I saw Doctorow give a reading at the New York Historical Society. When I asked him about going to the areas affected by Sherman's ...   Sat Nov 14th, 2009 11:56 pm

Though this topic has been relentlessly debated, I'm curious to know what people think.  Would it have been possible for Meade to pursue and destroy ...   Sat Nov 14th, 2009 11:52 pm

Though no Civil War battles occurred in New York, the state provided the second largest number of regiments to the Union Army after Pennsylvania.  Civil ...   Sun Nov 1st, 2009 02:19 pm

Perhaps there is a John Bell Hood expert out there.  I am reading Robert Hicks's A Separate Country and I am curious to know if ...   Thu Oct 22nd, 2009 01:12 am

I can only say thank you very much. Thanks to your work and others like you, we staved off defeat. We'll see if ...   Tue Oct 20th, 2009 05:00 pm

Davis seemed to have a strategy to defend every inch of the Confederacy. Obviously, that wasn't practicable. In the end, the Transmississippi was ...   Tue Oct 20th, 2009 01:08 am

If you don't mind my asking, where were you deployed? I hope you didn't have to do multiple tours like many of our people. ...   Tue Oct 20th, 2009 12:52 am

I get the sense that there was this political struggle between Richmond and the states. Clearly, the state governments wanted a return to the ...   Mon Oct 19th, 2009 12:11 am

I've heard it said that historians have characterized the Confederacy as having died on the altar of states rights.  I've heard about how the governor ...   Sat Oct 17th, 2009 02:41 pm

It's time to get elected to Congress so that I can start franking too. ...   Sat Oct 17th, 2009 02:37 pm

During the Civil War, failure to utter the required password could prove to be a menace to man or beast.  Hungry soldiers often pillaged outlying ...   Sat Oct 17th, 2009 02:35 pm

It's interesting to see a spy have so much influence. His information convinced Lee to send the army to Gettysburg. Thanks for bringing ...   Fri Oct 9th, 2009 12:38 pm

I've never heard of the man. Perhaps you could enlighten me. ...   Mon Oct 5th, 2009 11:59 pm

I think Rose Greenhow and Elizabeth Van Lew were the most effective spies of the Civil War.  Greenhow's information helped the South win the first ...   Mon Oct 5th, 2009 01:20 pm

When President Lincoln heard about the capture of General Stoughton by the Confederate cavalry leader John Mosby, the President took note of the fact that ...   Mon Oct 5th, 2009 01:16 pm

What is your favorite Civil War joke? ...   Sun Sep 27th, 2009 04:22 am

Why do you think he was good?  I'm interested to know.  ...   Wed Jul 22nd, 2009 12:24 am

I'd be curious to know why you feel that way.  He carried out P.T. Beauregard's orders rather competantly at Shiloh and showed great personal courage ...   Wed Jul 22nd, 2009 12:22 am

If you mean senior commanders, then perhaps you're right. However, there were AP Hill, Stonewall, Albert Sidney Johnston. Perhaps those guys could have ...   Tue Jul 21st, 2009 12:48 pm

I wrote a review on it on my blog (www.civilwaretal.blogspot.com). ...   Sun Jul 19th, 2009 05:08 pm

Well, I would say Ambrose Burnside competed for that title. ...   Sun Jul 19th, 2009 05:03 pm

I read in the Civil War Interactive a description of Johnston as a great Civil War general.  I think the facts do not bear up ...   Sat Jul 18th, 2009 01:28 pm

So it is true that Lee freed his own slaves before the war? I had read that somewhere. ...   Sat Jul 18th, 2009 01:24 pm

The Confederacy was the weaker side in terms of resources and material. Lee understood that so he had to be audacious and take the ...   Sat Jul 18th, 2009 01:22 pm

Think of it.  Grant and Lee both ordered attacks that went terribly.  Just think of Picketts Charge and Cold Harbor.  Naturally, they were far better ...   Sat Jul 18th, 2009 01:02 pm

He exercised poor judgment.  Besides, military commanders are supposed to be aggressive.  I think the authors of The State of Jones had a very poor ...   Sat Jul 18th, 2009 01:01 pm

I think he simply exercised very poor judgment. He was determined to break a stalemate. ...   Sat Jul 18th, 2009 12:59 pm

Unfortunately, that's the state of book editing these days. Editors rarely have the time to really work on a book these days. Literary ...   Fri Jul 17th, 2009 12:20 pm

I'm afraid I only know that they were North Carolina troops. Besides, who would admit to it? I wouldn't. ...   Fri Jul 17th, 2009 12:18 pm

In State of Jones, the authors characterize John Bell Hood as "psychotically aggressive"? They cite the Battle of Franklin and his other command decisions. I ...   Fri Jul 17th, 2009 12:17 pm

I'm almost finished with State of Jones.  Has anyone read it?  What do you guys think of it?  ...   Thu Jul 16th, 2009 01:22 am

Naim Peress posts about the best dying Civil War reenactor (www.civilwaretal.blogspot.com)  Does anyone have any good reenactment stories?  I'd be interested.  ...   Tue Jun 30th, 2009 01:39 am

I love the 20th Massachussetts as well.  I wrote my current novel about it.  I nearly cry every time I reread my scene where Henry ...   Mon Jun 29th, 2009 12:50 am

Did he shoot the film in Aramaic or Mayan dialect?  The man has a thing for dead languages.  ...   Mon Jun 29th, 2009 12:48 am

I liked seeing Jeff Daniels slightly overweight in the film.  Of course, you could explain that as early war love handles.  ...   Mon Jun 29th, 2009 12:43 am

Naim Peress blogged about a crossdressing incident during the Civil War.  (www.civilwaretal.blogspot.com).  ;)  Do you know of any such incidents during the war?  I'd be ...   Mon Jun 29th, 2009 12:29 am

Naim Peress urges people to email the Orange County, VA Board of Supervisors.  Go to the website of the Civil War Preservation Trust or visit ...   Fri Jun 26th, 2009 12:49 pm

I think Jefferson Davis was a large factor in Bragg's reign of incompetance.  Davis was very loyal to his friends.  That is an admirable quality ...   Thu Jun 25th, 2009 12:55 pm

I think loyalty to friends and neighbors was a large factor in Southerners choosing to fight for the Confederacy.  We need to remember that people ...   Thu Jun 25th, 2009 12:53 pm

Naim talks about his experiences playing and hearing the Lincoln Portrait (www.civilwaretal.blogspot.com).  I am also interested in hearing your experiences with this wonderful piece.  ...   Wed Jun 24th, 2009 12:36 pm