The winter of 1864-65 was unusually cold and dreary, and life was a struggle for soldiers in the trenches at Petersburg, Va. “The cold north…
Battle of Hatcher’s Run
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John F. Buford
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March 4, 1826 – December 16, 1863 Speaking for many of his peers, artilleryman Col. Charles Wainright described John Buford as “straight-forward, honest, conscientious, full…
Winfield Scott Hancock
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February 14, 1824 – February 9, 1886 Union general during the American Civil War (1861-65), whose policies during Reconstruction military service in Louisiana and Texas…
Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth
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Elmer E. Ellsworth, born near Saratoga Springs, N.Y., left home and went to New York City at an early age. He then moved to Chicago,…
Battle of Groveton
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Confederate Capt. William Blackford described Gen. Stonewall Jackson instructing his officers to attack the Union column marching along the road to Centreville, Va., in the…
Capture of Columbia, S.C.
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“The truth is,” wrote Union Gen., William T. Sherman, shortly before leaving Savannah, “the whole army is burning with an insatiable desire to wreak vengeance…
Battle of Mill Springs
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Gen. Felix K. Zollicoffer was a near-sighted newspaperman and completely out of his element as a Confedeerate brigade commander in charge of the defense of…
It was Sunday April 12, 1863 when the 9th New York Zouaves had arrived at Suffolk, Virginia. The Zouaves wet and tired from the long…
Trophies of War
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Capturing the Flags of the 113th New York Infantry The One Hundred Thirteenth New York Volunteer Infantry had been mustered into federal service in the…
The Battle of Gaines’ Mill, fought on June 27, was a signal victory for the Confederate forces. The Federal position was completely broken through in…