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Who Lost The “Lost Order”?

Posted on February 24, 2022 by ECW Guest Post

ECW welcomes back guest author Lloyd W. Klein General Robert E. Lee issued Special Order #191 on September 9, 1862. The order directed his corps commanders’ movements for the start of the Maryland Campaign. Soldiers of the Union army found … Continue reading →

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Lost Order Found

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Chris Mackowski

I’ve been putting the final touches on the upcoming ECW What If book, getting ready to ship it off to the printer later this week. Of course, one of the most famous “What Ifs” of the war relates to Robert … Continue reading →

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The Unlucky Lost Order

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Kevin Pawlak

Wilbur D. Jones, Jr., historian of the 27th Indiana Infantry, claimed that the regiment’s discovery of a lost copy of Special Orders No. 191 in a field outside of Frederick, Maryland, 159 years ago today “is the capstone story of … Continue reading →

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Was Lee’s “Lost Order” a Turning Point? (part one)

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Kevin Pawlak

(part one of three) Civil War campaigns could often turn on a dime in favor of one army or the other. A sudden change in initiative marked the turning points of the war that scholars love to toss around the … Continue reading →

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