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Ed Bearss’ Petersburg Campaign Volume 2 Coming Soon…

March 3rd, 2014 · No Comments

Savas Beatie has a trailer up at Youtube covering the second volume of Ed Bearss’ Petersburg Campaign, this time featuring battles from September 1864 to April 1865: The publisher also has an interview with the legendary battlefield guide up at their web site.  Keep an eye on The Siege of Petersburg Online’s bibliography page for […]

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The Last ANV Offensive: Gordon’s Assault on Fort Stedman

January 6th, 2014 · No Comments

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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Book Purchases: August 2006

September 18th, 2006 · No Comments

I managed to pick up an interesting though smaller list of books last month.  These range from fiction, to biography and semi-biography, to a tour guide, and finally to my typical battle and campaign studies.  I am particularly excited to finally get my hands on Forrest at Brice’s Crossroads for a good price.  I’ve already […]

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Civil War Talk Radio: February 24, 2006

February 24th, 2006 · No Comments

Air Date: 022406 Subject: Edwin C. Bearss: Chief of the Battlefield Book: Fields of Honor: Pivotal Battles of the Civil War Guests: Edwin C. Bearss Summary: The legendary Ed Bearss, Chief Historian Emeritus of the National Park Service. Brett’s Summary: This was a fascinating interview.  Gerry talks to Ed Bearss, probably the most famous “name” […]

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