At the Battle of Chickamauga, 18 – 20 September 1863, the second bloodiest battle of the Civil War, LTC Bishop and the 2nd Minnesota face CPL Carter and the 27th Mississippi in vicinity of the Reed’s Bridge Road on 19 September. As the reserve for the XIV Corps on 20 September, they plug a hole in the line made by LTC Ray and the 60th North Carolina’s Division around noon. After the Army of the Cumberland is split in two by LTG Longstreet’s Corps, LTC Bishop and the 2nd Minnesota rush to Horseshoe Ridge where they hold the line against repeated Confederate assaults which include CPT Bailey and the 58th North Carolina.

Sources used for this episode:

Bishop, Judson W. The Story of a Regiment; Being a Narrative of the Service of the Second Regiment, Minnesota Veteran Volunteer Infantry, in the Civil War of 1861 – 1865. St. Paul, 1890. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t59c75p89&seq=9.

Sykes, E. T. ed. “Walthall’s Brigade; A Cursory Sketch, With Personal Experiences of Walthall’s Brigade, Army of Tennessee C.S.A., 1862 – 1865.” in Publications in the Mississippi Historical Society. Centenary Ser., Vol. 1. edited by Dunbar Rowland. Jackson: Mississippi Historical Society, 1916. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433081900411&seq=9.

CPT Bailey, Isaac H. “Additional Sketch Fifty-Eighth Regiment.” in Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions from North Carolina in the Great War 1861-’65, vol. 3, edited by Walter Clark. Raliegh: E. M. Uzzell, 1901. https://digital.ncdcr.gov/Documents/Detail/histories-of-the-several-regiments-and-battalions-from-north-carolina-in-the-great-war-1861-65-v.3/3931256?item=3931512.

LTC Ray, James M. “Sixtieth Regiment.” in Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions from North Carolina in the Great War 1861-’65, vol. 3, edited by Walter Clark. Raliegh: E. M. Uzzell, 1901. https://digital.ncdcr.gov/Documents/Detail/histories-of-the-several-regiments-and-battalions-from-north-carolina-in-the-great-war-1861-65-v.3/3931256?item=3931512.

At the Battle of Gettysburg, 1 July 1863, CPT Frederick Otto Baron von Fritsch and the 68th New York face PVT George Washington Nichols and the 61st Georgia north of the town of Gettysburg along Rock Creek and what would soon be known as Barlow’s Knoll. The 68th New York retreated with the rest of the XI Corps and reformed south of the town on Cemetery Hill. On 2the evening of July, CPT Neill W. Ray and the 6th North Carolina advance upon CPT Fritsch, the 68th New York and their entire division on the eastern face of Cemetery Hill. The North Carolinians see initial success but have to face the Union counterattack.

Sources used for this episode:

Butts, Joseph T. A Gallant Captain of the Civil War: Being the Record of the Extraordinary Adventures of Frederick Otto Baron von Fritsch. New York: F. Tennyson Neely, 1902. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t86h50k2h&seq=11.

Nichols, George W. A Soldier’s Story of His Regiment (61st Georgia): and Incidentally of the Lawton-Gordon-Evans Brigade. Jesup, 1898. https://archive.org/details/01494987.3402.emory.edu/page/n1/mode/2up.

CPT Ray, Neill W. “Sixth Regiment.” In Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions from North Carolina in the Great War 1861-’65, vol. 1, edited by Walter Clark. Raliegh: E. M. Uzzell, 1901. https://www.carolana.com/NC/Civil_War/Histories_of_the_Several_Regiments_and_Battalions_from_NC_in_the_Great_War_Volume_I_Walter_Clark_1901.pdf.

At the Battle of Brandy Station, 9 June 1863, SGT Edward P. Tobie of the 1st Maine Cavalry in the Left Wing of the Cavalry Corps attempt a double envelopment of MG J.E.B. Stuart’s Cavalry Division. After crossing the Rappahannock River and riding for several miles, SGT Tobie and the 1st Maine Cavalry formed with their brigade and charged upon Fleetwood Hill, the site of MG Stuart’s Headquarters.

Sources used for this episode:

Tobie, Edward P. History of the First Maine Cavalry, 1861-1865. Boston: Emery & Hughes, 1887. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=yale.39002002965516&seq=11.

Scott, Robert N. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. ser. 1, vol. 27, pt. 1: Reports. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1889. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924077699761&view=1up&seq=3.

Scott, Robert N. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. ser. 1, vol. 27, pt. 2: Reports. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1889. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924077728255&view=1up&seq=3.

At the First Battle of Bull Run, PVT Casler and the 33rd Virginia formed on the left flank of BG Thomas J. Jackson’s all Virginia 1st Brigade on Henry Hill. The Virginians stood like a Stonewall through several Union advances. During this time, PVT Casler and the 33rd Virginia charged and captured a Union Battery that unlimbered too close them but eventually returned to the line on Henry Hill. The Virginians became the anchor of the Confederate line, which brough in enough fresh troops to defeat the Union Army in their front. By the end of the battle, BG Thomas J. Jackson and the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 27th  and 33rd Virginia Regiments as well as the Rockbridge Artillery were cemented in American Military History as Stonewall Jackson and the Stonewall Brigade.

Sources used for this episode:

Casler, John O. Four Years in the Stonewall Brigade. 2nd ed. Girard: Appeal Publishing Company, 1906. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044012920278&seq=15.

Scott, Robert N. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. ser. 1, vol. 2. Washington: Government Printing Press, 1880. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924077730186&view=1up&seq=3.

At the Battle of Missionary Ridge, 25 November 1863, 1LT Charles T. Clark and the 125th Ohio advanced in the Second Line of their brigade in what was intended to be the seizure of Confederate Rifle Pits at the base of the ridge. Once completing this, the Ohioans rallied with the rest of their Division and joined in the spontaneous charge of the Army of the Cumberland up the face of Missionary Ridge.

Sources used for this episode:

Clark, Charles T. Opdyke Tigers 125th O.V.I. A History of the Regiment and of the Campaigns and Battles of the Army of the Cumberland. Columbus: Spahr & Glenn, 1895. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t8qc07r7f&seq=9.

Davis, George B., Perry, Leslie J., Kirkley, Joseph W. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. ser. 1, vol. 31, pt: 2: Reports. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1890. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924077700270&view=1up&seq=3.

At the Battle of Globe Tavern, 21 August 1864, SGT William V. Izlar and the 25th South Carolina advanced alongside the rest of Hagood’s Brigade against what was perceived to be an open flank of the Union V Corps, but in reality occupied by BG Lysander Cutler’s 4th Division.

Sources used for this episode:

Izlar, William V. A Sketch of the War Record of the Edisto Rifles, 1861-1865. Columbia: The State Company, 1914. https://www.loc.gov/item/19014528/.

Davis, George B., Perry, Leslie J., Kirkley, Joseph W. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. ser. 1, vol. 42, pt: 1: Reports. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1893. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924077725905&view=1up&seq=3.

At the Battle of Yellow Tavern, 11 May 1864, MAJ James H. Kidd, commander of the 6th Michigan Cavalry faced the Confederate Cavalry under MG J.E.B. Stuart. After a fight that lasted several hours, MG Sheridan, commander of the Union Cavalry Corps, ordered his men to charge.

Sources used for this episode:

Kidd, James H. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman with Custer’s Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War. Ionia: Sentinel Printing Company, 1908. https://www.loc.gov/item/09002245/.

Scott, Robert N. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records on the Union and Confederate Armies. ser. 1, vol. 36, pt. 1: Reports. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1891. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924097311744&view=1up&seq=3.

At the Battle of Wilson’s Creek, 10 August 1861, SGT William H. Tunnard and the 3rd Louisiana advanced north against an artillery battery which opened upon them only to run into a Battalion of US Infantry. After being repulsed, the regiment hastened south to face a Union Brigade marching from the south.

Sources used for this episode:

Tunnard, William H. A Southern Record. The History of the Third Regiment Louisiana Infantry. Baton Rouge, 1866. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t8kd1r57h&seq=9.

Scott, Robert N. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. ser. 1, vol. 3. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1881. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924079597021&view=1up&seq=3.

At the Battle of Secessionville, PVT Herbert W. Beecher and the 1st Connecticut Light Artillery Battery supported the advance of the 2nd Division upon the Tower Battery on James Island with their 4x 14-inch James Rifles. Though the Confederate Artillery mostly focused on the several infantry advances upon the Tower Battery, they eventually dueled with the men from Connecticut.

Sources used for this episode:

Beecher, Herbert W. History of the First Light Battery Connecticut Volunteers, 1861-1865. Personal Records and Reminiscences. The Story of the Battery from its Organization to the Present Time. New York: A. T. De La Mare PTG. And Pub. Co., LTD, 1901. https://archive.org/details/historyoffirstli01beec/page/n11/mode/2up.

Scott. Robert, N. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. ser. 1, vol. 14. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1885. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924080782182&view=1up&seq=3.

At the Battle of Champion Hill, 16 May 1863, CPL Ephraim M. Anderson and the 2nd Missouri (Confederate) rush north along with their entire division to bolster the Confederate left flank which was crumbling under an advance by the Union Army of the Tennessee. After forming in line of battle, the Missourians charged and successfully routed this first Union line, and advanced toward Champion Hill where a second Union line formed.

Sources used for episode:

Anderson, Ephraim M. Memoirs: Historical and Personal; Including the Campaigns of the First Missouri Confederate Brigade. St. Louis: Times Printing Co., 1868. https://www.fold3.com/memorial/658505066/ephraim-m-anderson-civil-war-stories.

Scott, Robert N. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. ser. 1, vol. 24, pt. 2: Reports. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924077723033&view=1up&seq=3.