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Edwards Ferry - Pennsylvania Reserves and Stannard's Brigade

Craig Swain wrote 8 hours ago: Last post I discussed the crossing of the Army Headquarters and Artillery Reserve as some of the mov … more →

Tags: Edwards Ferry, Potomac Crossings

Edwards Ferry - Army HQ and the Artillery

Craig Swain wrote 19 hours ago: Another installment on the Army of the Potomac’s crossing of the Potomac River in June 1863 on … more →

Tags: Edwards Ferry, Potomac Crossings

The British American Empire6 comments

beastrabban wrote 2 days ago: Murray 66, one of the great commentators on this blog, asked the following question, wondering what … more →

Tags: History, Politics, america, Britain, China, Commonwelath, Coolie Trade, Cotton, Edmund Burke

Travel Back to the Battle of Franklin

annkroeker wrote 3 days ago: I reconnected with an old friend recently, historian and curator of the Carter House in Franklin, TN … more →

Tags: Lifelong Learning, Battle of Franklin, Carter House, David Fraley, History

OXCGN's Damnation Review: Gourmet Or Just Raw?

dkpatriarch wrote 4 days ago: by dkpatriarch ©2009 David Hilton With a name like Damnation some might wonder if the game is base … more →

Tags: Console Gaming, New Xbox 360 games, xbox 360, Xbox 360 3rd Party Games, XBox 360 Game Reviews, Xbox 360 News, blue omega, "Prescott Standard Industries", 360

HMDB Civil War Updates - Week of July 13

Craig Swain wrote 5 days ago: Over forty new markers this week in the Civil War category.  These represent Civil War related sites … more →

Tags: Historical Marker, HMDB Updates, historical markers

Confederate Statue

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Tags: Documentary, Georgia, USA, Confederate Statue, Dooly County, Vienna, Confederate States of America

Edwards Ferry - VI Corps Crossing

Craig Swain wrote 5 days ago: Continuing with my look at the Edwards Ferry crossings in June 1863 by units, following the XII, II, … more →

Tags: Edwards Ferry, Potomac Crossings

Sally Jenkins and John Stauffer respond to my reviews of their book3 comments

renegadesouth wrote 6 days ago: Those of you who have read my three-part review of State of Jones, by Sally Jenkins and John Stauffe … more →

Tags: Announcements, The Free State of Jones, civil war dissent, free state of jones, jasper collins, John Stauffer, jones county MS, Kevin Levin, knight company

Antietam Waysides - Old and New

Craig Swain wrote 1 week ago: Tipped off by Mannie Gentile, I ventured back to Antietam last weekend to catalog and update the HMD … more →

Tags: Antietam, Historical Marker, Trip Reports, historical markers

Gettsburg-Videos

Raymond wrote 1 week ago: Gettysburg, 1st Day: Reynolds Arrives   Gettysburg, 1st Day – the Union Line Collapses … more →

Tags: Art, Blogroll, films, Links, People, Raves, Strategy, Video, War

Business Lesson: Western Films

Bob Morris wrote 1 week ago: I had the opportunity to vote (in 2008) for the ten best films in ten different categories (in a sur … more →

Tags: Bob's blog entries, Gary Cooper, High Noon, american film institute, internet movie database, Western films, the searchers, Shane, Unforgiven

Part Three: Review of Sally Jenkins and John Stauffer, State of Jones12 comments

renegadesouth wrote 1 week ago: by Victoria E. Bynum, author of The Free State of Jones: Mississippi’s Longest Civil War (Univ … more →

Tags: Mississippi, Multiracial Families/Communities, The Free State of Jones, civil war dissent, free state of jones, guerrillas, John Stauffer, jones county MS, Ken Welch

Book Review: Lincoln and His Generals

Rene Tyree wrote 1 week ago: T. HARRY WILLIAMS. Lincoln and His Generals.  New York: Random House, 1952. Pp. viii, 363, $2.40. T … more →

Tags: Abraham Lincoln, American Military History, Anaconda Plan, Benjamin F. Butler, book publishers, Book Reviews, Books, Civil War Books, Civil War Strategy

More Unison Battlefield News

Craig Swain wrote 1 week ago: I’ve mentioned the preservation efforts at Unison, here in Loudoun County a couple of times be … more →

Tags: Loudoun Valley, Need a Marker?, Preservation

Edwards Ferry - V Corps Crossing

Craig Swain wrote 1 week ago: The Federal V Corps, like the XII Corps, stayed in Loudoun County for several days before the crossi … more →

Tags: Edwards Ferry, Potomac Crossings, Amercian Civil War

Staff Ride Guide - Battle of Antietam

Rene Tyree wrote 1 week ago: via history.army.mil Informative read about the Battle of Antietam prepared as a “Staff Ride … more →

Tags: Artillery, Battle of Antietam, Civil War, Civil War Artillery, Staff Rides, CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY UNITED STATES ARMY, Ted Ballard

Part Two: Review of Sally Jenkins and John Stauffer, State of Jones6 comments

renegadesouth wrote 1 week ago: by Victoria E. Bynum, author of The Free State of Jones (University of North Carolina Press, 2001) T … more →

Tags: Mississippi, The Free State of Jones, civil war dissent, free state of jones, guerrillas, John Stauffer, jones county MS, jones county scouts, knight company

In South Carolina, the eye is never on the ball.

therealdeals wrote 1 week ago: Which is odd given the sports rabid character of the citizenry.  I should know, I’m from the P … more →

Tags: Politics, Mark Sanford, South Carolina Politics, racism, watermelon, colossal stupidity, the southland, Palmetto State, Morons