Month: August 2008
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Blue & Gray article on Fort Stedman: Ransom’s brigade
Before taking a look at Fort Friend, I first want to examine the actions of Ransom’s brigade (24th, 25th, 35th, 49th, and 56th NC regiments) at Fort Stedman. Students of the battle, including myself, have had it attacking Battery IX, but after taking another look I have come to the conclusion that Ransom’s and Wallace’s […]
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Civil War Books and More During Book Blogger Appreciation Week!
My Friend Amy has decided to launch Book Blogger Appreciation Week from September 15-19, 2008. If you are a book blogger, feel free to join up. All blogs enrolled will be placed on a list of book blogs for future reference. In addition, bloggers who register are eligible to receive prizes. Hat tip to Strategist’s […]
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Clark’s “NC Regiments” on line
After the war many states published extensive histories about the organizations that took part in the conflict. North Carolina’s contribution was a massive five volume 1901 opus edited by a former Confederate colonel, Walter Clark. In spite of its cumbersome title, Histories of the several regiments and battalions from North Carolina, in the great war […]
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Blues and Tennis Shoes
The US Army has just announced that they will be ditching the current green uniform and going back to blue. The dress blue uniform has now been around for some time (I still have mine somewhere) and uses Civil War style shoulder straps for officers. The new dress blues sport “a more tailored, athletic cut,” […]