Another of the old battle-marked oak trees that stood along Mansfield avenue was cut down by the battlefield workers. This tree stood alone along Mansfield avenue and undoubtedly sheltered more than one soldier during the battle.
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Just wanted to post a quick note. I am currently settling in to my new confines for the summer--the Codori Farm House at Gettysburg. Yes, THE Codori house, as in the one right smack dab in the middle of Pickett's Charge, where the division of George Pickett actually had to maneuver around the house, just a few hundred yards away from Cemetery Ridge. Yeah, that Codori House. That's where I am living while working as a park ranger at Gettysburg for the 150th...
Just wanted to post a quick note. I am currently settling in to my new confines for the summer--the Codori Farm House at Gettysburg. Yes, THE Codori house, as in the one right smack dab in the middle of Pickett's Charge, where the division of George Pickett actually had to maneuver around the house, just a few hundred yards away from Cemetery Ridge. Yeah, that Codori House. That's where I am living while working as a park ranger at Gettysburg for the 150th...
Near Stone Bridge Prince WM July 24 My Dear Sukey In accordance with my promise I now take the 1st opportunity of writing to assure you of my safety. I was in the action on Sunday which I will now designate as the Battle of Stone Bridge as it was fought near or around that […]
On this date of May 17 in 1863 occurred the Battle of Big Black River Bridge. Pulling back toward Vicksburg at their defeat at Champion Hill on the 16th, the Confederates threw up a delaying defense on the east bank of the Black River. Three divisions of McClernand’s 13th Corps engaged the Confederates under the command of John S. Bowen.
Burning the bridges behind them, Bowen’s men did what...
On this date of May 16 in 1863 was fought the Battle of Champion Hill (a.k.a. Baker’s Creek) – the name coming from a family who lived on the site. This was the primary battle of the Vicksburg Campaign and featured – in broad numbers – about 30,000 Union to 20,000 Confederate combatants. Pemberton had roughly twice that number in the larger vicinity at the onset of the campaign, but they were widely scattered and many cut off from connection due to the recent Battles of Raymond and Jackson...
Some people wonder how it is possible to do even hundreds of tour groups at Antietam and not get bored with the narrative. Well, even though there is a fair amount of repetition of the actual battle material, the people who come are very diverse, and interesting things happen along the way that never happened before.
Today, for the 2nd consecutive day, I had a busload of teenagers – this time from Ohio. It...
The Battle of Jackson, Mississippi occurred on this date of May 14, 1863, and should not be confused with the Battle of Jackson, Tennessee – which was on December 19, 1862.
Confederate General Joseph Johnston – wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines in May, 1862 – arrived on the 13th in the state capital of Jackson, Mississippi. He was now commanding the Department of the West, having been ordered to Mississippi to address the growing threat in that region. He quickly surveyed the...
Good stuff coming. Previews of five new books. Plenty more First Bull Run correspondence. A story that links “Cump” Sherman and the 8th Georgia. Just keep the faith, man. I see light at the end of the tunnel. In the meantime, here’s a photo of Sam Davis of Tennessee on the grounds of the State House in […]
Today begins a series of quick posts that look back 150 years ago to a number of conflicts surrounding the Vicksburg Campaign, with the ultimate surrender on July 4th. There have already been two articles on this campaign in the Enfilading Lines Blog:
1. The Running of the Vicksburg Batteries (April 16) and may be found by looking HERE.
2. The American...
The date May 12 was one that surely resonated with the soldiers of the 48th Pennsylvania, those who survived the war and its tremendous bloodletting, for it was on that date--in 1864--at Spotsylvania, where the regiment suffered some of its highest loss in the entirety of the war. Twenty-six men of the regiment were killed; ninety-nine wounded, and at least eleven missing in action, for a total casualty count of 128, sustained on this date--May 12--149 years ago. Next to Second Bull Run, where...
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