Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain’s Report on the 20th Maine at Gettysburg
One of the more well known episodes of the Battle of Gettysburg is the story of the 20th Maine Infantry on Little Round Top on Day 2 of the battle (July2nd, 1863). The 20th...
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General John Buford’s Division at the Battle of Upperville June 1863
Brigadier General John Buford will always be remembered for his successful delaying action on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg. But he and his cavalry division of Major General Alfred Pleasonton’s cavalry...
Brigadier General James S. Wadsworth’s Report on His Division at the Battle of Gettysburg
New York native James S. Wadsworth was named commander of the 1st Division of the Union 1st Corps on December 27th, 1862. Though he did not possess a military background (he had been a...
Major John Mansfield’s Report on the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry at The Battle of Gettysburg
The 2nd Wisconsin Infantry was mustered into service in June of 1861 and saw extensive fighting at the First Battle of Bull Run. Later in 1861, the 6th and 7th Wisconsin and 19th Indiana...
General George Stannard and the 2nd Vermont Brigade at Gettysburg
Vermont native George Stannard joined the Union war effort immediately after hostilities began in 1861. Stannard was an officer in a Vermont militia unit at that time, and in June of 1861, he was...
Visiting Gettysburg National Military Park
The three day Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (July 1st-3rd, 1863) was the largest and costliest in terms of casualties in the Civil War, with over 51,000 total casualties, including over 7,000 killed. The Union...
The Eternal Light Peace Monument at Gettysburg
On July 3rd, 1938, some 1800 aged Union and Confederate veterans of the Civil War were gathered at Gettysburg National Military Park. It was the 75th anniversary of the third and final day of...
General John Buford’s Report on His Cavalry’s Action at Gettysburg
At the outset of the Civil War, Confederate cavalry was generally superior to Union cavalry in terms of both commanders and tactics. As the war proceeded, better Union commanders emerged and the tactics and...