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Like the vast majority of people interested in the American Civil War, my interests and focus are upon the great land battles. Living near [...]
February 16, 2013
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The following is from a draft of my long-planned and maybe never to be completed (??) book on Abner Doubleday. The text alternates between [...]
August 26, 2012
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The following is from a draft of my long-planned and maybe never to be completed (??) book on Abner Doubleday. The text alternates between [...]
August 22, 2012
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< The following is from my research for a book I continue to threaten to someday actually finish! It is from a period of time where Abner [...]
July 23, 2012
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At this point of the Civil War during this summer season of 1862, now 150 years ago, not only had the temperatures risen, so had the varied [...]
July 17, 2012
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On this date of July 11, 1862 President Lincoln had returned to Washington from his visit with McClellan and the Army of the Potomac at [...]
July 11, 2012
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On this date of June 19th in 1862, President Lincoln signs a law prohibiting slavery in the Western territories. Having been passed by Congress, [...]
June 19, 2012
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On this date of June 16, 1862 occurred the Battle of Secessionville, S.C. (also known as the First Battle of James Island). At first glance [...]
June 16, 2012
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It was on this date of June 15, 1862 that the bulk of J.E.B. Stuart’s Confederate cavalry completed their daring 150-mile round trip [...]
June 15, 2012
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One of the more colorful generals and personalities that fought at the Battle of Antietam was General John Gibbon of North Carolina. As an 1847 [...]
June 2, 2012
Enfilading Lines 