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Monthly Archives: April 2017
“Stonewall Brigade” lines out in the McCoull Field – updated 6/01/17
Recently I was back out at Spotsylvania with the camera. If you’re like me, fascinated by the earthworks, and the story they can tell us, the Stonewall Brigades line across the McCoull field is quite interesting. At first glance it … Continue reading
Posted in 1864, American Civil War, artillery in the Overland Campaign, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Bloody Angle, Cutshaw's Battalion, Doles Salient, Earthworks and trenchs, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Muleshoe, Johnson's Division, May 12, Mule Shoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Upton's Charge, West Angle
Tagged 1864, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Bloody Angle, Col. Thomas Carter, Doles Salient, field fortifications, Jone's Brigade, May 12, Mule Shoe, Muleshoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Stonewall Brigade, Upton's Charge, West Angle
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It doesn’t always go right. Or “Oh, fudge!”
Sometimes when we read about history it seems that everybody did the right thing, and at exactly the right time. And generally that it was a perfect plan, brilliantly executed by super humans. It was only the fact that somebody … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, artillery in the Overland Campaign, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Battle of the Muleshoe, Bloody Angle, Carrington's Battery, Cutshaw's Battalion, Doles Salient, Earthworks and trenchs, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Muleshoe, Johnson's Division, Mule Shoe, Richmond Howitzers, Tanner's Battery, West Angle
Tagged Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Bloody Angle, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Mule Shoe, Mule Shoe, Richmond Howitzers, West Angle
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Addendum to the post “Some facts to ponder about the march back to the Salient”
A couple of weeks ago I posted a article recounting a dialogue between an artillery reenactor and myself. This article while was quite well received explained some of the nuances about the artillery arm in the middle of the 19th … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, artillery in the Overland Campaign, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Battle of the Muleshoe, Bloody Angle, Earthworks and trenchs, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Muleshoe, Mule Shoe, Muleshoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Page's Battalion, Steuart's Brigade
Tagged 1864, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Battle of the Muleshoe, Bloody Angle, Charlottesville Artillery, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Mule Shoe, Jeff Davis Artillery, May 12, Mule Shoe, Muleshoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Steuart's Brigade, Thomas Carter
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Could it have been the Confederates that built the Line to the Landram House and beyond?
When you look at a map of the trenches around the Mule Shoe one of the things that jumps out at you is the line of works which runs out to the Landram House and beyond. Since this line starts … Continue reading
Posted in 1864, American Civil War, artillery in the Overland Campaign, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Battle of the Muleshoe, Bloody Angle, Earthworks and trenchs, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Muleshoe, Johnson's Division, May 12, McHenry Howard, Mule Shoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Steuart's Brigade
Tagged 1864, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Battle of the Muleshoe, Bloody Angle, Hancock's assault on the Mule Shoe, Jone's Brigade, Maj. Gen. Edward Johnson, May 12, Mule Shoe, Muleshoe, Steuart's Brigade, Thomas Carter, West Angle
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Learning to look for Earthworks from the Air – with a little help from the RAF
Following up on the surprisingly positive reaction to my post “Some facts to ponder about the march back to the Salient” I thought I would follow up with a similar article about photographs. Back in 2000 I made a connection … Continue reading
Posted in 1864, American Civil War, artillery in the Overland Campaign, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Battle of the Muleshoe, Bloody Angle, Earthworks and trenchs, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Muleshoe, May 12, Mule Shoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Upton's Charge
Tagged 1864, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Battle of the Muleshoe, Bloody Angle, Doles Salient, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Mule Shoe, May 12, McHenry Howard, Mule Shoe, Muleshoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Upton's Charge, West Angle
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Was this really a Federal Line? – REWRITTEN April 11 and April 21, May 5.
Went out on Monday morning and shot a video of the inner of the two lines shown in the screen grab above. This line has been historically considered to be a line built by the Federals sometime during their occupation of the area after the initial charge of May 12. They would have incorporated it […]
Posted in 1864, American Civil War, artillery in the Overland Campaign, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Battle of the Muleshoe, Bloody Angle, Earthworks and trenchs, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Muleshoe, Jone's Brigade at Spotsylvania Courthouse, May 12, McHenry Howard, Mule Shoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Steuart's Brigade
Tagged 1864, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Battle of the Muleshoe, Brig. Gen. George Steuart, Col. Thomas Carter, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Mule Shoe, John Daniel, Jone's Brigade, Maj. Gen. Edward Johnson, May 12, McHenry Howard, Mule Shoe, Muleshoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Steuart's Brigade, Tanner's Battery, Thomas Carter
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The Second Line of Confederate Works near the McCoull Lane – washing away
In March of 2014 I was exploring the area adjacent to the West McCoull Lane looking for the elusive traces of the location of Tanners Battery May 11-2, 1864. This battery had been very near Carrington’s battery that day. In … Continue reading
Posted in 1864, American Civil War, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Battle of the Muleshoe, Bloody Angle, Carrington's Battery, Doles Salient, Earthworks and trenchs, field fortifications, May 12, Mule Shoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Tanner's Battery, West Angle
Tagged 1864, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Bloody Angle, Brig. Gen. James Walker, Carrington's Battery, Charlottesville Artillery, Col. Thomas Carter, Cutshaw's Battalion, Doles Salient, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Mule Shoe, Maj. Wilfred Cutshaw, May 12, Muleshoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Stonewall Brigade, Tanner's Battery
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Some facts to ponder about the march back to the Salient
If you were to ask a group of a hundred people what was the most important single thing that effected the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse I believe that overwhelmingly you would get one answer. The fact that the artillery which … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, artillery in the Overland Campaign, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Carrington's Battery, Earthworks and trenchs, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Muleshoe, Mule Shoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Richmond Howitzers, Tanner's Battery, West Angle
Tagged 1864, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Bloody Angle, Carrington's Battery, Charlottesville Artillery, Col. Thomas Carter, Cutshaw's Battalion, Jeff Davis Artillery, May 12, Mule Shoe, Muleshoe, Thomas Carter
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The Valley of the Shadow
During the trip to shoot the video “Was this really a Federal Line” I also took a couple of other pictures. This was in an effort to (a) see if the outer or main line was infantry only and (b) … Continue reading
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Was this really a Federal Line?
Went out on Monday morning and shot a video of the inner of the two lines shown in the screen grab above. This line has been historically considered to be a line built by the Federals sometime during their occupation … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Bloody Angle, Earthworks and trenchs, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Muleshoe, Mule Shoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Steuart's Brigade, West Angle
Tagged 1864, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Battle of the Muleshoe, Bloody Angle, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Mule Shoe, May 12, Mule Shoe
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The Mule Shoe, Facts and Myths 