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Civil War Books on the Atlanta Campaign & Sherman’s March
To The Sea: A History and Tour Guide of Sherman’s March
by Jim Miles
In addition to doing my Back-To-Back Books and taking notes on other books, I’ll also be reading books without taking detailed notes. After reading these books, I hope to give “Reviews In Brief”. [...]

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American Conquest: Divided Nation is now scheduled to be released on Dec. 5, 2005. Check out this new trailer from Gamespot. Just a warning though, this one requires you to be registered with Gamespot to view it.

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The American Civil War Campaign Games Design Center, my fan site for the HPS Simulations Civil War Battles series, has been updated. Brian Schrader has created a graphics mod that is based on modified aerial photographs.

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The Battle of Resaca: Atlanta Campaign 1864
by Philip L. Secrist
PART II - Resaca Rediscovered
Part II of the book discusses the post-battle state of the Resaca Battlefield. Secrist, a noted relic hunter, describes the positives and negatives which have arisen as a result of that practice, and he also dedicates a chapter to the construction [...]

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Tempest at Ox Hill: The Battle of Chantilly
by David A. Welker
Chapter 5 - The Gathering Storm - Monday, September 1, 1862; Midnight to Noon
1. Just after midnight, Pope was informed of the shelling of his wagon train. This attack came on one of only two available retreat routes, but Pope, following a typical pattern [...]

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The Battle of Resaca: Atlanta Campaign 1864
by Philip L. Secrist
Chapter 1 - The Plan of Battle
1. Secrist briefly discusses Sherman’s plan of action prior to the Atlanta Campaign. Sherman was looking to win a decisive engagement somewhere south of Rome, Georgia. Johnston’s Army would then disintegrate, leaving the way open to Atlanta with [...]

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After staring each other down on the 18th, with both catching a much needed breather, Lee finally withdrew his army from Sharpsburg and was able to cross the Potomac during September 19-20. Though McClellan did try to strike at Lee, most notably at Shepherdstown, Lee’s rear guard was formidable enough that officers throughout the [...]

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In a blog entry from September 29, 2005, I reviewed Paul Taylor’s book He Hath Loosed the Fateful Lightning: The Battle of Ox Hill (Chantilly) September 1, 1862. On October 23, Mr. Taylor was kind enough to post his comments following that blog entry. In the interest of allowing full disclosure, Mr. Taylor’s [...]

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The Battle of Resaca: Atlanta Campaign 1864
by Philip L. Secrist
Philip Secrist’s book on the Battle of Resaca is unique. No other books on the Battle exist. That alone makes it valuable, at least until a larger, more definitive monograph is written. Going into this one I don’t know too much about it. [...]

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Although McClellan had largely stayed out of the political fray through 1862, Rafuse argued that McClellan’s most ardent supporters could not deny that McClellan actively worked to delay reinforcing Pope during the Second Manassas campaign once the Army of the Potomac was evacuated from the Peninsula.
McClellan ultimately got what he wanted out of Pope’s misfortune. [...]

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