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The Most Overlooked Phase of the Overland Campaign

Posted on June 27, 2017 by

I often wonder what motivates people to buy the Civil War books they do. Are they interested in learning something? Being entertained? Both? Do they want to hear their favorite story told one more time, maybe in a new way? … Continue reading →

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My Top Ten List, or Building Your Civil War Library

Posted on August 3, 2012 by

“Everyman his own historian,[1]” is a quote bandied about in many classrooms, but it is rarely more true than when it is describing Civil War folk. I use the word folk because I have no wish to begin a Sumter-like … Continue reading →

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