Month: February 2013
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Remaining Weapons Posted for Units at the Siege of Petersburg on June 30, 1864
After some hard work all units which had weapons listed in the Union Ordnance returns for June 30, 1864 have been updated to list those weapons on their unit pages. I also have all of these returns available by state or the entire set for a given date at the BTC Store. Units from the following […]
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Franklin’s Crossing Part 1
Introduction The end of May 1863 found the opposing armies in northern Virginia separated by the Rappahannock River. North of the river MG Joseph Hooker and the Army of the Potomac were collecting themselves after their defeat at Chancellorsville. They spent the last days of spring reorganizing, resupplying, and reinforcing in preparation for future movements. […]
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Making Sense of An “Action” Here and a “Skirmish” There
Editor’s Note: This entry has been cross-posted at The Siege of Petersburg Online. — Actions and Skirmishes: How Do I Find Out What Happened? As I continue to study all phases and aspects of the massive nine plus month Siege of Petersburg, one interesting topic I’ve come across is the idea of “actions”, “skirmishes”, and […]
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Siege of Petersburg Addendum: New Hampshire, New Jersey, and New York Posted
As an addendum to my post yesterday about listing the weapons various Union infantry units used at the Siege of Petersburg, I wanted to mention that the following states are now also finished: New Hampshire New Jersey New York If you’re interested in the weapons all Union infantry units were using at the Siege of […]
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Siege of Petersburg Update: Weapons Carried By Many Union Units Added
Regular readers of the Siege of Petersburg Online will recall that I’ve been purchasing microfilm rolls from the National Archives which contain Union Ordnance returns for June 30, 1864 and September 30, 1864. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, an ordnance return lists out the weapons a unit units on the last day […]