Tag Archives: Gen. William Barksdale

Where Gen. Barksdale died

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Dick Stanley

Gen. William Barksdale was wounded several times near Plum Run on the Gettysburg battlefield in the late evening of July 2, 1863. He was carried to this home of shoemaker Jacob Hummelbaugh on Cemetery Ridge by several Union soldiers who’d … Continue reading →

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First order from Gen. Humphreys

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Dick Stanley

Monday, Aug. 24, 1863, was again clear and warm, according to Spartan Band diarist William H. Hill, who added that there were “no indications of moves by either of the opposing armies.” Instead, there was a first order message from … Continue reading →

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Barksdale’s Report on Sharpsburg

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Dick Stanley

HDQRS. BARKSDALE’S BRIGADE, ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, Camp Lee, Va., October 12, 1862. Major JAMES M. GOGGIN, Assistant Adjutant-General, McLaws’ Division. MAJOR…We reached…the neighborhood of Sharpsburg, at about 9 o’clock on the morning of the 17th. The battle was then, … Continue reading →

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Battles: Malvern Hill

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Dick Stanley

The Union had massed artillery almost wheel hub to wheel hub on the crest of a plateau 150-feet above the James River to cover its retreat to the river from Gen. Lee’s pursuing Rebels. The position had clear fields of … Continue reading →

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Battles: Savage Station

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Dick Stanley

The Union army was withdrawing across the Chickahominy River south to the James River, when Griffith’s Mississippi Brigade (including the 13th), part of Magruder’s Division, was ordered to attack the Union rear guard. It was Sunday, June 29, 1862. A … Continue reading →

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