Commanding the Army of the Potomac by Stephen R. Taaffe, University Press of Kansas, […]
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CWT Book Review: Irish Green & Union Blue
Irish Green & Union Blue: The Civil War Letters of Peter Welsh Desperation inspired […]
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CWT Book Review: The Confederate Battle Flag
The Confederate Battle Flag by John M. Coski, Bellknap Press of Harvard University Press, […]
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Old Soldier Stories: ‘Not Its Forte’
Union Colonel Robert Gould Shaw did have a soft side, as shown in his […]
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Whatever Happened to Birkett Davenport Fry?
Birkett Davenport Fry wasn’t very good at math. In fact, a failing grade in […]
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Tracking Down the Past: Mobile
The city of Mobile, Alabama’s largest, has long been over- shadowed by New Orleans, […]
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Gettysburg from the Top
Few things are more satisfying to historians having a long-standing question answered, especially when […]
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Fire and Ashes In the Valley
Weeks before Philip Sheridan’s Shenandoah campaign, David Hunter added his own dark chapter to […]
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Like a Fire with Heat But No Light
Every life has its turning points. Crucial events or decisions determine the path one […]
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Hell On the Mississippi
The Confederate defense of forts Jackson and St. Philip. On April 6, 1862, Confederate […]