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Rhea’s On to Petersburg Chosen for ECW Book Award

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Emerging Civil War

Emerging Civil War (ECW) has selected On to Petersburg: Grant and Lee, June 4-15, 1864 by Gordon Rhea as the recipient of its book award for this year. “On to Petersburg represents the worthy culmination of twenty years of outstandingly … Continue reading →

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New Team of Researchers Helps Grant with His Memoirs

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Chris Mackowski

When Ulysses S. Grant wrote his memoirs, a small team of researchers helped him check facts and track down details. Now, 132 years after the release of those memoirs, a new team of fact-checkers and researchers has gone to work … Continue reading →

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Reports of Hood’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated…

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Steve Davis

[Note: Last week, Steve offered new insights about the location of Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood’s amputated leg. Today, he follows up with more about Hood’s operation and the erroneous report that he died during surgery.] After the battle of … Continue reading →

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