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When reading about the the Valley Campaign of 1862 I have chuckled at how Gen. James Shields over-reacted to a non-existent threat. Yet recently I wondered if there was something more to it. I haven’t been able to find answers to all my questions, but what I have learned seems interesting. On June 7th, 1862 […]
How a phantom Longstreet spooked Shields
October 25th, 2012 · No Comments
Categories: Campaigns & Battles · Civil War Research · Eastern Theater · Military History
Tags: · 16th virginia, 21st virginia, 26th georgia, 61st georgia, battle of port republic, james longstreet, james shields, june 7 1862, june 9 1862, shenandoah valley campaign of 1862
Civil War Book Review: Lee and His Generals: Essays in Honor of T. Harry Williams
July 18th, 2012 · 2 Comments
Hewitt, Lawrence Lee (ed). Schott, Thomas E. (ed). Lee and His Generals: Essays in Honor of T. Harry Williams (The University of Tennessee Press, June 15, 2012). 368 pages, illustrations, maps, bibliography, endnotes by essay, index. ISBN: 978-1-57233-850-0 $45.95 (Hardcover). Who was Robert E. Lee’s worst corps commander during the Civil War? How has Robert […]
Categories: Civil War Book Publishers · Civil War Book Reviews · Civil War Books · Civil War Books - Authors · Civil War Books - New · Civil War Books - Now Reading · Civil War Individuals · Civil War Memory · Generals
Tags: · james longstreet, Jeb Stuart, john b. gordon, jubal early, lawrence l. hewitt, lee and his generals, p. g. t. beauregard, richard h. anderson, robert e. lee, stonewall jackson, t. harry williams, thomas e. schott
Odds & Ends: July 17, 2008
July 17th, 2008 · 5 Comments
This version of Odds & Ends can teach you about the Emancipation Proclamation, tell you about some upcoming events at Petersburg National Battlefield, see what kind of Zouave you’d be, and even shed some light on strange steam engines and weapons of the Civil War Era. Read on to find out how: Rea Andrew Redd […]
Categories: Civil War Odds & Ends
Tags: · abraham lincoln, blue & gray magazine, call of duty, civil war quiz, emancipation proclamation, facebook, fort stedman, james longstreet, new york city draft riots, petersburg natiional battlefield, sheridan's lieutenants, sherman's march, wikipedia, william t. sherman, zack fry, zouave
Civil War Times Illustrated, August 2006
September 5th, 2006 · No Comments
Civil War Times Volume 45, Number 6 (August 2006) Civil War Times Web Site Page 7 Turning Points: Civil War Photography by Jeffry D. Wert Photography was only thirty years old at the time of the Civil War. The first recorded instance of men slain in battle was taken by Alexander Gardner and James F. […]
Categories: Civil War Magazines
Tags: · 5th Texas, august 2006, civil war florida, civil war photography, civil war times illustrated, henry w. halleck, irregulars, james longstreet, marshall mckusick, north carolina coastal operations, number 6, the battle of sabine pass, the slaughter pen, ulysses s. grant, volume 45
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