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Quite a variety of opinions existed of the new Commander of the Army of the Potomac as he took to this task 150 years ago this season. The army [...]
January 30, 2013
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It was on this date of January 23, 1863 that Lincoln made the decision to replace Ambrose Burnside as the Commanding General of the Army of the [...]
January 26, 2013
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This third account of the Mud March comes from the pen of William Swinton in 1866, from his book “Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac.” He [...]
January 23, 2013
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As a second account of the experiences of the Mud March, today I turn again to the writing of the historian of the 76th NY – A.P. Smith. I [...]
January 22, 2013
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This writing is from the book of Doubleday staff officer George F. Noyes – getting near the end of his book and his service time. As I had [...]
January 21, 2013
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On this date of January 20, 1863 – 150 Years ago today – the famous Mud March of General Burnside commenced. Stung by his futile failures in [...]
January 20, 2013
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As I have oft written, Abner Doubleday is a Civil War character of particular interest to me. It was about this time of January 150 years ago [...]
January 16, 2013
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On this date of January 13, 1863, authority was officially granted to white officer Col. Thomas Wentworth Higginson to establish the all-black [...]
January 13, 2013
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For most Civil War enthusiasts, the predominant images are of land battles. If much thought is given to naval conflicts, probably the battle of [...]
January 11, 2013
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In the spirit of the last post on “Emancipation at 150,” today I would like to share some excerpts from my research over the past several [...]
January 7, 2013
