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Second Battle of Fort Fisher
Fort Fisher protected the entrance to the Cape Fear River in North Carolina. The river was the only navigable link to Wilmington, North Carolina, which was the Confederacy’s last open port during early 1865. Because of this, it became a … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Battles, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged Adelbert Ames, Alfred Colquitt, Alfred H Terry, Alfred Terry, Battle of Fort Fisher, Benjamin Butler, Benjamin F Butler, Braxton Bragg, Buchanan Battery, Charles Paine, Civil War, David Dixon Porter, First Battle of Bull Run, First Battle of Fort Fisher, First Battle of Manassas, Fort Fisher, Galusha Pennypacker, James Reilly, John M Schofield, John Schofield, Joseph Abbott, Joseph C Abbott, Kidder Breese, Louis Bell, Newton Curtis, Newton M Curtis, Robert F Hoke, Robert Hoke, Second Battle of Fort Fisher, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, W.H.C. Whiting, William H.C. Whiting, William Lamb, William Whiting
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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 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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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
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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From Atlanta to Spring Hill – John Bell Hood’s 1864 Franklin-Nashville Campaign
This is part one 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 A.P. Stewart, Alexander P Stewart, Army of Tennessee, Army of the Cumberland, Army of the Ohio, Battle of Spring Hill, Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Civil War, Civil War Battlefield Preservation, Civil War Battlefields, Civil War Preservation Trust, Columbia TN, David S Stanley, Emerson Opdyke, Frank Cheatham, Franklin Nashville Campaign, George Thomas, Jacob D Cox, John Bell Hood, John Schofield, Rippavilla Plantation, S.D. Lee, Stephen D Lee, Ulysses Grant, William Tecumsah Sherman
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John Bell Hood’s 1864 Tennessee Campaign – A Series
Yes, I do know it is the Christmas season. Yes, I do know that I should be very supportive of my family. After all, there is much shopping, and decorating, to do. However, it is all the season of my … Continue reading