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Tag Archives: James McPherson
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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My Top 12 Civil War Books and Five Biographies
Yesterday, Eric Wittenberg published his top 12 Civil War books on his wonderful blog, Rantings of a Civil War Historian. His post was triggered by a similar article by historian and Professor Glenn LaFantasie. I thought this would be interesting … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Book Reviews, Interviews
Tagged A Stillness at Appomattox, Battle Cry of Freedom, Breckinridge: Statesman Soldier Symbol, Bruce Catton, Charles Knight, Charles R Knight, Charlie Knight, Darrell Collins, Earl Hess, Earl J Hess, Eric A Jacobson, Eric J Wittenberg, Eric Jacobson, Eric Wittenberg, Ezra Carman, For Cause and For Country, From Winchester to Cedar Creek, Glenn LaFantasie, Gordon C Rhea, Grant: A Biography, J David Petruzzi, James A Hessler, James Hessler, James I Robertson, James M McPherson, James McPherson, JD Petruzzi, Jeffry D Wert, Jeffry Wert, John Hennessy, John J Hennessy, Joseph Harsh, Joseph L Harsh, Kenneth Noe, Kenneth W Noe, Major General Robert E Rodes, Pea Ridge: Civil War Campaign in the West, Perryville: This Grand Havoc of Battle, Peter Cozzens, Plenty of Blame to Go Around, Reluctant Rebels, Return to Bull Run, Richard Rupp, Savas Beatie, Scott Mingus, Sickles at Gettysburg, Stonewall Jackson The Man The Soldier The Legend, Taken at the Flood, The Louisiana Tigers in the Gettysburg Campaign, The Maryland Campaign of September 1862, This Terrible Sound, Thomas Clemens, Thomas G Clemens, Tom Clemens, Valley Thunder, William C Davis, William Davis, William McFeely, William S McFeely
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Historians Come Out Against Gaming in Gettysburg
The Civil War Preservation Trust issued the following press release today. It is good to see so many people coming out against the proposed Gettysburg casino. The idea of a casino within a mile of our most famous battlefield is … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Call to Action, News
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American Historical Association, Battle of Gettysburg, Carol Reardon, Civil War Preservation Trust, Ed Bearss, Edwin C Bearss, Eric Wittenberg, Garry Wills, Gettysburg Address, Gettysburg Casino, Gettysburg National Military Park, Gregory Fajt, James McPherson, Jeffery Wert, Mark Snell, National Coalition for History, National Park Service, National Parks Conservation Association, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Organization of American Historians, Preservation Pennsylvania, Society for Military History, Southern Historical Association
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The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
One hundred forty-six years ago today, US Major General William T. Sherman attacked CSA General Joseph E. Johnston’s well entrenched Army of Tennessee at Kennesaw Mountain. This battle came after a long string of flanking maneuvers by Sherman, all aimed … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefield Wanderings, Significant Battles, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged Alpheus Williams, Army of Tennessee, Army of the Cumberland, Army of the Ohio, Army of the Tennessee, Atlanta Campaign, Battle of Chickamauga, Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Battle of Pickett's Mill, Benjamin F Cheatham, Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Charles Harker, Daniel McCook, Francis Blair, Francis P Blair, Frank Cheatham, George H Thomas, George Thomas, Grenville Dodge, James B McPherson, James McPherson, Jefferson C Davis, Jefferson Davis, Joe Hooker, Joe Wheeler, John Bell Hood, John Logan, John M Schofield, John Newton, John Schofield, Joseph E Johnston, Joseph Hooker, Milo Haskall, Patrick Cleburne, Patrick R Cleburne, Pickett's Mill Battlefield Historic Site, William Loring, William Sherman, William T Sherman, William Tecumsah Sherman
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