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Category: Beyond the Crater: Petersburg Campaign Notes

  • Savas Beatie and the Siege of Petersburg

    I was recently emailing back and forth with John Horn, author of several Civil War books on the Siege of Petersburg, and he let me know that he is working with Savas Beatie to produce an updated version of his look at the Siege of Petersburg’s Fourth Offensive in 1864.  The original, The Petersburg Campaign: […]

  • Wanted: Siege of Petersburg Newspaper Accounts

    One of the really cool things about being a Civil War blogger or web master is the camaraderie you find out out there from others who share your passion.  Since I started The Siege of Petersburg Online in August 2009, I’ve had many people contact me out of the blue with very interesting items which […]

  • John Foskett Reviews The Petersburg Campaign, Volume 1 at Civil War News

    Fellow Civil War enthusiast John Foskett is a book reviewer for Civil War News and someone who has graciously granted me permission to post transcriptions of his ancestor’s diary at The Siege of Petersburg Online, portions of which you will begin seeing soon. John sent me an email letting me know he has a review […]

  • Gun Tubes and Types for All Union Artillery at the Siege of Petersburg Now Available

    This is just a quick note to let readers know I have updated the BTC Store with new transcriptions from National Archives Microfilm M1281, Roll 1 containing the gun tubes and types carried by Union batteries at the end of the 1st Quarter (March 31, 1864) and the end of the 2nd Quarter (June 30, […]

  • Who Was C[harles] C. Ackels?: Help Needed!

    Recently Kathryn Lerch (who so generously donated a large number of items from her 8th New York Heavy Artillery collection to me for use on my Siege of Petersburg site) contacted me via email with a mystery: Brett, I decided I have exhausted my usual search lines on Ancestry and Fold3, and still keep coming […]

  • Remaining Weapons Posted for Units at the Siege of Petersburg on June 30, 1864

    After some hard work all units which had weapons listed in the Union Ordnance returns for June 30, 1864 have been updated to list those weapons on their unit pages.  I also have all of these returns available by state or the entire set for a given date at the BTC Store. Units from the following […]

  • Making Sense of An “Action” Here and a “Skirmish” There

    Editor’s Note: This entry has been cross-posted at The Siege of Petersburg Online. — Actions and Skirmishes: How Do I Find Out What Happened? As I continue to study all phases and aspects of the massive nine plus month Siege of Petersburg, one interesting topic I’ve come across is the idea of “actions”, “skirmishes”, and […]