Category: Beyond the Crater: Petersburg Campaign Notes
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Civil War Trust Looking to Save 120 Acres at Petersburg
The Civil War Trust is targeting some ground near and dear to my heart with its latest preservation drive: 12o acres east of Petersburg, Virginia, encompassing land contested in the Second Battle of Petersburg on June 18, 1864, the Battle of the Crater on July 30, 1864, and the Battle of Fort Stedman on March […]
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Preservation Opportunities for the Darbytown Road Battles, October 1864
For those of you unfamiliar with this story, Charles Bowery is pushing to form an organization to save the greatly endangered Darbytown Road battlefields east of Richmond and south of Richmond International Airport. Charles grew up on the battlefield on his grandfather’s farm. Many areas of the battlefield are currently up for sale, as you […]
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Using Confederate Compiled Service Records (CSRs) at Fold3.com
I am currently working my way through the First Offensive Order of Battle (June 15-18, 1864) and Second Offensive Order of Battle (June 21-24, 1864) for the Siege of Petersburg. One of the items which has come up again and again is who exactly commanded various Confederate regiments, batteries, and even brigades in June and […]
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Civil War Collections at Fold3.com
Fold3.com: A Great Resource for Civil War Research I have been using the incredible resources at Fold3.com for just over a year now. I decided to join after reading a newspaper article describing how a South Carolina soldier helped comfort a mortally wounded Northern officer. I immediately had questions. I knew the name of the […]
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One Week Left In the FREE Civil War Book Giveaway
There is only ONE week left in the TOCWOC/BTC free Civil War book giveaway. Anyone who subscribes to The Siege of Petersburg Online: Beyond the Crater via email before February 1, 2012 will be entered to win a free copy of Earl J. Hess’ In the Trenches at Petersburg. Three secondary winners will be given […]
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Civil War Site Review: Civil War Animated’s Petersburg and Appomattox Page
Editor’s Note: This review has been cross-posted at The Siege of Petersburg Online. The vast majority of history web sites and blogs out there (including my own) are composed mainly of words and still images. So imagine how interesting a site is when using different teaching methods while still delivering sound history. CivilWarAnimated.com is just […]
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Two Weeks Left In the FREE Civil War Book Giveaway
There are only two weeks left in the TOCWOC/BTC free Civil War book giveaway. Anyone who subscribes to The Siege of Petersburg Online: Beyond the Crater via email before February 1, 2012 will be entered to win a free copy of Earl J. Hess’ In the Trenches at Petersburg. Three secondary winners will be given […]