Month: August 2006
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I’m Back
My little sister is off to Penn State to start her career as a History grad student. Thanks to Fred for keeping the blog going in my absence. I intend to slowly ease back into regular blogging over the next week or so. You should see a book review and probably one or two other […]
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Today in the Petersburg Campaign: August 27, 1864
August 27, 1864 Maj. Gen. Edward O. C. Ord, USA, is temporarily in command of the Army of the James, the Richmond, VA, Campaign. Skirmish at Duffield’s Station, WV, the Shenandoah Valley, VA, Campaign. Skirmish at Nutter’s Hill, WV, the Shenandoah Valley, VA, Campaign. Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries are used […]
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Today in the Petersburg Campaign: August 26, 1864
August 26, 1864 Affair at Williamsport, MD, as Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early, CSA, crosses back into Maryland. Skirmish near Charlestown, WV, the Shenandoah Valley, VA, Campaign. Action at Halltown, WV, the Shenandoah Valley, VA, Campaign. Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries are used with permission from Ronald A. Mosocco’s Chronological Tracking of […]
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Civil War Talk Radio: August 25, 2006
Air Date: 082506 Subject: Is History Written By the Winners? Book: Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory Guest: Dr. David W. Blight Summary: Dr. David W. Blight, author of Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory presents the 1913 50-year reunion at Gettysburg in a new light. Brett’s Summary: Yale […]
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Finding the Range
Range estimation was a critical skill for the Civil War sharpshooter. The low muzzle velocity of black powder rifles (less than half of what is common today) meant that the bullet traveled in a high arc rather than on a flat trajectory. One manual of the day warned that if a riflemen fired an Enfield […]
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Today in the Petersburg Campaign: August 25, 1864
August 25, 1864 The Battle of Ream’s Station, on the Weldon Railroad, VA, as Lieut. Gen. Ambrose P. Hill, CSA, attacks the 2nd US Army Corps under Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock, USA, who are in the process of destroying the Weldon Railroad. Hill retreats back to Petersburg, VA. Total casualties approximate 3,100, the Richmond, […]
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Today in the Petersburg Campaign: August 24, 1864
August 24, 1864 Skirmish near Ream’s Station, VA, on the Weldon Railroad, the Richmond, VA, Campaign. Action on the Vaughan Road, near Ream’s Station, VA, the Richmond, VA, Campaign. Skirmish at Halltown, WV, the Shenandoah Valley, VA, Campaign. Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries are used with permission from Ronald A. Mosocco’s […]