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Military History July 8, 2004 Jeffry D. Wert |
Longstreet and Lee: Generals At Odds At Gettysburg, Longstreet told Lee that a direct assault would end in disaster -- but Pickett's Charge went forward anyway. |
America's Civil War Richard Selcer |
South's Feuding Generals It sometimes seemed that Southern generals were more interested in fighting each other than in fighting Yankees. Their inability to get along together contributed greatly to the South's demise. |
America's Civil War Noah Andre Trudeau |
Robert E. Lee's Struggle in the Wilderness As the Union army crossed the Rapidan River to commence its powerful spring offensive, Confederate General Robert E. Lee scrambled to divine his enemy's intentions. But not even Lee could fully pierce the fog of war. |
America's Civil War Daniel Zimmerman |
J.E.B. Stuart: Gettysburg Scapegoat? Following the Confederate debacle at Gettysburg, many blamed Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart for leaving General Robert E. Lee in the dark. But was Stuart really to blame for the defeat? And if so, was he the only one at fault? |
Civil War Times September 2006 Ted Alexander |
Battle of Antietam: Two Great American Armies Engage in Combat The opposing armies at Antietam were two very different forces commanded by two very different men. |
America's Civil War June 29, 2004 Arnold Blumberg |
From the Wilderness to Petersburg with the Old Dominion Brigade The Virginia regiments originally under the brigade command of William Mahone seemed to save their best for last. After two years of average service, they became Robert E. Lee's go-to troops in the Wilderness and at Petersburg's Crater. |
America's Civil War Al Hemingway |
Day One at Chancellorsville New Union commander 'Fighting Joe' Hooker planned to encircle Robert E. Lee at the Virginia crossroads hamlet of Chancellorsville. The plan seemed to be working perfectly, until... |
Civil War Times John C. Waugh |
The Proving Ground in Mexico For young American army officers of the time, the Mexican War was not only the road to glory, it was the road to promotion -- a proving ground for future Civil War generals. |
America's Civil War January 2007 Mike Haskew |
Battle of Chickamauga Overconfident and overextended, the Union Army of the Cumberland advanced into the deep woods of northwest Georgia. Waiting Confederates did not intend for them to leave. At Chickamauga Creek, the two sides collided. |
Civil War Times March 2007 Richard F. Welch |
Burning High Bridge: The South's Last Hope The Army of Northern Virginia's final opportunity to escape Grant's net disappeared on the banks of the Appomattox -- along with the dream of a Confederate nation. |
Military History November 2006 Robert N. Thompson |
Battle of Cold Harbor: The Folly and Horror The blame for a broad command failure that led to 7,000 unnecessary Union casualties in a single hour applies to more than just the commander in chief. |
Military History Quarterly Spring 2006 Stuart W. Sanders |
Robert Charles Tyler: Last Civil War Confederate General Slain in Combat Against impossible odds and following orders issued half a year earlier, Robert Charles Tyler became the last Confederate general slain in Civil War combat. |
America's Civil War Robert C. Cheeks |
Nothing But Glory Gained On a hot July afternoon, 12,000 Southern soldiers started across an airless valley toward bristling enemy lines a mile away. For a moment, time stood still. The fate of two nations hung in the balance. Then the shooting began. |
America's Civil War Robert R. Hodges, Jr. |
An Englishman's Journey Through the Confederacy Suave, gentlemanly Lt. Col. Arthur Fremantle of Her Majesty's Coldstream Guards picked an unusual vacation spot: the Civil War-torn United States. |
America's Civil War Ronald E. Bullock |
Last-Ditch Rebel Stand at Petersburg After nearly 10 months of trench warfare, Confederate resistance at Petersburg, Va., suddenly collapsed. Desperate to save his army, Robert E. Lee called on his soldiers for one last miracle. |
Civil War Times August 2007 Marc Leepson |
At Washington's Gates: Jubal Early's Chance to Take the Capitol A Confederate army came within hours of capturing the Federal capital and dramatically altering the 1864 presidential election, the war and the ultimate fate of two American nations. |
America's Civil War James B. Ronan II |
Union Regulars Brigade Desperate Stand at Chickamauga Civil War Brigadier General John King's disciplined brigade of Union Regulars found itself tested as never before at Chickamauga. For two bloody days, the Regulars dashed from one endangered spot to another, seeking to save their army from annihilation. |
America's Civil War May 2006 Timothy B. Smith |
Battle of Shiloh: Shattering Myths Events that have been distorted or enhanced by veterans and early battlefield administrators have become part of the accepted story of the April 1862 battle -- until now. |
America's Civil War Michael E. Haskew |
Union General William Rosecrans's attack on Confederate General Braxton Bragg's Army of Tennessee American Civil War Union General William Rosecrans bided his time, waiting to attack Confederate General Braxton Bragg's Rebel army at Murfreesboro, 30 miles south of Nashville. |
Civil War Times July 2007 Michael Dreese |
Fighting and Dying for the Colors at Gettysburg Beyond their practical value on Civil War battlefields, regimental flags and other banners embodied the pride, honor and bravery of the soldiers who willingly gave their lives to defend them. |
America's Civil War Todd S. Berkoff |
Bloody Baptism for the Black Hats John Gibbon's mostly green Midwestern troops found themselves in quite a scrape as the sun set on August 28, 1862. His Black Hat Brigade would never forget their baptism of fire at Brawner's Farm. |
Military History David R. Smith |
Joseph Wheeler Fightin' Joe Wheeler lived up to his name in two wars and in two uniforms -- one gray, one blue. |
America's Civil War Brent L. Vosburg |
Cavalry Clash at Hanover Southern beau sabreur J.E.B. Stuart hardly expected to run head-on into enemy cavalry on his second ride around the Union Army. But a trio of 'boy generals' would soon give the famed Confederate horseman all the action he could handle. |
Civil War Times May 2006 Maurice D'Aoust |
Hoodwinked During the Civl War: Union Military Deception Appearances could be misleading on the battlefields of the Civil War. |
America's Civil War January 2007 Gordon Berg |
Battle of Chickamauga and Gordon Granger's Reserve Corps In 1863, Gordon Granger's rookie Reserve Corps saved the Army of the Cumberland from impending destruction. |
America's Civil War January 12, 2005 Michael C. Hardy |
April 2, 1865: 'A Day of Carnage and Blood' Sixth Corps Yankees stumbled out of their earthworks and toward the muddy pits of the Army of Northern Virginia. It was the beginning of the end. |
Military History Quarterly Noah Andre Trudeau |
Charles Lee's Disgrace at the Battle of Monmouth Charles Lee's military credentials were solid. But his failure to coordinate subordinates led to a crucial breakdown at the Battle of Monmouth, and a rare public rebuke from George Washington. |
America's Civil War Garrison & Pierson |
Lightning at Chickamauga Colonel John T. Wilder's 'Lightning Brigade' did all it could to stave off Union disaster at the Battle of Chickamauga. |
Civil War Times January 2007 Richard F. Selcer |
Ulysses S. Grant: The "Unconditional Surrender" Continues U.S. Grant's mastery of the `art of surrender' continued at Vicksburg and climaxed at Appomattox, where his terms began the reconciliation of a shattered nation. |
Civil War Times September 2006 |
Letter Robert E. Lee's men reminded the Yankees on the ridges around Sharpsburg, Md., that size, supply and fortuitous discoveries of informative cigar wrappers don't always translate into victory on the battlefield. |
Civil War Times August 2005 John Cabell Early |
A Southern Boy Remembers Gettysburg Major General Jubal Early's nephew recalls the famous meeting on July 1 between his uncle and General Robert E. Lee during the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania. |
Parameters Summer 2004 |
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Civil War Times Virginia Kepler |
Buckeyes Make a Stand 'My God, We Thought You Had a Division Here!' The 21st Ohio Infantry's unique repeating weaponry was its salvation -- and nearly its undoing -- at Chickamauga. |
Civil War Times August 2006 |
Letter Grant and Longstreet were two friends who often found themselves surrounded by enemies. One managed to survive these odds and go down in history as the savior of the Union. The other became a casualty of a war that didn't end when the guns stopped firing. |