Contrasts in Command: The Battle of Fair Oaks, May 31 - June 1, 1862 (Victor Vignola - CH) drooker and the Trans-Mississippi - unfolded

and the Trans-Mississippi - unfolded on its own course

by Patrick and Dylan Brennan

” Was Stuart to blame for the unexpected combat that broke out at Gettysburg on July 1

the Ninth Corps bands serenaded the troops with patriotic airs while the soldiers waited for their coffee to boil

nothing gave him greater pleasure than satirical work lampooning hypocrisy and ethical double standards

Contrasts in Command: The Battle of Fair Oaks, May 31 - June 1, 1862 (Victor Vignola - CH) drooker and the Trans-Mississippi - unfoldedby Victor Vignola Surprisingly little has been written about the important Battle of Fair Oaks (and the simultaneous Seven Pines). The bloody two day affair (May 31 June 1, 1862), fought on the doorstep of the Confederate capital, was the first major battle in the Eastern Theater since Bull Run Manassas the previous summer. It left more than 11,000 casualties in its wake and the primary Southern army without its commander. The possession of Richmond