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As McClellan began the Virginia Peninsula Campaign by pushing his large army (about 120,000) from Fort Monroe, his troops soon encountered a [...]
April 4, 2012
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After months of preparation (along with criticism for the inaction of The Army of the Potomac), McClellan himself departed Washington (“that [...]
April 1, 2012
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A dinner meeting was held last evening involving the Guides program personnel and some of the folks who work for the Battlefield Park regularly. [...]
March 31, 2012
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It was 147 years ago this coming week that the Confederacy was struggling through its final days. Richmond was about to fall, and it was [...]
March 30, 2012
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A battle often dubbed as “The Gettysburg of the West” was fought 150 years ago today in the New Mexico territory at the base of the Sangre de [...]
March 28, 2012
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The hamlet of Kernstown, Virginia was just to the southwest of Winchester and is in fact considered essentially a part of Winchester today. This [...]
March 23, 2012
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Tough we often think of 1862 prior to Antietam as a year of Confederate successes, the early portion was beset by a number of defeats. Blame for [...]
March 18, 2012
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Since today is a day to celebrate the Irish, I thought I’d relate some Irish stories originally written by my guy Abner Doubleday. The Irish [...]
March 17, 2012
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This past summer I took a day trip into Washington to visit the Lincoln Summer Cottage in the northern portion of the city at the Soldiers’ [...]
March 14, 2012
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In the week prior to this date of March 11, 1862, President Lincoln had summoned General McClellan to tell him rather bluntly that his lack of [...]
March 11, 2012
Enfilading Lines 