Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost:...
Part four in a series. This series was put together from one of my extended graduate school research papers. The sources used were the current research between 2007-2008, obviously the historiography...
View ArticleHerdegen’s Rock-Solid Study of the Iron Brigade
I first met the Iron Brigade, like so many Americans, as they marched onto the field on the first day of Gettysburg, their black hats announcing their appearance at the nick of time. Michael Shaara’s...
View Article“Sally had a baby, and the baby had red hair”—part one
We’re pleased today to bring you part one of a two-part piece from guest poster Lance Herdegen, author of The Iron Brigade in Civil War and Memory. The Iron Brigade in the old Army of the Potomac made...
View Article“Sally had a baby, and the baby had red hair”—part two
Today, we bring you the second part of Lance Herdegen’s two-part piece about the music of the Iron Brigade, which was not only one of the most famous fighting units in the Army of the Potomac but whose...
View ArticleEdward Thomas’ Georgia Brigade at the Battle of Jericho Mills on May 23, 1864
We are pleased today to welcome award-winning author John J. Fox III Jericho Mills The hot afternoon sun on May 23, 1864 beat down on the backs of Brig. Gen, Edward Thomas’ Georgians as they halted at...
View ArticleThe Western Federal
Today, we are pleased to welcome guest author Jim Taub. As Joseph Polley, a sergeant of the 4th Texas Infantry, moved through the dense Georgia underbrush, the sounds and smells of battle overwhelmed...
View ArticleThe Bloody Railroad Cut at Gettysburg: Part One
Part One in a Series Brigadier General Lysander Cutler On the morning of July 1st, 1863, Union and Confederate soldiers made their way towards the small Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg. Three full days...
View ArticleThe Bloody Railroad Cut at Gettysburg: Part Two
The Conclusion of a Series Major General Henry Heth The Army of the Potomac benefited greatly early on July 1st due to the fact that no high ranking Confederate officer seemed to want to take control...
View ArticleAn Enduring Controversy: The Pipe Creek Circular and the Battle of Gettysburg
Part Two Major General George G. Meade In part one of this two-part series, we examined the content of the Pipe Creek Circular, and we also looked at the Pipe Creek Line itself. In this, the second...
View ArticleThe Rebirth of the Army of the Potomac (part three)
Part three of a series. Camp Health and Winter Huts Winter camp of the 110th Pennsylvania Infantry. Camp health and cleanliness was also a major concern. Most of the enlisted men spent their winters in...
View Article2nd Wisconsin Infantry: A Study In Demographics
Members of the 2nd Wisconsin Regiment, 1861. (Wisconsin Historical Society) Emerging Civil War welcomes back Bill Backus One of the famous regiments that served in the Civil War was the 2nd Wisconsin...
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