Month: September 2006
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Today in the Petersburg Campaign: September 28, 1864
September 28, 1864 Skirmish at Port Republic, VA, the Shenandoah Valley, VA, Campaign. Skirmish at Rockfish Gap, VA, the Shenandoah Valley, VA, Campaign. The Yankees and Rebels around Petersburg, VA, continue to incur losses as snipers (needlessly) pick off men on both sides of the siege lines. Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog […]
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Today in the Petersburg Campaign: September 27, 1864
September 27, 1864 Skirmish at Port Republic, VA, the Shenandoah Valley, VA, Campaign. Skirmish at Weyer’s Cave, 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 […]
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Minnesota Sharpshooter Letter
Historians make much of the problems the Confederacy had with state’s rights, and how it hindered the war effort. They haven’t paid enough attention, I think, to the problems it caused to the Union war effort. I found out about one aspect of it while researching the sharpshooter book, about how the various states tried, […]
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Today in the Petersburg Campaign: September 26, 1864
September 26, 1864 Skirmish at Brown’s Gap, VA, as the Shenandoah Valley’s skies are darkened with the black smoke of burning barns, fields, and houses, by the torches of Maj. Gen. Philip Henry Sheridan, including the following: -Skirmish at Port Republic, VA. -Skirmish at Weyer’s Cave, VA. Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog […]
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Civil War Times Illustrated, September 2006
Civil War Times Volume 45, Number 7 (September 2006) Civil War Times Web Site Page 7 Turning Points: Dr. Letterman’s War by Jeffry D. Wert Army surgeon Jonathan K. Letterman instituted a system to expedite removal of wounded from the field of battle to hospitals and medical stations. Appointed medical director of the Army of […]
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URL Change for Brian Downey’s AotW
Brian Downey’s behind AotW (which stand for Antietam on the Web) has changed URLs. The new address is http://behind.aotw.org/. Change your bookmarks accordingly.
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Today in the Petersburg Campaign: September 24, 1864
September 24, 1864 Skirmish at Forest Hill (or Timberville), VA, as the Shenandoah Valley, VA, Campaign continues to be fought here and at the following locations today: -Skirmish at Luray, VA. -Skirmish at Mount Jackson, VA. Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries are used with permission from Ronald A. Mosocco’s Chronological Tracking […]