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 | 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 | Jul 15, 2023 | Civil War, History
The Battle of Fredericksburg: A Costly Union Defeat In December 1862, the Union Army of the Potomac faced off against Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia along the Rappahannock River near Fredericksburg, Virginia in one of the most decisive and devastating... 
by Richard Koreski | Jul 12, 2023 | Civil War, History
The Battle of Anna River was a pivotal moment in the Overland Campaign of 1864, a series of battles fought between the Union Army of the Potomac and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War. The Overland Campaign was a strategic plan by... 
by Richard Koreski | Jul 12, 2023 | Civil War, History
The Battle of Cold Harbor, fought from May 31 to June 12, 1864, was one of the bloodiest and most decisive engagements of the American Civil War. It marked the end of the Overland Campaign, a series of battles between the Union Army of the Potomac, led by General...