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I have posted two of Iowa soldier William Holden letters before, one at the end of the war and one from Atlanta. This one is a detailed description of the Second Battle of Corinth fought on October 3-4, 1862 at Corinth, MS between the Confederates under generals Earl Van Dorn and Sterling Price, and the […]
William Holden at Corinth
July 22nd, 2012 · 2 Comments
Categories: Arms & Armament · Civil War Individuals · Letters · Military History · Strategy & Tactics
Tags: · 2nd Iowa, battle of corinth, column attack, earl van dorn, William Holden, William Rosecrans
150 years ago, July 1862
July 2nd, 2012 · 1 Comment
150 years ago, July 1862 One month ago, the Army of the Potomac listened to Richmond’s church bells. Now they are at Harrison’s Landing covered by gunboats on the James River. On the first, the Battle of Malvern Hill ends the Seven Days’ Campaign. The Army of Northern Virginia has suffered 20,141 causalities, about 4,300 […]
Categories: 150 Years Ago in the Civil War
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