Month: June 2006
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Where Did Those Rifles Go?
In my last post I looked at English match rifles, and of course this invites a comparison with the much heavier American target rifles and raises the question of why the Federals never made use of these high tech weapons. I’ll defer that one for later. Instead, I want to look at where those long […]
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Today in the Petersburg Campaign: June 20, 1864
June 20, 1864 Federal expedition against the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, NC, and if possible, to burn the large covered bridge over the Northeast Cape Fear River, by men under Maj. Gen. David B. Birney, USA. The Federals get sidetracked a bit, but do end up seizing prisoners weapons, horses, etc, as well as destroying […]
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Shock Troops of the Confederacy, Part 11
Shock Troops of the Confederacy: The Sharpshooter Battalions of the Army of Northern Virginia by Fred L. Ray ISBN-10 0-9649585-5-4 ISBN-13 978-0-9649585-5-5 6 x 9 inch hardback – 450 Pages 43 Maps, 59 Illustrations Footnoted / Indexed / Complete Bibliography Publication date: Winter 2005 Price $34.95 In my last post, I covered sharpshooter weapons and […]
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Today in the Petersburg Campaign: June 19, 1864
June 19, 1864 The Siege of Petersburg and Richmond, VA, by Lieut. Gen. Ulysses Simpson Grant, USA, and the Army of the Potomac. 6/19-7/31/1864. Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries are used with permission from Ronald A. Mosocco’s Chronological Tracking of the American Civil War per the Official Records of the War […]
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Today in the Petersburg Campaign: June 18, 1864
June 18, 1864 Skirmish at King and Queen Court-House, VA, the Richmond (VA) Campaign. Maj. Gen. David B. Birney, USA, is temporarily in command of the 2nd US Army Corps, VA, as Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock, USA, is wounded, the Richmond (VA) Campaign. Brig. Gen. William T.H. Brooks, USA, assumes the command of the […]
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Indiana University Press Sale
The Indiana University Press has a good sale on their Civil War titles that’s well worth looking at. Examples are David M. Jordan’s Happiness is Not My Companion and James McLean’s California Sabres. Both list for $24.95 but are on sale for $6.95.
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TC2M at Gamerankings.com
Courtesy of the MMG Forums, I found a pretty interesting site that ranks console and computer games. Take a look here to see what people are saying about Take Command: 2nd Manassas.