The Battle of Resaca took place from May 13-15, 1864 in Gordon and Whitfield Counties in Georgia as a part of the Atlanta Campaign. A majority of the fighting took place on May 14 when Union Major General William T. Sherman and the Military Division of the Mississippi attacked Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston and the Army of […]
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Battle of Resaca: May 13-15, 1864
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The Confederate High-Water Mark
Posted by rainwatj Published in Civil War (1861-1865), Images, Maps, Places to VisitAccording to the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, the farthest northern point attained by an organized body of the Confederate Army was present day Pennsylvania Route 34, about 1 mile north of Carlisle Springs. The Pennsylvania Historical marker, erected in 1929, states that on the morning of June 28, 1863, an organized band of the […]
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The Meeting of Charles Albright and George Baylor
Posted by rothenbb Published in Civil War (1861-1865), Letters & DiariesOn April 10, 1865, Charles Albright and George Baylor led their respective units against one another in battle near Fairfax Station, Virginia. The former commander employed his hard-driving personality when leading his Union troops on campaigns against Confederate soldiers in the South. Baylor, on the other hand, did not immediately convey the impression of a […]
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Battle of the Crater- July 30, 1864
Posted by mckelveb Published in Civil War (1861-1865), Maps, Recent ScholarshipThe Battle of the Crater (also known as The Mine) took place on July 30, 1864 in Petersburg, Virginia. Union forces under the command of Major General Ambrose E. Burnside exploded a mine and created a large gap in the Confederate protection of Petersburg. However, the Confederate Major General William Mahone and his forces responded with […]
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The Lives of Richard and George Beale
Posted by rothenbb Published in Civil War (1861-1865), Letters & DiariesRichard Lee Turberville Beale, born on May 22, 1819 to a wealthy and well-known couple in Hickory Hill, Virginia, began his boyhood education in various academies in Virginia before moving northward to Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. After graduating with the Class of 1838, Beale practiced law before being elected to the United States House […]
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Battle of Gaines’ Mill: June 27, 1862
Posted by rainwatj Published in Civil War (1861-1865), Images, Letters & Diaries, Maps, Places to VisitThe Battle of Gaines’ Mill took place on June 27, 1862 in Hanover County, Virginia and was the third of the Seven Days’ Battles and its largest engagement. After the battle of Beaver Dam Creek, Union Major General George B. McClellan determined to change his base to the James River in order to protect his […]
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Battle of Petersburg: June 15-18, 1864
Posted by mckelveb Published in Civil War (1861-1865), Lesson Plans, Places to Visit, Recent ScholarshipThe Battle of Petersburg, also known as the Assault on Petersburg, took place from June 15-18, 1864 in the city of Petersburg, Virginia. Led by Union General Ulysses S. Grant, the Union forces left Cold Harbor and attacked the Confederate forces under the command of General Pierre Beauregard. General William F. Smith’s failure to take advantage of […]
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The Battle of Milliken’s Bend: June 7, 1863
Posted by rainwatj Published in Civil War (1861-1865), Letters & Diaries, MapsThe Battle of Milliken’s Bend took place on June 7, 1863 in Madison Parish, Louisiana and represented one of the most famous and courageous episodes for Black troops during the Civil War. While the opposition of Black troops in the Union Army persisted, the effort and bravery of the soldiers at Milliken’s Bend inspired the […]
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Battle of Chattanooga: November 23-25, 1863
Posted by mckelveb Published in Civil War (1861-1865), Letters & Diaries, Places to Visit, Recent ScholarshipOn November 23-25, 1863 the Battle of Chattanooga took place in Hamilton County, Tennessee. Beginning in late September, the Confederate forces under the direction of General Braxton Bragg placed Major General William Rosecrans’s Union forces under siege and cut off its supply line. In October and November, Union General Ulysses S. Grant and the Union […]
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The Battle of Five Forks, April 1, 1865
Posted by solnitr Published in Civil War (1861-1865), Maps, Rare Books, Recent ScholarshipOn September 23, 1897 Horatio Collins King, a member of Dickinson College Class of 1858, received a Medal of Honor for his acts of bravery during the battle of Five Forks. As quartermaster of the first cavalry division of the Army of the Shenandoah, King fought in one of the final Eastern battles of the […]
