Park – a photo essay
Today marks the 148th anniversary of the second day of fighting at the Battle of Shiloh. On April 6, 1862, CSA General Albert Sidney Johnston’s Army of Mississippi launched a surprise dawn attack on US Major General Ulysses S. Grant’s … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefield Photo Essays, Significant Battles, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged Albert Sidney Johnston, Army of Mississippi, Army of the Tennessee, Battle of Shiloh, Benjamin Prentiss, Civil War, Civil War Battlefields, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, W.H.L. Wallace, William T Sherman, William Tecumsah Sherman, William Wallace
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The Siege of Corinth – A Visit and Photo Essay on Corinth, Mississippi
The Siege of Corinth After the Battle of Shiloh, April 6–7, 1862, US Major General Henry W. Halleck arrived at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, to take command of the Federal forces: Army of the Tennessee and Army of the Ohio. US … Continue reading
John C. Black – Lieutenant Colonel 37th Illinois Infantry
With a short narrative of the Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas I recently finished reading Professor William L. Shea’s newest book, “Fields of Blood: The Prairie Grove Campaign.” This is an excellent book on the little known Battle of Prairie … Continue reading
Fort Donelson is Surrendered
Today is an important day in Civil War history. US Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant received the “unconditional surrender” of Fort Donelson. Meeting him at the Dover Hotel, was his old friend, CSA Brigadier General Simon Bolivar Buckner who surrendered his … Continue reading
5th New York Infantry – Duryée Zouaves
The 5th New York Infantry regiment, also known as Duryée’s Zouaves was organized in New York City after President Abraham Lincoln’s call for the states to send 75,000 state militiamen “in order to suppress said combinations, and to cause the laws to … Continue reading
Posted in Infantry Regiments
Tagged 5th New York Infantry, Abram Duryee, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Army of Virginia, Battle of Gaines Mill, Battle of Second Bull Run, Battle of Second Manassas, Civil War, Civil War Battlefields, Cleveland Winslow, Duryee Zouaves, Fitz John Porter, Gouverneur Warren, James Longstreet, John Bell Hood, John Hennessy, John Pope, Nathaniel McLean, Texas Brigade
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The Battle of Stones River
The Battle of Stones River was fought from December 31, 1862 through January 2, 1863. Fought in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, the battle is often overlooked by Civil War students. However, this sanguinary battle was a resounding Federal victory, pushing the Confederate … Continue reading
Civil War Preservation Reports Victory At Appomattox Station
I received an email this afternoon from the Civil War Preservation Trust’s president, Jim Lighthizer. It is an update on the campaign to save 47 acres at Appomattox Station – the site of a significant Federal victory on April 8, … Continue reading
The Battle of Franklin – John Bell Hood’s 1864 Franklin-Nashville Campaign
This is part two of a three part series on John Bell Hood’s Franklin-Nashville Campaign. Part one can be accessed by clicking HERE. Click HERE for animated maps of the Affair at Spring Hill and the Battle of Franklin – … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Studies, Significant Battles
Tagged Army of Tennessee, Army of the Ohio, Battle of Franklin, Carnton Plantation, Carter House, Civil War, Civil War Battlefield Preservation, Civil War Battlefields, Civil War Preservation Trust, Emerson Opdyke, George Thomas, John Bell Hood, John Schofield, Patrick Cleburne
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Civil War Preservation Trust Saves 2,777 Acres in 2009
I received the following press release from the Civil War Preservation Trust yesterday. This great organization had a spectacular year, in 2009, even with the country gripped in a terrible recession. Congratulations to the Civil War Preservation Trust! Thank you … Continue reading