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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Does Gettysburg Matter? |
Blake |
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2021 4:23 pm
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i think it accomplished one very important thing. Confidence. in the Union Army. In the soldiers and the in the leadership. Did it? From what I have read Hooker had done quite a lot to boost morale and espirit de corps with corps insignia and divisional colors. The cavalry engagement at Brandy Stat... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Does Gettysburg Matter? |
Blake |
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2021 10:10 pm
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I was listening to a talk by Dr. Richard McMurray in which he stated, flatly, that Gettysburg is the most overrated battle of the war. "The battle of Gettysburg has no particular significance beyond the campaign of which it was a part. I believe Mill Springs, Fort Donelson, Vicksburg, are far, ... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Last Man Standing Down to 8 Members |
Blake |
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 10:54 am
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Replies: 1 Views: 1886
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Gentlemen! The summer has been a bloody one as the ACWGC has engaged non-stop in the epic Last Man Standing Tournament. We started with 88 Members and are now down to just 8 from each side battling it out to advance to the Final Four. The remaining Union Member matchups are: (pre-tournament ranking... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Shiloh Voted Favorite Battle |
Blake |
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2021 1:34 pm
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Replies: 14 Views: 7225
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First Bull Run overcomes Gettysburg to win eastern championship! |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Civil War Reading |
Blake |
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 11:06 am
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Replies: 10 Views: 5615
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How often do people here read about the war? I find it like some weird tar trap that I can never escape. I've been reading about it ever since I picked up an old "Life of General Custer" when I was just a kid. The images of Custer's Last Stand enthralled me and the 19th Century came alive.... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Shiloh Voted Favorite Battle |
Blake |
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2021 9:14 pm
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Replies: 14 Views: 7225
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Chickamauga defeated Corinth to move to the Western Finals |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Multiplayer Post-Battle History (AAR) |
Blake |
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2021 5:16 pm
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Replies: 6 Views: 3451
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Thanks for the heads up! I have corrected that. |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Who shall be THE LAST MAN STANDING? |
Blake |
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2021 1:07 pm
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Replies: 33 Views: 21379
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I updated the brackets for the tourney today. We have just about concluded the Sweet Sixteen Round. https://www.acwgc.net/bracket
We are getting there! |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Multiplayer Post-Battle History (AAR) |
Blake |
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2021 12:22 pm
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Replies: 6 Views: 3451
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Just finished up a double-blind MP game between Mallory/Stewart (USA) vs. Swanson/Brogden (CSA). Check out https://blakeacwgc.wixsite.com/my-site for the full report.
Maybe get a cup of coffee as it's a decent-sized read if you have the time. |
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Forum: American Civil War Topic: Phil Sheridan |
Blake |
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2021 9:05 am
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Replies: 5 Views: 6281
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http://www.impedimentsofwar.org/singleshow.php?show=129 Here is an interview with Wittenberg from 2005. In it (part three) he covers his feelings on Sheridan which are not at all flattering. Basically, Sheridan was a rogue general who did his own thing and couldn't follow orders. He believes Grant'... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Weirdest/Strangest/Funniest/Most memorable game event |
Blake |
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2021 9:01 am
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Replies: 5 Views: 3432
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I always enjoy when an opponent attacks me with their men facing the wrong way. You'd think they'd notice that. |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Shiloh Voted Favorite Battle |
Blake |
Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2021 5:59 am
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Replies: 14 Views: 7225
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Gettysburg defeated Chancellorsville to reach the eastern finals vs. Bull Run. |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: To Destroy an Army |
Blake |
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:00 pm
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Replies: 2 Views: 2545
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I was listening to Civil War historians Donald Pfanz and Gerry Prokopowicz discuss the action on Culp's Hill and Cemetery Hill at Gettysburg. They briefly discussed the myth that "if only the Confederates would have taken Cemetery Hill/Culp's Hill on July 1 the war would be over." Both ag... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Shiloh Voted Favorite Battle |
Blake |
Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2021 12:59 pm
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Replies: 14 Views: 7225
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Shiloh took down Stones River to advance to the Western Finals |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: ACWGC |
Blake |
Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2021 2:36 pm
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Replies: 3 Views: 2878
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