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I know this kind of thing goes on every day, but I’m struck by it this evening – there’s something not-quite-right. There’s a letter for sale on an upcoming eBay live auction. Written by a soldier of the 90th (later… continue reading
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Keeping Crampton’s Gap alive
Back in 2002, Timothy J. Reese launched his Crampton’s Gap website. Before that, the 1862 battle was woefully underrepresented online. Prior to his books (1998, 2004*), the battle was underrepresented in print, as well. I believe his crusade to get… continue reading
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McClellan and intelligence
A recurring theme in the study of George McClellan’s record with the Army of the Potomac is his apparent propensity for overestimating the size and mettle of the opposing force. I really don’t have a good understanding of why this… continue reading
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Footnotes in online history
Back in September, Jeremy Boggs asked how historians use or should use footnotes on the web. A brief discussion of when they’re useful and what they should contain followed. Coincidentally, I had just recently finished the database structure and some… continue reading
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AotW Turns Green
I laughed this morning, after a double-take, on loading AotW. It’s all green! I’d forgotten about a little code I put in a couple of years back which automatically loads the St Patrick’s day style sheet on March 17th. It… continue reading
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He’s tolerable
I came upon this picture of T.J. Goree on the Park Service Virtual Tour of Gettysburg the other day. I don’t know why, but I hadn’t noticed his face before. He’s one of “my guys” (a participant on the 1862… continue reading
