Oops, must have hit send twice.   ...   Wed Jun 6th, 2007 08:21 pm

Whew, it's tough not to make a long, rambling list!  The Tennesse Ernie Ford previously mentioned is a favorite, along with "The Civil War: It's Music ...   Wed Jun 6th, 2007 08:21 pm

The same thing happened to me.  My OFF was powerless against the mosquitoes of the Palmetto State.  Glad you liked the pics ...   Sat May 26th, 2007 11:03 pm

Back from a very enjoyable week in Charleston, SC area.  I thank you all for your very helpful suggestions, many of which played a vital ...   Sat May 26th, 2007 08:12 pm

Susan, Johan and 39th Miss. Walker, Thank you all so much for your information, tips and suggestions.  I may have to print out all of ...   Fri May 11th, 2007 10:46 pm

I will be visiting Charleston, SC next week.  Beyond the "big" stops like Forts Moultrie & Sumter, the Hunley, and Magnolia Cemetery, I've found several ...   Tue May 8th, 2007 06:28 pm

This link, which I received just a few days ago, really helps clear up this particular issue.  http://www.wsmv.com/video/10003195/detail.html ...   Wed Oct 18th, 2006 09:31 pm

Thanks for the recommendation, I've always been curious about this film, and now I'll make the time to see it. ...   Wed Oct 18th, 2006 09:26 pm

Welcome Jeremy, great choice of avatars!  As Sam stated, I also encourage you to visit the John Bell Hood website, where you'll get a fair and ...   Fri Mar 31st, 2006 03:41 pm

What a great bunch of pictures!  I've been to, and taken similar photos of a lot of the same places, and it's nice to see ...   Wed Mar 1st, 2006 08:39 pm

I see that this film is in selected cities today, March 1.  Must admit, I'm somewhat curious and will most likely see the film when ...   Wed Mar 1st, 2006 08:33 pm

Thanks for the links.  A few years ago a friend and I "followed Hood's army"  from Huntsville AL to Franklin.  It was a lot of ...   Tue Feb 28th, 2006 07:46 pm

I live about 1 1/2 hours from Springfield, and plan to visit the Lincoln Museum this spring.  Have heard  a lot of good things, and ...   Mon Feb 27th, 2006 11:48 pm

Surprise!  I love this site, as well as my membership in the John Bell Hood Historical Society.  A visit to the site will definitely cause folks ...   Mon Feb 27th, 2006 11:35 pm

Cap,  I would suggest "Sherman's Civil War" , edited by Brooks Simpson and Jean Berlin, which isn't a biography of Cump but contains many of ...   Wed Nov 16th, 2005 08:06 pm

I would LOVE to see a well made film based solely on the battle of Antietam.  It's one of those almost "forgotten" parts of the ...   Fri Nov 4th, 2005 08:00 pm

Thanks for filling in the details.  As my post said, I thought the time travel element was interesting, but degenerated from there.  I'm certainly glad ...   Fri Nov 4th, 2005 07:57 pm

I think part of the problem with "G & G"  was that it had far too broad an era to cover, even for a significantly ...   Thu Nov 3rd, 2005 02:03 am

Did anyone ever see the episode of (I think it was anyway) "Outer Limits" that dealt with the battle of Gettysburg?  To summarize, two reenactor ...   Wed Nov 2nd, 2005 08:30 pm

Accept my condolences on the loss of your friend.  From your words he sounds like an interesting, fun, and caring person.  Losing those close to ...   Wed Nov 2nd, 2005 08:22 pm

I'll certainly agree that any film based on historical events contains inaccuracies.  However, the website for this film linked to a "timeline" that I considered ...   Mon Oct 31st, 2005 01:45 am

Amen, that's some perspective.  Thank you. ...   Sun Oct 30th, 2005 02:20 am

I've not seen the film, but did visit the website on more than one occasion.  I found it interesting (disturbing) that the historical timeline based the ...   Sat Oct 29th, 2005 04:32 am

Thanks for the review, I just found this book at my local library and look forward to reading it.  I've been taking a break from ...   Mon Oct 17th, 2005 09:27 pm

I agree that there are "feelings" north and south.  Up here in Illinois I hear the white trash, hillbilly, redneck stuff, and a good many remarks ...   Wed Oct 12th, 2005 11:50 pm

Ft. Donelson is a wonderful visit.  I had no idea they had the February events, they sound very interesting and fun.  I will have to return ...   Fri Sep 30th, 2005 08:10 pm

I have an uncle who lives in Wheaton.  It's a suburb of Chicago, which is about 2 hours north of Urbana. ...   Fri Sep 30th, 2005 08:06 pm

Mr. Daniels, I've been to Picacho Peak also!  You don't run across a lot of people who've been there, but I insisted on stopping when ...   Thu Sep 29th, 2005 08:38 pm

I was born in 1965, and when I was eight our pastor took the Sunday School kids to Springfield, IL to see all the Lincoln ...   Mon Sep 26th, 2005 08:23 pm

Thanks so much for providing the Cyclorama pictures.  I haven't been to Gettysburg since 1998, so the photos bring back a lot of memories.  Also, ...   Tue Sep 13th, 2005 09:02 pm