Category: Civil War Research
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Further thoughts on the move through Snake Creek Gap
In a previous post I wrote about the impact of movement on the organization and strength of a force and used the advance of the Army of the Tennessee through Snake Creek Gap and to Resaca Georgia on May 9, 1864 as an example. There is another aspect of that movement I wish to explore. […]
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DE ARAGON, The Chronicle of a Confederate Surgeon – Part 12
Author’s note: Part twelve of the sory of Major Ramon T. de Aragon. After the fall of Atlanta, French’s Division is sent to capture Allatoona Pass and fill up the railroad cut. Hood’s Tennessee Campaign The Battle of Allatoona Pass Abraham Lincoln declared September 4, 1864 a day of thanksgiving in the North in honor of the occupation […]
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Confederate Veteran Magazine Available Online
It looks like many volumes of Confederate Veteran are online in their entirety at the Internet Archives. I periodically go back to both Google Books and the Internet Archive from time to time to see what has been newly posted, but I’ve been lax lately in that regard. It looks like most of these were […]
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DE ARAGON, The Chronicle of a Confederate Surgeon – Part 11
Author’s note: This is the 11th part of the story of Major Ramon T. de Aragon. This part tells of the siege of Atlanta and the details of the activities of Ector’s Brigade. Announcement: DE ARAGON, the Chronicle of a Confederate Surgeon is now available in paperback as well as the Kindle version. Chapter 11 […]
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Morale and Willpower – thoughts on the low point of Jackson’s command in the Shenandoah Valley
Since it is the 150th anniversary of the Shenandoah Valley campaign of 1862, I am going to discuss a particular aspect of the campaign – the condition of Major General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson’s command at the end of April. During the preceding weeks Major General Nathaniel Banks had advanced up the Shenandoah Valley as far […]
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DE ARAGON, The Chronicle of a Confederate Surgeon – Part 10
Author’s Note: This is the 10th installment on the series about Major Ramon T. de Aragon. In May, 1864, Federal General William T. Sherman launched his advance on Atlanta from Ringold, Georgia, just south of Chattanooga. Leonidas Polk’s corps, including Major De Aragon’s brigade, is summoned by Confederate Joseph E. Johnston to rejoin the Army […]
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Questions (and Some Answers) about Broadfoot’s Supplement to the Official Records
I’ve long been interested in Broadfoot Publishing’s Supplement to the Official Records, first published in the 1990’s to rave reviews. I’ve even managed to find a reasonably detailed index for the set. This is a GREAT set from everything I’ve read about it. The downside is that Broadfoot only published and sold this as a […]