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Monthly Archives: January 2013

  • 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 [...]

    Opinions of Joseph Hooker by Contemporaries

    January 30, 2013
  • 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 [...]

    Hooker Replaces Burnside as Commander of the Army of the Potomac – 150 Years Ago Today

    January 26, 2013
  • 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 [...]

    Mud March Story 3 – from NY Times Correspondent William Swinton

    January 23, 2013
  • 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 [...]

    Mud March Story #2 – From the History of the 76th NY

    January 22, 2013
  • 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 [...]

    Mud March Story #1 – From the Bivouac and the Battlefield

    January 21, 2013
  • 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 [...]

    Mud March Begins – 150 Years Ago Today

    January 20, 2013
  • 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 [...]

    Doubleday Departure from the 1st Division of the 1st Corps, AOP

    January 16, 2013
  • On this date of January 13, 1863, authority was officially granted to white officer Col. Thomas Wentworth Higginson to establish the all-black [...]

    The 1st South Carolina Black Regiment

    January 13, 2013
  • For most Civil War enthusiasts, the predominant images are of land battles. If much thought is given to naval conflicts, probably the battle of [...]

    150 Years Ago Today – C.S.S. Alabama & U.S.S. Hatteras Naval Battle

    January 11, 2013
  • 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 [...]

    Former Slaves Hired by Union Officers

    January 7, 2013

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