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J.B. Polley and Hood’s Texas Brigade

Posted on November 4, 2015 by ECW Guest Post

Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Joe Owen The enduring fame of General John Bell Hood’s Texas brigade in Civil War history was due in large part to a soldier of the Fourth Texas Infantry Regiment, Quarter … Continue reading →

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The Real War that Never Got into the Books: Operations North of the James River, July-October 1864

Posted on May 7, 2015 by ECW Guest Post

Today, we are pleased to welcome guest author Jimmy Price Part One in a Series. What if I was to tell you that a series of desperate battles was fought on the footsteps of the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia? … Continue reading →

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