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Tag Archives: Col. Thomas Carter
The beginning of IF
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
Posted in 1864, American Civil War, artillery in the Overland Campaign, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Battle of the Muleshoe, Bloody Angle, Doles Salient, Earthworks and trenchs, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Muleshoe, Johnson's Division, May 12, Mule Shoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Uncategorized, Upton's Charge
Tagged 1864, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Battle of the Muleshoe, Bloody Angle, Brig. Gen. James Walker, Col. Thomas Carter, field fortifications, John Daniel, May 12, Mule Shoe, Muleshoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Richmond Howitzers, Stonewall Brigade, Thomas Carter, West Angle
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The route back to camp
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
Posted in 1864, American Civil War, artillery in the Overland Campaign, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Battle of the Muleshoe, Earthworks and trenchs, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Muleshoe, Johnson's Division, May 12, Mule Shoe, Muleshoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Page's Battalion, Reese's Battery
Tagged 1864, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Battle of the Muleshoe, Bloody Angle, Brig. Gen. George Steuart, Col. Thomas Carter, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Mule Shoe, May 12, Mule Shoe, Muleshoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Reese's Battery
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Another little segment
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
Posted in 1864, American Civil War, artillery in the Overland Campaign, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Battle of the Muleshoe, Earthworks and trenchs, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Muleshoe, Johnson's Division, Jone's Brigade at Spotsylvania Courthouse, May 12, Mule Shoe, Overland Campaign 1864
Tagged 1864, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Col. Thomas Carter, field fortifications, John Daniel, Maj. Gen. Edward Johnson, May 12, Mule Shoe, Muleshoe, Thomas Carter
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Who was Colonel Alexander? (updated 5/31/17 and 6/10/17)
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
Posted in American Civil War, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Battle of the Muleshoe, Doles Salient, Earthworks and trenchs, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Muleshoe, Johnson's Division, May 12, Mule Shoe, Muleshoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Richmond Howitzers, Upton's Charge
Tagged 1864, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Bloody Angle, Col. Thomas Carter, Doles Salient, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Mule Shoe, John Daniel, May 12, Mule Shoe, Muleshoe, Steuart's Brigade, Thomas Carter, Upton's Charge, West Angle
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“Stonewall Brigade” lines out in the McCoull Field – updated 6/01/17
Recently I was back out at Spotsylvania with the camera. If you’re like me, fascinated by the earthworks, and the story they can tell us, the Stonewall Brigades line across the McCoull field is quite interesting. At first glance it … Continue reading
Posted in 1864, American Civil War, artillery in the Overland Campaign, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Bloody Angle, Cutshaw's Battalion, Doles Salient, Earthworks and trenchs, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Muleshoe, Johnson's Division, May 12, Mule Shoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Upton's Charge, West Angle
Tagged 1864, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Bloody Angle, Col. Thomas Carter, Doles Salient, field fortifications, Jone's Brigade, May 12, Mule Shoe, Muleshoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Stonewall Brigade, Upton's Charge, West Angle
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Was this really a Federal Line? – REWRITTEN April 11 and April 21, May 5.
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 […]
Posted in 1864, American Civil War, artillery in the Overland Campaign, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Battle of the Muleshoe, Bloody Angle, Earthworks and trenchs, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Muleshoe, Jone's Brigade at Spotsylvania Courthouse, May 12, McHenry Howard, Mule Shoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Steuart's Brigade
Tagged 1864, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Battle of the Muleshoe, Brig. Gen. George Steuart, Col. Thomas Carter, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Mule Shoe, John Daniel, Jone's Brigade, Maj. Gen. Edward Johnson, May 12, McHenry Howard, Mule Shoe, Muleshoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Steuart's Brigade, Tanner's Battery, Thomas Carter
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The Second Line of Confederate Works near the McCoull Lane – washing away
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
Posted in 1864, American Civil War, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Battle of the Muleshoe, Bloody Angle, Carrington's Battery, Doles Salient, Earthworks and trenchs, field fortifications, May 12, Mule Shoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Tanner's Battery, West Angle
Tagged 1864, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Bloody Angle, Brig. Gen. James Walker, Carrington's Battery, Charlottesville Artillery, Col. Thomas Carter, Cutshaw's Battalion, Doles Salient, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Mule Shoe, Maj. Wilfred Cutshaw, May 12, Muleshoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Stonewall Brigade, Tanner's Battery
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Some facts to ponder about the march back to the Salient
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
Posted in American Civil War, artillery in the Overland Campaign, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Carrington's Battery, Earthworks and trenchs, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Muleshoe, Mule Shoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Richmond Howitzers, Tanner's Battery, West Angle
Tagged 1864, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Bloody Angle, Carrington's Battery, Charlottesville Artillery, Col. Thomas Carter, Cutshaw's Battalion, Jeff Davis Artillery, May 12, Mule Shoe, Muleshoe, Thomas Carter
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Artillery used like shotguns – the Confederate Ammunition Supply at Spotsylvania
It has been said that at Spotsylvania the Confederates used their artillery like giant shotguns. Short ranges and the need to add power to the infantries line necessitated just that. The guns by and large were in the trenches, firing … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, artillery in the Overland Campaign, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Bloody Angle, Earthworks and trenchs, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Muleshoe, May 12, Mule Shoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Uncategorized, West Angle
Tagged Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Battle of the Muleshoe, Bloody Angle, Col. Thomas Carter, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Mule Shoe, May 12, Mule Shoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Tanner's Battery, West Angle
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It Wasn’t the Only Time
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
Posted in 1864, American Civil War, artillery in the Overland Campaign, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Battle of the Muleshoe, Bloody Angle, Earthworks and trenchs, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Muleshoe, May 12, Mule Shoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Page's Battalion, Steuart's Brigade, Upton's Charge, West Angle
Tagged Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Battle of the Muleshoe, Bloody Angle, Col. Thomas Carter, Hancock's assault on the Mule Shoe, Maj. Gen. Edward Johnson, May 12, Mule Shoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Upton's Charge
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The Mule Shoe, Facts and Myths 