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A Union Catastrophe by the Name of Red River
While the spring of 1864 marked the launch of a Union overland campaign in Virginia, it also signified a Federal disaster in the West. For three long months, the North had tried to take control of the...
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The Swamp Lizard Gets His Nickname
Federal soldiers moving across the Salkehatchie.Courtesy of the Library of Congress. As the second week of February, 1865 opened Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman’s armies were nearing the South Carolina...
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The Swamp Lizard Turns the Flank: Joseph Mower’s Assault at Bentonville
Joseph Mower. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. Reveling in victory, Maj. Gen. Joseph Mower watched as the enemy to his immediate front collapsed, the Confederates scampering to the rear for safety....
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Whiskey and War: The Case of Joseph Mower at the Battle of Corinth
Soldiers statue outside the Corinth Interpretive Center. Over the course of the last year and a half, one of the officers who has grabbed my attention is Maj. Gen. Joseph Mower. Having served in the...
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The Great Naval Leaders
On May 10 I lectured about the Battle of Midway to Old Dominion University’s Institute of Learning in Retirement. Over the course of a wonderful discussion, I assessed one of the U.S. commanders,...
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