Month: June 2006
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New Gallagher “Essay” Book to focus on Petersburg
I found out recently over at the Civil War Discussion Group that Gary Gallagher’s popular series of essay books which focus on a certain campaign in each volume will be FINALLY moving to Petersburg. The details are at the bottom of the post by “Unionrep”. In his post, he/she states: As to the question about […]
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Matrix Games Announces a New Civil War Title
Matrix Games announced in a press release today a new Civil War computer game by Western Civilization entitled Forge of Freedom. Here’s an excerpt from that press release: The New Games:In addition to the recently released PureSim Baseball 2007, The Operational Art of War 3 Conquest of the Aegean, and Harpoon 3, Matrix has a […]
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Charge! Issue 10
Charge! Issue 10 (Winter 2005) Charge! Web Site Page 1 From the Editor’s Desk by Scott Mingus Editor Scott Mingus discusses Fall-In 2005, held in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Scott mentions several JR3 and Regimental Fire and Fury games as well as his new scenario book Undying Courage: Antietam in Miniature. Page 2 Variant Rules for Your […]
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Today in the Petersburg Campaign: June 27, 1864
June 27, 1864 Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock, USA, resumes the command of the 2nd US Army Corps, the Army of the Potomac, the Richmond (VA) Campaign. Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries are used with permission from Ronald A. Mosocco’s Chronological Tracking of the American Civil War per the Official Records […]
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for Cause and for Country: A Study of the Affair at Spring Hill and the Battle of Franklin, Part 1
for Cause & for Country: A Study of the Affair at Spring Hill and the Battle of Franklin by Eric A. Jacobson and Richard A. Rupp Softback $24.95 plus shipping 519 pages! ISBN 0-9717444-6-7 Hardback $44.95 plus shipping 519 pages! ISBN 0-9717444-4-0 I first heard about this promising new book at the Dispatch Depot Civil […]
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Today in the Petersburg Campaign: June 26, 1864
June 26, 1864 Lieut. Gen. Jubal A. Early, CSA, occupies Staunton, VA. Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries are used with permission from Ronald A. Mosocco’s Chronological Tracking of the American Civil War per the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion. Order the book HERE. Copyright © 1993, 1994 by […]
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Gary Grigsby’s WaW: Civil War Getting Closer?
I just read tonight in the Matrix Games forums that a call has gone out for beta testers for a new game based on the WaW engine. I can only assume that this is the long-awaited (by me, at least) Civil War game based on that engine. If you are interested, check it out. I […]