The 9th Illinois Infantry at the Battle of Shiloh
The 9th Illinois Infantry began the Civil War as a three months’ enlistment unit in April 1861. Upon the expiration of that term, it was reestablished as a unit for a three year enlistment....
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Corporal William Todd of the 79th New York Highlanders Recalls the Confederate Assault on Fort Sanders at Knoxville, Tennessee, November 1863
In the fall of 1863, U.S. forces from Major General Ambrose Burnsides’ Army of the Ohio (portions of the 9th and 23rd Corps) occupied Knoxville, Tennessee. While Burnside was occupying and fortifying that city,...
The Gunboats USS Lexington and USS Tyler at the Battle of Shiloh
One of the keys to winning the western theater of the Civil War was gaining control of the larger rivers in the region, including the Ohio, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Cumberland rivers. These vital waterways...
Colonel Thomas J. Harrison’s Report on His Cavalry Brigade’s Action on Christmas Day, 1864.
December 25th, 1864 would be the last Christmas of the Civil War. The Army of the Potomac was locked in operations against the Army of Northern Virginia around Petersburg, Virginian, as it had been...
Lieutenant Simeon T. Josselyn of the 13th Illinois Was Awarded the Medal of Honor for His Actions at Missionary Ridge
At the Battle of Missionary Ridge on November 25th, 1863, the 13th Illinois Infantry was part of Brigadier General Charles R. Woods’ brigade in the 1st Division (commanded by Brigadier General Peter Osterhaus) of...
The Wilder Brigade Monument at Chickamauga Battlefield Honors Colonel John T. Wilder and His Lightning Brigade
John T. Wilder was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel of the 17th Indiana Infantry in June of 1861, and was promoted to Colonel of the regiment in March of 1862. In the spring of 1863, Wilder...
Brigadier General Michael K. Lawler’s Brigade at the Battle of Big Black River Bridge
Following the Union victory at the Battle of Champion Hill, Mississippi on May 16th, 1863, Confederate forces retreated west towards Vicksburg, reaching the Big Black River that night. Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton, commander...
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...