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The Chickamauga Campaign:A Mad Irregular Battle: From the Crossing of the Tennessee River Through the Second Day, August 22-September 19, 1863 by David A. Powell Savas Beatie Format: Hardcover, 696 pages Price: $37.50 ISBN: 978-1-61121-174-0 eBook: 978-1-61121-175-7 On Sale: November 2014 26 maps, 40 images TOCWOC’s Take: Even with all of the excellent Petersburg Campaign […]
Civil War Book Acquisitions, November 2014, Part 3
November 26th, 2014 · No Comments
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First Battle of Deep Bottom – Part V
September 25th, 2013 · No Comments
July 27 (0800-2400) Once across the river Hancock assembled his forces behind “a belt of timber “in Strawberry Plains. At dawn First and Third Divisions threw out skirmishers across the Malvern Hill road. On the right MG Greshom Mott deployed the 99th and 110th Pennsylvania with the 40th New York extending the line as flankers […]
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First Battle of Deep Bottom – Part IV
September 18th, 2013 · No Comments
July 27th (2400-0800) While Foster conducted his isolated fight to preserve the bridgehead Hancock began his move. His orders were to cross the Appomattox at dark and proceed to Deep Bottom. After crossing that river he was to travel by side roads “so that the cavalry, which was crossing at Broadway Landing, might have an […]
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The First Battle of Deep Bottom: July 27-29, 1864, 148 Years Ago Today
July 27th, 2012 · No Comments
Many students of the Civil War know about the famous Battle of the Crater, which occurred on July 30, 1864. Very few have heard of the First Battle of Deep Bottom, a prequel of sorts to the Crater. Fought from July 27-29, 1864, the First Deep Bottom operation was designed to lure Confederate troops north […]
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