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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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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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November 5 – This Day in the Civil War
1861 (Tuesday) Robert E. Lee would be brought to Richmond, Virginia after supervising construction of South Carolina forts, including Fort Pulaski. US Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant orders the 11th Illinois, commanded by Colonel William H.L. Wallace, to depart the … Continue reading
Posted in This Day In The Civil War
Tagged Ambrose Burnside, Ambrose E Burnside, Battle of Belmont, Bud Hannings, Charles F Smith, Charles Smith, Fort Pulaski, Fort Sedgwick, George B McClellan, George McClellan, Leonidas Polk, Richard J Oglesby, Robert E. Lee, Robert Lee, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, WHL Wallace, William H L Wallace, William Wallace
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October 3 -This Day in the Civil War
1862 (Friday) The Battle of Corinth, Mississippi starts. Often called the Second Battle of Corinth, this battle would continue for two days as US Major General William S. Rosecrans’ Army of the Mississippi fought CSA Major General Earl Van Dorn’s … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Battles, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Army of the Mississippi, Army of West Tennessee, Battle of Corinth, Earl Van Dorn, Second Battle of Corinth, Siege of Corinth, Thanksgiving, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, William Rosecrans, William S Rosecrans
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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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A Visit to Post Cemetery at West Point -Photo Essay
The United States Military Academy at West Point is steeped in tradition. Originally established as headquarters for General George Washington in 1779 it was quickly recognized as a strategic position for the Colonial Army as it provided a commanding view … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Essays (miscellaneous)
Tagged Fortress West Point, George Sykes, George Washington, James Longstreet, John Buford, Post Cemetery, Robert E. Lee, Robert Lee, Thomas Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Stonewall Jackson, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, United States Military Academy, West Point Cemetery, William Sherman, William T Sherman, William Tecumsah Sherman
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A Crater at Petersburg
This past Friday, July 30, marks the 146th anniversary of the Battle of the Crater. It would prove a debacle for Ulysses S. Grant while he tried to break Robert E. Lee’s lines in front of Petersburg, Virginia. Federal soldiers … Continue reading
Ulysses S. Grant – Dead at 63
Today marks the 125th anniversary of the death of US Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant. Grant led the United States to victory in the Civil War and would serve two terms as President of the United States (March 4, 1869 … Continue reading
Battle of Lynchburg – Photo Essay
In the summer of 1864 the upper Shenandoah Valley was a hotbed of military activity. After US Major General Franz Sigel’s Federal army was badly mauled at the Battle of New Market, on May 15, Ulysses S. Grant would remove … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefield Photo Essays, Battlefield Wanderings, Photo Essays (miscellaneous), Significant Battles
Tagged Battle of Lynchburg, Battle of New Market, Battle of Piedmont, David Hunter, Franz Sigel, Grumble Jones, Jubal A Early, Jubal Early, Lynchburg, Lynchburg VA, Lynchburg Virginia, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, William E Jones, William Jones
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