The following excerpt from my forthcoming book on the Siege of Petersburg, Grant Lays Siege to Lee, June 18-, was recently published in Emerging Civil War: The First Battle of Trent's Reach, by ECW Guest Post Posted on Emerging Civil War welcomes guest author John Horn.
The Battle of Philippi formed part of the Western Virginia Campaign of the American Civil War, and was fought in and around Philippi, Virginia (now West Virginia) on . A decisive Union victory, it was the first organized land action of the war, though generally viewed as a skirmish rather than a battle.
So what was the first (skirmish) land battle of the Civil War?
The battle over the battle flag represents one of the most intensive and extensive ongoing public dialogues about U.S. his-tory. The debate over the proper place of the Confederate battle flag American life is an important means by which citizens engage with the meaning of the Civil War and its legacies.
America is about to celebrate its 250th anniversary, but there was a time when the nation was divided. The Civil War tore the nation apart, but a battle in Mississippi was a key to restoring the ...
The American Civil War was defined not only by its political and moral issues, but by a series of brutal, high-casualty battles. These conflicts altered the nation’s history and landscape. Fought on ...
WKRN-TV: The Battle of Stones River transformed Murfreesboro and shaped the course of the Civil War
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — The sprawling city Murfreesboro was once a tiny town of about 3,000 people during one of the most consequential battles of the Civil War: the Battle of Stones River. The ...
The Battle of Stones River transformed Murfreesboro and shaped the course of the Civil War
KTBS 3: Major battles at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill helped shape the Civil War in the West
Major battles at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill helped shape the Civil War in the West
Tennessean: Remembering the battle of Nashville in the Civil War fought 160 years ago
Remembering the battle of Nashville in the Civil War fought 160 years ago
The Palm Beach Post: Discover key Civil War history at Stones River National Battlefield Park
Stones River National Battlefield preserves the site of a pivotal Civil War clash that shaped the Union’s control of Middle Tennessee.
The American Spectator: The Largest, Deadliest Battle of the Civil War Occurred by Accident
The Joplin Globe: Carthage to remember Civil War battle 165 years later
Daily Herald: Reliving the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, and discovering an Illinois connection
The first shot of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War was fired by a man from DuPage County. Lt. Marcellus E. Jones of the 8th Illinois Calvary was on patrol outside Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, ...
Reliving the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, and discovering an Illinois connection
wvgazettemail.com: As Google plans Buffalo data center, a Civil War historian hopes for battle marker
Civil War historian, author and Hurricane, West Virginia, resident Philip Hatfield hopes to get a battle marker on the land recently acquired by Google for a data center. The marker would indicate ...
As Google plans Buffalo data center, a Civil War historian hopes for battle marker
WDBJ: This Day in History: Civil War’s First Battle of Bull Run