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If America's Civil War Were Today,	29	26 Nov 2023 4:54 p.m. PST
The Civil War exploits of Cherokee leader Watie	1	24 Nov 2023 3:49 p.m. PST
the significance of RE Lee	60	22 Nov 2023 7:14 p.m. PST
28mm ACW terrain?	7	18 Nov 2023 9:39 a.m. PST
Best 15mm ACW Flags?	6	16 Nov 2023 6:02 a.m. PST
How long do you need to visit Gettysburg?	34	15 Nov 2023 9:41 a.m. PST
The Dangerous Myth of Appomattox	10	14 Nov 2023 1:31 p.m. PST
Robert E. Lee statue melted in secret, 'symbolic' ceremony,	78	13 Nov 2023 9:30 p.m. PST
Confederate Zouave colours	9	13 Nov 2023 6:20 p.m. PST
Which route did Lee take to Appomattox	7	12 Nov 2023 1:38 p.m. PST
Last Army Base Ditches Confederate Namesake	12	03 Nov 2023 3:05 p.m. PST
Britains ACW 54mm Artillery Pieces	12	03 Nov 2023 9:30 a.m. PST
Round top units	8	02 Nov 2023 10:58 a.m. PST
Pickett's Charge 54mm Project Grows Larger	15	01 Nov 2023 10:28 a.m. PST
Civil War-Era Ghosts Caught on Camera at Gettysburg	13	01 Nov 2023 5:10 a.m. PST
Head Swapping	13	29 Oct 2023 12:13 a.m. PST
Basing for company as maneuver element?	6	23 Oct 2023 7:07 a.m. PST
ACW uniformology	27	23 Oct 2023 1:30 a.m. PST
The Evolution of Union Cavalry 1861-1865	4	16 Oct 2023 2:30 p.m. PST
160th Anniversary of the Vicksburg Campaign	8	12 Oct 2023 11:10 a.m. PST
Navy Renaming USS Chancellorsville	244	09 Oct 2023 7:05 p.m. PST
We Fought at Gettysburg: Firsthand Accounts by the ...	1	08 Oct 2023 7:45 p.m. PST
What Would You Keep?	5	08 Oct 2023 5:59 p.m. PST
Dropping usable weapons and running away	39	06 Oct 2023 10:18 a.m. PST
General Grant and the Fight to Remove Emperor Maximilian	5	05 Oct 2023 2:34 p.m. PST
1865 FIVE FORKS game @Mini-Wars con Buena Park CA Sat Oct 14	6	03 Oct 2023 6:26 a.m. PST
The Untold Story of Black Civil War Soldiers	15	03 Oct 2023 4:33 a.m. PST
A Human-Level Intelligence at Antietam	3	29 Sep 2023 2:55 p.m. PST
4th Georgia at Oak Grove 1862	9	28 Sep 2023 6:18 p.m. PST
National Cathedral replaces Confederate stained glass	7	28 Sep 2023 4:09 p.m. PST
1 stand equals 1 regiment?	9	28 Sep 2023 7:01 a.m. PST
The 5 stupidest losses of the American Civil War	20	26 Sep 2023 8:04 a.m. PST
Mustangs in the U.S. Army	2	25 Sep 2023 7:53 p.m. PST
civil war artillery color	12	21 Sep 2023 4:52 a.m. PST
Recommendations for Books on Antietam and Ironclads?	23	20 Sep 2023 5:03 a.m. PST
Army Recovering Most Confederate Streamers	33	18 Sep 2023 11:40 a.m. PST
Devils Den Pix	13	18 Sep 2023 10:03 a.m. PST
For a change, who's the worst??	27	16 Sep 2023 11:14 a.m. PST
Armed with drumsticks and courage	5	13 Sep 2023 2:46 p.m. PST
More wooden fences	6	13 Sep 2023 5:49 a.m. PST
Texas in the Civil War	16	11 Sep 2023 2:26 p.m. PST
ACW & Figure Scale	63	05 Sep 2023 12:32 p.m. PST
who would you be to change history?	35	02 Sep 2023 5:35 p.m. PST
Defending Washington	15	28 Aug 2023 10:26 a.m. PST
"Worse Than Slavery"	4	27 Aug 2023 6:39 a.m. PST
Rally Round the Flag Rules	18	27 Aug 2023 12:50 a.m. PST
Bloody Angle	1	26 Aug 2023 7:46 p.m. PST
Battle at Salem Church, VA 1863	4	26 Aug 2023 4:01 a.m. PST
July 4, 1863: Turning point in the Civil War	32	24 Aug 2023 9:25 a.m. PST
From the "Napoleon" to the "Napoleon"?	8	23 Aug 2023 3:16 a.m. PST
The easiest period to get started with is...	20	19 Aug 2023 4:23 p.m. PST
Baccus ACW strip identificaiton	2	16 Aug 2023 10:39 p.m. PST
How did Civil War soldiers cope after the fighting ended?	22	16 Aug 2023 7:43 p.m. PST
Escape From Point Lookout POW Camp	4	16 Aug 2023 3:34 p.m. PST
Union transport vs Union invasions??	18	16 Aug 2023 7:50 a.m. PST
Clip of ACW Bayonets? Y/N	13	15 Aug 2023 6:02 p.m. PST
historical imagination	25	15 Aug 2023 4:09 a.m. PST
Ever Changing History and Pickets Charge	2	14 Aug 2023 11:35 a.m. PST
A Consistent Viewpoint on Slavery...	100	14 Aug 2023 10:47 a.m. PST
Fort Hood in Texas officially changes name	95	14 Aug 2023 7:48 a.m. PST
something worse than slavery? yes	53	14 Aug 2023 4:19 a.m. PST
Garrison vs Lincoln on moral strategy	31	13 Aug 2023 4:11 p.m. PST
Southwest Con: Miniatures Wargame Convention	8	12 Aug 2023 9:03 a.m. PST
why slavery as a single cause of the war does not work	160	12 Aug 2023 6:52 a.m. PST
Frederick Douglass and John Brown	7	11 Aug 2023 7:15 a.m. PST
Two-lidded ammo chest on ACW limber	26	10 Aug 2023 7:14 p.m. PST
Alternate Harper's Ferry?	12	10 Aug 2023 6:26 p.m. PST
The Teaching of US History	200	10 Aug 2023 12:52 p.m. PST
Civil War Veteran Who Lied About His Age to Fight in WWI	5	10 Aug 2023 12:33 p.m. PST
Men of Color, To Arms!	4	10 Aug 2023 12:19 p.m. PST
AB Figures - unknown / unlisted ACW minis?	3	08 Aug 2023 4:47 p.m. PST
Defending Dixie's Land	21	07 Aug 2023 7:02 p.m. PST
Favorite ACW Rules? Fire and Fury!	6	06 Aug 2023 5:22 p.m. PST
Books Not Written: The 5 You Want!	13	06 Aug 2023 1:11 p.m. PST
Brigade size- Sorry, I know this has been asked before	11	06 Aug 2023 12:50 a.m. PST
Antietam: A Savage Day In American History	8	02 Aug 2023 2:20 p.m. PST
Gettysburg of the West?: The Battle of Glorieta Pass	6	31 Jul 2023 2:51 p.m. PST
"Mostly Dutch" \| Civil War Era Sauerkraut Recipe	4	31 Jul 2023 2:47 p.m. PST
AB Figures - ACW in US?	10	27 Jul 2023 5:20 a.m. PST
A Confederate statue in Arlington National Cemetery	44	22 Jul 2023 12:39 p.m. PST
Fort Thomas History	7	21 Jul 2023 10:37 a.m. PST
15mm/18mm ACW seated or dismounted staff officers?	11	21 Jul 2023 2:22 a.m. PST
Bushwhackers Miniatures? Rules suggestions?	10	19 Jul 2023 7:23 a.m. PST
Neil Thomas ACW melee rules	3	17 Jul 2023 10:41 a.m. PST
Rules for 6mm ACW?	8	14 Jul 2023 5:20 p.m. PST
Private Voices	5	14 Jul 2023 4:37 p.m. PST
Weapons at Gettysburg – The Spencer Repeating Rifle	15	14 Jul 2023 2:44 p.m. PST
Civil war gold found	8	13 Jul 2023 7:32 a.m. PST
New ACW research site	3	11 Jul 2023 12:20 a.m. PST
20mm ACW Post and Rail fences. Who makes 'em?	13	10 Jul 2023 9:21 p.m. PST
Muskets and Springfields Review	6	09 Jul 2023 2:10 p.m. PST
History and Legal Status of Prisoners of War	6	07 Jul 2023 9:32 p.m. PST
Starting my mini Gettysburg 160 Commemoration today!	9	05 Jul 2023 1:56 p.m. PST
Vicksburg surrendered, July 4, 1863	8	05 Jul 2023 1:43 p.m. PST
line of plastic toy soldiers late 70's/80's?	29	05 Jul 2023 5:12 a.m. PST
Unknown Lincoln letter surfaces	11	03 Jul 2023 3:14 p.m. PST
Importance Of Drummer Boys In The Civil War	5	03 Jul 2023 2:18 p.m. PST
The Ideal ACW Campaign to Wargame?	23	01 Jul 2023 6:31 p.m. PST
Gettysburg 160 - a mega game in Epic scale	13	29 Jun 2023 10:52 p.m. PST
Capitol Civil War Tour	1	29 Jun 2023 6:55 p.m. PST