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Month: October 2012

  • How Sherman Won Lookout Mountain

    Yes, you read the title right.  I am going to put forth an alternative argument about the capture of Lookout Mountain. While the dramatic story of Hooker’s advance around the face of the mountain might be well known, I think the cause and effect is not. On the morning of November 23rd the Confederates had […]

  • Before the Seven Days – Advance to the Chickahominy Part 5

    Stuart Escapes a Trap The Confederate cavalry protecting the rear of Johnston’s retreat consisted of the 4th Virginia, 3rd Virginia, and the Jeff Davis Legion. They had the massive responsibility to guard the three major approaches to Williamsburg. The separated command of BG Emory (3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry and a horse battery), managed to avoid the […]

  • The Siege of Petersburg Online: Long Term Goals

    Editor’s Note: This post was originally published at The Siege of Petersburg Online yesterday, and appears here in slightly modified form. I’m often reminded when reading Harry Smeltzer’s Bull Runnings that I don’t share enough of my plans for the Siege of Petersburg Online here with readers, especially those of you diligently following along using […]

  • Civil War Book Review: War on the Waters: The Union and Confederate Navies, 1861-1865

    War on the Waters: The Union and Confederate Navies, 1861-1865 (Littlefield History of the Civil War Era) by James M. McPherson Product Details Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (September 17, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 0807835889 ISBN-13: 978-0807835883 Civil War history tends to mention the Navy only at Hampton Roads and […]

  • Book Review: Civil War Talks: Further Reminiscences of George S. Bernard & His Fellow Veterans

    Bernard, George S.  Newsome, Hampton (ed).  Horn, John (ed). Selby, John G. (ed). Civil War Talks: Further Reminiscences of George S. Bernard & His Fellow Veterans. (University of Virginia Press: July 2012). 512 pages, 3 b&w illustrations, 16 maps, bibliography, footnotes, index. ISBN: 978-0-8139-3175-3 $35.00 (Hardcover). Civil War Talks: Further Reminiscences of George S. Bernard […]

  • Before the Seven Days – Advance to the Chickahominy Part 4

    Battle at Lee’s Mill (Dam No. 1) The tedious pace of the siege preparations was broken on April 16th when McClellan ordered BG William F. Smith to seize a foothold at Dam No. 1 to prevent further strengthening of the Confederate works there. Confederate BG Howell Cobb was improving his position there with three regiments […]

  • Civil War Book Review: THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN OF SEPTEMBER 1862: Volume II, Antietam

    THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN OF SEPTEMBER 1862: Volume II, Antietam by Ezra A. Carman & Thomas G. Clemens Product Details Hardcover: 696 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (September 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 161121114X ISBN-13: 978-1611211146   Ezra Carman commanded the 13th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry at Antietam.  After the war, he worked for the government becoming involved […]