Abner Doubleday (1819-1893) had one of the lengthiest Civil War resumes and an influence that made him worthy of national recognition. Doubleday is credited with firing the first shot in defense of Fort Sumter, the opening fight of the war, and he played a pivotal role on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, taking command of the I Corps early on the morning of July 1, 1863 after General John Reynolds was killed. Doubleday also led a division at South Mountain and then at Antietam, where he was injured during deadly fighting in the Cornfield and the West Woods. One colonel described him...
Abner Doubleday (1819-1893) had one of the lengthiest Civil War resumes and an influence that made him worthy of national recognition. Doubleday is cr...
"Chancellorsville and Gettysburg Volume - VI" from Abner Doubleday. Career United States Army officer and Union general in the American Civil War (1819-1893).
"Chancellorsville and Gettysburg Volume - VI" from Abner Doubleday. Career United States Army officer and Union general in the American Civil War (181...
"Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie" from Abner Doubleday. Career United States Army officer and Union general in the American Civil War (1819-1893).
"Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie" from Abner Doubleday. Career United States Army officer and Union general in the American Civil War (1819...
