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Oak Hill: North Confederate Avenue
The entrance to North Confederate Avenue, from the Mummasburg Road. The marker to Ewell’s Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia is located in the left portion of this shot. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 2:45 PM on Thursday, February 17, 2011.
Today we’ll be showing you some of the construction and removal [...]
SCV and Earl Ijames Do Better
Tony Way of the SCV and Earl Ijames are working to commemorate ten black North Carolinians, nine of which have been identified as slaves, who were present in the Army of Northern Virginia as slaves. This is truly a step in the right direction given the way this story was reported back in May 2010. [...]
"One Continuous Fight" coming in paperback
The 2008 book I co-authored with Eric Wittenberg and Mike Nugent, One Continuous Fight: The Retreat and Pursuit of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, July 4-14, 1863 is being released in paperback by our publisher, Savas Beatie (click on the book title to be taken to the Amazon page for the paperback). Show More Summary
WaPo Ignores Rep. Jim Moran Race -- Even As Moran Sneers His 24-Year Army Vet Opponent Offers No 'Public Service' Record
A letter to the editor of The Washington Times really underscored how little attention the D.C. media are paying to Congressman Jim Moran, who represents the easternmost part of northern Virginia (including MRC headquarters in Alexandria). A letter writer complained: read more
New Kunstler Print
Mort Kunstler’s latest print beautifully captures a crucial moment in the life of the Army of Northern Virginia. The scene takes place in Orange County, Virginia following the army’s defeat at Gettysburg. Kunstler vividly depicts the men in the army marching down main street, while Lee, Longstreet, and A.P. Hill discuss something. As you can [...]
Andrew Hall: Robert E. Lee's Civil War Army of Northern Virginia as a Slave-Raiding Enterprise
Andrew Hall: >'We Have Received Provocation Enough': On the first day of July 1863, Confederate Lieutenant General James Longstreet (left), writing through his adjutant, ordered General George Pickett to bring up his corps from the rear to reinforce the main body of the Army of Northern Virginia. Show More Summary
What’s a Few Thousand Here or There?
Numbers play an important role in the Lost Cause view of the Civil War and the Petersburg Campaign in particular. The image of the Army of Northern Virginia as hopelessly outnumbered and hanging on by a thread continues to exercise a strong hold for many. There is something attractive about a narrative that pits a [...]
Army of Northern Virginia Monument
Location: West Confederate Avenue, Spangler Woods Commander: General Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a career United States Army officer, a combat engineer, and among the most celebrated generals in American history. He is also one of the very few generals in modern military history to ever be offered the [...]
Headquarters, Army of Northern Virginia
The Army of Northern Virginia headquarters monuments were erected by the Gettysburg National Parks Commission and were completed in 1920-1921. All of the monuments consist of bronze cannons mounted on granite bases.
Army of Northern Virginia, Gen. Robert E. Lee, commanding, Chambersburg Pike west of Confederate Avenue. Second Corps, [...]
Ewell’s Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
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Order of Battle: Ewell’s Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
Commander: Lieut. Gen. Richard Stoddert Ewell (February 8, 1817 – January 25, 1872) was a career United States Army officer and a Confederate general during the American Civil War. He achieved fame as a senior commander under Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee and fought effectively through [...]
Army of Northern Virginia Itinerary Tablet: June 27, 1863
June 27, 1863 Army of Northern Virginia.
Location: West Confederate Avenue near the Schultz House. Replaced in 2007.
Monument Specifications: Bronze tablet with granite rough hewn base.
Erected Date: ca. 1901.
Inscription: The tablet reads as follows,
Headquarters of the Army moved from Greencastle to Chambersburg Penna. Show More Summary
Army of Northern Virginia Itinerary Tablet: July 3, 1863
July 3, 1863 Army of Northern Virginia.
Location: West Confederate Avenue near the Schultz House. Replaced in 2007.
Monument Specifications: Bronze tablet with granite rough hewn base.
Erected Date: ca. 1901.
Inscription: The tabletShow More Summary
The Best Of The Drifts - Peckerwoods
Originally Published March 16, 2007PeckerwoodsCapt. Elijah Tillman. Army of Northern Virginia, 1862-1863. Wounded at Antietam. Georgia Militia Cavalry, 1863-1865. He was also my great-great-great-great-grandfather.There. Now that the...Show More Summary
Army of Northern Virginia Itinerary Tablet: June 26, 1863
June 26, 1863 Army of Northern Virginia.
Location: West Confederate Avenue near the Schultz House. Replaced in 2007.
Monument Specifications: Bronze tablet with granite rough hewn base.
Erected Date: ca. 1901.
Inscription: The tablet...Show More Summary
Jenkins’ Brigade, Cavalry Division (Jackson’s Battery attached)
Jenkins’ Brigade were members of Stuart’s Cavalry in the Army of Northern Virginia.
Location: East Cavalry Field, east of Rummel Woods
Monument Specifications: Bronze marker with a round stone base. Marks the position and action of the brigade.
Erected Date: 1910-1911.
Inscription: The tablet reads as follows,
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Hill’s Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
The Third Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia was commanded by A.P. Hill at Gettysburg.
Location: West Confederate Avenue, McMillan Woods
Monument Specifications: Rock hewn stone square monument with bronze descriptive plaque affixed...Show More Summary
Life in the Army of Northern Virginia - 1861-1865
by Carlton McCarthyFrom the publisher: The Civil War comes to life through the eyes of someone who actually lived it.From the beginning of the American Civil War in 1861, to the days following the surrender at Appomattox in 1865, Carlton McCarthy draws the reader into the world of the common Confederate soldier. Show More Summary
Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of John Brown’s Raid – SCV Style
The Virginia Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans has issued the following press release in recognition of “Hayward Shepherd Day”: PRESS RELEASE : SCV DECLARES HAYWARD SHEPHERD DAY The Army of Northern Virginia of the Sons of Confederate Veterans will kick off the Sesquicentennial of the War Between the States on Saturday, October 3, in Harpers Ferry, West [...]Show More Summary
The Chancellorsville Campaign (VA): The Nation's High Water Mark
by James K. Bryant IIFrom the publisher:The Chancellorsville Campaign was the true high water mark for both the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac. The campaign would be the Confederates' greatest...Show More Summary
147 Years Ago Today
147 years ago today, Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia and George B. McClellan’s cobbled-together version of the Army of the Potomac met on the banks of Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland. After a full day of brutal, bloody slugging, the parties spent September 18 staring at each other and licking their respective [...]