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The 2004 Bull Run Grudge Match

The 2004 Bull Run Grudge Match

Posted 07 January 2011 | By | Categories: American Civil War | No Comments

In 2004 the players known as Danny, Ekrommen, and Shiloh1 played the Bull Run scenario at TowerGames.com. Danny took command of the Confederates while Ekrommen and Shiloh1 took command of the Union forces. This post contains two accounts of the battle from the opposing commander in chiefs.

Proof Burnside was an Idiot

Proof Burnside was an Idiot

Posted 29 March 2010 | By | Categories: American Civil War | 3 Comments

Every now and again the idiocy of General Burnside is debated here and there. Was he good, or a complete buffoon?

Was he misunderstood or do most people accurately assess him as having the leadership skills of a hamster?

Jackson’s “Foot Cavalry” in the Shenandoah

Jackson’s “Foot Cavalry” in the Shenandoah

Posted 28 March 2010 | By | Categories: American Civil War | No Comments

Jackson’s Valley Campaign, 26th February to 17th June, 1862

The Valley Campaign was one of the smaller actions of the American Civil War where the numbers of troops were small and the battles were not big. It was also characterised by long marches of Jackson’s “Foot Cavalry”.