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Tag Archives: Petersburg
Bennett Place -a photo essay
I visited the historic Bennett Place, in Durham, North Carolina, this past July. Run by the state of North Carolina, it is a historic site that you need to visit if you are in the area. I was fortunate to … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefield Photo Essays, Historical Events, Photo Essays (miscellaneous)
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln assassination, Andrew Johnson, Appomattox Campaign, Appomattox Court House, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of Tennessee, Battle of Appomattox Station, Battle of Averasboro, Battle of Averasborough, Battle of Bentonville, Bennett Place, Civil War, Diane Smith, Jefferson Davis, Jefferson F Davis, Jeremiah Degennaro, John Breckinridge, John C Breckinridge, John Guss, John W Guss, Joseph E Johnston, Joseph Johnston, Kent Hinkson, Petersburg, Petersburg Campaign, R E Lee, Robert E. Lee, Robert Lee, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, William Sherman, William T Sherman, William Tecumsah Sherman
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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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Abraham Lincoln Meets With His Military Leaders
One hundred forty-five years ago today, March 27, 1865, President Lincoln was at City Point, Virginia to meet with the commanders of his two largest armies. US Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant and Major General William T. Sherman met with … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Petersburg, Ulysses S Grant, William T Sherman
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Seymour H. Hall – Captain Co. F 121st New York Infantry
Seymour “Hiram” Hall was born in Barkersville, New York on September 26, 1835. Little is known of Hiram’s early life. With the outbreak of the Civil War, and Abraham Lincoln’s call for 75,000 state militia volunteers on April 15, 1861, … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioned Officers, Congressional Medal of Honor
Tagged 121st New York Infantry, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Fredericksburg, battle of the crater, Battle of the Wilderness, Captain Hiram Hall, Captain Seymour H. Hall, Civil War, Civil War Battlefields, Emory Upton, George Meade, Hiram Hall, Medal of Honor, Overland Campaign, Petersburg, Salvatore Cilella, Seymour H. Hall, Ulysses Grant, Upton's Regulars
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James Wiley, Sergeant 59th New York
James Barton Wiley was born in Ohio between 1836 and 1838. By 1850 he was living with his parents, Jacob and Mary Wiley, in Noble, Ohio. He was the oldest of seven siblings. He was the only son of Jacob … Continue reading
Posted in Congressional Medal of Honor, Private and Non-Commissioned Soldiers
Tagged 59th New York Infantry Regiment, Antietam, Army of the Potomac, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Gettysburg, Civil War, Civil War Battlefields, Congressional Medal of Honor, George Meade, Gettysburg, James Wiley, John Gibbon, Medal of Honor, Petersburg, Robert E. Lee, Thomas Jackson, Winfield S Hancock
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The Battle of the Crater
On July 24, 1864, commanding general, Ulysses S. Grant approved US Major General George Gordon Meade’s request to detonate a mine under the Confederate lines at Petersburg. In his order, Grant stated, “If this is attempted it will be necessary … Continue reading
Interview with Earl J. Hess, Author of In The Trenches at Petersburg
I have been a fan of Earl Hess’ books since reading “Pea Ridge: Civil War Campaign of the West,” co-written with William L. Shea, and released in 1997. I read his other books on field fortifications, “Field Armies and Fortifications,” and “Trench Warfare Under … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Interviews
Tagged Civil War, Earl Hess, In the Treches at Petersburg, Petersburg
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