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Monthly Archives: December 2009
From Atlanta to Spring Hill – John Bell Hood’s 1864 Franklin-Nashville Campaign
This is part one of a three part series on John Bell Hood’s Franklin-Nashville Campaign. Part one can be accessed by clicking HERE. Click HERE for animated maps of the affair at Spring Hill and the Battle of Franklin – … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Studies, Significant Battles
Tagged A.P. Stewart, Alexander P Stewart, Army of Tennessee, Army of the Cumberland, Army of the Ohio, Battle of Spring Hill, Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Civil War, Civil War Battlefield Preservation, Civil War Battlefields, Civil War Preservation Trust, Columbia TN, David S Stanley, Emerson Opdyke, Frank Cheatham, Franklin Nashville Campaign, George Thomas, Jacob D Cox, John Bell Hood, John Schofield, Rippavilla Plantation, S.D. Lee, Stephen D Lee, Ulysses Grant, William Tecumsah Sherman
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Merry Christmas from This Mighty Scourge
It is the time of year when I count my blessings and reminisce about all the great things that have happened over the past year. My blog, This Mighty Scourge, has grown significantly since I published my first article in December 2008. My monthly … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings
Tagged Civil War, Civil War Christmas, This Mighty Scourge
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CSA Colonel Joseph C. Pleasants – True Confederate Heroism
I have just about completed the newest Civil War title from William L. Shea, “Fields of Blood: The Prairie Grove Campaign.” As with other titles, from Shea, “Fields of Blood” is well researched and a very quick read. Written about … Continue reading
Battle of Fredericksburg – Ambrose Burnside’s First Foray
147 years ago this week, US Major General Ambrose Burnside’s Army of the Potomac fought Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia in one of the most bloody, one sided engagements, of the entire American Civil War. This was Burnside’s … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Battles, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Battle of Fredericksburg, Civil War, Civil War Battlefields, George McClellan, George Meade, Irish Brigade, John Gibbon, Marye's Heights, Robert E. Lee, Thomas Jackson, Thomas Stonewall Jackson
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Interviews Are Now Available For Download
I have had many requests over the past several months to make my interviews portable. Now, most all of my interviews can be downloaded in MP3 format so you can take them with you on your iPod, or other portable … Continue reading
Interview with Joan Waugh, author of “U.S. Grant: American Hero, American Myth”
I visit the University of North Carolina Press website on a very regular basis. It is one of my favorite publishers of Civil War titles and biographies. Several months back, I was perusing their website and saw that noted UCLA history professor, … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Interviews
Tagged Civil War, Joan Waugh, Reconstruction, US Grant American Hero American Myth
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John Bell Hood’s 1864 Tennessee Campaign – A Series
Yes, I do know it is the Christmas season. Yes, I do know that I should be very supportive of my family. After all, there is much shopping, and decorating, to do. However, it is all the season of my … Continue reading