It’s that time of year again.

Have you ever met a hotel cat? This weekend I got to know Annabel Lee (named for the Poe heroine), feline-in-residence at the Linden Row Inn in Richmond, Virginia.

Pleased to give a talk on the evolution of Civil War military thought at the American Civil War Museum annual symposium. Tredegar is an impressive venue.

This was a fun thing. Ranger Luke and the folks at Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park had a three hour miniature war gaming session in the visitor’s center. Big thanks to the staff there. It was a great way to bring folks in to the history and the hobby.

A graphic representation I put together of Union artillery “kill zones” at the Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864.