Month: October 2005

  • Review In Brief: To The Sea: A History and Tour Guide of Sherman’s March

    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 […]

  • American Conquest: Divided Nation

    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. Check out Brett’s list of the Top 10 Civil War Blogs! Read many Civil War Book Reviews here […]

  • American Civil War Campaign Games Design Center Updated

    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. Check out Brett’s list of the Top 10 Civil War Blogs! Read many Civil War Book Reviews here at […]

  • The Battle of Resaca: Atlanta Campaign 1864, Part 3

    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 […]

  • Tempest At Ox Hill: The Battle of Chantilly, Part 5

    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 […]

  • The Battle of Resaca: Atlanta Campaign 1864, Part 2

    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 […]

  • Ethan Rafuse – McClellan’s War, Part 5

    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 Army […]