Tag Archives: Carrington’s Battery

“Dont move until the infantry does”

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Russ

  Of all the events during the Overland Campaign of 1864 those of May 12 at Spotsylvania stand out. Perhaps the only true rivals for the title of the most significant event of the campaign are Grant’s decision not to … Continue reading →

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The Second Line of Confederate Works near the McCoull Lane – washing away

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Russ

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 →

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Some facts to ponder about the march back to the Salient

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Russ

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 →

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The Statement that has kept me up at night. (slight clarification)

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Russ

In all my studies of Spotsylvania there is one statement that I keep returning to. Two sentences that could unlock so much, yet never will. They were written in a letter from Wilfred Cutshaw to James McDowell Carrington in 1905. … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Wilfred Cutshaw left us several hints

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Russ

Of the two artillery batteries in the Mule Shoe the night of the 11th of May 1864 we know the least about Tanner’s Battery. While we know exactly where Carrington’s Charlottesville Artillery, we cant say the same about Tanner. However … Continue reading →

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“There is no enemy in reach that way” Artillery at the West Angle – Part Three

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Russ

The centerpiece to the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse was Hancock’s assault on the Mule Shoe in the early morning hours of May 12th. This assault initially exceeded even the most optimistic Federal expectations, and came close to a defeat of … Continue reading →

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Then and Now

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Russ

While trying to finish the third part of the article on the West Angle thought I would put something out there for those that like to look at maps. Below are three maps, pretty self-explanatory. First is the map prepared … Continue reading →

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They May Just Look Like Leaves Now – Part Two

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Russ
taken from inside a position. Standing in the interior ditching.

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Still more of the photos I have taken of various positions along and inside and the Mule Shoe Salient. All were taken during the winter of 2011/12.

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Maybe they look like piles of leaves but long ago…

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Russ
Looking out from the trench at the apex of the East Angle toward the Landrum house.

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Looking out from the trench at the apex of the East Angle toward the Landrum house. Note the rolling terrain. During my explorations on the area within the Muleshoe I have taken a bunch of pictures. Most of them the … Continue reading →

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