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Battle of Antietam -149th anniversary

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Michael Noirot

Today is the 149th anniversary of the single bloodiest day in American history -September 17, 1862. On this day two armies met near the small town of Sharpsburg, Maryland. One was intent on protecting his escape route over the Potomac … Continue reading →

Posted in Significant Battles, This Day In The Civil War | Tagged Battle of Antietam, George B McClellan, George Brinton McClellan, George McClellan, Maryland Campaign, R E Lee, Robert E. Lee, Robert Lee | Leave a comment

Battle of South Mountain -149th Anniversary

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Michael Noirot

Today, September 14, is the 149th anniversary of the Battle of South Mountain. Part of the 1862 Maryland Campaign, it is more often than not overshadowed by the Battle of Antietam which followed three days later. With nearly 5,000 combined … Continue reading →

Posted in Significant Battles, This Day In The Civil War | Tagged 27th Indiana Infantry, Abraham Lincoln, Ambrose Burnside, Ambrose E Burnside, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Army of Virginia, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Chantilly, Battle of Crampton's Gap, Battle of Harpers Ferry, Battle of Sharpsburg, Battle of South Mountain, Bill Franklin, D H Hill, Daniel Harvey Hill, Dixon Miles, Dixon S Miles, Fox's Gap, George B McClellan, George Brinton McClellan, George McClellan, Harvey Hill, J.E.B. Stuart, James Ewell Brown Stuart, James Longstreet, JEB Stuart, John Pope, Lafayette McLaws, Maryland Campaign, R E Lee, Robert E. Lee, Robert Lee, Second Battle of Bull Run, Second Battle of Manassas, Seven Days, Special Order 191, Stonewall Jackson, The Maryland Campaign of September 1862, The Seven Days, Thomas Jackson, Thomas Stonewall Jackson, Turner's Gap, William B Franklin, William Franklin | 2 Comments

U.S. Colonel Ezra A. Carman (Soldier Profile series)

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Michael Noirot

Ezra Ayers Carman, U.S. Colonel Birth Date: February 27, 1834 Birth Place: Oak Tree, Middlesex County, New Jersey Date of Death: December 25, 1909 Location of Death: Washington City, District of Columbia Education: Kentucky Military Institute and University of Nashville … Continue reading →

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US Brigadier General Alexander S. Webb (Soldier Profile series)

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Michael Noirot

Alexander S. Webb, U.S. Brigadier General Birth Date: February 15, 1835 Birth Place: New York City, New York Date of Death: February 12, 1911 Location of Death: Bronx, New York Education: U.S. Military Academy at West Point – Class of … Continue reading →

Posted in General Officers, Soldier Profiles | Tagged 106th Pennsylvania Infantry, 1st Rhode Island Artillery, 4th US Artillery, 69th Pennsylvania Infantry, 71st Pennsylvania Infantry, 72d Pennsylvania Infantry, 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Alexander S Webb, Alexander Stewart Webb, Alexander Webb, Alonzo Cushing, Alonzo H Cushing, Ambrose R Wright, Ambrose Wright, Army of Northeastern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Bristoe Station, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Gaines Mill, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Malvern Hill, Battle of Mechanicsville, Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of the Wilderness, Charles Kochersperger, Charles Wainwright, Civil War, Dan Sickles, Daniel E Sickles, Daniel Sickles, Dennis O'Kane, E Porter Alexander, Edward Porter Alexander, First Battle of Manassas, Fitz John Porter, Fortress Monroe, Frank Haskell, George B McClellan, George E Pickett, George G Meade, George Gordon Meade, George McClellan, George Meade, George Pickett, Irvin McDowell, James Longstreet, John Gibbon, Lewis A Armistead, Lewis Armistead, Maryland Campaign, Norman Hall, Norman J Hall, Overland Campaign, Peninsula Campaign, Philadelphia Brigade, Richard Garnett, Richard Smith, Robert E. Lee, Robert Lee, Siege of Yorktown, Thomas A Smyth, Thomas Smyth, West Point, William Barry, William F Barry, Winfield Hancock, Winfield S Hancock, Winfield Scott Hancock | 1 Comment

Interview With Tom Clemens, Editor of The Maryland Campaign of September 1862, Vol. 1: South Mountain

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Michael Noirot

I recently finished reading “The Maryland Campaign of September 1862, Vol. 1: South Mountain.” This is the first of a two part series edited by Tom Clemens. Clemens is a professor of history at Hagerstown Community College and received a … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Interviews | Tagged Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Author Interviews, Battle of South Mountain, Civil War, Maryland Campaign, Savas Beatie, Savas Beatie LLC, Savas Beatie Publishing, The Maryland Campaign of September 1862, Thomas Clemens, Thomas G Clemens, Tom Clemens | 2 Comments

Antietam – One Bloody Day in September 1862

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Michael Noirot

After CSA General Robert E. Lee pushed US Major General George B. McClellan from the peninsula, at the conclusion of the Seven Days, he pushed quickly after US Major General John Pope’s Army of Virginia. The two adversaries would clash … Continue reading →

Posted in Significant Battles, This Day In The Civil War | Tagged Antietam, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Battle of Antietam, Civil War, Civil War Battlefield Preservation, Civil War Preservation Trust, George McClellan, Irish Brigade, John Gibbon, Maryland Campaign, Robert E. Lee, Thomas Stonewall Jackson | 3 Comments

Tag Archives: Maryland Campaign

Battle of Antietam -149th anniversary

Battle of South Mountain -149th Anniversary

U.S. Colonel Ezra A. Carman (Soldier Profile series)

US Brigadier General Alexander S. Webb (Soldier Profile series)

Interview With Tom Clemens, Editor of The Maryland Campaign of September 1862, Vol. 1: South Mountain

Antietam – One Bloody Day in September 1862

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