by Richard Koreski | Feb 6, 2026 | Civil War, History
The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House: Twelve Days That Defined Grant’s Overland Campaign In the spring of 1864, the American Civil War entered one of its bloodiest and most decisive phases. The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, fought from May 8-21, 1864,... 
by Richard Koreski | Feb 6, 2024 | Civil War, History
As musket fire crackled through the dense woods, the three regiments of sturdy Vermont infantrymen steadfastly held their position along Brock Road, a key thoroughfare at the Battle of the Wilderness in May 1864. Outnumbered nearly five to one, the Vermont Brigade... 
by Richard Koreski | Feb 6, 2024 | Civil War, History
On May 6, 1864, Confederate General James Longstreet, Robert E. Lee’s trusted “Old War Horse,” fell grievously wounded by friendly fire at the Battle of the Wilderness, an inconclusive two-day clash in the Virginia woods that nonetheless marked a critical... 
by Richard Koreski | Jan 5, 2024 | Civil War, History
As Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant planned his Overland campaign against Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia in the spring of 1864, the selection of his field headquarters locations was a crucial component of operational success. Ever the stoic yet... 
by Richard Koreski | Dec 13, 2023 | Civil War, History
The Battle of Petersburg was a significant event in the American Civil War that lasted for more than nine months. It was fought between the Union Army of the Potomac, led by General Ulysses S. Grant, and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, led by General Robert...