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Category Archives: Union Army
When Johnny Comes Marching….
Popular music has often served as a useful mirror of our perception of veterans since the founding of the republic. The Civil War resonated with songs that were meant to support the war effort and the Union. As the success … Continue reading
Forgotten Gettysburg
There is a somewhat forlorn battlefield to the east of Gettysburg that few visit. It is located near a shopping area off the route 30 corridor. It is the East Cavalry battlefield. The East Cavalry Field fighting was an attempt … Continue reading
John Mason Norvell’s Civil War Memoir 7
John Mason Norvell, the son of Michigan U.S. Senator John Norvell (1789-1850) and his third wife, Isabella H. Norvell (1804-1873), was a career soldier. He prepared this memoir in 1866 His story continues: August 2, 1863 Assigned to duty, Third … Continue reading
John Mason Norvell’s Civil War Memoir 6
John Mason Norvell, the son of Michigan U.S. Senator John Norvell (1789-1850) and his third wife, Isabella H. Norvell (1804-1873), was a career soldier. He prepared this memoir in 1866 His story continues with the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, … Continue reading
John Mason Norvell’s Civil War Memoir 5
John Mason Norvell, the son of Michigan U.S. Senator John Norvell (1789-1850) and his third wife, Isabella H. Norvell (1804-1873), was a career soldier. He prepared this memoir in 1866, his story continues in the summer of 1862. Antietam Sept … Continue reading
John Mason Norvell’s Civil War Memoir 4
John Mason Norvell, the son of Michigan U.S. Senator John Norvell (1789-1850) and his third wife, Isabella H. Norvell (1804-1873), was a career soldier. He prepared this memoir in 1866, his story continues in the summer of 1862 with the … Continue reading
Posted in American History, C.S.A., Civil War, Civil War Battles, Detroit, Detroit History, Michigan History, Michigan History, Norvell Family History, Peninsular Campaign Civil War, Union Army, Veterans
Tagged American Civil War, Civil War, Civil War Diary, Detroit, Norvell History, Second Bull Run
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John Mason Norvell’s Civil War Memoir 3
John Mason Norvell, the son of Michigan U.S. Senator John Norvell (1789-1850) and his third wife, Isabella H. Norvell (1804-1873), was a career soldier. He prepared this memoir in 1866, his story continues during the Peninsular Campaign of 1862. … Continue reading
John Mason Norvell’s Civil War Memoir 2
John Mason Norvell, the son of Michigan U.S. Senator John Norvell (1789-1850) and his third wife, Isabella H. Norvell (1804-1873), was a career soldier. He prepared this memoir in 1866, his story continues after Bull Run. Sep 1, 1861 Brigade … Continue reading
Antietam
Lt Colonel John Mason Norvell, my great-uncle, son of U.S. Senator John Norvell of Michigan, fought in nearly every major battle in the Civil War. He fought in the Battle of Antietam, one of the bloodiest of the … Continue reading
Nashville — December 1864
In 1864, Confederate General John Bell Hood moved north into Tennessee in an attempt to engage General William T. Sherman. Hood marched to Nashville to capture the Union supply depot. Unfortunately for the Henry L. Norvell family, their plantation “Leafy … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Ancestry, Battle of Nashville, C.S.A., Civil War, Family History, John Bell Hood in Tennessee, Nashville History, Norvell Family History, Tennessee History, Union Army, US Army
Tagged Battles 1864, Civil War, CSA Nashville, Hood's Waste Nashville, John Bell Hood, Nashville Tennessee, Norvell History, Union Nashville
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