I'm gonna get groans for this, but I thought "Gods and Generals" was cheesy......It could (should) have been a better movie....... ...   Thu Mar 25th, 2010 06:08 pm

Thanks 5fish!! My grandfather and father were both born in Pleasant Hill, which is between Henning and the Miss River. I spent many a summer on vacation ...   Thu Mar 25th, 2010 06:05 pm

I read that book last year....In my opinion, I LOVE Daiels' books!! I am afraid I have no reference for you, except to wonder how Daniels ...   Thu Mar 11th, 2010 09:38 pm

When ironclads fought, they should have shot conical ordinance instead of cannon balls at each other. There would have been a better chance of damaging ...   Tue Jun 30th, 2009 01:29 pm

I highly recomend reading Larry J. Daniel "Shiloh The Battle That Changed the Civil War". He breaks the battle down quit effectively and paints Wallace in ...   Tue Jun 23rd, 2009 09:50 pm

I wrote this in another forum here on CWI a few moths ago. I think it partially relates to the topic. "The website for the SCV ...   Fri Jun 19th, 2009 09:24 pm

I like: Larry J. Daniels "Cannoneers In Grey" and "Shiloh" Shelby Foote, anything he writes. I love hearing him speak, and think it a loss that he ...   Fri Jun 12th, 2009 08:57 pm

Johnny, Well said!! The debate will forever rage regarding Sickles' actions, right or wrong. For reasons truely known only to him, he did what he did and ...   Fri Jun 5th, 2009 09:12 pm

Gettysburg had the chance of never happening at all. Meade put the issue to a vote among his officers whether or not the Federal army should stay and ...   Fri Jun 5th, 2009 02:25 pm

I do not believe there was one single cause that made everyone all of a sudden arm themselves and go to shootin'...... Would you go to ...   Tue May 26th, 2009 08:01 pm

We need Andrew Jackson again.........In my mind, he was one of the few Presidents that really had guts...... ...   Fri May 8th, 2009 07:09 pm

Howdy, and Welcome! If you're interested in reenacting, and your teacher is a reenactor, ask him if you could go with to the next reenactment. If ...   Wed May 6th, 2009 07:58 pm

Thanks! I'll check them out!! ...   Mon May 4th, 2009 06:11 pm

Last night, I finished reading the William C. Davis book A Taste for War: The Culinary History of the Blue and Gray. Y'all will be ...   Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 12:58 pm

Let me say first that I disagree with slavery. Now, let's look at slavery from an 1861 Southern perspective. It had, over the course of American ...   Thu Apr 16th, 2009 09:53 pm

Bama, You're right regarding the cigars!! IF Cuban cigars are ever allowed in the U.S., I suppose I'd be first in line to try one. I like cigars ...   Wed Apr 15th, 2009 01:00 pm

I tried a recipe from the book I mentioned. I mada a "Confedrate Molassas Pie". How'd it taste??....Well, my wife wouldn't eat it and you really ...   Tue Apr 14th, 2009 07:41 pm

I've had a few Cuban cigars......not any different than Hoduran, Dominican, etc....I wouldn't go out of my way for one (nor would I refuse a ...   Tue Apr 14th, 2009 07:35 pm

Wordpix, My g-g-grandfather, Henry V. Flowers was Sergeant, Co. A, 6th TN Cav under Hurst!! What a band of brigands they were!! We also have Partridge in ...   Thu Apr 9th, 2009 05:49 pm

Hey Wordpix!!....My family was in McNairy County, TN before and after Shiloh.....Last name is Flowers.... Are you any relation??? Nice to meet you! ...   Thu Apr 9th, 2009 04:09 pm

My appologies, but I gave the wrong title to the William C. Davis book in an earlier post. The correct title is: A Taste for ...   Thu Apr 9th, 2009 01:15 pm

Another good book (which I am in the process of reading) is What They Ate: A Culinary History of the Civil War by William C. ...   Wed Apr 8th, 2009 12:53 pm

In the field, I fix for breakfast fried salt pork or bacon. For supper, I have fried coon (cut up) and rabbit (cut up). I bring ...   Mon Apr 6th, 2009 02:43 pm

My advice is join reenacting with him. I have a 7 year old son who just can't wait for the season to start. Last year, I ...   Thu Mar 26th, 2009 08:56 pm

Assuming for a minute the validity of the "adrenaline junkie" theory, on what other occassions during the Civil War do we see Lee's judgement clouded ...   Mon Mar 23rd, 2009 07:43 pm

Is it "squash" or "skworsh"????...... ...   Tue Mar 17th, 2009 09:36 pm

The website for the SCV Camp 469 of Rome, GA (http://scvcamp469-nbf.com/hollandservice.htm) presents the following in relation to a black Confederate's grave: "Sunday, September 08, 2002     ...   Tue Mar 17th, 2009 07:56 pm

An intersting PDF file from the North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources, dated Feb. 2002 (http://www.ncdcr.gov/news/2003/opa_2-26-03.pdf): "Among the records in North Carolina’s archives that document African ...   Tue Mar 17th, 2009 07:20 pm

Johann, Thanks for looking into the website I quoted. That was very insightful! Eventhough that particular website may not have given the entire story, I felt that ...   Tue Mar 17th, 2009 06:10 pm

HankC, What's "ridiculous" about the opinion I expressed? Just curious..... ...   Tue Mar 17th, 2009 05:47 pm

I peel a yellow squash ( I don't remove the seed), slice it so the slices are round and about 1/4 inch or so thick, ...   Tue Mar 17th, 2009 03:01 pm

This website, http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/blackcs.htm offers the following: 1. The "Richmond Howitzers" were partially manned by black militiamen. They saw action at 1st Manassas (or 1st Battle of Bull ...   Tue Mar 17th, 2009 02:43 pm

Ft. Pillow would be good, as it is a simple battle that Hollywood would'nt have too worry about as many details/intricacies as other battles. I just ...   Wed Feb 18th, 2009 01:28 pm

Johann, Thanks for the info!!....Glad to see ya again and hope all is going well with you! I like James Country and Upper Miss Merc, but thought ...   Tue Feb 17th, 2009 04:08 pm

Does anyone have a website, or other information, on how to make a groundcover/poncho? Thanks! Albert Sailhorst   ...   Tue Feb 17th, 2009 01:38 pm

I am sorry to hear about Johan, but thank God that he and is family are not hurt worse....I hope to meet you again, my ...   Sat Dec 27th, 2008 02:36 am

Go to www.fafsa.ed.gov/ for more info and to apply for PELL. Make sure that, after entering your information/registering, that they do not ask to be paid....this ...   Thu Oct 9th, 2008 07:24 pm

Cliff, If you "google" scholarships, you'll find a boat-load!! If that overwhelms you, narow your google search down; ie, "history scholarships",  "Virgina scholarships", "band scholarships", "corporate scholarships", ...   Thu Oct 9th, 2008 07:01 pm

I'm stickin' my neck where it don't belong, but I don't think Ramsuer's use of the word "moron" was directed at any particular person, anymore ...   Tue Oct 7th, 2008 09:21 pm

Cleburn, Thanks for adding to my comment! Had "total war" (or however one cares to term it, "a rose by any other name is still a rose") ...   Tue Oct 7th, 2008 02:24 pm