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Civil War Book Review: Petersburg to Appomattox: The End of the War in Virginia edited by Caroline E. Janney

September 15th, 2018 · 1 Comment

Janney, Caroline E. (ed) Petersburg to Appomattox: The End of the War in Virginia. (University of North Carolina Press: April 2018). 320 pages, 13 illustrations, 3 maps, notes, bibliography, index.  ISBN: 978-1-4696-4076-1. $35.00 (Cloth) Petersburg to Appomattox: The End of the War in Virginia marks yet another solid entry in the University of North Carolina […]

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Categories: Civil War Book Publishers · Civil War Book Reviews · Civil War Books · Civil War Books - Authors · Civil War Books - New · Civil War Books - Now Reading

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DEBATE: Was Sheridan Justified in Relieving Warren at Five Forks?

April 1st, 2015 · Comments Off on DEBATE: Was Sheridan Justified in Relieving Warren at Five Forks?

Over at the Siege of Petersburg Online today, the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Five Forks, James F. Epperson and I (Brett Schulte) debate the following question: Was Sheridan’s relief of Warren at Five Forks justified? For those of you unfamiliar with this particular controversy, I’ll try not to take my side in the […]

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Categories: 150 Years Ago in the Civil War · Controversies of a Campaign

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Civil War Book Preview: The Petersburg Campaign Volume II: The Western Front Battles

April 9th, 2014 · 1 Comment

Bearss, Edwin C., Suderow, Bryce & Wyrick, William. The Petersburg Campaign Volume 2: The Western Front Battles September 1864-April 1865. Savas Beatie LLC (March 2014). 600 pp., 38 illustrations, 25 maps, notes, bibliography, index. ISBN: 978-1-61121-104-7 $34.95 (Cloth). The Petersburg Campaign Volume 2: The Western Front Battles September 1864-April 1865 by Ed Bearss and edited by Bryce Suderow, is […]

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The Last Campaign of the War: Albert Stickney’s Unpublished Five Forks Manuscript

June 10th, 2012 · 6 Comments

Researcher and Petersburg author/editor Bryce Suderow is the gift that keeps on giving.  Bryce was kind enough to pass along to me the unpublished Five Forks manuscript of Albert Stickney.  The first two parts are available now at The Siege of Petersburg Online, with the last three parts appearing over the next three days. Who […]

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G. K. Warren’s Downfall: How the Battles of Quaker Road and White Oak Road Cost Warren His Job

May 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Editor’s Note: This blog entry was originally published earlier today at Beyond the Crater: The Petersburg Campaign Online and has been crossposted at TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog. I recently posted an American Civil War miniatures wargaming scenario on the Battle of Quaker Road from the Charge! wargaming newsletter as well as Gettysburg hero […]

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Categories: Beyond the Crater: Petersburg Campaign Notes · Campaigns & Battles · Civil War Research

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