You might want to look at some books on Civil War ghost stories. Can't think of the title or th author right now but I ...   Thu Nov 15th, 2012 05:46 am

Gotta love Cornell for putting the War of the Rebellion online and scanned at that. Same with the Offical Records of the Union and Confederate ...   Wed Nov 14th, 2012 03:57 am

I've run across things saying the rifle was in use at least as early as Gettysburg while the carbine came into use later and that ...   Tue Nov 13th, 2012 01:42 pm

If you can get them try Robert E. Lee: Civil War General or Civil War Generals II. Also Sid Meier's Antietam is worth getting if you ...   Sun Nov 11th, 2012 01:04 pm

Update on the game. I finally found the manual for the game, not really much different from the in game help feature, though it is ...   Sun Nov 11th, 2012 10:34 am

Ok so I just downloaded this game and have had a chance to try it out a little. I must say I'm not terribly impressed. The ...   Sat Nov 10th, 2012 06:22 pm

Wasn't there something about Lee hearing that Longstreet had been injured and was afraid he might be dead then after the battle he ordered him ...   Fri Nov 9th, 2012 09:35 am

Darryl, are you sure Sheridan's men were issued Spencers in April and May 1865 before the mission to destroy Stuart and his cavalry? Cause that ...   Fri Nov 9th, 2012 07:30 am

Thank you TD. ...   Wed Nov 7th, 2012 04:26 pm

We did kinda discuss something along these lines here, http://www.civilwarinteractive.com/forums/forum27/2721.html ...   Wed Nov 7th, 2012 03:28 am

Why do I think I just picked that up a few weeks ago at Barnes and Noble? Gonna have to check, I know it was ...   Tue Nov 6th, 2012 10:49 am

You forgot a word. The. We are the Champions. Though I prefer Princes of the Universe and Who Wants to Live Forever myself. ...   Thu Nov 1st, 2012 02:34 am

Captain Crow wrote: So how come there's no Halloween music? Thanksgiving music? I actually have a folder on my MP3 with stuff I play for Halloween. On it ...   Thu Nov 1st, 2012 02:30 am

Guess that makes sense. I mentioned already that the war really helped make ghost stories a part og the modern Halloween traditions. It's not that ...   Mon Oct 22nd, 2012 07:37 am

That second explination sounds a little like a certain galloping Hessian. But something I don't get is why the second explination exists if the Native ...   Sat Oct 20th, 2012 04:56 am

That sounds likely. Actually I could say something else but I'm trying to keep this family friendly incase kids visit. ...   Fri Oct 19th, 2012 06:50 am

Personally what's to wonder. The sad fact is that most folks really aren't interested in history so they are less likely to pick up a ...   Thu Oct 18th, 2012 10:34 am

Albert Sailhorst wrote: I have the War Record for my "First Person" reenacting soldier (Albert Sailhorst)....his record shows him dying twice.....about 6 months apart, in different ...   Thu Oct 18th, 2012 07:26 am

Don't know how much help these will be. You did say you were trying to get a handle on prisoner exchanges, though you did specify ...   Wed Oct 17th, 2012 10:15 am

But my point is still there, Mark. I haven't seen Amistad so I don't know how Spielberg may have portrayed the South in that movie. ...   Sat Oct 13th, 2012 05:21 am

I haven't seen a Spielberg movie set in the era, but then that's me (you watch me be wrong and I have seen one). I ...   Fri Oct 12th, 2012 06:29 am

What exactly is Old Green Eyes? ...   Thu Oct 11th, 2012 06:11 am

I seem to recall finding some trade paperbacks for Marvel Comics Civil War in there once too. As it's hooked to Amazon, I think Amazon ...   Sun Oct 7th, 2012 05:52 am

Not a big surprise, given what's coming out around then (ten days before the 149th anniversary in fact). ...   Sun Oct 7th, 2012 05:47 am

Different enthusiasts have different interests. My first suggestion would be to check CWI's own giftshop for ideas(yep javal, that's a plug for you). ...   Sat Oct 6th, 2012 07:17 am

Well it's that time of the year again. Hopefully folks will show interest in posting this year. ...   Tue Oct 2nd, 2012 08:12 am

Um, I don't get something on that link. On the section of when the telegraph reached Lincoln it says Sherman wrote in his memoirs that: "This ...   Mon Oct 1st, 2012 05:22 am

That get's me to wonder something here. What were the defense around Washington like in the summer of '62. We know what was there when ...   Tue Sep 25th, 2012 09:02 am

It makes you wonder if there was another Jefferson Davis who was a doctor. But with some of what ABC has done lately this doesn't ...   Tue Sep 25th, 2012 07:01 am

Ok gonna try and see what I've got. Just going on the three Pender mentioned, the Wilderness, Spotslvania, and North Anna first. Looking at William ...   Fri Aug 10th, 2012 07:37 am

Not anymore. Lost one of my online sources. The Civil War Battles Page I used to visit so often is a dead link. I could ...   Thu Aug 9th, 2012 06:34 am

Right now the only mentions of slavery I can rembember in Gods and Generals the book is actually at the very start of the book ...   Sat Aug 4th, 2012 05:38 am

Look, my huge criticism of that film is it didn't remain as faithful to the source material as Gettysburg did to The Killer Angels. I ...   Fri Aug 3rd, 2012 05:52 am

In my case it's you have to have someone to play with, and I don't. Which is why I've played more Civil War games on ...   Thu Aug 2nd, 2012 09:08 am

Could I suggest getting some reenactors involved in the scripting process if it's not already done? Course for all I know the some of historians ...   Thu Aug 2nd, 2012 07:19 am

I think most folks think the war was Virginia, Pennsylvania, SC, and Georgia. And maybe Maryland, think they may be torn on whether Antietm (Sharpsburg) ...   Wed Jul 25th, 2012 05:39 am

I wish that were true, Gettysburger. But this hasn't been the first time I've seen mention someone has mentioned the idea of the South occupying ...   Tue Jul 10th, 2012 06:37 am

Why does it seem that all of a sudden I'm seeing folks say the South was interested in occupying Northern territory? If the South wanted ...   Mon Jul 9th, 2012 02:14 am

Headquarters Second Corps D'Armee, Camp near James River, July 4, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to report that, in compliance with orders from the headquarters of ...   Wed Jul 4th, 2012 05:32 am

Gary finished 3rd in case it matters. Not quite what I was hoping for, but at least he finished in the top three. ...   Sat Jun 30th, 2012 12:41 pm