Monthly Archives: March 2015

It Wasn’t the Only Time

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Russ

The perception is that the withdrawal of the bulk of the artillery from General Johnson’;s line on the evening of May 11th was a unique event.However, this is not the case at all. All five of the artillery battalions spent … Continue reading →

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The Statement that has kept me up at night. (slight clarification)

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Russ

In all my studies of Spotsylvania there is one statement that I keep returning to. Two sentences that could unlock so much, yet never will. They were written in a letter from Wilfred Cutshaw to James McDowell Carrington in 1905. … Continue reading →

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