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WILEY SWORD’S WAR LETTERS SERIES—Assistant Engineer George P. Hunt, USS Metacomet, In A September 7, 1864 Letter Describes the Battle of Mobile Bay and the Actions of Admiral David G. Farragut..........................................................................25 Rebel in the Blue: A Story of Leopold von Gilsa by Stefan Slivka..............................................................................................................................41 DRIVING TOUR—Historic Crossings of the Rappahannock and Rapidan Rivers...............52 by Erik Nelson, with Dave Roth and Lee Sillitoe VOLUME XXXII ISSUE 3 4 BLUE & GRAY MAGAZINE—Vol. XXXII, #3 Editor/Publisher: David E. Roth. General Manager: Jason L. Roth. Associate Editor/Book Review Editor: Richard A. Sauers. Advertising: Jason L. Roth, Mgr. Printing CSR: Susan Mersmann. List Management: Jo Ann Johnson (903) 577-1551. Special Events Photogra- pher: Warren E. Motts. Publisher’s Advisory Board: Ted Alexander, Edwin C. Bearss, Ronald T. Clemmons, Stephen Davis, Robert K. Krick, Gary Kross, William Marvel, Richard A. Sauers, and Eric J. Wittenberg. Coun- sel: James G. Ryan, Bailey Cavalieri, Columbus, OH. COPYRIGHT © 2016 Blue & Gray Enterprises, Inc., Columbus, Ohio 43228, USA. All rights reserved. BLUE & GRAY MAGAZINE (ISSN 0741- 2207) is published bi-monthly by Blue & Gray Enterprises, Inc. Operations managed by Blue & Gray Management Co. Editorial and Advertising address: 522 Norton Road, Columbus, Ohio 43228, USA. Subscription address: P.O. Box 28685, Columbus, Ohio 43228, USA. Subscription rate: (USA) $26 95 one year (six issues), $47 95 two years (twelve issues), $62 95 three years (eighteen issues). Foreign: Add $10 per year. Periodical postage paid at Columbus, Ohio 43216, and at additional mailing offices. CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Send both old and new address to the subscrip- tion address above. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: BLUE & GRAY MAGAZINE, P.O. Box 28685, Columbus, Ohio 43228. BLUE & GRAY will purchase manuscripts. We assume no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts not accompanied by return postage. Letters to the editor become the property of BLUE & GRAY. If published, we reserve the right to edit at our discretion. From time to time, we make our mailing list available to companies that we feel have products or services you may be interested in. Advise us if you do not wish to have your name provided to these companies. Newsstand distribution by Comag Marketing Group, LLC, a Division of Hearst-Conde Nast, Princeton, NJ. Founded in 1983 by David E. Roth & Robin P. Roth (1951-1998) www.bluegraymagazine.com MAGAZINE — DEDICATION — This issue of BLUE & GRAY is respectfully dedicated to Response........5 Book Reviews........29 Blue & Gray Back Issues........66 THE General’s TOUR COVER: Banks’ Ford on the Rappa- hannock River, Fredericksburg, Va., looking downriver. Photo by Erik Nelson Send name and address with Check, MO, or Credit Card info (Visa/MC/Amex/Discover) to: BLUE & GRAY MAGAZINE P.O. BOX 28685 • COLUMBUS, OHIO 43228 OFFICE: (614) 870-1861 FAX: (614) 870-7881 E-Mail: [email protected] One-year...$26 95 Two-year...$47 95 Three-year...$62 95 Foreign subscribers add $10.00 per year 1 - 8 0 0 - 2 4 8 - 4 5 9 2 Eastern SUBSCRIPTION INFORMA TION (6 issues/year) TOLL- FREE 1-800-CIVIL WAR PHONE ORDERS (subscriptions/books only) 10-6 M-F Army Engineers in Blue & Gray Historic Crossings of the Rappahannock and Rapidan Rivers That Played Critical Roles in Fredericksburg Area Battles.....6 Erik Nelson Brenda Martin
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WILEY SWORD’S WAR LETTERS SERIES—Assistant Engineer George P. Hunt,USS Metacomet, In A September 7, 1864 Letter Describes the Battle of Mobile Bayand the Actions of Admiral David G. Farragut..........................................................................25
Rebel in the Blue: A Story of Leopold von Gilsaby Stefan Slivka..............................................................................................................................41
DRIVING TOUR—Historic Crossings of the Rappahannock and Rapidan Rivers...............52by Erik Nelson, with Dave Roth and Lee Sillitoe
VOLUME XXXII ISSUE 3
4 BLUE & GRAY MAGAZINE—Vol. XXXII, #3
Editor/Publisher: David E. Roth. General Manager:Jason L. Roth. Associate Editor/Book Review Editor:Richard A. Sauers. Advertising: Jason L. Roth, Mgr.Printing CSR: Susan Mersmann. List Management: JoAnn Johnson (903) 577-1551. Special Events Photogra-pher: Warren E. Motts. Publisher’s Advisory Board:Ted Alexander, Edwin C. Bearss, Ronald T. Clemmons,Stephen Davis, Robert K. Krick, Gary Kross, WilliamMarvel, Richard A. Sauers, and Eric J. Wittenberg. Coun-sel: James G. Ryan, Bailey Cavalieri, Columbus, OH.
COPYRIGHT © 2016 Blue & Gray Enterprises, Inc., Columbus, Ohio 43228, USA. All rights reserved. BLUE & GRAY MAGAZINE (ISSN 0741-2207) is published bi-monthly by Blue & Gray Enterprises, Inc. Operations managed by Blue & Gray Management Co. Editorial and Advertisingaddress: 522 Norton Road, Columbus, Ohio 43228, USA. Subscription address: P.O. Box 28685, Columbus, Ohio 43228, USA. Subscription rate:(USA) $2695 one year (six issues), $4795 two years (twelve issues), $6295 three years (eighteen issues). Foreign: Add $10 per year. Periodicalpostage paid at Columbus, Ohio 43216, and at additional mailing offices. CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Send both old and new address to the subscrip-tion address above. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: BLUE & GRAY MAGAZINE, P.O. Box 28685, Columbus, Ohio 43228. BLUE &GRAY will purchase manuscripts. We assume no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts not accompanied by return postage. Letters to theeditor become the property of BLUE & GRAY. If published, we reserve the right to edit at our discretion. From time to time, we make our mailinglist available to companies that we feel have products or services you may be interested in. Advise us if you do not wish to have your nameprovided to these companies. Newsstand distribution by Comag Marketing Group, LLC, a Division of Hearst-Conde Nast, Princeton, NJ.
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