Several of the US batteries of the AoT during the battle of Atlanta gave increadible service. The actions of Pelham w/ the ANV in general. ...   Tue Aug 7th, 2012 10:39 pm

Ahh the days of midnight clippings from the neighbors hedge turned into trees... matchstick bridges & toothpick fence rails. Used 1/72 but prefered 1/285 scale... ...   Tue Jul 31st, 2012 01:41 am

Like model railroading, miniature modeling & and miniature wargaming computers have taken a toll on the hobbies. The kids can get a computer sim ...   Sun Jul 29th, 2012 04:06 pm

Stuart arrived w/ much needed supplies, a wagon train of them. What he didn't arrive w/ was a good picture of the enemy. ...   Thu Jul 26th, 2012 09:25 pm

Get better. Never torment the nurses, they choose what size needles to use. ...   Wed Jul 4th, 2012 01:36 pm

It sounds like a P53 rifle Musket, the three grooves you see down the barrel are the rifling; which almost certainly eliminates it from the ...   Mon Jul 2nd, 2012 08:40 pm

Does it have a block rear sight or one like those in the pics on the link I provided? If it has what looks ...   Mon Jul 2nd, 2012 06:26 pm

Sounds like a P53 Rifle Musket. On top of the barrell there should be either a pair of 24 or a pair of 25 ...   Mon Jul 2nd, 2012 12:50 pm

Old Blu wrote: Johan Steele wrote: Old Blu wrote: Pure revisionism!!:X Like Davis post war, Rhett, Yancey, Rutherford... or Early. Well, good to see you show up once ...   Sun Jul 1st, 2012 07:22 pm

Old Blu wrote: Pure revisionism!!:X Like Davis post war, Rhett, Yancey, Rutherford... or Early. ...   Sun Jul 1st, 2012 02:32 am

Part of the problem is the cost of the technology, the theatres pays something like $7 a pop for the glasses and reconfiguring the theatre ...   Fri Jun 29th, 2012 12:22 pm

How much alcohol will I have to consume to enjoy such a flick when it hits Redbox? ...   Wed Jun 27th, 2012 10:28 pm

I've said my bit.  I suggest you two heed the instructions of Javal, it's his house not yours. If you have a problem w/ another ...   Wed Jun 27th, 2012 04:18 pm

Javal, I apologize. http://civilwartalk.com/members/savez.1963/ Savez, you were not banned on CWT. There is no tag under your name as banned. If you have forgotten your ...   Fri Jun 22nd, 2012 12:12 pm

The back of the Minnesota Monument. ...   Fri Jun 15th, 2012 11:44 pm

The front of the Minnesota Monument. ...   Fri Jun 15th, 2012 11:43 pm

Forrest was a fighting man of the highest order. He was also a self made soldier. It was Sherman that thought him the ...   Wed Jun 13th, 2012 12:44 pm

A regular occurance actually. Thieves have been scouring cemeteries for GAR & veterans markers for several years now as they are worth some money ...   Tue Jun 12th, 2012 08:17 pm

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personal attack? Ok get a thicker skin. I provided an ample reading list on the subject. Read on the man and make up your ...   Wed Jun 6th, 2012 07:52 pm

Old Blu wrote: Johan Steele wrote: A few titles that might educate on the subject. The Mind of the South by Cash Ghosts of the Confederacy by ...   Wed Jun 6th, 2012 11:41 am

BHR62 wrote: My view of Early is that he was a bitter guy that just refused to reconcile with the US Government. Anybody that did ...   Wed Jun 6th, 2012 11:34 am

A few titles that might educate on the subject. The Mind of the South by Cash Ghosts of the Confederacy by Foster Pollard's The Lost Cause has already ...   Wed Jun 6th, 2012 01:08 am

Of the two i was more impressed w/ the BGA offering, but the political back biting and just plain nastiness between the two groups soured ...   Tue Jun 5th, 2012 12:03 pm

borderuffian wrote: Old Blu wrote: Johan Steele wrote: Jubal A. Early, the Lost Cause, and Civil War History: a Persistent Legacy By Gallagher The Myth of ...   Tue Jun 5th, 2012 01:59 am

Albert, you were at the BGA event? Heard good things about it. I could neither afford or get the time off so I ...   Tue Jun 5th, 2012 01:56 am

Old Blu wrote: Johan Steele wrote: Old Blu wrote: Johan Steele wrote: Early as a founding father of the Lost Cause, am I wrong? The ...   Mon Jun 4th, 2012 10:28 pm

Old Blu wrote: Johan Steele wrote: Early as a founding father of the Lost Cause, am I wrong? The man was a bitter little man ...   Mon Jun 4th, 2012 03:58 pm

Early as a founding father of the Lost Cause, am I wrong? The man was a bitter little man post war. He went ...   Mon Jun 4th, 2012 12:39 pm

Sieges... well when an army is trapped into a siege it's usually only a matter of time before they surrender or starve. A siege ...   Sun Jun 3rd, 2012 10:02 pm

Savez wrote: "Jubal Early is that you?"   Sorry, I don't get it ?? Jubal Early was one of the founding fathers of the Lost Cause.  The ...   Sun Jun 3rd, 2012 09:45 pm

I missed this when I was in the hotel. Between being sick & just too tired to focus on much. I keep hearing ...   Sun Jun 3rd, 2012 09:39 pm

I would use the photo you have of him as a base. A Frock Coat w/ 1st Sgt insignia. Likely either a Forage ...   Sat Jun 2nd, 2012 10:06 pm

Hank, Albert I can't log into the site through my work laptop and I'm on the road a lot lately. So I read but ...   Sat Jun 2nd, 2012 12:47 pm

Battalion, what mod left?  Because you're making things up again. ...   Sat Jun 2nd, 2012 12:43 pm

Savez, bull.  I've never been asked for a source and not provided one.  In the particular case you reference you didn't care for the source ...   Sat Jun 2nd, 2012 12:42 pm

Savez, you were not banned. You left. You will be asked for sources here as well and you will be held just as ...   Fri May 25th, 2012 02:24 pm

61 to early 63 ANY Continental Army would have routed any North American Army. By mid 63/64... I believe the reverse was true. As to ...   Fri May 25th, 2012 02:16 pm

"My favorite "part" is the soldier's view. While so many authors, historians, etc. concentrate on the overall strategy and tactics, I find the view of ...   Tue Oct 5th, 2010 12:30 am

I'd be more inclined to think the problem came from poor cleaning and maint of an original than failure. Standards... something sorely lacking in the re-enacting ...   Thu Jul 29th, 2010 01:51 am