Category: Eastern Theater
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Hidden in the Shadows
The battle of the Monocacy, also known as the Battle That Saved Washington, was fought in Frederick, MD, about 45 minutes drive from Gettysburg and 30 minutes drive from Antietam. Because of these two “Super Battles” the Monocacy is often overlooked by the common Civil War Traveller. The Monocacy battlefield is one of the most […]
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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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Did Lee Tell Ewell To Halt on July 1 at Gettysburg?
I’ve been spending a lot of time lately looking through old issues of the National Tribune, THE Union veterans’ paper after the Civil War. My main goal is to find articles pertaining to the Siege of Petersburg, but I’ve found a lot of other fascinating things, and I’ve only reached early 1882. The paper was […]
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Camp Life and Target Practice in 1862
Bill Adams sends along a clipping from the Northampton Gazette & Courier, dated February 11, 1862, which gives a very good look a camp life in the Union army just prior to McClellan’s Peninsular campaign. It should also help dispel one of the most persistent CW myths—that many soldiers went into battle without ever even […]
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What If YOU Could Interview Key Players at Gettysburg?
What questions would YOU ask them? Publisher Wild River Press wants to know, and they’ll be using those questions in an upcoming book which puts a unique new spin on the often overdone Battle of Gettysburg. Tom Pero, the founder of Wild River Press, explains: Wild River Press (a small publisher of high-quality fishing and […]
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Get Maps of Gettysburg on Kindle for Only $3.99!
Savas Beatie, one of the very best Civil War book publishers out there, is running a can’t miss deal for Kindle users. Click to read more about how to purchase the Kindle version of Maps of Gettysburg for only $3.99. If you know this deal is for you and you want to buy right now, […]
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H. L. Hunley Righted
Follow the link and you too can see what no living person has seen—the complete Confederate submarine H. L. Hunley, which has just been turned to an upright position. No way you’d get me on that thing, but I salute the brave men who went out on it. More here, with lots of photos.