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Category Archives: Artillery
Wisconsin Civil War hero could get Medal of Honor
Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal by Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Alonzo H. Cushing is close to receiving the Medal of Honor, almost 150 years after his heroic actions at the Civil War battle at Gettysburg. A … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th U.S. Artillery, Alonzo Cushing, Andrew Jackson Smith, Bill Clinton, Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Delafield, Frederick Fuger, Gettysburg, Gettysburg National Military Park, Herb Kohl, James Sensenbrenner, John Heiser, John McHugh, La Crosse, Margaret Zerwekh, Medal of Honor, Menomonee Falls, National Park Service, Pickett's Charge, poshumously, Ron Kind, Theodore Roosevelt, William Proxmire, Wisconsin
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On this date in Civil War history: Battle of Fort Donelson (Feb. 13-16, 1862)
Located on the west bank of the Cumberland river two miles north of Dover, Tennessee, Fort Donelson was on a steep bluff overlooking a straight stretch of several miles of river. The fort itself was only about 15 acres, but … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, Artillery, Battles, This Date in Civil War History
Tagged 10-inch Columbiad, 32-pounder, Albert Sidney Johnston, Andrew H. Foote, artillery, Charles F. Smith, Confederate, Cumberland River, Dover, Dover Hotel, Fort Donelson, Fort Henry, Gideon J. Pillow, gunboats, John A. McClernand, John B. Floyd, Lew Wallace, Nashville, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Navy, Shiloh, Simon Bolivar Buckner, Tennessee, timberclad, Ulysses S. Grant, Union
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Bombardment of Fort Henry (Feb. 2-6, 1862)
Fort Henry was a Confederate garrison on the Tennessee River, the capture of which was the first significant Union victory of the Civil War. Because of its food production, mineral resources, labor supply, and railroads, Tennessee was the key to … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, Artillery, Battles, Navy, This Date in Civil War History
Tagged Clarksville, Don Carlos Buell, Fort Donelson, Fort Henry, Henry Halleck, Lloyd Tilghman, Tennessee, Tennessee River, Ulysses Grant, US Navy, USS Carondelet, USS Cincinnati, USS Conestoga, USS Essex, USS Lexington, USS St. Louis, USS Tyler
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1st Minnesota Light Artillery at Shiloh and Corinth
1st Minnesota Light Artillery at Shiloh Historical Monograph prepared by Jeffrey S. Williams Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force Click here to read the historical monograph of the 1st Minnesota Light Artillery in the Atlanta campaign. Click here to read … Continue reading
1st Minnesota Light Artillery in the Atlanta Campaign May-Sept. 1864
Historical Mongraph by Jeffrey S. Williams Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force Click here to read the historical monograph of the 1st Minnesota Light Artillery at Shiloh. Much has been written about the First Minnesota Infantry and its well-deserved place … Continue reading
Along The Way: Elrosa man creates scaled Civil War replica cannons
Written by Jenny Berg Special to the St. Cloud Times ELROSA, Minn. - David Heinze, known to many as The Cannon Man, has been building accurately scaled Civil War replica cannons for 15 years. “Farmers need something to keep them … Continue reading
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Tagged artillery, cannon, Elrosa, Minnesota, Paynesville, replica, St. Cloud
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