Hi. This is just a "heads-up" for a series of articles I've written, that are being kindly posted on Brett Schulte's great "Siege of Petersburg Online" website.
There are 5 articles in all, with one coming out every Monday.
Links for the first two are:
https://www.beyondthecrater.com/new...s-units-commanders-hatchers-run-feb-5-7-1865/
https://www.beyondthecrater.com/new...l-units-commanders-hatchers-run-feb-5-7-1865/
Having read a few accounts of the battle, I became very confused as to who was actually fighting in gray. So 6-months of research later with a lot of help from numerous experts, I think I've managed to highlighted most of the contradictions and hopefully solved a few of them! The article (number 4) on the Confederate cavalry was particularly challenging, as it's still not clear to me how many of Rooney Lee's 3 brigades actually made it to the battle! I have only found evidence for one so far - Richard Beale's brigade. If anyone reading this has other evidence, then I'd be very keen to hear about it. Indeed any comments on the topic, either here or directly on the article's comment box will be gratefully received.
One thing I really enjoyed was coming across characters I'd never heard of before and their fascinating back-stories. The likes of "Gimlet" Lea and his association with G.A. Custer; Reuben Wilson and his gruesome exploits in North Carolina, Zebulon York and his winning fight at Yadkin River Bridge after Lee's surrender, possibly making it the last Rebel victory in the Eastern Theatre. Most of these gems are tucked away in the notes.
There are 5 articles in all, with one coming out every Monday.
Links for the first two are:
https://www.beyondthecrater.com/new...s-units-commanders-hatchers-run-feb-5-7-1865/
https://www.beyondthecrater.com/new...l-units-commanders-hatchers-run-feb-5-7-1865/
Having read a few accounts of the battle, I became very confused as to who was actually fighting in gray. So 6-months of research later with a lot of help from numerous experts, I think I've managed to highlighted most of the contradictions and hopefully solved a few of them! The article (number 4) on the Confederate cavalry was particularly challenging, as it's still not clear to me how many of Rooney Lee's 3 brigades actually made it to the battle! I have only found evidence for one so far - Richard Beale's brigade. If anyone reading this has other evidence, then I'd be very keen to hear about it. Indeed any comments on the topic, either here or directly on the article's comment box will be gratefully received.
One thing I really enjoyed was coming across characters I'd never heard of before and their fascinating back-stories. The likes of "Gimlet" Lea and his association with G.A. Custer; Reuben Wilson and his gruesome exploits in North Carolina, Zebulon York and his winning fight at Yadkin River Bridge after Lee's surrender, possibly making it the last Rebel victory in the Eastern Theatre. Most of these gems are tucked away in the notes.