Category: Miscellaneous
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Civil War Maladies
Civil War Maladies By Jack McGuire As if the advantages of manufacturing and industrialization weren’t enough the North had over twenty two million people and the South just nine million. On the other hand the Confederacy did enjoy the advantages of familiarity with the roads and terrain of the South over the invading Northerners. They […]
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The Last Campaign of the War: Albert Stickney’s Unpublished Five Forks Manuscript
Researcher and Petersburg author/editor Bryce Suderow is the gift that keeps on giving. Bryce was kind enough to pass along to me the unpublished Five Forks manuscript of Albert Stickney. The first two parts are available now at The Siege of Petersburg Online, with the last three parts appearing over the next three days. Who […]
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What Price Kindles?
Thanks to everyone who voiced an opinion on Kindles and e-pubs in general. Sounds like the overwhelming consensus is that although it does not replace the printed book, many people prefer it. So I guess I should get with the program here. One other question. What do you readers consider a reasonable price for a […]
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Shock Troops of the Kindles?
I got an email message from a reader who wanted to know if I had any plans to put Shock Troops of the Confederacy on Kindle or something similar. He is moving and has been put on “a paper and printing diet.” I’ve lived that way in certain times and places, where you just can’t […]
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Otis Smith Revolvers
The mystery of the revolver I posted about a couple of days ago has been solved! It was made by Otis A. Smith of Rockfall, CT, presumably sometime in the 1870s to 1880s. I took the gun down to the local range (On Target here in Asheville) and Jeff, the owner, quickly tracked it down […]
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TOCWOC is Back
After three very frustrating days of partial and complete downtime, TOCWOC and The Siege of Petersburg Online are back up and running. I apologize to anyone who tried to access my sites since Thursday. After insinuations from a tech support person at my web host that the downtime was my fault on Friday, I implemented […]