John Sedgwick Quick Facts
Name Meaning John is of Hebrew origin and means”God is gracious”. Vital Stats Birthday: September 13th, 1813 Birth Name: John Sedgwick Birthplace: Cornwall Hollow, Connecticut Date of Death: May 9th, 1864 Cause of death:...
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William T. Sherman’s Report on the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou
Before General Ulysses S. Grant’s launched his successful April to July 1863 campaign to take Vicksburg, Mississippi, he made several other attempts to take that important city on the Mississippi River. One of these...
How Ken Burns Would Document Star War’s Galactic Civil War According to the Washington Post
With all the excitement surrounding the release of the film “Star Wars–The Force Awakens”, The Washington Post had a little fun speculating on how Civil War documentarian Ken Burns would tell the story of...
Colonel Lucius Hubbard’s Report on His Brigade’s Attack on the Confederate Left at the Battle of Nashville
Despite suffering over 6000 casualties at the Battle of Franklin on November 30th, 1864, Confederate General John Bell Hood kept his army on the march to Nashville. Confederate forces reached the southern outskirts of...
General Nathan Kimball and Colonel John S. Mason’s Reports on the Assault on Marye’s Heights at the Battle of Fredericksburg
On December 11th, 1862, the Army of the Potomac under the command of Major General Ambrose Burnside crossed the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg, Virginia. Despite crossing the river under fire, and encountering stiff resistance...
Lieutenant Samuel Benjamin’s Report on the Union Artillery at the Battle of Fort Sanders
In September 1863, Union forces under Major General Ambrose Burnside occupied Knoxville, Tennessee. Union Army engineers immediately set about the task of constructing a defensive line of earthworks and other fortifications. One of these...
The Shelter Tent Was the Standard Issue Tent for Union Soldiers in the Civil War
In the early part of the Civil War, Union soldiers in camps or in the field were housed in large tents, especially the cone shaped Sibley tent. While the large Sibley tent could accommodate...
Admiral David Porter Rips the Leadership and Tactics of the Red River Campaign in a Letter to General William T. Sherman
In March 1864, a joint army–navy expedition under the commands of Major General Nathaniel Banks and Admiral David Porter ascended the Red River in Louisiana with an immediate objective of capturing the city of...