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Tag Archives: John Bell Hood
Spring Hill Battlefield – A Short Photo Essay
On November 29, 1864, CSA Lieutenant General John Bell Hood’s Army of Tennessee attempted to block US Major General John M. Schofield’s retreat route to Nashville. His goal was to place his army across the Franklin-Columbia Turnpike at Spring Hill, … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefield Photo Essays, Battlefield Wanderings, Civil War Trust
Tagged Affair at Spring Hill, Army of Tennessee, Battle of Franklin, Battle of Spring Hill, Civil War Preservation Trust, Civil War Trust, John B Hood, John Bell Hood, John M Schofield, Patrick Cleburne, Patrick R Cleburne, Rally Hill, Rippavilla Plantation, Thomas Cartwright, Thomas Y Cartwright
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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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Battle of Franklin – 146th Anniversary
Today is the 146th anniversary of the Battle of Franklin. After the fall of Atlanta, on September 2, 1864, CSA Lieutenant General John Bell Hood pushed his Army of Tennessee northwest into Alabama. His plans were to push into southern … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Studies, Significant Battles, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged Affair at Spring Hill, Army of Tennessee, Battle of Franklin, Battle of Spring Hill, Civil War, Franklin Nashville Campaign, George H Thomas, George Thomas, John Bell Hood, John Hood, John M Schofield, John Schofield, Thomas Cartwright, Thomas Y Cartwright
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The 2d Iowa Infantry and the Battle of Fort Donelson
After sitting on my bookshelf for more than a year, I finally have found time to read Steven E. Woodworth’s exceptional book on the Army of the Tennessee, “Nothing But Victory: The Army of the Tennessee, 1861-1865.” This book is … Continue reading
Posted in Infantry Regiments
Tagged 2d Iowa Infantry, 2nd Iowa Infantry, A S Johnston, Abraham Lincoln, Albert Johnston, Albert Sidney Johnston, Army of Mississippi, Army of the Ohio, Army of the Southwest, Army of the Tennessee, Atlanta Campaign, Battle of Atlanta, Battle of Corinth, Battle of Dallas, Battle of Fort Donelson, Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Battle of Marietta, Battle of New Hope Church, Battle of Pittsburg Landing, Battle of Resaca, Battle of Shiloh, Carolinas Campaign, Charles F Smith, Charles Ferguson Smith, Charles Smith, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, D C Buell, Don Carlos Buell, Elliott Rice, Fort Donelson, Fort Sumter, Grenville Dodge, Harry Doolittle, Hornet's Nest, James Baker, James Churcher, James M Tuttle, James Tuttle, Joe Johnston, John A McClernand, John B Hood, John Bell Hood, John Hood, John McClernand, Joseph E Johnston, Joseph Johnston, Marcellus Crocker, March to the Sea, Nothing But Victory, Samuel Curtis, Samuel R Curtis, Scehencius G Page, Scehencius Page, Second Battle of Corinth, Siege of Corinth, Simon B Buckner, Simon Bolivar Buckner, Simon Buckner, Solomon Page, Steven E Woodruff, Steven Woodworth, Thomas Sweeny, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, Voltaire Twombley, WHL Wallace, William H L Wallace, William T Sherman, William Tecumsah Sherman, XVI Corps
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The Battle of Chickamauga – 147th Anniversary
Today is the 147th anniversary of the second day of fighting at the Battle of Chickamauga. Chickamauga Creek runs through the valley southeast of Lookout Mountain. Loosely translated, the Indian name Chickamauga, translates into “River of Blood.” From the morning … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Battles, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Alexander M McCook, Alexander McCook, Alexander McD McCook, Alexander Mendoza, Army of Tennessee, Army of the Cumberland, Army of the Tennessee, Battle of Chattanooga, Battle of Chattanooga III, Battle of Chickamauga, BattlefieldPortraits.com, Braxton Bragg, Chattanooga and Chickamauga National Military Park, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Chickamauga National Military Park, Civil War, Civil War Battlefields, Cracker Line, David Friedrichs, David Powell, Ethan Rafuse, Ethan S Rafuse, George H Thomas, George Thomas, Gordon Granger, James Longstreet, Jefferson Davis, John B Hood, John Bell Hood, John Hood, John Lundberg, John R Lundberg, Joseph E Johnston, Joseph Johnston, Lee White, Peter Cozzens, Robert E. Lee, Robert Lee, Savas Beatie, Savas Beatie LLC, Savas Beatie Publishing, Snodgrass Hill, Steven E Woodruff, Steven Woodruff, The Chickamauga Campaign, The Maps of Chicamauga, Third Battle of Chattanooga, This Terrible Sound, Thomas Crittenden, Thomas L Crittenden, Timothy B. Smith, Timothy Smith, Tullahoma Campaign, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, William G Robertson, William Rosecrans, William S Rosecrans, William T Sherman, William Tecumsah Sherman
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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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Joseph E. Johnston Surrenders to William T. Sherman
On April 26, 1865 CSA General Joseph E. Johnston officially surrendered his Confederate Army of Tennessee to US Major General William T. Sherman at Durham Station, North Carolina. This official surrender followed an armistice that was signed by Johnston on April … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Events, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged Alexander P Stewart, Army of Tennessee, Atlanta Campaign, Battle of Chattanooga, Battle of Chickamauga, Battle of Franklin, Battle of Nashville, battle of stones river, Braxton Bragg, Carolinas Campaign, James Longstreet, John Bell Hood, Joseph E Johnston, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Patrick Cleburne, Stephen D Lee, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, William T Sherman, William Tecumsah Sherman
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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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Thomas Y. Cartwright Interview at the Famous Lotz House
I recently had the opportunity to meet with Thomas Y. Cartwright, expert historian on the Battle of Franklin, at the Lotz House. This interview compliments my three part series on CSA General John Bell Hood’s 1864 Franklin-Nashville Campaign (click HERE … Continue reading