66 Pages
Page 6
Editorial
by Roy Morris, Jr.
Page 8
Personality
by Sam Gonzales
Union veteran James Grant brought the war home with him.
Page 12
Commands
by Thomas G. Rodgers
The spruce new 3rd Alabama was not a “bandbox” unit for long.
Page 18
Standing Like a Stone Wall
by Shawn Curtis Harris
The newly declared war still seemed a romantic adventure to the inexperienced Union and Confederate troops at Manassas. The illusion wouldn’t last long.
Page 26
Old Burney’s Shining Hour
by Jack Kaufhold
An ambitious assault on North Carolina’s fragile Outer Banks by Union army and navy units was the brainchild of bluff, affable Ambrose Burnside.
Page 34
South’s Feuding Generals
by Richard Selcer
Proud, touchy Southern generals sometimes seemed more interested in fighting each other than they were in fighting the enemy.
Page 42
March To The Sea
by Owen Dunphy
Union General William Sherman left the smoking ruins of Atlanta behind him and boldly set out for the sea. “War is cruelty,” he warned civilians.
Page 50
Book Reviews
Page 54
Ordnance
by A.B. Feuer
The torpedo boat David seemed like a miracle.
Page 58
Travel
by Jerry Meyers
Plan a do-it-yourself driving tour of Virginia battlefields.
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