Archive - The Command Post

Weekly Signals Brief #12

Mar 5 • Branden Rapp

Thenceforward and Forever Free

Emancipation as a Weapon of War and the Strategic Pivot of the American Republic

Mar 4 • Branden Rapp

Antietam and the Failure of the Maryland Campaign

Operational Failure and the End of Lee’s Northern Advance

Mar 3 • Branden Rapp

February 2026

Weekly Signals Brief #11

26 February 2026

Feb 26 • Branden Rapp

The Collapse of Old Tactics in the Age of the Rifle

A Study of Maneuver, Concentration, and the Rise of Rifled Lethality

Feb 25 • Branden Rapp

The Seven Days' Battles

The Campaign That Saved Richmond and Recast the Eastern Theater

Feb 24 • Branden Rapp

Weekly Signals Brief #10

19 February 2026

Feb 19 • Branden Rapp

The Rise and Fall of George Brinton McClellan

The General Who Built the Army of the Potomac but Could Not Lead It to Victory

Feb 18 • Branden Rapp

The Shenandoah Valley Campaign

The Campaign That Paralyzed Washington and Saved Richmond

Feb 17 • Branden Rapp

Weekly Signals Brief #9

12 February 2026

Feb 12 • Branden Rapp

Standing Like A Stone Wall

A Study in Brilliance, Breakdown, and the Making of a Myth

Feb 11 • Branden Rapp

The First Battle of Bull Run

The First Test of a Nation Unready for the War It Had Chosen

Feb 10 • Branden Rapp

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