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“Life Given, Not Lost”: Captain Morey’s Final Charge—Part One
We are happy to welcome guest author Edward Alexander. Edward Alexander is the Education & Interpretation Specialist at Pamplin Historical Park in Petersburg, Virginia. A 2009 graduate of the...
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“Life Given, Not Lost”: Captain Morey’s Final Charge—Part Two
Authored by Edward Alexander (part two of three) Following the Battle of Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864, in which he claimed the Confederates “broke and run like a flock of sheep with dogs after them,”...
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“Life Given, Not Lost”: Captain Morey’s Final Charge—Conclusion
Authored by Edward Alexander (part three of three) Remains of the Turnbull House. Sketch by Alfred Waud. Skirmishers in the 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery crept forward to pick off the cannoneers and...
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Calling on Charlie
Every Memorial Day weekend I make the short pilgrimage to Poplar Grove National Cemetery in Petersburg to pay my respects at the grave of Captain Charles Carroll Morey, 2nd Vermont Infantry. Reading...
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Ninth Annual Poplar Grove Luminary
Courtesy of Petersburg National Battlefield This Saturday, November 8, Petersburg National Battlefield will host their annual luminary event at Poplar Grove National Cemetery. Of the over six thousand...
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Just You Wait
It can be hard when researching primary sources from the American Civil War to separate ourselves from the big-picture understanding that we have of the momentous struggle. We know the final outcome...
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