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Standing to It: Everett Peabody, Part I
In April of 1862, an all-out Confederate attack caught a Union army camped along the Tennessee River by complete surprise. Or so the history books tell us. In reality, the surprise was not quite as complete as tradition holds. The main reason for this small but vital difference was a little-known brigade commander from Massachusetts by the name of Everett Peabody.
everett peabody • battle of shiloh • army of the tennessee • army of west tennessee • shiloh
In April of 1862, an all-out Confederate attack caught a Union army camped along the Tennessee River by complete surprise. Or so the history books tell us. In reality, the surprise was not quite as complete as tradition holds. The main reason for this small but vital difference was a little-known brigade commander from Massachusetts by the name of Everett Peabody.
everett peabody • battle of shiloh • army of the tennessee • army of west tennessee • shiloh
Prelude to Shiloh: Everett Peabody, Part IV
The Union army camped at Pittsburg Landing was filled with confidence - which soon crossed the line to overconfidence. By early April, despite numerous warning signs, few within the army were aware of the danger about to hit.
everett peabody • shiloh • battle of shiloh • civil war • american civil war
The Union army camped at Pittsburg Landing was filled with confidence - which soon crossed the line to overconfidence. By early April, despite numerous warning signs, few within the army were aware of the danger about to hit.
everett peabody • shiloh • battle of shiloh • civil war • american civil war
I Shall Win My Spurs: Everett Peabody, Part III
Peabody would see his first serious actions of the war at Lexington, Missouri, in September 1861, where he was wounded twice. He also revealed a temper that fall that nearly got him into hot water on two different occasions.
everett peabody • siege of lexington missouri • missouri in the civil war • shiloh • battle of shiloh
Peabody would see his first serious actions of the war at Lexington, Missouri, in September 1861, where he was wounded twice. He also revealed a temper that fall that nearly got him into hot water on two different occasions.
everett peabody • siege of lexington missouri • missouri in the civil war • shiloh • battle of shiloh
A Most Extraordinary Month: April in the Civil War, Part II
In many respects, April 1862 was a watershed month in the Civil War. This vital month witnessed the war's first battle on a scale that would become distressingly common before long, as well as other important events.
american civil war • civil war • war between the states • april in the civil war • shiloh
In many respects, April 1862 was a watershed month in the Civil War. This vital month witnessed the war's first battle on a scale that would become distressingly common before long, as well as other important events.
american civil war • civil war • war between the states • april in the civil war • shiloh
ALMOST VICE PRESIDENT: BLACK JACK LOGAN, PART II
The final part of this article reviews Black Jack Logan's Civil War record and his political career in the years afterwards. In addition to his years in the House and the Senate, he founded and led the Grand Army of the Republic and started the custom of Memorial Day, which became a national holiday.
president • vice president • logan • blaine • democratic
The final part of this article reviews Black Jack Logan's Civil War record and his political career in the years afterwards. In addition to his years in the House and the Senate, he founded and led the Grand Army of the Republic and started the custom of Memorial Day, which became a national holiday.
president • vice president • logan • blaine • democratic
One Glorious Hour: Everett Peabody, Part VI
Peabody's morning patrol had alerted the Union army to the pending Confederate attack. The result was a battle that may have been quite different without that early warning. But Peabody would not live to see the outcome.
everett peabody • shiloh • battle of shiloh • benjamin prentiss • pittsburg landing
Peabody's morning patrol had alerted the Union army to the pending Confederate attack. The result was a battle that may have been quite different without that early warning. But Peabody would not live to see the outcome.
everett peabody • shiloh • battle of shiloh • benjamin prentiss • pittsburg landing
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