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| Posted: Wed Apr 11th, 2007 01:11 pm |
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Stoneveld Member
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Does anyone know of a good website that has detailed OoBs, including troop numbers, artillery battery composition etc? For example, I am researching a more detailed OoB for the two assaults on Fort (Battery) Wagner in July 1863, epecially the second assault.
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12th, 2007 02:50 am |
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CleburneFan Member 
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Wikipedia under "Lists of Orders of Battles" has orders of battle for many periods of history and quite a few AMerican Civil War battles. I do not know if these lists cover the battles that interest you or if they are as detailed as you might wish. Check it out though. It might be a start.
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12th, 2007 11:55 am |
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gettysburgerrn Member 
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And just a suggestion...always cross refence Wikepedia references...just to ensure accuracy.... ken
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12th, 2007 11:59 am |
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Stoneveld Member
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Thanks, Guys. Have already looked at the Wikipedia sources, which do need to be cross-referenced for sure. I am after ones like this one for Antietam: http://aotw.org/oob.php, into which you can drill down. It would be great to find a site that consolidates OoB info for at least all the major battles. I do have quite a few books, of course, (eg Shelby Foote, Stephen Sears etc) but they don't always go to the level of detail I am after.
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12th, 2007 12:05 pm |
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Johan Steele Life NRA,SUVCW # 48,Legion 352 
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Ignore Wikpedia... try http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/pottery/1080/index.htm Not 100% accurate but pretty darn good. Has a tendency to omit Regt's on the outskirts of a battle. And while not the OOB's you are asking for this is an absolute must in your links; Dyers Compendium. http://www.civilwararchive.com/regim.htm Good Luck
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12th, 2007 02:23 pm |
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ole Member 
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Have seen no OoB carried to the detail you'd like, Stoneveld. You might have to do it yourself. Download a good one and convert to a word processing document. Then build on it using your books, Battles & Leaders, and other sources to provide the details you want. When I'm reading a book on a battle, I keep a hard copy of the OoB next to me. I can make notes in the OoB and update it later. For example, I've never seen one that identifies guns in a battery, but a book might. For Antietam, there is an old document (1942) on the artillery present. Perhaps there are similar documents for other major battlefields. Ole
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12th, 2007 11:19 pm |
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Johan Steele Life NRA,SUVCW # 48,Legion 352
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I believe I have an OOB for Antieten showing quite a lot of the info you are asking for. I'm away from my library till next week. PM me a reminder & I'll post it for you.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13th, 2007 12:39 am |
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Doc C Member 
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Virtual Antietam has an extensive OOB and is a good website for the battle which includes excellent maps. Doc C
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13th, 2007 12:59 am |
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javal1 Grumpy Geezer 
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Best website I know of for Antietam is Brian Downey's at http://aotw.org/ . I'd be surpised if there's not an in-depth OOB there.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13th, 2007 01:01 am |
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Doc C Member
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Doc J Thanks, that was what I was implying. Doc C
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13th, 2007 01:12 am |
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javal1 Grumpy Geezer
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Gotcha Doc C. The oob is at http://aotw.org/oob.php . Looks like you can drill down pretty deep.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 18th, 2007 05:58 pm |
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Brian Downey Member 
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Thanks for the plug to the Antietam OOB, Joe! As you drill down you'll also find links to commanding officers (most all of them, including battle replacements, I think), artillery weapons, battle maps, after-action reports, unit histories, etc. I don't have strength or casualty figures for most units. Except in a few well documented cases, these are not actually known, for sure, and I don't generally publish guesses or estimates. If you want the best for Gettysburg [argghh, I said the G word] try Eicher's Ultimate OOB: http://www.gdg.org/Research/OOB/EicherOOB.htm Regards, Brian
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| Posted: Wed Apr 18th, 2007 08:47 pm |
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Dreww Member
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Stoneveld, It is very rare for an author or a website to have a truly complete OOB, ie. numbers, losses, armaments, arty gun types. It takes a great deal of effort to compile and the information doesn't always exist. Luckily, for what you're looking for, Stephen Wise has a very detailed OOB in his book Gate of Hell. It is a very fine book and copies are fairly easy to find. Drew Stoneveld wrote: Does anyone know of a good website that has detailed OoBs, including troop numbers, artillery battery composition etc? For example, I am researching a more detailed OoB for the two assaults on Fort (Battery) Wagner in July 1863, epecially the second assault.
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23rd, 2007 08:26 am |
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Kent Nielsen Member
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Johan Steele wrote: Ignore Wikpedia... try http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/pottery/1080/index.htm Thank you for the links Johan.  I've been looking for something like this for awhile.
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