Category: Miscellaneous
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Killed by Concussion?
Earlier I posted an entry about the sharpshooter at Devil’s Den, who was supposed to have been killed by concussion from cannon fire. Does anyone know of any other instances where this was supposed have happened, or is this pretty much a Gettysburg phenomenon? I’ve never come across it before, but I admit there’s a […]
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Next For Cause and For Country on Tuesday
Due to a busy weekend, I’ll have to postpone the latest entry of Eric Jacobson’s For Cause and for Country for one day. I’m mostly finished with the reading, by I need to digest the information and write out my own views. Thanks for being patient.
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Plans for the Alabama
A very nice site on the CSS Alabama, including the original construction plans and much else on that fabled warship. Put up by the W. S. Hoole Library at the University of Alabama.
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Rambling the web
It always amazes me what you can find on the web, although you do have to maintain a skeptical attitude about it. An Army Quartermaster site has a nice article (written in 1961) about the adoption of corps badges in the Union army, and how they evolved into the shoulder patches of today. A mistake […]
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Two Decisive Battles You Never Heard Of
Getting back off the road, just in time for a historical foray… Much of the western military history canon revolves around battles fought in Europe (and specifically, the western part of that continent), yet many really decisive events happened elsewhere that greatly affected how history played out in the western peninsula of Asia. One mega-event […]
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Lessons of History
Dmitri Rotov posts an article and complains about the “profoundly nihilistic use of history” in an Army staff ride. As a Vietnam vet it brings back a lot of memories to me as well. Now just about everyone – layman and historian alike – would probably agree that we should heed the lessons of history. […]
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On the Road Again
I will be in Winchester, VA, at the Winchester Book Galley this Saturday from 1-3 pm, and at the Fredericksburg NMP book store on Sunday 1-4 pm for book signings. If you’re around, stop by and say hello. Blogging will be light for the next week or so — lots of driving and time spent […]