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Month: April 2012

  • Shock Troops of the Kindles?

    I got an email message from a reader who wanted to know if I had any plans to put Shock Troops of the Confederacy on Kindle or something similar. He is moving and has been put on “a paper and printing diet.” I’ve lived that way in certain times and places, where you just can’t […]

  • Moore’s Patent Revolver

    UPDATE: Welcome to all of the readers at SayUncle!  For informaton on Civil War and other arms and armament, check out some other posts in our Arms and Armament category. I seem to be on a roll with CW-period revolvers. Came across another one the other day, the Moore’s Patent Revolver. The gun’s owner, who […]

  • The Marching Campaign – Bristoe Part 7

    Buckland Mills – The Trap Set After initial reconnaissance and skirmishing by the 1st Vermont Cavalry* revealed the retreat of the Confederate army orders were issued to begin the pursuit. At 0300 on the 19th BG Judson Kilpatrick received orders for his division “to move out on the Warrenton Pike and ascertain the movements and […]

  • Short Takes

    Did “Angels’ Glow” protect some wounded soldiers at Shiloh? How true were stories of wounds that actually glowed in the dark? More true than you might think. Some of the Shiloh soldiers sat in the mud for two rainy days and nights waiting for the medics to get around to them. As dusk fell the […]

  • Experts Pick the Best Civil War Books on Shiloh (Pittsburg Landing)

    Editor’s Note: Today seemed to be an especially appropriate time to revisit and update the Top 7 Shiloh Books post I compiled back in 2009.  In that post, Shiloh students at the Shiloh Discussion Group ranked their top 7 Shiloh books, with a first place vote garnering 7 points and a 7th place vote briging […]

  • The Marching Campaign – Bristoe Part 6

    The Reversing Tide On the morning of October 15th Lee met with his Corps commanders and several other key leaders to talk about the fortunes of the campaign. Exactly what was discussed was not recorded but Lee shortly thereafter determined that it was time to discontinue operations against the Union army.* The following morning he […]

  • The Marching Campaign – Bristoe Part 5

    Bristoe Station III – Those Poor Men At the Confederate line BG Cooke received a messenger from MG Heth ordering an attack by his brigade and Kirkland’s. He sent the courier back with word that his right flank was exposed to the troops at the railroad embankment and before he could advance his flank had […]