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Hi guys, I thought I'd throw out there that the National Tribune, a newspaper written by and for Union veterans after the Civil War, is available for free at the Library of Congress web site . Use the dropdown menu at the left to scroll through various years. The newspaper contains a ton of reminisc...

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Guys, I've been "collecting" free Civil War books online at Google Books for my Siege of Petersburg web site. Here's the direct link to my online "library": Brett's Civil War Books at Google While some of these are Siege of Petersburg related, many of these should be of interest to any student of th...

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I've started to post every single one of the famous George Nafziger American Civil War Order of Battle Collection at TOCWOC - A Civil War Blog on a dedicated page . George has retired and no longer charges a fee for their use. I am happy to announce that due to recent agreements with Scott Mingus of...

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Thanks. I am under no delusions about how long this will take, and it will never be truly complete. I think what I wanted more than anything is to have an online repository of the information I have collected about what is really an understudied campaign.

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Ever since Harry Smeltzer started his Bull Runnings blog/site focusing on the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) , I’ve wanted to do something similar for the Petersburg Campaign. I’m happy to say I’ve finally started on that project. The new web site is called Beyond the Crater: The Civil War Pete...

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gchristie wrote:Great name for a Civil War author.

Wiley Sword not only wrote a book about Shiloh, he also has volumes on Chattanooga and the Franklin-Nashville Campaign of 1864.

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All, I was recently involved in the Top 7 Shiloh books event at the Shiloh Discussion Group . After looking over the lists posted at the SDG, I have created the Combined Top 7 Shiloh Books List . There are not a lot of surprises at the top, but I thought you would enjoy seeing the entire list of boo...

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All, the combined list is now up:

Top 10 Gettysburg Books - Combined Bloggers's List

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Mike,

You're welcome! I'll be posting a "score" type blog entry this coming Tuesday which ranks every book mentioned in order from 1 to 57(!) I'll try to post a link to that blog entry here once it's live.

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All,

Every bloggers' top 10 Gettysburg books list is posted now. Mine, which was the last, went up this morning:

Brett's Top 10 Gettysburg Books

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Thanks for the info Brett. Have looked at the responses to date and haven't seen Gottfried's (sp?) Maps of Gettysburg listed yet. This was excellent reference material for my last (and future) Gettysburg battlefield tramps. I agree that book is excellent. I'm excited for the whole "Maps of..." seri...

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Ten Civil War bloggers (including me) are listing their own top 10 Gettysburg books over the course of the three day anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. The idea is to take these lists and combine them into one comprehensive list which will serve as a nice "go to page" for those looking to get...

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This may have come up in the past but I cannot find a similar thread via the Search, so I'll start one here. So, Who is your favorite Civil War Author? Why? I'll start this one off. Though there are literally thousands of people to choose from, I'm going to go with Joseph Harsh , author of Confedera...

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I have some friends on Twitter but I tend to avoid most of the social network sites like Facebook and twitter My wife does the whole facebook thing but I avoid it myself .... Comte, I think a lot of people use the social networking sites differently than I do. I'm always looking for other Civil War...

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Very interesting!!!! I wasn't able to make it to Fort Donelson on my Shiloh trip a few years ago, so these pics do a great job of showing me what I've missed! The view downriver from the Upper Battery really allows you to picture the scene as "Pook's Turtles" rounded the bend and moved slowly into r...

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Having followed Brett for a few days, I have to say that his Twitterfeed must be a good resource for anyone interested in the ACW. :) (I'm not very familiar with the various ACW resources out there, so I can't do a comparison, I'm afraid ;) ) Thanks Rafiki! I always search for "civil war" and then ...

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I thought it might be fun to see who here is on Twitter. My username there is @bschulte . Feel free to follow me and list your own Twitter username here so I can follow back. A lot of people seem to think Twitter is just for telling people what you're doing at the moment. I and many other people don...

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Comtedemeighan wrote:That Body of Brave Men by Mark W. Johnson a history of the regulars in the west is a decent book.

Comte,

I read that one a few years ago, even before I had a blog! Here's a link if you're interested in what I thought:

Brett's Review of That Brave Body of Men

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I’m going to try something different with my book reviews, because they usually do not produce any kind of discussion on Civil War forums, which is the opposite of what I want. Instead of posting the whole review, I’ll link to the blog entry at TOCWOC, give you my short and sweet thoughts, and hopef...

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ncuman wrote:Thanks for replying to my inquiry. I will check them out.

You're welcome! If you ever have questions on specific books PM me here or use the Contact Us form at my blog.

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I was wondering what are good books about the Civil War in the West? I feel I know about the war in the east pretty well, but I know very little about the war in the west. Any suggestions would be appreciated. ncumna, I've got tons of suggestions for you! First, look up the books by Peter Cozzens o...

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Colonel Dreux wrote:It wouldn't take my vote. It kept saying, "pick a valid choice" or some such. My three choices were states' rights, control of the West, and slavery.

Vote in the poll on the left sidebar, not the one within the post. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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Comtedemeighan wrote:I'll go vote right now

Thanks Comte! If anyone is reading this days or even weeks later, the poll will still be active, so come check it out and feel free to comment on the article as well.

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All, I have put together a poll over at TOCWOC asking readers, What Caused the Civil War?, and allowing a person up to three choices. Feel free to cast your own vote and let others know. I'm curious to see what kind of results we get.

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All,

I decided to compile a list of my favorite Civil War blogs out there (and mine is NOT on this list, in case you're wondering). I wanted to share what I think are some great examples of Civil War Bloggers.

Top 10 Civil War Blogs

What are your favorite Civil War blogs?

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I reccomend "Richmond Redeamed." Same subject. :p apy: Richmond Redeemed is one of my favorite books, but it is not about the entire Petersburg Campaign as this Osprey book is. Instead, it focuses entirely on Grant's Fifth Offensive, covering Fort Harrison and Pegram's Farm in late September and ea...

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Review: Petersburg 1864-65: The longest siege from TOCWOC - A Civil War Blog by Brett Schulte Field, Ron. Petersburg 1864-65: The longest siege Osprey Publishing (May 19, 2009). 96 pages, maps, illustrations, index. ISBN: 978-1846033551 $19.95 (Paperback). How can a campaign of almost ten months be...

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Thanks for the info I gotta look into getting these I've been eyeing Taken at the flood anyway, I didn't know it had an appendix book. I love Osprey books Nikel :) I also gotta pick up the Longest Night...... so many books so little $$$ Comte, I hear you on the "so many books so little $$$" and I'l...

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Would also like to see Priest's book in the top five,Antietam: A Soldiers Story.Lots and lots of maps over 70 I believe. Ian, You mean you didn't take my advice and click to read the blog entry? :D I have both of Priest's books in the list of best Antietam books for wargamers in the article. I also...

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Brett the Appendix campanion to Taken at the Flood by Harsh is it any good? Does it have any oob information? As Clovis already mentioned, it is VERY informative. Harsh has detailed chapters on the weather of the campaign, the Order of Battle of the Army of Northern Virginia (updated from the incor...

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