Category Archives: McHenry Howard

Could it have been the Confederates that built the Line to the Landram House and beyond?

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Russ

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 →

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Was this really a Federal Line? – REWRITTEN April 11 and April 21, May 5.

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Russ

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 […]

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The Face of the Mule Shoe

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Russ

During the American Civil War there were hundreds if not thousands of miles of field  fortifications created across the countryside. While some were simply a few logs or brush tossed together in a matter of a few minutes they were … Continue reading →

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“A miserably weak line……….” R. E. Lee

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Russ

On May 9, 1864 Gen. Robert E. Lee rode along his line and commented “This is a miserably weak line, I don’t see how it can be held.” Many times this statement has been used to show that Lee disagreed … Continue reading →

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