Tag: petersburg campaign
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The Battle of the Crater, July 30, 1864
In the past month and a half, I’ve marked the anniversaries of important battles during the Petersburg Campaign (and I apologize for missing the Wilson-Kautz Raid and First Deep Bottom). When Petersburg does manage to get mentioned, arguably the most “popular” battle (you have to include Five Forks as well) is the Crater, fought on […]
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Studying the June 22 Fight Near Jerusalem Plank Road: Maps
After posting a short blog entry commemorating the anniversary of the Battles for Jerusalem Plank Road on June 21, I was astonished to find that there has never even been so much as a magazine article focusing on the fighting on June 22, 1864 between Mahone’s Confederate Division and the Union II Corps, led that […]
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Civil War Weekend at Pamplin Park
I had the honor of attending the Civil War Weekend at Pamplin Park, which seemed to get quite a good turnout, both from period groups and spectators. There were lots of cannon that made big noise, and a mortar competition. I was particularly impressed by the artillery unit that showed up complete with horses, which […]
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New Gallagher “Essay” Book to focus on Petersburg
I found out recently over at the Civil War Discussion Group that Gary Gallagher’s popular series of essay books which focus on a certain campaign in each volume will be FINALLY moving to Petersburg. The details are at the bottom of the post by “Unionrep”. In his post, he/she states: As to the question about […]
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The Battles for Jerusalem Plank Road, June 21-24, 1864
I’ve decided to do a short blog entry on each of Grant’s Nine Offensives during the Petersburg Campaign, covering the basics and giving interested readers links to books and web sites for further study. I started last week with my first post on the Battle of Petersburg. After the failed assaults of June 18, 1864, […]
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Today In The Petersburg Campaign
May 12, 1864 Maj. Gen. James Ewell Brown “Jeb” Stuart, CSA, dies in Richmond, VA, from wounds received the day before at Yellow Tavern, VA. Brig. Gen. James Byron Gordon, CSA, is mortally wounded at the combat near Meadow Bridge, VA, while defending Richmond, VA, from Maj. Gen. Philip Henry Sheridan’s, USA, cavalry raid, a […]
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Today In The Petersburg Campaign
May 11, 1864 Maj. Gen. James Ewell Brown “Jeb” Stuart, CSA, is mortally wounded at the combat of Yellow Tavern, VA, while defending Richmond, VA, from Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan’s, USA, cavalry raid, receiving a pistol wound in his stomach and dying painfully the next day in his nation’s capital, Richmond, VA. Note: All “Today […]