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Previously I wrote about who really won the battle of Iuka. This time I am going to dig deeper into Rosecrans’ performance at that battle. Attention has often been deflected from Rosecrans by questions about where Grant and Ord were during the battle. A lot of ink has been spilled about ‘acoustic shadows’, mis-communication or […]
Where was Rosecrans?
June 17th, 2013 · 1 Comment
Categories: Campaigns & Battles · Civil War Individuals · Civil War Research · Controversies of a Campaign · Generals · Military History · Strategy & Tactics · Western Theater
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Will the Real Winner of Iuka Come On Down!
June 13th, 2013 · No Comments
Brett’s post last month on the new book by Frank Varney inspired me to write this post. In my view, the standard conclusion about the Battle of Iuka is wrong, but not in the way Varney would like. I agree that the winner of the battle has been unjustly overlooked, but its not Rosecrans that […]
Categories: Campaigns & Battles · Civil War Individuals · Civil War Memory · Civil War Research · Controversies of a Campaign · Generals · Military History · Western Theater
Tags: · battle of iuka, sterling price, william s. 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 […]
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