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The Mechanics of Marching

August 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

The actual nuts and bolts of military life is something that usually doesn’t make it into the history books, yet it’s something soldiers have to deal with every day. Few who have not been in the military realize the constant, mind-numbing array of details that have to mastered on a daily basis just for an […]

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Categories: Military History · Strategy & Tactics

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Controversies of a Campaign: Why Did French Attack the Sunken Road At Antietam?

July 31st, 2008 · 2 Comments

I just finished reading Marion V. Armstrong’s new book Unfurl Those Colors!: McClellan, Sumner, and the Second Army Corps in the Antietam Campaign, and one of Armstrong’s theories just doesn’t sit right with me.  Before we go into details let me give you a little bit of background.  The fight over the northern portion of […]

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