csamiller, almost certainly France. But I don't think any others would have gotten involved. No one else in Europe had the capacity (a ...   Sun Nov 27th, 2011 03:27 pm

Gary Gallagher once pointed out to me that the British were also concerned about the precedent of breaking blockades in a legal sense. According ...   Fri Nov 25th, 2011 06:47 pm

In addition to the others responses, to your specific suggestions: France would not move without British intervention (though Napoleon III was probably the most ...   Wed Nov 23rd, 2011 12:00 pm

I've been meaning to get up there sometime now that I live somewhat close. Thanks for the inspiration! Mark ...   Tue Nov 22nd, 2011 12:26 pm

Often the papers would carry lists of the dead and wounded in local regiments. Mark ...   Tue Nov 22nd, 2011 01:07 am

csamiller, very few in the northern states would have called this a "war against human oppression." The vast majority of Federal soldiers would have ...   Mon Nov 21st, 2011 12:36 am

Ah. My mistake. Thanks for the clarification. Mark ...   Wed Nov 16th, 2011 03:41 pm

I found this the other day. I know that the gatling guns really never made any kind of tactical impact, but I thought this ...   Wed Nov 16th, 2011 01:51 pm

I would recommend Gary Gallagher's book, "The Union War" and "The Road to Disunion" by William Freehling. I think you might need to reframe ...   Mon Nov 14th, 2011 08:55 pm

Gary Gallagher wrote a pretty good book on the ANV vs. AoT phenomenon called "Lee and his Army in Confederate History." He argues that ...   Sun Nov 13th, 2011 12:56 pm

Pender, please forgive my clunky answer. Let me try again. In classical political thought, for democracy to function properly, there has to be ...   Sun Nov 13th, 2011 01:14 am

Short answer: yes. The ANV and RE Lee became the focal point of Southern attention and really embodied the Confederate cause in a ...   Sat Nov 12th, 2011 03:31 pm

Its not my quote Pender, its from Lincoln (his 1862 message to Congress). But I think it neatly encapsulates why men fought so hard ...   Sat Nov 12th, 2011 12:39 pm

I think its hard to tell, but I suspect that Cold Harbor and Franklin have to be contenders. Mark ...   Sat Nov 12th, 2011 12:14 pm

I think you are looking at it from a 21st century point of view sgtredleg. When Sherman went north in 1860, he did not ...   Thu Nov 10th, 2011 12:39 pm

American History, concentrating on the Early Republic through Reconstruction Mark ...   Thu Nov 10th, 2011 02:11 am

Here are a couple to start with: Like Men of War (Noah Trudeau) Forged in Battle (Joseph Glatthaar) The Sable Arm (Dudley Cornish) The Negro in the ...   Wed Nov 9th, 2011 02:53 am

Hey Doc, I'm working on my PhD at LSU right now! When did you go? And I am very happy to hear that ...   Wed Nov 9th, 2011 02:47 am

It is interesting to me that they would rather have their part in Pickett's Charge remembered rather than their part on the first day. Mark ...   Sun Nov 6th, 2011 09:40 pm

Nice find Cleburne! Grimsley is an excellent historian. He is almost single-handedly bringing military history back into vogue with academic historians. Mark ...   Sun Nov 6th, 2011 03:07 am

Could it be part of a small boat anchor? Looks like a good candidate for Antique Roadshow! ...   Sat Nov 5th, 2011 11:38 am

The real question for the Confederate high command was whether to defend everywhere or to conduct an active defense. Initially they did try to ...   Sat Nov 5th, 2011 01:57 am

I think Battlefield Detectives did a program on the Emittsburg Road fence and the failure of Pickett's Charge. They argued that the majority of ...   Fri Nov 4th, 2011 02:11 am

Congrats! 22 miles is nothing to sniff at! I'm glad you will be giving it another shot next year. Mark ...   Wed Nov 2nd, 2011 12:29 pm

Cogswell: yes, I can clear that up in two sentences. The whole process of civil war was a messy ordeal that this country ...   Tue Nov 1st, 2011 02:01 pm

Awesome TD! I'm a 19K myself. Mark ...   Mon Oct 31st, 2011 10:28 pm

TD: Gunner, COAX, Santa Anna, 300m! Were you a tanker back in the day? Mark ...   Mon Oct 31st, 2011 02:59 pm

Still, the Confederacy almost won foreign intervention mid-way through 1862, came very close to causing the peace party to be elected in 1864 and failed ...   Mon Oct 31st, 2011 12:48 pm

Jackson didn't understand the political dimensions of the war and he had a nasty habit of never letting his subordinates know what his plans were. ...   Mon Oct 31st, 2011 12:43 pm

Isn't that the one where some time-traveling bozos give the Confederacy a bunch of AK-47s? I couldn't get back the description on the back ...   Mon Oct 31st, 2011 12:41 pm

In the case of West VA, the federal government recognized the government in Charleston as the legitimate VA state government and then allowed them to ...   Sun Oct 30th, 2011 07:44 pm

I knew we would agree on something eventually Pender! Mark ...   Sat Oct 29th, 2011 10:20 pm

It wouldn't be Hancock's Corps I'd be worried about. It would be the 6th Corps. Most of that was still unengaged and reasonably ...   Sat Oct 29th, 2011 01:10 pm

Chancellorsville did not destroy the AOP. Hooker just pulled it back across the river. It was still able to fight again. I'll ...   Fri Oct 28th, 2011 08:55 pm

Nicely done. I really like the fall colors and the mist effects! Mark ...   Fri Oct 28th, 2011 01:23 pm

csamilerp, I am talking about a Austerltiz type victory that so devastates an army that it cannot take the field again without significant reorganization. ...   Fri Oct 28th, 2011 10:57 am

pender wrote: McClellan never suffered a defeat such as these in any of his battles.  I would argue that is because McClellan never truly committed his troops ...   Thu Oct 27th, 2011 11:46 pm

CSAmillerp, the terms are spongy now, but if you want to know what the participants would have said about it in a legal sense see ...   Thu Oct 27th, 2011 11:54 am

and even if the Confederates win the battle of Gettysburg, the ANV still could not have decisively crushed the Army of the Potomac, and Grant ...   Thu Oct 27th, 2011 11:51 am

Did the decision makers in Mississippi ever come to a decision on the matter? I have yet to see any state with a USCT ...   Wed Oct 19th, 2011 11:59 am