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Not every battle in the Civil War was significant merely in terms of its size or tally of casualties. On this date of June 7, 1863 – 150 years [...]
June 7, 2013
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I will begin by declaring myself to be the second most Civil War history-engaged graduate of my college, now named Cairn University – a small [...]
June 4, 2013
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On this date of June 3, 1863 begins what is essentially the Gettysburg Campaign. On this Wednesday of that year, Lafayette McLaw’s Division [...]
June 3, 2013
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As the calendar turns over to the month of June, looking back 150 years ago to 1863, it had recently been an active time – with the [...]
June 2, 2013
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I had a terrifically fun morning today with a group of 4th grade students from Fountaindale Elementary School in Hagerstown, MD. This was the [...]
May 30, 2013
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This book review was actually posted by me in December of 2012. For some reason, it is the subject of multiple spam comment attacks on a daily [...]
May 30, 2013
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During this season of late May in 1863, the Union army was successfully staging final operations to secure the free flow of shipping along the [...]
May 25, 2013
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< Read through to the end, as several pictures are placed full-sized in the middle of the this post > Today, my family bought the ownership [...]
May 21, 2013
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On this date of May 17 in 1863 occurred the Battle of Big Black River Bridge. Pulling back toward Vicksburg at their defeat at Champion Hill on [...]
May 17, 2013
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On this date of May 16 in 1863 was fought the Battle of Champion Hill (a.k.a. Baker’s Creek) – the name coming from a family who lived on the [...]
May 16, 2013
Enfilading Lines 