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Civil War Book Acquisitions: November 2011

January 27th, 2012 · 1 Comment

Editor’s Note: For those who do not know, my wife had our second son, Brody, on December 30, 2011.  I’ve been away from the blog in an active role for far longer than I would have liked.  In my absence, Jim and Fred have done a fine job.  However, my batteries are recharged and I’d […]

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Civil War Book Review: GETTYSBURG’S FORGOTTEN CAVALRY ACTIONS

January 23rd, 2012 · 2 Comments

GETTYSBURG’S FORGOTTEN CAVALRY ACTIONS: Farnsworth’s Charge, South Cavalry Field, and the Battle of Fairfield, July 3, 1863 by Eric J. Wittenberg Product Details Paperback: 244 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (November 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 1611210704 ISBN-13: 978-1611210705 An excellent book just got better! In 1998, Eric Wittenberg saw his first book published.  Gettysburg’s Forgotten Cavalry […]

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Review: Gettysburg’s Forgotten Cavalry Actions by Eric Wittenberg

September 21st, 2006 · 1 Comment

Gettysburg’s Forgotten Cavalry Actions by Eric J. Wittenberg Thomas Publications: Gettysburg, PA, 1998. 132 pp., 8 maps Eric Wittenberg sets out to right several wrongs in his concise Gettysburg’s Forgotten Cavalry Actions. The increasingly prolific cavalry author here focuses on three separate but related cavalry actions on the south side of the Gettysburg Battlefield after […]

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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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