Month: August 2006
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Lore of the Sharpshooter
In my last post I discussed how photographer Alexander Gardner posed the body of a sharpshooter at Devil’s Den for a more dramatic shot, and how this became an iconic image of the war. I came across an excellent article on the Gettysburg Discussion Group site by Gary E. Adleman and Timothy H. Smith on […]
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North & South Volume 9, Number 4
North & South Volume 9, Number 4 (August 2006) North & South Web Site Page 4 Editorial Page 8 Albert A. Nofi’s Knapsack Al Nofi’s Knapsack is a regular column in North & South that features vignettes and other reminiscences of the late War Between the States. In this issue, Al discusses topics ranging from […]
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Today in the Petersburg Campaign: August 11, 1864
August 11, 1864 Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early, CSA, moves his forces from Winchester, VA, up the Shenandoah Valley toward Cedar Creek as Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan, USA, who recently replaced Maj. Gen. David Hunter, USA, marches with the newly formed US Army of the Shenandoah against Early. Action at Newtown, VA, with Lieut. Gen. Jubal […]
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Blog Hiatus
I’ll be taking a short two week break from blogging starting today. My sister is back from a summer in France but heads off to Penn State late this month to start grad school, so I’ll be away from the computer for most of that time. Guest blogger Fred Ray may still be making the […]
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Gamezone Interview with Forge of Freedom Game Developer
Eric Babe, the lead developer of the new Civil War strategic level game Forge of Freedom, was recently interviewed by Gamezone. Check out the full interview at: http://pc.gamezone.com/news/08_07_06_08_02AM.htm This one is looking better and better…
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Today in the Petersburg Campaign: August 10, 1864
August 10, 1864 Skirmish near Stone Chapel, VA, the Shenandoah Valley, VA, Campaign. 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 of the Rebellion. Order the book HERE. Copyright © 1993, 1994 […]
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Faked War Photos — Then and Now
News agency Reuters is in trouble after getting caught using manipulated images of the recent Middle East conflict supplied to them by a Lebanese photographer. Zombie, a Bay Area blogger (and a photojournalist herself), lists four types of photo fraud: 1. Digitally manipulating images after the photographs have been taken. 2. Photographing scenes staged by […]