- Although not officially associated with the "To Appomattox" miniseries in any capacity, this blog was created in 2011 with the blessing of Michael Frost Beckner, the writer and executive producer for the series. Our goal is to present visitors to our blog with the latest news on the upcoming limited series, along with opinion pieces, and historical articles to highlight the people and events of the American Civil War as presented in "To Appomattox."
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Category Archives: General
Happy New Year from the “To Appomattox” Fan Blog!
It’s hard to believe that 2013 is already upon us. 2012 seems to have just flown by. It was a good year for the blog, as we conducted several interviews with several historians involved in making “To Appomattox/Grant vs. Lee” … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, 2013, airdate, American Civil War, Grant vs. Lee, Happy New Year, history, miniseries, production, To Appomattox
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The “To Appomattox” Blog: One-Year Anniversary Retrospective!
“Wow!” That is the first thing that comes to mind when looking at the date on the calendar: August 25th. It was a year ago today that Greg Caggiano and myself started the blog together. We were writing on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, articles, Bill Paxton, Cary Eberly, Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Civil War Diary, Copperhead: The War at Home, Gordon C. Rhea, Grant vs. Lee, Greg Caggiano, Hatfields & McCoys, history, J. David Petruzzi, John Michael Priest, Michael Frost Beckner, miniseries, news, opinion, Robert E. Lee, Ronald C. White Jr., Steven Hancock, The Crater, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, To Appomattox, Ulysses S. Grant, updates
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Colorized Photo of Abraham Lincoln Breathes New Life Into History
The colorization of black-and-white imagery has developed a bad stigma over the years, because more often than not, it damages the integrity of the original product. At some point or another, we have all seen a film from the 1930′s … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Death Masks, John Wayne, The Sands of Iwo Jima, World War I in Color
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2012: A Look Ahead
A new year is upon us. For many, 2012 is seen as the final year of the Mayan Calendar, with some predicting the end of all things. But for those of us who are sane, and interested in things other … Continue reading
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Tagged abolition, Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, American Civil War, Antietam, Emancipation Proclamation, film, history, Lincoln Film, Malvern Hill, miniseries, Perryville, reenactinng, Second Mansassas, Shiloh, slavery, South Mountain, Steven Spielberg, Thirteenth Amendment, To Appomattox
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Civil War Journal: The Human Element of War
Whenever we think about the American Civil War, perhaps we look back to the old, foggy black-and-white images and yellowed pages of history textbooks that we were forced to study in school, or even the idea of such that has … Continue reading
The Mighty “Stonewall:” General Thomas Jonathan Jackson
Although the majority of To Appomattox will be devoted to the characters of Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, William T. Sherman, James Longstreet and Abraham Lincoln, other prominent historical figures will feature in the miniseries. Among them will be … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Antietam, Bill Paxton, Catholicism, Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg, Harper's Ferry, James Longstreet, Manassas, Mexican War, Presbyterianism, Robert E. Lee, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, To Appomattox, Ulysses S. Grant, Virginia, West Point, William T. Sherman
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Producer Michael Beckner’s Ghostly Encounter With a Civil War Soldier
Over on my other blog, I am running a special column this October called “Haunted History”, where I am trying to get filmmakers and historians from around the country to send me any paranormal encounters they may have had on … Continue reading
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D.B Sweeney and the Challenging Role of George McClellan
“Tragicomic” was the word that historian James M. McPherson used to describe Union General George B. McClellan, when I interviewed him last year. After studying the Civil War, and Little Mac himself, for years, I am a hundred percent sure … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, D.B Sweeney, George McClellan, Henry Halleck, Phil Kearny, To Appomattox
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Five-Star Civil War Dining in Your Own Home
With hundreds of recipes on-line for the gourmet Civil War cuisine known as hardtack, I decided to go with the simplest one imaginable, since I’m more of a cook than a baker. With just four cups of flour, four teaspoons … Continue reading
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What We Want to See Vol. 1: Realistic Reenactors and a Level of Violence
After reading through countless forums and discussion boards involving the To Appomattox series project, the one thing I notice being said with some repetition is to the effect of, “Please don’t mess this up!”. While I can assure you that … Continue reading
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