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2 days ago · The Battle of Gettysburg ( locally / ˈɡɛtɪsbɜːrɡ / ⓘ) [14] was a three-day battle in the American Civil War fought between Union and Confederate forces between July 1 and July 3, 1863, in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
3 days ago · The Union had lost almost 13,000 soldiers in a battle in which the dreadful carnage was matched only by its futility. Union morale plummeted, and Burnside was swiftly relieved of his command. By contrast, the morale of the Confederacy reached a peak. The battle became a Union slaughterhouse.
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May 1, 2024 · "Stone wall, rear of Fredericksburg with Rebel dead, May 3d, 1863." (Library of Congress) Few period photographs better capture the amount of post-battle soldier equipment debris than this one does.IntroductionDuring the Chancellorsville Campaign, the 53rd Georgia Infantry’s Pvt. William Stilwell took a few minutes to pen some lines to his wife Molly. Writing on May 2, 1863, Stilwell ...
3 days ago · The Battle of Gettysburg, fought from July 1-3, 1863, is often considered the turning point of the American Civil War. The fierce clash in southern Pennsylvania pitted Union forces under General George G. Meade against Confederate troops led by General Robert E. Lee. After three days of bloody combat, Meade‘s men succeeded in repelling Lee ...
May 3, 2024 · The Wilderness of Spotsylvania was a tightly forested area nearly twelve miles wide by six miles long; it was located south of the Rappahannock and Rapidan rivers, ten miles west of Fredericksburg, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. During the American Civil War (1861–1865), two major battles were fought there: Chancellorsville, in May 1863 ...
May 16, 2024 · 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Breakthrough at Prospect Hill. Tour Stop 6, Fredericksburg Battlefield. Tour Prospect Hill, where, for a few brief minutes, the outcome of the battle hung in the balance. 3 ...
1 day ago · The best soldiers could load and fire a muzzle loader no more than 3 rounds in a minute, and because of the buildup of soot in the barrel, each successive round was harder to load. Sometimes soldiers would beat the rammer down the barrel with a rock because the ball fit so tightly in the dirty barrel. Revolvers: 1860 Colt (6-shot, .44 caliber)
