S02E16 - EAST COAST SPIRIT CHASERS - MARTINSBURG ROUNDHOUSE
MARTINSBURG ROUNDHOUSE
MARTINSBURG, WV
WWW.EASTCOASTSPIRITCHASERS.COM
FACEBOOK.COM/EASTCOASTSPIRITCHASERS
Belle Boyd, Confederate spy
Spy Marie Isabelle ‘‘Belle’’ Boyd (May 9, 1843-June 11, 1900) was born in Martinsburg. On July 4, 1861, Belle shot a Yankee soldier, which set off her career as a spy for the Confederate army. The Confederate officers said Boyd could charm the heart out of a monk and cause him to break his vows of celibacy. Read more at e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia From the video West Virginia: A Film History. Purchase online at
Magical Walk and Talk - Haunted historical tour around town and more!
Hi Everyone! Today's episode of another MAGICAL Walk & Talk come walk with me through the town I live in as we visit a few interesting and supposedly haunted sites! Also, tour an old bridge with me built 165 years ago! And more!
B & O Roundhouse
Belle Boyd House
Apollo Theatre
Shenandoah Ballroom
Vanmetre Ford Bridge
Highlawn View Cemetery
MUSIC:
String Impromptu Number 1 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Peace of Mind Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
References:
Filmed in Martinsburg, WV.
Real. Martinsburg, West Virginia
Real. Martinsburg. History, Moonshine, Chocolate, Relaxation. Wild, Wonderful West Virginia. You'll find it here. #MyWV #GoToWV
For more information visit:
Belle Boyd Confederate Spy
West Virginia Humanities Council brought scholar Patty Cooper of Parkersburg, WV, as the famous Confederate spy Belle Boyd also known as Cleopatra of the Secession, for a program at the White Sulphur Springs Library and Lewisburg Elementary School.
Giving Directions In West Virginia
Giving Directions In West Virginia.
Vlogaween 2018 Over Night Stay at the Haunted Apollo Theater Martinsburg WV
Over Night Stay at the Haunted Apollo Theater Martinsburg WV. This lost footage was recently found of a paranormal investigation at the Apollo theater in Martinsburg WV. It is said George the ghost haunts the theater smoking his cigars and children run through the aisles misbehaving at night.
W.Va. Tourism Civil War Series - Eastern Panhandle
This year marks the 150th commemoration of the start of the American Civil War. The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia played an important role in that history with significant sites such as Harpers Ferry, where abolitionist John Brown was taken captive, and the home of Belle Boyd, southern spy.
A Drive Around Charles Town, WV
Heading to get breakfast in Charles Town, WV after a light snow.
Jason Is Over Here
A Bit Of Nothing And A Little Of Something
Please Subscribe and Like.
1987-1988 - EB vs GW - 1st Half
1987-1988 - 1st Half, East Bank vs George Washington, Sternwheel Regatta Bowl
Living in Virginia: Winchester - Pen In Hand
Here's a heartfelt look at Winchester, Virginia's residents during the Civil War from the perspective of their letters, diaries and journals.It explores the reality of war as the community changed hands between the North and South more than 70 times. This special travels back in time to record the perseverance, the passion, and the pain of those who watched and lived during this turbulent time period.
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
00:02:37 1 Background
00:02:46 1.1 Military situation
00:05:01 2 Opposing forces
00:05:10 2.1 Union
00:07:34 2.2 Confederate
00:08:50 3 Initial movements
00:08:59 3.1 May 7: The race to Spotsylvania
00:11:21 4 Battle
00:11:30 4.1 May 8: Laurel Hill and cavalry troubles
00:15:18 4.2 May 9: Fortifications, Sedgwick, and Hancock
00:18:01 4.3 May 10: Grant attacks
00:23:37 4.4 May 11: Planning for the grand assault
00:26:10 4.5 May 12: The Bloody Angle
00:33:35 4.6 May 13–16: Reorienting the lines
00:35:00 4.7 May 17–18: Final Union attacks
00:36:12 4.8 May 19: Harris Farm
00:37:38 5 Aftermath
00:38:28 6 Casualties
00:40:01 7 Medal of Honor
00:40:22 8 Battlefield preservation
00:40:52 9 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at:
You can upload your own Wikipedia articles through:
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, sometimes more simply referred to as the Battle of Spotsylvania (or the 19th-century spelling Spottsylvania), was the second major battle in Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Overland Campaign of the American Civil War. Following the bloody but inconclusive Battle of the Wilderness, Grant's army disengaged from Confederate General Robert E. Lee's army and moved to the southeast, attempting to lure Lee into battle under more favorable conditions. Elements of Lee's army beat the Union army to the critical crossroads of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia, and began entrenching. Fighting occurred on and off from May 8 through May 21, 1864, as Grant tried various schemes to break the Confederate line. In the end, the battle was tactically inconclusive, but with almost 32,000 casualties on both sides, it was the costliest battle of the campaign.
On May 8, Union Maj. Gens. Gouverneur K. Warren and John Sedgwick unsuccessfully attempted to dislodge the Confederates under Maj. Gen. Richard H. Anderson from Laurel Hill, a position that was blocking them from Spotsylvania Court House. On May 10, Grant ordered attacks across the Confederate line of earthworks, which by now extended over 4 miles (6.4 km), including a prominent salient known as the Mule Shoe. Although the Union troops failed again at Laurel Hill, an innovative assault attempt by Col. Emory Upton against the Mule Shoe showed promise.
Grant used Upton's assault technique on a much larger scale on May 12 when he ordered the 15,000 men of Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock's corps to assault the Mule Shoe. Hancock was initially successful, but the Confederate leadership rallied and repulsed his incursion. Attacks by Maj. Gen. Horatio Wright on the western edge of the Mule Shoe, which became known as the Bloody Angle, involved almost 24 hours of desperate hand-to-hand fighting, some of the most intense of the Civil War. Supporting attacks by Warren and by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside were unsuccessful.
Grant repositioned his lines in another attempt to engage Lee under more favorable conditions and launched a final attack by Hancock on May 18, which made no progress. A reconnaissance in force by Confederate Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell at Harris farm on May 19 was a costly and pointless failure. On May 21, Grant disengaged from the Confederate Army and started southeast on another maneuver to turn Lee's right flank, as the Overland Campaign continued toward the Battle of North Anna.