Month: May 2008
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A Soldier’s Grave
While poking around the web the other day I came across the grave of Sergeant Rice C. Bull of the 123rd New York, which has a nice bio. Born to a farming family in Wahington county in upstate New York, he enlisted as a Private in Company D, 123rd New York Volunteer Infantry during the […]
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The University Press of Kentucky Sale on Civil War Books
The University Press of Kentucky is offering quite a few books, including Civil War books, on their site. Books are grouped into 20% off!, 30% off!, 50% off! and 80% off! categories. I ended up picking up the following: The Civil War in Kentucky Lovecraft (I know, not a Civil war book, but I’m a […]
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Review: 1858: Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and the War They Failed to See by Bruce Chadwick
Bruce Chadwick. 1858: Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and the War They Failed to See. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, Inc. (April 1, 2008). 355 pages., notes, index. ISBN: 978-1402209413 $24.95 (Hardcover w/DJ). Why 1858? I found myself asking that question repeatedly the entire time I was reading this book. What made […]
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The Dangerous Space
In an earlier post we looked at the “rainbow” trajectory of the rifle-musket, caused by its relatively low muzzle velocity. This feature made range estimation absolutely critical, and required some knowledge of the “dangerous space.” One manual of the day warned that if a riflemen fired an Enfield at a target at 570 yards with […]
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Antietam – In Their Quiet Fields II by MMP
I was a bit surprised to find In Their Quiet Fields II still available for purchase at Multiman Publishing’s Civil War Brigade Series web site. ITQFII recreates the Battle of Antietam at the brigade level with a ground scale of 200 yards per hex. Since the title WAS available, I purchased it. As some of […]
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14th Military History Carnival Is Up
The 14th edition of the Military History Carnival is up at Gavin Robinson’s Investigations of a Dog. There are quite a few Civil War entries this month, including Harry Smeltzer’s multi-part investigation of “Kill Cavalry’s” heirs. My own review of Christian Keller’s Chancellorsvile and the Germans is also listed as well. I’ve got a permanent […]