Gregory’S New York Brigade:: Blue-Collar Reserves in Dusty Blue Jackets
By Valgene L. Dunham and Bill Potter
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At the beginning of October 1864, the only equipment most Union soldiers near Petersburg, Virginia, needed was a shovel--including Gen. Edgar Gregorys new reserve brigade, which was digging trenches around the besieged city.
Most of the brigades volunteer members from New York had never fired a musket upon marching into the swamps and woods southwest of Petersburg. But the dusty blue-collar workers became a force to be reckoned with as they dug and marched westward to force Gen. Robert E. Lee to extend forces away from Petersburg.
Following the brigades largest battle, Five Forks, the Union marched rapidly westward to keep Lee from joining Gen. Joseph Johnston. The brigade was selected to assist in the surrender at Appomattox.
Those acts alone would have solidified the brigades place in history, but its men also served as caretakers of the peace during their march back to Washington, D.C.--especially after the assassination of President Lincoln.
Gregorys New York Brigade deserves to be honored as much as those who fought in the major battles of the war. Find out why in this detailed account of its well deserved place in history.
Valgene L. Dunham
Valgene L. Dunham earned degrees at Houghton College and Syracuse University before pursuing a career in plant biochemistry with research/teaching positions at Purdue University, State University of New York at Fredonia, and Western Kentucky University. He was the dean of science and associate vice president for research at Coastal Carolina University, where he’s now a distinguished professor emeritus.
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