Month: October 2008
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Siege at Cedar Creek
I received this from Jim Campi at the Civil War Preservation Trust. Please make your voice heard, it’s not over yet! Fred Ray As many of you know, the fate of the Cedar Creek Battlefield remains in doubt. In May, the Frederick County Board of Supervisors voted to allow limestone mining on nearly 400 acres […]
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Posting Frequency Changes for Brett
I’m sorry I haven’t posted anything this week. Life is becoming quite hectic with the impending birth of my first child in the next few weeks. Until I get a better handle on how to be a good Dad to my son or daughter, I am going to probably be posting once a week, with […]
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Civil War Talk Radio: October 17, 2008
Air Date: 101708 Subject: Robert E. Rodes Book: Major General Robert E. Rodes of the Army of Northern Virginia: A Biography Guest: Darrell L. Collins Summary: Darrell L. Collins speaks about his new biography of Robert Rodes, a somewhat forgotten name in Civil War circles. Brett’s Summary: Gerry starts by asking Darrell Collins about how […]
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“Loose files and the American scramble”
I’m going to take a step backwards here into the Revolutionary War, both to get a perspective on infantry tactics and to get a feel for how the landscape affected them. I’ll also address another issue, that of weapon effectiveness, particularly the rifle, during the war. There are those who, with good reason, maintain that […]
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Observations From Gettysburg
My wife, son, and I visited Gettysburg this weekend. The weather was incredible both days, 75 and crystal clear. There were huge crowds in town, in the restaurants, on the battlefield, everywhere. There were license plates from Ohio, Jersey, Maryland, Florida, Iowa, even California. I thought it odd, though, that I saw very few blacks. I probably […]
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Civil War Smackdown!