Monthly Archives: May 2017

Who was Colonel Alexander? (updated 5/31/17 and 6/10/17)

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Russ

One of the fascinating things about the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse and its aftermath is the amount of things that we have no answers to. One of them is a simple straight forward question. Who was Colonel Alexander? Now of … Continue reading →

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Pens put up by ambulance men

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Russ

To borrow a phrase from a friend of mine, “the ground doesn’t lie”. By that he meant that while people leave accounts, sometimes accurate, sometimes contradicted by others, participants or not, they can’t change what was done to the ground. … Continue reading →

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Could it have also have been because of a lack of muskets? (updated)

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Russ

Originally posted on The Mule Shoe, Facts and Myths:
Ever since May 13, 1864 the story has been that the reason for the Federal armies initial success the previous day was the defenders lack of artillery support. This it was…

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