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Month: January 2006

  • Review In Brief: Gate of Hell: Campaign for Charleston Harbor, 1863

    Books on the Campaigns for Charleston Gate of Hell: The Campaign for Charleston Harbor, 1863 by Stephen R. Wise 312 pp., 27 maps The 1863 summer Campaign for Charleston has been completely overlooked in the history of the war. The twin major Union victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg dominated the news scene and the imagination […]

  • Harper’s Ferry Arsenal Update

    The Harper’s Ferry Arsenal has been updated twice over the last few days. The new Take Command: Second Manassas limited beta offers Open Play, where you can choose a commander and a map and fight a hypothetical battle. Modmakers have already gotten busy before the official release of the game by creating new Orders of […]

  • Civil War Times Illustrated, February 2006

    The February 2006 issue is the third issue of Civil War Times Illustrated that I’ll be summarizing for this blog. Civil War Times Illustrated tends to cover more of the social and political aspects of the war than the other magazines, and I’ve learned to appreciate it as one of the main sources for furthering […]

  • Civil War Talk Radio: January 6, 2006

    Air Date: 010606 Subject: Richard P. McMurry: Toward a New Civil War Paradigm Book: The Fourth Battle of Winchester: Toward a New Civil War Paradigm & Two Great Rebel Armies: An Essay in Confederate Military History Guest: Richard P. McMurry Summary: Dr. Richard P. McMurry, author of The Fourth Battle of Winchester and Two Great […]

  • Siege of Petersburg Project Update

    I’ve now updated the Confederate OOB of my Petersburg Campaign Project through the month of October 1864 (the Sixth Offensive), and I’ve completed all units found in Sifakis’ Compendium of the Confederate Armies. The OOBs I’m starting with are from F. Ray Sibley, Jr.’s reference work The Confederate Order of Battle: The Army of Northern […]

  • America’s Civil War, March 2006

    The following is a short summary of the March 2006 issue of America’s Civil War. ACW is of a little lower quality than North & South and Blue & Gray. It is virtually identical to Civil War Times Illustrated at this point, because both magazines are published by Primedia. There are no end notes for […]

  • Review In Brief: Back Door to Richmond: The Bermuda Hundred Campaign, April-June 1864

    Books on the Bermuda Hundred Campaign Back Door to Richmond: The Bermuda Hundred Campaign, April-June 1864 by William Glenn Robertson 284 pp., 15 maps The 1864 Bermuda Hundred Campaign, while fascinating, has been largely ignored in favor of the Grant-Lee match up occurring simultaneously to the north. Benjamin Butler was given the XVIII Corps, located […]