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June 8, 2022

Dr. Jonathan Letterman’s Guidelines For Health and Nutrition in Civil War Camps

Dr. Jonathan Letterman is remembered for developing the ambulance and field hospital services for the Union Army, but as medical director for the Army of the Potomac, he also recommended policies to improve the...

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February 26, 2018

Union Artillery Played a Deadly and Decisive Role in the Battle of Malvern Hill

During the Peninsula Campaign in the Spring of 1862, Major General George B. McClellan’s Union Army of the Potomac advanced to the outskirts of Richmond, Virginia before being stopped at the May 31st-June 1st...

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October 16, 2016

The Berkeley Plantation’s Harrison’s Landing Served as Union Army Headquarters and Encampment After the Seven Days Battles

At the conclusion of the Seven Days Battles in the 1862 Peninsula Campaign in Virginia, Major General George McClellan and the Army of the Potomac retreated to Harrison’s Landing on the James River. Harrison’s...

Tagged: harrison’s landing

Dr. Jonathan Letterman’s Guidelines For Health and Nutrition in Civil War Camps

Union Artillery Played a Deadly and Decisive Role in the Battle of Malvern Hill

The Berkeley Plantation’s Harrison’s Landing Served as Union Army Headquarters and Encampment After the Seven Days Battles

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