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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Winfield Scott vs. George Patton |
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2025 11:51 pm
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Replies: 1
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| Just reading the book "Dissonance" by David Detzer and thought his two cent opinion about Winfield Scott interesting: Winfield Scott was arguably a far better soldier, and man, than Patton. It's a hard comparison to make as their situations were very different. It's been years since I rea... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Jeopardy Civil War |
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2025 11:10 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 110
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| The answer, apparently, is Gettysburg and Antietam. As some of you pointed out - those are states and not territories. And one might also add that there was no such thing as "Union territory" during the war. Wasn't it McClellan who crowed about expelling Lee from the Union only to have Lin... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Jeopardy Civil War |
| Blake |
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2025 10:19 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 110
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I ran across a website for teachers with a Jeopardy style Civil War game. Cool, it's for junior high or maybe high school.
Question:
Which two battles were fought in Union territory?
Alright. What's the answer? 
Hint: Your brain should hurt you as you ponder this one. |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: DOR Updates Posted for April |
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Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2025 2:20 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 117
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| I updated the DOR files at https://www.acwgc.net/dor today. April was a big month as far as both membership numbers and gaming goes. We are -14 Members for 2025 which is already above our average of -10 per year since the end of the pandemic. Hopefully we will get some new recruits in the summer to... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Passing of Walt Dortch |
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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2025 11:24 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 978
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| Gentlemen, I am sad to report that Gen. Walt Dortch, USA, has passed away. His good friend, Jim Boling, reported the news via email today. Walt was a leader in our club since he joined in 2017. He served in numerous roles voluntarily and was always greatly concerned with the well-being of the Club ... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Poor Choice of Final Words |
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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2025 7:10 pm
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Views: 223
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| CSA Gen. Martin Green: "A bullet has not yet been molded that will kill me." - final words before being killed at Vicksburg. USA Gen. John Sedgwick: "They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance." - final words before being killed near the Wilderness. At least these guys are re... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Battlefield Trust - Apartments Next to Gettysburg 1st Day |
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Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2025 8:26 pm
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Replies: 7
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| Thanks for sharing, Scott. I gave what I could to the cause. Let's hope the land can be preserved! |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: ACWGC Gaming Increases |
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Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2025 8:22 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 364
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| We are gaming much more in 2025 than in 2024 so far! We have registered over 2,000 more turns through the first four months of 2025 than we did in 2024 and more than we did in 2023 as well! GREAT! Keep gaming and registering those games. Spread the word to your playing partners and commands that th... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Scott Ludwig - Confederate Legend Medal |
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Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2025 8:17 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 694
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| Gentlemen, It is with great pleasure I announce that Gen. Scott Ludwig has become the 6th Confederate Member in 28 years to receive the CSA's highest honor - the Confederate Legend Medal. This medal is only awarded when Confederate Members accumulate 5,000 OBD points in the Department of Records. T... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: West Pointers vs Volunteer Generals in ACWGC |
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Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2025 3:43 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 397
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| This is an excellent question! I will be interested to read the replies. I believe we do have some Military Academy graduates in the Club as well as regular foot soldiers and sailors. In regards to the Civil War - the list of non-West Point generals is highlighted by some very talented men. If I ha... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: GEN Blake Stickler Elected as CSA G-in-C |
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Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2025 12:19 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 326
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| My streak of victories in uncontested elections remains perfect! |
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Forum: Great War Movies and Series Topic: 50 Best American War Movies |
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Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2025 10:47 pm
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Replies: 4
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| So, what is an American war movie? To qualify, the film had to have an IMDb user score and Metascore, be American-made, and deal explicitly with the United State's involvement in a war. In my mind Bridge on the River Kwai and A Bridge too Far are movies about the British War experience. I visited t... |
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Forum: Great War Movies and Series Topic: 50 Best American War Movies |
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Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2025 8:11 pm
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Replies: 4
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| https://stacker.com/stories/movies/50-best-american-war-movies To determine the best American war movies, Stacker compiled data on all American war movies to come up with the Stacker score—a weighted index split evenly between IMDb and Metacritic scores. I'm not saying I agree with the outcomes her... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: New Recruit - Gary McHugh |
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Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2025 4:47 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 718
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| Welcome to the Club, sir! |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: On the topic of Chickamauga |
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Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2025 4:46 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 474
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| I believe a few people are playing this now. I look forward to their reviews. |
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