Category: In The Review Queue
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Savas Beatie and the Siege of Petersburg
I was recently emailing back and forth with John Horn, author of several Civil War books on the Siege of Petersburg, and he let me know that he is working with Savas Beatie to produce an updated version of his look at the Siege of Petersburg’s Fourth Offensive in 1864. The original, The Petersburg Campaign: […]
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The Last ANV Offensive: Gordon’s Assault on Fort Stedman
Editor’s Note: The Siege of Petersburg Volume 2: The Western Front Battles, September 1864-April 1865 by Ed Bearss and Bryce Suderow is scheduled to be released in early 2014, according to publisher Savas Beatie. The publisher was kind enough to pass along this unedited, original version of a portion of the chapter on the March […]
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New 1864 Diary of 148th Pennsylvania Soldier Published
Editor’s Note: This blog entry was cross-posted at The Siege of Petersburg Online. I recently received a care package from Bill Black, who has been hard at work with Carolee Michener in editing the diary of Ithiel B. Snyder of Co. G, 148th Pennsylvania Infantry. The 148th belonged to the 4th Brigade, 1st Division, II […]
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The October 1864 Battles Around Petersburg
How many of you know that there was a SECOND battle of Fair Oaks, and that it occurred in late October 1864 during the Siege of Petersburg? This is one of four neglected battles from October 1864 that lawyer Hampton Newsome tackles in his new book Richmond Must Fall: The Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, October 1864. Newsome […]
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Did Lee Endorse Hood as an Army Commander in July 1864?
After the recent kerfluffle over a review of Sam Hood’s new book John Bell Hood: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of a Confederate General (also available via Kindle), I decided to read it myself and review it carefully. That review will be the subject of a different blog post. Today, I want to discuss the […]
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Was Grant A Liar?
I suppose I could have titled this one “New Book Challenges Honesty of Grant’s Memoirs,” but then some of you might not be here now. I’ll admit that my first two thoughts when I first heard of Frank P. Varney’s new book General Grant and the Rewriting of History: How the Destruction of General William […]
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Civil War Book Acquisitions: January 2013, Part 3
Editor’s Note: Civil War Book Acquisitions is an ongoing series which allows me to highlight new books I’ve recently acquired and give readers an idea of upcoming Civil War books. Harvest of Death: The Battle of Jenkins’ Ferry, Arkansas by Joe Walker 978-1461021902 158 pages, 9 maps, illustrations, bibliography, footnotes, order of battle appendix, index. […]