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General McLaws’ court martial

Although convened in February, 1864, McLaws’ court martial for dereliction of duty in the assault on Fort Sanders at Knoxville, was on-again, off-again, for the next several weeks. Finally, on March 1… more →

KNOXVILLE 1863, the novel

150 Years Ago: At Fredericksburg, one shot clears the tannery — 1 comment

Craig Swain wrote 5 months ago: The battle of Fredericksburg might have “effectively” ended with the stalled assaults on … more →

Tags: American Civil War, Fredericksburg, Petersburg, 24pdr Howitzers, 24-pdr Field Howitzer, Battle of Fredericksburg, George V. Moody, Madison Light Artillery, Briscoe Baldwin

150 Years Ago: Saturday, December 13, 1862

thecivilwarproject wrote 5 months ago: Today is U.S. First Lady Mary Lincoln’s 44th birthday. But 52 miles south of the city there is … more →

Tags: Robert E. Lee, Mary Lincoln, Thomas J. Jackson, George Pickett, sarah emma edmonds, Frank Thompson, Winfield Scott Hancock, John F. Reynolds, Ambrose Burnside

Years of Anguish

severalfourmany wrote 6 months ago: To tell the full story of the battle of Fredericksburg would require two long volumes which no publi … more →

Tags: American Civil War, Military History, US History, Abraham Lincoln, Ambrose Burnside, Battle of Fredericksburg, Clara Barton, Frank O'Reilly, Fredericksburg

General McLaws' court martial

Dick Stanley wrote 9 months ago: Although convened in February, 1864, McLaws’ court martial for dereliction of duty in the assault on … more →

Tags: Fort Sanders, Gen. James Longstreet, Gen. Lafayette McLaws, Thirteenth Mississippi, Fort Sanders, Knoxville 1863, court martial of Gen. Lafayette McLaws

Ninth Georgia artillery emplacements

Dick Stanley wrote 12 months ago: Site of the Morgan Hill archeological dig in the summer of 2009, where artifacts such as belt buckle … more →

Tags: Gen. James Longstreet, Boy Battery, Knoxville, "Knoxville 1863", Civil War armament, Knoxville 1863, Ninth Georgia Artillery Battalion, morgan hill

Reprise: Signal flags at Knoxville

Dick Stanley wrote 1 year ago: There’s no direct evidence that I know of that Longstreet’s artillery chief, Colonel Edward Porter A … more →

Tags: Boy Battery, Knoxville, "Knoxville 1863", Civil War accoutrements, Semaphore, U.S. Army Signal Corps, Major Albert J. Myer

Barksdale's stand: Glorious or insubordinate?

Dick Stanley wrote 2 years ago: The U.S. Army’s Center of Military History, has no doubt what happened on Dec. 11, 1862, or of … more →

Tags: Gen. William Barksdale, The Winston Guards, Battles: Fredericksburg, Barksdale's Mississippi Brigade, Richmond Howitzers, Gen. Lafayette McLaws, 13th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, Battle of Fredericksburg, Robert Stiles

Porter Alexander's memoirs

Dick Stanley wrote 2 years ago: Careful readers of the novel with some knowledge of the available history of the battle may wonder w … more →

Tags: Fort Sanders, Knoxville, "Knoxville 1863", Knoxville 1863, "Divided Loyalties: Fort Sanders and the Civil War in E

"Every day of delay..."

Dick Stanley wrote 2 years ago: One key officer in Longstreet’s command at Knoxville was Col. Edward Porter Alexander, his chi … more →

Tags: Gen. James Longstreet, Boy Battery, "Knoxville 1863", Knoxville 1863, Battle of Fort Sanders

Signal flags at Knoxville

Dick Stanley wrote 2 years ago: There’s no direct evidence that I know of that Longstreet’s artillery chief, Colonel Edw … more →

Tags: Boy Battery, "Knoxville 1863", Longstreet, Knoxville 1863, Wig Wag, Semaphore

'Simply Madness to Advance': The 116th Pennsylvania at Fredericksburg — 7 comments

Damian Shiels wrote 2 years ago: It was just past 9am on 13th December 1862 when Private William Dehaven of the 116th Pennsylvania In … more →

Tags: Virginia, Irish Brigade, 116th Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Battle of Fredericksburg, Thomas Francis Meagher, Fredericksburg, St. Clair A. Mulholland, Winfield Scott Hancock

The unfortunate friendship

Dick Stanley wrote 2 years ago: Unfortunate, that is, for the boys age 14 to 17 who comprised the majority of Captain/Doctor William … more →

Tags: Boy Battery, "Knoxville 1863", Knoxville 1863, The Boy Battery, Captain Doctor William Watts Parker

...and for Bull Runnings... — 6 comments

Robert Moore wrote 3 years ago: I know, Harry… I took these photos three months ago and I’m just now getting around to p … more →

Tags: American Civil War, Bull Runnings, Georgia, Savannah, Francis S. Bartow, 1st Bull Run, 1st Manassas, G. Moxley Sorrel


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