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civil war sites: Chancellorsville And The Death Of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson - 03/15/12 02:33 AM
A recent home inspection found me near Fredericksburg VA, and a house on the Chancellorsville Civil War Battlefield.
This is where Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was shot and mortally wounded.
I needed to stop by.
Not having time to take in the whole battlefield, I wanted to see where General Jackson had been shot and fell from his horse.
There are markers for everything at this battlefield.
Lee's Army of Northern Virginia had been under pressure and a serious threat from a southward campaign led by the north's General Joseph Hooker.
Chancellorsville saw a brilliant flanking maneuver by Lee and Jackson, dividing … (9 comments)
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civil war sites: Mosby's Midnight Raid - 10/14/10 07:26 AM
Robert E. Lee is said to have exclaimed, "Hurrah for Mosby! I wish I had a hundred like him!" Ulysses S. Grant told General Philip Sheridan that "where any of Mosby's men are caught, hang them without trial." It was Abraham Lincoln who game him his moniker of "The Gray Ghost," when, as his reputation increased, the Union Army's biggest fear in Washington was that Mosby would kidnap Lincoln from right beneath their nose. Lincoln, upon hearing several of his generals discussing Mosby and their fears, loudly announced, "Listen to you men, you speak of Mosby as though he is a … (30 comments)
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civil war sites: Civil War Barracks In Centreville Virginia - 07/25/10 10:20 AM
This is an 1861 road map of Northern Virginia, including some of Maryland.
It gives a good view of where the roads were in those days.
The roads have changed substantially since then!
Centerville, now spelled Centreville, was a popular spot.
The busy Manassas Gap Junction was an important railroad meeting place. From there troops and supplies could be distributed quickly and to many areas.
Centreville VA was where the South, and eventually the North, maintained army barracks.
Different from the typical tent camp, these barracks were obviously made for the long term. The Union Army used these barracks for various … (10 comments)
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civil war sites: "There Stands Jackson Like A Stone Wall" - 06/27/10 08:22 AM
Colonel Thomas J. Jackson retired from the army (at 27 years of age) to become an instructor at the Virginia Military Institute. He was appointed a Brigadier General just before the Civil War, and was present at the execution of John Brown. He later became General Lee's favorite and most trusted lieutenant.
His motto which he adopted in his youth was, "You may be what you resolve to be."
He is seen here on his favorite horse, Little Sorrel. A horse named "Fancy" was given to him as a gift, and because of its sorrel, or chestnut, color, and small size … (16 comments)
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civil war sites: Manassas Stone House - Wavy Glass - 05/29/10 06:42 AM
In Northern Virginia there are many places you can go to see old houses and buildings. One defining feature common to all is that some windows still contain original glass.
How can you tell? It is wavy or otherwise disturbed. Walking through Mount Vernon and Monticello, and other such historical sites, when looking out the windows, it is easy to see which panes are original and which have been replaced over the years.
Glass is made by melting sand (silica) and mixing it with some form of flux, like soda ash, to reduce the melting temperature. Then through an "annealing" process … (9 comments)
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civil war sites: Manassas Stone House - The Red Flag - 05/23/10 06:51 AM
Driving by the Stone House on the Manassas Battlefield I noticed the red flag was hoisted! It is not out there all the time and when it is one must take advantage.
That means that the house is open to the public. I am the public, so I went inside.
This house was occupied as a private residence as recently as the 1930's. There were other outbuildings around it, many rented out as local side-of-the-road motel rooms. The Stone House had a big front porch (since removed when restored) and was not very well kept.
The restoration made the inside … (43 comments)
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civil war sites: Bull Run Creek, Manassas Battlefield Park - 05/04/10 03:40 PM
In the summer of 1861, as the Civil War was beginning, both the South and the Union were confident that each would win a quick victory. Anticipating a long war, General Winfield Scott had proposed what he called the Anaconda Plan, which had three objectives:
1. To surround the south, blockading its ports and starving it for supplies it could not produce for itself.
2. Send forces up and down the Mississippi River to split the enemy and occupy strategic cities.
3. Capture Richmond.
Scott envisioned a great anaconda snake surrounding and slowly squeezing the South into submission and defeat. This … (5 comments)
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civil war sites: Stone Bridge, Manassas Battlefield Park - 04/10/10 12:44 PM
A popular and interesting remain of the two Civil War battles in Manassas, Virginia is the Stone Bridge. It had an interesting role in both of the battles, although on the edge of the battlefield.
Perhaps hard to see, the bridge is located on the right of the map seen here, with the bold black line.
The Old Stone House, featured in a previous post, is just to the left of the bold black line, at the intersection about in the middle of the map. The road connecting the two landmarks was then called the Warrenton Turnpike.
Interestingly, and … (13 comments)
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civil war sites: Manassas Stone House, Then And Now - 04/03/10 06:51 AM
Nearly every day on my way home I pass through the Manassas Battlefield Park. I had two relatives fight in those battles. One was a 13 year old drummer boy with romantic ideas who ran away from his home in Upper Marlboro Maryland to follow his elder brother into the war. That is an interesting family story in itself. The elder brother survived the war. The drummer boy did not survive the Second Battle of Manassas and is buried somewhere on the battlefield.
A prominent memorial feature of both battles is the old Stone House. It was located right in the … (11 comments)
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