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Tag Archives: Ulysses Grant
Fort Fisher State Historic Site – a photo essay
Early in the Civil War, Wilmington, North Carolina was recognized as an important port by the Confederate government. To protect the port, CSA Major Charles P. Bolles began construction of Fort Fisher in the spring of 1861. The original plans … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefield Photo Essays, Significant Battles
Tagged 1st North Carolina Infantry, Adelbert Ames, Alfred Colquitt, Alfred H Colquitt, Alfred H Terry, Alfred Terry, Appomattox Court House, Army of Northern Virginia, Battery Bolles, Battle of Fort Fisher, Benjamin Butler, Benjamin F Butler, Braxton Bragg, Charles Bolles, Charles P Bolles, Civil War, David D Porter, David Dixon Porter, Federal Point, First Battle of Fort Fisher, Fort Fisher, Fort Fisher State Historic Site, James Reilly, Kidder Breese, Kidder R Breese, Robert E. Lee, Robert F Hoke, Robert Hoke, Robert Lee, Seawell Fremont, Seawell L Fremont, Second Battle of Fort Fisher, Sheperds Battery, Sheppards Battery, Theophilus H Holmes, Theophilus Holmes, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, USS Louisiana, W.H.C. Whiting, William De Rosset, William DeRosset, William H.C. Whiting, William L De Rosset, William L DeRosset, William Lamb, Wilmington Light Infantry
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Hunter H. McGuire – Chief Surgeon 2d Corps Army of Northern Virginia (Soldier Profile Series)
C.S.A. Chief Surgeon Hunter H. McGuire Birth Date: October 11, 1835 Birth Place: Winchester, Virginia Date of Death: September 19, 1900 Location of Death: Richmond, Virginia Education: Winchester Medical College Military Experience: United States Civil War Major Battles: Served as a … Continue reading
Posted in Soldier Profiles, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged 2d Virginia Infantry, 2nd Virginia Infantry, Appomattox Campaign, Appomattox Court House, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Army of the Shenandoah, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Opequon, Battle of Waynesboro, Battle of Winchester, Civil War, First Battle of Bull Run, First Battle of Manassas, Harpers Ferry, Hunter H McGuire, Hunter Holmes McGuire, Hunter McGuire, Jennifer Goellnitz, Jenny Goellnitz, Jubal A Early, Jubal Early, P.G.T. Beauregard, PGT Beauregard, Phil Sheridan, Philip H Sheridan, Philip Sheridan, Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, Richard Ewell, Richard S Ewell, Robert E. Lee, Robert Lee, Rockbridge Artillery, Sandie Pendleton, Stonewall Jackson, Third Battle of Winchester, Thomas J Jackson, Thomas Jackson, Thomas Stonewall Jackson, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, Winchester Rifles
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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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Battle of the Crater -147th Anniversary
Today, friends, is the 147th anniversary of the Battle of the Crater. Fought in the trenches of Petersburg, it is inevitably one of the greatest Federal blunders of the Civil War. While well conceived, the battle was lost due to … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Battles, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged Ambrose Burnside, Ambrose E Burnside, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, battle of the crater, Civil War, George G Meade, George Gordon Meade, George Meade, Robert E. Lee, Robert Lee, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, William Mahone
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Ulysses S. Grant dies
Today is the 126th anniversary of the death of US Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant. When most people think of the most popular, well known people of 19th Century United States they immediately think of Abraham Lincoln. While Lincoln was … Continue reading
Posted in General Officers, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged 21st Illinois Infantry, Abraham Lincoln, Appomattox Campaign, Appomattox Court House, Army of Northern Virginia, Battle of Belmont, Battle of Champion Hill, Battle of Chattanooga, Battle of Chattanooga III, Battle of Cold Harbor, Battle of Fort Donelson, Battle of Fort Sumter, Battle of North Anna, Battle of Petersburg, Battle of Shiloh, Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of the Wilderness, Black Friday, Civil War, Fort Donelson, Fort Sumter, General Grant National Memorial, George Washington, Julia Dent Grant, Mark Twain, Overland Campaign, Petersburg Campaign, Richard Yates, Robert E. Lee, Robert Lee, Secession Crisis, Siege of Petersburg, Siege of Vicksburg, Stephen Douglas, The Wilderness, Third Battle of Chattanooga, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, Vicksburg, Whiskey Ring
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Battle of Spotsylvania Court House winds down
One hundred forty-seven years ago the fighting at Spotsylvania Court House was winding down. Part of US Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant’s Overland Campaign, it was a horrific series of battles. After fighting CSA General Robert E. Lee’s Army of … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Battles, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged Abner M Perrin, Abner Perrin, Ambrose Burnside, Ambrose E Burnside, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Battle of the Wilderness, Civil War, Congressional Medal of Honor, Emory Upton, Gouverneur K Warren, Gouverneur Kemble Warren, Gouverneur Warren, Harris Farm, Horatio G Wright, Horatio Wright, James C Rice, James Longstreet, James Rice, John Sedgwick, Junius Daniel, Medal of Honor, Mule Shoe, Mule Shoe Salient, Overland Campaign, Richard Anderson, Richard Ewell, Richard H Anderson, Richard S Ewell, Robert E. Lee, Robert Lee, Robert O Tyler, Robert Ogden Tyler, Robert Tyler, Stephen D Ramseur, Stephen Ramseur, The Wilderness, Thomas Stevenson, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, Wilderness, Winfield Hancock, Winfield S Hancock, Winfield Scott Hancock
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Ulysses S. Grant turns 189
Today is the birthday of U.S. Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant. He was born on April 27, 1822 in Point Pleasant, Ohio. Grant’s career is an American success story. Entering the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1839, … Continue reading
Posted in General Officers, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged 21st Illinois Infantry, Appomattox Campaign, Appomattox Court House, Army of Northern Virginia, Battle of Chattanooga, Battle of Fort Donelson, Battle of Shiloh, battle of vicksburg, Black Friday, Civil War, Credit Mobilier, Fort Donelson, George Washington, John J Pershing, John Pershing, Julia Dent Grant, Julia Grant, Let Us Have Peace, Mark Twain, Mary Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, President Grant, Richard Yates, Robert E. Lee, Robert Lee, Siege of Vicksburg, U.S. Grant, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, Whiskey Ring
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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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Battle of Shiloh -149th Anniversary
Today is the 149th anniversary of the Battle of Shiloh. Fought from April 6-7, 1862 it was the most deadly battle fought by the United States up to that time. CSA General Albert Sidney Johnston’s Army of Mississippi attacked US … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefield Photo Essays, Significant Battles, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged A S Johnston, Albert Johnston, Albert S Johnston, Albert Sidney Johnston, Army of Mississippi, Army of the Ohio, Army of the Tennessee, Battle of Shiloh, D C Buell, Don Carlos Buell, Everett Peabody, P.G.T. Beauregard, PGT Beauregard, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant
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Fort Donelson – 149th Anniversary of its Surrender
Today marks the 149th anniversary of the surrender of Fort Donelson. Situated on the Tennessee River, near Dover, Tennessee, the fort provided the Confederacy with a strong defensive position to protect the river approach to Nashville. Unlike the fall of … Continue reading