I just realized that right now, I am writing about two colonels from famous regiments in my Saw the Elephant: Civil War and Running the Blockade: Civil War Navy blogs.
Charles F. Fisher was the commander of the 6th North Carolina Infantry Regiment and was killed leading his men at the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) in 1861. The 6th regiment went on to great glory during the war and fought at most of the major battles in the Eastern Theater of conflict.
I am writing about him in my Running the Blockade blog, even though the 6th NC was infantry because Fort Fisher was named after him.
Edward S. Bragg was the commander of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, which went on to become a part of the famed Iron Brigade and fought the war in the Eastern Theater.
Both regiments fought at the sane battles for much of the war. Both had particularly high casualties at the Battle of Gettysburg.
A Coincidence? --Old Secesh
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