Fortieth Memorial Day Reflections on Grant Era Heroes
Hubert Northen recalls Civil War legends from 1862 including Grant, McClellan, Miles, Hooker, Kearny, and Hancock. The piece details Fair Oaks and Williamsburg battles, heroism under fire, and vivid scenes of regiments, regimental actions, and wartime leadership shaping the Army of the Potomac and Army of the Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Oaks
Bull
Mexico
Howard
Kearny
Custer
McPherson
Army of the Tennessee
Grant
Shiloh
Sheridan
Don Carlos “Buell
Army of the Ohio
Donelson
McClernand
McClellan
Washington
Williamsburg
Army of the Potomac
Hancock
Lincoln
Richmond
Yorktown
Boys In Blue
Forty Years Ago 22 BR
A brief note from 1908 recounts events of twenty two years prior, highlighting local happenings and social milestones with a concise retrospective tone.
War Leaders of 1862 Wheeler and Lee Shaped by Shiloh
The article recalls General Joseph Wheeler born 1836 and General Nelson A Miles later, noting Wheeler’s Shiloh debut and ride from the west to command brigades and a mounted corps. It covers Lee reorganizing the Army defending Richmond after Johnston’s wounding and Barber’s changes. It highlights Stuart as eyes of the army and the 1862 push leading to the surrender threats around Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. M’clellan
Napoleon
Rivoli
Miles
Fair Oaks
Army of the Potomac
O. C. Howard
Harts
George B. McClellan
Little Mac
Yorktown
Richmond
fFair Oak
Robert I. Lee
Northern Virginia
Battle of
Custer
Custér
Johnny
J. B. Washington
Great Washington
Quidt
Jhassed
McClellan
Hy Richmond
Donelson
Bebruary
Orson
Shiloh
Army of the Tennessee
Corinth
Mississippi Valley
Halleck
Grant
Sherman
McCook
Crittenden
Nelson
Rousseau
Hazen
Army of the Cumberland
Thomas
West
J. A. McClernand
John A. Logan
Jon Wheeler
Nelson A. Miles
Wheeler
West Point
Alabama
Shiloh Church
North
Robert E. [Ée
West Virginia
Bull Run
Stonewall Jackson Beauregard and Lee in the 1862 valley fights
Rodney Linholm recalls Stonewall Jackson’s rise from Bull Run fame to leading swift strikes through the Shenandoah Valley in 1862. The piece highlights Jackson's tactics against Fremont Banks and Shields, Beauregard’s role at Charleston, and Lee’s use of cavalry led by Jeb Stuart to shield Richmond, shaping early Civil War campaigns.
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Richmond
Lee
the James
Upper
Potomac
Shenandoah Valley
Yorktown
James
Petersburg
Stonewall Jackson
Staunton
Jim Jackson
Early
Ewell
Stuart
McClellan
Elty
Longstreet
Stonewell Jackson
Fair Oaks
Jackson
Stonewall
Touser
Bull Run
McDowell
Fremont
West Virginia
Milroy
Banks
Winchester
Potomac End
Middletown
Strasburg
Front Royal
Newtown
General Shields
Shields Jackson
Beauregard
P. G. T. Beauregard
A. Gray
Shiloh
New Orleans
Charleston
South Africa
Jeb Stuart
Lower James
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H. Musk
Orty
Shi. Joh
Miss
Virginia Peninsula
Chickahominy River
New York
Hubert Northen
Philip Kearny
U. 8. Grant
W. le Vail
With Lee
Rodney Linholm
Stonewall Brigade
Robert E. Lee
J. E. B. Stuart
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