Category: Campaigns & Battles

  • The Battle of Petersburg, June 15-18, 1864

    With my intense interest in the Petersburg Campaign, I would be remiss if I did not mention the anniversary of Day 1 of the four day Battle of Petersburg. General Beauregard defended the eastern portions of the Dimmock line surrounding Petersburg, and his troops hung on by the slimmest of margins while the general tried […]

  • Blue & Gray, Spring 2006

    Blue & Gray, Spring 2006 Vol. 23, Issue 1 Blue & Gray Web Site Page 6 Into the Mouth of Hell: Farnsworth’s Charge Revisited by Andie Custer Licensed Battlefield Guide Andie Custer sets out to revise the commonly held views of Farnsworth’s Charge late on July 3, 1863, during the third day of the Battle […]