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Odds & Ends: June 4, 2008

In this edition of Odds & Ends, we’ve got some Gettysburg coverage, some gaming news on several fronts, and the usual mixture of topics.

Scott Mingus points out some nice art prints created by taking photos of an HO scale diorama depicting the Battle of Gettysburg

Was the recently stolen shell in Petersburg really a relic of the siege?

Why was the Battle of Antietam important? Go answer at Yahoo! Answers.

The Chattanooga Times-Free Press covers the ongoing development of a Resaca Battlefield park

More alternate history, this time from an untitled movie treatment featuring a Jules Verne-like “Steampunk” world

How much could General Lee see from Seminary Ridge at the Battle of Gettysburg?

I’m sure many of you have heard the story about the number of rounds found in abandoned weapons after the Battle of Gettysburg

Learn more about “soldier artist” Charles W. Reed

Ed Beach of Great Campaigns of the American Civil War fame is looking for experienced GCACW playtesters for the latest game in that line, “Battle Above the Clouds”

A review of fellow blogger Elizabeth Payne Rosen’s novel Hallam’s War

Russian games developer Totem Games announced a new Civil War computer game entitled “Ironclads: American Civil War” on Monday, June 2

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June 4, 2008

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Brett Schulte

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alternate history, antietam, battle above the clouds, charles w. reed, ed beach, gcacw, gettysburg art prints, gettysburg diorama, Gettysburg site lines, great campaigns of the american civil war, ironclads american civil war, resaca, resaca battlefield, robert e. lee, totem games

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2 responses to “Odds & Ends: June 4, 2008”

Craig

June 5, 2008

Ironclads looks somewhat familiar. I recall testing a product from Talonsoft back in the 90s called “Age of Ironclads” or such. The game ended up as vaporware.

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Paperquest

July 2, 2008

I love Civil War Ironclads, especially the Confederate ones. It was incredible what the South could do considering their lack of manufacturing capability. To learn more about the diversity of CSA Ironclads of the American Civil War go to CSA Civil War Ironclads

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