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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: CW Talk Radio -S.2-Ep.22- What Happened at Ball's Bluff? |
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2025 1:55 pm
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| I googled it and found that over 183,000 cases of syphilus and other diseases were documented during the war. The undocumented ones probably exceeded that number. It's an aspect I never thought about but it seems very obvious once you consider it. Trying to keep the men healthy was probably hard eno... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Peninsula |
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Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2025 9:25 pm
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| The Peninsula Campaign features the use of both a hot-air balloon for observation by the Union and the deployment of land mines by the Confederates. I can't say how much these newer ideas effected things but if the gamemakers ever found a way to add them to the games they could be a way to make the ... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Fatigue Recovery |
| M. Johnson |
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2025 8:54 pm
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Replies: 7
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| If your stationary units get fired at but take no losses are they able to recover fatigue? I've always wondered that. I often have a lot of extra ammo to use and if I can keep the enemy from recovering fatigue in some way at a range of 20 then it might be worth it. |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: CW Talk Radio -S.2-Ep.22- What Happened at Ball's Bluff? |
| M. Johnson |
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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:08 pm
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Replies: 38
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| You would imagine that shoe factory legend would have been dispelled sooner but even I thought there was a shoe factory until now. Shows what I know. |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Union Medals 3Q 2025 |
| M. Johnson |
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Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2025 8:22 pm
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| Officers of the Union Armies, I am pleased to announce the following medals are being issued for actions taken during the 3Q of 2025. My thanks to Gen. Strickler for helping me to put this together utilizing our new Department of Records database. ROSECRANS MEDAL https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: CW Talk Radio - Season 1 - Ep. 1.29 - Eric Wittenberg |
| M. Johnson |
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Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2025 12:56 pm
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Replies: 37
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Blake wrote: Himalayan Throat-Singing Museum
Congratulations on the most random reference possible  |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: History Channel Civil War Game - Worst Game Ever? |
| M. Johnson |
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2025 1:51 pm
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Replies: 23
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| Not the worst game dealing with a Civil War general. Don't forget about Nintendo's "Custer's Revenge" which was banned in the 80s. |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: History Channel Civil War Game - Worst Game Ever? |
| M. Johnson |
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2025 1:07 pm
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Replies: 23
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| You really would assume someone from the History Channel would have proofread what they were doing. |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: CW Talk Radio - Season 1 - Ep. 1.29 - Eric Wittenberg |
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2025 1:04 pm
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| I think the argument that historical gaming will never be able to recreate actual battles perfectly because the fog of war will never be repeatable is fully supportable. Any time you play any game based on history both sides always know more than they should which will always effect the choices they... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: History Channel Civil War Game - Worst Game Ever? |
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Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2025 2:29 pm
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| Great reviews of the boards. I can practically see the game in my mind. |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: History Channel Civil War Game - Worst Game Ever? |
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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2025 11:30 pm
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| I remember playing this game as a kid and thinking it was cool. I need to go find it at my parents house because I think I still have it. You should play it through just for laughs. |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: CW Talk Radio - Season 1 - Ep. 1.29 - Eric Wittenberg |
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Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2025 8:18 pm
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| I've never read a full biography on Sherman but need to. He seems like a conflicted person in many ways who fights for the Union but would rather not fight at all. Listened to the podcast today after reading this. You guys can listen to them on the Apple podcasts app if you have an iPhone. |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: CW Talk Radio - Season 1 - Ep. 1.29 - Eric Wittenberg |
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2025 8:38 pm
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| You can't treat Jefferson Davis as a "president" since he was nothing but the leader of a traitorous band of rebels. Assassinating rebel leaders is a sensible tactic for Lincoln to have pursued even earlier than 1864. |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: The High Water Mark? |
| M. Johnson |
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Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2025 10:37 am
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Replies: 7
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nsimms wrote: Chancellorsville because afterwards, the soldiers were of high quality, but the leadership never recovered.
And Longstreet missed the entire Battle of Chancellorsville. Lee could win without Longstreet but not without Jackson. |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Abridged vs. Unabridged |
| M. Johnson |
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Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2025 9:42 pm
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Replies: 2
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| I believe the longest single volume I've read was the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. |
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