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Category: Civil War Odds & Ends

  • Civil War Odds & Ends: July 26, 2008

    Yesterday’s Odds & Ends took a look at the latest in the Civil War blogosphere.  As promised, here is a bonus Odds & Ends covering the rest of the latest Civil War news across the rest of the World Wide Web.  I am also going to start calling this column “Civil War Odds & Ends” […]

  • Odds & Ends: July 25, 2008

    It’s been a little while since our last Odds & Ends, so I figured it was high time we took another look around the Civil War blogosphere and also skim through other Civil War related items of interest.  We’ll tackle the Civil War blogs today and have a bonus Odds & Ends on Saturday dealing […]

  • Odds & Ends: July 17, 2008

    This version of Odds & Ends can teach you about the Emancipation Proclamation, tell you about some upcoming events at Petersburg National Battlefield, see what kind of Zouave you’d be, and even shed some light on strange steam engines and weapons of the Civil War Era.  Read on to find out how: Rea Andrew Redd […]

  • Odds & Ends: July 12, 2008

    In this weekend edition of Odds & Ends, we’ll take a look at a few of the Civil War blogs and then move on to Civil War stories from around the blogosphere and the rest of the internet. Eric Wittenberg has decided to write a book on the battles of Tupelo and Brices Crossroads.  He […]

  • Odds & Ends: July 8, 2008

    This Odds & Ends contains quite a few links from the Civil War blogs.  I’m trying to fill in just a bit for the recently retired This Week in Civil War Blogs formerly run by Civil War Interactive, but I doubt I’d ever have time to fill in on a permanent basis.  I’d like to […]

  • Bits ‘n Pieces

    Professor Sasha Volokh of Georgetown University would like your recommendation for a good general history of the Civil War. Who can resist a request like that? The Washington Post’s Jonathan Yardley reviews Julia Keller’s Dr. Gatling’s Terrible Marvel: The Gun That Changed Everything and the Misunderstood Genius Who Invented It. “For all of Richard Jordan […]

  • Odds & Ends: June 28, 2008

    Here’s another Odds & Ends for a Saturday.  Regular posts will resume on Monday. Help “badfish20″ pick out a Civil War wargame that fits his needs. The London Times explains “[w]hy Times reports in 1863 were a shade unreliable”. Check out High Water Mark, a FREE set of Civil War wargames rules. Eric Jacobson, author […]