Category Archives: Steuart’s Brigade

Addendum to the post “Some facts to ponder about the march back to the Salient”

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Russ

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 →

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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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Was this really a Federal Line?

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Russ

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 | Leave a comment

“Pop, Pop, Pop”

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Russ

“Pop, Pop, Pop,” those words were written by Brig. Gen. James Walker, commander of the Stonewall Brigade in May of 1864. What the General was evidently attempting to explain at least partly explain the ineffectiveness of the Confederate defense the morning … Continue reading →

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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 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 →

Posted in American Civil War, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Earthworks and trenchs, field fortifications, Johnson's Division, McHenry Howard, Mule Shoe, Steuart's Brigade | Tagged Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Bloody Angle, Brig. Gen. George Steuart, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Mule Shoe, Maj. Gen. Edward Johnson, Mule Shoe, Steuart's Brigade, Thomas Carter | 23 Comments

An extension to the line

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Russ

One of the points that was discussed on our field trip this past weekend was the formation of the Mule Shoe. What was the shape of the original line ? When and why was it changed? The consensus was that … Continue reading →

Posted in Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Bloody Angle, Hancock's assault on the Muleshoe, Johnson's Division, Jone's Brigade at Spotsylvania Courthouse, Mule Shoe, Steuart's Brigade | Tagged Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Battle of the Muleshoe, Bloody Angle, Col. Thomas Carter, Jone's Brigade, May 12, Steuart's Brigade | Leave a comment

Quadrilateral – an unintended result

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Russ

Sometimes you get results that you really don’t expect. Guess that’s true in every type of endeavor. This past Sunday a group of knowledgeable people got together and went back into the Mule Shoe to try to interpret those positions … Continue reading →

Posted in Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Bloody Angle, Hancock's assault on the Muleshoe, Mule Shoe, Steuart's Brigade | Tagged Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Bloody Angle, Brig. Gen. George Steuart, Carrington's Battery, Hancock's assault on the Mule Shoe, May 12, Mule Shoe | Leave a comment