Month: March 2012
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The Marching Campaign – Bristoe Part 1
The Bristoe Campaign – Introduction On the night of July 14th, 1863 as the last of Robert E. Lee’s rain soaked troops scrambled over MAJ John Harman’s improvised bridge across the Potomac ending the Gettysburg Campaign the war in the east entered a new phase. Gone, at least for the immediate future, was any hope […]
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DE ARAGON, Part 4 – Shiloh
This is the fourth part in the series on Major Ramon T. de Aragon. This is his regiment’s involvement in the battle and we can make some assumptions about De Aragon’s activities. The assistant surgeon of the regiment, along with the medical steward, followed the troops onto the field and when they engaged the enemy, […]
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Iuka – Part 2
IUKA – VICTORY AS FAILURE (Part 2) Battle Rages As soon as the opposing batteries were brought on line they began exchanging fire. Amidst the barrage both sides had senior officers arrive. Rosecrans immediately called up reinforcements from BG Jeremiah Sullivan’s brigade to secure his flanks. The 10th Iowa and the 12th Wisconsin Battery (2 […]
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DE ARAGON, Part 3 – The Battle of Belmont,
Author’s note: This is the third installment of the series on Major Ramon T. de Aragon. Here, his regiment was part of the force that Leonidas Polk sent across the Mississippi river from the fortifications in Columbus, KY to meet the troops of U. S. Grant at Belmont. Mo. The following is from the […]
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Iuka – Part 1
IUKA – VICTORY AS FAILURE (Part 1) Introduction It is traditional to judge the outcome of battles by standards that may ignore the original intent of the commanders involved. While territorial gain, dominance on the field, or inflicting greater casualties are noteworthy accomplishments in themselves they do not always satisfy a claim to success. These […]