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A private’s letter from the camp of an illustrious brigade
This Texan’s dispatch provides a rare look at his ill-fated brigade.
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Book Review: Plenty of Blame to Go Around / Jeb Stuart’s Controversial Ride to Gettysburg
Plenty of Blame to Go Around: Jeb Stuart’s Controversial Ride to Gettysburg By Eric […]
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McClellan’s Missed Opportunity
The May 27, 1862, Confederate defeat at Hanover Court House might have spelled doom […]
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The Unstoppable Mr. Smalls
He would go on to share intelligence with the U.S. Navy, fight in 17 […]
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We Have Stood by the Old Flag
Though the Iron Brigade of the West was worn down and shot up by […]
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ACW Book Review: Antietam-The Lost Order
Antietam: The Lost Order by Donald R. Jermann (Pelican Publishing Co.,Gretna,La., 2006,$24.95) Antietam:The Lost […]
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A Question of Cowardice
Battle and disease posed the greatest threats to Civil War soldiers, but errors by […]
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Grant is Dead!
How would things have been different if Ulysses S. Grant had been killed in 1864? Studying the ‘ifs’ of Civil War history, if done properly, can help us understand why things turned out they way they did.
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The Mystery of Private Edwin Jemison
This vulnerable young private’s face has long been an icon of the Civil War. […]