Monthly Archives: October 2017

The beginning of IF

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Russ

I have been working on an article about the events of May 11 and into the wee hours of May 12. Having just finished the first draft and started the editing process I wanted to share some portion of it. … Continue reading →

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The route back to camp

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Russ

    We do not know exactly the route that the artillery took as it marched back to its camps. However, as we know the starting, midpoint and destinations we can make a very good hypothesis as to the route … Continue reading →

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A comment on a portion of the Campbell Brown Papers

Posted on October 7, 2017 by Russ

In the Campbell Brown papers he leaves us a description of a meeting at the Harrison House on the afternoon of May 11, 1864. Supposedly Gen. Lee orders the guns removed from the salient at this time, and for the … Continue reading →

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Another little segment

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Russ

The movement of Hayes men to Johnson’s left caused other problems for the Confederates as well. Ideally Johnson would have just shifted the brigades of Witcher and Steuart to the left to cover the gap. But that was not practical … Continue reading →

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