Hearing that Early had departed from Hancock's front near the Po River on the Union right, Grant ordered the II Corps to attack Lee's left and rear. By dark on 9 May, Hancock had crossed the winding Po west of Todd's Tavern and then ...
Two of the great themes of the Civil War are how Lincoln found his war-winning general in Ulysses Grant and how Grant finally defeated Lee.
Guy and the remnants of his army established themselves on its lower slopes and launched two savage charges, which almost reached Saladin, as his son recalled: When the King reached the hill with that company, they launched a savage ...
Healy, Great Dissent, 88–91; Debs v. United States (1919). Commonwealth v. Davis, 162 Mass. 510 (1894); McAuliffe v. Mayor and Board of Aldermen of New Bedford, 155 Mass. 216 (1892). Burt v. Advertiser Newspaper Company, 154 Mass.
The assaulting force estimated at 6,000 moved from their concealed position in the woods, advanced rapidly on an open space of say 400 yards, and made a determined attack upon his ... Martin L. Smith, [?] January 1863, in O.R., vol.
This handbook is designed for either a single or multi-day staff ride and is intended for all members of the joint force.
In the spring of 1864, the Civil War s two legendary military leaders, Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee, confronted each other on the battlefield for the first time....
Discusses how to plan a staff ride of a battlefield, such as a Civil War battlefield, as part of military training.
This book offers a staff ride briefing of Chancellorsville. Since 1906 staff rides have been used to in the education of U.S. Army officers to narrow the gap between peacetime training and war.
A staff ride to a major battlefield is an excellent tool for the historical education of members of the Armed Forces.