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Civil War Talk Radio: January 16, 2009

January 31st, 2009 · No Comments

Note: Since there was no new episode yesterday I decided to post one of the two CWTR episodes I had missed from January. Air Date: 011609 Subject: The Iron Brigade at Gettysburg Book: Those Damned Black Hats! The Iron Brigade in the Gettysburg Campaign Guest: Lance J. Herdegen Summary: Lance J. Herdegen, author of  Those […]

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Campaign Antietam Screen Shots: Groveton and Second Bull Run

April 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Several weeks ago, I showed readers some South Mountain screen shots of HPS‘ newly released Campaign Antietam. As I explained there, despite being given the name “Campaign Antietam”, the game actually covers quite a few more battlefields, including First Bull Run (including Blackburn’s Ford, Henry Hill, and Matthews Hill), Second Bull Run (including Cedar Mountain, […]

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Savas Beatie Offers Up Some Interesting Battle Studies

March 30th, 2008 · 5 Comments

I read Ted Savas’ recent post alluding to some upcoming titles in the Savas Beatie catalog. Among these are Lance Herdegen’s “Those Damn Blackhats!” The Iron Brigade at Gettysburg (due out in the Spring of 2009) and a battle study of South Mountain. What really interested me was the following: I am anxious to share […]

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Charge! Issue 7

June 16th, 2006 · No Comments

Charge! Issue 7 Charge! Issue 7 Charge! Web Site Page 1 From the Editor’s Desk by Scott Mingus Editor Scott Mingus discusses John Zabawa’s Gettysburg Miniature Soldiers in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, gives a recap of his presentation on John Gordon’s Brigade to the Gettysburg Civil War Round Table, mentions his book Enduring Valor: Gettysburg in Miniature, […]

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