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- Shiloh: Col. Ralph P. Buckland, 72nd Ohio Infantry.
April 6, 1862 to April 7, 1862
HARDIN, Tennessee
Ralph P. Buckland, Pittsburgh Landing, 1862, Shiloh, Civil WarColonel Buckland’s experience in the battle of Shiloh is unique from any popular knowledge of the battle. The general populations’ recognition of the battles in the west, concentrating on Shiloh in particular, does not equate to their recognition of the battles in the east such as Gettysburg and Harpers Ferry. The reason is that the battles in the east took place in close proximity to some of the...
- Small Unit Combat in the Civil War. June 16, 1864 to June 18, 1864 DINWIDDIE, Virginia Civil War, Petersburg
Great battles, and even wars ultimately rest on the actions of just a few men. More often, than not, these men are not the ones who make the history books. Small unit combat is not something that we often associate with the Civil War. Often our images are of masses of men moving at each other with flags waving and horns blowing. But this was not always the case. Often it was a few men scattered around...
- The Mishaps of Being in a Halfhearted Assault June 15, 1864 to July 30, 1864 DINWIDDIE, Virginia Civil War, Petersburg
The battle of Petersburg is remembered as one of the most destructive of the war. Petersburg can be considered the last stand of the Army of Northern Virginia. After months of maneuvering and fighting, Grant had finally forced Lee into defending Richmond itself. Before this the campaign had consisted of Lee moving to block Grant’s advances, trading ground for time. Now there was no more ground left....
- Entitled 31st Alabama Infantry’s Stand at the Railroad Redoubt in Vicksburg. May 18, 1863 to July 4, 1863 WARREN, Mississippi Civil War, Vicksburg
“It was a tornado of iron on our left, a hurricane of shot on our right…we passed through the mouth of hell.” These are the words of a Union soldier who was part of the 21st Iowa Infantry Regiment that led the federal assault on Confederate fortifications along the Southern Mississippi Railroad in Vicksburg. Major George W. Mathieson, commander of the 31st Alabama Infantry, unleashed this “hell”...
- Shiloh: Col. Cyprus Hall, 14th Illionois Infantry. April 6, 1862 to April 7, 1862 HARDIN, Tennessee Civil War, 1862, Shiloh, Pittsburgh Landing, Cyprus Hall, Union Army
Colonel Hall’s experience in the Battle of Shiloh is unique from any common and popular knowledge of what actually took place during the battle. The general populations’ recognition of the battles in the west does not compare to their recognition of the battles in the east such as Gettysburg and Harpers Ferry. The reason is that the battles in the east took place in close proximity to some of the...
- Confederate Disorganization Leads to Chaos at Shiloh April 6, 1862 to April 14, 1862 HARDIN, Tennessee Civil War, The Battle of Shiloh
During the battle of Shiloh, Colonel Issac L. Dunlop discovered that even the clearest laid plans and troop organization can be turned into complete chaos after the start of battle. According to the Official Reports of the battle, Colonel Isaac L. Dunlop and his Ninth Arkansas Infantry are clearly put under the command of Brigadier General J.C. Breckinridge in the Reserve Corps, to the east of the...
- Damage to the Confederate Line at the Battle of the Crater July 30, 1864 DINWIDDIE, Virginia Battle Damage, Mine Explosion, Trench Warfare, Civil War
The Battle of the Crater in the early stages of the Petersburg campaign resulted in a massive amount of damage to the center of the C.S.A. breastwork. In the early stages of the Petersburg campaign, as the battle settled into trench warfare, a Union officer named Henry Pleasants hatched a plan to dig, plant explosives, and explode a mine in the middle of the Confederate breastwork. ...
- Union Battery in the Campaign for Vicksburg May 2, 1863 to July 27, 1863 WARREN, Mississippi Civil War, Vicksburg, Union, Joseph R. Reed, Second Iowa Battery
The Union Army achieved a decisive victory in the battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi, with the city surrendering to General Ulysses Grant on July 4, 1863. The battery divisions effectively utilized the large guns and cannons of the army, which werecrucial to the Union victory at Vicksburg. First Lieutenant Joseph R. Reed of the Second Iowa Battery in the Union Army belonged to one of these battery...
- Infantry in the Failed May Attacks on Vicksburg May 22, 1863 to May 23, 1863 WARREN, Mississippi Fifty-fifth Illinois, William C. Porter, Union, Vicksburg, Civil War
While the city of Vicksburg eventually fell to Union forces on July 4, 1863, giving the Union control of the Mississippi River, several failed assaults occurred prior to the successful siege. Two of the assaults took place on May 19 and 22, and Vicksburg’s defenses held against the Union infantry and artillery forces on both these occasions. Infantry forces in the Civil War often engaged in the...
- Turning the Tide: Col. Samuel Beatty's experience at Shiloh April 9, 1862 HARDIN, Tennessee The Battle of Shiloh, Civil War
Reversing momentum is a crucial element that is necessary for success, whether on a football field or a field of battle. Often, however, those involved in these critical moments do not realize their own significance. On April 9, 1862, Colonel Samuel Beatty, of the Nineteenth Ohio Infantry submitted a report which detailed the actions of his regiment during the Battle of Shiloh two days earlier. Beatty’s...