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Since becoming retired, I have become very interested in the Civil War. I plan a visit from Florida to Gettysburg this summer. I know this is a very 'general' question. But, I'm looking for advise on
...ing areas. Just about every battlefield in the eastern theater is within a two hour drive of DC, ranging from Gettysburg in the north to the battlefields around Richmond in the south. (Appomattox may ...
...y clue as to why they never named one after Longstreet (other than the tired argument about his 'failures' at Gettysburg)? I know of: Ft Hood, TX Ft Lee, VA Ft AP Hill, VA Ft Jackson, MS Ft Stewart,...
...s 17 brigades Suffolk (Chancellorsville) - incompatible assignments turn into a large foraging expedition Gettysburg - slow moving but hard-hitting, his divisions are decimated Chickamauga - wit...
...of what if? book in which Lee gives just the right orders at the right times for the ANV to win the battle of Gettysburg. First of a trilogy, we're told. I wrote a review of it myself already, which c...
...from taking Harrisburg or possibly moving on to Philadelphia. Very small potatoes whn compared to Antietam or Gettysburg, but maybe Gettysburg would have happened in Harrtisburg or even in my home tow...
I was watching a tape today of a Battlefield tour at Gettysburg discussing Pickett's Charge. During the talk, the Ranger mentioned a story that went something like this. A Confederate skirmisher nea
Lee preceded the attack on the Federal center July 3rd, at Gettysburg with a prolonged artillery barrage. Had such a lavish use of artillery been a crucial part of any of his previous victories? I c
...ed in Cushing but claim no in-depth scholarly knowledge of him. I have read Kent Masterson Brown's Cushing of Gettysburg. This spring I visited West Point. Unfortunately, increased security due to the...
...Ewell gets the Second Corps division that went to Edward Johnson in OTL. Second, the campaign leading up to Gettysburg goes much the same. Of course Jackson would not hesitate to attack Cemetery H...
...ource on the internet where things like that are explained? Oh, I also need the exact order Lee gave Ewell at Gettysburg to take Culps Hill (the 'if practicable' order). Is this available anywhere? ...
Last Days of the Confederate Government (EXCERPT) Greystone's American History Store Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (United States) Davis, William, Director, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Center for C
...I know that there were about 35,000 casualties at Antietam and 50,000 casualties in three days of fighting at Gettysburg. I can't find the breakdown between dead and wounded in these battles. Can some...
In the movie Gettysburg we had General Longstreet speak out or should I say apologizes for Slavery. In the movie Gods and Generals we had General Stonewall Jackson make similar comments, just before t
... tv that had Stacy Keach and Bruce Catton as narrators. At one point Bruce Catton standing at the cemetery at Gettysburg recites part of a poem he said was written by an English poet. He said that par...
Moscow is to Stalingrad.' The former being more important, but much more forgotten ?
...tack against opposition (which he did after Bragg refused the pursuit). So why didn't he do these things at Gettysburg (on Day 2)? I would guess that: * There was no opportunity to attack with local...
... Pittsburg Landing, Confederate: Shiloh What were, if any, alternative names for battles such as Vicksburg, Gettysburg or Fredericksburg?...
I have always wondered if Stonewall had not died and therefore had taken Culp's hill at Gettysburg, and the South won the war...............then, how long would it have taken for most, if not all of
...on either side (please check out my quote of the month on my LCWRT website) & who gave great advice to Lee at Gettysburg etc. to no avail. Cleburne & others also come to mind. If I can't put aside my ...
Grant, though Gettysburg, Pickett's Charge? Malvern Hill?
Can anyone give a recent English visitor to Gettysburg the effective ranges of the various rifles used in 1863? Tour guide was talking of them 'easily' hitting a line of approaching soldiers at 1000 y
...ongstreet could have attacked even if he had moved immediately. At 8:00 AM, McLaws was still marching towards Gettysburg. Ironically, it was at 4:00 PM that Meade's army was *not* in place, after Sick...
...one always says how that first week of July in 1863 was turning point of the Civil War, the near simultaneous Gettysburg defeat and fall of Vicksburg. I'm been thinking about this a lot lately though ...
I don't know if this is too OT for the group... my husband and I have planned to see Gettysburg- we saw Richmond & Appomattox last year and Andersonville a couple of years ago and would like to see
What was Lee's exact plan for Day 2 of Gettysburg? I've been trying to figure this out for a while but a lot of accounts seem to contradict one another. For example, was Ewell supposed to make an actu
...t. So why is the rank of a Lt.Gen. higher than a Maj.Gen.? 2. I'm absolutely fascinated about the battle of Gettysburg, so I took the chance last year and travelled there with one of my friends. Now...
In the Turner movie Gettysburg, the role of Lieut. Gen. Richard S. Ewell is credited to an actor named Tim Scott, who also played Pea Eye Parker in the original Lonesome Dove production. As both a Lon
...l.com/davebob1/awcusa_battles.htm Ballots First Place Rank Name Cast Points Votes 1 Antietam 24 154.5 5.5 2 Gettysburg 16 108.0 6.0 3 Shiloh 16 90.0 2.0 4 Ft. Donelson 10 65.0 3.0 5 First Manassas 1...
Congratulations on the National Military Park in Gettysburg. I´ve visited Gettysburg last week and I was really impressed, how good and interesting it was. This is a real good way to experience his
I intend to visit Gettysburg soon and want to take a guide for the battlefield tour. Does anyone know the price they take and if they are worth their money?
...cticut and his military records show he was present at over ten major engagements including Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and Bentonville and never was wounded in any of those battles. Early on in his ...
...now anything about it? This is the only place I've ever seen it. I saw a framed discharge just like it in the Gettysburg electric map museum, but they didn't know anything about it either. C Hoover...
...the east? Has modern 'hollywood' found a way to reproduce it. I don't remember any yells standing out in the 'Gettysburg' movie or recent History Channel productions. I would love to hear a wav. file ...
...k I have read has checked in agreeing with the 'Conventional Wisdom' that Meade was slow in pursing Lee after Gettysburg. But having read more about Chamberlain recently, including a biography of him,...
Ever since the dedication of the monument to General James Longstreet at Gettysburg, criticism of the statue's design has been rampant. Based on pictures of this monument and on traditionalist leaning
..., for the most part, neither wisely nor well. Only two elementary teachers mentioned that they introduced the Gettysburg Address in teaching about Lincoln, and none made a connection in their teaching...
... ACW. I think I remember it specifically as the tune that the Iron Brigade was marching to as they approached Gettysburg on July 1. Does anyone know where I might find a sample of this song? I've prob...
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