Category: Campaigns & Battles
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Short Takes
The Indiana University Press is having a sale next Wednesday, Sept. 15, with 60% off all books not already on sale, so it’s definitely worth a look, especially at the Civil War section. One day only and the discount code is SIXTY. From a letter sent to our local Civil War Round Table: The Sixth […]
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Review: Confederate Alamo by John Fox
The Confederate Alamo: Bloodbath at Petersburg’s Fort Gregg on April 2, 1865 John Fox III, Angle Valley Press 2010, ISBN: 978-0-9711950-0-4 Price: $34.95 In his new book The Confederate Alamo John Fox takes a look at one of the least-known but most important battles of the Petersburg campaign—the defense of Fort Gregg and its associated […]
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Finding Fort Owen
Believe it or not there are still “lost” Civil War forts that occasionally come to light. One such was Fort Owen, which played a brief but pivotal role in the events of April 2, 1865 at Petersburg. Named after Louisiana artillery officer Col. William Miller Owen, the fort had a short life, being constructed in […]
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John Buford’s Readiness
If it be now, ’tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet it will come: the readiness is all. Hamlet, Act V, Scene ii As the sun broke over McPherson’s Ridge on the morning of July 1, 1863, John Buford and the men […]
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G. K. Warren’s Downfall: How the Battles of Quaker Road and White Oak Road Cost Warren His Job
Editor’s Note: This blog entry was originally published earlier today at Beyond the Crater: The Petersburg Campaign Online and has been crossposted at TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog. I recently posted an American Civil War miniatures wargaming scenario on the Battle of Quaker Road from the Charge! wargaming newsletter as well as Gettysburg hero […]
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AMU’s Battle of Shiloh Webinar is Now Online
The Battle of Shiloh webinar I wrote a short summary of earlier this week has now been posted online for anyone to view. Professor Steve Woodworth and Civil War Times editor Dana Shoaf provide an overview of the first day of the battle of Shiloh. Go check it out!
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Battle of Shiloh Webinar from AMU
UPDATE: The Battle of Shiloh webinar from AMU is now online. I was lucky enough to attend last Thursday’s Battle of Shiloh webinar, hosted by AMU and featuring Professor Steve Woodworth and Civil War Times editor Dana Shoaf. American Military University (AMU) is hosting three webinars this spring, the first on the common Civil War […]