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Category: James Durney’s Book Notes

  • April 2013 Civil War Book Notes

    Those that can’t write, Review! April 2013 James W. Durney *********************************************************** Scheduled to be in the stores  The LAST BATTLE OF WINCHESTER: Phil Sheridan, Jubal Early, and the Shenandoah Valley Campaign, August 7 – September 19, 1864 by Scott Patchan looks at the third Battle of Winchester the largest, longest, and bloodiest battle fought in […]

  • 150 Years Ago, April 1863

    150 Years Ago April 1863 The Naval Blockade, inflation and disruption of the transportation system are taking a toll on the Confederacy.  The combination of high prices and shortages cause the “Bread Riot”.  On the Second, in Richmond, a small group of women and children march for “bread”.  The group grows, turns into a mob […]

  • Civil War Book Review: Invaders in Our Town: The Battle of Gettysburg Through the Eyes of Some Who Lived It

    Invaders in Our Town: The Battle of Gettysburg Through the Eyes of Some Who Lived It Author James M. Faber Paperback 548 pages Color illustration and Maps Available from www.invadersinourtown.com  for $22.95 Readers of history can forget that people make history.  Each event has tens, hundreds, thousands or millions of people with hopes and dreams […]

  • Civil War Book Review: Protecting the Flank at Gettysburg: The Battles for Brinkerhoff’s Ridge and East Cavalry Field, July 2 -3, 1863

    Protecting the Flank at Gettysburg: The Battles for Brinkerhoff’s Ridge and East Cavalry Field, July 2 -3, 1863 by Eric J. Wittenberg Product Details Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (February 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 1611210941 ISBN-13: 978-1611210941 The publisher of the 2002 edition allowed this well received book to go out of print.  This […]

  • March 2013 Civil War Book Notes

    Those that can’t write, Review! March 2013 James W. Durney ***********************************************************   Scheduled to be in the stores Look for Alex Mendoza’s Chickamauga 1863: Rebel Breakthrough. This is one of the “Bright Lights” of the western ACW historians and authors. Searching for George Gordon Meade: The Forgotten Victor of Gettysburg by Tom Huntington is an […]

  • 150 Years Ago, March 1863

    150 Years Ago March 1863 For armies that move by the muscles of men, horses or mules, weather is everything.  The standard six horse/mule army wagons carry 1,100 to 1,700 pounds.   Large loads on good dry roads, less off road or in bad weather.  An army’s location determines much of its’ activities.  Hooker and Lee, […]

  • Civil War Book Review: Fury on the Bliss Farm at Gettysburg

    Fury on the Bliss Farm at Gettysburg by John M. Archer Product Details Paperback: 80 pages Publisher: Ten Roads Publishing, LLC. (June 13, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 0983721394 ISBN-13: 978-0983721390 Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.2 inches Starting July 4, 1863 and continuing until they died the participants wrote and talked about Gettysburg. The […]