Friday, February 27, 2015
Battlefield Excursion 1 Photos
Photos from our first battlefield excursion of the Spring 2015 semester are now on our Photos page.
Miller on John T. Wilder
Lauren Miller's article on John T. Wilder of the Lightning Brigade is now up and available here.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Thistlethwaite on A. P. Stewart
A new biographical post on Confederate Major General A. P. Stewart by Haley Thistlethwaite is here.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Army of Tennessee Order of Battle
A new page for the Confederate Army of Tennessee's Order of Battle has been posted.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Battlefield Excursion 1
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Friday, February 20, 2015
Battle of Chickamauga Medal of Honor Recipients
The following are Medal of Honor Recipients from the Battle of Chickamauga.
Carson, William J.
Rank and Organization: Musician, Company E, 1st Battalion, 15th United States Infantry.
Place and Date: At Chickamauga, Georgia, 19 September 1863.
Entered Service at:
Birth: Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Date of lssue: 27 January 1894.
Citation: Most distinguished gallantry in battle.
Myers, George S.
Rank and Organization: Private, Company F, 101st Ohio Infantry.
Place, and Date: At Chickamauga, Georgia, 19 September 1863.
Entered Service at:
Birth: Fairfield, Ohio.
Date of Issue: 9 April 1894.
Citation: Myers saved the regimental colors by greatest personal devotion and bravery.
Reed, Axel H.
Rank and Organization: Sergeant, Company K, 2d Minnesota Infantry.
Place and Date: At Chickamauga, Georgia, 19 September 1863; at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, 25 November 1863.
Entered Service at:
Birth: Maine.
Date of lssue: 2 April 1898.
Citation: While in arrest at Chickamauga, Georgia, Reed left his place in the rear and voluntarily went to the line of battle, secured a rifle, and fought gallantly during the two-day battle; Reed was released from arrest in recognition of his bravery. At Missionary Ridge, he commanded his company and gallantly led it, being among the first to enter the enemy's works; he was severely wounded, losing an arm, but declined a discharge and remained in active service to the end of the war.
Richey, William E.
Rank and Organization: Corporal, Company A, 15th Ohio Infantry.
Place and Date: At Chickamauga, Georgia, 19 September 1863.
Entered Service at:
Birth: Athens County, Ohio.
Date, of Issue: 9 November 1893.
Citation: While on the extreme front, between the lines of the combatants, Richey single-handedly captured a Confederate major who was armed and mounted.
Chamberlain, Orville T.
Rank and Organization: Second Lieutenant, Company G, 74th Indiana Infantry.
Place and Date: At Chickamauga, Georgia, 20 September 1863.
Entered Service at.
Birth: Kosciusko County, Indiana.
Date of Issue: 11 March 1896.
Citation: While exposed to a galling fire, Chamberlain went in search of another regiment, found its location, procured ammunition from the men thereof, and returned with the ammunition to his own company.
Cilley, Clinton A.
Rank and Organization: Captain, Company C, 2d Minnesota Infantry.
Place and Date: At Chickamauga, Georgia, 20 September 1863.
Entered Service at: Farmington, New Hampshire.
Birth: Rockingharn County, New Hampshire.
Date of Issue: 12 June 1895.
Citation: Cilley seized the colors of a retreating regiment and led it into the thick of the attack.
Porter, Horace
Rank and Organization: Captain, Ordnance Department, United States Army.
Place and Date: At Chickamauga, Georgia, 20 September 1863.
Entered Service at: Pennsylvania.
Birth: Pennsylvania.
Date of Issue: 8 July 1902.
Citation: While acting as a volunteer aide at a critical moment when the lines were broken, Porter rallied enough fugitives to hold the ground under heavy fire long enough to effect the escape of wagon trains and batteries.
Taylor, Anthony
Rank and Organization: First Lieutenant, Company A, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Place and Date: At Chickamauga, Georgia, 20 September 1863.
Entered Service at:
Birth: Burlington, New Jersey.
Date of Issue: 4 December 1893.
Citation. Taylor held out to the last with a small force against the advance of superior numbers of the enemy.
Whitney, William G.
Rank and Organization: Sergeant, Company B, 11th Michigan Infantry.
Place and Date: At Chickamauga, Georgia, 20 September 1863.
Entered Service at:
Birth: Allen, Michigan.
Date of Issue: 21 October 1895.
Citation: As the enemy was about to charge, Whitney went outside the temporary Union works among the dead and wounded enemy soldiers, and, at great exposure to himself, cut off and removed their cartridge boxes, bringing them within the Union lines. The ammunition was then used with good effect in again repulsing the attack.
Further reading:
Dr. William Glenn Robertson, Lieutenant Colonel Edward P. Shanahan, Lieutenant Colonel John I. Boxberger, and Major George E. Knapp. Staff Ride Handbook for the Battle of Chickamauga, 18-20 September 1863. Fort Leavenworth, Kansas: Combat Studies Institute U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. 1992.
Carson, William J.
Rank and Organization: Musician, Company E, 1st Battalion, 15th United States Infantry.
Place and Date: At Chickamauga, Georgia, 19 September 1863.
Entered Service at:
Birth: Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Date of lssue: 27 January 1894.
Citation: Most distinguished gallantry in battle.
Myers, George S.
Rank and Organization: Private, Company F, 101st Ohio Infantry.
Place, and Date: At Chickamauga, Georgia, 19 September 1863.
Entered Service at:
Birth: Fairfield, Ohio.
Date of Issue: 9 April 1894.
Citation: Myers saved the regimental colors by greatest personal devotion and bravery.
Reed, Axel H.
Rank and Organization: Sergeant, Company K, 2d Minnesota Infantry.
Place and Date: At Chickamauga, Georgia, 19 September 1863; at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, 25 November 1863.
Entered Service at:
Birth: Maine.
Date of lssue: 2 April 1898.
Citation: While in arrest at Chickamauga, Georgia, Reed left his place in the rear and voluntarily went to the line of battle, secured a rifle, and fought gallantly during the two-day battle; Reed was released from arrest in recognition of his bravery. At Missionary Ridge, he commanded his company and gallantly led it, being among the first to enter the enemy's works; he was severely wounded, losing an arm, but declined a discharge and remained in active service to the end of the war.
Richey, William E.
Rank and Organization: Corporal, Company A, 15th Ohio Infantry.
Place and Date: At Chickamauga, Georgia, 19 September 1863.
Entered Service at:
Birth: Athens County, Ohio.
Date, of Issue: 9 November 1893.
Citation: While on the extreme front, between the lines of the combatants, Richey single-handedly captured a Confederate major who was armed and mounted.
Chamberlain, Orville T.
Rank and Organization: Second Lieutenant, Company G, 74th Indiana Infantry.
Place and Date: At Chickamauga, Georgia, 20 September 1863.
Entered Service at.
Birth: Kosciusko County, Indiana.
Date of Issue: 11 March 1896.
Citation: While exposed to a galling fire, Chamberlain went in search of another regiment, found its location, procured ammunition from the men thereof, and returned with the ammunition to his own company.
Cilley, Clinton A.
Rank and Organization: Captain, Company C, 2d Minnesota Infantry.
Place and Date: At Chickamauga, Georgia, 20 September 1863.
Entered Service at: Farmington, New Hampshire.
Birth: Rockingharn County, New Hampshire.
Date of Issue: 12 June 1895.
Citation: Cilley seized the colors of a retreating regiment and led it into the thick of the attack.
Porter, Horace
Rank and Organization: Captain, Ordnance Department, United States Army.
Place and Date: At Chickamauga, Georgia, 20 September 1863.
Entered Service at: Pennsylvania.
Birth: Pennsylvania.
Date of Issue: 8 July 1902.
Citation: While acting as a volunteer aide at a critical moment when the lines were broken, Porter rallied enough fugitives to hold the ground under heavy fire long enough to effect the escape of wagon trains and batteries.
Taylor, Anthony
Rank and Organization: First Lieutenant, Company A, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Place and Date: At Chickamauga, Georgia, 20 September 1863.
Entered Service at:
Birth: Burlington, New Jersey.
Date of Issue: 4 December 1893.
Citation. Taylor held out to the last with a small force against the advance of superior numbers of the enemy.
Whitney, William G.
Rank and Organization: Sergeant, Company B, 11th Michigan Infantry.
Place and Date: At Chickamauga, Georgia, 20 September 1863.
Entered Service at:
Birth: Allen, Michigan.
Date of Issue: 21 October 1895.
Citation: As the enemy was about to charge, Whitney went outside the temporary Union works among the dead and wounded enemy soldiers, and, at great exposure to himself, cut off and removed their cartridge boxes, bringing them within the Union lines. The ammunition was then used with good effect in again repulsing the attack.
Further reading:
Dr. William Glenn Robertson, Lieutenant Colonel Edward P. Shanahan, Lieutenant Colonel John I. Boxberger, and Major George E. Knapp. Staff Ride Handbook for the Battle of Chickamauga, 18-20 September 1863. Fort Leavenworth, Kansas: Combat Studies Institute U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. 1992.
National Park Service Chief Historian Emeritus Ed Bearss and McLemore's Cove
The Friends of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park welcomes National Park Service Chief Historian Emeritus Ed Bearss for three different local programs on March 15 and 16.
Mr. Bearss, who is recognized as the “Father of 20th Century Civil War Battlefield Preservation,” and who Smithsonian Magazine called “a rock star in Civil War circles,” is the feature of a new documentary, American Journey: The Life and Times of Ed Bearss.
On Sunday, March 15, Mr. Bearss will lead a bus tour, Prelude to Chickamauga: Civil War Actions in McLemore’s Cove. More information on this tour and additional programs can be found here.
Mr. Bearss, who is recognized as the “Father of 20th Century Civil War Battlefield Preservation,” and who Smithsonian Magazine called “a rock star in Civil War circles,” is the feature of a new documentary, American Journey: The Life and Times of Ed Bearss.
On Sunday, March 15, Mr. Bearss will lead a bus tour, Prelude to Chickamauga: Civil War Actions in McLemore’s Cove. More information on this tour and additional programs can be found here.
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Battlefield Excursion 1
The first class excursion to Chickamauga National Military Park will take place on Sunday, February 22, 2015. The following is our itinerary for this first visit.
FROM: DR. BLEDSOE
TO: STUDENTS OF HIST 490
DATE: 22 FEB 2015
WHERE: CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL MILITARY PARK
RE: HIST 490 BATTLEFIELD EXCURSION #1 ITINERARY
8:50-9:00 A.M.: REPORT TO THE PARKING LOT OF THE HUMANITIES CENTER NO LATER THAN 9:00A.M.
9:00 A.M.-9:30 A.M.: TRAVEL TO CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL MILITARY PARK
9:30-10:00 A.M.: ORIENTATION/BRIEFING ON THE FIELD
10:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON: EXCURSIONS TO WOODWORTH STOPS 1, 4, 5, 6 (COVERING 19 SEPT 1863)
12:00 NOON-1:00 P.M.: LUNCH BREAK AND OPTIONAL STOP AT VISITOR’S CENTER
1:00 P.M.-4 P.M.: EXCURSIONS TO WOODWORTH STOPS 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 19 (COVERING 20 SEPT 1863)
4:00 P.M.-4:30 P.M.: RETURN TO LEE UNIVERSITY HUMANITIES CENTER
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
WOODWORTH, CHICKAMAUGA: A BATTLEFIELD GUIDE
MONEY FOR LUNCH AT SUBWAY OR SOME EQUIVALENT FAST FOOD PLACE
SUPPLIES, CLOTHING, WEATHER GEAR, AND EQUIPMENT DESCRIBED IN THE SYLLABUS
WRITING MATERIAL
DIGITAL CAMERAS ARE RECOMMENDED BUT OPTIONAL
REQUIRED PREPARATION:
READ OVER THE VARIOUS STOPS WE WILL COVER IN THE WOODWORTH BOOK. I HAVE BUDGETED A MERE 30 MINS. PER STOP, SO PREPARATION BEFOREHAND WILL HELP YOU GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS INITIAL VISIT.
FROM: DR. BLEDSOE
TO: STUDENTS OF HIST 490
DATE: 22 FEB 2015
WHERE: CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL MILITARY PARK
RE: HIST 490 BATTLEFIELD EXCURSION #1 ITINERARY
8:50-9:00 A.M.: REPORT TO THE PARKING LOT OF THE HUMANITIES CENTER NO LATER THAN 9:00A.M.
9:00 A.M.-9:30 A.M.: TRAVEL TO CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL MILITARY PARK
9:30-10:00 A.M.: ORIENTATION/BRIEFING ON THE FIELD
10:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON: EXCURSIONS TO WOODWORTH STOPS 1, 4, 5, 6 (COVERING 19 SEPT 1863)
12:00 NOON-1:00 P.M.: LUNCH BREAK AND OPTIONAL STOP AT VISITOR’S CENTER
1:00 P.M.-4 P.M.: EXCURSIONS TO WOODWORTH STOPS 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 19 (COVERING 20 SEPT 1863)
4:00 P.M.-4:30 P.M.: RETURN TO LEE UNIVERSITY HUMANITIES CENTER
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
WOODWORTH, CHICKAMAUGA: A BATTLEFIELD GUIDE
MONEY FOR LUNCH AT SUBWAY OR SOME EQUIVALENT FAST FOOD PLACE
SUPPLIES, CLOTHING, WEATHER GEAR, AND EQUIPMENT DESCRIBED IN THE SYLLABUS
WRITING MATERIAL
DIGITAL CAMERAS ARE RECOMMENDED BUT OPTIONAL
REQUIRED PREPARATION:
READ OVER THE VARIOUS STOPS WE WILL COVER IN THE WOODWORTH BOOK. I HAVE BUDGETED A MERE 30 MINS. PER STOP, SO PREPARATION BEFOREHAND WILL HELP YOU GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS INITIAL VISIT.
Monday, February 9, 2015
Friday, February 6, 2015
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
There is a new event to be hosted by the Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park on February 7, 2015.
"Winter Vistas - Lookout Mountain
02/07/2015
Location: Lookout Mountain Battlefield
Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Fee Information: Free
Contact Name: Lookout Mountain Battlefield
Contact Phone Number: 423-821-7786
Winter is a good time for getting views of the mountain landscape as well as views from the mountain to understand the nature of the ground on which the battle was fought on November 24, 1863. This program begins at Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center parking area located at 400 Garden Road."
For more information, visit the park's website.
"Winter Vistas - Lookout Mountain
02/07/2015
Location: Lookout Mountain Battlefield
Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Fee Information: Free
Contact Name: Lookout Mountain Battlefield
Contact Phone Number: 423-821-7786
Winter is a good time for getting views of the mountain landscape as well as views from the mountain to understand the nature of the ground on which the battle was fought on November 24, 1863. This program begins at Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center parking area located at 400 Garden Road."
For more information, visit the park's website.
New entries for the week of February 1, 2015, include posts on Reed's Bridge by Jessica Strickland and Lee and Gordon's Mills by Sam Doss.
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