But then there are also those who would AGREE with Steve, Jack (and I've seen the photos of those who didn't). :) I loved the Incline, especially sitting in...
Steve, There are those among us who would disagree (and I have the photos to prove it). Jack In a message dated 9/14/2005 10:17:55 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,...
Well, it looks like I was pretty close on the inscription. And the consensus seems to be that it is not a fake. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem ...
Dear John: ... All but S.C. had WHITE units in the Federal armies. Tennessee alone produced 50 Federal units. Every border state contributed far more white...
... Yes, Stanley, but interestingly, only a very few Northern West Point grads fought for the south - and everyone of them had married a southern wife. Mean...
Hi John - several things: ... No - this is a false analogy, as romantic an idea as it might be. Britain was 3000 miles away and while there were Tories...
... Hi Bill: As long as I'm posting like crazy tonight - Castel confuses pessimism with giving up and I was pretty unimpressed with his analysis. I cannot...
Dear Joseph: ... How so? I don't see anytime when the south came close to winning the war. When precisely are you talking about? When did Southern armies ever...
... Yes - you are so right Tom - sorry about that - my fingers sometimes just get ahead of the actual key action. My apologies to any Salukies out there. Hope...
... Hi Wayne - interesting. My source is a book called Illinois in the Civil War - it is not new and certainly the information in it might be superceded by...
... Actually, James, in those days the sitting Congress stayed in session until early March and the new Congress didn't take office until the following...
Its clear to me that the biggest mistake the South made was in not understanding the North's willingness to fight. Sam Houston and W.T. Sherman are famously ...
... I humbly disagree. There were very few in the north who rooted for Confederate victories. There was a difference between a Copperhead and an actual...
... Absolutely, James. You cannot fight the kind of war that the South tried to fight and not have the centralized tools to fight it. Davis wanted the powers...
As the Hogans' Heroes Nazi General says' " verrree verrree in..teresting". That goes for catching up on the last 2 days of posts. 1st responding to Laurie's...
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... But you know, JEJ, the Confederacy really wasn't very successful in the East. Sure, it won some flashy battles, but Lee failed in every offensive campaign...
... Dear Steve - and pardon everyone for talking about the forbidden east. I think you confuse battles where Lee took the offensive by attacking, such as the 7...
... James - by resources I include people. I often wonder how many southerners would have voted to secede if they realized 1) the North wasn't a bunch of...
Without having to dig through the OR's with a fine-toothed comb, does anyone know how McPherson moved his artillery through Snake Creek Gap? In another...
... Dan - and a pretty good view it is. I think there are three seminal periods in our history - 1) The revolution and aftermath where we put together our...
Wondered if any of you have a reference to an article I saw on a system the army uses to find LOST GRAVES on a BattleField ? It was an Aerial System i.e used...
Dear John: I both agree and disagree with you on this point. My training is actually in the field of East and Southern African History, so I've read pretty...
Keene wrote: "I would love to learn more about the role of logistical constraints in civil war campaigns. Warren Grabua has a section in his book '98 Days'...
I am reading "The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and The Road to Yellow Tavern" by Gordon Rhea. In the intro, he talks about Grant having to adjust his...
Guys, I've decided to start up a new Civil War blog which deals with Civil War reading and Civil War gaming. I hope to post maybe 2-3 times a week on whatever...
Returning to counterfactuals for a second, although I actually think that they serve a useful purpose in analyzing history, I think that some people using them...
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I havent said anything in a long time......and I still have nothing to say, other than I really don;t know that much about the Western Theatre. Does anyone...
