Monthly Archives: August 2012

THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN OF 1862: Pt 20

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Civil War Reflections

THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN OF 1862: THROUGH ARKANSAS EYES I have been in Civil War Reenactments were we have charged the enemy shoulder to shoulder in Battalion Line of Battle of 4 to 5 five companies consisting of about 125 to … Continue reading →

THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN OF 1862: Pt 19

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Civil War Reflections

THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN OF 1862: THROUGH ARKANSAS EYES Walker’s Division had been listening to the fire from the north with the knowledge that the battle would ultimately get to them. At about 9:00 AM a staff officer galloped up to … Continue reading →

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THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN OF 1862: Pt 18

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Civil War Reflections

THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN OF 1862: THROUGH ARKANSAS EYES All of the division completed the crossing and marched toward Sharpsburg. At the western edge of the town the division halted and men went to sleep by the roadside. An incessant cannonade … Continue reading →

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THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN OF 1862: Pt 17

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Civil War Reflections

THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN OF 1862: THROUGH ARKANSAS EYES It is hard to explain the desperation of infantrymen in Civil War Battles when they know they can’t hold against the enemy due to overwhelming numbers. The likelihood of being killed or … Continue reading →

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THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN OF 1862: Pt 16

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Civil War Reflections

THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN OF 1862: THROUGH ARKANSAS EYES After daybreak on Sunday the 14th of September fighting could be heard on South Mountain as the Union Forces forced their way toward Turner’s and Fox’s Gaps and took Crampton’s Gap. The … Continue reading →

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THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN OF 1862: Pt 15

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Civil War Reflections

THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN: THROUGH ARKANSAS EYES How would you like to have marched from Richmond, VA to Frederick, MD to Harper’s Ferry to Loudoun Heights in Virginia, crossed the Potomac River twice, banged on a concrete aqueduct to no avail, … Continue reading →

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THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN OF 1862: Pt 14

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Civil War Reflections

THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN OF 1862: THROUGH ARKANSAS EYES The division stayed in bivouac on September 11th and took up the march on the morning of the 12th. Colonel E. V. White, a Loudoun County native and commander of the 35th … Continue reading →

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THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN OF 1862: Pt 13

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Civil War Reflections

THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN: THROUGH ARKANSAS EYES Years ago, back in the late 1990’s, I tried to get up on Loudoun Heights. I tried going up the west side of the ridge and the east side of the ridge. I tried … Continue reading →

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THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN OF 1862

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Civil War Reflections

THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN OF 1862: THROUGH ARKANSAS EYES Special Order 191 was the Army of Northern Virginia’s plan for the Maryland Campaign. It fell into the hands of General McClellan and gave him the full outline of what Lee planned … Continue reading →

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THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN OF1862: Pt 14

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Civil War Reflections

THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN OF 1862: THROUGH ARKANSAS EYES Nancy and I have traveled all over the area north of Leesburg, VA trying to take pictures of the fords utilized during the Civil War for army crossings. Cheek’s Ford, also called … Continue reading →

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