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Tag Archives: Maj. Wilfred Cutshaw
“Dont move until the infantry does”
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
Posted in 1864, American Civil War, artillery in the Overland Campaign, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Battle of the Muleshoe, Bloody Angle, Carrington's Battery, 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, Richmond Howitzers, Tanner's Battery, West Angle
Tagged 1864, Bloody Angle, Brig. Gen. James Walker, Carrington's Battery, Charlottesville Artillery, Cutshaw's Battalion, Doles Salient, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Mule Shoe, John Daniel, Maj. Gen. Edward Johnson, Maj. Wilfred Cutshaw, May 12, Muleshoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Thomas Carter, Upton's Charge
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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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The Statement that has kept me up at night. (slight clarification)
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
Posted in 1864, American Civil War, artillery in the Overland Campaign, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Battle of the Muleshoe, Bloody Angle, Carrington's Battery, Cutshaw's Battalion, Earthworks and trenchs, field fortifications, Hancock's assault on the Muleshoe, Mule Shoe, Overland Campaign 1864, Tanner's Battery, West Angle
Tagged Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Battle of the Muleshoe, Bloody Angle, Carrington's Battery, Charlottesville Artillery, Cutshaw's Battalion, Hancock's assault on the Mule Shoe, Maj. Wilfred Cutshaw, West Angle
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Wilfred Cutshaw left us several hints
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
Posted in Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Bloody Angle, Carrington's Battery, Hancock's assault on the Muleshoe, Mule Shoe, Tanner's Battery, Uncategorized, West Angle
Tagged Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Bloody Angle, Brig. Gen. James Walker, Carrington's Battery, Charlottesville Artillery, Cutshaw's Battalion, Maj. Wilfred Cutshaw, Tanner's Battery
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