Month: May 2012
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DE ARAGON, The Chronicle of a Confederate Surgeon – Part 8
Author’s note: Part 8 of the series on Major Ramon T. de Aragon. After the fall of Vicksburg, Major De Aragon’s brigade is recalled to Tennessee as the Yankee forces under Rosencrans advance on Chattanooga. Ector’s Brigade was to play a pivotal role in the opening of hostilities at Chickamauga Creek. Chickamauga For the […]
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Praise for Thunder
I recently acquired Thunder Across the Swamp by Donald Frazier. This is his second book on the Civil War in Louisiana and covers just a four-month time frame from February to May 1863. I suspect that most who are interested in the Civil War know little about the action in southern Louisiana during early 1863. […]
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Night Fight at Wauhatchie Part 1
Introduction The autumn of 1863 found Union forces in southern Tennessee in a very difficult position. The post-Chickamauga retreat into Chattanooga left the commander, MG William Rosecrans, in an impossible political/military predicament. Nearly every entry into the city was covered by the Confederates making adequate logistical support for his army impossible. Unfortunately, abandonment of the […]
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DE ARAGON The Chronicle of a Confederate Surgeon – Part 7
Author’s note: Part 7 of the series on Major Ramon t. de Aragon. After the Battle of Murfreesborough, Major de Aragon’s brigade was sent to Mississippi as part of the force led by General Joseph E. Johnston to attempt breaking through to Vicksburg. De Aragon – The Chronicle of a Confederate Surgeon http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007BK8HFC?tag=5336653536-20 Two […]
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The Affair at Morton’s Ford Conclusion
Butler’s Raid BG Isaac Wistar was ordered to advance to Bottom’s Bridge by 0300 on the 7th. Although he was given command of 6200 troops (4,000 infantry and 2.200 cavalry) he elected to begin his movement cautiously. An advanced “picked company”, under the command of CPT Hill, 1st New York Mounted Rifles, was assigned to […]
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The War In Three Acts
On the bookshelf across from where I am sitting are two trilogies that both try to tell the story of the entire war. One is well known these days – Shelby Foote’s The Civil War: A Narrative, published in the mid-Twentieth Century. The other was well know in its day but is less so now […]
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The Affair at Morton’s Ford Part 2
Raccoon Ford MG Newton’s I Corps troops were assigned to execute the demonstration at Raccoon Ford. The lead elements marched early on February 6th and arrived at the river later that day. A 300 man detail was sent to the ford and to raise attention to their presence burned several buildings. There was no response […]