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On this Sunday, June 8th of 1862, Stonewall Jackson was enjoying the Christian Sabbath, but was nearly captured by Union cavalry in Port [...]
June 8, 2012
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“The Black Knight of the Confederacy” Cavalry commander Colonel Turner Ashby died in battle on this date in 1862 as part of a rear-guard [...]
June 6, 2012
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151 years ago saw the early days of the Civil War lapping upon our doorsteps here in Washington County, Maryland. Again, this is material I would [...]
June 4, 2012
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I spent the day yesterday in the Shenandoah Valley – particularly with a goal of bouncing around the Cross Keys and Port Republic [...]
June 3, 2012
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One of the more colorful generals and personalities that fought at the Battle of Antietam was General John Gibbon of North Carolina. As an 1847 [...]
June 2, 2012
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June 1, 1862 It was around noon on this date that Robert E. Lee took command of the (soon to be named) Army of Northern Virginia. (So I have [...]
June 1, 2012
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With the Union Army now but eight miles to the east of Richmond, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston could no longer wait for McClellan to [...]
May 31, 2012
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Stuck in Fredericksburg – May 1862 <This material is from my research and writing on the life and Civil War adventures of Abner [...]
May 29, 2012
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This morning, I went to the cemetery at Antietam to follow the Ranger walk and talk presentation by Mike Gamble (who is also a part of the [...]
May 28, 2012
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Stuck in Washington <This is the first of two parts – back to back – about the experiences of Abner Doubleday 150 years ago this month of [...]
May 28, 2012
Enfilading Lines 