by beeghleytech | Sep 21, 2020
Civil War Battles and Engagements Exploring various battles and skirmishes of the Civil War The Battle of Gettysburg After Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s success at Chancellorsville in May 1863, he made the decision to imnvade the North so as to shift the...
by beeghleytech | Jun 30, 2018 | Civil War Related Primary Sources, Teaching the Civil War
After some minor skirmishes, Major General John Buford is convinced that the Confederates are near the small town of Cashtown and that they will be marching on Gettysburg the next day. Buford sends a message to Gen. John Reynolds to come up quickly while he holds...
by beeghleytech | Jun 30, 2018 | Teaching the Civil War
The Battle of Hanover, Pennsylvania was a small skirmish between Union and Confederate cavalry that had a significant impact on the Gettysburg Campaign by delaying Confederate General JEB Stuart. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick’s division of Union cavalry dashes north to...
by TeachCivilWar | Nov 30, 2017 | Teaching the Civil War
Finding rock carvings is a great way to explore the Gettysburg Battlefield. One of my favorites is the AL Coble rock carving in the area of Spangler’s Spring. AL Coble was 20-year-old Augustus L. Coble of Company E of the 1st North Carolina...
by TeachCivilWar | Aug 30, 2017 | Book Reviews
Discovering Gettysburg: An Unconventional Introduction to the Greatest Little Town in America and the Monumental Battle that Made it Famous It is not difficult to imagine that my passion for Gettysburg drove me to want to read W. Stephen Coleman’s new book,...
