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  • November

    Confederate Maj. Gen. William W. Loring commanded the Confederate forces at Fort Pemberton whose determined defense terminated the Yazoo Pass Expedition and compelled the Federals to find another route to Vicksburg.
    3 Nov 2016

    The Engineers at Vicksburg, Part 10: Flotilla on the Delta

    IntroductionEngineers in Union blue and Confederate gray played a prominent role in the Vicksburg
  • 2 Nov 2016

    Leadership Development Program Level 1 expansion planned

    The Engineer Research and Development Center’s Directorate of Human Capital oversees the popular
  • Dr. Todd S. Bridges, senior scientist, ERDC-EL, delivers the keynote address on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering With Nature Program at The Hague.
    2 Nov 2016

    Bridges serves on international peer-review panel

    Dr. Todd S. Bridges, senior research scientist, with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development
  • ITL’s Bryan Register explains TeleEngineering and deployable satellite communications to an interested group of Academy of Innovation students.
    2 Nov 2016

    Academy of Innovation visits ERDC

    The Vicksburg-Warren School District’s Academy of Innovation recently visited the U.S. Army Engineer
  • Dr. Jeff Holland presents the State of the ERDC for employees and leadership at the Information Technology Laboratory's Conference Center October 11.
    2 Nov 2016

    The State of the ERDC

    Engineer Research and Development Center Director Dr. Jeffery Holland took to YouTube Oct. 11 to
  • Jose Sanchez, director of Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, presents a service award to ERDC’s Dr. Lyn Hales, program manager for Monitoring Completed Navigation Projects, for 55 years of service to the nation Oct. 12. Hales was also presented with a Bronze de Fleury Medal from the Army Engineer Association for a lifetime of outstanding service and mentorship.
    1 Nov 2016

    ERDC researcher surpasses 55 years in service to America

    A researcher with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently reached a double milestone: Dr. Lyn
  • A U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory team recently ran a relay from the White Mountains to the coast of New Hampshire, covering a distance of approximately 200 miles. The team, participating in the Reebok Ragnar Reach The Beach Relay, battled sore legs and sleep deprivation running 203 miles, covering the distance in 27 hours, 42 minutes finishing 60th out of a total 475 teams participating.
In photo, (L to R):  CRREL team members that reached the beach recently as part of a relay event include Jared Oren, Zoe Courville, Loren Wehmeyer, Chris LeGrand (husband of CRREL researcher), Brendan West, Dan Breton, Arnold Song, Garrett Hoch, Julie Parno, Matt Parno and Sandra Jones (not pictured).
    1 Nov 2016

    CRREL team reaches the beach

    A U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering
  • October

    Capt. Frederick E. Prime: Born in Italy on Sept. 24, 1829, Prime graduated at the top of the West Point Class of 1850. He spent his pre-war career building fortifications along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Elevated to captain at the outbreak of hostilities, Prime was wounded and captured in the Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky, on Dec. 5, 1861. Following his exchange in the spring of 1862, he was assigned as chief engineer on Grant’s staff.
    27 Oct 2016

    The Engineers at Vicksburg, Part 09: The Union’s Dark Winter

    IntroductionEngineers in Union blue and Confederate gray played a prominent role in the Vicksburg
  • Art/Graphic: Innovation Alley
    25 Oct 2016

    2016 Innovation Alley: Solving Problems

    The Innovation Alley concept has been developed to improve ERDC employee engagement, better support
  • Confederate Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton: Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton, the Pennsylvanian in gray who commanded the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, remained in Vicksburg while fighting raged along the banks of Chickasaw Bayou north of the city.
    14 Oct 2016

    The Engineers at Vicksburg, Part 08: Sherman’s assault at Chickasaw Bayou

    Introduction:Engineers in Union blue and Confederate gray played a prominent role in the Vicksburg
  • September

    Confederate Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn: The Port Gibson native led a daring raid in December 1862, which destroyed Grant’s advance base of supplies at Holly Springs and compelled the Federals to fall back to Memphis.
    30 Sep 2016

    The Engineers at Vicksburg, Part 07: Grant Advances South

    IntroductionEngineers in Union blue and Confederate gray played a prominent role in the Vicksburg
  • 29 Sep 2016

    Albuquerque District’s Brown selected for ERDC University

    Devastating erosion caused by western wildfires across 160,000 acres led to the current project for
  • Confederate Maj. Gen. Martin L. Smith, a former topographical engineer, directed that the Vicksburg defense perimeter be extended both north and south of the city.
    23 Sep 2016

    The Engineers at Vicksburg, Part 06: Staying the Hand of the Destroyer

    IntroductionEngineers in Union blue and Confederate gray played a prominent role in the Vicksburg
  • The line of defense around Vicksburg as designed and constructed consisted of nine major forts connected by a continuous line of rifle-pits. The line was anchored on the Mississippi river above and below the city and guarded all land access to Vicksburg. This 1929 map of the Vicksburg National Military Park shows Confederate defenses in red, and Union siege lines in black, forming a crescent surrounding the city.
    15 Sep 2016

    The Engineers at Vicksburg, Part 05: The Line of Defense

    IntroductionEngineers in Union blue and Confederate gray played a prominent role in the Vicksburg
  • San Francisco District’s Cynthia Fowler adjusts the air bubbles’ curtain at the Engineer Research and Development Center’s 33,000 gallon fish flume for invasive and native species research, as her adviser, Environment Laboratory’s Research Ecologist Dr. Christa Woodley, observes. As one of eight district researchers and scientists selected for ERDC University’s inaugural class, Fowler is participating in a six month collaborative research project at the Vicksburg, Mississippi, campus. As part of her master’s degree program, she is studying the effects of hydraulic hopper dredging on all fishes with EL Advisers Dr. David Smith and Woodley.
    7 Sep 2016

    San Francisco’s Fowler selected for ERDC University’s inaugural class

    For the unique opportunity, San Francisco District’s Cynthia Fowler gladly trades California’s
  • During the naval siege of Vicksburg, Brig. Gen. Thomas Williams put his men to work with pick and shovel to excavate a canal across the base of De Soto Point, opposite Vicksburg, in a failed effort to bypass Confederate batteries.
    2 Sep 2016

    The Engineers at Vicksburg, Part 04: Grant's Canal

    IntroductionEngineers in Union blue and Confederate gray played a prominent role in the Vicksburg
  • August

    Dr. Jackie Richter-Menge in the field wearing her signature pink hat, a distinguishing feature when she is in the field.
    26 Aug 2016

    Army Corps polar researcher appointed member of USARC

    Dr. Jacqueline A. “Jackie” Richter-Menge a polar researcher with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and
  • Gerardo I. Velazquez, a research civil engineer in the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, has been awarded the 2016 Great Minds in STEM Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Corp.’s Professional Achievement Award in Civil Engineering.
    26 Aug 2016

    GSL researcher wins Great Minds in STEM award

    Gerardo I. Velazquez, a research civil engineer in the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory of the
  • Captain David Harris of the Confederate engineers oversaw placement and construction of the river batteries at Vicksburg.
    26 Aug 2016

    The Engineers at Vicksburg, Part 03: Cannons over Vicksburg

    IntroductionEngineers in Union blue and Confederate gray played a prominent role in the Vicksburg
  • Confederate president Jefferson Davis, longtime resident of Warren County, referred to Vicksburg as the “nail head that held the South’s two halves together.”
    19 Aug 2016

    The Engineers at Vicksburg, Part 02: Gibraltar of the Confederacy

    IntroductionEngineers in Union blue and Confederate gray played a prominent role in the Vicksburg
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