John Buford Quick Facts
Name Meaning: John is of Hebrew origin and means “God is gracious”. Vital Stats: Birthday: March 4th, 1826 Birth Name: John Buford, Jr. Birthplace: Woodford County, Kentucky Date of Death: December 16th, 1863 Cause...
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Sherman’s Plan for his March to the Sea: Special Field Orders Numbers 119 and 120
After capturing and occupying Atlanta in early September 1864, Major General William T. Sherman continued to have problems with General John Bell Hood’s Confederates. The Rebel general’s army harassed the Federal supply lines from...
General Montgomery Meigs Observes the Battles of Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge
After Major General Ulysses S. Grant arrived in Chattanooga, Tennessee in late October 1863 and assumed command of the Union forces in that besieged city, he wasted no time in opening a new supply...
Lieutenant Colonel Frederick W. Benteen’s Brigade at the Battle of Mine Creek, Kansas
After Major General Sterling Price’s ambitious raid through Missouri was stopped with the Union victory at the Battle of Westport Near Kansas City on October 23rd, 1864, the Confederate commander turned his forces south...
Walt Whitman’s Poem “The Wound Dresser” Vividly Describes the Grim Scenes in Civil War Hospitals
One of the most famous poets of the 19th century, Walt Whitman was an established poet, writer, and journalist at the beginning of the Civil War. Whitman took a great deal of interest in...
Fort McAllister State Park Preserves the Site of the Last Impediment to Sherman’s March
In June 1861, construction began on a large earthen fort on the south bank of the Ogeechee River south of Savannah, Georgia, as part of the defenses of that port city. Originally, this earthwork...
The 6th and 7th Wisconsin Infantry Regiments at the Battle of South Mountain
On September 4th, 1862, General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia began crossing the Potomac River into Maryland. Since taking command of the Confederate Army in early June, Lee had successfully driven the...
The 1st Iowa Infantry at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek
On August 10th, 1861, Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon’s four brigade Union Army of the West attacked Confederate forces under the command of Brigadier General Ben McCulloch and Missouri State Guard troops of Major General...