Month: September 2006
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for Cause and for Country: A Study of the Affair at Spring Hill and the Battle of Franklin, Part 8
for Cause & for Country: A Study of the Affair at Spring Hill and the Battle of Franklin by Eric A. Jacobson and Richard A. Rupp Softback $24.95 plus shipping 519 pages! ISBN 0-9717444-6-7 Hardback $44.95 plus shipping 519 pages! ISBN 0-9717444-4-0 In a short entry earlier this week, we looked at the build-up to […]
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Today in the Petersburg Campaign: September 14, 1864
September 14, 1864 Brig. Gen. Joshua Blackwood Howell, USA, dies near Petersburg, VA, from injuries suffered September 12, 1864, when he fell off his horse, being promoted to Brig. Gen. the day of his injury. Skirmish near Berryville, VA, as Lieut. Gen. Richard H. Anderson, CSA, and his army corps again leaves for the Petersburg, […]
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Review In Brief: “Among the Best Men the South Could Boast”: The Fall of Fort McAllister December 13, 1864
“Among the Best Men the South Could Boast”: The Fall of Fort McAllister, December 13, 1864. Gary Livingston. Cooperstown, NY: Caisson Press, 1997. 156 pp. 5 maps, numerous illustrations. The end of Sherman’s March to the Sea has not received much attention in Civil War literature. Gary Livingston seeks in somewhat uneven fashion to partially […]
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Today in the Petersburg Campaign: September 13, 1864
September 13, 1864 Skirmish at Abraham’s Creek, near Winchester, VA, as Early and Sheridan continue to spar here as well as at the following: -Affair near Berryville, VA. -Skirmish at Gilbert’s Ford, Opequon Creek, VA. -Affair at Locke’s Ford, Opequon Creek, VA. Federal scout to Poplar Spring Church, VA, the Richmond, VA, Campaign. Note: All […]
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for Cause and for Country: A Study of the Affair at Spring Hill and the Battle of Franklin, Part 7
for Cause & for Country: A Study of the Affair at Spring Hill and the Battle of Franklin by Eric A. Jacobson and Richard A. Rupp Softback $24.95 plus shipping 519 pages! ISBN 0-9717444-6-7 Hardback $44.95 plus shipping 519 pages! ISBN 0-9717444-4-0 Last time (almost a month ago, time flies!) we were looking at the […]
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Today in the Petersburg Campaign: September 12, 1864
September 12, 1864 Brig. Gen. Joshua Blackwood Howell, USA, is critically wounded near Petersburg, VA, where he suffers a fall from his horse, dying two days later on Sept. 14, 1864. Joshua Blackwood Howell, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen. President Abraham Lincoln notifies Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant of his dismay over Maj. Gen. Philip […]
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Short Takes
Just back from a long drive to Petersburg and back for their sharpshooter weekend. Not much chance to take photos. I’m off tomorrow for CWRT presentations in Pensacola and Panama City. Some items of interest in the September issue of Civil War News (not online, unfortunately). One article (“Projectiles Destroyed After Civil War Injury”) gives […]