Volume 4, No. 2
COVER: In Bradley Schmehl’s painting, Stonewall, Jackson seems to be contemplating his next attack on Union forces. See story, page 74. Painting © Bradley Schmehl Fine Arts. Used by permission. www.bradleyschmehl.com
Early Summer 2014
Civil War Quarterly, Editorial
Although undeniably brave and noble, Union General Robert McCook’s parting comments as he lay dying of a gunshot wound in a stranger’s bed in south-central Tennessee did not achieve the immortality of other famous last words by Civil War generals. Read more
Early Summer 2014
Civil War Quarterly, Camp Life
Winter was the calmest period for Civil War soldiers. Knowing that there was no combat immediately looming on the horizon allowed the soldiers to relax and recuperate in ways they had not been able to enjoy beafore. Read more
Early Summer 2014
Civil War Quarterly
Major Henry B. McClellan should have had a quiet afternoon. At dawn on June 9, 1863, Union cavalry had launched a surprise attack on Maj. Read more
Early Summer 2014
Civil War Quarterly
As the early days of the American Civil War were unfolding and the destiny of the republic was being contested on the battlefield, President Abraham Lincoln was engaged in a no less perilous type of battle. Read more
Early Summer 2014
Civil War Quarterly
The year 1864 was shaping up to be a critical one in the three-year-long Civil War. During the previous year, Federal armies had gained control of the Mississippi River and consolidated their grip on Tennessee. Read more
Early Summer 2014
Civil War Quarterly
Shortly after midnight on the morning of Monday, August 18, 1862, an uneasy group of Santee Sioux warriors arrived at the simple frame home of Taoyateduta, known to the whites as Little Crow. Read more
Early Summer 2014
Civil War Quarterly
After the crushing Union defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln relieved Maj. Read more
Early Summer 2014
Civil War Quarterly
When the Civil War erupted in April 1861, the 10 companies of the 4th U.S. Read more
Early Summer 2014
Civil War Quarterly
In the winter of 1893, a struggling young writer named Stephen Crane dropped by the art studio of his painter friend Corwin Linson at the corner of Broadway and 30th Street in New York City. Read more
Early Summer 2014
Civil War Quarterly
When the Civil War erupted, so many of Lisbon, Ohio-born Robert McCook’s large extended family joined the Union Army that the clan became known as the “Fighting McCooks.” Read more
Early Summer 2014
Civil War Quarterly
The ground around Manassas, Virginia, was not auspicious for Union Army forces in the first two years of the Civil War. Read more
Early Summer 2014
Civil War Quarterly
In 1863 the tide was running against the South—except in Texas. A new Confederate commander, John Magruder, chased the Yankees out of both Galveston and the Rio Grande Valley. Read more
Early Summer 2014
Civil War Quarterly
Brigadier General James S. Rains’s Confederate cavalry rode confidently toward the prosperous little town of Lexington, Missouri. Dressed in Missouri homespun, Rains’s men hardly looked the part of a flying military column, but most of the hard-riding horsemen had known only victory during their short service. Read more
