Month: November 2005
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Joe Harsh and Confederate PFD Strengths in September, 1862
I’ve always been interested in Present for Duty (hereafter referred to as PFD) strengths of various units during the war, just due to my own curiosity and also due to my hobby of wargaming the Civil War. One area in particular along these lines involves the Maryland Campaign of 1862, culminating in the Battle of […]
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Michael Kauffman – American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies
In addition to Rafuse’s book about McClellan, this book ended up in my house more by chance than out of interest. In all honesty, I’m more interested in discussion of how Lincoln’s death affected Reconstruction policies, but this is not on the agenda. What Kauffman did accomplish was a strong offering of pop history with […]
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Tempest at Ox Hill: The Battle of Chantilly, Part 7
I’m slowly but surely digesting what Welker wanted to get across in his book on Chantilly, and I’m organizing my thoughts for an upcoming comparison-contrast piece for this book and Paul Taylor’s He Hath Loosed The Fateful Lightning. I also hope to have a review of this one up later this week.
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Review In Brief: Grant’s Canal: The Union’s Attempt to Bypass Vicksburg
Civil War Books on Vicksburg and Port Hudson Grant’s Canal: The Union’s Attempt to Bypass Vicksburg by David F. Bastian 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”. My purpose […]
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Charge! Issues 5-6
Since I’ve only just now started subscribing to Charge!: The Official Newsletter of the Johnny Reb Gaming Society, I’ll be reviewing the first two years of the newsletter two issues at a time in a similar format to my reviews of North & South, Blue & Gray, America’s Civil War, and Civil War Times Illustrated. […]
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Civil War Talk Radio: November 4, 2005
Air Date: 110405 Subject: Richard F. Miller: Command is Everything Book: Harvard’s Civil War: The History of the Twentieth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Guest: Richard F. Miller Summary: Richard F. Miller is the author of Harvard’s Civil War, a history of the 20th Massachusetts that goes beyond battles and campaigns to reveal the inner workings of […]
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Review In Brief: The Port Hudson Campaign, 1862-1863
Civil War Books on the Vicksburg and Port Hudson Campaigns The Port Hudson Campaign, 1862-1863 by Edward Cunningham 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”. My purpose is to […]