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Secessionville: Assault On Charleston by Patrick Brennan Chapter 3 1. Just as the Campaign was about to begin, Roswell Ripley and two more regiments were sent north to Richmond. Ripley, a cantankerous sort, thought Pemberton was incompetent and this low opinion was at least partly responsible for his transfer. Ripley wanted out from under Pemberton. […]

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Secessionville: Assault On Charleston by Patrick Brennan Note: As I move along through this book (and future books) I hope to pick out a few important ideas or vignettes from each chapter and post as I go. I normally take notes from the books I read anyway in order to write up a book review […]

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Secessionville: Assault On Charleston by Patrick Brennan I’ve owned Secessionville for quite some time, although I’m just now getting around to reading it. After reading over the Introduction and Prologue and skimming through the book, I’m looking forward to starting. The author, Patrick Brennan, is a musician by trade but an apparently avid and knowledgeable […]

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