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Tag Archives: Franz Sigel
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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Battle of Pea Ridge – 149th Anniversary
Today is the 149th anniversary of the Battle of Pea Ridge – also known as Elk Horn Tavern. Today would mark the conclusion of the battle, with CSA Major General Earl Van Dorn’s Army of the West retreating east from … Continue reading
The Battle of Wilson’s Creek and the Struggle for Missouri
Today is the 149th anniversary of the Battle of Wilson’s Creek, less commonly known as the Battle of Oak Hills. Fought near Springfield, Missouri, it was the first major conflict in the Western Theater of the Civil War. In an … Continue reading
Battle of Lynchburg – Photo Essay
In the summer of 1864 the upper Shenandoah Valley was a hotbed of military activity. After US Major General Franz Sigel’s Federal army was badly mauled at the Battle of New Market, on May 15, Ulysses S. Grant would remove … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefield Photo Essays, Battlefield Wanderings, Photo Essays (miscellaneous), Significant Battles
Tagged Battle of Lynchburg, Battle of New Market, Battle of Piedmont, David Hunter, Franz Sigel, Grumble Jones, Jubal A Early, Jubal Early, Lynchburg, Lynchburg VA, Lynchburg Virginia, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, William E Jones, William Jones
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Interview with Charlie Knight, author of Valley Thunder
I recently finished reading Charlie Knight’s new book, “Valley Thunder: The Battle of New Market and the Opening of the Shenandoah Campaign, May 1864.” This is Knight’s first book and I predict it will be the authoritative narrative on the famous … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Interviews
Tagged 1864 Valley Campaign, Author Interviews, Battle of New Market, Charles Knight, Charlie Knight, Franz Sigel, John Breckinridge, John Imboden, Savas Beatie, Savas Beatie LLC, Savas Beatie Publishing, Shenandoah Valley Campaign, Valley Campaign, Valley Thunder
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