I like Colonial, Roman, and World War history.  The Middle Ages have never interested me that much.  I want to start reading up on the ...   Wed Aug 12th, 2009 08:38 am

Hood was no more aggressive than Grant or Lee. ...   Fri Jul 17th, 2009 10:26 pm

The army was disorganized in the aftermath of First Manassas and they felt that one victory would be enough to ensure an independent nation.  I'm not even sure ...   Tue Jul 14th, 2009 06:26 am

I was rather shocked by how old the actor that plays Walter Taylor looked. ...   Mon Jul 6th, 2009 12:22 am

Perryville is a pretty interesting battle.  A tactical Confederate victory and I think Bragg's decision to retreat was the correct move. ...   Sat Jun 27th, 2009 07:29 pm

Welcome Msg... ...   Tue Jun 16th, 2009 05:42 pm

I have not read it but what exactly are you looking for in a book on Chickamauga and Chattanooga? A general overview? More ...   Thu Jun 11th, 2009 08:54 pm

I've always thought that the first day of Stones River is a very interesting battle.  It was definitely a close run thing to quote Wellington.  If ...   Thu Jun 11th, 2009 08:51 pm

Very fine pics Cap... ...   Thu Jun 11th, 2009 12:35 am

Fine pics Cap'n... ...   Thu Jun 11th, 2009 12:29 am

Plus, her deep draft made it almost impossible to sail out of Hampton Roads. ...   Fri Jun 5th, 2009 07:34 pm

I have facebook and a cell phone.  Yeah I do use text messaging because there are times when you just wanna say a few things ...   Fri Jun 5th, 2009 08:23 am

Thanks for sharing! ...   Fri Jun 5th, 2009 08:16 am

The 3/5th clause was not enough to equalize the population disparity.  Please show one Presidential election where the electoral votes of the south outnumbers the north.  It ...   Wed Jun 3rd, 2009 03:38 am

The Democrats, Federalists, and Whigs were all national parties.  There was no southern party to bubble in on a ballot.  Zachary Taylor was a southern whig whereas Andrew Jackson ...   Tue Jun 2nd, 2009 05:53 am

Cap'n, I take it that you don't see yourself reading Cozzens' books over and over again? ...   Sat May 30th, 2009 09:38 pm

I think that Lee was just hoping that somehow the fates would allow him to win an Austerlitz type victory with the complete destruction of ...   Sat May 30th, 2009 09:35 pm

I'm not even sure that Lee himself knew what his next step would be. I feel that even if Lee had somehow won at ...   Sat May 30th, 2009 05:07 am

I thought Sea of Gray was painfully dry.  I just started Nolan's book on the Iron Brigade. ...   Thu May 28th, 2009 03:22 am

I remember reading somewhere that during this past year the number of people leaving California actually outnumbered the number of those coming into the state. ...   Wed May 20th, 2009 09:49 pm

Gates came across to me as a very geniune and sincere person. No wonder he hates Washington. ...   Wed May 20th, 2009 03:27 am

Did anyone watch 60 Minutes this past Sunday? They were interviewing Robert Gates and he made a comment that anyone in Washington who decides to ...   Wed May 20th, 2009 03:19 am

Just like the First World War, this war had been brewing for decades before the storm finally broke. I don't really buy into the ...   Wed May 20th, 2009 03:10 am

Welcome... ...   Wed May 20th, 2009 02:49 am

We don't need another wally world with dead end retail jobs. It's sickening to see how Kennesaw Mountain has become surrounded by neighborhoods, apartments, ...   Tue May 19th, 2009 07:35 am

Mr. Bonds, I came across your magazine article on Polk. How that man was able to gain a generalship when he had no military experience ...   Mon May 18th, 2009 05:04 am

Thanks Barry for sharing that.  First, Sherman had a notorious reputation for hating reporters so why would he all of a sudden get jealous of ...   Mon May 18th, 2009 04:58 am

That's a shame as North and South, along with Blue and Gray, were the only quality ACW magazines out there. Their articles actually contained ...   Fri May 15th, 2009 12:23 am

Krick is rather infamous for his opinion of Longstreet.  I hope any objectionable ACW buff would take anything he says regarding Old Pete with a pinch of ...   Wed May 13th, 2009 10:05 pm

Sword's description of Civil War combat is quite good especially when he starts talking about Opdycke's counterattack at the Carter House. Regardless of how one ...   Sun May 10th, 2009 01:50 am

I've always felt that Maxwell should have done 1 of 3 things with Gods and Generals: Make the movie all about Stonewall in the same fashion as ...   Sat May 9th, 2009 05:50 am

I am currently struggling to finish Cozzens "This Terrible Sound:the Battle of Chickamauga" and hoping to make it through"the Shipwreck of Their Hopes: The Battles ...   Fri May 8th, 2009 02:36 am

Bama, You said that the people of Illinois were screaming invasion and bloody murder when the VA approved that monument to the Confederate POWs. I ...   Sun May 3rd, 2009 06:26 am

Bama, Susan is correct about the Tredegar comment. ...   Sat May 2nd, 2009 01:20 am

I just finished reading Bill Sloan's Brotherhood of Heroes which was outstanding.  To look at a photograph of a company that went into battle with 235 men ...   Sat May 2nd, 2009 01:19 am

Ken mentioned that the VC will now start charging people for admission because of lack of funds. That's why I made the tongue-in-cheek comment ...   Sat May 2nd, 2009 01:14 am

4. A few years ago, the IL Division SCV, the IL Society MOS&B, The IL UDC and the IL Orderof the Confederate Rose, raised funds ...   Fri May 1st, 2009 05:49 am

Why not just ask CWPT for a bailout? They must be doing something to get on the Top 10 Endangered Battlefield List 4 years in ...   Fri May 1st, 2009 05:37 am

Has anyone read American Lion?  Well I was thumbing through it and came across something very interesting on page 234: Floyd was inclined to throw in his ...   Mon Apr 27th, 2009 05:26 am