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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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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
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The Battle of Jackson, Mississippi occurred on this date of May 14, 1863, and should not be confused with the Battle of Jackson, Tennessee – [...]
May 14, 2013
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Today begins a series of quick posts that look back 150 years ago to a number of conflicts surrounding the Vicksburg Campaign, with the ultimate [...]
May 12, 2013
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One of the great losses to the Confederate cause happened on this date of May 10, 1863 in the death of General Stonewall Jackson. This was, of [...]
May 10, 2013
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On this rainy day of May 5th, 150 years ago, the Army of the Potomac was retreating to the north across the Rappahannock River at the United [...]
May 5, 2013
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On this date of May 2nd of 1863, the second day of the Battle of Chancellorsville featured disasters for each side. The Union’s right flank [...]
May 2, 2013
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The huge Battle of Chancellorsville kicked off in earnest on this date of May 1st in 1863. In the last post of several days ago, I finished with [...]
May 1, 2013
Enfilading Lines 